DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
NITI AAYOG RELEASES SATH-E PROJECT
NITI Aayog released comprehensive roadmaps
and detailed timelines for ‘Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital
in Education (SATH-E)’ project.
i.
Blueprints for project were released by
Amitabh Kant, CEO of NITI Aayog of the three participating States – Jharkhand,
Madhya Pradesh and Odisha.
ii.Action-oriented
programmes will be carried out at the individual, district and State level
between 2018 to 2020 with an aim to become ‘Role Model States’ in school
education.
Facts about NITI Aayog:
♦ Formed in –
January 2015
♦
Headquarters – New Delhi
♦ Ex-Officio
Chairman – Prime Minister of India
2.
1ST MEETING OF WORKING GROUP TO MAKE
INDIA USD 5 TRILLION ECONOMY HELD IN NEW DELHI
1st meeting of the Working Group on making
India, USD 5 Trillion Economy was held in New Delhi.
i. The
meeting was chaired by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu
and was attended by representatives from NITI Aayog.
ii. The
objective of Working Group is to chart out a timeline for achieving the goal of
making Indian economy a USD 5 trillion economy from the current USD 2.6
trillion economy.
iii.The need
for creating appropriate physical and social infrastructure to accommodate the
aspirations
3.
NSD TO HOST 8TH THEATRE OLYMPICS IN
MUMBAI
National School of Drama will be hosting the 8th edition of Theatre
Olympics in Mumbai
i. Theatre
Olympics is the largest international theatre festival and is being held in
India for the first time.
ii. NSD is
hosting the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics in Mumbai in collaboration with Directorate
of Cultural Affairs, Maharashtra.
iii.Theme
for the 8th edition of Theatre Olympics is ‘Flag of Friendship’.
vi. Concept
of Theatre Olympics was established in
1993 in Greece,
National
School of Drama:♦
Established in – 1959
♦ Located in
– New Delhi
♦ Current
Director – WamanKendre
4.
BHUTAN RECOMMENDED FOR GRADUATION FROM
UN’S LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRY
United Nations Committee for Development
Policy has announced that Bhutan along with Kiribati, Sao Tome and Principe and
Solomon Islands will be recommended for graduation from the least developed
country category.
i. These
four nations will be recommended to move up from ranks of poorest nations on
account of increasing national earning power as well as access to better health
care.
ii.LDC category
is assessed using three criteria viz. gross national income per capita,
economic vulnerability and human assets (health and education targets).
iii.
Countries in this category are reviewed on these criteria at interval of three
years. \
v. The
recommendation has been sent to ECOSOC (the UN Economic and Social Council) for
endorsement, which in turn will refer its decision to the UN General Assembly.
Quick Facts
about Bhutan:
♦ Capital –
Thimphu
♦ Currency –
Ngultrum
♦ Current
Prime Minister – TsheringTobgay
♦ Important
Rivers – Mo Chhu, Sankosh
5.
PHILIPPINES WITHDRAWS FROM
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
Philippines informed the UN
Secretary-General its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court
i.
TeodoroLocsin, permanent representative of Philippines to the UN, submitted a
letter stating Philippines’ withdrawal from ICC to UN Secretary-General Antonio
Guterres.
ii. He
stated that, Philippines was withdrawing from the Rome Statute.
iii.
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte stated that, Philippines withdraws from
ICC due to baseless and outrageous attacks by ICC against him and his
administration.
iv. ICC had
attempted to investigate Rodrigo Duterte on his anti-drugs campaign earlier.
♦ Seat – The
Hague, Netherlands
♦ President –
Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji
6.
RUSSIA REMAINS BIGGEST ARMS SUPPLIER
TO INDIA
Russia
continues to be the largest arms supplier to India as per report produced by
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
i. Second
biggest supplier is United States. It provides 15 per cent of India’s weapon
imports.
iii. Third
biggest supplier is Israel amounting to 11 per cent of India’s imports
iv. Fourth
biggest supplier is France contributing to 4.6 per cent of India’s imports in
the last five years.
v .On the
whole, India is the world’s biggest importer of major arms amounting to 12 per
cent of the total global imports in the last five years
About
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI):
♦ Director –
Dan Smith
♦ Chair – Jan
Eliasson
7.
CISF LAUNCHES ‘LOST AND FOUND’ MOBILE
APP FOR LOST ITEMS AT AIRPORTS
Central
Industrial Security Force has introduced ‘Lost and Found’, a mobile app using
which travelers can lodge complaints to recover items they lost or forgot at
airports.
i. The ‘Lost
and Found’ app can be downloaded from the website of Information and Technology
Ministry.
ii.Passengers
can directly register complaints and check status of their complaint instantly
for airports under the coverage of CISF.
8.
FIFA LIFTS THREE-DECADE BAN ON IRAQ
HOSTING INTERNATIONAL MATCHES
FIFA lifted
its three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international football matches, allowing
Arbil, Basra and Karbala cities to host official matches.
i. Iraq will
host a friendly tournament between Qatar and Syria on 21st March 2018 in Basra.
ii. FIFA
President Gianni Infantino said that, FIFA has allowed Iraq to host
international matches but organisers of the championship should take the final
decision.
About FIFA
(FédérationInternationale de Football Association):
♦ President –
Gianni Infantino
♦
Headquarters – Zurich, Switzerland
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
1ST MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUP ON MAKING INDIA, USD 5 TRILLION ECONOMY WAS
HELD AT _______?
A.
Punjab
B.
Telangana
C.
Haryana
D.
Kerala
E.
New Delhi
Q2.
IN WHICH CITY, NATIONAL SCHOOL OF DRAMA (NSD) WILL BE HOSTING THE 8TH EDITION
OF THEATRE OLYMPICS?
A.
Darjeeling
B.
Mumbai
C.
Delhi
D.
Ahmadabad
E.
Kanpur
Q3.
HOW MANY COUNTRIES WERE RECOMMENDED BY UNITED NATIONS COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT
POLICY (CDP) FOR GRADUATION FROM THE LEAST
DEVELOPED COUNTRY (LDC) CATEGORY?
A.
3
B.
4
C.
5
D.
6
E.
7
Q4.
WHICH COUNTRY INFORMED THE UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ITS WITHDRAWAL FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC)?
A.
Bahrain
B.
Kuwait
C.
Oman
D.
Philippines
E.
Dubai
Q5.
FIFA LIFTED ITS THREE-DECADE BAN ON WHICH COUNTRY IN HOSTING INTERNATIONAL
FOOTBALL MATCHES?
A.
Argentina
B.
Spain
C.
Dubai
D.
Iran
E.
Iraq
ANSWERS:
1-E 2-B 3-B 4-D 5-E
