Current Affairs Quiz – 13 July 2019
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July 2019
UNDP released its Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2019.
India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016, recording the fastest reductions in the multidimensional poverty index values during the period with strong improvements in areas such as “assets, cooking fuel, sanitation and nutrition,” a report by the United Nations said. The 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from the UN
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Delhi Government announced to convert a waste-to-energy plant, a solar park of 5,000 KW capacity.
Shelving its previous plan to convert it into a waste-to-energy plant, the Delhi government announced that a solar park — of 5,000 KW capacity — will come up in the spot of the defunct Rajghat thermal power plant. In October, 2016, Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain had announced that a waste-to-energy plant will replace the
Railway Protection Force of Indian Railways launched Operation thirst.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) has launched an all-India drive called Operation thirst and registered 732 cases against 801 persons for selling unauthorised water bottle brands across 18 zones including the East Central Railway (ECR), headquarter at Hajipur in Bihar, on July 8 and 9 respectively. The nationwide arrests were conducted under ‘Operation Thirst’ launched across
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Carlsen Wins Croatia Grand Chess Tour
Croatia Grand Chess Tour title 2019 is won by Magnus Carlsen of Norway.Carlsen finished a point ahead of Wesley So, whose 7/11 was good for a 2881 performance rating, $60,000 and 15 GCT points. The American GM said about Carlsen: “It feels like second place is already a victory whenever he’s playing right now because
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Chandigarh ranked best in the field of education and is followed by Kerala and Gujarat.
Chandigarh has been ranked best among states and Union territories in the field of education and is followed by Kerala and Gujarat, according to HRD Ministry officials. As per the Performance Grading Index 2017-18, Arunachal Pradesh is the least performing state and has been ranked 36 on the index. Delhi was ranked ninth, behind Rajasthan
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Govt. of Uttar Pradesh sets target of $1 trillion economy in the next three years
5 days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi set a target of 5 trillion dollar economy for the country to be achieved in the next five years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 8 July set the ambitious target of “$1 trillion economy” for Uttar Pradesh. Adityanath said that the milestone for Uttar Pradesh was significant to
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Walmart Labs start-up FloCare and B2B trading platform BigTrade undisclosed amount.
Walmart Labs, the technology part of the global retail giant Walmart, has acquired two Bengaluru-based startups, FloCare and BigTrade. While, the healthtech startup FloCare will be integrated into customer technology part of Walmart’s online pharmacy, BigTrade, which is a B2B wholesale trading platform, will contribute to the supply chain part of Walmart’s business. Also, both
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Reebok appointed Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif as its new brand ambassador in India
Fitness brand Reebok has announced Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif as its new brand ambassador in India. Katrina Kaif, who trains hard for a fitter and better self each day, embodies the brand ethos and is an inspiration for today’s generation. Kaif said, “I am thrilled and proud to join hands with Reebok, a brand that
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Film Divisions launch KSHITIJ in Mumbai
This is thanks to KSHITIJ, a documentary film club being launched by Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, in association with Indian Documentary Producer’s Association (IDPA). The public screenings will be organized on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month during 5:00 pm – 6:30pm at Films Division Complex, followed
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