Current Affairs 13th and 14th January 2019: Daily GK Update

14 January 2019
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Current Affairs 13th and 14th January 2019: Daily GK Update

The General Awareness Section of Banking Exams covers numerous sections in it like Banking Awareness, Static GK, and Current Affairs. But the most important thing that you might have noticed is that both the Banking Awareness and Static Awareness questions asked in the General Awareness Section are based on Current Affairs only. The questions on Static and Banking Awareness are related to the countries, events or anything that has been in news for a while. Here is the Daily GK Update to get you acquainted with the top events that made the headlines today!!

National News

1. Gujarat Becomes The First State To Implement 10% Quota For General Category
i. Gujarat has become the first state to implement the 10% reservation for economically weaker sections of the general category. This comes a day after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the bill.
ii. Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani stated that it will also be applicable to jobs for which announcement has been made but the procedure is yet to commence.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018- 

Gujarat Governor- Om Prakash Kohli. 

2. Sushil Modi To Head Committee On GST Revenue Shortfall Faced By States
i. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi will head the 7-member committee to look into revenue shortfall being faced by the states after the GST roll-out and suggest steps for augmenting collections.
ii. The GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state ministers, had on December 22, 2018, decided to set up a group of ministers (GoM) to analyze reasons for the shortfall in revenue collections by the states since July 2017.

3. Sikkim CM Launched ‘One Family, One Job’ Scheme
i. Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling launched the ‘One Family One Job’ scheme, under which for every family one government job has been allotted, in Gangtok. New recruits were taken for Group C and Group D posts in 12 departments.
ii. Thus, Sikkim became the first state in the country to carry out such a programme for the people entitling them to state government employee benefits. He also declared that all loan debts in the farming and agriculture sector would be revoked.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018- 

CM Chamling is the longest serving CM of Independent India.

Sikkim Governor:  Ganga Prasad.

4. Rajyavardhan Rathore Launched 'National Youth Parliament Festival 2019'
i. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, Col Rajyavardhan Rathore launched the National Youth Parliament Festival 2019 at a function in New Delhi.
ii. The theme of the festival is- 'Be the Voice of New India and Find solutions and contribute to policy'.

5. India, US Hold 2+2 Inter-Sessional Meeting in New Delhi
i. A 2+2 Inter-Sessional meeting between the United States and India took place in New Delhi, focusing on the progress of defence and foreign policy issues between the two countries.
ii. The Indian delegation was led jointly by Joint Secretary (AMS) from the Ministry of External Affairs Gourangalal Das, and Joint Secretary (PIC) from the Ministry of Defence, Shambhu S Kumaran.

6. US Launches 'Fair Value for Innovation' At Raisina Dialogue
i. The Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) of United States Chamber of Commerce launched a new innovation strategy at Raisina Dialogue, 2019 in New Delhi. The Initiative is titled as “Fair Value for Innovation”.\
ii. The Initiative will examine economic underpinnings in order to enable breakthrough innovation and explore the opportunities to harness innovation capital in India and around the globe through research, advocacy, partnerships, and programs.

Awards

7. Namita Gokhale Wins Sushila Devi Literature Award
i. Writer Namita Gokhale has won the Sushila Devi Literature Award for her novel “Things to Leave Behind”.
ii. She was awarded in the ‘Best Book of Fiction Written by a Woman Author’ category at the inaugural edition of Bhopal Literature and Art Festival (BLF).

8. Presidential Award Presented to PM Narendra Modi
i. The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, received the first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award, in New Delhi. The Award focuses on the triple-bottom-line of People, Profit, and Planet. It will be offered annually to the leader of a Nation.
ii. Prof. Philip Kotler is a world-renowned Professor of Marketing at Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management. Owing to his ill-health, he deputed Dr. Jagdish Sheth of EMORY University, Georgia, USA, to confer the award.

Appointments

9. TCS Appoints Daniel Callahan As Independent Director
i. India’s largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services has appointed Don Callahan as an additional and independent director for a period of 5 years, based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
ii. He was the Chief Administrative Officer and Head of Operations and Technology at Citigroup and was a member of Citi’s Operating Committee earlier.

Static/Current Takeaways Important for IBPS Clerk Mains Exam 2018- 

Tata Sons Chairman: N Chandrasekaran.

Sports News

10. Khelo India Youth Games Concludes: Maharashtra Tops Medal Tally
i. Maharashtra topped the medal tally with 37 golds at the Khelo India Youth Games in Pune. It had 111 medals in its kitty with 37 gold, 31 silver and 43 bronze. Delhi was at second position with 35 gold and Haryana too maintains its third position with 29 gold. 
ii. 10-year old Abhinav Shaw became the youngest gold medallist in the shooting. He teamed up with Mehuli Ghosh to help West Bengal win the 10m air rifle mixed team event.

11. Kartik Singh Becomes Youngest Indian to Win Junior World Title
i. Gurgaon’s 8-year-old Kartik Singh has won the under-8 category at the Kids' Golf World Championship organized by US kids Golf in Malaysia, which makes him the youngest Indian to win the title.

12. Bengaluru Raptors Won 1st Ever PBL Title
i. Bengaluru Raptors have won their first ever Premier Badminton League, PBL title. In the title clash played at Bengaluru, Bengaluru edged out Mumbai Rockets, with a 4-3 win.
ii. Star player Kidambi Srikanth, Vu Ji Trang and the Men’s Doubles pair of Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Satiawan won their matches for Bengaluru guiding them to victory.