Friday, 12 July 2019

ONE LINER OF THE DAY 12th July 2019


1.Kalyani Rafael Advanced Systems (KRAS), the joint venture, in which the Indian partner’s holding is 51% and the rest is with Rafael, will manufacture the kits at its production facility near Hyd. & supply them to Bharat Dynamics for further integration.KRAS has secured a $100 million contract for the same.

2.QDigi is a subsidiary of Quess Corp, a Bengaluru-based listed business services firm.Quess Corp board has approved issue of 754,437 equity shares to Amazon.com at an issue price of ₹676 on a preferential basis.Amazon CEO: Jeff Bezos.

3.WHO declared that measles disease has been eradicated in Sri Lanka. The country’s success demonstrates its commitment, and the determination of its health workforce & parents to protect children against measles.WHO Regional Director: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh.

4.The Delhi govt. announced that a solar park — of 5,000 KW capacity — will come up in place of the defunct Rajghat thermal power plant.Acc. to Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain , a waste-to-energy plant will replace the coal-fired power plant.It was run by the Indraprastha Power Generation Comp. Ltd.

5.India had taken up the project under its Rakhine State Development Programme under which 25 mn $ are allocated for a period of 5 years. 22 other proposals which include solar power related projects are under consideration.Indian Ambassador to Myanmar: Saurabh Kumar.

6.South Korean tech giant Samsung announced its partnership with Paisabazaar.com, an online marketplace for financial products in India.Paisabazaar.com will now support Samsung Pay to provide users with a one stop solution to their financial requirements.CEO and Co-founder, Paisabazaar.com - Naveen Kukreja.

7.Fitness brand Reebok announced that Bollywood actor and wellness enthusiast Katrina Kaif will be their new brand ambassador in India. Reebok is headquartered at Canton, Massachusetts.CEO of Reebok:Matthew H. O'Toole

8.The Kerala govt. is working to set up the country’s 1st elephant rehabilitation centre in Kottoor, an ecotourism village near the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The 1st phase of the Rs 105 crore-project was launched last month by CM Pinarayi Vijayan.Governor of Kerala:Palanisamy Sathasivam.

9.Acc. to a UN report, the overall homicide rate in India has decreased by 10% over a period of six years till 2015 but the trend increased "noticeably" in some northern states.The UN Report was named, The Global Study on Homicide 2019

10.The state government informed the Orissa High Court that it has implemented the Centre’s Witness Protection Scheme-2018.Endorsing the Central scheme, the Supreme Court had directed all States and Union Territories to implement it in letter and spirit.Chief minister of Odisha: Naveen Patnaik




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