DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 30 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. RBL BANK TO LAUNCH SCHEME FOR FINTECH ENTREPRENEURS
i. RBL Bank is going to launch an Entrepreneur-in-Residence programme for fintech start-ups .
ii. Recently the bank has also opened a branch for start-ups in
Bengaluru.
iii. The EIR programme is the part of RBL Bank’s engagement with
start-ups.
2. SADHGURU TO LEAD YOGA SESSION AT UN ON 2ND INTERNATIONAL YOGA
DAY
i. Spiritual leader and
Isha Foundation founder Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev will lead a yoga session at the
UN on the occasion of the second International Yoga Day.
ii. The International Yoga Day will be commemorated on June 21st.
iii. The theme for this Yoga will be Sustainable Development
Goals.
3. INDIAN AUTHOR ADITI KRISHNAKUMAR WINS ASIAN BOOK AWARD
i. Indian woman author Aditi Krishnakumar has won the 'Scholastic
Asian Book Award' for her 32,000-word manuscript named "love of Indian
history".
ii. Last year also she won award for her manuscript "Codex: The
Lost Treasure Of The Indus".
4. TELANGANA GOVERNMENT
ENTERS LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS
i. The Telangana government has entered the Limca Book of Records
for conducting the most intensive household survey by a state.
ii. In 2014 four lakh government employees covered more than 1.09
crore households between 7 am and 8 pm in one day.
iii. The survey was ordered after Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar
Rao after he assumed office.
5. MAN GETS 366 FLAG TATTOOS FOR GUINNESS RECORD
i. Har Parkash Rishi an
Indian man who holds the Guinness World Record for having the maximum number of
flags tattooed on his body.
ii. He had all his teeth removed so he could fit nearly 500 straws
and over 50 burning candles in his mouth.
iii. He goes by the name Guinness Rishi.
6. INDIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED WEB PORTAL TO PROMOTE NET ZERO
ENERGY BUILDINGS LAUNCHED
i. The Union Ministry of Power and the United States Agency for
International Development launched
India’s first integrated web portal.
ii. It is designed to promote and mainstream Net Zero Energy
Buildings in India.
iii. The portal will provides complete information about NZEB that
generate as much energy as they use.
iv. It will help to achieve near-zero energy status through the
use of efficient lighting and equipment, best practice design strategies and
integration of renewable energy technologies.
7. PAKKE TIGER RESERVE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH BAGGED INDIA BIODIVERSITY AWARD 2016
i. Pakke Tiger Reserve
received the 'India Biodiversity Award 2016' in Mumbai.
ii. The Pakke tiger reserve is located in East Kameng district of
Arunachal Pradesh.
iii. The Hornbill Nest Adoption Programme of the Pakke Tiger
Reserve was given award under Conservation of threatened species category.
8. SUNIL MITTAL RECEIVES 2016 HARVARD ALUMNI AWARD
i. Bharti Enterprises founder and Chairman Sunil Bharti
Mittal was honoured with 2016 Harvard
Business School Alumni Achievement Award.
ii. Sunil Mittal is Indian telecom tycoon, entrepreneur and
philanthropist.
iii. Bharti is India’s largest telecom company and world’s third
largest mobile operator.
iv. Harvard Business School Alumni Achievement Award is given to those who have contributed to their
companies and communities while upholding the highest standards and values.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHAT IS THE THEME OF “2ND INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY”?
a. Sustainable Development Goal
b. Survival without disease
c. Strong immunization
d. Breathe in fresh air
2. INDIAN AUTHOR ADITI KRISHNA KUMAR WON WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
AWARDS?
a. Man booker’s Prize
b. Asian Book Award
c. Sahitya Academy Award
d. None of the above
3. WHICH STATE OF INDIA HAS ENTERED THE “LIMCA BOOK OF RECORDS”
FOR CONDUCTING MOST INTENSIVE SURVEY BY STATE?
a. Andhra Pradesh
b. Maharashtra
c. Telangana
d. Tamil Nadu
4. “PAKKE TIGER RESERVE” IS LOCATED IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
STATE OF INDIA?
a. UP
b. Andhra Pradesh
c. Bihar
d. Telangana
5. “2016 HARVARD ALUMNI
AWARD “IS GIVEN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PERSON?
a. Sunil Mittal
b. Sunil Shrama
c. Anil Ambani
d. Mukesh Ambani
ANSWERS:
1. A 2. B 3.
C 4. B 5.
A
