Daily Current Affairs 19th Nov 2020 | Daily GK update Quiz

Exp. The northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh has recorded the best sex ratio in the country while Manipur has emerged the worst, according to the 2018 report on “vital statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System”.

Arunachal Pradesh recorded 1,084 females born per thousand males, followed by Nagaland (965), Mizoram (964), Kerala (963), and Karnataka (957).

The lowest sex ratio was reported in Manipur (757), Lakshadweep (839) and Daman & Diu (877), Punjab (896), and Gujarat (896), while Delhi recorded a sex ratio of 929, Haryana 914 and Jammu and Kashmir 952.

Exp. The Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday gave in principle approval for the creation of Vijayanagara as the state’s 31st district, carving it out from the mine-rich Ballari.

Minister for Forest and Ballari district in-charge Anand Singh, who anchored the efforts for the new district. “It was an aspiration to have a separate district that included the then capital of a Hindu empire (Vijayanagara empire) Hampi.

Exp. The United Kingdom will ban the sale of new cars that run only on fossil fuels in 2030, a move that is designed to phase out polluting vehicles earlier than any other major economy and support the country’s recovery from the pandemic.

The ban is part of a broader “green industrial revolution” blueprint announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that includes £12 billion ($16 billion) in government investment. The government hopes the private sector will chip in over three times that amount.

Exp. Indian supercomputer Param Siddhi has achieved 63rd rank in the list of 500 most powerful supercomputers in the world.  Param Siddhi is the high-performance computing-artificial intelligence (HPC-AI) supercomputer established under National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) at C-DAC.

“It is a historical first. India today has one of the largest supercomputer infrastructures in the world and that is evidenced by the ranking that Param Siddhi-AI has received.

Exp. Goldman Sachs revised upwards its FY21 growth forecast for India to a 10.3% contraction, from -14.8% it had projected in September.

As announcements of effective vaccines begin to take hold of the global pandemic rhetoric, the investment bank projected India’s GDP to rebound to 13% in the financial year 2021-22 (FY22), compared with 15.7% estimated earlier.

Exp. Vancouver-based Resonance Consultancy Ltd., which deals in real estate, released its “World’s Best Cities for 2021” list, naming London as the best city.

To arrive at the conclusion, the company judged a total of 100 cities, nestling more than a million people. Only one Indian city — Delhi — made it to the list, taking the 62nd position.

Exp. Vancouver-based Resonance Consultancy Ltd., which deals in real estate, released its “World’s Best Cities for 2021” list, naming London as the best city.

To arrive at the conclusion, the company judged a total of 100 cities, nestling more than a million people. Only one Indian city — Delhi — made it to the list, taking the 62nd position.

Exp. Engineering major Larsen & Toubro on November 17 said it has delivered the first hardware — a booster segment — for the Gaganyaan Launch Vehicle to ISRO ahead of schedule. “Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by COVID-19, the Middle segment of the world’s third-largest solid propellant rocket booster – ‘S-200’, has been delivered ahead of schedule with zero-defects.

Exp. Equitas Small Finance Bank has launched a women-centred product ‘Eva’. The Bank has roped in Indian Woman cricketer Smriti Mandhana as the brand ambassador for its newly launched product ‘EVA’.

Eva is unique savings account for women to address the well-being of Indian women in every aspect such as health, wealth and prosperity.

Exp. Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic has given the ATP Tour No. 1 trophy on 15 November 2020, for finishing 2020 as the year-end No. 1 (world number one).

With this, he has become the only second player in tennis history, after Pete Sampras, to receive the trophy sixth time.

Earlier Djokovic had finished as world number one in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2018. Before this, only Pete Sampras has managed to finish six years on top of the rankings which he did between 1993 and 1998.

Exp. The world is celebrating International Men’s Day, which is observed every year on November 19. It celebrates the achievements and contributions of men and boys to the nation, society, community, family, marriage, and childcare.

Jerome chose November 19 to honour his father’s birthday and to celebrate how on that date in 1989, Trinidad and Tobago’s football team united the country with their endeavours to qualify for the World Cup.

Exp. The world is celebrating International Men’s Day, which is observed every year on November 19. It celebrates the achievements and contributions of men and boys to the nation, society, community, family, marriage, and childcare.

Jerome chose November 19 to honour his father’s birthday and to celebrate how on that date in 1989, Trinidad and Tobago’s football team united the country with their endeavours to qualify for the World Cup.

Theme 2020: ‘Better health for men and boys’

Exp. World Philosophy Day is observed on the third Thursday of November every year (19 November in 2020) to strengthen people’s commitment to philosophy by fostering philosophical analysis, research, and studies on major contemporary issues. It also raises awareness about the importance of philosophy.

World Philosophy Day was first celebrated on November 21, 2002.

Exp. Rajasthan Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Bhanwarlal Meghwal passed away.

The five-time MLA represented the Sujangarh assembly constituency of Churu district of the state.

Exp. Former Goa Governor and BJP leader Mridula Sinha died at AIIMS in Delhi on 18th Nov. President Ram Nath Kovind and PM Narendra Modi were among the prominent personalities to pay tribute to the first woman Governor of Goa.

A native of Muzaffarpur (Bihar), Sinha (77) will be remembered for starting cultural events called ‘chaand ke saath’ in the lawns of Governor House.