Daily GK Update - 11th September, 2015

NATIONAL UPDATES:

   I. National Web Portal for apprenticeship training launched: Human resource development minister SmritiIrani launched the portal for promotion of a national apprenticeship scheme. The scheme which provides opportunities for practical training is for graduates, diploma holders and 10+2 pass vocational certificate holders. A logo and a slogan ‘ShakshatYuva, Samarth Bharat’ was also released for the portal.

II.       10^th World Hindi Conference begins in Bhopal: The theme for the conference is Hindi-JagatVistarAvamSambhavanaye.

III.      Download ‘NarendraModi Mobile App’; connect with the PM, learn about his day to day activities digitally: He is the 1^st political leader to have a mobile app, developed for him to digitally connect with the citizens of the country. He himself has launched the app.

IV.        Shashidhar Sinha has been appointed as the new head of ABC.

V.        Mumbai dialogue: Towards a TB-free India launched: It was launched by the US Ambassador to India Richard Verma along with Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and Ratan Tata, Chairman Tata Trusts.

VI.     Global Investors Meet 2015 held in Tamil Nadu: It was officially inaugurated by Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalitha at the Chennai Trade Centre. The 1^st of its kind investor’s summit in Tamil Nadu was aimed at targeting investment commitment of 1 lakh crore rupees. Over 5000 delegates including from foreign nations attended the 2-day summit.

VII.    Dr.Reddy’s Laboratories signed pact with US Firm PanTheryx: It has signed pact with US based PanTheryxto market PanTheryx’s nutritional invention ‘DiaResQ’ for infectious diarrhea in Nepal, India, Russia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Ukraine, Sri Lanka and many other countries.

VIII.  Rajasthan 1^st state to submit Annual Action Plan under Atal Mission (AMRUT): It has become the 1^st state to submit the Annual Action Plan under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).

IX.    Expert discovered existence of thriving port town in Thanjavur district in Sangram Era: The findings were based on the results unearthed during an archaeological excavation at Mandripattinam fishing hamlet in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

  I.      Indian American JagdeepGrewal chosen as postmaster of Sacramento: The post service in Sacramento has got a female postmaster after a span of 166 years and the new postmaster is an Indian American named JagdeepGrewal.

II.       UNGA adopted resolution on Raising of Flags by non-member observer states: The resolution introduced by Iraq says the flags of non-member observer states like Palestine shall be raised at UN Headquarters and United Nations Offices following the flags of the Member States of the organisation.

OTHER UPDATES:

FINANCE/BANKING:

 I.       FIPB clears 14 FDI proposals: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board cleared 14 investment proposals including that of ShyamSistema Teleservices and IIFL Holdings.

SPORTS:

II.        Virat Kohli starts tennis innings as UAE Royals co-owner in IPTL: After picking up minority stake in the Goa franchise of the Hero Indian Super League (Hero ISL) last year, Indian Test captain ViratKohli has now invested in the Dubai franchise of Mahesh Bhupati promoted Coca Cola International Premier Tennis League.

OBITUARIES:

 III.     Former Member of Parliament BalkrishnaWasnik died of cardiac arrest at the age of 86.

IV.        Renowned Water Policy Expert Ramaswamy R Iyer died at the age of 86.