DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15 JULY 2016

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1. ASHOK PATNAIK IS NATGRID CHIEF

i. The government has appointed Ashok Patnaik as the Chief Executive Officerof the National Intelligence Grid.

ii. The appointment is being seen as the government’s effort to revive the project, which was conceived in the wake of the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

iii. NATGRID is one of the intelligence reforms undertaken in the wake of the Mumbai attacks of November 2008.

iv. NATGRID is a centralised agency which stores sensitive personal information on citizens from almost two dozen agencies to be made available for counter-terror investigations.

2. NEW CENTRAL SCHEME TARGETS SKILLING OF ONE CRORE PEOPLE

i. The Cabinet has cleared the plan of Rs. 12,000-crore  to train 60 lakh youths and certify 40 lakh informally skilled workers over the next four years.

ii. The fund is approved for the  Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana  which includes a programe  to revive the traditional Guru-Shishya approach to train youth .

 iii. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is the scheme  to enable and mobilize a large number of Indian youth to take up outcome based skill training and become employable and earn their livelihood.

3. HARIKA DRONAVALLI WINS FIDE WOMEN’S GRAND PRIX TROPHY IN CHINA

i. India's Grand Master Harika Dronavalli  won the Fide Women’s Grand Prix trophy in Chendu China.

ii. She defeated Russia’s Olga Girya to win the title.

4. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES OPERATION ‘SANKAT MOCHAN’ TO EVACUATE INDIAN CITIZENS FROM SOUTH SUDAN

i. The Union Government has started the operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian citizens from South Sudan’s capital Juba.

ii. Sankat Mochan in Hindi means reliever from troubles.

iii. The operation is being undertaken by Indian Air Force and will be headed by Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs General (Retd.) VK Singh.

5. CCEA APPROVES DISINVESTMENT OF 15% IN NBCC

i. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs  has approved the disinvestment of 15% paid up equity of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited .

ii. The disinvestment of 15% will done out of Union Government’s 90% shareholding.

iii. The disinvestment would result in estimated receipts of approximately 1,706 crore rupees to the Government.

6. BSE INTRODUCES 'PAPERLESS SIP'

i. Bombay stock exchange has introduced 'Paperless SIP'  that would allow mutual fund investors to make transactions through various modes of payments.

ii. The additional feature on BSE's mutual fund platform - StAR MF  - would allow MF distributors to register SIPs for their clients, who can pay SIP amounts through various modes.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1. WHERE ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF NATGRID LOCATED AT?

a. Mumbai

b. New Delhi

c. Bangalore

d. Chandigarh

2. NAME THE OFFICIO WHO IS RECENTLY APPOINTED AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NATGRID?

a. Manohar Patnaik

b. Baljeet Patnaik

c. Ashok Patnaik

d. None of these

3. NAME THE SCHEME WHICH IS LAUNCHED BY CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO ENABLE THE YOUTH TO TAKE UP OUTCOME BASED SKILL AND BECOME EMPLOYABLE?

a. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna

b. Pradhan Mantri Budhi  Vikas Yojna

c. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwal Vikas Yojna

d. All of the above

4. WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF SOUTH SUDAN?

a. Zande

b. Nuer

c. Baka

d. Juba

5. WHICH OPERATION IS LAUNCHED BY UNION GOVERNMENT TO EVACUATE INDIANS FROM SOUTH SUDAN?

a. Airlift

b. Sankat Mochan

c. Raksha Setu

d. Air Evacuation

ANSWERS:

1. B                 2. C                 3. A                 4. D                 5. B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 14 JULY 2016

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1. INS KARNA COMMISSIONED BY NAVY CHIEF

i. Indian Navy has commissioned INS Karna, an independent base of Marine Commandos  at Bheemunipatanam Naval Base, Visakhapatnam.

ii. It was commissioned by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba .

iii. The Marine Commando Force was raised as the Indian Marine Special Force in February 1987 at INS Abhimanyu in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

2. BANGLADESH AND INDIA SIGNED RAMPAL POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT

i. Bangladesh and India have signed a landmark deal for the construction of a 1,320-megawatt coal-fired power plant.

ii. It is the biggest project under bilateral cooperation that would mark the transition from electricity export to generation level.

3. SRK AND AKSHAY JOIN TAYLOR SWIFT IN FORBES HIGHEST PAID CELEBRITY LIST

i. Bollywood stars Shahrukh Khan and Akshay Kumar were the only Indian celebrities to make way for the Forbes list of world’s highest paid celebrity.

ii. Shahrukh Khan successfully grabbed the 86th position on the list.

iii. Akshay Kumar was placed on 94th position with making about 31.5 million dollars in a year.

iv. Musician Taylor Swift with $170 million in her earning bag seized the top spot on the list.

4. HDFC TO SELL MASALA BONDS

i. Housing Development Finance Corp is set to become the first Indian company to sell masala bonds.

ii. A rupee-denominated bond sold to foreign investors and listed on an overseas exchange.

iii. It plans to raise as much as Rs 3,000 crore.

iii. These bonds will bear a fixed coupon and will have a incumbency period of 3 years and 1 month.

iv. The company has named Axis Bank, Credit Suisse and Nomura as joint venture runners and lead managers to the event.

5. ICC HAS RELEASED TEST, ODI, AND T20I RANKINGS

i. The International Cricket Council has released the official ICC men’s Team Rankings from Test, One Day International and T20I cricket.

ii. India held the second position in the latest ICC Test rankings and Australia leads the Test rankings.

iii. Top 3 teams in ICC ODI Rankings:

a.       Australia

b.      New Zealand 

c.       India

iv. Top 3 teams in ICC T20 Rankings:

a.       New Zealand 

b.      India 

c.       West Indies

v. Top 4 teams in Women’s Rankings

a.       Australia

b.      England 

c.       New Zealand 

d.      India

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.      WHO IS THE CHIEF OF NAVAL STAFF?

(a) Sunil Lambha

(b) Devanand Kumar

(c) Dalbir Singh

(d) Ram Dass Katari

2.      INDIA HAS SIGNED ITS RAMPAL POWER PLANT CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT WITH WHICH COUNTRY?

(a) Rusia

(b) Nepal

(c) Bhutan

(d) Bangladesh

3.      WHO HAS TOPPED THE FORBES HIGHEST PAID CELEBRITY LIST?

(a) Shahrukh Khan       

(b) Taylor Swift             .

(c) Robert Downey Ji

(d) Jacki Chan

4.      WHO IS THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HDFC BAKS?

(a) Shikha Sharma

(b) Amrita Puri

(c) Aditya Puri

(d) Keki Parekh.

5.      ICC HAS RELEASED ITS TEST, ODI AND T20 RANKINGS, WHICH COUNTRY AMONG THE FOLLOWING TOPPED THE ICC T20 RANKING?

(a) NewZealand

(b) India

(c) Australia

(d) West Indies

ANSWERS:

                                1. (A)              2. (D)    3. (B)              4. (C)              5. (A)

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 JULY 2016

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 13 JULY 2016

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1. ADITYA PURI  CEO OF HDFC BANK NAMED BEST BANKING CEO IN ASIA

i. Aditya Puri the CEO of the second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has been ranked as the best banking CEO in Asia.

ii. The HDFC bank's chief financial officer Sashi Jagdishan has been ranked as the best CFO.

iii. The bank is also ranked as the best IR company.

2. MINISTRY OF HEALTH LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE INTENSIFIED DIARRHOEA CONTROL FORTNIGHT"

i. Minister of Health and Family Welfare  J P Nadda launched nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight "

ii. It will be observed from July 11 to 23 July

iii. It is a very cost -effective intervention to control the risk of spread of diarrhoea which scales up during monsoon season.

3. KARNATAKA TRADE BODY INKS PACT WITH SANYA CITY

i. The Karnataka Region Economic and Trade Organisation and the Sanya People Municipal Government, China inked a memorandum of understanding to increase trade between Sanya City and Karnataka.

ii. The agreement allows for large and medium delegations from Sanya to visit Karnataka and vice-versa.

iii. This agreement also allows for Sanya city to be certified as an approved destination for delegation visits from Karnataka.

4. SUN PHARMA INTRODUCES ANTI-CANCER PRODUCT IN EUROPE

i.  Sun Pharma has announced rollout of Gemcitabine InfuSMART in Europe.

ii. InfuSMART is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a ready-to-administer bag.

iii. The  Sun Pharma become the world’s first pharmaceutical company to manufacture and launch a licensed RTA oncology product.

iv. InfuSMART is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a ready-to-administer bag after the company has received regulatory approval to produce InfuSMART in eight key.

5. JINSON JOHNSON, DHARAMBIR SINGH AND RENJITH MAHESHWARI QUALIFY FOR RIO 2016 OLYMPICS

i. Sprinter Dharambir Singh and Jinson Johnson along with Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwari  have  qualified for Rio Olympics in Brazil.

ii. Renjith Maheshwari and Dharambir Singh also broke two national records in Triple jump and 200-metre race event.

iii. Dharambhir became the first male Indian to qualify for Olympic after 36 years.

6. SBI INKS MOU WITH IIT BOMBAY TO PROMOTE STARTUPS IN FINANCIAL SECTOR

i. The State Bank of India has signed a memorandum of understanding  with the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship  at IIT Bombay to promote innovation by start-ups in the financial sector.

ii. The SINE is IIT Bombay’s technology business incubator to promote innovation by startups in the financial sector.

iii. Under this agreement SBI and both the institutes will identify financial technology start-ups that have products or applications to cater to the financial sector.

CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

1.      WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS BEST CFO IN ASIA?

(a) Sashi Jagdishan

(b) Aditya Puri

(c) Nitika Bhakshi

(d) Samrat Raina

2.      WHO IS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE?

(a) JP Nadda

(b) Suresh Prabhu

(c) Harsimrat Kaur

(d) Sudesh Parekar

3.      WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING APP LAUNCHED BY MAHARASTRA POLICE?

(a) Police Ask                

(b) Railway Elite            .

(c) Police Mitra

(d) Pratisaad Mitra

4.      SANYA CITY IS IN WHICH COUNTRY?

(a) Rusia

(b) India

(c) Bangladesh

(d) China.

5.      RECENTLY LAFARGE-HOLCIUM SOLD ITS INDIAN ASSETS TO WHICH COMPANY?

(a) Dabur

(b) Ambuja

(c) Nirma

(d) Alicia

6.      THE STUDY OF TREATMENT OF TUMOURS IS CALLED?

(a) Oncology

(b) Tumortology

(c) Cancerology

(d) Gemcitilogy

7.      DHARAMBIR SINGH IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORT?

(a) Wushu

(b) Sprint

(c) Archery

(d) Triple jump

ANSWERS:

                              1. (A)     2. (A)   3. (C)        4. (D)       5. (C)              6. (A)              7. (B)

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