DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. SBI, CAIXABANK INK PACT TO FUND INDO-SPANISH
JOINT VENTURES
i. State
Bank of India and Spain's CaixaBank have
inked pact to provide loans to Indo-Spanish joint ventures and local
enterprises.
ii. The
countries have signed the Mou to enhance business synergies.
iii. The
banks will also cooperate through an introduction of business opportunities and
partnering on possible infrastructure funds.
iv. Under
this programme the banks will collaborate in areas of mutual interest such as
syndicated loan business, guarantee transactions, trade finance and export
credit agency finance, infrastructure finance and networking services.
2. BIHAR CHIEF
MINISTER NITISH KUMAR LAUNCHED CHILD LABOUR TRACKING SYSTEM
i. Bihar
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has inaugurated 'Child Labour Tracking System '.
ii. The
system is launched in order to keep a track of rescued child labour for their
proper rehabilitation
iii. The
government ius providing financial assistance of Rs.25000 money that will
directly go to children's bank account.
3. ISRAEL FOR THE
FIRST TIME WINS UN COMMITTEE CHAIR
i. Israel
has been elected to chair a UN committee for the first time in the world body's
71-year history.
ii. It faced
a strong protests from Arab countries and the Palestinians.
iii. Israeli
Ambassador Danny Danon won the chair of the legal affairs committee of the
General Assembly by getting 109 votes from the 193 member-states.
4. INDIAN MEN'S
4X400M RELAY TEAM BREAKS 18-YEAR-OLD NATIONAL RECORD
i. The
Indian men's 4x400m relay team has created a new national record, clocking
3:02.17 at the International Sprint and Relay Teams Cup at Erzurum, Turkey.
ii. The team
improved the previous record of 3:02.62 set at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok.
iii. The
4×400 metres relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams
consist of four runners who each complete 400 metres or one lap.
5. DBS BANK APPOINTS
NIRAJ MITTAL AS INSTITUTIONAL BANKING HEAD
i. DBS Bank
India, has announced the appointment of Mr. Niraj Mittal as the Managing
Director and Head of Institutional Banking for the country.
ii. He will
be taking care of scaling up business with institutional banking clients by
driving both new client acquisition and deepening existing relationships.
6. PETER THOMSON
ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF 71ST SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY
i. Fijian
diplomat Peter Thomson has been elected as the President of 71st session of
United Nations General Assembly.
ii. In the
secret ballot election for the post, Peter Thomson defeated Andreas
Mavroyiannis of Cyprus by 94 to 90 votes, with one abstention.
iii. Thomson
will replace incumbent President Mogens Lykketoft.
7. INDIA SET FOR THE
MAIDEN SHOW AT U17 FUTSAL WORLD CUP
i. India are
set to make their maiden appearance in the Under 17 Futsal World Cup next
month.
ii. The
competition, among futsal's biggest global events, is to be held from July
11-20 in Paraguay, with India one among a total of 12 competing countries.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. “CHILD LABOUR
TRACKING SYSTEM” HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH STATE OF INDIA?
a. Haryana
b. Punjab
c. Bihar
d. Uttar
Pradesh
2. NAME THE CAPITAL
OF ISRAEL?
a. Jerusalem
b. Hafia
c. Ramia
d. Beersheba
3. RECENTLY, WHO IS
ELECTED AS THE PRESIDENT OF 71ST SESSION OF UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY?
a. Sam
Kutesa
b. Peter
Thomas
c. Ali Treki
d. Jan Kavan
4. ‘DBS BANK’
HEADQUARTER LOCATED AT?
a. Manila
b. Burma
c. Mumbai
d. Singapore
5. RECENTLY, MR.
NIRAJ MITTAL HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS MD & HEAD OF INSTITUTIONAL BANKING OF
WHICH FOREIGN BANK?
a. Caixa
Bank
b. DBS bank
c. HSBC bank
d. Federal
Reserve bank
6. HOW MANY VOTES HAS
ISRAEL BAGGED FROM THE 193 COUNTRY MEMBERS TO WIN SEAT IN UN COMMITTEE?
a. 119
b. 120
c. 109
d. 121
ANSWERS:
1. C 2. A 3. B 4.
D 5. B 6.
C
