Daily GK Updates - 11th March, 2019

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. Kerala’s Marayur Jaggery gets Geographical Indication Tag :  Idukki’s The Marayoor Jaggery, the traditional and handmade product from Idukki district of Kerala received the Geographical Indication (GI) tag from the Central Government. The Marayoor jaggery finally managed to get the GI Tag after two years of continuous efforts by the Agricultural Department of the state. The GI tag will provide more windows of opportunity to the traditional sugarcane farmers in Marayoor.

2. WB CM announces a new scheme ‘Yuvashree Arpan’ for employment of youth :  West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced a grant of 1 lakh to graduates of the state’s 214 polytechnics and Industrial Training Institutes (ITI), to set up small businesses. The CM also introduced the scheme, Yuvashree Arpan, in Howrah district.

3. NCRB celebrates its 34th Inception Day :  National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has celebrated its 34th Inception Day. National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) formed in 1986 mandated to empower the Indian Police with Information Technology. Bureau is implementing & monitoring agency for implementation of Crime & Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), a Mission Mode Project under the National e-Governance Plan of Government of India.

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1.Chief Scientist at WHO :  Soumya Swaminathan has been appointed as the Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation. She is currently a Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health. It was established on 7 April 1948, and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The WHO is a member of the United Nations Development Group.

2. Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue – 2019 : The 2nd edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue (IPRD) – 2019 was held in Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. The aim is on involving the global strategic community in reviewing India’s opportunities and challenges in the Indo-Pacific region.

OTHER UPDATES:

BUSINESS/ECONOMY:

1. Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award – 2019 : ACKO General Insurance was awarded Golden Peacock Innovative Product Award – 2019 for its contextual micro insurance product –’Ola Ride Insurance’. Golden Peacock Awards, instituted by Institute of Directors in 1991, are now regarded as Holy Grail of Corporate Excellence Worldwide. Acko General Insurance is a private sector general insurance company in India. Founded in November 2016, the company received its license from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India in September 2017.

SPORTS:

1. 2019 South Asian Games :  The 2019 South Asian Games (SAG), officially the XIII South Asian Games, is a major multi-sport event will be held in September 2019. The governing body of these games is South Asia Olympic Council (SAOC), formed in 1983. At present, SAG are joined by eight members namely Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

2. 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup :  The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men’s national basketball teams. The tournament will be hosted in China and it will mark a new era for the competition as described.