Current Affairs 9th April 2019 | Daily GK Update

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The General Awareness Section plays an important role in scoring well above cut off marks in any competitive exam. The Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs mainly. So you need to prepare well this section to score good marks. Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top events that made the headlines today!!

National News

1. Guwahati Railway Station 1st To Get ISO Certification In India

i. The Guwahati Railway Station has become the first ever railway station in the Indian Railways to get an ISO certification from the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for “providing passenger amenities in a clean and green environment.”

ii. Many types of ISO certification exist and the one received by Guwahati Railway Station is ISO-14001, which is for Environment Management System as per international norms which were upgraded in 2015. Thus, the station’s certificate reads ISO 14001: 2015.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For LIC AAO Mains Exam:

ISO stands for “International Organisation for Standardisation” that is responsible for establishing the standard in different areas of activities.

International

2. US Declares Iran Force As Foreign Terrorist Organisation

i. The US designated Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) a foreign terrorist organisation.

ii. It is the first time that the US has designated an entity of another government as a terrorist organization, placing a group with vast economic resources that answer only to Iran's supreme leader in the same category as al-Qaida and the Islamic State.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For LIC AAO Mains Exam:

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Iran Capital: Tehran, Currency: Iranian rial.

Defence

3. Indo-Sri Lanka Joint Exercise Mitra Shakti VI Concludes

i. The sixth edition of the joint military training exercise between the Indian Army and the Sri Lankan Army, Exercise Mitra Shakti concluded in Sri Lanka.

ii. Started in 2013, exercise Mitra Shakti is in continuation of a series of joint exercises that is conducted annually as part of military diplomacy to enhance cooperation between the armies of India & Sri Lanka.

4. India-Singapore Joint Military Exercise ‘Bold Kurukshetra–2019’

i. Military forces of India and Singapore got together to participate in a joint exercise in Babina Cantonment in Jhansi.

ii. The three-day exercise, ‘Bold Kurukshetra–2019’, is being conducted to develop military technology, boost maritime security and bolster the nations’ fight against terrorism.

Ranks and Reports

5. IIT-Madras Tops HRD’s National Ranking of Institutes

i. President Ram Nath Kovind has released the national ranking of higher institutes by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (HRD) in New Delhi.

ii. Indian Institute of Technology Madras topped the rankings while the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore bagged the second rank followed by IIT Delhi.

iii. Delhi University’s Miranda House was ranked the best among colleges across the country, while the varsity’s St Stephen’s College was ranked fourth.

6. India Highest Recipient of Remittances At $79 billion in 2018: World Bank

i. As per the World Bank Report, India retained its position as the world's top recipient of remittances with its diaspora sending a whopping USD 79 billion back home in 2018. India was followed by China (USD 67 billion).

ii. The Report was titled as 'World Bank's Migration and Development Brief'. Over the last three years, India has registered a significant flow of remittances from USD 62.7 billion in 2016 to USD 65.3 billion 2017.

Banking News

7. RBI Issues Norms For Banks To Set Up Currency Chests

i. The Reserve Bank of India came out with guidelines for banks to set up new currency chests, which include a minimum area of 1,500 square feet for strong room.

ii. The new chests should have a processing a capacity of 6.6 lakh pieces of banknotes per day. The currency chests should have CBL of Rs 1,000 crore, subject to ground realities and reasonable restrictions, at the discretion of the Reserve Bank.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For LIC AAO Mains Exam:

RBI 25th Governor: Shaktikant Das, Headquarters: Mumbai, Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata.

Important Days

8. World Homoeopathy Day: 10th April

i. The World Homoeopathy Day 2019 will be observed across the world on April 10 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the founder of Homoeopathy, Dr Christian Fredrich Samuel Hahnemann.

ii. On the occasion of the World Homoeopathy Day 2019, the Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH), an autonomous research organisation under the Union Ministry of AYUSH organised a two-day convention (on 9th and 10th April) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.

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