DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. CABINET APPROVES MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JORDAN ON COOPERATION IN
HEALTH SECTOR
i. The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding between India and Jordan
on cooperation in the field of Health & Medical Science.
ii. A Working Group will be set up to to oversee the
implementation of this MoU and further elaborate the details of cooperation.
iii. The govt will cover sectors like :Health Research,Tobacco
Control,National Health Statistics,Health System Governance,Regulation of
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices and Diagnosis, Treatment and Medication in
Tuberculosis.
2. 1ST MEGA FOOD
PARK INAUGURATED IN MAHARASHTRA
i. The first Mega Food Park in the state of Maharashtra at Mega
Food Park Pvt. Ltd. at Village Degaon, District Satara was inaugurated by
Harsimrat Kaur Badal.
ii. This is the 10th Mega Food Park being operationalized in the
country .Satara Mega Food Park has been set up in 64 acres of land at a cost of
Rs. 139.30 crore.
3. INDIA TO GROW 7.6% IN 2018: MOODY'S
i. Moody's Investors Service estimated that India will grow 7.6%
in 2018 and 7.5% in 2019, and gives signs of economic recovery from the impact
of demonetisation and GST.
ii. Moody’s stated the Budget for fiscal year beginning April 1
(2018-19) includes some measures to stabilise rural economy that was
disproportionately hit by demonitisation
4. TOKYO UNVEILS MASCOTS FOR 2020 OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS
i. Tokyo unveiled mascot for the 2020 Olympic Games: a futuristic
blue-checked, doe-eyed character with pointy ears and “special powers” that was
picked by schoolchildren across mascot-mad Japan.
ii. One has an athletic figure and a strong sense of justice. The
other is a cherry blossom-inspired superhero.
5. CENTRE APPROVES RS 2900 CRORE TO MAKE CITIES SAFER FOR WOMEN
i. Women and Child Development Ministry has approved projects
worth over Rs 2,900 crore under the Nirbhaya fund for eight major cities to
make them safer for women.
ii. The Nirbhaya Fund was set up after gruesome gangrape and
murder of a paramedical student in Delhi in 2012, and aims at improving safety
for women.
iii. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi is the Union Cabinet Minister for Women
& Child Development.
6. IOC RESTORES RUSSIA'S OLYMPIC MEMBERSHIP
i. International Olympic Committee has restored Russia's Olympic
membership with immediate effect following its suspension from the Winter
Olympics at Pyeongchang in South Korea.
ii. Russia was banned from February's Games by the IOC over
state-sponsored doping.
iii. Before closing ceremony of Winter Olympics, the IOC had
stated that the ban would be lifted, as long as there were no more anti-doping
violations.
7. 27TH SULTAN AZLAN SHAH CUP HOCKEY TOURNAMENT BEGINS IN MALAYSIA
i. The 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Hockey tournament begins in the
Malaysian city of Ipoh.
ii. Six nations – India, hosts
Malaysia, defending champions England, Australia, Argentina and Ireland – are
taking part in the tournament.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q.1 CABINET APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FINANCIAL
REPORTING AUTHORITY. HOW MANY MEMBERS ARE THERE IN NFRA?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 5
4. 6
Q.2 WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A 24-HOUR
HELPLINE, CLAIMING TO BE THE FIRST IN INDIA, TO OFFER INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON EDUCATION
TO STUDENTS?
1. Kerala
2. Karnataka
3. Delhi
4. Tamil Nadu
Q.3 IN WHICH STATE, THE SATARA MEGA FOOD PARK WAS INAUGURATED BY
HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL, MINISTER OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES?
1. Maharashtra
2. Sikkim
3. Rajasthan
4. Haryana
Q.4 WHEN IS THE ZERO DISCRIMINATION DAY OBSERVED ALL OVER THE
WORLD?
1. 1st March
2. 2nd March
3. 3rd March
4. 4th March
Q.5 WHO WON SILVER MEDAL IN IN THE WOMEN’S 50KG FREESTYLE EVENT,
AT THE ASIAN WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN?
1. Subba Reddy
2. Aravind Godson
3. Rajendra Kumar
4. Vinesh Phogat
ANSWERS:
1-C 2-D 3-A 4-A 5-D
