DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
GOVERNMENT APPROVES RS 5500 CR INVESTMENT TO IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE IN SIX STATES
i. The
Centre has approved an investment of 5500 crore rupees for basic urban
infrastructure in six states under Atal Mission.
ii. The
States are Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, Jharkhand and Meghalaya.
iii. The
investment will be made for providing household water taps, improving water
supply, sewerage network and urban transport.
2. 1ST
BULLET TRAIN TO RUN IN INDIA BY 2023 ANNOUNCED BY RAILWAY MINSTER
i. According
to the Union Railway Minister, Suresh Prabhu, the first bullet train will run
in India by 2023.
ii. The
train will connect Mumbai and Ahmedabad and is expected to cover 508 km in
about two hours.
iii. The
train will run at a maximum speed of 350 kmph.
3. FITCH
FORECASTED INDIA’S GROWTH TO RISE TO 8 PERCENT IN FY 2019
i. According
to the US based global rating agency, Fitch, India's economic growth rate will
accelerate to 8% by fiscal year ending March 2019.
ii. Fitch
also forecasted India's GDP to grow 7.5% in fiscal year ending March 2016 and improve to 7.7% in the current fiscal
year and further to 7.9% in the fiscal year ending March 2018.
iii. According
to the report India remains the fastest growing country across the world with
GDP in 2016.
4. MAMATA
BANERJEE TAKES OATH FOR SECOND SUCCESSIVE TERM AS WEST BENGAL CM
i. Trinamool
Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has taken oath as the CM of West Bengal for
the second consecutive five-year term.
ii. TMC won
211 seats out of the total 294.
iii. TMC
became the first single party to win the seats without alliance in West
Bengal's history.
iv. In 2011,
Banerjee had become the first ever female CM of the state.
Governor
of West Bengal:Keshri Nath Tripathi.
5. CENTRE
APPROVES RS 4241 CR NIMZ IN ODISHA
i. The
Centre has approved establishment of a National Investment and Manufacturing
Zone in Odisha.
ii. The
Union ministry of commerce and industry has approved the Rs 4,241 crore
project.
iii. The
project will create job opportunities for around 1.5 lakh people and will help
Odisha grow as a manufacturing hub and help Paradip port's growth.
6.
BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE TEST-FIRED
i. The
Indian Air Force has successfully test-fired an advanced version of BrahMos
land-attack supersonic cruise missile system.
ii. BrahMos
is the first supersonic cruise missile.
iii. It is a
joint venture between India and Russia. Both
7. HDFC
AMONG WORLD'S TOP 10 CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY
i. The
mortgage lender HDFC ltd has been ranked among the world's top ten biggest and
most powerful companies in the consumer financial services sector on a Forbes
list.
ii. The list
is topped by global major American Express while HDFC ranked 7th.
iii. HDFC is
the only Indian company in top ten under this category.
8. SONIA
WON SILVER AFTER LOSING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
i. Indian
boxer Sonia Lather grabbed a silver medal at the AIBA Women's World
Championships in 57 kg category.
ii. She got
defeated from Alessia mesiano at Astana, Kazakhstan.
9. PARA
ATHLETE SAROHA GRABBED GOLD IN RECORD BREAKING PERFORMANCE
i. Indian
para athlete Amit Kumar Saroha from Haryana won the gold medal in men's club
throw at the 2016 French Open Athletics Championship in Paris.
ii. He broke
his asian Asian record which he set in last year's World Championships in Doha.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE COUNTRY WHICH IS GOING TO HELP INDAI FOR BULLET TRAINS?
a. China
b. Japan
c. Malaysia
d.USA
2. HOW
MUCH GROWTH RATE HAS BEEN FORECASTED BY FITCH FOR INDIA?
a.7.4%
b.7.5%
c.8%
d.7.9%
3. NAME
THE PLACE WHERE UNION GOVERNMENT APPROVED TO SET UP NATIONAL INVESTMENT AND
MANUFACTURING ZONE IN INDIA?
a. Odisha
b. Kerela
c. Haryana
d. Punjab
4. WHAT IS THE RANGE OF BRAHMOS SUPERSONIC CRUISE MISSILE?
a. 350km
b.290km
c.25km
d.90km
5. WHO
HAS BEEN RANKED TOP AMONG THE WORLD'S TOP TEN BIGGEST AND MOST POWERFUL
COMPANIES IN THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR ON A LIST RELEASED BY
FORBES?
a. HSBC
b. American
express
c. Swiss bank
d. China
Construction Bank
ANSWERS:
1. B 2.B
3.A 4.B
5.B
