DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA TOPS TARGET FOR 2016-17 LOANS CROSS TARGET OF RS
1.8 LAKH CR
i. Pradhan Mantri Mudra
Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tops target for 2016-17,
loans cross target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr the Union Budget for financial year 2016.
ii. Loans extended under
the PMMY during 2016-17 have crossed the target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr.
iii. PM Modi mentioned
that there is an urgent need to focus on some 5.75 cr self-employed people who
use funds of around Rs 11 lakh cr, and have an average debt of merely Rs 17,000
but they end up employing 12 cr people.
2.
AFTER UP’S ANTI ROMEO SQUAD HARAYANA LAUNCHES OPERATION DURGA
i. Haryana announced the
launch of Durga Vahini: police squads that aims to stop harassment of women on
public spaces.
ii. Strong actions will
be taken against “eve-teasers“. The state government had already established
women police stations in all the districts to ensure women’s safety.
v. The campaign Operation
Durga was launched after identifying places where such anti-social elements
were indulging in eve teasing, stalking, vulgar comments, and other similar
activities.
iv. Haryana govt to give
free laptops to first 500 meritorious students
3.
33 YEARS OF OPERATION MEGHDOOT A SAGA OF UNMATCHED BRAVERY
i. After 33 years of
Operation Meghdoot, the Indian Army’s longest deployment on strategically
located Siachen Glacier celebrating a saga for bravery, courage, heroism and
sacrifice on the world’s highest and coldest battle field.
ii. Two disputed
boundaries with Pakistan and China. It lies in the
Karakoram Range in the North West India. Siachen Glacier is 76.4 km long and
covers about 10,000 sq km uninhabited terrain.
iii. On this day, a
Platoon of 4 Kumaon led by then Captain Sanjay Kulkarni planted the 1st Indian
Flag on Siachen Glacier at Bilafond La which began Operation Meghdoot.
4.
ALIA BHATT FEATURES ON FORBES 30 UNDER 30 ASIA LIST
i. Actress Alia Bhatt has
featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. She is the only Bollywood actress who
has made it to this year.
ii. Indian actress Alia
Bhatt has acted in over 20 high-earning Bollywood movies. At least 6 of the
films she has acted in earned very well that is over $15 million
5.
SAUDI ARABIA RAISES $9 BILLION IN FIRST GLOBAL ISLAMIC BOND ISSUE
i. Saudi Arabia raised $9
billion in its 1st global Islamic bond issue. The sale of Islamic bonds known
as Sukuks.
ii. The global debt
market for the 1st time raised $17.5 billion in a bond issue. It is the biggest
ever bond sale from an emerging-market nation.
iii. Investors submitted
more than $33 billion in bids. Saudi Arabia is tapping international and
domestic markets to help finance a budget deficit that may reach $53 billion
this year.
iv. Saudi Arabia has been
hit by a drop in oil prices that’s why it is raising debt, cut spending and
preparing the world’s largest initial public offering of state-owned oil
company Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
6.
WORLD BANK APPROVES $375-MN LOAN FOR INDIA’S 1ST WATERWAY PROJECT
i. World Bank has
approved a $375 million loan to India for developing its 1st waterway project:
The National Waterway. Under this project, a navigable stretch of 1360 km will
be developed on River Ganga from Varanasi to Haldia.
ii. The project will put
in place the basic infrastructure required to develop water transportation in
this prospective region.
iii. As a part of the
project, the outdated Farakka barrage lock-gate will be modernised, thereby
facilitating smoother passage of vessels.
7.
JHARKHAND POLICE INITIATES TARA ZAMEEN PAR PROGRAMME FOR UNDERPRIVILIEGED
CHILDREN
i. With a motive to
enlighten children in naxal-affected areas of Jharkhand’s Palamau district,
Jharkhand Police has initiated Tare Zameen Par program to encourage children to
lead happy lives.
ii. Deputy Inspector
General of Police, Vipul Shukla appealed to locals to donate bags, shoes, books
and clothes that will be distributed among poor children.
8.
INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT LAUNCHES ‘OPERATION CLEAN MONEY-II’ TO PROBE 60,000
PEOPLE
i. The Income Tax
department launched 2nd phase of ‘Operation Clean Money’ under which it will
probe over 60000 individuals including 1300 ‘high risk’ individuals.
ii. In this phase the identification
was not based on any particular threshold transaction amount. Detailed
investigation will be conducted for around 6000 high value property
transactions and 6600 cases of outward remittances.
9.
PM NARENDRA MODI’S NAGPUR VISIT TO COMMEMORATE 126TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR.
AMBEDKAR
i. PM
Narendra Modi was on a day-long visit to Nagpur for a series of programmes to
commemorate 126th birth anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief
architect of Indian Constitution.
ii. PM Narendra Modi released
2 special commemorative postal stamps. One stamp depicts ‘Deekshabhoomi’ in its
full glory and the other stamp bears twin pictures of Lord Buddha and Dr.
Ambedkar.
iii. He formally launched
BHIM-Aadhaar platform for merchants at a function organized by the Niti Ayog at
Mankapur Indoor Stadium in Nagpur.
iv. He inaugurates new
units in Koradi thermal power station in Nagpur.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHICH STATE’S POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INITIATED ‘TARE ZAMEEN PAR’ PROGRAMME FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED
CHILDREN?
a) Maharashtra
b) Jharkhand
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat
Q2.
WHICH POLICE SQUADS HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED BY HARYANA STATE GOVT. TO STOP
HARASSMENT OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC PLACES?
a) ’Durga Vahini’
b) ’Stree Shakti’
c) ’Gulabi Squad’
d) ’Pink Patrol’
Q3.
WHICH COUNTRY HAS RAISED $9 BILLION THROUGH ITS 1ST GLOBAL ISLAMIC BOND ISSUE?
a) UAE
b) Qatar
c) Oman
d) Saudi Arabi
Q4.
WHICH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION HAS APPROVED $375 MILLION LOAN TO INDIA FOR
DEVELOPING ITS 1ST WATERWAY PROJECT – THE NATIONAL WATERWAY 1?
a) New Development Bank
b) International Monetary Fund
c) World Bank
d) Asian Development Bank
Q5.
WHICH OPERATION HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT TO PROBE OVER 60000
INDIVIDUALS INCLUDING 1300 ‘HIGH RISK’ INDIVIDUALS, WHO UNDERTOOK HIGH VALUE
CASH TRANSACTIONS DURING NOTE BAN PERIOD?
a) Operation Clean Money II
b) Operation Black Money II
c) Operation Dhan Chase II
d) Operation Swachh Dhan II
ANSWERS:
1
- B 2 - A 3 - D 4 - C 5 - A
