DAILY GK 22 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 22 MARCH 2019

1. INDIA DEFEATED NEPAL, WON SAFF WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP

✔India clinched South Asian Football Federation Women’s Championship 2019 by defeating Nepal for 3-1 in Biratnagar, Nepal. It was for the fifth time in a row India that India won the championship.

✔Indian Midfielder Indumathi Kathiresan and Nepali forward player Sabitra Bhandari became the top scorers in the match with four goals each.

2. WORLD WATER DAY 2019: 22^ND MARCH

✔26th World Water Day was celebrated all over the world to focus on the importance of water and educate people to conserve freshwater resources.

✔Theme for World Water Day 2019 is “Leaving no one behind”.

3. A BOOK TITLED ‘THE GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT: HOW NARENDRA MODI SQUANDERED A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSFORM THE INDIAN ECONOMY’ WRITTEN BY SALMAN ANEES SOZ LAUNCHED

✔‘The Great Disappointment: How Narendra Modi Squandered A Unique Opportunity to Transform the Indian Economy’ book released by economic commentator and Congress member Salman Anees Soz.

✔This book is the evaluation of P.M Modi’s impact on Indian economy.

4. FIRST EVER HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON INDO-PACIFIC COOPERATION HELD IN JAKARTA

✔The Government of Indonesia has hosted the first ever High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation in its capital city Jakarta. The theme of the HLD was 'Towards a Peaceful, Prosperous, and Inclusive Region'.

✔The objective behind this meet was to urge all participating governments to talk openly about their plans for increasing cooperation and for building trust in the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean region.

5. PHYSICIST MARCELO GLEISER WINS TEMPLETON PRIZE 2019

✔Brazilian physicist and astronomer Marcelo Gleiser has been awarded the 2019 Templeton Prize, worth $1.4 million, for his work blending science and spirituality.

✔Gleiser, 60, is the first Latin American to win the award. Previous winners of the award, started in 1972 by late global investor Sir John Templeton, include the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa.

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DAILY GK 21 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 21 MARCH

1. INDIA RANKED 140TH IN HAPPINESS REPORT

✔According to World Happiness Report released by United Nations, India is ranked 140th out of 156 nations.

✔For the second consecutive year, Finland topped the list. Denmark ranked 2nd followed by Norway, Islands and The Netherlands.

2. INTEGRAL COACH FACTORY OF CHENNAI BECAME THE WORLD’S LARGEST RAIL COACH MANUFACTURER

✔Indian Railways Integral Coach Factory has surpassed the top Chinese manufacturers after creating a 40% record increase in its production and becomes the single largest rail coach manufacturer in the world.

✔ICF has manufactured 2,919 coaches from April 2018 to February 2019 as compared to 2,600 coaches by Chinese manufacturers.

3. SARDAR SINGH FORMER HOCKEY CAPTAIN APPOINTED IN OLYMPIC COUNCIL OF ASIA STANDING COMMITTEE

✔Former India hockey captain Sardar Singh along with 13 Indian Olympic Association members, have been named in various Standing Committees with of the Olympic Council of Asia at its 38th General Assembly which held in Bangkok.

4. SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD GAMES 2019 HELD IN ABU DHABI

✔The 15th Special Olympics World Summer Games 2019 for athletes with Intellectual disabilities held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

✔India wins 368 medals at the Special Olympics World Summer Games including 85 gold, 154 silver and 129 bronze. Jitendra Pawal won a gold medal in the 200m race.

5. INDIA-PAKISTAN WAR HERO, CAPTAIN M.N. SAMANT DIED

✔The 1971 India-Pakistan war hero, Captain M.N. Samant of the Indian Navy, passed away at the Bharatiya Arogya Nidhi Hospital in Juhu at the age of 89 years due to cardiac arrest.

✔He conferred with Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery. He served as the first chief of staff of the Bangladesh Navy and helped to set up the foundation of the Bangladesh Navy.

6. INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION OBSERVED ON MARCH 21

✔The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on 21 March to raise awareness about the negative consequences of racial discrimination. 

✔It was observed with a theme “Mitigating and countering rising nationalist populism and extreme supremacist ideologies”.

7. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF FORESTS OBSERVED ON 21ST MARCH

✔International Day of Forests 2019 was observed on 21st of March 2019 all over the world.

✔Theme for International Day of Forests: “Forests and Education – Learn to Love Forests”.

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DAILY GK 20 MARCH 2019

DAILY GK 20 MARCH

1. SINGAPORE, PARIS AND HONG KONG SHARED TOP SPOT: WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE CITIES SURVEY

✔The annual Economist Intelligence Unit survey listed Singapore, Paris and Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive cities. In the 30 year long history it is for the first time the three cities are sharing the top spot.

✔Zurich and Geneva in Switzerland ranked 4th and 5th respectively while Osaka in Japan ranked 6th position.

✔Bengaluru, Chennai and New Delhi ranked 5th, 7th and 8th position respectively among the top ten cheapest cities. Caracas in Venezuela topped the cheapest cities in the world list.

2. 4TH ROUND OF FTA TALKS BETWEEN INDIA AND PERU HELD IN LIMA

✔4th Round of Free Trade Agreement talks between India and Peru concluded in Lima. The FTA agreement is aimed to enhance the two-way commerce between India and Peru.

✔The Bilateral trade between India and Peru has been increased from 1.77 billion dollars in 2016-17 to 3.13 billion dollars in 2017-18 and Lima ranked third among export destination for India in Latin America and Caribbean region.

3. KAZAKHSTAN RENAMES ITS CAPITAL ASTANA AS NURSULTAN AFTER EX-PRESIDENT

✔Kazakhstan has renamed its capital as Nursultan from its previous name Astana in order to recognize its outgoing leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has served nearly 30 years as president of Kazakhstan.

✔The name was changed after Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sworn in as president of Kazakhstan. The new president will serve till April 2020.

4. LEELADHAR JAGUDI WILL BE HONOURED WITH THE VYAS SAMMAN 2018

✔Hindi writer Leeladhar Jagudi honoured with Vyas Samman 2018 for his collection of poems “Jitne Log Utne Prem” published in 2013. He also authored several poetry anthologies.

✔Leeladhar was born in Dhangal village of Uttarakhand. He received Padma Shri in 2004 and Sahitya Akademi Award, Akashvani National Award and Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman as well.

5. AMERICAN PROFESSOR KAREN UHLENBECK HAS BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO WIN THE PRESTIGIOUS MATH AWARD: ABEL PRIZE

✔Mathematician Karen Uhlenbeck became the first woman to be conferred with 6 million Norwegian kroner ($700,000) Abel Prize, which is regarded as Nobel prize of mathematics.

✔She was recognized for her work in the field of gauge theory and geometric analysis gave an extensive impact in mathematics as well as in physics.

6. EX-SUPREME COURT JUDGE JUSTICE PC GHOSE NAMED AS INDIA’S FIRST LOKPAL

✔66-year old Former Supreme Court judge Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose appointed as the country’s first Lokpal or the anti-corruption ombudsman, by President Ram Nath Kovind.

✔He is serving as a member of the National Human Rights Commission since June 29, 2017. Former Chief Justices Dilip B. Bhosale, Pradip Kumar Mohanty, and Abhilasha Kumari and current Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh High Court Ajay Kumar Tripathi have been appointed as judicial members under the Lokpal.

7. MUMBAI SOCIAL WORKER GAURI SAWANT HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS FIRST TRANSGENDER ELECTION AMBASSADOR

✔38-year-old transgender activist Shree Gauri Sawant from Mumbai has been appointed as first transgender election ambassador by The Election Commission of India.

✔There was no separate classification of transgenders as voters till 2014 but after that transgenders were first enrolled as voters along with males and females. The highest enrolment of transgenders (324) is in Mumbai North Lok Sabha constituency.

8. WORLD SPARROW DAY OBSERVED ON MARCH 20

✔The World Sparrow Day is observed annually on 20th March to spread awareness about the house sparrow as well as to educated people about the threat to their population.

✔The Theme for this year’s World Sparrow Day is “I love sparrows”.

9. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS – 20 MARCH

✔March 20th of every year the ‘International Happiness Day’ is celebrated worldwide.

✔Theme of International Day of Happiness 2019 is ‘Happier Together’.

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Monthly GK Capsules Feb. 2019

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Feb. 2019. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways,SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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Monthly GK Capsules Jan. 2019

Monthly GK Capsules Dec. 2019

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Jan. 2019. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways,SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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Monthly GK Capsules Dec. 2018

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Monthly GK Capsules Nov. 2018

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Monthly GK Capsules Oct. 2018

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Oct. 2018. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways,SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 OCT 2018

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1.      TRAIN 18: INDIA’S FIRST ENGINELESS TRAIN SET FOR TRIALS

i. India released its first semi-high speed train called- Train 18.

ii. It is India’s first engineless train .

iii. It cost nearly Rs 100 crore and will cut travel time by 15 per cent compared to the Shatabdi.

2.      WORLD’S LARGEST AIRPORT ‘UNDER ONE ROOF’ OPENED IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY

i. The world’s largest airport terminal under one roof with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers was opened in Istanbul, Turkey.

ii. The airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up to 200 million passengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10 years.

3.      ASIAN HOCKEY CHAMPIONS TROPHY (MEN’S HOCKEY): INDIA & PAKISTAN DECLARED JOINT WINNERS,AKASHDEEP SINGH BEST PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT

i. India and Pakistan jointly won the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy title in Muscat, Oman.

ii. India’s Akashdeep Singh was adjudged player of the tournament.

iii. Both India and Pakistan were declared joint winners of the Asian Hockey Champions Trophy.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 29 OCT 2018

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1.      RBI TO INJECT RS 40,000 CR INTO BANKING SYSTEM VIA OMO IN NOVEMBER 2018

i. Reserve Bank of India decided to inject Rs 40,000 crore in the banking system on November 2018.

ii. This will done through purchase of government securities under open market operations for an aggregate amount of Rs. 400 billion in the month of November 2018.

iii. This will help ease cash shortage in the system and stabilise debt market rates.

iv. Recently in October , RBI had announced to conduct Rs 36,000 crore worth of OMO purchase.

2.      MICROSOFT OVERTOOK AMAZON AS WORLD’S 2ND MOST VALUABLE COMPANY

i. Microsoft overtook Amazon and regained its spot as the world’s second most valuable company after Apple Inc.

ii. Microsoft has a m-cap of $823 billion whereas, Amazon.com has a worth of $805 billion.

Apple Inc tops the list at over $1 trillion

3.      SIMONA HALEP BECOMES FIRST RECIPIENT OF CHRIS EVERT WTA WORLD NO.1 TROPHY

i. world number one Simona Halep has become the first recipient of the Chris Evert Women’s Tennis Association World No.1 Trophy.

ii. The Chris Evert WTA World No.1 Trophy has been named after WTA’s first-ever world number one Chris Evert.

iii. She was also the first player to hold the distinction of WTA Year-End World No.1.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 OCT 2018

     DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 OCT 2018

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1.      INDIAN RAILWAYS TO BUILD WORLD’S HIGHEST RAILWAY LINE IN LADAKH REGION

i. Indian railways announced the world’s highest railway line that will run along the India-China border.

ii. The rail line will have a highest road point of 5,360 metres above mean sea level.

iii. It will reduce the time to connect New Delhi with Ladakh region from currently 40 hours to 20 hours, through building strategically-important Bilaspur-Manali- Leh line along the Indo-China border

2.      BLUE REVOLUTION: INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES LAUNCHED BY MEGHALAYA

i. Meghalaya launched the flagship scheme “Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries”.

ii. This would enable self-sufficiency in fish production.

3.      TAG INDEX: KERALA & MUMBAI THE BEST STATE & CITY FOR TEENAGE GIRLS IN INDIA

i. Kerala topped the T een Age Girls  Report, conducted by Project Nanhi Kali,

ii. This is the nation’s first report on what it means to be a teenage girl in India.

iii. The parameters for the measurement of the TAG index were:Current enrolment in educational,institutions,Child marriage,Open defecation,Hygienic menstrual practices etc

iv. Kerala topped the charts followed by Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur and Himachal Pradesh.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 OCT 2018

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1.      GLOBAL AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2018 HELD IN NEW DELHI

i. It aimed to provide the platform towards facilitating farmers connect with the technologies, markets, industry, institutions and the Governmental programs.

ii. The theme of the summit was: ‘Connecting Farmers to Market’.

iii. The chairman of the summit was: Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, Architect of India’s Green Revolution.

iv. Life Time Achievement Award for 2018 is given to Padamsree Dr. KH Gharda

International Leadership Award is given to  Prof. Rudy Rabbinge of Netherlands

2.      SUPREME COURT ISSUES FINAL DEADLINE FOR BHARAT STAGE IV CARS AS APRIL 1, 2020

i. The Supreme Court stated that, no Bharat Stage IV vehicle shall be sold across India with effect from April 1, 2020.

ii. The Bharat Stage VI  emission norm will come to effect from April 1, 2020 throughout India.

iii. BS IV norms have been followed throughout India since April 2017.

iv. Central Government had announced that India will skip the BS-V norms and adopt BS-VI norms by 2020.

3.      INDIA, BANGLADESH SIGNED AGREEMENTS FOR ENHANCING WATERWAYS CONNECTIVITY

i. India and Bangladesh signed several agreements for enhancing inland and coastal waterways connectivity between the two countries for trade and cruise movements.

ii. The MOUs are signed to use  Chattogram and Mongla Ports in Bangladesh for movement of goods to and from India.

iii. ‘Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade’ between India and Bangladesh for inclusion of Dhubriin India and Pangaonin Bangladesh as new Ports of Call

iv. Ports of Kolkata and Haldia in India and Mongla in Bangladesh directly connected to north east through waterways

v. Movement of passengers and cruise vessels on Inland Protocol route and coastal shipping routes to commence between Kolkata – Dhaka – Guwahati – Jorhat and back

Reconstruction and opening up of Jangipur navigational lock on river Bhagirathi

To connect Gelephu (Bhutan) as tripartite cross-border route

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 OCT 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 OCT 2018

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1.      DR JITENDRA SINGH INAUGURATES 10TH NUCLEAR ENERGY CONCLAVE IN NEW DELHI

i. Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates 10th Nuclear Energy Conclave in New Delhi

Theme of the conclave was: “Nuclear Power: Towards A Clean And Base Load Energy”.

ii. It was organized on “Growth of Nuclear Power: Fleet Mode Implementation” and ‘Nuclear Energy Applications in Medical and Agriculture’ and ‘Long term perspective of Nuclear Power’ were  conducted.

2.      $777 MILLION DEAL SIGNED BETWEEN INDIA AND ISRAEL FOR ISRAELI MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEMS

i. India’s Bharat Electronics Limited  signed a pact with Israel Aerospace Industries worth USD 777 million.

ii. Under this contract, the IAI will supply Barak 8 Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile Air and Missile Defence systems for 7 ships of the Indian Navy.

3.      PUNJAB & ISRAEL SIGNED 4 MOUS FOR AGRI RESEARCH, WATER CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

i. The Punjab government signed 4 MoUs with Israeli institutions to address issues of farmers and depleting groundwater level in the state.

ii. The MoUs will help boost cooperation between Punjab and Israel in areas such as water conservation as well as agricultural research and education.

iii. The MOU are signed for For water conservation and management,For agricultural research and student exchange and seminars, Tel Aviv University  and Galilee International Management Institute.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 OCT 2018

                                        DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 OCT 2018

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1.      INDIA, IRAN, AFGHANISTAN HOLD FIRST TRILATERAL ON CHABAHAR PORT PROJECT

i. India, Afghanistan and Iran held their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project in Tehran, Iran.

ii. The meeting held discussions on full operationalisation of the trilateral Agreement for international transit and transport through Chabahar port.

iii. In May 2016, India, Iran and Afghanistan had signed a pact for establishment of a transit and transport corridor among the three countries using Chabahar Port as one of the regional hubs.

2.      SIX-MEMBER OVERSEEING COMMITTEE  SET UP TO RESOLVE STRESSED ASSETS

i. The Overseeing Committee that is formed up under the inter-creditor agreement  for resolution of stressed assets will have 6 members.

ii. The members of committee includes Janki Ballabh (former Chairman, State Bank of India), MBN Rao (former Chairman & Managing Director, Canara Bank), M Damodaran (former Chairman, SEBI) and HR Khan (former Deputy Governor, RBI).

iii. Overseeing Committee is set up under the administration of Indian Banks’ Association.

It will approve resolution plans for stressed assets submitted by lead lenders.

3.      PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI TO BE AWARDED THE 2018 SEOUL PEACE PRIZE

i. The Seoul Peace Prize Committee has decided to confer the 2018 Seoul Peace Prize on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

ii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is conferred this award in recognition of his efforts to improve international cooperation, global economic growth, Human Development of people of India, economic growth in the world’s fastest growing large economy and development of democracy through anti-corruption and social integration efforts.

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