{"id":5841,"date":"2019-12-16T09:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T04:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/?p=5841"},"modified":"2019-12-16T16:45:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-16T11:15:06","slug":"daily-current-affairs-gk-1st-december-2019-for-rrb-ntpc-group-d-ssc-cgl-sbi-ibps-nvs-police-upsc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-1st-december-2019-for-rrb-ntpc-group-d-ssc-cgl-sbi-ibps-nvs-police-upsc\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Current Affairs GK 1st December 2019 for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, SBI, IBPS, NVS, Police, UPSC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs International<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People November 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People<\/strong>\u00a0is observed on\u00a0<strong>November 29<\/strong>\u00a0every year. The day is also known as\u00a0<strong>Solidarity Day<\/strong>. The day marks the anniversary of resolution 181.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>History:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>1977<\/strong>, the\u00a0<strong>United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)<\/strong>\u00a0passed a resolution 32\/40 B and called for the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People. On\u00a0<strong>29 November 1947<\/strong>, the UNGA adopted the resolution on the partition of Palestine and passed\u00a0<strong>resolution 181 (II)<\/strong>\u00a0on the observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.<\/li>\n<li>On\u00a0<strong>1 December 2005<\/strong>, the Assembly requested the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People and the Division for Palestinian Rights. It organized an annual exhibit on Palestinian rights or a cultural event in cooperation with the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the UN.<\/li>\n<li>The day encourages the Member States to continue to give the widest support and publicity to the observance of the Day of Solidarity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also Read,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-questions-with-answers-1st-december-2019\/\">GK Current Affairs Quiz 1st December 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-questions-with-answers-30th-november-2019\/\">GK Current Affairs Quiz 30th November 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-30th-november-2019\/\">Daily Current Affairs GK 30th November 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-questions-with-answers-29th-november-2019\/\">GK Current Affairs Quiz 29th November 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-29th-november-2019\/\">Daily Current Affairs GK 29th November 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/general-knowledge\/gk-current-affairs-quiz-questions-with-answers-28th-november-2019\/\">GK Current Affairs Quiz 28th November 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-28th-november-2019\/\">Daily Current Affairs Gk 28th November 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs &#8211; National<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><strong>CM Arvind Kejriwal flagged off 100 standard floor buses<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal<\/strong>\u00a0flagged off\u00a0<strong>100 standard floor buses<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>28 November<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The buses are equipped with CCTV cameras, GPS trackers, hydraulic lifts, and a panic button under the cluster scheme.<\/li>\n<li>The addition of new buses is aimed to resolve the shortage of public transportation in the Capital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Newly launched Buses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Most of these buses run between\u00a0<strong>Old Delhi Railway station<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Nilothi, Bakoli Temple, Mubarakpur Dabas, Rohini Sector 23<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Lumpur Border.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Around\u00a0<strong>15 buses<\/strong>\u00a0will operate on the route between\u00a0<strong>Qutubgarh<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>Palika Kendra<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>20<\/strong>\u00a0between\u00a0<strong>Uttam Nagar and Delhi airport<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Delhi government<\/strong>\u00a0also plans to add\u00a0<strong>473 new buses<\/strong>\u00a0in the existing DTC bus fleet between\u00a0<strong>January and May 2020<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIMTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In\u00a0<strong>2019<\/strong>, the Delhi government has added\u00a0<strong>329<\/strong>\u00a0new standard floor buses to the existing fleet so far. The cluster bus fleet operated by the\u00a0<strong>Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal System (DIMTS)<\/strong>. With this introduction, the DIMTS will have\u00a0<strong>2,008 buses.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The move by the Delhi government is to make the public transport sector to become technologically advanced and be recognized internationally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nM S Pawar commissioned Indian Navys sixth Dornier aircraft squadron<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Indian Navy<\/strong>\u00a0has commissioned its s<strong>ixth Dornier aircraft squadron<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0<strong>Porbandar town of Gujarat<\/strong>\u00a0by\u00a0<strong>Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral M S Pawar<\/strong>. It aims to give a fillip to coastal security near the sea border with Pakistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dornier aircraft squadron:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Indian Naval Air Squadron 314<\/strong>\u00a0is called\u00a0<strong>Raptors<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It will operate with four newly-inducted, next-generation Dornier aircraft<\/li>\n<li><strong>Indian Naval Air Squadron (INAS) 314<\/strong>\u00a0marked yet another milestone in the efforts of India towards enhancing maritime security.<\/li>\n<li>The Dornier will enhance the surveillance footprint in the North Arabian Sea.<\/li>\n<li>The squadron will act as the first responder in this crucial region with respect to the strategic location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nGovernment to organize Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>government<\/strong>\u00a0is to organize a two-day Conference on\u00a0<strong>Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat<\/strong>\u00a0form\u00a0<strong>30 November- 1 December 2019<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>Jammu<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It will be inaugurated by\u00a0<strong>Dr. Jitendra Singh<\/strong>, Minister of State (Independent charge) of the Ministry of DONER, Minister of State for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances &amp; Pensions; Atomic Energy &amp; Space along with Shri G.C. Murmu, Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Shri R.B. Udhayakumar, Minister for Revenue &amp; Disaster Management, Government of Tamil Nadu and Shri R.K. Mathur Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Ladakh.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nBirth centenary of Manna Dey observed in Dhaka<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Indira<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Gandhi Cultural Centre of the Indian High Commission<\/strong>\u00a0observed the birth centenary of legendary singer\u00a0<strong>Manna Dey<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Dhaka<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>29 November, 2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A musical tribute was paid to Manna Dey on the occasion.\u00a0<strong>Dr.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Amitabha Chanda<\/strong>\u00a0along with\u00a0<strong>Mridula Samadder<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Samiul Islam<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Poluck<\/strong>\u00a0enthralled the audience with the songs and narration from the biography of Manna Dey.<\/li>\n<li>Deputy High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh\u00a0<strong>Bishwadip Dey<\/strong>\u00a0felicitated the artists after the event.<\/li>\n<li>Manna Dey was born in\u00a0<strong>Kolkata<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>1919<\/strong>. His film career as the singer started in\u00a0<strong>1942<\/strong>\u00a0with the movie\u00a0<strong>Tamanna<\/strong>. In his long musical career spanning over more than\u00a0<strong>5 decades<\/strong>, Manna Dey is credited with some of the most popular songs in films like\u00a0<strong>Do Bigha Zamin, Awara, Mera Nam Joker, Bobby and Sholay<\/strong>\u00a0among many others. In\u00a0<strong>2005<\/strong>\u00a0he was awarded the\u00a0<strong>Padmabhushan<\/strong>. He received\u00a0<strong>Dadasahab<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Phalke<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>award<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>2007<\/strong>. He passed away in\u00a0<strong>2013<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nFASTag deadline extended to December 15<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Union Government<\/strong>\u00a0has extended the date for making\u00a0<strong>FASTag<\/strong>\u00a0mandatory for toll payments on National Highways to\u00a0<strong>15th December, 2019<\/strong>. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways had earlier announced that from\u00a0<strong>1st of December<\/strong>, toll payments on highways would be accepted through FASTags only.<\/li>\n<li>The Ministry in a statement said, to provide some more time to citizens to buy and put FASTag on their vehicles, it has now been decided that charging of double User Fee from vehicles which enter FASTag lane without FASTag will start from\u00a0<strong>15th of December this year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In order to save fuel, time and pollution and to ensure seamless movement of traffic, the government has launched the\u00a0<strong>National Electronic Toll Collection program<\/strong>\u00a0which provides for the collection of user fee through FASTag.\u00a0<strong>National Highways Authority of India<\/strong>, has equipped all Fee Plazas with Electronic Toll Collection System and to ease in availability of FASTag, it has also launched\u00a0<strong>MyFASTag APP\u00a0<\/strong>whereby all information regarding FASTag can be obtained.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nDaily Current Affairs Economy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Saudi Arabia, UAE plans refinery in Maharashtra<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>United Arab Emirates<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Saudi Arabia<\/strong>\u00a0is planning to set up a refinery in\u00a0<strong>Maharashtra, India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The minimum estimated cost to set up the refinery is\u00a0<strong>$70 billion<\/strong>. It exceeds the initial\u00a0<strong>$44 billion<\/strong>\u00a0estimate that was previously announced.<\/li>\n<li>The meeting was held between the\u00a0<strong>Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Refinery in Maharashtra:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The initiative was first announced in\u00a0<strong>2018<\/strong>. The aim is to develop the petrochemicals complex and refinery which would secure the supply of\u00a0<strong>600,000<\/strong>\u00a0barrels per day of Saudi and Emirati crude oil for India&#8217;s market.<\/li>\n<li>It has been decided that the project would be run by a consortium that includes\u00a0<strong>Saudi Aramco<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nHallmarking to be mandatory for gold jewellery from 2021: Ram Vilas Paswan<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hallmarking for Gold jewellery and artefacts<\/strong>\u00a0will be mandatory from\u00a0<strong>15th January 2021<\/strong>.<strong>Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan<\/strong>\u00a0said, notification in this regard will be issued by 15 of January, 2020, giving a period of one year for implementation. He said, Jewellers and Retailers will get one year time for clearing their old or existing stock. Mr Paswan said, more than 26 thousand jewellers have taken the\u00a0<strong>Bureau of Indian Standards, BIS<\/strong>\u00a0(Hallmarking) registration till now.<\/li>\n<li>Our correspondent reports that if anyone is found violating the set rules after 15th January 2021, they may attract a fine of minimum\u00a0<strong>one lakh rupees<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>five times the value of the items<\/strong>\u00a0or a\u00a0<strong>jail term of one year.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Bilateral<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><strong>India to announce LoC of Rs.3,230 crore to Sri Lanka<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong>\u00a0has announced a line of credit of\u00a0<strong>Rs.3,230 crore (approx)<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>Sri Lanka financial assistance<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>$50 million to fight terrorism.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The decision comes after the talks held between\u00a0<strong>PM Modi<\/strong>\u00a0and Sri Lanka&#8217;s newly elected President\u00a0<strong>Gotabaya Rajapaksa<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Rajapaksa&#8217;s visit to India:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The newly elected\u00a0<strong>Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa<\/strong>\u00a0is on a three-day visit to India.<\/li>\n<li>He held a discussion with\u00a0<strong>Indian PM Narendra Modi<\/strong>. The talks focused on issues like fulfilling the aspirations of\u00a0<strong>the Tamil community in Sri Lanka.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The talks aim to boost security, trade ties and address concerns of the fishermen.<\/li>\n<li>The leaders also discussed to strengthen mutual cooperation in dealing with terrorism. The talks also focused on economic cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>India, Japan to hold Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue in New Delhi<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Toshimitsu Motegi<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Japanese Defence Minister Taro Kono<\/strong>\u00a0called on\u00a0<strong>Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>New Delhi<\/strong>\u00a0this morning (<strong>30 November, 2019<\/strong>). The Japanese Ministers are on a day&#8217;s working visit to participate in 22 India-Japan Dialogue today. They will also meet\u00a0<strong>External Affairs<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar<\/strong>\u00a0ahead of the dialogue.<\/li>\n<li>The meeting will provide an opportunity for the two sides to further strengthening defence and security cooperation to provide greater depth to the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The two sides will also exchange views on the situation in the\u00a0<strong>Indo-Pacific region<\/strong>\u00a0and their efforts for achieving their shared objective of peace, prosperity and progress for a better future for the people of the two countries and the region.<\/li>\n<li>The meeting is being held following the decision taken by\u00a0<strong>Prime Minister Modi\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Prime Minister Abe<\/strong>\u00a0during the\u00a0<strong>13th India-Japan Annual Summit\u00a0<\/strong>held in\u00a0<strong>Japan<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>October 2018<\/strong>\u00a0to institute a Foreign and\u00a0<strong>Defence Ministerial Dialogue<\/strong>\u00a0for further deepening bilateral Security and Defence cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>India to set up 12 hi-tech parks in Bangladesh<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India<\/strong>\u00a0will set up\u00a0<strong>12 hi-tech parks<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Bangladesh<\/strong>\u00a0at a cost of\u00a0<strong>$193 million.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Speaking at a business meeting in\u00a0<strong>Rangpur\u00a0<\/strong>organised by the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry on\u00a0<strong>28 November, 2019<\/strong>, High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh\u00a0<strong>Riva Ganguly<\/strong>\u00a0Das said that these hi-tech parks will provide training to\u00a0<strong>30,000<\/strong>\u00a0youth of Bangladesh as skilled IT professionals.<\/li>\n<li>She also inaugurated\u00a0<strong>Swami Vivekananda Bhawan<\/strong>\u00a0at Rangpur which houses a\u00a0<strong>Computer Center, Charitable Medical Centre, Coaching centre\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>student&#8217;s home<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs Science and Technology<\/h2>\n<div><strong>Centre to set up a new rocket launch pad at Kulasekarapattinam<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>government of India<\/strong>\u00a0is to set up a new rocket launch pad near\u00a0<strong>Kulasekarapattinam<\/strong>\u00a0in the\u00a0<strong>State of Tamil Nadu.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was announced by the\u00a0<strong>Union Minister of Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh.<\/strong>\u00a0The move is because of the increasing launches from India for both domestic and international customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Necessity:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Currently, the\u00a0<strong>ISRO<\/strong>\u00a0has two launch pads at\u00a0<strong>Sriharikota<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong>\u00a0The number of satellites launched every year by\u00a0<strong>ISRO<\/strong>\u00a0has increased over\u00a0<strong>30<\/strong>. In\u00a0<strong>2018<\/strong>\u00a0alone,\u00a0<strong>ISRO<\/strong>\u00a0has launched\u00a0<strong>17 missions.\u00a0<\/strong>From the year\u00a0<strong>1994 to 2015<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>ISRO&#8217;s PSLV<\/strong>\u00a0has launched\u00a0<strong>around<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>84 satellites.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Satish Dhawan Space Centre<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>SHAR spaceport<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>Sriharikota<\/strong>, which is responsible for the integration of launchers, houses two operational launch pads.<\/li>\n<li>The new launchpad will be used for future Indian rockets including small satellite launch vehicles, the Unified Modular Launch Vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk III, Avatar Reusable Launch Vehicle (Avatar RLV), Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nISRO transferred space grade Li-Ion cell technology to BHEL<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)<\/strong>\u00a0transferred its indigenous technology to produce space-grade\u00a0<strong>lithium-ion cells (Li-ion cells)<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)<\/strong>\u00a0as per the\u00a0<strong>TTA<\/strong>\u00a0signed in\u00a0<strong>March 2018.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>BHEL is setting up the Li-Ion production facility near Bangalore in\u00a0<strong>Karnataka<\/strong>. The announcement was given by the\u00a0<strong>Union Minister of Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>BHEL&#8217;s new facility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>BHEL<\/strong>\u00a0has procured and commission the various equipments, both indigenous and imported, to establish the facility.<\/li>\n<li>After the agreement, ISRO has provided all technical documentation that will be needed to establish the production plant and hands-on training in various production activities for BHEL staff at ISRO&#8217;s facilities.<\/li>\n<li>As per the Technology Transfer Agreement, space-grade Li-Ion cells manufactured by BHEL are meant for meeting the national requirements only. However, BHEL can also sell the space-grade Li-Ion cells to parties outside India after obtaining prior written consent from ISRO.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Background:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In March 2018, BHEL signed the Technology Transfer Agreement (TTA) with ISRO to acquire the Li-ion Cell production technology. The TTA was signed at ISRO Headquarters, Bengaluru. The production facility will target to meet the Li-Ion Cell requirements for ISRO and other strategic sectors. With this TTA, BHEL can produce and sell Li-Ion cells to meet the other national and commercial applications by modifying the space-grade cell as per the requirement. It is expected that it can lead to cost reduction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nDAC approved weapons worth more than Rs.22,800 crore<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Defence Acquisition Council (DAC)<\/strong>\u00a0chaired by\u00a0<strong>Defence Minister Rajnath Singh<\/strong>\u00a0approved procurements of anti-submarine P-8I aircraft, airborne warning aircraft, and thermal imaging sights for assault rifles worth more than\u00a0<strong>Rs.22,800 crore<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>28 November<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The aim of the procurement is to promote defence services. The procurement will strengthen the Navy&#8217;s capabilities for\u00a0<strong>Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>maritime coastal surveillance, and Anti-Surface Vessel (ASV) strike.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other approvals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DAC<\/strong>\u00a0also approved the procurement of long-range\u00a0<strong>Anti-submarine Warfare P-8I aircraft for the Navy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>DAC revalidated the Acceptance of Necessity for the procurement of additional A<strong>irborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)\u00a0<\/strong>aircraft as a follow up to the indigenous\u00a0<strong>Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&amp;C) programme.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The mission system and sub-systems for these approved aircraft will be indigenously designed, developed and integrated into the main platform by Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong><br \/>\nCentre to set up Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Government<\/strong>\u00a0has set up the\u00a0<strong>Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)<\/strong>\u00a0at\u00a0<strong>NITI Aayog<\/strong>. It encourages the schools to provide exposure to science and technology to students so that they can be acquainted with futuristic technology platforms.<\/li>\n<li>It was announced by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development,\u00a0<strong>Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal &#8216;Nishank&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Aim:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The main objective of establishing AIM is to create scientific character and innovative thoughts among the young minds of the country.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>AIM-Atal Tinkering Laboratories:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>AIM is to establish\u00a0<strong>Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL)<\/strong>\u00a0across the country for students between grade\u00a0<strong>6th to 12th<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The lab will be equipped with the latest emerging technologies such as\u00a0<strong>electronics<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Internet of things (IoT), 3D printing, Robotics, etc.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>In schools, AIM will facilitate to set up a network of ATL in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ATL:<\/strong><br \/>\nATL initiative aims to Cultivate 1 Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators. It aims to foster creativity, curiosity, and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills including computational thinking, design mind-set, adaptive learning, rapid calculations, physical computing, measurements, etc.<br \/>\n<strong>Implementation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>So far, ATL has selected\u00a0<strong>8878<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>schools<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>4680 schools<\/strong>\u00a0have been given the ATL grant in aid for the establishment of ATL.<\/li>\n<li>The government has announced a total of Rs<strong>. 1000 crores<\/strong>\u00a0for AIM up to the financial year 2019-20. There is no direct allocation of funds by AIM at a state and district level. The funds will be directly allocated by AIM to the beneficiaries and administered centrally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Daily Current Affairs &#8211; Sports<\/h2>\n<div><strong>Ekana Cricket Stadium became the second neutral venue in India to host a Test match<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Lucknow<\/strong>\u00a0became the second\u00a0<strong>neutral venue in India<\/strong>\u00a0to host a\u00a0<strong>Test match.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Afghanistan<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>West Indies<\/strong>\u00a0are playing in a one-off Test at the stadium.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Dehradun<\/strong>\u00a0became the first neutral venue to host a Test in the country.\u00a0<strong>Afghanistan<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>host<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Ireland<\/strong>\u00a0for a one-off Test in\u00a0<strong>March 2019.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Neutral venue:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dubai International Cricket Stadium<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Sheikh Zayed Stadium<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Abu Dhabi<\/strong>\u00a0have played host to the maximum number of\u00a0<strong>13 neutral Tests<\/strong>\u00a0so far.<\/li>\n<li>It is followed by the\u00a0<strong>Sharjah Cricket Stadium<\/strong>\u00a0which hosted\u00a0<strong>9 matches\u00a0<\/strong>and the Lord&#8217;s London which hosted two such Tests matches.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Current Affairs International International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People November 29 International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People\u00a0is &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Daily Current Affairs GK 1st December 2019 for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, SBI, IBPS, NVS, Police, UPSC\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/news\/current-affairs\/daily-current-affairs-gk-1st-december-2019-for-rrb-ntpc-group-d-ssc-cgl-sbi-ibps-nvs-police-upsc\/#more-5841\" aria-label=\"More on Daily Current Affairs GK 1st December 2019 for RRB NTPC, Group D, SSC CGL, SBI, IBPS, NVS, Police, UPSC\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[43],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Daily-Current-Affairs-GK-1st-December-2019.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versionweekly.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}