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Thursday, June 1, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28TH MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
52ND ANNUAL MEETINGS OF AFDB HELD IN GUJARAT
i.
India hosted 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank from 22nd to
26th May in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. This is the 1st time that the Annual Meetings
of AfDB were held in India.
ii.
Union minister Piyush Goyal launched the 3rd International Solar Alliance
programme on ‘scaling up mini-grids and micro-grids’
iii.
Nauru, Djibouti, Cote d’Ivoire, Comoros, Somalia and Ghana signed the
International Solar Alliance framework agreement on the sidelines of African
Development Bank meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
2.
NAGPUR BECOMES FIRST CITY WITH ELECTRIC MASS MOBILITY SYSTEM
i.
Nagpur earned the distinction of becoming India’s 1st city with electric mass
mobility system as Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis along with Union Surface
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari flagged off taxi aggregator Ola’s electronic
vehicle services in the city.
ii.
Ola’s 200-strong fleet of EVs comprise taxis, buses and rickshaws. 100 new e2o
Plus cars of Mahindra are also a part of this fleet. Rest of the vehicles have
been sourced from other Original Equipment Manufacturers, including Tata
Motors, Kinetic, BYD and TVS.
3.
INDIA-PACIFIC ISLANDS CONFERENCE HELD IN FIJI
i.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs hosted the ‘India-Pacific Islands
Sustainable Development Conference’ in Suva, Fiji.
ii.
The conference was inaugurated by Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, the Acting Prime
Minister of Fiji. It was held under the framework of the Forum for India
Pacific Islands Co-operation. The Energy and Resources Institute was key
knowledge partner.
iii.
Minister of State for External Affairs, Gen. (Dr.) V K Singh hosted the
conference. He also announced that India will contribute US$ 1 million to
Fiji’s Trust Fund for their Presidency of COP-23 to be held in November 2017.
iv.
Various Issues discussed at ‘India-Pacific Islands Sustainable Development
Conference’ are:
Blue
economy, Disaster preparedness Health, Adaptation-mitigation practices for
climate change, International Solar Alliance and Finding practical solutions to
Nationally Determined Contributions implementation.
4.
RBI TO OBSERVE FINANCIAL LITERACY WEEK FROM JUNE 5-9
i.
RBI has decided to observe the week June 5-9, 2017 as Financial Literacy Week
across the country.
ii.
The literacy week will mainly focus on four broad themes that is KYC, Grievance
Redressal, Exercising Credit Discipline and Going Digital (UPI and *99#).
iii.
Banks are advised to conduct special camps on each of the 5 days in unbanked
areas. An online quiz will be hosted for the general public on the four broad
themes to generate interest/awareness about financial literacy.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27TH MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27TH MAY 2017
1.
PM MODI INAUGURATES INDIA’S LONGEST BRIDGE DHOLA-SADIYA BRIDGE IN ASSAM
i.
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s longest river bridge, the Dhola-Sadiya
bridge. This bridge has been named after late legendary singer Bhupen Hazarika.
Sadiya was the birth place of Bhupen Hazarika.
ii.
He also laid the foundation stone for an Indian Agricultural Research Institute
at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district of Assam.
iii.
He announced the launch of the new scheme Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and
Development of Agro-Processing Clusters.
2.
HDFC AMONG TOP 10 CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANIES GLOBALLY
i.
HDFC is the only Indian company to be named among the top 10 consumer financial
services companies in the world. HDFC was ranked 7th on the Forbes Global List
2017 in the consumer financial services sector — same as last year.
ii.
The list is topped by global major American Express. The Capital One Financial
and Visa in the 2nd and 3rd place. There are total 56 Indian companies on the
list.
3.
2017 NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SUMMIT HELD IN BELGIUM
i.
The 28th edition of North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit has started in
Brussels Belgium.
ii.
The top agenda of the meeting was terrorism. It is also expected that NATO is
to join the US-led anti-Islamic State coalition.
iii.
The main aim is to fight against Islamist terrorism. The 2018 NATO summit will
be held in Istanbul, Turkey.
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24TH MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL LAUNCHES SARAL EINDHAN VITARAN APPLICATION APP
i. Union Minister of
State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush
Goyal launched the Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application.
ii. SEVA is aimed at
increasing the Consumer Connect as well as the Transparency and Accountability
in Coal dispatch. SEVA Dashboard provides summary of quantity of coal
dispatched along with grades for the given day, month, and the latest yearly
updates as well.
iii. SEVA has been
developed by Coal India Limited.
2.
MAHARASHTRA GOVT FORMS ‘GOOD MORNING SQUAD’ TO MONITOR OPEN DEFECATION
i. The Maharashtra
government has decided to form ‘good morning’ squads to curb open defecation in
all villages and districts across the State.
ii. The squads will
comprise representatives of local bodies, NGOs, self-help groups, students and
social workers working in the area of sanitation and cleanliness.
3.
INDIA BECOMES 2ND LARGEST STEEL PRODUCER IN THE WORLD
i. According to the
International Stainless Steel Forum in May 2017 India overtook Japan to become
the 2nd-largest steel producer in the world in 2016.
ii. The data was released
by the International Stainless Steel Forum at annual conference in Tokyo,
Japan. The top producer of the steel of the world in the year 2016 is China.
iii. India’s stainless
steel production rose to 3.32 million tons for 2016. The data showed a growth
of about 9% over 3.0 million tons achieved in 2015.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23RD MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 23RD MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
RAILWAY MINISTER SURESH PRABHU FLAGS OFF HIGH-SPEED TEJAS EXPRESS BETWEEN
MUMBAI-GOA
i. The luxurious train,
Tejas Express set to be running between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and
Karmali in North Goa.
ii. Tejas Express has
ultra-modern facilities like LED TV, wi-fi, CCTV etc. The Tejas Express would
operate between Mumbai and Karmali 5 days a week during non-monsoon period and
during monsoon, just 3 days a week.
iii. It has 20 coaches –
one executive AC chair car with 56 seating capacity and 12 AC chair cars with
78 seat capacity of each coach. It is a super-fast train, which will run at a
speed of 130 kmph.
2.
KARNATAKA BANK AND LIC INK PACT
Karnataka Bank Ltd has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Life Insurance Corporation of India
for selling life insurance products of LIC.
ii. With this MoU the
bank will provide the abundance choices of life insurance products to its
customers across all its 769 branches. The bank signed the corporate agency
agreement with LIC in Mangaluru, Karnataka.
3.
HDFC LIFE LAUNCHES AI-BASED INSURANCE EMAIL BOT ‘SPOK’
i. HDFC Life has
announced the launch of an artificial intelligence-based application named
SPOK.
ii. The app can
automatically read, understand, prioritise, categorise and respond to customer
emails sent to the private insurer. SPOK is an insurance email bot that can
read customer queries within milliseconds and respond to them.
iii. SPOK will help
organization in increasing operational efficiency. It will enable the company
to respond to user queries faster, more efficiently and effectively.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22ND MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 22ND MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
2017 ARCTIC ENERGY SUMMIT HELD IN FINLAND
i.
The 2017 Arctic Energy Summit will be held in Helsinki, Finland. It will be
hosted by the Institute of the North and Finland Ministry of Economy and
Employment.
ii.
The 2017 Arctic Energy Summit builds on the Sustainable Development Working
Group’s. It addresses energy as a fundamental element of the sustainable
development of the 2017 Arctic Energy
Summit Arctic, and occurs during Finland’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council.
iii.
The AES is a multi-disciplinary event expected to draw several hundred industry
officials, scientists, policy makers, academics, energy professionals and
community leaders together to collaborate and share leading approaches on
Arctic energy issues.
2.
INDIA’S ANSHU JAMSENPA BECOMES 1ST INDIAN WOMAN TO CONQUER MT EVEREST TWICE
WITHIN 5 DAYS
i.
India’s Anshu Jamsenpa has become the 1st woman to conquer Mount Everest twice
within five days.
ii.
Jamsenpa set the world record becoming the first woman climber to make double
ascent in five days’ time. She is also the 1st Indian woman to scale Mt Everest
for the 5th time.
iii.
Brij Mohan Sharma, popularly known as Breeze Sharma has become the 1st civilian
from the Indian Navy to summit Mount Everest.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21ST MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 21ST MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
JOINT HADR EXERCISE COMMENCES AT NAVAL STATION KARWAR
i.
The Annual Joint Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Exercise began on
18 May. The exercise is being conducted by Indian Navy’s Western Naval Command.
ii.
It is named as ‘Karavali Karunya’. It involves both professional exchange and
actual disaster response mechanisms which is set on a Tsunami disaster
scenario.
iii.
It will help in providing relief in a post-tsunami scenario and work together
with armed forces, central government agencies and state government
departments. There will also be a demonstration using aircraft, a pollution
control ship and survey ships.
2.
G20 LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT MINISTERS’ MEET HELD IN GERMANY
i.
G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meet was held in Bad Neuenahr, Germany
from 18-19 May 2017. Germany chaired the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’
Meet, as it currently holds the G20 presidency.
ii.
The meeting focused on the theme “Towards an Inclusive Future – Shaping the
World of Work”.
iii.
The Indian delegation to G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meet in Germany
was led by Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
3.
INDIAN PRASHANT RANGANATHAN WINS TOP INTEL SCIENCE AWARD IN US
i.
An Indian boy Prashant Ranganathan has won the top Intel Science Award in US.
It is the world’s largest pre-college science competition in the US.
ii.
Prashant has won in the category of environmental engineering for his project
on bio-degradation of pesticides. Prashant Ranganathan along with 1700 students
from across the world has participated in the Intel International Science and
Engineering Fair.
4.
AIR MARSHAL PN PRADHAN APPOINTED AS DEPUTY CHIEF OF INTEGRATED DEFENCE STAFF
i.
Air Marshal PN Pradhan appointed as the Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence
Staff (Operations).
ii.
Pradhan was closely associated with the induction and operationalisation of
Embraer-135 and C-130 fleets in the Indian Air Force. He was awarded Ati
Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014.
iii.
PN Pradhan was commissioned as a pilot in Indian Air Force in 1981.
Friday, May 26, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20TH MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 20TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
GST COUNCIL FINALISES TAX RATES ON 80-90% GOODS, SERVICES
i.
The Goods and Services Tax Council headed by Union Finance Minister Arun
Jaitley and comprising representatives of all states has finalised tax rates on
80-90% of goods and services under 4 brackets (5%, 12%, 18% and 28%). Essential
items of daily use have been kept in the lowest bracket of 5%.
ii.
The GST Council also approved 7 set of rules for the Goods and Services Tax
regime that will be rolled out from July 1, 2017. GST will replace 16 current
levies (7 central taxes and 9 state taxes), consequentially
iii.
GST rates on 6 categories of products—gold, bio-diesel, footwear, beedi and
cigarettes, textiles and agricultural implements—will be finalised in council’s
next meeting scheduled to be held in Delhi.
2.
PALESTINE PRESIDENT MAHMOUD ABBAS 4 DAY VISIT TO INDIA
i.
Mahmoud Abbas – President of Palestine, arrived in India for a 4-day official
visit. During the course of his visit, Mr. Abbas held extensive talks with
Indian PM Narendra Modi on key bilateral, regional and international issues
including the Middle East peace process.
ii.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas presented a mosaic and an artwork to PM
Narendra Modi with his name written in it in Arabic.
ii.
India and Palestine signed five MoUs
3.
INDIA RANKS AT 154, BELOW SRI LANKA AND BANGLADESH, ON HEALTHCARE INDEX
i.
India has ranked 154th among 195 countries on healthcare index in Lancet
medical journal’s report titled ‘Global Burden of Disease’. Perfo rmance of
countries was assessed for a period of 25 years from 1990-2015, based on death
rates from 32 diseases that could be avoided by effective medical care.
ii.
This study has been funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The
Indian healthcare industry has been growing at a phenomenal rate. During
2008-20, it is expected to clock a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 16.5%.The
industry size is expected to touch US$ 280 billion by year 2020.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19TH MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19TH MAY 2017
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1.
NITI AAYOG HOLDS THE FIRST SAMAVESH MEETING
i.
1st meeting of the National Steering Group and other knowledge partners was
held in NITI Aayog. This meeting was co-chaired by CEO of NITI Aayog- Amitabh
Kant and Ratan P Watal – Principal Adviser, NITI Aayog.
ii.
This meeting is the 1st ever initiative to bring the large number of
institutions from diverse domain to deliberate together on the road map for
inclusive development in India.
2.
BSNL SIGNS MOU WITH FACEBOOK, MOBIKWIK, AND DISNEY LAND INDIA
i.
BSNL has inked agreements with Facebook, MobiKwik and Disney Land in order to
popularize the internet and its value added services among its customers.
ii.
BSNL has signed a MoU with Disney Land India to offer premium online gaming
services to its mobile customers. According to the agreement Facebook, BSNL
will facilitate connectivity for Facebook’s `Express Wi-Fi Program’.
iii.
The service of Express Wi-Fi is now available via 700 hotspots across 4 states
of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Meghalaya.
iv.
BSNL and MobiKwik will work together to create a BSNL mobile wallet to
facilitate payment for its products and services. MobiKwik will also provide
digital sale of BSNL SIM cards through its app and website.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17TH & 18TH MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17TH & 18TH MAY 2017
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1.
PM MODI LAUNCHES NARMADA SEVA MISSION IN MADHYA PRADESH
i.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched ‘Narmada Seva Mission’, which enlists
steps to be taken for the conservation of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh.
ii.
Prime Minister launched this mission document at the concluding ceremony of the
‘Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra’ at Amarkantak in Anuppur district of Madhya
Pradesh.
iii.
‘Namami Devi Narmade Sewa Yatra’, an awareness campaign for conservation of
River Narmada was launched by Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan on
December 11, 2016 from Amarkantak.
2.
WEST BENGAL MAKES BENGALI MANDATORY IN ALL SCHOOLS
i.
The West Bengal government has made the Bengali language mandatory in all
schools. It was declared by the State’s Education Minister Partha Chatterjee.
ii.
The Bengali language is compulsory for all schools including English medium.The
students who select any of the other languages as their first language would
need to pick up two other languages,
among which one would have to be Bengali.
3.
AP, SINGAPORE IN PACT FOR DEVELOPING AMARAVATI STARTUP AREA
i.
Andhra Pradesh govt. inked a pact with Singapore for developing an area of 6.84
km at capital Amaravati as startup area.
ii.
The Pact between the governments of Andhra Pradesh and Singapore include
economic development, master development of the startup area in Amaravati.
iii.
It will promote bilateral trade and investments and enhancing capacities of
government departments. A high Level Joint Implementation Steering Committee
will be formed for speedy implementation of the project.
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Sunday, May 21, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 13 & 14 MAY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 13 & 14 MAY
1.
WHICH CITY WILL HOST BIGGEST EVER INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY EVENT ON THE JUNE 21,
2017?
a) Ahmedabad
b) Kochi
c) Varanasi
d) Jaipur
ANS - A
2.
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA HAS RAISED RS. ____ CR THROUGH MASALA
BONDSAT LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE?
a) Rs. 2000 crore
b) Rs. 5000 crore
c) Rs. 4000 crore
d) Rs. 3000 crore
ANS - D
3.
WHICH FORMER INDIAN CRICKETER HAS BEEN RECENTLY AWARDED AN HONORARY LIFE
MEMBERSHIP TO THE MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB?
a) Anil Kumble
b) Javagal Srinath
c) VVS Laxman
d) Ajay Jadeja
ANS - C
4. HUBERT MINNIS HAS BEEN ELECTED
AS NEW PRIME MINISTER OF?
a) Mexico
b) Bahamas
c) Cuba
d) Peru
ANS - B
5.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN ELECTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF FIFA GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE?
a) Justice Vishwas Rao
b) Justice Manish Oswal
c) Justice Anath Parekh
d) Justice Mukul Mudgal
ANS - D
6. UNION HOME MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH, CHAIRED
THE NORTHERN ZONAL COUNCIL MEETING HELD IN?
a) Chandigarh
b) Amritsar
c) New Delhi
d) Shimla
ANS - A
7. DISHA MICROFIN, HAS RECEIVED FINAL LICENSE
FROM THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA TO SET UP A SMALL FINANCE BANK. IT WILL COMMENCE
OPERATION FROM JULY 2017 UNDER THE NAME OF?
a) Micro Nivesh Small Finance
Bank
b) Pragati Small Finance Bank
c) Fincare Small Finance Bank
d) Unnati Small Finance Bank
ANS - C
8. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING WILL BE THE FIRST
INDIAN CITY TO GET ELECTRIC RADIO CABS?
a) Bengaluru
b) Kolkata
c) Hyderabad
d) Nagpur
ANS - D
9. THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF THE CABINET HAS
APPROVED APPOINTMENT OF SENIOR BUREAUCRATS ________AND _______AS MEMBERS IN THE
CENTRAL BOARD OF EXCISE AND CUSTOMS?
a) R K Mahajan and Sudhir
Krishnan
b) R K Mahajan and Mahender Singh
c) Lokesh Reddy and Mahender
Singh
d) Mahender Singh and Sudhir
Krishnan
ANS - B
10. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS
CHANCELLOR OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM?
a) Arjun Nehwal
b) Pravin Mehta
c) V K Saraswat
d) Pramit Joshi
ANS - C
Saturday, May 20, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 15TH – 16TH MAY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH – 16TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
i. Goa government has decided to sign memorandum of understanding with
the Centre under Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana to provide
subsidised medicines in the state.
ii. The MoU will be signed in June 2017 in presence of CM of Goa,
Mahohar Parrikar. Under this MoU, all pharmacy stores run by Goa State Govt.
would be converted into ‘Jan Aushadi Kendra’ in a phased manner.
iii. ‘Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana’ has been launched
by Department of Pharmaceuticals, under Union Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses
through special points referred to as Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi
Kendra.
2. FIRST
VIDESH SAMPARK HELD IN TELANGANA
i. 1st outreach programme of the Ministry of External Affairs, ‘Videsh
Sampark’ was hosted in Telangana. The conference was held in Hyderabad. It was
inaugurated by Gen. V.K. Singh – Minister of State for External Affairs.
ii. The objective of ‘Videsh Sampark’ conference is to involve State
Governments in creating awareness on the schemes and initiatives launched by
Ministry of External Affairs pertaining to consular and passport services,
engagement with overseas Indians, and welfare and protection of overseas
Indians.
3.
ISKCON’S GOVARDHAN ECO VILLAGE WINS SMART VILLAGE AWARD
i. Maharashtra’s Govardhan Eco Village has won the “Smart Village” award
for being a sustainable project in rural Maharashtra.
ii. The India Trade Promotion Organisation’s award was recieved by Nimai
Lila Das to Chief Sustainability Officer of Govardhan Eco Village, in New
Delhi.
iii. Eco Village was set up by the International Society for Krishna
Consciousness in adjoining Thane district. It is a farm community and retreat
centre spread over a scenic landscape of 100 acres at Galtare in Wada taluka.