DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19TH MAR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
LABOUR MINISTRY PROPOSES LABOUR CODE TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SECURITY COVER TO ALL
WORKERS
i.
The Union Ministry of Labour & Employment has proposed a preliminary draft
of Labour Code to provide social security cover to the entire workforce in the
country including self-employed and agricultural workers.
ii.
The Code on Social Security & Welfare 2017 seeks to simplify, rationalize,
consolidate, and amend the laws relating to social security of workforce so as
to make them less complex for easier comprehension, implementation and
enforcement.
iii.
This is for the 1st time that the ministry has formulated a code to cover
agricultural workers along with self-employed people and target to provide
social security benefits to 45 cr workers.
2. FIRST-EVER HARYANA SAHITYA SANGAM BEGAN IN
PANCHKULA
i.
The 1st edition of the Haryana Sahitya Sangam began at Indradhanush Auditorium,
Panchkula in Haryana.
ii.
The 3 day event was inaugurated by the CM Manohar Lal Khattar and has been
organized as a part of the Haryana Swarna Jayanti celebrations.
iii.
The objective of the festival is to highlight the contribution of Haryana in
the field of literature and culture and to provide a platform for young and
budding writers to get genuine and wide range of guidance.
3.
SPORTS MINISTER VIJAY GOEL ADDRESSES GLOBAL MILLENNIUM SUMMIT AT DUBAI
i.
Shri Vijay Goel, The Minister of State (I/C) for Youth Affairs and Sports was
invited as the Chief Guest at the 2-day Global Millennium Summit in Dubai.
ii.
The Summit has been organized by the Shri Ram College of Commerce, University
of Delhi in association with the Office of International Programmes and IIM-Ahmedabad.
iii.
Goel said that a National Youth Policy has been launched in 2014 replacing the
previous National Youth Policy, 2003 for the youth of India.
iv.
The new policy empowers youth of the country to achieve their full potential,
and through them enable India to find its rightful place in the community of
nations.
v.
The Global Millennium Summit is a 1st-of-its-kind initiative where an Indian
institute has organized an International Summit. The theme of the summit is
‘Future of this Millennium’. The Summit aims to provide the youth across the
world with a platform to discuss, act and interact.
4.
RBI GETS CENTRE’S NOD TO PRINT RS 10 PLASTIC NOTES
i.
The Reserve Bank of India has got the approval from the Central Government to
conduct the field trial of plastic banknotes of Rs. 10 denomination prior to
introducing it as legal tender.
ii.
RBI got the approval to go ahead with the procurement of the requisite plastic
substrate material for printing of Rs. 10 denomination notes. Substrate refers
to the underlying substance or layer on which currency is printed.
iii.
This information was shared by Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal
in the Lok Sabha.
iv.
The field trial will take place across five cities having diverse geographical
and climatic conditions. These cities include Kochi, Mysore, Jaipur, Shimla and
Bhubaneswar.
5.
INDIA & RUSSIA INK LONG-TERM SUPPORT CONTRACT ON SUKHOI SU-30MKI
i.
India and Russia have inked pacts for long-term maintenance support for
Sukhoi-30MKI jets during the India-Russia Military Industrial Conference in New
Delhi.
ii.
The agreement was signed by UAC President Yuri Slyusar, Alexander Artyukhov,
UEC Director General and HAL Chairman Suvarna Raju in presence of
Finance-Cum-Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Russian Industry and Trade
Minister Denis Manturov.
iii.
The objective of having long-term supply agreements is to increase the
efficiency of aircraft maintenance support and to ensure licensed production
and strengthen the operational availability of the Sukhois.
iv.
The agreement involves long-term supply of spares and rendering technical
assistance for 5 years for Su-30 MKI aircraft at an expected cost of $300
million.
6.
11 INDIAN WOMEN AWARDED WITH ‘WOMEN ICONS’ AWARD IN SINGAPORE
i.
11 Indian women were honored with the ‘Women Icons’ Award among 25 Asian Women
in Singapore for dedicating their lives to social work.
ii.
The award was organised by Business Excellence & Research Group Pvt. Ltd
and supported by Nanyang Technological University of Singapore.
iii.
Among the award winners was Vandana Sharma who served for a decade in the
Indian Armed Forces and also ventured into the corporate world.
iv.
Besides, another winner, Revathi Siddharthe Roy holds several ‘Women
Empowerment’ campaign.
v.
Other winners were: Deepshikha Kumar of SpeakIn, Dr Aparna Hegde of ARMMAN,
Kanika Gupta Shori of Square Global, Mini Dwivedi Gopinathan of PlayStreet
Specially Abled Educare Trust, Minal D’Rozario of Ideosphere, Saloni Mardia
Kothari of Mtlexs Online, Swati Nathani of Team Pumpkin and Sonia Kulkarni of
Ketchum Sampark PR.
7.
TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT SWORN IN AS NEW CM OF UTTARAKHAND
i.
Former Uttarakhand BJP chief Trivendra Singh Rawat was sworn in as the new CM
of the state at the Parade Grounds in state capital Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
Governor K K Paul administered the oath of office and secrecy to Rawat and 9
ministers at a ceremony.
ii.
The other members who took oath include Harak Singh Rawat, Satpal Maharaj,
Madan Kaushik, Subodh Uniyal, Arvind Pandey, Yashpal Arya and Prakash Pant who
have been made Cabinet ministers.
iii.
Besides, Dhan Singh Rawat and Rekha Arya took oath as ministers of state.
iv.
Rawat is the 8th Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and 5th BJP CM of the state.
8.
FORMER GUJARAT BJP MLA MANHAR VALJI BHAI ZALA APPOINTED HEAD OF SAFAI
KARAMCHARIS COMMISSION
i. Manhar Valji Bhai Zala was appointed as the
new Chairperson of the National Commission for Safai Karamcharis.
ii.
Besides, Manju Diler from Uttar Pradesh and Dilip Kallu Haathived from
Maharashtra have been appointed as the members of the NCSK.
9.
NOBEL LAUREATE POET AND PLAYWRIGHT DEREK WALCOTT PASSES AWAY
i.
Nobel laureate poet and playwright Derek Walcott died at his home on the
Caribbean island of St Lucia after a long illness.
ii.
Walcott won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992 and the TS Eliot Prize for
Poetry in 2011.
iii.
Among his best known collections are, In A Green Night: Poems 1948 – 1960 and
the epic Omeros, inspired by Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT PROPOSED A DRAFT OF LABOUR CODE TO
PROVIDE SOCIAL SECURITY COVER TO THE ENTIRE WORKFORCE IN THE COUNTRY. WHO IS
THE UNION MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT?
a) Bandaru Dattatreya
b) Sis Ram Ola
c) Mallikarjun Kharge
d) Narendra Singh Tomar
Q2.
THE 1ST EDITION OF THE 3 DAY HARYANA SAHITYA SANGAM WAS HELD IN WHICH CITY OF
HARYANA?
a) Kurukshetra
b) Panipat
c) Rohtak
d) Panchkula
Q3.
THE TWO DAY 2017 GLOBAL MILLENNIUM SUMMIT WAS ORGANIZED IN WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Dubai, UAE
b) Canberra, Australia
c) Kathmandu,Nepal
d) Moscow, Russia
Q4.
HOW MANY INDIAN WOMEN HAVE BEEN HONORED WITH THE 2017 ‘WOMEN ICONS’ AWARD AMONG
THE 25 ASIAN WOMEN IN SINGAPORE FOR DEDICATING THEIR LIVES TO SOCIAL WORK?
a) 10
b) 11
c) 20
d) 15
Q5.
WHO HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF UTTARAKHAND?
a) Harak Singh Rawat
b) Madan Kaushik
c) Dhan Singh Rawat
d) Trivendra Singh Rawat
Q6.
NOBEL LAUREATE DEREK WALCOTT WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 87 WAS HONORED WITH THE
NOBEL PRIZE IN WHICH FIELD?
a) Mathematics
b) Physics
c) Literature
d) Peace
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