Current Affairs 29th March 2019 | Daily GK Update

2. Tashigang in Himachal Pradesh Becomes World’s Highest Polling Station

i. Tashigang, a Himachal Pradesh village at an altitude of 15,256 feet has now become the highest polling station in the world.
ii. Situated about 29 km from the India-China border, the polling station covers two villages, Tashigang and Gate. 

Static/Current Takeaways Important For LIC AAO Mains Exam:

• Himachal Pradesh CM- Jai Ram Thakur, Governor- Kaptan Singh Solanki. 

3. GI Certification For 5 Varieties Of Indian Coffee

i. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India has recently awarded Geographical Indication (GI) to five varieties of Indian coffee.
ii. They are:

1. Coorg Arabica coffee,
2. Bababudangiris Arabica coffee,
3. Chikmagalur Arabica coffee,
4. Araku Valley Arabica coffee,
5. Bababudangiris Arabica coffee.

Static/Current Takeaways Important For LIC AAO Mains Exam:

• In India, coffee is cultivated in about 4.54 lakh hectares by 3.66 lakh coffee farmers of which 98% are small farmers. Coffee cultivation is mainly done in the Southern States of India:

1. Karnataka – 54%
2. Kerala – 19%
3. Tamil Nadu – 8%

• Coffee is also grown in non-traditional areas like Andhra Pradesh and Odisha (17.2%) and North East States (1.8%).

• The UN Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
• It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote.
• Vladimir Voronkov is the chief of U.N. counter-terrorism.

i. Wipro Limited (Bengaluru Based), a leading global information technology, consulting and business process services company and Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur), signed an MoU to collaborate on high-impact, industry-focused applied research in the areas of 5G and AI.
ii. Research outcomes from this partnership will be leveraged by Wipro to develop solutions for its customers, across industry verticals. IIT Kharagpur will benefit from the commercialization of the joint research insights and Wipro’s real-world industry expertise.