DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 AUG 2017

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1. NATIONAL CYBER COORDINATION CENTRE MADE OPERATIONAL: GOVERNMENT

i. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology PP Chaudhary said 1st phase of National Cyber Coordination Centre, set up to scan the country’s web traffic to detect cyber security threats, has been made operational now

ii. NCCC, a multi-stakeholder body, will be implemented by Indian Computer Emergency Response Team at Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. It derives necessary powers as per provisions of section 69B of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the Rules notified there under.

iii. NCCC will scan internet traffic coming into the country at metadata level to detect real-time cyber threat and alert various organisations as well as internet service providers for timely action.

2. RECENT APPROVALS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT – AUGUST 9 2017

i. Union Government announced that it has set up institutional mechanisms including a task force, an inter-ministerial synergy group and a steering committee to realise the full potential of textile sector.

ii. National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 10 projects in Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh to the tune of about Rs 2,033 cr.

iii. The Medium-term Expenditure Framework Statement was laid in Parliament. The MTEF is a vertical expansion of the aggregates of the expenditure projections in the fiscal framework presented along with the Annual Financial Statement and Demands for Grants.

iv. Union Government and the State Government of Uttar Pradesh signed Memorandum of Understanding for opening 1000 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana Kendras in the State.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 AUG 2017

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1. GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND LOGISTICS DATA BANK PROJECT TO SOUTH INDIA

i. Government will soon expand operation of Logistics Data Bank project to India’s southern region. So far, it had covered only the western logistics corridor.

ii. Logistics Data Bank project was unveiled in July 2016 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai with an aim to bring efficiency in the current Logistics & Supply Chain environment through use of information technology that would be helpful for tracking and viewing the movement of containers across the port.

iii. The LDB is being implemented through a Special Purpose Vehicle called Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Logistics Data Services Ltd. — that is jointly (50:50) owned by the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Trust and Japanese IT services major NEC Corporation.

2. DHAKA TO OPEN DIPLOMATIC STATION IN CHENNAI

i. Bangladesh will open a new diplomatic station in Chennai. It is likely to focus on medical tourism and educational centres that drew thousands of Bangladesh citizens to India every year.

ii. The main focus will be to address the needs of Bangladeshi citizens who visit India for medical and educational purposes. Medical treatment will include super-specialty treatment of kidney, eye and neurological issues available in southern India which draws Bangladeshi citizens to India in large numbers.

iii. The country is going to open 17 new diplomatic missions across the world, including the new one in Chennai. Bangladesh emerged as the largest overseas user of India’s health services sector during 2015-16.

iv. Reports suggest that out of the 4,60,000 foreign patients treated in Indian hospitals, nearly 165,000 were from Bangladesh. During the April visit of PM Sheikh Hasina, both sides also concluded an agreement to help family members of the veterans of the 1971 war get medical treatment in Indian hospitals.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 AUG 2017

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1. NITI AAYOG PARTNERS WITH 6 STATES TO TRANSFORM HEALTH & EDUCATION SECTORS

i. NITI Aayog announced partnership with 6 states (with three states for health sector reforms and three states for education sector reforms) under its  Sustainable Action for Transforming Human capital launched by NITI Aayog initiative.

ii. NITI Aayog has selected Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka to improve healthcare delivery and key outcomes in these States.

iii. For Education sector, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Jharkhand have been selected for support to better learning outcomes.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 AUG

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 7 & 8 AUG

1. IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION IN LOK SABHA, ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL, MINISTER OF STATE FOR FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS STATED THAT GOVERNMENT HAS REVISED THE BASE YEAR OF ALL-INDIA WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX FROM 2004-05 TO?

a) 2015-16

b) 2013-14

c) 2014-15

d) 2011-12

ANS - D

2. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE NITI AAYOG?

a) Rajiv Kumar

b) Vidyut Kant

c) Vinay Khattar

d) Nandish Jaiswal

ANS - A

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 AUG 2017

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1. GOVT MERGES NCRB WITH BPRD

i. Union Home Ministry passed an order to merge the three-decade old National Crime Records Bureau with Bureau of Police Research and Development.

ii. Government has taken this decision with an aim to improve administrative efficiency and optimal utilisation of resources.

iii. The BPRD Director General will be the head of the merged new entity, where the NCRB Director, an Additional DG rank post will report to the former.

2. PNB CUSTOMERS TO PAY HIGHER CHARGES FOR NON-CREDIT SERVICES

i. PNB customers will have to pay charges for depositing cash above Rs 5,000 in a non-base branch even if it is located in the same city.

ii. Currently, the customers of Punjab National Bank are levied charges only for depositing cash over Rs 25,000 at a non-base branch within the same city. A customer will have to pay Re 1 per Rs 1,000 for above Rs 5,000 cash deposit or part thereof with a minimum of Rs 25 per transaction.

iii. It has been decided to revise the non-credit related charges exclusive of GST with effect from 1st of September 2017 for cash deposit above Rs 5,000 at other than base branch within the same city.

iv. The bank has also revised upwards the cheque returning charges for a payment of above Rs 1 cr to Rs 2,000 for first cheque and Rs 2,500 for subsequent bounces.

v. Currently, for a cheque returns of above Rs 1 cr, the charges are Rs 1,000 for first cheque and Rs 1,500 for subsequent instances.

vi .At an outstation branch, cash deposit up to Rs 5,000 will be free of cost from 1st of September, which at present is limited for Rs 25,000. For above Rs 5,000 cash deposit at outstation branch, the bank will levy Rs 2 per Rs 1,000 or part thereof with a minimum of Rs 25 per transaction.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 AUG 2017

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1. MUGHALSARAI RAILWAY STATION IN UTTAR PRADESH RENAMED AFTER DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY

i. The Yogi Adityanath cabinet in Uttar Pradesh has approved a proposal to rename the Mughalsarai railway station near Varanasi after the Jan Sangh leader who died in 1968.

ii. The centre has approved a proposal to rename the Mughalsarai railway station in Uttar Pradesh after RSS ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.

iii. The decision is a part of Adityanath government’s celebrations to mark the centenary of Upadhyay competitions at district and state level. The name of the famous Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai was recently changed to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus this year by Central Railways.

iv. The Western Railways this year has changed the name of Elphinstone Road Station in Mumbai to Prabhadevi. The Central government has approved the notice to rename Bangalore City Railway station to “Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna” in honour of Karnataka’s 19th century revolutionary freedom fighter in 2015.

v. The Central government in July 2016 gave its approval to rename Mhow Railway station in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh after Dalit leader B R Ambedkar.

2. ASSAM GOVERNMENT ALL SET TO DISTRIBUTE 13 LAKH SOIL HEALTH CARDS AMONG FARMERS

i. The state government of Assam has decided to distribute 13 lakh Soil Health Cards among farmers.

ii. Agriculture minister Atul Bora has mentioned that 214 soil test kits are operational for this purpose and that the government would soon be announcing a State Agriculture policy.

iii. The emphasis has been given to successfully implement Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojna in the state. Under crop insurance the state government has also released a sum of Rs 7.54 Cr as subsidy to farmers.

iv. The govt. has sanctioned 600 cr rupees for Prime Minister Awas Yojna Urban scheme in Assam.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 AUG 2017

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1. GREEN AIRPORTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

i. Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Shri Jayant Sinha informed that the Indian Government is encouraging to develop green airports.

ii. The Cochin International Airport Limited became the 1st airport in the world, to be completely powered by solar energy.

iii. Airports Authority of India has inaugurated installation of 1MWp solar power plant at Tirupathi and Vijaywada Airports. Based on the capacity permissible under Net-Metering policy of States, AAI has set up Solar Power Plants at various airports for its captive power consumption.

iv. AAI has completed installation of solar power plants at 29 airports of different locations with a total capacity of 12.84 MWp.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 AUG 2017

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1. 2ND AGRI UDAAN PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN DELHI

i. In an attempt to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture, Government launched “AGRI UDAAN”- Food and Agribusiness Accelerator 2.0 programme in New Delhi. The program will be run by ICAR-NAARM Technology Business Incubator, a-IDEA and Indian Institute of Management Ahmadabad’s Center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship.

ii. This is a 6 month program in which shortlisted agri startups with promising innovative business models will be mentored & guided to scale up their operations. AGRI UDAAN will be reaching out to agri-startups across the country with a series of road shows in Chandigarh, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kolkata & Hyderabad.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4 AUG 2017

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1. LOK SABHA PASSES TWO KEY BILLS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF GST IN J&K

i.  Lok Sabha passed two bills, CGST (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017 and IGST (Extension to Jammu and Kashmir) Bill, 2017, extending Central Goods and Services Tax and Integrated Goods and Services Tax to Jammu and Kashmir.

ii. The two Bills passed by the House by a voice vote are aimed at giving effect to the formal amendments required in Central GST and Integrated GST Acts by removing the exemption that was carved out for Jammu &Kashmir.

iii. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has mentioned that GST is in the larger interest of traders and consumers of Jammu and Kashmir and extending Central GST and Integrated GST to Jammu and Kashmir will ensure greater economic integration of the state with rest of the country.

2. GOVT INKS MOA TO SET UP IRRI’S REGIONAL CENTRE IN VARANASI

i. Union Agriculture Ministry  signed a memorandum of association for setting up a regional centre of the International Rice Research Institute in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh to develop high- yielding rice varieties.

ii. The MoA was signed between Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Patnaik and IRRI Director General Matthew Morell.

iii. IRRI’s South Asia Regional Centre will be set up at the campus of National Seed Research and Training Centre in Varanasi.

3. RECENT APPROVALS BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT: AUGUST 3, 2017

i. Union Cabinet chaired by PM Narendra Modi approved following bilateral agreements and initiatives: Cabinet apprised of MOU between India and Spain on India-Spain cooperation in renewable energy

ii. Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding signed among India and various BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, China & South Africa) for establishment of the BRICS Agriculture Research Platform.

iii. The Union Cabinet cleared a proposal to extend proxy voting to overseas Non –Resident Indians.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 AUG 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 AUG 2017

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1. BRICS TRADE MINISTERS MEETING HELD IN SHANGHAI

i. Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended BRICS Trade Ministers meeting in Shanghai, China. On the sidelines of this meeting she also held meeting with Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan.

ii. Measures to expand e-commerce cooperation among Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa were discussed at this meeting.

iii. Economic and technological cooperation was included in the agenda for the 1st time in the trade ministers’ meeting’s history to improve the bloc’s capabilities in service trade, e-commerce and other fields.

2. JUSTICE B.N SRIKRISHNA HEADED COMMITTEE TO STUDY ISSUES RELATED TO DATA PROTECTION

i. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has appointed an expert panel committee that would study various issues relating to data protection in the country and will suggest a draft data protection Bill.

ii. It is a 10 member panel and it is headed by Supreme court Judge (retired) Justice B N Srikrishna. The panel includes the members from government, academia and industry will study and identify key data protection issues and recommend methods to address them.

iii. The committee will design a broader framework which will cover all other kinds of data and ensure that the deliberations on the issue start as soon as possible.

iv. The panel includes the following members: Rajat Moona, Director, IIT Raipur, is a key member in the panel, Rama Vedashree is CEO of Data Security Council of India, Ajay Kumar, Additional Secretary, IT Ministry, Ajay Bhushan Pandey is CEO of Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI, Aruna Sundararajan is Secretary, Department of Telecom, Arghya Sengupta, Research Director of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, Rajat Moona, Director of IIT Raipur and Gulshan Rai, National Cyber Security Coordinator.

3. RESERVE BANK ANNOUNCES ITS THIRD BI-MONTHLY POLICY REVIEW OF CURRENT FISCAL

i. Reserve Bank of India announced 3rd Bi-Monthly Monetary Policy Statement for financial year 2017-18. This time, RBI has cut the policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6%.

ii. Policy Repo Rate- 6.00% , Reduced by 25 basis points. Earlier it was 6.25%.

Reverse Repo Rate- 5.75% , Reduced by 25 basis points. Earlier it was 6.00%.

Bank Rate- 6.25% , Reduced by 25 basis points. Earlier it was 6.50%.

Marginal Standing Facility Rate-    6.25% , Reduced by 25 basis points. Earlier it was 6.50%.

iii. Statutory Liquidity Ratio- 20.00% , Unchanged – since 7th June 2017.

Cash Reserve Ratio- 4.00% , Unchanged – since 9th February 2013.

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MONTHLY GK CAPSULE (NEWSPAPER ANALYSIS) July 2017

Monthly GK Capsules of  July 2017

Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of July 2017. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 AUG

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 AUG

1. THE 1ST MEETING OF THE JAPAN-INDIA COORDINATION FORUM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH-EASTERN REGION WAS HELD IN?

a) Tripura

b) Manipur

c) New Delhi

d) Assam

ANS - C

2. SENIOR BUREAUCRAT MOHAMMAD MUSTAFA HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF?

a) SIDBI

b) NABARD

c) ONGC

d) NTPC

ANS - A

3. IN AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN AGRICULTURE, GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED “AGRI UDAAN”- FOOD AND AGRIBUSINESS ACCELERATOR 2.0 PROGRAMME IN?

a) Karnal

b) Bhopal

c) New Delhi

d) Varanasi

ANS - D

4. INDIA’S 1ST PRIVATE SECTOR MISSILE SUB-SYSTEMS MANUFACTURING FACILITY, A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN THE $2.5 BILLION KALYANI GROUP AND ISRAEL’S RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENCE SYSTEMS LTD., WAS INAUGURATED NEAR?

a) Kochi

b) Hyderabad

c) Amritsar

d) Jaipur

ANS - B

5. FINANCE MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHED A NEW EXCHANGE TRADED FUND UNDER THE NAME ______, COMPRISING SHARES OF 22 COMPANIES FROM 6 SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY?

a) Bharat 22

b) GOI 22

c) India 22

d) PSU 22

ANS - A

6.  IN ORDER TO DEVELOP AIRPORTS IN ___________AS GREEN AIRPORTS, AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA HAS COMMENCED INSTALLATION OF 1MW SOLAR POWER PLANT AT TWO AIRPORTS IN THE STATE?

a) Telangana

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Haryana

d) Punjab

ANS - B

7.  50TH ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS REGIONAL FORUM MEETING BEGUN IN?

a) Manila, Philippines

b) Bangkok, Thailand

c) Hanoi, Vietnam

d) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

ANS - A

8.  WHICH INDIAN COMPANY HAS SIGNED A 30-YEAR CONCESSION AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF MOZAMBIQUE TO DEVELOP 20 MILLION TONS PER ANNUM COAL TERMINAL AT BEIRA PORTAS PART OF A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECT?

a) Tata Ports

b) Reliance Ports

c) Adani Ports

d) Essar Ports

ANS - D

9.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR OF ‘CLEAN UP MISSION’ BY CHIEF MINISTER YOGI ADITYANATH?

a) Amitabh Bachchan

b) Akshay Kumar

c) Ranveer Singh

d) Ranbir Kapoor

ANS - B

10.  PAUL KAGAME HAS WON THIRD TERM IN OFFICE AS PRESIDENT OF?

a) kenya

b) Ghana

c) Rwanda

d) Liberai

ANS - C

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 AUG

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 AUG

1. MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY HAS APPOINTED AN EXPERT COMMITTEE THAT WOULD STUDY VARIOUS ISSUES RELATING TO DATA PROTECTION IN INDIA AND WILL SUGGEST A DRAFT DATA PROTECTION BILL. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING IS THE HEAD OF THIS COMMITTEE?

a) B N Srikrishna

b) Rajat Moona

c) Rama Vedashrees

d) Ajay Bhushan

ANS - A

2. UNION COMMERCE MINISTER NIRMALA SITHARAMAN ATTENDED BRICS TRADE MINISTERS MEETING IN?

a) Cape Town, South Africa

b) Shanghai, China

c) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

d) Mumbai, India

ANS - B

3. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA  CUT THE POLICY REPO RATE BY 25 BASIS POINTS. NOW THE REPO RATE STANDS AT?

a) 7.00%

b) 6.50%

c) 6.00%

d) 6.25%

ANS - C

4. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WAS HONOURED BY EAST BENGAL FOOTBALL CLUB ON ITS FOUNDATION DAY WITH ITS HIGHEST AWARD, BHARAT GAURAV?

a) Virender Sehwag

b) Mary Kom

c) Yuvraj Singh

d) Dhanraj Pillay

ANS - D

5. PETER O’NEILL HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED AS PRIME MINISTER OF?

a) Poland

b) Papua New Guinea

c) Georgia

d) Fiji

ANS - B

6.  UNION CABINET HAS GIVEN ITS EX-POST FAC TO APPROVAL FOR A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED AMONG INDIA AND VARIOUS BRICS COUNTRIES (BRAZIL, RUSSIA, CHINA & SOUTH AFRICA) FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF THE BRICS-ARP. ABBREVIATION ‘ARP’ STANDS FOR?

a) Agriculture Research Portal

b) Agriculture Regulatory Platform

c) Agriculture Regulatory Portal

d) Agriculture Research Platform

ANS - D

7.  UNION AGRICULTURE MINISTRY HAS SIGNED A MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION FOR SETTING UP A REGIONAL CENTRE OF THE INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN?

a) Bhopal

b) Varanasi

c) Hyderabad

d) Jaipur

ANS - B

8.  AADI PERUKKU FESTIVAL IS CELEBRATED IN WHICH INDIAN STATE?

a) Karnataka

b) Andhra Pradesh

c) Tamil Nadu

d) Kerala

ANS - C

9.  HASSAN ROUHANI HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE PRESIDENT OF WHICH COUNTRY FOR A 2ND TERM?

a) Iran

b) Saudi Arabia

c) Kuwait

d) Oman

ANS - A

10.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING INDIAN WOMEN CRICKETER HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE POST OF DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE IN THE PUNJAB STATE POLICE?

a) Mithali Raj

b) Jhulan Goswami

c) Dipti Sharma

d) Harmanpreet Kaur

ANS - D

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