Daily GK Updates - 22nd August, 2018

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Kaptan Singh to be new Tripura Governor : Incumbent Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki has been named as the new Governor of Tripura.Tathagata Roy, who was appointed as the governor of Tripura in 2015, would be the new Governor of Meghalaya.Meghalaya Governor Ganga Prasad has been transferred and appointed as the Governor of Sikkim.

2. Odisha to launch Hockey World Cup campaign : Ahead of the 2018 Men’s Hockey World Cup Tournament in the state, Odisha government has decided to launch a build-up campaign in 17 cities from August 29, 2018.Odisha is organising the Men’s Hockey World Cup tournament for the first time.The tournament will begin on November 28, 2018, and will continue till December 16, 2018, at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

3. NCRB to track plaints on sexual violence : The Government of India has designated National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) as nodal agency for monitoring the complaints received on a government portal that records child sexual violence videos.The NCRB would coordinate with service providers such as Facebook, YouTube and WhatsApp ask them to block malicious videos and contents.NCRB is a crime record agency of Government of India.

4. Naya Raipur to be named Atal Nagar : The Government of Chhattisgarh decided to name Naya Raipur, the upcoming capital city of the Chhattisgarh, as ‘Atal Nagar‘ in memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.Besides the capital, several other government institutions and projects will be named after Vajpayee.Atal Bihari Vajpayee served three terms as the Prime Minister of India.

6. Satya Pal Malik appointed J&K Governor : Satya Pal Malik is set to become the new Jammu and Kashmir Governor and will replace N N Vohra.At present, Satya Pal Malik is the governor of Bihar.Lal Ji Tandon has been appointed as the Governor of Bihar replacing Malik.Satya Pal Malik will be the first career politician to be appointed as governor of the Jammu and Kashmir.

7. Prez to inaugurate “Int Buddhist Conclave” : The President of India Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the “International Buddhist Conclave (IBC), 2018” in New Delhi on 23rd August, 2018.The Conclave is being organized by the Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the State Governments of Maharashtra, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.The theme of the International Buddhist Conclave 2018 is “Buddha Path – The Living Heritage”.

8. Cyclone Warning Centre to be set up in Kerala : The Union Ministry of Earth Sciences has announced it will set up a cyclone warning centre in Kerala and boost weather forecasting in the state with another Doppler radar.The new centre will be set up in Thiruvananthapuram.At present, India Meteorological Centre (IMD) has cyclone warning centres only at Chennai, Vishakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Mumbai.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1.  Esala Maha Perehera Festival : Esala Maha Perehera Festival has begun in Kandy ,Sri Lanka.It is one of the oldest Buddhist festivals in Sri Lanka, featuring dancers, jugglers, musicians, fire-breathers and lavishly decorated elephants. This ritual is performed by carrying the sacred tooth relic of the Buddha through the streets and is considered as one of the most beautiful pageants in Asia.

OTHER UPDATES:

BUSINESS/ECONOMY:

1. Reliance Jio tops Fortune list : Reliance Jio has been ranked number one on Fortune’s global list for rapidly expanding access to the Internet.The ‘Change the World’ list, which includes for-profit companies that help tackle social problems, was released on 20th August, 2018.It ranked Jio ahead of pharma giant Merck and Bank of America and Chinese billionaire Jack Ma-led Alibaba.

SPORTS:

1. Rahi Sarnobat won gold in shooting : Rahi Sarnobat won the gold medal in in Women’s 25m Pistol shooting at the Asian Games 2018.She also became the first Indian woman shooter to win an Asian Games gold medal.Sarnobat won bronze in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.In the Commonwealth Games, she has won three medals till date – gold (2010, 2014) and silver (2010).

2. FIFA takes charge of Uruguay FA : Football’s world governing body FIFA has taken control of the Uruguayan Football Association (UFA)The FIFA committee would be responsible for managing the affairs of the UFA through to February 28, 2019 and would revise the organisation’s statues and arrange new elections.Uruguayan football has been in crisis since July 30, after the sudden resignation of its chief.

3. V.V.S. Laxman’s autobiography to be out soon : A book titled ‘281 and Beyond‘, which has been written by VVS Laxman, will be published on 20 November 2018.The title has been borrowed from the match in which he made 281 runs against Australia at the Eden Gardens in 2001.Laxman made his debut for India in 1996 in a Test match.Laxman announced his retirement from international cricket in 2012.

4. Shane Warne to come out with autobiography : Shane Warne will come out with his autobiography “No Spin” in October 2018.The autobiography is written with cricketer and TV presenter Mark Nicholas.Shane Warne is widely regarded as one of the finest bowlers in the history of the game.He played his first Test match in 1992 and took over 1,000 international wickets.