DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27 JAN 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. ASEAN-INDIA COMMEMORATIVE SUMMIT ISSUES DELHI DECLARATION
i. ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit to
commemorate the 25th Anniversary of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations was held in
New Delhi.
i. Theme of this Summit was “Shared Values, Common Destiny”. A join
statement, titled ‘Delhi Declaration’ was issued outlining the participating
countries’ commitment to political, economic and socio-cultural cooperation.
Indian PM Narendra Modi and leaders from 10 ASEAN member countries released
commemorative postal stamps on Ramayana to mark 25 years of India-ASEAN
relations
2. SMALL FINANCE AND PAYMENTS BANKS TO OFFER ATAL PENSION YOJANA
i. The Ministry of Finance has
announced that "Payments Banks and Small Finance Banks" will offer
social security scheme Atal Pension Yojana to their subscribers. It was done to
strengthen the existing channels of APY distribution.
ii. According to the Ministry,
currently, there are 11 Payments Banks and 10 Small Finance Banks that have
received the license from the Reserve Bank of India to start their operations.
3. NITIN GADKARI OPENS PROJECTS WORTH RS 6,517 CRORE IN UTTAR
PRADESH
i. Union Road Transport and Highways
Minister, Nitin Gadkari inaugurated and laid foundation stone for several
projects in Uttar Pradesh. These projects entail a combined investment of Rs
6517 cr.
ii. In Ghazipur district, Mr. Gadkari
laid the foundation stone for widening and strengthening of 65.38 km long
Ghazipur-Mau section of National Highway 29.
iii. At Ghazipur, Mr. Gadkari also laid
the foundation stone for an Intermodal Terminal on National Waterways –I.
4. USHA ANANTHASUBRAMANIAN BECOMES 1ST WOMAN IBA CHIEF
i. Usha Ananthasubramanian, MD and CEO,
Allahabad Bank, has been elected the first woman chairman of Indian Banks’
Association. Usha was elected IBA Chairman for the year 2017-18 by its Managing
Committee.
ii. IBA Chairman’s position fell vacant
following the superannuation of Jatinder Bir Singh. Rajnish Kumar, Chairman,
State Bank of India, was elected Deputy Chairman of IBA for the year 2017-18.
5. PRADHAN MANTRI LPG PANCHAYAT LAUNCHED IN JHARKHAND
i. Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar
Das launched ‘Pradhan Mantri LPG Panchayat’ at Balijore village, in Dumka
district of Jharkhand.
ii. Jharkhand is the first state in
India, where beneficiaries are provided stoves along with gas connections. Rs
300 cr was alloted in the budget for LPG connection and stove distribution. Out
of that, 10 lakh beneficiaries have been provided with connections so far.
iii. Jharkhand has set a target to
provide connections to 28 lakh poor families in 2018. ‘Adivasi Vikas Samiti’
will be formed in tribal populated areas. ‘Gram Vikas Samiti’ will be
established in villages having less tribal count with 7 members in small
villages and 11 members in bigger villages.
6. KOLKATA BECOMES FIRST INDIAN METRO TO GET A FLOATING MARKET
i. West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee,
inaugurated the floating market located at Lake Patuli on the eastern part of
Kolkata. This floating market has been created to accommodate nearly 200
shopkeepers from a market that was closed during the extension of the Eastern
Metropolitan Bypass.
ii. The floating market will
accommodate nearly 114 boats. Daily-use items like vegetables, fruits, flowers,
fish, meat and poultry will be sold in these shops. People can reach the boats
by means of wooden walkways.
iii. The market will be open on all
days from 6 am to 9 pm. Kolkata has become the first metro in India to get a
floating market.
7. UDAN-2: 325 MORE ROUTES AWARDED; INDIGO, JET AIRWAYS JOIN WITH
CHOPPER OPERATORS
i. Central Government awarded 325 more
routes to airlines as well as helicopter operators under its regional
connectivity scheme, UDAN.
ii. In awarding routes under second
round of bidding, emphasis was laid on flight services to hilly and remote
areas, including Kargil.
iii. After flight services start on
these routes, a total of 56 new airports and helipads will be connected to 36
existing aerodromes. These routes have been awarded to 15 airlines and
helicopter operators.
8. VETERAN BENGALI ACTRESS SUPRIYA DEVI PASSES AWAY
i. Veteran Bengali film actress and
Padmashri awardee, Supriya Devi, passed away in Kolkata, following a severe
cardiac arrest. She was 83.
ii. Supriya Devi made her debut in the
Uttam Kumar-starrer Basu Parivar in 1952. She was also awarded the Banga
Vibushan - the highest-ever civilian award given by the Bengal Government, and
a Life Time Achievement Award by Filmfare during their eastern India version of
the award show.
OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT PAYMENTS BANKS
AND SMALL FINANCE BANKS WILL OFFER
SOCIAL SECURITY SCHEME NAMED______ TO THEIR SUBSCRIBERS?
a)
Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
b)
Atal Pension Yojana
c)
Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
d) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
Q2. WHAT ARE THE THREE C’S FOCUSED ON ASEAN-INDIA COMMEMORATIVE
SUMMIT HELD IN NEW DELHI?
a)
Connectivity, Commerce and Culture
b) Connectivity, Community and Culture
c)
Culture, Commerce and Contribution
d) Connectivity, Commerce and Contribution
Q3. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VETERAN BANKER HAS BEEN ELECTED THE
FIRST WOMAN CHAIRMAN OF INDIAN BANKS’
ASSOCIATION?
a)
Arundhati Bhattacharya
b) Shikha Sharma
c) Chanda Kochhar
d) Usha Ananthasubramanian
Q4. UNION ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS MINISTER, NITIN GADKARI
INAUGURATED AND LAID FOUNDATION STONE FOR
SEVERAL PROJECTS IN UTTAR PRADESH. THESE PROJECTS ARE RELATED TO?
a)
Research
b) Infrastructure
c) National Highways
d) Water
Q5. WHICH STATE
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED ‘PRADHAN MANTRI LPG PANCHAYAT’?
a)
Jharkhand
b)
Manipur
c)
Assam
d)
Mizoram
ANSWERS:
1 - B 2 - A 3 - D 4 - C 5 - A
