DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 29TH DEC 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INDIA
SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH BHUTAN FOR GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
i. India has signed an agreement with Bhutan for assistance in green and
sustainable construction of infrastructure.
ii. The MoU was signed between Central Public Works Department , under
India’s Ministry of Urban Development and the Department of Engineering
Services, under Bhutan’s Ministry of Works and Human Settlements.
2. GOI
LAUNCHES SWACHH SWASTH SARVATRA INITIATIVE
i. Govt. of India has launched Swachh Swasth Sarvatra initiative, aiming
at strengthening health centres in open defecation-free blocks in New Delhi.
ii. Launching this initiative, Health Ministry J P Nadda stated that the
objective of this initiative is to strengthen community health centers in 708
Open Defecation free blocks across the country to enable them to achieve higher
levels of cleanliness and hygiene.
3.
HARYANA GOVT. TO SET UP COUNTRY’S FIRST CATERPILLAR TRAIN
i. Haryana Government has decided to set up a pilot corridor for an initiative
of 'Caterpillar Train' that will fly over city’s traffic.
ii. The concept of Caterpillar Train was co-developed by an Indian
Railways engineer Ashwani Kumar Upadhyaya along with Emil Jacob, both PhD Caterpillar Train scholars at MIT.
4. FORMER
IAS OFFICER ANIL BAIJAL TO BE NEXT LT GOVERNOR OF DELHI
i. Anil Baijal has replaced Najeeb Jung as the next Delhi Lt
Governor.
ii. Delhi's former Lt-Governor Najeeb Jung had resigned 18 months before
the end of his tenure.
5. CENTRE
APPROVES RS 266 CRORE INVESTMENT FOR DELHI
i. The Central Govt of India has approved investments of Rs266 crore
rupees for improving water supply and sewerage networks in Delhi.
ii. With this approval, the Urban Development Ministry has now given nod
to a total investment of Rs 489 crore rupees for improving urban infrastructure
in the national capital under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation
guidelines.
6. SP
VAID APPOINTED AS THE NEW J&K POLICE CHIEF
i. The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has cleared the appointment of 1986
batch IPS officer Dr Shesh Pal Vaid as new Director General of Police.
ii. He will succeed DGP K Rajendra.
7. RAJASTHANI WRITER SATYA NARAYAN CHOSEN FOR
BIHARI PURASKAR
i. Eminent Rajasthani writer Satya Narayan has been chosen for the 26th
Bihari Puraskar by the K K Birla Foundation.
ii .Narayan selected for his Hindi book titled ‘Yeh Ek Dunia’ which was
published in 2010.
iii. This book is a meticulous depiction of various circumstances of
life in the contemporary world.
8.
MEGHALAYA TO HOST NATIONAL GAMES 2022
i. Meghalaya has got the opportunity to hold the National Games 2022.
ii. Meghalaya clinched the bid for hosting the prestigious 2022 national
games in the state overshadowing four other bidders Andhra Pradesh, Goa,
Chhattisgargh and Uttarakhand.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. HOW
MUCH AMOUNT HAS BEEN ALLOCATED BY THE CABINET FOR THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OF
DELHI FOR 2016-17 UNDER AMRUT?
a) Rs. 266 crore
b) Rs. 223 crore
c) Rs. 250 crore
d) Rs. 289 crore
Q2. WHICH
INDIAN STATE HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST CATERPILLAR TRAIN, AN INNOVATIVE
CONCEPT THAT WOULD FLY OVER CITY’S TRAFFIC?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Himachal Pradesh
d) Gujarat
Q3. WITH
WHICH COUNTRY INDIA HAS SIGNED A BILATERAL TECHNICAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR
GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE?
a) Italy
b) Nepal
c) Israel
d) Bhutan
Q4. WHICH
INDIAN STATE WILL HOST THE 2022 NATIONAL GAMES?
a) Manipur
b) Assam
c) Meghalaya
d) Mizoram
ANSWER:
1 - A 2 - B 3
- D 4 - C
