Daily GK Updates - 24th January, 2018

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Western Railway installs sanitary pad dispensers for its women employees: The Western Railway (WR) has installed sanitary napkin vending machines and incinerators for its women employees in six divisions, including its headquarters at Churchgate in Mumbai, The facility was inaugurated at Churchgate station on Tuesday by Archana Gupta, President of Western Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (WRWWO) along with senior women employees.

2. EPI - air pollution has made India the fourth worst country in the world: Failure to check air pollution has made India the fourth worst country in the world in terms of curbing environmental pollution, according to Environmental Performance Index’s latest rankings. India ranked 177 out of 180 countries, in contrast to the rank of 141 two years ago.

3. Mamata Banerjee wishes girls on National Girl Child Day: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee extended her wishes to all Kanyashree girls on the occasion of the National Girl Child Day. National girl child day is celebrated every year on January 24 as a national observance day for the girl child

                                               INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Pakistan condemns U.S. drone strike inside its territory: U.S. military drone strike inside its territory, adding to already tense relations between the allies. The unmanned aircraft’s missiles “targeted an Afghan refugee” camp in Pakistan’s northwestern Kurram region.

2. 6.4 richter scale magnitude earthquake hits Japan: Japan was hit by a high-intensity magnitude earthquake, measuring 6.4 in the richter scale on Wednesday.  There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which hit 103 km (64 miles) northeast of the island of Honshu, at a depth of 64 km (40 miles).

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. India beat New Zealand 3-2 in Four-Nation hockey tournament opener: Indian men’s hockey team registered a fighting 3-2 win over hosts New Zealand in their opening match at the second-leg of Four-Nation Invitational Tournament.

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