DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL LAUNCHES SARAL EINDHAN VITARAN APPLICATION APP
i. Union Minister of
State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush
Goyal launched the Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application.
ii. SEVA is aimed at
increasing the Consumer Connect as well as the Transparency and Accountability
in Coal dispatch. SEVA Dashboard provides summary of quantity of coal
dispatched along with grades for the given day, month, and the latest yearly
updates as well.
iii. SEVA has been
developed by Coal India Limited.
2.
MAHARASHTRA GOVT FORMS ‘GOOD MORNING SQUAD’ TO MONITOR OPEN DEFECATION
i. The Maharashtra
government has decided to form ‘good morning’ squads to curb open defecation in
all villages and districts across the State.
ii. The squads will
comprise representatives of local bodies, NGOs, self-help groups, students and
social workers working in the area of sanitation and cleanliness.
3.
INDIA BECOMES 2ND LARGEST STEEL PRODUCER IN THE WORLD
i. According to the
International Stainless Steel Forum in May 2017 India overtook Japan to become
the 2nd-largest steel producer in the world in 2016.
ii. The data was released
by the International Stainless Steel Forum at annual conference in Tokyo,
Japan. The top producer of the steel of the world in the year 2016 is China.
iii. India’s stainless
steel production rose to 3.32 million tons for 2016. The data showed a growth
of about 9% over 3.0 million tons achieved in 2015.
i. PM Narendra Modi laid
the foundation stone for 6 projects related to development of Kandla port. It’s
total cost worth Rs 993 cr.
ii. The projects include
a convention centre named after Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar. The Kandla Port
Trust is named after Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, who stood for the uplift of all
sections of the society.
5.
2ND INDIA-OPEC INSTITUTIONAL DIALOGUE HELD IN VIENNA AUSTRIA
i. Dharmendra Pradhan –
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, co-chaired the 2nd
India-OPEC Institutional Dialogue at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria.
ii. Bilateral issues of
mutual interest were also discussed at a delegation level dialogue.
6.
PAYTM LAUNCHES PAYMENTS BANK
i. Paytm became 3rd
entity (after Airtel Payments Bank and India Post Payments Bank) to commence
operation as Payments Bank. However, services of Paytm Payments Bank are
currently available only via invitation.
More Details about Paytm Payments Bank:
i. The first
physical branch of Paytm Payments Bank is in Noida.
ii. Over the next
two years, Rs. 400 crore will be invested to build the banking network. One97
Communications (Paytm Payments Bank’s parent company) has already invested Rs.
220 crore.
7.
ISRO AND NASA COLLABORATE TO BUILD EARTH – IMAGING SATELLITE NISAR
i. ISRO and NASA will
collaborate to build Earth – imaging satellite NISAR. It has launched the
world’s biggest and most expensive earth imaging satellite.
ii. The satellite has
been named NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. It is an L-band 24 centimetre
RADAR and S-band 13 centimetre.
iii. The satellite will
take weekly snapshots of earth, using the two radars. It will provide time lapse
images of the motion of tectonic plates, ice sheets and changes in vegetation
over land in agriculture and forests.
8.
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES HAS SIGNED A $630 MILLION DEAL WITH THE INDIA
i. Israel Aerospace
Industries has signed a $ 630 million deal with the Indian State-owned
aerospace and defense company Bharat Electronics Limited.
ii. Israel’s Barak 8
long-range surface-to-air missile system was successfully tested aboard an
Indian Navy ship. This deal was a part of the Make in India initiative, BEL
will be used as the main contractor for the project.
9.
UNION HOME MINISTER RELEASES THE BOOK ‘INDIA 2017 YEARBOOK’ AUTHORED BY RAJIV
MEHRISHI
i. Union Home Minister
Rajnath Singh has released the book ‘India 2017 Yearbook’. It is authored by the
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi.
ii. The book was
published by the McGraw Hill Education India. The book will help for gaining
comprehensive knowledge of Indian history, economy, social fabric and current
affairs.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING LAUNCHED ‘SARAL EINDHAN VITARAN APPLICATION’ AIMED AT
INCREASING THE CONSUMER CONNECT AS WELL AS THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
IN COAL DISPATCH?
a) Radha Mohan Singh
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) Venkaiah Naidu
d) Piyush Goyal
Q2.
ACCORDING TO DATA RELEASED BY THE INTERNATIONAL STAINLESS STEEL FORUM, INDIA
HAS EMERGED AS THE ______ LARGEST STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCER IN THE WORLD AFTER
CHINA?
a) sixth largest
b) fourth largest
c) second largest
d) third largest
Q3.
2ND INDIA-OPEC INSTITUTIONAL DIALOGUE WAS HELD ON MAY 22, 2017 IN:
a) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
b) Vienna, Austria
c) Dubai, UAE
d) Toronto, Canada
Q4.
JAPAN IS GOING TO BUILD A WORLD WAR – II MUSEUM IN WHICH INDIAN STATE?
a) Manipur
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Meghalaya
d) Tripura
Q5.
WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BECOME THE THIRD ENTITY TO COMMENCE OPERATIONS AS
PAYMENTS BANK?
a) Aditya Birla Nuvo Payments Bank
b) Vodafone M-Pesa Payments Bank
c) Paytm Payments Bank
d) FINO PayTech Payments Bank
ANSWERS:
