DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 3RD FEB 2017
(Daily News India)
1.
AMITABH KANT INAUGURATES INDIA INNOVATION INDEX IN NEW DELHI
i. The Indian Policy Think Tank, NITI
Aayog together with Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion and Confederation of Indian Industry has
launched a first of its kind online portal, India Innovation Index in India to
rank the states on the basis of innovation.
ii. The Index has been developed by the
Indian sides in consultation with the World Economic Forum, the World
Intellectual Property Organization, Cornell University, OECD, UNIDO, ILO,
UNESCO, ITU and others.
iii .The portal was inaugurated by Mr
Amitabh Kant, CEO NITI Aayog in New Delhi.
iv. The Index would rank Indian states
as per their innovation capability and provide them necessary feedback to build
their respective innovation ecosystems and further instill innovation spirit
among institutions and people.
v. The index would consider Global
Innovation Index indicators and other India–centric data from various states to
determine the ranking which will be updated periodically.
vi. These would enable the
international agencies to collect India’s up to date data points for ranking
global indices.
2. 31ST
SURAJKUND INTERNATIONAL CRAFTS MELA BEING HELD IN GURGAON
i. Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar
inaugurates the 31st Surajkund International Crafts Mela in Gurgaon, Haryana.
ii. 2017 Surajkund International Crafts
Mela is known as ‘Cashless Mela’ because all stakeholders have been provided
option to opt for cashless transactions
ii. A team of volunteers called ‘Mela
Mitra’ are appointed to help and guide visitors for Mela.
3. NEETI
MOHAN COLLABORATES WITH UNITED NATIONS FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
i. Noted Indian singer Neeti Mohan to
collaborate with UN for women empowerment project titled “Music to Inspire –
Artists United against Human Trafficking” which is managed by the UNODC.
ii. Neeti is the 1st Indian female
singer to collaborate with UN.
iii. She has composed Udne De as a
tribute to all the women and in support of equality for all.
iv. Over 60 renowned artists and
dignitaries from various countries have collaborated with Rukus Avenue to
participate in the “Music to Inspire – Artists UNited Against Human Trafficking
4. INDIA
& SRI LANKA SIGNS MOU FOR MULTI-ETHNIC TRI-LINGUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL
i. India and Sri Lanka has signed a MoU
for the construction of a multi-ethnic tri-lingual school in a north central
district of the island nation.
ii. The school would provide an opportunity
to Tamil, Sinhala and Muslim students to learn in a multi-cultural environment
and thus promote unity and reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
iii. The MoU was signed between
Secretary to the Ministry of Education Sunil Hettiarachchi and India’s High Commissioner
to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu.
iv. The Indian Government would provide
a grant of SLR 300 million for the island school to be constructed in
Polonnaruwa district.
v. Under this project class rooms,
library, laboratories would be constructed as well as furniture and other
equipment would be procured.
5. HSBC
ESTIMATES INDIA’S GDP GROWTH AT 7.1%
i. HSBC has estimated the GDP growth
rate of India at 7.1 % for the year 2017-18 which is up from the 6.3 % in the
year 2016-17.
ii. The main reason for this increase
is cited to sufficient demonetization by April end, thus boosting the
consumption level in the country to normal.
iii. Besides, the investment is
projected to remain weak within a range of 7.5-8 %.
6. NABARD
SANCTIONS RS 157 CR LOAN TO HARYANA FOR DRINKING WATER PROJECT
i. National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development sanctioned a loan amount of Rs. 157 cr to the Government of
Haryana to undertake drinking water project.
ii. Under this project, the government
would undertake drinking water supply scheme in 84 villages of districts
Faridabad and Palwal.
iii. Portable drinking water would be
supplied in selected villages in blocks Palwal, Prithla and Ballabhgarh from
Yamuna flood plain by constructing runny wells and deep tubewells.
iv .The project is likely to benefit
3,06,814 persons. The loan amount has
been sanctioned from the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund.
7.
LAKSHYA SEN OF UTTARAKHAND BECOMES WORLD NO. 1 PLAYER IN JUNIOR BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION JUNIOR RANKINGS
i. Indian badminton player Lakshya Sen
has created history becoming World No.1 Rank in Junior Badminton World
Federation ranking.
ii. He is the youngest ever player and
the 1st ever from Uttarakhand to win the title at senior level.
iii. Lakshya has outclassed Chia Hao
Lee of the Chinese Taipei to attain the World no.1 ranking.
iv. Earlier, by 2016 end Lakshya was
ranked at 8th spot in the ranking, and was listed in top 3 by 2017 before
becoming the No. 1 player.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. THE
INDIA INNOVATION INDEX LAUNCHED BY NITI AAYOG HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO RANK WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Financial Institutions
c)
States
d)
Educational Institutions
Q2. WHERE
IS THE 31ST SURAJKUND INTERNATIONAL CRAFTS MELA ORGANIZED?
a)
West Bengal
b)
Haryana
c)
Rajasthan
d)
Gujarat
Q3. WHICH
INDIAN FEMALE SINGER HAS COLLABORATED WITH UNITED NATION FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
PROJECT?
a)
Sonu Kakkar
b)
Shewta Pandit
c)
Richa Sharma
d)
Neeti Mohan
Q4. WHAT
IS THE PROJECTED GDP GROWTH RATE OF INDIA FOR THE YEAR 2017-18 AS ESTIMATED BY
HSBC?
a)
5.7 Percent
b)
8.8 Percent
c)
7.1 Percent
d)
6.9 Percent
Q5. WHICH
INDIAN SHUTTLER HAS BEEN RANKED AS THE WORLD NO. 1 PLAYER IN THE LATEST JUNIOR
BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION RANKING?
a)
Lakshya Sen
b)
Aryamann Tandon
c)
Mithun M.
d)
Chirag Sen
ANSWER:
1 - C 2 - B 3 - D 4 - C 5 - A
