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Current Affairs Today – 15th & 16th October 2019

IMPORTANT DAYS AND THEMES

15 October: International Day of Rural Women

  • The International Day of Rural Women is observed on 15th October.
  • The day recognizes the crucial role of women and girls in ensuring the sustainability of rural households and communities, improving rural livelihoods and overall wellbeing.
  • This year’s theme is “Rural Women and Girls Building Climate Resilience”.
  • This year’s theme highlights the important role that rural women and girls play in building resilience to face the climate crisis.

15 October: World Students’ Day 2019

  • World Students’ Day is celebrated every year on October 15 on former president APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthday.
  • The day is commemorated on his birth anniversary because of Dr Kalam was a dedicated teacher and identified himself foremost in that role before anything else.
  • Due to the former President’s love for students, various educational institutions in India observe Kalam’s birthday in their own way.
  • In 2010, the United Nations declared October 15 to be World Students’ Day.

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United Nations: It is an International Organization. Its Objective of UN is to not only maintain International Peace and Security but also to develop Friendly relations among nations.

  • Founded – 24th October, 1945
  • Headquarter- New York,United States
  • Secretary General- Antonio Guterres (9th SG OF UN)
  • He is from PORTUGAL
  • Portugal (Capital/Currency) – Lisbon/ Euro
  • United States (Capital/Currency) – Washington, D.C/ US Dollar

16 October: World Food Day

  • World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945.
  • The theme for WFD 2019 is “Our Actions Are Our Future”.
  • AIM: to spread awareness globally for those who suffer from hunger and to ensure the need for food security and nutritious diets for all.

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FAO: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate arguments and debate policy.

  • Headquarters: Rome, Italy
  • Head: Qu Dongyu
  • Founded: 16 October 1945, Quebec City, Canada
  • Formation: 16 October 1945

BANKING CURRENT AFFAIRS

ICICI Bank launches new FD scheme “FD health”

  • ICICI Bank has launched a fixed deposit scheme called FD Health, that comes with an in-built critical insurance policy.
  • The FD Health – Critical illness Cover will be provided to only the primary holder of the FD account.
  • Anyone in the age bracket of 18-50 years, gets this complimentary insurance cover for a year on 33 critical illnesses.
  • For the first year, free of cost insurance cover will be provided which can be renewed later.
  • The new FD scheme from ICICI bank offers a complimentary critical illness cover of Rs. 1 lakh from ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company on opening an FD of Rs. 2 lakh to Rs. 3 lakh for a tenure of at least two years.
  • The critical illness cover will be available on Cumulative FDs opened for a period of a minimum of 2 years.

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ICICI: ICICI Bank Limited is an Indian multinational banking and financial services company. ICICI Bank is the second largest bank in India in terms of assets and market capitalisation.

  • Headquarters: Mumbai
  • Founder: Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
  • MD & CEO : Sandeep Bakhshi.
  • Tagline: Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka.

RBI stopped printing Rs.2000 currency notes

  • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it has stopped the printing of Rs.2,000 currency notes.
  • The Central Bank also revealed that not even a single Rs.2,000 note had been printed in the current financial year, FY 2019-20.
  • RBI said that the high circulation of Rs.2,000 notes will defeat the government’s motive as smuggling the high-denomination notes are easier.

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2000 Notes:

  • Color: Magenta
  • Obverse design: Mahatma Gandhi
  • Reverse design: Mars Orbiter Mission
  • Dimensions: 66 X 166 mm²

RBI: The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the Indian rupee.

  • Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
  • Headquarters: Mumbai
  • Governor: Shaktikanta Das
  • Deputy Governors: B P Kanungo, M K Jain, N S Vishwanathan

BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

IMF cuts World and India growth rates

  • The World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) annual meetings kicked off on a somber note, with the IMF downgrading global growth in 2019 to 3%, the slowest since the global financial crisis.
  • India’s growth projections have also been downgraded to 6.1% and 7.0% in 2019 and 2020 respectively.

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IMF: The Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore is one of the two tiers of the court system in Singapore.

  • Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
  • Managing Director (MD): Kristalina Georgieva
  • Chief Economist: Gita Gopinath
  • Membership: 189 countries

NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Air India becomes first airline to use Taxibot on A320 aircraft

  • Air India became the first airline in the world to use a Taxibot on a A320 aircraft with passengers on board.
  • Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice versa.
  • The national carrier’s Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani flagged off flight AI665, which was carried to runway using Taxibot at terminal 3 of the Delhi airport to Mumbai.

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  • Parent organization: Air India Limited
  • CEO: Pradeep Singh Kharola

Nation pays homage to former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary

  • The nation pays homage to former President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary and remembered his contributions to the country.
  • The birthday of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam the most popular President of India is celebrated as World Students Day.
  • Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, better known as the ‘Missile Man of India’ for his contributions towards the development of the country’s missile projects was born on October 15, 1931, at Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu.

DPIIT launches website, mobile app for IPR

  • Secretary Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Guruprasad Mohapatra launched the website and mobile application L2Pro India [Learn to Protect, Secure and Maximize Your Innovation] on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs).
  • The website and app have been developed by Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM)-DPIIT in collaboration with Qualcomm and National Law University (NLU), Delhi.
  • The website and app will be very useful to the startup community which holds great promise for India and its economy.

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DPIIT: The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is a central government department under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

  • Founded: 1995
  • Parent agency: Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Centre to launch Vigyan Jyoti

  • Centre is to launch Vigyan Jyoti, a program to help girl students inculcate interest in areas like Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
  • The move comes after the assessment that a meager percentage of women are in the STEM area.
  • Department of Science and Technology (DST) data said that females comprised 24% of the total pas-out students in STEM subjects in engineering, 22% at the postgraduate level, 28% at M.Phil, and 35% at the Ph.D. level.
  • AIM: Vigyan Jyoti initiative aims to stir up interest among the Indian girl students to get into the STEM educational areas. The initiative will be launched in October 2019.

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Vigyan Jyoti:

♦ Vigyan Jyoti program aims to pick out 100 girl students in 550 districts from 2020-2025.

♦ The program will be headed by Sanjiv Mishra, Scientist with the Department of Science and Technology (DST).

♦ The students will be chosen based on the merit list.

♦ Under the program science, camps for the girl students will be held nearby IITs, NITs, and national laboratories.

♦ The program will cover girl students from 9 to 12 grade.

Indian Railways launched Sewa Service trains

  • Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal launched the Sewa Service trains on 14 October 2019.
  • He flagged off the Delhi-Shamli daily passenger train from the New Delhi railway station.
  • Indian Railways announced that it is to launch 10 Sewa Service trains.
  • The Sewa Service trains will include daily trains between Delhi and Shamli, Bhubaneswar and Nayagarh town, Murkongselex and Dibrugarh, Kota and Jhalawar city and Coimbatore and Palani.
  • Other Sewa Service trains that will run six days a week will run from Vadnagar to Mahesana, Asarya to Himmatnagar, Karur to Salem, Yesvantpur to Tumkur and Coimbatore to Pollachi.

Indian Railways: Indian Railways is India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,368-kilometre and total track length of 121,407-kilometre as of March 2017.

  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Customer service: 139

Three Mumbai landmarks won UNESCO Asia Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation

  • Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue at Kala Ghoda, Gloria Church in Byculla, and Flora Fountain, three-city landmarks, of Mumbai won the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation for the year 2019.
  • The award recognized Mumbai’s heritage conservation movement under which the three city landmarks were spruced up.

Other awards:

♦ The top award of Excellence was conferred to the renewal of the historic Tai Kwun Centre for Heritage and Arts, Hong Kong

♦ Conservation architect Vikas Dilwari and his team were awarded the fourth and most prestigious honor, the Award of Distinction. The team restored a library in IIM-Ahmedabad

♦ The Jewish Synagogue restored by Abha Narain Lambah was given the Award of Merit

♦ Gloria Church which was restored by David Cardoz and Ainsley Lewis received the Award of Merit

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UNESCO: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations based in Paris, France.

  • Headquarters: Paris, France
  • Head: Audrey Azoulay
  • Founded: 16 November 1945, London, United Kingdom
  • Formation: 4 November 1946

Govt launches Food Safety Mitra Scheme

  • Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Harsh Vardhan launched Food Safety Mitra Scheme, Eat Right Jacket and Eat Right Jhola.
  • Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has introduced the scheme of Food Safety Mitra (FSM) through which it plans to engage motivated individuals with the food safety ecosystem at ground level.
  • A Food Safety Mitra Scheme is an individual professional certified by FSSAI who assists in compliances related to FSS Act, Rules & Regulations with three avatars- Digital Mitra, Trainer Mitra and Hygiene Mitra depending upon their respective roles and responsibilities.

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  • Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare: Harsh Vardhan

FASSI: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India is an autonomous body established under the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India.

  • Founded: August 2011
  • Sector: Food safety
  • Jurisdiction: India
  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Chairperson: Rita Teaotia

Indian Railways to become net zero carbon emitter by 2030

  • Indian Railways (IR) has announced that it will become a net-zero carbon emitter by 2030.
  • The move will be a part of India’s strategy to combat climate change.
  • India is the biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after the US and China, and is among countries most vulnerable to climate change.
  • Indian railways is the world’s largest railway network.
  • It has a rail network of around 1,25,000km under single management.
  • IR is to go green by setting up solar power generation capacities in its large tracts of land along its network.

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Indian Railways: Indian Railways is India’s national railway system operated by the Ministry of Railways. It manages the fourth largest railway network in the world by size, with a route length of 67,368-kilometre and total track length of 121,407-kilometre as of March 2017.

  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Customer service: 139

CBIC launches programme to strengthen Make in India

  • Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has launched a revamped and streamlined programme to attract investments into India and strengthen Make in India through manufacture and other operations under the bond scheme, of Customs Act, 1962.
  • The Section enables conduct of manufacture and other operations in a customs bonded warehouse.
  • The scheme has been modernized with clear and transparent procedures, simplified compliance requirements ICT-based documentation and account keeping, by the issue of Manufacture and Other Operations in Warehouse Regulations 2019.
  • CBIC has collaborated with Invest India to launch a dedicated microsite for providing information and promoting the scheme and for the facilitation of investors.
  • The site can be accessed at www.investindia.gov.in/bonded-manufacturing.

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CBIC: Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.

  • Founded: 1 January 1964
  • General nature: Federal law enforcement
  • Federal agency: India
  • Subsidiary: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
  • Headquarters: Ministry of Finance, Secretariat Building, Delhi, New Delhi, India
  • Chairperson: Pranab Kumar Das

STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS

UP Culture Dept to organise training & performance programme of KHON Ramlila

  • The Culture Department of Uttar Pradesh government is going to organise the country’s first training and performance programme of world-famous KHON  Ramlila, a masked form of Ramlila art of Thailand in collaboration with the Thai government.
  • KHON Ramlila of Thailand is included in the list of UNESCO’s Intangible cultural heritage and it’s a form of masked dance depicting the scenes of Ramlila.
  • It has no dialogues and background voices narrate the whole story of Ramayana.
  • KHON Ramlila’s performance is also a visual delight famous for its beautiful attire and golden masks.

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Uttar Pradesh:

  • Capital: Lucknow
  • Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath
  • Governor: Anandiben Patel
  • Nation Park: Dudhwa National Park

INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS

Kais Saied elected as new President of Tunisia

  • Kais Saied is elected as the new President of Tunisia after a landslide victory in recently concluded Presidential runoff.
  • The Independent law professor Kais Saied won against his rival, Nabil Karoui.
  • He won Tunisia’s presidential election with 73% of votes.
  • The elections followed the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi in July 2019.

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Tunisia (Capital/Currency): Tunis/ Tunisian dinar

India handed over two more Mi24V helicopters to Afghanistan

  • India handed over two more Mi-24V helicopters to Afghanistan’s Air Force.
  • H.E. Vinay Kumar, an Indian Ambassador, handed over the 2nd pair of Mi-24V helicopters to Afghanistan Minister of Defence Asadullah Khalid at the military airport in Kabul.
  • The two Mi-24V helicopters are a replacement for the four helicopters gifted by India to Afghanistan in 2015 and 2016.

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Afghanistan (Capital/Currency): Kabul/Afghan afghani

  • President: Ashraf Ghani

SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES

Nitin Gadkari inaugurates conference on ‘One Nation One Tag – FASTag’ in New Delhi

  • Union Road Transport & Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari inaugurated a conference on ‘One Nation One Tag – FASTag’ in New Delhi.
  • AIM: to roll out the process for having a unified electronic system across the country.
  • Under this system the same FASTag affixed on the windscreen of a vehicle can be used to pay toll across all toll plazas in the country.

1st National Hindi Science writer’s conference begins in Lucknow

  • The first National Hindi Science writers conference 2019 started in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh with an aim to promote the use of Hindi and other Vernacular languages in science writing.
  • The conference is organised at Dr Shakuntala Mishra National rehabilitation university was inaugurated by the speaker of the state assembly Hriday Narayain Dixit.

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Uttar Pradesh:

  • Capital: Lucknow
  • Chief Minister: Yogi Adityanath
  • Governor: Anandiben Patel
  • Nation Park: Dudhwa National Park

Tenth edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is celebrated in Maharashtra

  • The 10th edition of Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was inaugurated by Governor of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Lalji Tandon.
  • The festival aims to celebrate India’s plural traditions and culture under Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat Matrix.
  • The Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav was organized by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
  • Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav is hosted in Madhya Pradesh, as it is the cultural capital of India
  • A week-long diversified cultural carnival is celebrated in the cities of Jabalpur, Sagar, and Rewa of Madhya Pradesh from 14th October to 21st October 2019.

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Maharashtra:

  • Capital: Mumbai
  • Chief Minister: Devendra Fadnavis
  • Governor: Bhagat Singh Koshyari
  • National Parks: Chandoli National Park, Nawegaon National Park, Gugamal National Park, Pench National Park, Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park, Tadoba National Park
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries: Amba Barwa WLS, Bor WLS, Great Indian Bustard WLS,
  • Lonar WLS, Melghat WLS, Gangewadi New Great Indian Bustard WLS, etc.

India and Netherlands launched the second phase of LOTUS HR in New Delhi

  • The 2nd phase of an Indo-Dutch project called Local Treatment of Urban Sewage Streams for Healthy Reuse, or LOTUS-HR was launched at Barapullah drain in New Delhi.
  • This project was launched by Minister of Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan and the Dutch Royal couple, Netherlands King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima.
  • The (LOTUS-HR) project was set up in 2017 at the Sun Dial Park here as part of a collaboration between the governments of India and the Netherlands.

2nd Phase of LOTUS-HR:

  • In the second Phase of LOTUS-HR, 10 thousand litre, sewage water will be treated per day.
  • Both the Dutch and Indian companies are contributing to the second phase of the project by sharing their existing technologies.
  • A new plant, which is to be commissioned soon, will treat 10,000 L sewage water per day.

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LOTUS-HR:

  • The LOTUS-HR project was initiated in July 2017.
  • The project aimed to develop a wastewater management approach to produce clean water, which can be reused for various purposes.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurates 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New Delhi

  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the 41st DRDO Directors Conference in New Delhi.
  • Chiefs of the three forces & DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy were also present on the occasion.
  • It was suggested that DRDO can play a significant role in becoming a catalyst in the absorption of technology.

DRDO: The Defence Research and Development Organisation is an agency of the Government of India, charged with the military’s research and development.

  • Founded: 1958
  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Motto: बलस्य मूलं विज्ञानम्; “Strength’s Origin is in Science” (Sanskrit)
  • Chairman: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy

Ministry of Shipping Organized the 17th Meeting of MSDC

  • Ministry of Shipping organized the 17th Meeting of Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) in New Delhi on 15 October.
  • The Ministry Of Shipping announced that it is to introduce a plan to develop a National Grid for Ports based on a synergy between the Major and Minor ports in the country.
  • The plan will be developed with six months.
  • The MSDC meeting was chaired by Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, MoS (I/C) for Shipping and MoS Chemical and Fertilizers.

SEPC launched India IP Guide in MIPCOM 2019 at Cannes, France

  • Services Exports Promotion Council (SEPC) launched India Intellectual Property (IP) Guide in 36th MIPCOM 2019 on 16 October at Cannes, France.
  • MIPCOM 2019 is being held from 14 October to 17 October for the Media and Entertainment (M&E) industry.
  • The guide features a catalog of over 60 Indian IPs. It is popular in over 160 countries.
  • SEPC aims to facilitate service exporters of India and handhold medium and small enterprises.
  • The IP guide aims to expand the global footprint of the entities from across the globe.

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France (Capital/Currency): Paris/Euro

  • Prime Minister: Édouard Philippe
  • President: Emmanuel Macron

RANKS AND INDICES

India ranked 102 in Global Hunger Index 2019

  • The 2019 Global Hunger Index (GHI) indicates that the level of hunger and undernutrition worldwide falls into the serious category.
  • As per the index, India ranks 102nd out of 117 qualifying countries, with a score of 30.3.
  • India has slipped from 95th rank in 2010 to 102nd in 2019 on the Global Hunger Index (GHI).
  • Seventeen countries, including Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba and Kuwait, shared the top rank with GHI scores less than 5.
  • There were only four countries in the alarming hunger category are Madagascar, Chad, Yemen and the Central African Republic in the extremely alarming hunger category.

AGREEMENTS AND MOU SIGNED

IIT Madras to collaborate with ExxonMobil for research in Energy and Biofuels

  • IIT Madras will collaborate with ExxonMobil on Research in Energy and Biofuels.
  • The 5-year joint-research agreement focuses on biofuels, data analytics, gas conversion and transport, and is intended towards finding low-emission solutions.
  • ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company (EMRE) for research on energy and biofuels is the research and engineering arm of ExxonMobil Corporation, a leading global oil, natural gas, and petrochemicals company.
  • ExxonMobil works with over 80 universities around the world.
  • India is the 3rd highest producer of agro-residues globally with the surplus potential of over 230 million tonnes per year after China and Brazil.

KVIC signed MoU with GAIL under KVIC gift coupon scheme

  • The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) won an Rs.5.88 crore deal from the Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL) under KVIC’s gift coupon scheme.
  • GAIL agreed to gift Khadi coupons of Rs.2,500 to each of its 23,504 employees in all its units across the nation.
  • KVIC gift coupon scheme:
  • KVIC gift coupon scheme was launched for the first time in 2017. So far, gift coupons of face value worth Rs.89.29 crores have been sold. It indicates that people have started to adopt Khadi in place of other international brands.

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KVIC: The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a statutory body formed by the Government of India, under the Act of Parliament, ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956’.

  • Founded: 1956
  • Purpose: To plan, promote, facilitate, organise and assist in the establishment and development of khadi and village industries
  • Headquarters: Mumbai
  • Chairperson: Vinai Kumar Saxena

GAIL: Gail Limited is Government of India undertaking company. Gail is the largest state-owned natural gas processing and distribution company in India.

  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • CEO: Sh B. C. Tripathi

IIIT Hyderabad signed MoU with EBTC to establish a Living Lab

  • International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Hyderabad signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the European Business & Technology Centre (EBTC).
  • The agreement aimed to establish a Living Lab on the institute’s campus.
  • The lab will be set up by the end of 2020.
  • The agreement will seek help from the Amsterdam Innovation Arena program, Netherlands.
  • The lab will help startups gather real-time data on urban infrastructure.

APPOINTMENT

Anoop Kumar is appointed as the new Union Law Secretary

  • Anoop Kumar Mendiratta is appointed as the new Union Law Secretary.
  • This is the first time such an appointment has been made. Anoop Kumar is currently the serving District and Sessions Judge in the North-East District, Karkardooma Courts, New Delhi.
  • He will serve in the position till 30 March 2023, or until he attains the age of 60.

J.P.S. Chawla assumes charge as new Controller General of Accounts

  • Government of India has appointed J. P. S. Chawla, (1985-batch Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS) Officer) as the new Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure.
  • He will replace Girraj Prasad Gupta.

Kishan Dan Dewal concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Georgia

  • Kishan Dan Dewal (IFS officer of 2003 batch), has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to Georgia.
  • He will replace Yogeshwar Sangwan. Dewal is presently serving as Ambassador of India to the Republic of Armenia.

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 Georgia (Capital/Currency): Tbilisi/Georgian lari.

  • President: Salome Zurabishvili
  • Prime Minister: Giorgi Gakharia

SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS

Priyanshu Rajawat wins men’s singles title at Bahrain International Series

  • Indian shuttler Priyanshu Rajawat wins the men’s singles title at the Bahrain International Series Badminton at Isa Town, Bahrain.
  • 17-year-old Rajawat beat top-seed Jason Anthony Ho-Shue from Canada in the finals.
  • Indian mixed double pair of Juhi Dewangan and Venkat Gaurav Prasad also finished at the top.
  • They defeated Thailand’s Pannawat Theerapanitnun and Kanyanat Sudchoeichom 21-18, 21-16 in 34 minutes to bag the gold medal.

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Bahrain (Capital/Currency): Manama/ Bahraini dinar

  • King of Bahrain: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

ICC changes super over rule for all its major events

  • The International Cricket Council (ICC) has changed the super-over rule for all its major events following the uproar over the outcome of the men’s World Cup final this year when England was declared winners against New Zealand on boundary count.
  • As per new rule, in case of a super over tie, there will be a repeated super over until one team has more runs than the other.

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ICC: The International Cricket Council is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.

  • Founded: 15 June 1909
  • Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Chairperson: Shashank Manohar
  • CEO: Manu Sawhney
  • 13th ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in India from 9th February to 26th March 2023.

Zimbabwe, Nepal readmitted as ICC members

  • Zimbabwe and Nepal were re-admitted as ICC members in a meeting held in Dubai.
  • Zimbabwe will now be able to take up their place in the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup in January and the ICC Super League later in 2020.
  • Zimbabwe Cricket had been suspended from membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with immediate effect in July this year.
  • Nepal had been banned in 2016 for “governmental interference” as well.

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ICC: The International Cricket Council is the global governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from Australia, England and South Africa. It was renamed as the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.

  • Founded: 15 June 1909
  • Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • Chairperson: Shashank Manohar
  • CEO: Manu Sawhney
  • 13th ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in India from 9th February to 26th March 2023.

Mercedes’s Valtteri Bottas won 2019 Japanese Grand Prix

  • Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas (Finland) won the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix held at the Suzuka International Racing Course in Suzuka in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
  • Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel (Germany) and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton (Britain) were ranked at the 2nd and 3rd places respectively.

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Japan (Capital/Currency): Tokyo/Yen

  • Prime Minister: Shinzo Abe

Mumbai teenager becomes youngest cricketer to score 200

  • Mumbai teenager Yashasvi Jaiswal today became the youngest cricketer to score 200, making it the ninth instance of an Indian scoring a List A double-ton.
  • Playing in his debut Vijay Hazare season, the 17-year-old scored 203 off 154 balls against Jharkhand at Bengaluru.
  • His score comprised 12 sixes and 17 fours.

AWARDS

GoAir received the Best Airline award

  • GoAir received the Best Airline award by Andaman Tourism Award 2019.
  • The Andaman Tourism Award ceremony was organized at Port Blair in association with the Andaman Ministry of tourism and Andaman Association of Tour Operators.
  • GoAir has set the record of a consecutive 12th-month achievement of distinction by being on top of on-time-performance (OTP) charts.

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GoAir: GoAir is an Indian low-cost airline based in Mumbai, India. It is owned by the Indian business conglomerate Wadia Group. In October 2017 it was the fifth largest airline in India with an 8.4% passenger market share.

  • CEO: Jehangir Wadia
  • Headquarters: Mumbai

DEFENCE CURRENT AFFAIRS

Sangam Youth Festival organised by Indian Army

  • Over 1,500 students from 32 different colleges and university participated in the ‘Sangam Youth Festival’ being organised by the Indian Army in collaboration with Jammu University Campus.
  • AIM: to spread the message of peace, prosperity, communal harmony and national integration.
  • During this festival, several events are being organised so the students can showcase their talents and skills.

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The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and it is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff, who is a four-star general.

  • Motto: “Service Before Self”
  • Founded: 1 April 1895, India
  • Headquarters: New Delhi
  • Commander-in-Chief: President Ram Nath Kovind

AWARDS

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly win Booker Prize

  • Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize after judges flout the rules by declaring a tie.

Director Priyadarshan gets MP govt’s Kishore Kumar award

  • Noted director and producer Priyadarshan, who has made several blockbuster Malayalam and Hindi films, was conferred the Madhya Pradesh government’s National Kishore Kumar Samman for 2018-19 at a function in Khandwa, MP.
  • The award, instituted by MP Department of Culture, carries a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh and a citation.
  • Khandwa is the birthplace of the legendary singer-actor Kishore Kumar and he had expired on October 13, 1987, in Mumbai.

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Madhya Pradesh:

  • Capital: Bhopal
  • Chief Minister: Kamal Nath
  • Governor: Lalji Tandon
  • National Park: Bandhavgarh NP, Fossil NP, Kanha NP, Madhav NP, Panna NP, Pench NP, Sanjay NP, Satpura NP

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

BEL develops an AI tool for security purpose

  • Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has announced that it is developing an Artificial intelligence (AI)-based tool for analysis of terrorist activities.
  • The firm aims to utilize the use of AI in the security field.
  • The tool will be used in screening and segregating raw information and assist in generating intelligence assessments, decision-making, and operational planning.

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BEL: Bharat Electronics Limited is an Indian state-owned aerospace and defence company with about nine factories, and several regional offices in India. It is owned by the Indian Government and primarily manufactures advanced electronic products for the Indian Armed Forces.

  • Headquarters: Bengaluru
  • Chairman: S.K.Sharma

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