DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30 MAR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. ASSAM LAUNCHES TOLL-FREE HELPLINE FOR WOMEN
Assam Chief Minister
Sarbananda Sonowal launched ‘181-Sakhi’, a toll-free helpline number for women.
i. This helpline has been launched in wake of increasing crimes
against women in Assam.
ii. It is a part of Union
Ministry of Women and Child Development’s scheme to provide 24 hours response
to women affected by violence.
2. GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES SWACHH BHARAT SUMMER INTERNSHIP FOR
COLLEGE STUDENTS
In a bid to engage college students in Government’s cleanliness
drive, Union Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has introduced a Swachh
Bharat Summer Internship .
i.Students (interns) would be required to undertake 100 hours of
activities including creation of sanitation infrastructure, building necessary
systems and carry out behaviour change campaigns in and around nearby villages.
ii. On successful completion of above stated activities, interns
would be provided a Certificate of Internship by the Swachh Bharat Mission.
3. NEW JERSEY DECLARES APRIL AS SIKH AWARENESS MONTH
In wake of increasing and unacceptable levels of anti-Sikh
bigotry, US state of New Jersey’s State Assembly has declared April as ‘Sikh
Awareness and Appreciation Month’.
During the month of April, efforts will be made to promote public
awareness of the Sikh faith, recognise the important contributions of the Sikh
community and combat anti-Sikh bigotry.
iii. After 9/11 terrorist attacks in US, rates of anti-Sikh
bigotry rose dramatically as Sikhs in America
are often confused for Muslims.
4. UP CM INAUGURATES INDIA’S LONGEST ELEVATED ROAD IN GHAZIABAD
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated Hindon
Elevated Road – India’s longest elevated road, in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
i. The Hindon Elevated Road is a six-lane road and 10.3 km long.
ii. The main objective of this road is to ease traffic movement
between Ghaziabad and New Delhi.
iii. The vehicles will be allowed to drive at an average speed
limit of 80 km/hour on this road.
5. SEBI DOUBLES INVESTMENT LIMIT OF ANGEL FUNDS TO RS. 10 CRORE
To encourage early-stage start-ups, Securities and Exchange Board
of India has decided to double the
investment limit by angel funds in venture capital undertakings to Rs. 10
crore.
i. Angel funds/investors, encourage entrepreneurship by financing
small start-ups at a stage when they find it difficult to obtain capital from
conventional sources of finance such as banks and financial institutions.
ii. SEBI’s decision to raise the maximum investment will increase
it from Rs. 10 crore from the current
Rs. 5 crore.
6. PM NARENDRA MODI TOPS INDIAN EXPRESS LIST OF MOST POWERFUL
INDIANS
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has retained the top spot on
‘IE 100 2018’, The List of Most Powerful Indians
i. PM Modi has retained the top spot as he has been the face of
BJP in every election (Assembly, by-poll or civic polls) contested since 2014.
ii. At No. 2 is BJP President Amit Shah, who has been instrumental
in getting inroads for BJP in new bastions.
iii. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi (at No. 5) is the most powerful
woman on the list.
1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi
2. BJP President Amit Shah
3. Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra
4. RSS Head, Mohan Bhagwat
5. UPA Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED ‘181-SAKHI’, A TOLL-FREE
HELPLINE NUMBER FOR WOMEN?
[A] Manipur
[B] Meghalaya
[C] Assam
[D] Punjab
[E] Goa
Q2. TO ENGAGE WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUP OF PEOPLE IN
GOVERNMENT’S CLEANLINESS DRIVE, UNION MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION HAS INTRODUCED A SWACHH BHARAT
SUMMER INTERNSHIP (SBSI)?
[A] College students
[B] School students
[C] IT Professionals
[D] College Teachers
[E] School Teachers
Q3. IN THE WAKE OF INCREASING AND UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF
ANTI-SIKH BIGOTRY, US STATE OF NEW JERSEY’S STATE ASSEMBLY HAS DECLARED WHICH MONTH AS ‘SIKH AWARENESS AND
APPRECIATION MONTH’?
[A] April
[B] May
[C] June
[D] July
[E] August
Q4. NAME THE INDIAN WHO HAS RETAINED THE TOP SPOT ON ‘IE 100
2018’, THE LIST OF MOST POWERFUL INDIANS?
[A] Arun Jaitely
[B] Narendra Modi
[C] Ram Nath Kovind
[D] Sonia Gandhi
[E] Amit Shah
ANSWERS:
1-C 2-B 3-A 4-B
