DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 22TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
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1.
LLOYD’S GETS FINAL APPROVAL FROM IRDAI TO OPEN FIRST BRANCH IN INDIA
i. London’s
insurance giant Lloyd has received the final approval from the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority to set up its first branch in India.
ii. The
specialist insurance and reinsurance company will open its first branch office
in India before April 2017 at Mumbai.
iii. Lloyd’s
will bring expertise and specialist capacity to India’s insurance market and
work in partnership with local insurance businesses to develop innovative
solutions that meet the unique needs of the growing economy.
2.
BIRENDER SINGH YADAV CONCURRENTLY ACCREDITED AS THE HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA
TO THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
i. Former
IFS officer Shri Birender Singh Yadav was appointed as the High Commissioner of
India to the Republic of Sierra Leone, with residence in Accra.
ii.
Currently Yadav is working as the High Commissioner of India to Republic of
Ghana.
3.
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES WEB-PORTAL ‘SHAGUN’ FOR MONITORING SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN
i. The Union
HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar launched a dedicated web portal ‘ShaGun’ for
continuous monitoring of the elementary education scheme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
and promote the development of education sector of India.
ii. The
portal has been developed by World Bank in collaboration with Ministry of Human
Resource Development.
iii. The
portal first-of-its kind platform would perform dual function. Firstly it would
focus on displaying positive stories in the field of education in the form of
videos, case studies, testimonials, and images on the web portal for further
improvement in performance under SSA.
iv. Secondly
it provides an online monitoring module to measure state-level performance and
progress against key educational indicators to enable the government and
administrators to track the efficiency with which SSA funds are being utilised
and the results that this is delivering.
4.
ALIBABA BECOMES WORLDWIDE SPONSOR OF OLYMPIC GAMES THROUGH 2028
i. The
International Olympic Committee and Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group
entered into a long-term partnership through 2028 at the World Economic Forum
in Davos, Switzerland.
ii. The
partnership was agreed between Alibaba Group Founder and Executive Chairman
Jack Ma, IOC President Thomas Bach and Alibaba Group Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Zhang.
iii. Alibaba
has become the first company in the world to make a long-term commitment to the
IOC through 2028.
5. ADAMA
BARROW SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT OF GAMBIA IN SENEGAL
i. Adama
Barrow was sworn in as the third President of The Gambia at a ceremony in the
Gambian embassy in Dakar, Senegal.
ii. Adama
Barrow is a member of the United Democratic Party.
iii. Barrow
served as the treasurer of the UDP and operated a real estate agency, before
winning the presidential elections.
6. ALOK
KUMAR VERMA APPOINTED AS CBI DIRECTOR
i. The
Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the appointment of Alok Kumar
Verma as the Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
ii. His
tenure will be for a period of two years from the date of assumption of charge
of his office.
iii. Alok
Kumar Verma succeeded Anil Sinha.
iv. At
present, Rakesh Asthana is the interim director of the investigating agency.
7. PUNJAB
ROYALS WINS PRO WRESTLING LEAGUE SEASON 2
i. NCR
Punjab Royals were crowned the champions of the Pro Wrestling League Season 2.
ii. The
Punjab Royals defeated Haryana Hammers at the K D Jadhav Indoor Stadium in New
Delhi.
iii. The Pro
Wrestling League is the initiative of Pro Sportify and Wrestling Federation of
India.
8. PNB
LAUNCHES CONTACTLESS CREDIT CARD
i. Punjab
National Bank has launched a Contactless Credit Card. This new credit card,
which has been named PNB Wave N Pay- Contactless Card, was launched by Usha
Ananthasubramanian, MD & Chief Executive Officer, PNB in New Delhi.
ii. The
customers simply need to waive the card across the terminal to complete the
transaction process, there is no need to enter any PIN for transactions up to
Rs. 2,000.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH
WEB PORTAL WAS LAUNCHED BY UNION MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FOR
PROMOTING AND MONITORING THE SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN?
a) SarvAbhi
b) ShaGun
c) Shiksha
d) SarvShiksha
Q2. WHO
HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW HIGH COMMISSIONER OF INDIA TO THE REPUBLIC OF
SIERRA LEONE?
a) Mr. Pankaj Saran
b) Shri Sanjeev Ranjan
c) Shri Birender Singh Yadav
d) Shri Navtej Sarna
Q3. WHICH
TECHNOLOGY GIANT HAS PARTNERED WITH THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE TO
BECOME THE WORLDWIDE SPONSOR OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES THROUGH 2028?
a) Alibaba
b) Microsoft
c) TCS
d) Wipro
Q4. WHO
HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION?
a) Pulkit Trivedi
b) Rakesh Asthana
c) V.K.Sharma
d) Alok Kumar Verma
Q5. WHO
HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF GAMBIA?
a) Paolo Gentiloni
b) Adama Barrow
c) Nana Akufo Addo
d) Bill English
ANSWER:
1 - B 2 - C 3 - A 4 - D 5
- B
