DAILY GK 26 SEP 2020
1. INDIA, AUSTRALIA
CONDUCTED PASSAGE EXERCISE (PASSEX) IN THE EAST INDIAN OCEAN REGION
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Indian Navy conducted a
two-day long Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in the
East Indian Ocean Region (IOR) where Indian side was represented by stealth
frigate INS Sahyadri and missile corvette INS Karmuk Australian
side included HMAS Hobart along with Indian Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), and
helicopters from both the nations.
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It should be noted that
India-Australia conducts maritime exercise “AUSINDEX” biennially to boost
defence cooperation in the maritime domain.
2. FIRST MEDICAL DEVICES PARK TO BE SET UP IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
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Central government
approved the setting up four medical device parks in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
Tamil Nadu and Kerala on the lines of “Make in India” initiative and to provide
world-class products at affordable prices for treatment.
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Pinarayi Vijayan laid
the foundation stone for one of the first medical devices parks in the country,
“MedSpark” at Life Science Park, Thonnakkal, Thiruvananthapuram.
3. INDIA PROVIDED 1.54 BILLION ASSISTANCE TO NEPAL
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The Nepal earthquake of
2015 also known as “Gorkha earthquake” had severely affected thousands of lives
as well as the economy.
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At that time, India
being the Nepal’s immediate neighbour, was the first to respond with Operation
Maitri which provided rescue and relief by its armed forces and also announced
a post-earthquake reconstruction package of US$ 1 billion (which comprises US$
250 million grant and US$ 750 million concessional Line of Credit).
4. WORLD RISK REPORT 2020
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According to the World
Risk Index (WRI) 2020, India has been ranked at the 89th spot among
181 Countries.
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The World Risk Index is
a statistical model for the assessment of global risk
of disasters such as earthquakes, storms, floods, droughts and
sea-level rise.
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According to the Index, Qatar
(0.31) had the lowest risk, followed by Malta (0.66) and St. Vincent
and the Grenadines (0.81).
|
Rank |
Country |
World Risk Index |
Category (Based on Risk) |
|
1 |
Vanuatu |
49.74 |
Very
High Risk |
|
2 |
Tonga |
29.72 |
Very High Risk |
|
181 |
Qatar |
0.31 |
Very
Low Risk |
|
180 |
Malta |
0.66 |
Very Low Risk |
5. RBI RELEASED “’TECHNOLOGY VISION FOR CYBER SECURITY’
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RBI released “’Technology Vision for Cyber Security’ for Urban
Co-operative Banks (UCBs) – 2020-2023”.
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It aims to enhance the
cyber security in the Urban Co-operative banking sector against the growing
Information Technology (IT) and cyber threat environment.
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Based on the inputs from
diverse stakeholders, the technology vision document was formalised.
6. UNIATF AWARD 2020
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Kerala won the UN
Interagency Task Force (UNIATF)UNIATF Award 2020 for its
contribution towards the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) related
to the non-communicable diseases.
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Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus, Director General of World Health Organisation (WHO) announced
the
annual UNIATF Award for the year 2020 on
prevention and control of non-communicable diseases.
This is the first time for Kerala to be recognised
by this annual UN Award.
7. INDIGENOUS MICROPROCESSOR “MOUSHIK” FOR IOT DEVICES
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Researchers of Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras developed the indigenously made
microprocessor “MOUSHIK”, a processor cum “system-on-chip” (SoC)for
Internet of Things(IoT) devices.
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MOUSHIK will support the
developing IoT devices which are the integral part of the Smart Cities of
Digital India.
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This project was funded
by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
