DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27 NOV 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. RAJNATH SINGH CHAIRS 12TH MEETING OF STANDING COMMITTEE OF
INTER-STATE COUNCIL HELD IN DELHI
i. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the 12th
meeting of the Standing Committee of Inter-State Council (ISC) held in New
Delhi.
ii. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recommendations
of the Punchhi Commission on Centre-state relations.
iii. The Standing Committee considered 118 recommendations
contained in Volumes-III, IV and V and finalised its recommendations.
2. 115 BACKWARD DISTRICTS IN INDIA TO BE TRANSFORMED BY 2022
i. The government had identified 115 backward districts for rapid
transformation by 2022, in line with PM Narendra Modi’s vision to create a “New
India” over the next five years. Senior level government officials, at the rank
of Additional Secretary and Joint Secretary, have been nominated as ‘Prabhari’
officers for each district.
ii. A detailed briefing of these officials was held under the
chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary P.K. Sinha. He advised the Prabhari officers
to immediately form a team with state representatives and bring convergence in
their effort.
iii. Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba said 35 districts have been
selected on the basis of reported violence by Left Wing Extremists, 55
districts are affected by Left Wing Extremism and another 15, including
districts in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast, are affected by terrorism.
3. INTERNATIONAL MULTILATERAL MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE
2017 BEGINS IN BANGLADESH
i. The International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue
Exercise 2017 (IMMSAREX 2017) began in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh.
ii. Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff of Indian Navy,
is attending the exercise. The exercise held
under the aegis of Indian Ocean Naval Symposium. Indian Naval Ships
Ranvir, Sahyadri, Gharial and Sukanya along with one Maritime Patrol Aircraft
P-8I participating in the exercise. An ‘Extraordinary Conclave of Chiefs’
meeting of IONS also held on 28 November 2017.
4. PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES THE INTERNATIONAL AMBEDKAR
CONCLAVE
i. The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the
International Ambedkar Conclave, organised by the Forum of SC and ST
Legislators and Parliamentarians, in New Delhi.
ii. The President said that the Constitution, of which Dr Ambedkar
is considered the Chief Architect, has given our democracy a strong framework.
5. INTENSIVE PROGRAM TO TRAIN ELECTED WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES OF
PANCHAYATI RAJ INSTITUTIONS LAUNCHED
i. The Minister of Women and Child Development, Smt Maneka Sanjay
Gandhi launched an intensive training program for Elected Women Representatives
of Panchayati Raj Institutions and Master Trainers, in New Delhi.
ii. This capacity building program is being organized by National
Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development of the WCD Ministry which
will ultimately train approximately twenty thousand EWRs covering nearly 50
EWRs from each district by March, 2018.
6. GOLDEN TEMPLE AWARDED ‘MOST VISITED PLACE OF THE WORLD’ -WBR
i. the Golden Temple has been awarded the ‘most visited place of
the world’ by ‘World Book of Records’, a London-based organisation that
catalogues and verifies world records.
ii. General secretary of WBR India chapter, Surbhi Kaul, and
president of WBR Punjab chapter, Randeep Singh Kohli, gave this award to
Shriomani Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee chief secretary Roop Singh and other
senior officials at Teja Singh Samundari Hall, Amritsar.
ii. He said on average more than one lakh devotees visit the
shrine every day. He honoured the WBR team with ‘siropas’ and a model of the
Golden Temple.
7. JUSTICE SATRUGHANA PUJAHARI SWORN IN AS MADRAS HC JUDGE
i. Justice Satrughana Pujahari was sworn in as a Judge of the
Madras High Court by Chief Justice Indira Banerjee. Justice Satrughana Pujahari
had been transferred from the High Court of Orissa to the Madras High Court.
8. HEALTH MINISTRY WINS BRONZE MEDAL AT THE INDIA INTERNATIONAL
TRADE FAIR 2017
i. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been awarded the
Bronze Medal for its creative and informative display at the 37th India
International Trade Fair 2017 being held at Pragati Maidan.
ii. The award was presented by Shri C R Chaudhary, Minister of
State (Commerce and Industry) at a function organized to award the winners.
9. GOPI THONAKAL WINS GOLD IN ASIAN MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Gopi Thonakal became the first Indian man to win Asian Marathon
Championship after he won gold in the 16th edition of the Asian Marathon
Championship, in Dongguan, China.
ii. Gopi Thonakal clocked 2 hours 15 minutes and 48 seconds and
won the gold. Andrey Petrov of Uzbekistan bagged the silver with a timing of
2:15:51s and Byambalev Tseveenravdan of Mongolia won bronze by clocking
2:16:14s.
iii. Gopi Thonakal has become the first Indian man to win the
title after the formation of separate Asian Marathon championships. Earlier
Asha Agarwal won the women’s title when it was part of the biennial Asian Track
& Field Championships.
10. 26TH NOVEMBER: CONSTITUTION DAY BEING CELEBRATED
i. 26th November is Constitution Day. On the day in 1949, the
constitution was adopted which came into force on January 26, 1950 marking the
beginning of a new era in the history of India. From 2015, the Government is
observing 26th November as Constitution Day.
ii. The HRD Ministry has launched a Digital Signature campaign to
generate awareness on fundamental duties enshrined in the Constitution. People
can join the campaign by filling a form online.
OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. THE CONSTITUTION DAY IS ALSO CELEBRATED AS __?
a) Samvidhan Divas
b) National Law Day
c) National Preamble Day
d) a & b
Q2. TOTALLY HOW MANY BACKWARD DISTRICTS WERE IDENTIFIED FOR
RAPID TRANSFORMATION BY 2022, IN LINE WITH PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI’S VISION TO CREATE A “NEW INDIA”
OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS?
a) 125
b) 155
c) 115
d) 100
Q3. ACCORDING TO THE ‘WORLD BOOK OF RECORDS’, WHICH MONUMENT HAS
BEEN AWARDED THE ‘MOST VISITED PLACE OF
THE WORLD’?
a) Great wall of China
b) Taj Mahal
c) Christ the redeemer
d) Golden Temple
Q4. THE 12TH MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF INTER-STATE
COUNCIL (ISC) WAS HELD AT?
a) Delhi
b) Srinagar
c) Patna
d) Mumbai
Q5. WHO BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN MAN TO WIN GOLD IN THE 16TH
EDITION OF THE ASIAN MARATHON CHAMPIONSHIP,
IN DONGGUAN, CHINA?
a) Ankit Sharma
b) Manavjit Singh
c) Gopi Thonakal
d) Srikanth Kidambi
ANSWERS:
1 - B 2 - C 3 - D 4
- A 5 - C
