DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
NITI AAYOG RELEASES BASELINE RANKING
OF ASPIRATIONAL DISTRICTS
NITI
Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant launched the baseline ranking for the Aspirational
Districts across five developmental areas of Education, Health and Nutrition,
Agriculture and Water Resources, Basic Infrastructure and Financial Inclusion
and Skill Development.
i.
He also announced that the ‘Champions of Change’ Dashboard for real-time data
collection and monitoring will be open for public viewing from April 1, 2018.
ii.
District Collectors of all the aspirational districts will be able to input the
latest available data of their respective districts through this Dashboard.
About
Aspirational Districts:
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Aspirational districts refer to selected 115 backward districts that are
lagging on specific development parameters.
2.
MINISTRY OF POWER PARTNERS WITH SKILL
INDIA TO SUPPORT ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME ‘SAUBHAGYA’
Union
Ministry of Power partnered with the Union Ministry of Skill Development &
Entrepreneurship to train the manpower in six states for speedy implementation
of SAUBHAGYA scheme.
i.
SAUBHAGYA aims to achieve universal
household electrification in all parts of India in a time bound manner.
ii.
Training the manpower in six states – Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand,
Odisha and Uttar Pradesh initiative, will be undertaken as a special project
under Central Government’s Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana .
iii.
Training will be provided to around 47000 Distribution Lineman-Multi Skills and
8500 Technical Helpers to meet the requirement of power sector.
3.
CBDT EXTENDS PAN-AADHAAR LINKING
DEADLINE TO JUNE 30
The
CBDT has extended the deadline for the PAN-Aadhaar linking from the current
last date of 31 March 2018 to 30 June 2018.
i.
CBDT issued order , the deadline for PAN-Aadhaar linking for filing I-T returns
is extended till 30 June 2018.
ii.
This order by CBDT has been issued after the Supreme Court judgment that was
made in this month, ordering extension of the March
31deadline for linking Aadhaar with several other services.
iii.
This is the fourth extension offered by the government for individuals to link
their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with their biometric ID (Aadhaar).
iv.
Previous deadlines were 31 July 2017, 31 August 2017 and 31 December 2017.
4.
ASIA’S LARGEST TULIP GARDEN “INDIRA
GANDHI MEMORIAL TULIP GARDEN” IN SRINAGAR OPENS FOR VISITORS
Indira
Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest Tulip garden, in Srinagar, Jammu
& Kashmir, was opened for visitors.
i.
The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden is located on the foothills of the
Zabarwan mountain range along the banks of Dal Lake.
ii.The
floriculture department has planted 12.25 lakh Tulip bulbs of 40 varieties and
colours in the garden.
Some
National Parks in Jammu & Kashmir:
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Kishtwar National Park
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Hemis National Park
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Dachigam National Park
5.
15TH MEETING OF INDIA-US JOINT WORKING
GROUP ON COUNTER TERRORISM
i.
The India and US conducted a meet to
strengthen information exchange on world’s most dangerous terrorist groups and
individuals.
ii.They
discussed efforts to curb the funding and operations of regional and global
terrorist organizations.
iii.
Current efforts to ensure implementation of domestic and international
terrorist designations were discussed.
vi.The
next meeting of the Joint Working Group will be hosted by the United States in
2019.
6.
SC APPOINTS JUSTICE JAWAD RAHIM AS
ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF NGT
Justice
Jawad Rahim was appointed as the acting chairperson of National Green
Tribunal by the Supreme Court.
i.
Justice Jawad Rahim will perform his duties as acting chairperson of NGT until
a regular appointment is made.
About
National Green Tribunal :
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Established – 2010
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Location – New Delhi
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Purpose – effective and fast disposal of cases related to environmental
protection and conservation of forests and other natural resources including
enforcement of any legal right related to environment
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
NITI AAYOG CEO AMITABH KANT LAUNCHED THE ‘CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE’ DASHBOARD. THIS
DASHBOARD WAS CREATED BY NITI AAYOG IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT?
[A]
Telangana
[B]
Odisha
[C]
Goa
[4]
Andhra Pradesh
[E]
Bihar
Q2.
SAUBHAGYA SCHEME IS RELATED TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
[A]
Farmers
[B]Women
empowerment
[C]
Electrification Programme
[D]
Agriculture
[E]
Fisherman
Q3.
IN WHICH INDIAN STATE, INDIRA GANDHI MEMORIAL TULIP GARDEN, ASIA’S LARGEST
TULIP GARDEN WAS OPENED FOR VISITORS?
[A]
Meghalaya
[B]Uttarkhand
[C]
Haryana
[D]
Punjab
[E]
Jammu & Kashmir
Q4.
IN WHICH INDIAN CITY, THE 15TH MEETING OF THE INDIA-US COUNTERTERRORISM JOINT
WORKING GROUP WAS HELD at?
[A]
Jaipur
[B]New
Delhi
[C]
Kanpur
[D]
Agartala
[E]
Hyderabad
Q5.
WHO WAS APPOINTED THE ACTING CHAIRPERSON OF NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL (NGT) BY
THE SUPREME COURT?
[A]
Justice Altamas Kabir
[B]Justice
Jawad Rahim
[C]
Justice Ajay Manikrao
[D]
Justice Sanjay Kishan
[E]
Justice Ashok Bhushan
ANSWERS:
1-D 2-C 3-B 4-E 5-B
