DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 AUG 2015

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1.  ABHISHEK VERMA GRABBED GOLD AT ARCHERY WORLD CUP:

i.  Indian Archer Abhishek Verma Grabbed Gold in the Archery World Cup state 3 competition at Wroclaw , Poland.

ii.  He defeated Esmaeil Ebade of Iran in the final.

2. DEEPIKA KUMARI AND MANGAL SINGH CLINCHED SILVER MEDAL

i.   Indian Recurve Pair Deepika Kumari and Mangal Singh won Silver medal at the World cup State 3 Competition at Wroclaw ,Poland.

ii.  They defeated pair of Mexican players Aida Roman and Juan Rene Serrano

3. ‘START UP INDIA STAND UP INDIA’ CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY PM:

i.  PM Narendra Modi flagged off a new campaign start up India, stand up India to promote Bank Financing.

ii.  The aim is to provide Banks financing for boosting new entrepreneurship

iii.  The scheme is launched on Independence Day

The Banks should encourage at least one Dalit, or tribal entrepreneur and at least one woman for entrepreneurship.

4. KERALA STATE AS ‘DIGITAL STATE’

i.  The Kerala Government has declared Kerala as ‘Digital State’

ii.  Kerala became the first state to achieve it.

iii.  Kerala has 100% mobile connectivity, 75% E-literacy and e-district plans in all district.

CM of Kerala –Oommen Chandy

Digital India mission was started by Narendra Modi.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 16 AUGUST 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1.  FISHERIES POLICY 2015 LAUNCHED BY ODISHA:

i.  Odisha Government approved ‘Fisheries Policy 2015’

ii.  The aim of new policy is to increase the productivity of fish from Island and marine

iii.  The Government aims to develop 15000 hectare of new ponds of fresh water.

i) China is the largest producer of fish in world and India is on 2^nd place.

ii) Andhra Pradesh tops in fish production among Indian States, Andra Pradesh is followed by West Bengal.

2. SANIA 1^ST INDIAN SHUTTLER TO WON SILVER MEDAL AT WORLD BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP

i.   Indian Shuttler Sania Nehwal won Silver medal at World Badminton Championship in Jakarta Indonesia.

ii. She is the first Indian Shuttler to won silver medal at world Badminton Championship

iii.  Earlier in 1983 Shuttler Prakash Padukone was 1^st Indian to won Bronze.

3.  TAJ MAHAL BECOMES FIRST MONUMENT IN WORLD TO HAVE TWITTER ACCOUNT

i.  The Taj Mahal became the 1^st historical monument in the world to have a twitter account.

ii.  It is launched by Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav on 69^th Independence Day.

Tajmahal was built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in the remberance of his wife Mumtaj Mahal at Uttar Pradesh.

4. ‘INDRA-DHANUSH MISSION’ STARTED BY GOVERNMENT

i.  The union Government has launched Indradhanush mission to revamp functioning of Public Sector Banks.

ii.   It was launched by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

iii.  It aims to achieve the objective of economic growth through improving credit and minimising the political interference in the functioning of Public Sector Banks.

iv.  The seven shades of Indradhanush includes appointments, deserting PSBs, Capitalization, Empowerment, Governance, accountability, Bank Board Bureau.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 15 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1.  INDIAN MEN’S HOCKEY WON EUROPEAN SERIES

i.  India’s men Hockey team won European series after defeating Spain in the final at Spain.

Name of Indian Men’s Hockey Captain: Sardara Singh

Name of Indian Women’s Hockey Captain: Suraj Lata Devi

2. INDIA IMPOSED ANTI DUMPING DUTY ON POTASIUM CARBONATE

i.   India imposed Anti dumping duty on Potasium carbonate imports from Taiwan and South Korea

ii.  Potasium Carbonate is used in the manufacture of Lamps, TV picture tubes etc.

iii.  Anti Dumping Duty imposed by the government on imported products which have low prices as compared to domestic market.

iv.  World Trade Organization provides right to impose Anti Dumping Duty

3.  ‘GUJAR MAL MODI AWARD’ TO MUSTANSIR BARMA:

i.  Professor Mustansir Barma won Gujar Mal Modi Award for innovative science and Technology.

ii.  The Award is given for his contribution in the field of Science and Technology.

The award is given in the memory of Gujar Mal Modi who was an Scientist and made outstanding contribution in the field of Science and Technology.

4. ‘APJ ABDUL KALAM AWARD’ TO SCIENTIST N. VALARMATHI

i.  First APJ Abdul Kalam award, given to ISRO Scientist N.Valarmathi.

ii. The award was announced on the name of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam by the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister after his death on 27^th July as a Tribute to people’s former President.

CM of Tamil Nadu: J. Jayalalitha

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 14 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1.  ‘OM PRAKASH MUNJAL’ FOUNDER OF HERO CYCLE DIED

i. The founder of Hero Cycles Om Prakash Munjal Passed Away.

ii. Hero Cycles limited, manufacturer of bicycles was founded in 1956 at Ludhiana in Punjab.

iii. Hero cycles limited is the world’s largest bicycle manufacturer.

2. GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED NATIONAL SOLAR TARGET FOR 2022

i.   Government has revised the national solar mission for 2022 from 20000 MW to 1 lakh MW

ii.  The target is  revised by the ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

iii. National Solar Mission was approved by government in 2010. The aim of mission is to promote maximum use of solar energy.

Minister of New and Renewable Energy: Piyush Goyal

3.  O.P RAWAT NEW ELECTION COMMISIONER OF INDIA

i.  Om Prakash Rawat is appointed as New Election Commissioner of India. Earlier this vacancy of Election commissioner was vacant.

i) Election Commission is a 3 member body. It has one Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. It was formed in 25 January 1950.

ii) Chief Election Commissioner- Nasim zaidi

iii) Election Commissioner- Achal Kumar

iv) Election commissioner – Om Prakash

4. IRDAI ALLOWED BANKS TO PACT WITH INSURERS

i.  Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India has allowed banks to pact with insurers.

ii. Earlier banks are not allowed to have tie up with more than one insurer

iii. IRDAI is formulating new Guidelines for Bancassurance and the above decision is taken under the new guidelines of Bancassurance.

5.  ‘LPG GAS SUBSIDY’ TRANSFER SCHEME ENTERED IN GUINNESS BOOK

i.   The Direct Benefit transfer scheme for Transferring LPG Gas subsidy directly into the bank account of consumers have been recognized as largest cash transfer programme in world and entered into Guinness Book of World Records.

ii.   The current rate of a LPG refill is at ₹752 for a 14.2 kilogram canister and the subsidised price is ₹417, with the remainder ₹335 as subsidy.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 13 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1.  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN INDIA AND NEPAL FOR PETROLEUM PIPELINE

i.  Union Cabinet has give its approval for construction of Petroleum pipeline.

ii.  It will promote bilateral co-operation in the oil and gas sector between both countries.

Currency of Nepal: Nepalese rupee

PM of Nepal: Sushil Koirala

2. SUDHAKAR NEW PRESIDENT OF GYMNASTIC FEDERATION OF INDIA:

i.   Sudhakar Shetty is elected as the President of the Gymnastic federation of India.

ii.  Sudhakar Shetty replaced Jaspal Singh Kandhari.

3.  ACHARYA DEV APPOINTED AS GOVERNOR OF HIMACHAL PRADESH:

i.  Acharya Dev Vrat sworn as new Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

ii.  He is Appointed as 27^th Governor of Himachal Pradesh.

iii.The Governors  are appointed by the president for a term of 5 years.

A Governor must:

i) be a citizen of India

ii) be at least thirty-five (35)years old

iii) not hold any other office of profit.

4. TWO INDIANS IN ‘100 RICHEST PEOPLE IN TECHNOLOGY’ LIST

i.  Azim Premji of Wipro and Shiv Nadar of HCL grabbed place in top 20 positions in the list of ‘100 Richest people in Technology’.

ii.  First place is grabbed by world’s richest Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates.

iii.  The list of ‘100 Richest People in Technology’ is published by American magazine Forbes.

5.  UN’S GREEN CLIMATE FUND ACCREDITED ‘NABARD’:

i.  National bank for agriculture and rural development is accredited by the United Nation Green Climate fund as a National implementing entity for undertaking climate change related projects.

ii.  United nations Green Climate fund provides finance for clean energy projects.

      Green Climate Fund is located inSouth Korea

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 12 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1.  SANIA’S NAME RECOMMENDED FOR KHEL RATNA

i.  Multiple Grand Slam Champion Sania Mirja’s name is recommended for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award.

ii.  The Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award  is India’s highest honour given for achievement in sports

iii. It is given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.

2. ‘FAST TRACK’ ROUTE FOR SHARE SALES NOTIFIED BY SEBI:

i.   Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI) notified ‘fast Track route’ for share sales through a follow on public offer.

ii.  According to the new norms firms with public share holders  stock worth Rs 1000 crore will now eligible to this route.

iii.  Currently the minimum requirement for this route is 3000 crore

-       SEBI is the regulator for the securities market in India.

-       Established in  1988.

-       Head of SEBI- U.K Sinha

-       Headquarter of SEBI – Mumbai

-       Follow on Public Offer (FPO): is a technique by which a company, which is already listed on an exchange, issues new shares to the investors or the existing shareholders, usually the promoters.

3.  PANKAJ ADVANI CLINCHED WORLD TITLE

i.  Indian Snooker player Pankaj Advani, grabbed his 13^th world title after winning 6-Red Snooker Championship in Karachi.

ii.  Pankaj Advani defeated China’s Yan Bingtao in the Final.

4. ‘PREM BHATIA AWARD’ TO SUHASINI HAIDER

i.  The Prem Bhatia Award is awarded to Suhasini Haider for the best political reporting

ii.  Suhasini Haider is working with ‘The Hindu’ as diplomatic and Strategic Affairs editor.

    The Prem Bhatia Memorial Trust avails two Scholarships every year for Indian Journalists between the age of 25 & 40 for research in Media related subjects, which are topical and relevant to the Indian Scene.

5.  GOVERNMENT TO INFUSE RS 70000 CRORE IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

i. The Indian Government proposes to infuse Rs 70000 crore in Public Sector Banks in next 4 years.

ii.  The Government proposes to allocate Rs 25000 crore in 2015-16

 Finance Minister- Arun Jaitely

   India has 27 Public Sector Banks

6.  DR. M VEERAPPA MOILY HONOURED WITH ‘SARSWATI SAMMAN’:

i. President Pranab Mukherjee presented Saraswati Samman to Dr Marpadi Veerappa Moily.

 ii.  The award is given to him for his work on Epic Sri Ramayana Mahanveshanam written in Kannada language.

7.  KOCHI TO JOIN WORLD TOURISM CITIES FEDERATION COUNCIL:

i.   Kochi became first city of India to join world tourism cities federation as its member.

 ii. world tourism cities federation (WTCF) is a international group of tourism cities.

iii.  The aim of WTCF is to promote cooperation between its members in the development of       tourism.

Headquarters of WTCF: Beijing in China

8. Sundar Pichai is new CEO of Google

  i.  India-born Sundar Pichai was named CEO of Google  by the company's founders Larry Page and Sergei Brin in course of a re-organization that created a mother company called Alphabet.

ii.     Google is an American multinational technology company .

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 11 AUG 2015 (DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1.  AMITABH BACHCHAN SIGNS UP FOR TIGER AMBASSADOR IN MAHARASTRA:

i.  Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has signed up for Tiger Ambassador in Maharashtra.

ii.  Amitabh Bachchan will represent state to promote eco tourism in Maharastra.

29th July – World Tiger Day

2. DUTEE  WON GOLD IN FEDERATION CUP:

i.   Dutee Chand won Gold in 200 m at Federation cup Junior Athletics Championship in Hyderabad.

     Earlier she was banned from participating in 2014 common wealth games as She was suffering from Hyperandrogenism. It is a medical condition characterized by excessive levels of androgens in the body.

3.  10 KILLED IN JHARKHAND TEMPLE STAMPEDE:

i. Ten pilgrims were killed and 30 injured in a stampede near Baidyanath Dham temple at Deogar in Jharkhand.

ii. Compensation of Rs 2 lac is announced for the kin of those who are killed in the stampede.

CM of Jharkhand- Raghubar Das

4. ‘THE GREAT CRICKET COUP’ A DOCUMENTARY AIRED BY AUSTRALIA ON INDIAN CRICKET:

i.  The Great Cricket Coup is a documentary aired by Australia’s ABC Network on Indian Cricket.

ii.  ‘The Great Cricket Coup’ purportedly explains how  India has engineered a massive shift influence in international cricket in its favour.

iii.  It is Presented by Veteran Journalist Kerry O’Brien

ICC Head: Dave Richardson

BCCI Head: Jagmohan Dalmiya

5.  ‘SARAL’ RURAL HOUSING LOAN SCHEME LAUNCHED BY ICICI BANK:

i.   ICICI Bank launched a scheme ‘Saral’ Rural Housing Loan with a special rate of interest at  a base rate.

ii.  The scheme launched for the weaker section  of the society in rural areas.

iii.  Maximum limit of loan amount is Rs 15 lac

iv. Weaker sections and women from rural areas can borrow upto Rs 15 lac for  purchasing, and renovating their home.

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