Daily Dose of GK : 15th October, 2015

Daily Dose of GK : 15th October, 2015

1. Kailash Satyarthi selected for 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award:

Nobel Peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi has been selected for the prestigious 2015 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year Award. (This award recognise the works and deeds individuals who have improved the quality of lives and inspired people to greater heights). He has been awarded this award in recognition for championing the cause of child reform and ending all forms of violence against children. Kailash Satyarthi had won Nobel Peace Prize in 2014 and shared it with Malala Yousafzai. He was at the forefront of driving few agendas Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which were announced at United Nations SDG Summit in September 2015.

2. Tata Housing tied-up with Facebook to sell its affordable homes online:

Real estate developer Tata Housing on 14 October 2015 tied-up with social networking firm Facebook to sell its affordable homes online. For this purpose, Tata Housing launched the new campaign titled ‘Social sell on    Face book. Through this new campaign Social sell, the company plans to sell around 250 units of its new five-acre residential project in Goa called Goa Paradise.

Earlier, Tata Housing tied up with real estate portal Housing.com and online marketplace Snapdeal to sell its housing units across the country

3. Portugal became the first European country to sign the MoU on establishment of Nalanda University

Portugal on 9 October 2015 became the first European country to sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the establishment of Nalanda University.

Nalanda University is a non-state, non-profit, secular and self-governing international institution mandated to be engaged in the pursuit of intellectual, philosophical, historical and spiritual studies. It was established through Nalanda University Act, 2010 and formally inaugurated on 19 September 2014.

4. Uttar Pradesh Government launched mobile app ‘mSehat’ for health workers

Uttar Pradesh government on 13 October 2015 launched the mobile app ‘mSehat’  for health workers to record maternal and infant data in real-time.

The application is aimed at improving the infant mortality rate outcomes. mSehat is a cloud-hosted solution to facilitate remote access and enrolment from across the region through 2G-enabled mobile devices. The recorded data will be stored in the cloud, which will act as the central repository.

5. Pranab Mukherjee becomes 1st Indian President to address Israeli Parliament Knesset

Pranab Mukherjee became first Indian President to address Israeli Parliament Knesset. He is also is first Indian President to make a state visit Israel.

Both countries also signed agreements on double taxation avoidance, cultural exchange and academic fields.