Daily GK Updates - 19th July, 2017

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. mAadhaar app launched by UIDAI: mAadhaar, a new app for syncing Aadhaar data on mobile phone, has been launched by the UIDAI. It will allow users to carry their Aadhaar demographic information, i.e. name, date of birth, gender, address and the photograph linked with their Aadhaar number, on their smartphones.

2. TR Zeliang appointed as the new CM of Nagaland: TR Zeliang former CM of Nagaland, has been appointed to the post of CM by the State’s Governor PB Acharya.

3. Odisha’s longest bridge dedicated to the nation: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated to the nation Odisha’s longest bridge and named it after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The 2.88 km bridge over the river Kathajodi will connect Bhubaneswar with Cuttack reducing the distance b/w the 2 cities by 12 km.

4. Telangana Government puts cap on weight of school bags: Telangana govt. has put a cap on the weight of bags carried by school children from primary to Class X. According to the order maximum weight of a school bag with textbooks and notebooks should not exceed 1.5 kg for Class 1 and II and 2 to 3 kg for Classes III to V.

5. Gujarat government canteens to offer meals at Rs.10 to labourers: Pilot program of Gujarat government to offer meals to laborers for Rs.10 was launched by Vijay Rupani, under CM’s scheme ‘Shramik Antoday Yojana’. This meal will be served through 83 stalls at various labor markets.

International UPDATES:

1. Indonesia bans militant “Hizbut” group: The Indonesian government banned Hizbut Tahrir, an organisation that wants to establish a global caliphate. The decree signed last week by President Joko Widodo gives the government almost absolute power to ban organisations deemed against the constitution.

2. World’s first drone destroyer laser gun tested: U.S. Navy successfully tested world’s 1st laser gun system that has been designed to target drones. Laser Weapons System gun was tested by the USS Ponce, an amphibious transport ship on a mock enemy drone.

OTHER UPDATES:

BANKING & FINANCE:

1. New Rs. 20 notes to be issued by RBI: Reserve Bank will shortly issue bank notes of denomination Rs 20 in Mahatma Gandhi series 2005 that will be similar in design to those currently in circulation. The new notes will be bearing inset letter ‘S’ in the number panel and signature of Governor Urjit R Patel.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY:

2. AIR earns Rs10 crore from ‘Mann Ki Baat’: PM Modi’s monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat has generated revenue of about Rs10 crore for All India Radio in last two fiscals.

3. Gujarat retains top slot for the state with maximum “investment potential”: According to a report by economic think-tank NCAER, Gujarat has retained the top position in the list of 21 states and UTs with most investment potential. Ranking were based on 6 pillars – Labour, Infrastructure, Economic Climate, Governance & political stability, perceptions & land.