DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17 AUG 2017
1.
6TH SESSION OF INDIA-TURKMENISTAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION HELD IN NEW
DELHI
i. The 6th session of
India-Turkmenistan Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific
& Technological Cooperation was held in New Delhi.
ii. Turkmenistan Deputy
PM and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredovled high-level delegation comprising senior
officials of the Government of Turkmenistan participated in this session.
iii. Union External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Mr. Meredov comprehensively reviewed the
entire gamut of bilateral relations and took stock of the progress achieved in
the areas of energy, trade and economic cooperation, security cooperation,
transport and connectivity, civil aviation, information technology, science and
technology, cultural and educational matters.
2.
GEM AND CII SIGN MOU TO ESTABLISH GEMSAMVAD
i. A MoU was signed
between Government eMarketplace special-purpose vehicle and the Confederation
of Indian Industry, in the presence of Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce & Industry Minister at Udyog
Bhawan, New Delhi.
ii. This MoU between GeM
and CII is aimed at establishing GeM Samvaad – a participative and
collaborative approach with the industry for promoting Indian industry and
entrepreneurship.
iii. As part of this
initiative, GeM & the Indian industry shall work together to create GeM
related awareness. The MoU also seeks to create a GeM-Industry Forum for
collaboration with the Indian Industry for, seeking inputs on the technical
specifications of products and services to be procured by the Government
agencies, improving the quality of products/services procured especially from
the MSMEs, organize annual Public Procurement Convention of all stakeholders
and set up GeM Resource Centres at CII Regional Offices.
3.
INDIA OPENS 1ST PARTITION MUSEUM AT AMRITSAR
i. India’s 1st museum
will open in Amritsar Punjab, as India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years as
independent nations.
ii. The museum will
include photographs, donated personal items, newspaper clippings and screens
showing video interviews with survivors.
It will have ‘The Gallery of Hope’, where visitors can scribble messages
of love and peace.
iii. The exhibitions are
housed in the red-brick Town Hall building in the north Indian border city of
Amritsar.
4.
HOME MINISTER SHRI RAJNATH SINGH LAUNCHES LIVE TWITTER WALL ON ‘BHARAT KE VEER’
i. Union Home Minister
Rajnath Singh has launched a live Twitter wall for promoting ‘Bharat Ke Veer
portal’ on the eve of the 70th Independence Day.
ii. On this occasion,
Ministers of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Hansraj Gangaram Ahir contributed
their one month salary for the portal. The portal aims to facilitate online
donation directly to the families of paramilitary troopers who have sacrificed
their lives for the country in line of duty from 1st January 2016.
iii. It is launched by
Rajnath Singh and actor Akshay Kumar on 9th April. The social media awareness
campaign will display all tweets with hash tag Bharat Ke Veer at central
Delhi’s Connaught Place and south Delhi’s CGO complex and Khan Market areas
where huge LED display screens have been installed.
5.
ITALY TO HOST FALL G-7 INTERIOR MINISTERS SUMMIT ON SECURITY
i. Italy would be hosting the summit of Group
of Seven Interior Ministers to discuss on security matters in October 2017. The
meeting is being organised at the request of Italy’s G-7 partners- Canada, France,
Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
ii. Italy currently holds
the authority of the G-7 industrialised nations. Since the beginning of the
year 2015, Italy has deported over 199 foreigners, who were suspected of posing
security threats to the nation.
iii. The Minister stated
that while the terror alert level remains high in Italy, there is no trace of
an imminent threat or attack.
6.
ICICI PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUND LAUNCHES ‘PLAN YOUR GOAL’ WEBSITE
i. ICICI Prudential
Mutual Fund has launched a new website called ‘PlanYourGoal.com‘. It has been
launched to help users plan their investments according to their future
financial goals.
ii. The website guides
the users to plan their big spends, tax investments as well as the corpus
required during retirement. The website also provides recommendations based on
calculations
7.
NABARD AWARDS CORPORATION BANK FOR SHG, KVGB FOR CREDIT- LINKING JOINT
LIABILITY GROUP
i. Corporation Bank has
bagged the best performance awards for SHG-bank linkage programme for Karnataka
for 2015-16 and 2016-17 from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development.
ii. The bank was given
the award for its overall performance under SHG-bank linkage programme for
2015-16 and 2016-17 among commercial banks operating in Karnataka. The bank has
formed more than 1.32 lakh self-help groups till date.
iii. The groups are
provided with credit facilities for new ventures. D.M. Mujumdar, General
Manager of the bank, received the awards from Karnataka Chief Secretary Subhash
Chandra Khuntia at NABARD, Bengaluru.
iv. Under the SHG-Bank
linkage programme more than 14 lakh families have improved their income levels
and standard of living.
8.
INDIAN MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM BEAT THE NETHERLANDS 2-1 TO WIN SERIES
i. India Men’s Hockey team
has defeated world No. 4 Netherlands by 2-1 to win the series.
ii. Led by Manpreet
Singh, the team featured nine players from the junior team, but they still
managed to beat an experienced Netherlands squad through goals from Gurjant
(4th minute) and Mandeep (51).
iii. ArmaanQureshi made a
great attempt to take India’s lead to 2-0. Gurjant Singh and Mandeep Singh
scored a goal apiece as a resolute Indian men’s hockey team overcome in an
exciting way.
iv. It was India’s second
successive win over the Dutch.
8.
IAAF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2017
i. 2017 IAAF World
Championships was the 16th edition of the IAAF World Championships, and was
held in London. The championships were held in the London Stadiumin Stratford,
London, which hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics.
ii. Mascot of 2017 IAAF
World Championships was an anthropomorphic hedgehog named Hero the Hedgehog,
and for the Para Athletics the mascot was Whizbee the Bee.
iii. The U.S. topped 2017
IAAF World Championships claiming 30 total medals. Kenya finished a distant
second with 11 total medals.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
THE 6TH SESSION OF INDIA-TURKMENISTAN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION ON TRADE,
ECONOMIC, SCIENTIFIC & TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION WAS HELD IN?
a) Mumbai, India
b) New Delhi, India
c) Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
d) Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Q2.
A MOU WAS SIGNED BETWEEN GEM AND THE CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRY, IN THE
PRESENCE OF MS. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY MINISTER AT UDYOG
BHAWAN, NEW DELHI. ABBREVIATION GEM STANDS FOR?
a) Government eMandi
b) Government eMoney
c) Government eMarketplace
d) Government eManufacturing
Q3.
INDIA’S 1ST PARTITION MUSEUM WILL OPEN IN?
a) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
b) New Delhi
c) Patiala, Punjab
d) Amritsar, Punjab
Q4.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING LAUNCHED A LIVE TWITTER WALL FOR PROMOTING ‘BHARAT KE
VEER PORTAL’ ON THE EVE OF THE 71ST INDEPENDENCE DAY?
a) Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
b) Home Minister Rajnath Singh
c) Prime Minister Narendra Modi
d) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley
Q5.
WHICH COUNTRY WILL HOST THE SUMMIT OF GROUP OF SEVEN INTERIOR MINISTERS TO
DISCUSS SECURITY MATTERS?
a) Italy
b) Germany
c) Spain
d) France
ANSWERS:
1 - B 2 - C 3 - D 4
- B 5 - A
