DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15th SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15^th SEP 2016

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1. CABINET APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCING AGENCY

i. The Cabinet has approved the creation of the Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA), taking a step closer to developing high quality infrastructure in premier educational institutions.

ii. The HEFA would be formed as a SPV within a PSU Bank or Government-owned-NBFC (Promoter).

2. DEEPA MALIK BECOMES FIRST INDIAN WOMAN TO WIN MEDAL AT PARALYMPICS

i. India’s Deepa Malik created history by becoming the first ever woman from the country to win a medal at the Paralympics.

ii. With the win, she confirmed India’s third medal from the Rio Paralympics. She will receive a cash award of Rs 4 crore under Haryana Sports Scheme for winning the silver medal.

3. WORLD’S LONGEST BULLET TRAIN NETWORK ESTABLISHED IN CHINA

i. World’s longest bullet train network length of 2000kms established by China Railway. Construction of the line started in December 2012

ii. The line has 9 stations and trains run at a speed of up to 300 kph.

iii. China is conducting feasibility study to build the bullet train track between Chennai and New Delhi.

4. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY OBSERVED ON 15 SEP

I. International Day of Democracy was observed on 15 September.

ii.The theme of the day is Democracy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

iii.The day is observed to provide an opportunity to review the state of democracy in the world.

5. 14 SEPTEMBER OBSERVED ON NATIONAL HINDI DIVAS

i. The National Hindi Divas  an annual literary-day is being observed on 14 September.

ii.The day is observed in Hindi speaking regions of India and other countries with Hindi speaking population.

iii.The day is observed with a theme of promoting Hindi language and its cultural heritage and values.

6. DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA WINS GOLD MEDAL IN JAVELIN THROW AT 2016 RIO PARALYMPICS

i. India’s Devendra Jhajharia has won gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the 2016 Rio Paralympics.

ii.He becomes only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for the country.

iii.He had also secured the gold medal in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHEN “NATIONAL HINDI DIVAS” IS BEING OBSERVED?

a. 14^th September

b. 13^th September

c. 15^th September

d. 11^th September

2. THE GOLD MEDALIST ‘DEVENDRA JHAJHARIA’ AT 2016 PARALYMPICS IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORTS?

a. Shot Put

b. Javelin Throw

c. Discuss Throw

d. None of these

3. NAME THE COUNTRY WHICH IS CONDUCTING FEASIBILITY STUDY TO BUILD THE BULLET TRAIN TRACK BETWEEN NEW DELHI AND CHENNAI?

a. Japan

b. USA

c. Korea

d. China

4. “INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY” OBSERVED ON____________.

a. 15^th September

b. 16^th September

c. 14^th September

d. 13^th September

ANSWER KEY

1. C

2. B

3. D

4. A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14th SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14^th SEP 2016

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1. ARMY GREEN BEAT NEROCA FC TO WIN DURAND CUP

i. Army Green on has won the 128th edition of Durand Cup football title.

ii. Army Green defeated Neroca FC 6-5 via penalty shootouts.

2. STAN WAWRINKA WON U.S. OPEN CHAMPION

i. Stan Wawrinka defeated world number one Novak Djokovic to won  US Open tennis tournament.

3. CENTRE INAUGURATES NATIONAL FAIR IN BENGALURU

i. Union Minister of State for Ayush Shri Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated the National Fair on comprehensive Indian Medicine system (AROGYA) in Bengaluru.

ii. The two days BRICS Wellness Workshop and AROGYA fair is being organized by the Ministry of AYUSH, in collaboration with Research and Information System for Developing Countries.

4. CENTRE ISSUES FRESH GUIDELINES FOR FLEXI-FUND FOR CSS

i. The government has issued fresh flexi-fund guidelines that will give more freedom to states in spending money under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes .

ii.The fresh guidelines are issued to meet local developmental requirements.

ii. Under the new norms, flexi-funds in each CSS has been increased from the current 10% to 25% for states and 30% for Union Territories.

5. UNION GOVERNMENT ISSUES MODEL GUIDELINES FOR STATES TO CURB PONZI SCHEMES
i. The Union Government has issued model guidelines for states to regulate direct selling and multi-level marketing businesses to protect consumers from Ponzi frauds.

ii. These entities will have to enter into an agreement with direct sellers or agents, and give full refund or buy-back guarantee for goods and services sold to them.

iii. It also mandates direct sellers to constitute a grievance redressal committee to protect consumers’ right.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13th SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13^th SEP 2016

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1. INDIAN AND US ARMY EXERCISE ‘YUDH ABHYAS 2016’ STARTED IN UTTARAKHAND

i. Under the Indo-US defence cooperation a joint military training exercise, ‘Yudh Abhyas 2016’ is started in Uttarakhand.

ii. The exercise in Chaubattia was being conducted by the headquarter Central Command.

2. CABINET APPROVES FORMATION AND FUNCTIONING OF GST COUNCIL

i. The Union Cabinet has approved the formation, process and functioning of the Goods and Services Tax Council.

ii. The primary function of the GST Council will be to decide the GST rate along with many other things.

iii. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be heading the GST Council and state e finance ministers will assist him.

3. VIDYA BALAN APPOINTED AS BRAND AMBASSADOR OF SAMAJWADI PENSION YOJANA

i. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan has been appointed as brand ambassador of the ambitious Samajwadi Pension Yojana by Uttar Pradesh government.

ii. She is also associated with the "ghar-ghar shauchalya" campaign of the Union government

iii. The main Objective of the scheme to encourage savings among people living below the poverty line and provide them financial assistance.

4. FILIPINO REVENGE DRAMA WINS BEST PICTURE AT THE WORLD’S OLDEST FILM FESTIVAL

i. A revenge drama ‘Ang Babaeng Humayo also known as The Woman Who Left’ won the Golden Lion for Best Film Award at the 73 Venice Film Festival.

ii. Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky and Mexican film director Amat Escalante shared Silver Lion for Best Direction for their respective films Paradise and The Untamed.

5. GOVT LAUNCHES TOLL-FREE NUMBER FOR POSTAL COMPLAINTS

i. The government today launched a toll-free number 1924 to register postal complaints.

ii. It will initially be operational for 12 hours on working days and has been started in Hindi, Malayalam, and English.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12th SEP 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 12^th SEP 2016

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1. MEA LAUNCHES ONLINE MODULE FOR INDIAN STUDENTS STUDYING ABROAD

i. The ministry of external affairs for maintaining the records and database of Indian students studying abroad, Government of India has launched a Student Registration module.

ii.The portal is known as  MADAD portal , madad.gov.in.

iii. This initiative came into existence due to unavailability of the data on Indian students studying abroad.

2. ODISHA BAGS 9TH GLOBAL AGRICULTURE LEADERSHIP AWARD 2016

i. Odisha grabbed 9th Global Agriculture Leadership Award 2016 in agriculture development at New Delhi.

ii.Indian Council of Food and Agriculture  have given this award in recognition of the efforts towards development of agriculture and bringing rural prosperity.

3. CHRIS GAYLE LAUNCHES HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'SIX MACHINE' IN INDIA

i.West Indies opener Chris Gayle launched his autobiography ‘Six Machine'.

ii.It contains extensive details about his life and career.

iii.It is published by Viking-Penguin UK and launched by Anurag Singh Thakur, President of the BCCI.

4. INDO AND US ECONOMIC SUMMIT FROM SEPTEMBER 13

i. The 2-day Indo-US Economic Summit will start today in New Delhi on September 13.

ii. Leaders from business, government and academia from both the countries will participate in the summit.

iii. They will focus on the ways to enhance bilateral trade and investments between India and the US.

5. YOGA GURU RAMDEV SETS UP MEGA FOOD PARK IN NAGPUR

i. Renowned Yog Guru and founder of Patanjali group Baba Ramdev has laid the foundation stone of his dream project Patanjali Mega Food and Herbal Park in Mihan .

ii.Mihan is located in the  outskirts of Nagpur.

iii. He announced that Patanjali group will give soft loans to farmers in the area for producing various agro products.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11TH SEP 2016

 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11^TH SEP 2016

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1. ISRO LAUNCHED INSAT-3DR FROM SRIHARIKOTA

i. The Indian Space Research Organisation  has launched GSLV rocket which will carry the weather satellite INSAT-3DR from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

ii. The 2211-kg INSAT 3DR will be placed in an orbit 36,000 km above Earth.

2. SIKKIM IS THE CLEANEST STATE IN INDIA

i. Sikkim has been adjudged as the cleanest state India in the survey conducted by National Sample Survey Office

ii. Jharkhand has been placed at the last in the list of 26 states.

iii. Kerala, Mizoram, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Haryana, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Meghalaya are among the top 10 states.

3. PEPSICO'S INDRA NOOYI ONLY INDIAN-ORIGIN WOMAN IN FORTUNE LIST

i. Pepsi Co CEO and Chairman Indra Nooyi was ranked 2nd on the list of Fortune's 51 Most Powerful Women list.

ii. The list is topped by Mary Barra, CEO and Chairman of General Motors.

4. J SATYANARAYANA APPOINTED AS PART-TIME UIDAI CHIEF

i. Former IAS officer J Satyanarayana has appointed as part-time chairperson of Unique Identification Authority of India.

ii. The post has been lying vacant after the resignation of Nandan Nilekani in 2014.

5. NASA LAUNCHES FIRST MISSION TO COLLECT SAMPLES FROM ASTEROID

i. NASA the US space agency has launched its first mission to collect samples from an asteroid and return.

ii.It has been launched to learn more about the origins of life.

iii. The mission will travel for two years on a journey to Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11,12 SEPTEMBER

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ – 11,12 SEPTEMBER

Q1.  Name the bank that recently introduced the Software Robotics for power banking operations?

a.     ICICI Bank

b.    State Bank of India

c.     Axis Bank

d.    HDFC Bank

         Ans: A

Q2.  Which women cricketer was recently awarded an honorary life membership of the Marylebone Cricket Club?

a.     Anjali Sharma

b.    Nilima Jogalekar

c.     Sandhya Mazumdar

d.    Anjum Chopra

     Ans: D

Q3.  Which city topped the 2016 ‘Swachh Survekshan’ for rural India under Hills category?

a.     Mussoorie, Uttarakhand 

b.    Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

c.     Nainital, Uttarakhand

d.    Shimla, Himachal Pradesh

         Ans: B

Q4.  Which city topped the 2016 ‘Swachh Survekshan’ for rural India under Plains category?

a.     Satara, Maharashtra

b.    Nadia, West Bengal

c.     Dhanbad, Jharkhand

d.    Sindhudurg, Maharashtra

          Ans: D

Q5.  Who won India’s first gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games?

a.     Ankur Dhama

b.    Mariyappan Thangavelu

c.     Varun Singh Bhati

d.    Virender Dhanka

          Ans: B

Q6.  Who won bronze medal in the Men’s High Jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympic Games?

a.     Varun Singh Bhati

b.    Virender Dhanka

c.     Farman Basha

d.    Ankur Dhama

Ans: A

Q7.  Which state that bagged 2016 best agriculture state award at 9th Agricultural Leadership Summit 2016?

a.     Odisha

b.    Punjab

c.     Haryana

d.    Uttar Pradesh

Ans: A

Q8.  Which smartphone usage and carriage on board aircraft was prohibited by the Civil Aviation Ministry?

a.     Samsung Galaxy Note 7

b.    Lenovo K3 Note

c.     Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

d.    Apple iPhone 7

Ans: A

Q9.  Which registration module for Indian students studying abroad was launched by the Union Government?

a.     Sahayata

b.    India

c.     Madad

d.    Study

Ans: C

Q10.  RBI cancelled the certificate of registration of how many non-banking financial companies (NBFCs)?

a.     Six

b.    Three

c.     Five

d.    Four

Ans: C

Q11.  Which country  successfully conducted its fifth nuclear test, most powerful to date, in September 2016.

a.     North Korea

b.    Russia

c.     China

d.    Pakistan 

Ans: A

Q12.  Which insurance company approved by SEBI to launch its initial public offering (IPO)?

a.     Bharti AXA Life Insurance Co.

b.    Aviva Life Insurance Co.

c.     Aegon Life Insurance Co.

d.    ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co.

Ans: D

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