(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
KARNATAKA CM SIDDARAMAIAH LAUNCHES ‘PRATIBIMBA” TO PROJECT ACHIEVEMENTS
i. Karnataka
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a comprehensive web-based platform
Pratibimba to showcasing the government’s performance and achievements to the
citizens.
ii. This
dash board will serve as a tool to improve efficiency in governance and allow
citizens to track government’s progress.
iii. After
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka has such dash board which will help to report, track
and measure departmental performance on programmes, projects and promises made.
2. MOBILE
WORLD CONGRESS TO BE HELD IN INDIA ON SEPTEMBER 27
i. India to
host its 1st mobile congress with a special focus on reaching out to the South
East Asian markets at Pragati Maidan. This was announced by COAI Director
General, Rajan S Mathews.
ii. The the
3-day event will be organised by GSM Association.
iii. All
Indian mobile operators, Facebook, Huawei, Ericsson, and Cisco are likely to
participate in the mobile congress.
3. PM
MODI INAUGURATES PETROCHEMICALS COMPLEX AT DAHEJ & EXTRADOSED BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER
NARMADA AT BHARUCH IN GUJARAT
i. PM
Narendra Modi was on a 2 day visit to his native state Gujarat. During his
visit, PM Modi dedicated a 4-lane 1.4-kilometre ‘Extradosed’ Cable-Stayed
Bridge over the river Narmada in Bharuch.
ii. The
bridge has been built by Turbo and Larsen at a cost of Rs. 379 cr in the time
span of two years.
iii. The
Bharuch Bridge has 17.4-metre wide 4-lane road and the footpath on the bridge
is 3 metres long. The Bharuch Bridge is expected to reduce the heavy traffic
from Ahmedabad-Mumbai section of National Highway-8 which is considered to be
the busiest national highways in the country.
iv. PM Modi
also dedicated ONGC Petro Additions Ltd Petrochemicals Complex at Dahej
(Bharuch, Gujarat) to the nation.
v. OPAL is a
Joint Venture Company promoted by GAIL, ONGC and GSPC for an integrated
petrochemical complex in Special Economic Zone under Petroleum, Chemical and
Petrochemical Investment Region at Dahej, Gujarat.
vi. Besides,
Modi also inaugurated a national convention of women sarpanch on the occasion
of International Women’s Day in Gandhinagar.
4.
DESTINATION NORTH EAST 2017 FESTIVAL HELD IN CHANDIGARH
i. The 3 day
long ‘Destination North East-2017’ festival was inaugurated in Chandigarh by
the Union Minister of State (I/C) for Development of North Eastern Region, Dr.
Jitendra Singh.
ii. The
‘Destination North East-2017’ was organized by Ministry of DoNER to showcase
North East as a potential destination for investment and highlight the rich
traditions and customs of the region.
iii. The
main focus of the event was the ‘3 H Mission’ that is Handicraft, Horticulture
and Handlooms with the objective to use appropriate technologies in all sectors
of development for North Eastern Region
iv. Among
the main highlights of Destination North East, 2017, round table discussions,
sessions and B2B meeting was organized.
5.
INTERNATIONAL YOGA FEST BEGAN IN NEW DELHI ON MARCH 8, 2017
i. The
International Yoga Festival was inaugurated by M. Venkaiah Naidu, the Union
Information and Broadcasting Minister in New Delhi.
ii. The
2-day long event has been organized by the Morarji Desai National Institute of
Yoga in association with the Indian Yoga Associations.
iii. Eminent
yoga gurus, scholars, yoga masters, policy makers and representatives from
15-18 countries are participating in the mega event.
iv. It will
include parallel yoga workshop, Satsang, lectures, cultural programmes and yoga
demos.
6. DELHI
GOVERNMENT PRESENTS RS. 48,000 CR BUDGET FOR 2017-18
i. The Aam
Aadmi Party Government of Delhi presented Rs 48,000 cr tax-free budget for
2017-18 with main focus on improving education, health, transport and water
distribution.
ii. During
the budget session, Deputy CM and Finance Minister Manish Sisodia informed that
the government has also done away with the Plan and non-Plan expenditure.
iii. 2017-18
budget is Rs. 1,400 cr more than 2016-17 budget which was Rs. 46,600 cr.
Delhi’s contribution to the country’s GDP has increased from 3.94% in 2011-12
to 4.08% in 2016-17.
iv. Major
share of the budget allocation has been made to the education sector. VAT on
Aviation Turbine Fuel will be brought down from 25% to 1% for flights to remote
areas such as North Eastern states to compliment Centre’s regional connectivity
scheme.
v.
Education: Rs 11,300 cr, Health Sector: Rs 5,736 cr, Water sector: Rs 2,107.9
cr, Yamuna Cleaning and sanitation: Rs. 2,108 cr, Urban Development: Rs 3,100
cr, Power Sector: Rs 2,194 cr with focus on solar energy and waste-to-energy
plants.
7. VICE
PRESIDENT HAMID ANSARI ATTENDS IORA SUMMIT IN JAKARTA
i. Vice
President Hamid Ansari was on a 2-day visit to Indonesia to attend the
21-nation Indian Ocean Rim Association Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia.
ii. Theme
was ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous
Indian Ocean’.
iii. During
the Summit, Indian Ocean Rim Association adopted 4 documents to make Indian
Ocean peaceful, stable, and prosperous region.
8. SBI
LAUNCHES ‘WORK FROM HOME’ FACILITY FOR EMPLOYEES
i. Mumbai
based State Bank of India has launched a new facility ‘Work from Home’ to
enable its employees to work from home.
ii. Its aim
is to enable its employees to work while at home using mobile devices to
address any urgent requirement they may have, that prevents their travelling to
work.
iii. The
lender will be using mobile computing technologies and shall have continuous
control over all the enabled devices centrally to manage and secure the data
and applications on the mobile devices.
9.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY OBSERVED ON MARCH 8, 2017
i.
International Women’s Day is celebrated by the Governments, NGOs and other
Organizations worldwide on March 8 every year since 1900 to highlight the
achievements of women in all fields ranging from political to social while
calling for greater equality.
ii. The
theme adopted by the United Nation for 2017 was Women in the Changing World of
Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030.
iii.
President Pranab Mukherjee gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskars at Rashtrapati
Bhavan in New Delhi.
iv. Smt.
Smriti Zubin Irani, The Union Textiles Minister has announced ‘Kamaladevi
Chattopadhya National Awards’, a new category of awards specially for women
handloom weavers and women handicraft artisans.
v. The
Commonwealth has launched an initiative “Peace in the Home” to help the member
states to deal with domestic violence that impacts the life of women.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
ONLINE WEB PLATFORM PRATIBIMBA HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT TO
REPORT THE PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO THE CITIZEN?
a) Maharashtra
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Karnataka
d) Rajasthan
Q2. THE
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS WILL BE HOSTED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY INDIA IN WHICH
INDIAN CITY?
a) Gandhinagar
b) Bangaluru
c) Chandigarh
d) New Delhi
Q3. WHAT
WAS THE THEME ADOPTED BY UNITED NATION FOR THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY?
a) Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity:
Picture it!
b) Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet
50-50 by 2030
c) Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender
Equality
d) A Promise is a Promise: Time for Action to
End Violence against Women
Q4. THE
THREE DAY LONG ‘DESTINATION NORTH EAST-2017’ FESTIVAL WAS ORGANIZED IN WHICH
CITY?
a) Chandigarh
b) Pune
c) Chennai
d) Kolkata
Q5. THE
2017 21-NATION INDIAN OCEAN RIM ASSOCIATION SUMMIT WAS HELD IN WHICH COUNTRY?
a) New Delhi, India
b) Canberra, Australia
c) Jakarta, Indonesia
d) Dubai, UAE
ANSWERS:
1 - C 2
- D 3 - B 4 - A 5 - C
