Current Affairs: Daily GK Update 19th August 2017

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ii. The campaign was launched on WHD with the theme- #NotATarget. The Day is organized by the United Nations.

• Xi Jinping is the present President of China.
• The Capital of China is Beijing and its Currency is Renminbi.

ii. He was appointed as the Navy chief by President Maithripala Sirisena. Sinniah succeeds Vice Admiral Ravi Wijegunaratne who has retired.

• He is the second Tamil to head the Lankan Navy after Rajan Kadirgamar, who was the commander in the late 1960s. 

• Union Bank of India headquarters in Mumbai.

• Defence minister of India is Arun Jaitley.

ii. The charity was founded in 1982 to assist 6,000 Cambodian refugees who had lost limbs and later co-founded the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) in 1992 which won the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Neymar is from Brazil.

ii. The appointment of Kudashev comes nearly seven months after the death of Russia’s previous ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin.

• Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia.
• The Capital of Russia is Moscow and its Currency is Russian ruble.

ii. He will replace Kaher Kazem. Kazem has been appointed as the President and CEO of GM Korea.

• General Motors India was founded in 1995.

ii. Before joining IBBI, Dr. Suri was serving as Chief General Manager, Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India (IRDAI). She has also received Honorary membership for High Scholastic Achievement from USA.

• IBBI was set up on 1st October 2016 under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code).

ii. Apart from other recognitions, Paul was the first Indian to be profiled by The British Journal of Photography in 1967.