DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1.14TH JUNE OBSERVED
AS WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY
i. Every
year, the World Blood Donor Day is being observed on 14 June.
ii. The day
is observed to raise the public awareness about the need for safe blood
donation.
iii. The day
seeks to spread awareness about the need for safe and secure blood supplies.
iv. It will
also provide an opportunity to draw public attention to the importance of blood
donation for saving lives.
n. The Theme
of the day is “Blood connects us all”.
2. PRESIDENT EMBARKS
ON A SIX-DAY VISIT OF THREE AFRICAN NATIONS
i. President
Pranab Mukherjee has begun his six-day three-nation visit to Ghana, Cotd’Ivory and
Namibia.
ii. This is
the maiden visit of Indian President to Ghana and Ivory Coast whereas to
Namibia.
3. PM TO INAUGURATE
2-DAY CONFERENCE OF TAX ADMINISTRATORS ON JUNE 16
i. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day Annual Conference of Senior
Tax Administrators of Central Board of Direct Taxes & Central Board of Excise &
Customs on 16th june in New Delhi.
ii. He will
motivate the revenue officers towards achieving high standards in taxpayer
friendly service.
iii. The
Annual Conference has been given the brand name "Annual Conference of Tax
Administrators”.
4. P.K SINHA PANEL TO
LIST RBI GOVERNOR CANDIDATES
i. The
government has made a selection committee headed by cabinet secretary P K Sinha
to shortlist the candidates for Reserve Bank of India governor post.
ii. The
decision in this regard was taken earlier by the Prime Minister in consultation
with the finance minister
5. SEBI ISSUES
STRICTER KYC, DISCLOSURE NORMS FOR P-NOTES
i. Markets
regulator SEBI has put in place a stricter KYC norms and disclosure regime for
Participatory Notes.
ii. The aim
is to make it tougher to use these offshore instruments without disclosing the
money-trail and details of their users.
iii. The
measure comes after taking into account suggestions from SIT on black money to
ensure this route is not used for money laundering.
iv. Under
the new norms, all the users of P-Notes would have to follow Indian KYC and
Anti Money Laundering Regulations.
6. SIKKIM BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH
OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA PORTAL
i. Sikkim
became the first state in India to have an open government data portal linked
‘sikkim.data.gov.in’.
ii. The
portal was launched by Lok Sabha MP, P D Rai.
iii. The
portal has been developed by Government of Sikkim’s Information Technology
Department and NIC team from Delhi.
iv. The open
government data portal facilitates free to use, reuse, and redistribution of
data produced or commissioned by the government or government controlled
entities by anyone.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.’ WORLD BLOOD DONOR
DAY’ IS BEING OBSERVED ON 14TH JUNE. WHAT IS THE THEME OF THIS DAY?
a. Blood is the need of life
b. Donate blood
c. Blood connects us all
d. None of these
2. WHAT IS THE
CAPITAL OF GHANNA?
a. Accra
b. Akan
c. Ewe
d. Guan
3. WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING OFFICIALS OF INDIA EMBARK ON SIX DAY VISIT OF THREE AFRICAN NATIONS?
a. Prime Minister
b. President
c. Foreign & external affair
minister
d. Both (b) & (c)
4. NAME THE
CHAIRPERSON OF THE COMMITTEE WHO HEADS THE PANEL OF SHORTLISTED CANDIDATES FOR
RBI GOVERNOR POST?
a. BK Sinha
b. MK Sinha
c. SK Sinha
d. PK Sinha
5. WHO IS THE
CHAIRPERSON OF SEBI?
a. Upendra Kumar Sinha
b. Urjit Kumar Sinha
c. Umesh Kumar Sinha
d. None of the above
ANSWERS:
1. C 2. A 3.
B 4. D 5.
A
