One Liners of the Day, 16 January 2019

National

• India’s ‘Defence Industrial Corridor’ developed in the state of - Tamil Nadu.
• India's biggest startup incubator which is housed inside a 1.8-lakh square-feet facility at the Technology Innovation Zone (TIZ) inaugurated in – Kochi, Kerala.
• The Ministry of Tourism approved Rs 85.23 crore for the development of this type of circuit in Kerala - Spiritual circuit-III.
• The National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (NAPDDR) by Government of India will be implemented during - 2018-23.
• On 14 January, Government eMarketplace (GeM) launched this Initiative to encourage women entrepreneurs - Womania on GeM.

International

• Saudi Arabia will set up Oil Refinery project in Pakistan at - Gwadar port.
• With the help of China, The Indian Ocean port built in - Pakistan.
• Under the theme of international conference is ‘Micro Irrigation in Modern Agriculture’, the 9th International Micro Irrigation Conference (9IMIC) held in – Aurangabad (Maharashtra, India).

Sports

• The first Grand Slam played in January 2019, which was organized by the International Tennis Federation - Australia Open.

Person In News

• The first-ever Philip Kotler Presidential award given to - Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
• New CEO of Myntra and Jabong Online retailor company - Amar Nagaramhas (replace Ananth Narayanan).

General Knowledge

• Government E-marketplace (GeM) of India established in the year – 2016.
• Government of India's 'Swadesh Darshan' scheme was started in the year - 2014-15.
• International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) established in the year – 1950.
• Headquarter of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage - New Delhi (India).
• Capital of Pakistan - Islamabad.
• Currency of Pakistan - Pakistani Rupee.
• The world's largest oil exporter country - Saudi Arabia.
• Capital of Saudi Arabia - Riyadh.
• Currency of Saudi Arabia - Saudi Riyal.