BrainBuzz Academy Banking Current Affairs - 12-Nov-19 TABLE OF CONTENTS A.. Polliity and Governance 1.. Fuzhou Chiina Open 2019 men''s siinglles won by Kento Momota B.. Natiionall 1.. Sanskriit Bharatii Viishwa Sammellan helld iin New Dellhii C.. Economy 1.. Gujjarat govt.. grants approvall for CNG port termiinall at Bhavnagar D.. Awards 1.. George Schallller lliifetiime award for Ullllas Karanth E.. Sports 1.. Javelliin thrower Sundar Siingh wiins golld iin Worlld Para Athlletiics Champiionshiips F.. Deaths 1.. Former Chiief Ellectiion Commiissiioner TN Seshan passes away G.. IImportant Days 1.. November 12:: Worlld Pneumoniia Day Polliity and Governance Fuzhou China Open 2019 men's singles won by Kento Momota
Kento Momota won his 10th title of a remarkable year as Japan's world number one defeated Chou Tien-chen to retain his Fuzhou China Open crown. Chen Yufeii successfully defended the women's title with a gritty victory over Japan's Nozomi Okuhara.
Natiionall Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan held in New Delhi
Sanskrit Bharati Vishwa Sammelan, a mega event for discussing ideas, theories and research findings in the ancient Sanskrit language, held in New Delhi. Economy Gujarat govt. grants approval for CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar
��The proposed compressed natural gas (CNG) port terminal will have annual capacity of 6 million matric tone, which will increase the total handling capacity of the port to 9 million matric tones. ��The new facility will be developed in the Northern side of present port, under which RoRo terminal, liquid terminal and container terminal will be developed in future. ��The U.K. based Foresight group and Mumbai based Padmanabh Mafatlal group joint venture will invest Rs.1900 crore to set up a CNG port terminal at Bhavnagar port. ��MoU for this project between Gujarat government arm Gujarat Maritime Board and London based Foresight Group was signed during the 2019 Vibrant Gujarat summit.
Awards George Schaller lifetime award for Ullas Karanth
��Wildlife biologist K. Ullas Karanth, Director, Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bengaluru, was awarded the George Schaller Lifetime Award in Wildlife Conservation Science for hiis contriibutiion to the fiielld of conservatiion.. ��He is the first recipient of the award instituted by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), New York, in honour of Dr. George Schaller, who is considered one of the greatest wildlife scientists and conservationists globally.
Sports Javelin thrower Sundar Singh wins gold in World Para Athletics Championships ��Javelin thrower Sundar Singh Gurjar has won India's second gold defending his World Para Athletics Championships title in the men's F46 javelin throw event in Dubai. ��With this, India has secured three Tokyo Paralympic Games quota, along wiith the bronze wiinner Ajjeet Siingh and Riinku.. ��Gurjar came up with his season's best effort of 61.22m to claim the top spot. Singh sent the spear to a distance of 59.46m to clinch the bronze while Rinku finished fourth. ��While, Yogesh Kathuniiya added a siillver for India in men's discus throw F56 event with a best throw of 42.05m. ��India now have two gold, two silver and a bronze in the Championships.
Deaths Former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan passes away
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of T N Seshan. Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan (1932 – 2019) was an Indian civil servant who served with the Indian Administrative Service. He served as the 18th Cabiinet Secretary of IIndiia iin 1989 and later served as a member of Planning Commission. He was appointed the 10th Chiief Ellectiion Commiissiioner of IIndiia ((1990–96)) and became known for ellectiion reforms.. Some of reforms he implemented include enforcement of election code of conduct, Voter IDs for all eligible voters, limit on election candidates' expenditure, appointing election officials from states other than the one facing polls. He won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for government service in 1996.
Important Days November 12: World Pneumonia Day
This year global organizations have come together and created an initiative “Stop Pneumoniia” and It includes This year global organizations have come together and created an initiative “Stop Pneumoniia” and It includes WHO, UNICEF, ISGlobal, Save the Children, etc. The 2019 World Pneumonia Day is being launched by this organization. Objjectiive ��To create awareness about the world’s leading killer of children under 5 (according to WHO) ��To create action plans to combat pneumonia ��To prevent and treat pneumonia ��World Pneumonia Day is being marked every year since 2009. ��The day was hosted by the Global Coalition against Child Pneumonia for the first time in 2009. Theme for 2019:: “Heallthy Lungs for allll” ��The Global Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Pneumonia and Diarrhea was launched by WHO and UNICEF. ��The aiim of the organiizatiion iis to reduce deaths due to pneumoniia to lless than 3 per 1000 lliive biirths by 2025.. ��The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched programs under MAA, UIP and ICDS initiatives to eradicate pneumonia. ��Also, the government has taken actions at the grass root levels to create awareness on preventing pneumonia through ASHA and Anganwadi workers ��According to WHO In India around 300,000 die due to Pneumonia ��It is concentrated in few handful of countries all over the world. It includes Nigeria, China, Pakistan, India, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo.