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Current Affairs 03 November 2019
Maps of newly formed Union Territories of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh released by GoI
- The maps prepared by Survey General of India depicting the new Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has been now released.
- The new Union Territory of Ladakh consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh. The rest of the former State of Jammu and Kashmir is in the new Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
- In 1947, the former State of Jammu and Kashmir had the following 14 districts – Kathua, Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, Anantnag, Baramulla, Poonch, Mirpur, Muzaffarabad, Leh and Ladakh, Gilgit, Gilgit Wazarat, Chilhas and Tribal Territory.
- By 2019, the state government of former Jammu and Kashmir had reorganized the areas of these 14 districts into 28 districts. The names of the new districts are as follows – Kupwara, Bandipur, Ganderbal, Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Shupian, Kulgam, Rajouri, Ramban, Doda, Kishtivar, Samba and Kargil.
PM Modi Releases Commemorative Coin to Mark 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak at Bangkok
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a three-day visit to Bangkok, Thailand to participate in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit as well as East Asia, and Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) summits.
- During the visit, PM Modi released a commemorative coin marking the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on November 2, 2019.
- He also released Thai translation of Tamil classic ‘Tirukkural’.
Unemployment rate rises to 8.5%: CMIE
- As per the data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), India’s unemployment rate in October rose to 8.5%. This is the highest since August 2016, and up from 7.2% in September. Here are some other facts:
- Urban unemployment rate: 8.9%
- Rural unemployment rate: 8.3%.
- Tripura and Haryana saw unemployment levels of more than 20% (the highest),
- while unemployment was the lowest in Tamil Nadu at 1.1%.
OECD predicts India’s GDP growth at 6.6% in 2020-24
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has predicted India’s GDP growth rate for 2020-2024 at 6.6%. For 2013-17 it was 7.4.
- IT was revealed by OECD in its report titled Economic Outlook for Southeast Asia, China and India 2020.
- Overall Southeast Asia region is expected to record 5.7 per cent growth on average in 2020-24.
India ranked 133 in 2019 Women, Peace, and Security Index; Top- Norway
- India has been ranked at 133rd rank in the 2019 Women, Peace, and Security Index. Norway has topped the ranking.
- The ranking has been released by Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security. It ranks 167 countries on women’s equality, reveals trends in women’s wellbeing across 11 indicators.
- Switzerland is on second, Finland on third and Denmark on fourth. Yemen is ranked last.
Industrialist K.K. Modi passes away at 79
- Industrialist and chairman of Modi Enterprises, Krishan Kumar Modi, passed away at the age of 79 years. Modi was also a former president of FICCI. Modi led FICCI in 1997.
- Modi Enterprises includes companies like Godfrey Phillips, Indofil Industries and Modicare. K.K. Modi was the eldest son of late Rai Bahadur Gujarmal Modi (founder of the city of Modinagar).
- K.K. Modi was also the president of the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry from 2002 to 2006.
Madhuri Vijay’s first novel ‘The Far Field’ wins 2019 JCB prize for Literature
- Novel “The Far Field” by US based-Indian author Madhuri Vijay’s has bagged the 2019 JCB prize for Literature. It was her first novel.
- JCB prize for Literature is the most expensive Indian award for writing. It carries a cash prize of ₹25 lakh.