DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 6 APR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
PIYUSHGOYAL LAUNCHES UTTAM APP FOR
COAL QUALITY MONITORING
The
Union Minister for Railways and Coal ShriPiyushGoyal launched UTTAM App for
Coal Quality Monitoring.
UTTAM stands for – Unlocking Transparency by
Third Party Assessment of Mined Coal .
UTTAM,aims
to provide an App for all citizens and coal consumers to monitor the process of
Third Party Sampling of coal across CIL subsidiaries.
UTTAM
App ensures accountability, transparency, effectiveness and efficiency in coal
ecosystem.
UTTAM
is an example of leveraging technology to facilitate a bidirectional channel
between Coal India Limited and a common citizen.
2.
PRIME MINISTER TO INAUGURATE
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM IN NEW DELHI
India
will host the 16th International Energy Forum Ministerial Meeting from 10-12th
April 2018 in New Delhi.
Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi will formally inaugurate the Meeting on 11th April
2018.
Petroleum
Ministers from 42 countries would attend the Meeting.
The
biennial IEF Ministerial Meetings are the world's largest gathering of Energy
Ministers who engage in a dialogue on global energy issues.
The
International Energy Forum (IEF) is an inter-governmental arrangement set up in
1991, based in Riyadh.
3.
INDIAN MARITIME DAY: 5 APRIL
The
National Maritime Day of India is observed on 5 April every year across the
country.
On this day in 1919 navigation history was
created when SS Loyalty, the first ship of The Scindia Steam Navigation Company
Ltd., journeyed to the United Kingdom.
The
theme of the National Maritime Day in 2018 is ‘Indian Shipping – An Ocean of
opportunity’.
4.
ICICI BANK LAUNCHES SOCIAL MEDIA-BASED
REMITTANCE SERVICE FOR NRIS
ICICI Bank announced the launch of a service
that enables Non Resident Indians to
send money to a beneficiary in India using social media platforms like WhatsApp
and e-mail.
Christened
'Social Pay', this first-of-its-kind service is available on Money2India , the
bank's app for remittances.
This
new facility will enable NRIs to send money conveniently to their friends and
family.
5.
BANK OF BARODA SLAPPED WITH RS 9
CROREFINE OVER REMITTANCE SCAM
The
Financial Intelligence Unit has slapped
Rs 9 crore penalty on Bank of Baroda for "failing" to adhere to
anti-money laundering norms.
The
bank is fined not having an effective
system to report suspicious transactions linked to the Rs 6,000 crore scam in
its Delhi-based branch.
The
FIU has levied the maximum penalty of Rs 1 lakh, as stipulated under the
Prevention of Money Laundering Act for
each instance of "delayed" filing of Suspicious Transaction
Reports by the state-owned bank in the
case.
6.
INDIA PIPS JAPAN TO BECOME SECOND
LARGEST CRUDE STEEL MANUFACTURER
In
a major achievement, India has overtaken Japan to become the world’s second
largest producer of crude steel in February, according to the Steel Users
Federation of India .
Currently China is the largest producer of crude steel
in the world, accounting for more than 50% of the production.
India
overtook the U.S. in 2015 to become the third largest producer of crude steel.
7.
INDIA WIN SOUTH EAST ASIAN WOMEN
HANDBALL C'SHIP
India
defeated Bangladesh by 27-10 in a one-sided match to win the fifth South East
Asian Women Handball Championship at K.D. Singh Babu Stadium in Lucknow.
A
total of five countries participated in the tournament.
While
Nepal finished as runner-ups in the five-country tournament, Bangladesh settled
for the third spot and a bronze medal.
8.
WEIGHTLIFTER MIRABAICHANU WINS INDIA’S
FIRST GOLD AT CWG 2018
World
champion weightlifter Mirabai Chanuin 48kg category secured India's first gold
medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Earlier, Weightlifter Gururaja bagged India's
first medal (silver) in the 2018 Commonwealth Games with a total lift of 249 kg
in the men's 56 kg event.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON
TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
THE UNION MINISTER FOR RAILWAYS AND COAL SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL LAUNCHED AN APP
NAMED ___________ FOR COAL QUALITY
MONITORING.
(a)
Samartha App
(b)
Kala Khajana App
(c)
UTTAM App
(d)
Kala Patthat App
Q2.
WHAT WAS THE THEME FOR NATIONAL MARITIME DAY 2018 ______________.
(a)
Ease of doing business in the maritime sector
(b)
Connecting India through Shipping
(c)
Indian Marine the Ultimate Power
(d)
Indian Shipping – An Ocean of opportunity
Q3.
THE WORLD HEALTH DAY IS A GLOBAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY ORGANIZED GLOBALLY ON
_______________.
(a)
9th April
(b)
7th April
(c)
17th April
(d)
14th April
Q4.
NAME THE NEPALESE PRIME MINISTER WHO HAS RECENTLY BEGUN HIS THREE-DAY VISIT TO
INDIA.
(a)
K P Sharma Oli
(b)
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
(C)
Sushil Koirala
(D)
Baburam Bhattarai
ANSWERS:
1-A 2-D 3-B 4-A
