Sunday Feb 10, 2019
1. GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD
ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW MASCOT
FOR THE 13THUN CONVENTION ON
THE CMS COP-13
*Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh
Vardhan,on Friday announced the Great Indian Bustard as the mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species to be held in Gujarat in 2020.
*COP-13 will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 15 - 22 February, 2020.
2. HEALTH MINISTRY CONDUCTS
8TH ROUND OF NATIONAL
DEWORMING DAY CAMPAIGN
*The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted its 8th round of National Deworming Day with an objective to reduce the prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminths or parasitic intestinal worms so that there will be no longer be public health problem.
*The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare envisioned an open-defecation-free India which holds the capacity to reduce the overall worm burden in a community.
3. BANKS LIABLE FOR UNAU-
THORIZED WITHDRAWALS FROM
CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS, KERALA
HIGH COURT
*The Kerala High Court Justice P B Suresh Kumar, ordered that banks cannot be absolved of the liability for unauthorized withdrawals from their customers' accounts.
*While dismissing the appeal of SBI, the court clarified that SMS alerts cannot be the basis to determine the liability of a customer, as there would be account holders who do not check SMS alerts regularly.
4. MULTINATIONAL MARITIME
EXERCISE 'AMAN 19 COMMENCED
IN KARACHI
The 5-day multinational maritime exercise 'AMAN-19 in which 46 nations participated from all over the world was formally commenced at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, with a colorful flag hosting ceremony.
*Principal aim to conduct this exercise is to facilitate a forum of understanding of each other's maritime concepts and operation cultures and to produce ways and means to confront common threat at sea.
5. HELICOPTER-LAUNCHED
ANTI-TANK MISSILE'HELINA
TEST-FIRED IN BALASORE, ODISHA
*India test-fired Helina, a helicopter-launched version of the Nag anti-tank guided missile, with a hit range of 7-8 km, from the Odisha Coast on Friday.
*Helina was launched from an Army chopper and the weapon system was tested for its full range near the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in the Balasore District of Odisha.
6. ROHIT SHARMA BECOMES 1ST
INDIAN TO SMASH 100 SIXES IN T20
CRICKET
*Indian opener Rohit Sharma became the first man from his country to smash a century of sixes in T201 cricket in the second T20 between India and New Zealand held in Eden park in New Zealand.
*Rohit Sharma surpassed Martin Guptill tobecome the highest scorer in T20 Internationals with 102 sixes,
1. GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD
ANNOUNCED AS THE NEW MASCOT
FOR THE 13THUN CONVENTION ON
THE CMS COP-13
*Union Environment Minister, Dr. Harsh
Vardhan,on Friday announced the Great Indian Bustard as the mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species to be held in Gujarat in 2020.
*COP-13 will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 15 - 22 February, 2020.
2. HEALTH MINISTRY CONDUCTS
8TH ROUND OF NATIONAL
DEWORMING DAY CAMPAIGN
*The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare conducted its 8th round of National Deworming Day with an objective to reduce the prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminths or parasitic intestinal worms so that there will be no longer be public health problem.
*The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare envisioned an open-defecation-free India which holds the capacity to reduce the overall worm burden in a community.
3. BANKS LIABLE FOR UNAU-
THORIZED WITHDRAWALS FROM
CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS, KERALA
HIGH COURT
*The Kerala High Court Justice P B Suresh Kumar, ordered that banks cannot be absolved of the liability for unauthorized withdrawals from their customers' accounts.
*While dismissing the appeal of SBI, the court clarified that SMS alerts cannot be the basis to determine the liability of a customer, as there would be account holders who do not check SMS alerts regularly.
4. MULTINATIONAL MARITIME
EXERCISE 'AMAN 19 COMMENCED
IN KARACHI
The 5-day multinational maritime exercise 'AMAN-19 in which 46 nations participated from all over the world was formally commenced at Pakistan Navy Dockyard, with a colorful flag hosting ceremony.
*Principal aim to conduct this exercise is to facilitate a forum of understanding of each other's maritime concepts and operation cultures and to produce ways and means to confront common threat at sea.
5. HELICOPTER-LAUNCHED
ANTI-TANK MISSILE'HELINA
TEST-FIRED IN BALASORE, ODISHA
*India test-fired Helina, a helicopter-launched version of the Nag anti-tank guided missile, with a hit range of 7-8 km, from the Odisha Coast on Friday.
*Helina was launched from an Army chopper and the weapon system was tested for its full range near the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in the Balasore District of Odisha.
6. ROHIT SHARMA BECOMES 1ST
INDIAN TO SMASH 100 SIXES IN T20
CRICKET
*Indian opener Rohit Sharma became the first man from his country to smash a century of sixes in T201 cricket in the second T20 between India and New Zealand held in Eden park in New Zealand.
*Rohit Sharma surpassed Martin Guptill tobecome the highest scorer in T20 Internationals with 102 sixes,
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