DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 06 JULY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 06 JULY 2017

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1. UDAY COVERS 97% OF DISCOM DEBT: CENTRE

i. Union Government has announced that 97% of the total outstanding debt of all state power distribution companies has been covered under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana.

ii. As on September 30, 2015, the total debt of all state-owned discoms was Rs. 3.95 lakh cr. The 26 states and 1 UT which have joined the UDAY scheme account for total outstanding debt of Rs.3.82 lakh cr.

iii. Total liability opted for restructuring by the states through the issuance of bonds was Rs. 2.69 lakh cr. So far, states have already issued bonds of the Rs. 2.09 lakh cr and discoms have issued bonds worth 0.23 lakh cr. Bonds worth Rs. 0.37 lakh cr are yet to be issued by various discoms.

2. 10TH SESSION OF THE INDIA- JORDAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC JOINT COMMITTEE (TEJC) HELD IN NEW DELHI

i. The 10th India-Jordan Morocco Trade and Economic Joint Committee Meeting was held in New Delhi.

ii. On this occasion, the two countries emphasized the need for diversification of bilateral trade and widening their engagements for greater cooperation in investment sector.

iii. During the TEJC meeting, the two sides discussed the roadmap for cooperation in various fields such as Fertilizer Sector, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, Customs, Visa and Consular issues, Health and Pharmaceuticals and many more.

iv. The main aim is to promote economic, trade and investment cooperation based on the principle of equity and non-discrimination.

v. The meeting is held under the co-chairs of Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (I/C) for Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and H.E Eng. Mr. Yarub Qudah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

3. SUSHMA SWARAJ INAUGURATES 9TH EDITION DELHI DIALOGUE

i. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue.

ii. Under this programme the premier annual track 1.5 event to discuss politico-security, economic and socio-cultural engagement between India and the Association of  Southeast Asian Nations in Delhi.

iii. The theme for Delhi Dialogue 9 was India-ASEAN relations: Charting the Course for the Next 25 Years.

iv. Political leaders, policy makers, diplomats, senior officials, business leaders, think tanks and academicians from both sides would be participating in the discussions.

v. It is supported by the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, CII, Assocham, All India Association of Industries, Mumbai, and Indian Chamber of Commerce, Kolkata.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 05 JULY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 05 JULY 2017

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1. INDO-THAI JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE BEGINS IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

i. There is a 15-day long joint military training exercise between the Indian and Thai army has begun from July 3 in Himachal Pradesh.

ii. The joint exercise between the two armies is an annual event. The main aim is to build and promote bilateral Army-to-Army relations and enhance inter-operability between the two armies.

iii. The armies of Thailand and India are conducting the yearly joint training exercise named Ex Maitree 2017 at Bakloh in Himachal Pradesh.

iv. The conduct of ‘Ex Maitree 2017’ will enhance defence cooperation between the two countries. The two armies will jointly plan and execute a series of drills for the neutralisation of likely threats that may be encountered in counter terrorism environment.

2. FREE GST FACILITATION CENTRES SET UP ACROSS GOA

i. In Goa, the Office of the Commissioner of Commercial Taxes has set up GST facilitation centres in ward offices across the state. The department’s head office has set up in Panaji.

ii. The trained help desk personnel have been appointed for each ward and the head office to assist taxpayers in resolving their technical issues related to migration to GST, registration, amendments, return filing and payments.

iii. The Government has identified some Chartered Accountants for this work and the fees of the identified CA’s would be paid by the government itself.

iv. The accountants would give free advice or consultation to the taxpayers on the implementation of the landmark Goods and Service Tax system. The facility will also be available at the Commercial Tax Ward Offices in Panaji, Margao, Mapusa, Ponda and Vasco.

3. TERI RANKED SECOND AMONG WORLD’S CLIMATE THINK TANKS

i. TERI was ranked number 2 by the International Center for Climate Governance. ICCG is an internationally-renowned body whose activities focus on the design of climate policy and related governance issues.

ii. TERI conducts research for sustainable development of India. The system would need to be guided by extensive research, climate modelling capabilities and assessments of economically viable and technologically feasible solutions.

iii. ICCG ranking helps highlight the scale and magnitude of work done by the think tanks working in the field of climate change.

iv. The New Delhi-based think tank was ranked under the category 2016 Top Climate Think Tanks in the Rest of the World–Absolute Global Rankings during ICCGs 23rd annual conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in Athens in Greece.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 04 JULY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 04 JULY 2017

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1. FOUNDATION STONE OF COUNTRY’S BIGGEST GLOBAL SKILL PARK LAID BY RAJEEV PRATAP SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN IN BHOPAL

i. Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajeev Pratap Rudi and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan laid the foundation stone of the India’s biggest Global Skill Park in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

ii. Global Skill Park will be constructed on 37 acre land allotted in Narela Shankari area of Bhopal.

iii. The park will be established with the support of Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education and Education Services with an estimated cost of Rs. 645 cr.

2. FINO BECOMES PAYMENTS BANK

i. According to the Reserve Bank of India FINO Payments Bank has commenced the operations as a payments bank with effect from June 30.

ii. FINO Pay Tech Ltd, Navi Mumbai, was one of the 11 applicants which were issued in-principle approval for setting up a payments bank.

iii. Besides FINO, the other applicants which have launched payment bank operations are Airtel M Commerce Services, Department of Posts and Vijay Shekhar Sharma (Paytm Payments Bank).

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 03 JULY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 03 JULY 2017

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1. MUMBAI’S VIKRIKAR BHAVAN RENAMED AS GST BHAVAN

i. Mumbai’s ‘Vikrikar Bhavan’ was renamed as ‘GST Bhavan’ after the Goods and Services Tax regime was rolled out. ‘Vikrikar Bhavan’ is the headquarters of Maharashtra government’s erstwhile Sales Tax department.

ii. Maharashtra Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar and Minister of State for Finance Deepak Kesarkar has attended the ceremony at the Bhavan.

iii. The department has planned a helpline to assist traders and business community who have queries about the new tax regime’s implementation and modalities.

iv. In two years, the ‘GST Bhavan’ will be shifted to Wadala from Mazgaon. Mr Mungantiwar said GST also means ‘Garibon ki Seva karnewala Tax’.

2. TELANGANA TO HAVE SEPARATE AGRICULTURE BUDGET FROM NEXT YEAR

i. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao, has decided to present a separate agriculture budget for the state from next year. CM Rao has also decided to substantially enhance funds for the agriculture sector.

ii. He has asked the officials to form farmers’ associations at various levels — from villages to the state — to organise the cultivators.

iii. Farmers in Telangana would be provided training of modern and scientific methods of farming so as to increase the farm output.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 02 JULY 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 02 JULY 2017

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1. INDIA’S LARGEST FRESH WATER AQUARIUM HAS OPENED BY RAGHUBAR DAS, CM OF JHARKHAND

i. Raghubar Das, the CM of Jharkhand, has recently inaugurated the India’s largest fresh water aquarium “Ranchi Machchli Ghar” at Bhagwan Birsa Munda Biodiversity Park in Ranchi .

ii. It has been launched to encourage tourism in the state. The aquarium is spread over in 36,000 sq feet area and it has 58 fish tank, where 120 species of 1500 fishes have been displayed.

iii. Besides Indian breeds, rare and popular species have been brought in from Bangkok, Malaysia and Singapore. Ranchi Machchli Ghar is the country’s biggest fresh water aquarium.

iv. Das also laid foundation stone for an eco-park which will include rose garden, children zone, bhul-bhullaya, waterfall and fountain.

2. MIZORAM CELEBRATES 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF MIZO PEACE ACCORD

i. Mizoram celebrates 31st anniversary of the Mizo Peace accord. Mizo peace accord is signed between the Union government and the Mizo National Front.

ii. All government offices and educational institutions remained close as the day was declared as a public holiday. The MNF organised meetings in different parts of the state.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 JULY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 5 & 6 JULY

1. A 15-DAY LONG JOINT MILITARY TRAINING EXERCISE BETWEEN ARMIES OF INDIA AND _______ BEGUN IN HIMACHAL PRADESH?

a) Thailand

b) Myanmar

c) Bangladesh

d) Sri Lanka

ANS - A

2. IN WHICH STATE, THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF COMMERCIAL TAXES HAS SET UP GST FACILITATION CENTRES IN WARD OFFICES, WHEREIN CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS WILL PROVIDE FREE CONSULTATION SERVICES RELATED TO GST?

a) Rajasthan

b) Karnataka

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Goa

ANS - D

3. WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE?

a) Mukul Katiyar

b) Rajat Mishra

c) Sanjay Kumar

d) Divyesh Bhatnagar

ANS - C

4. WHICH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION HAS COMMITTED USD 220 MILLION FOR IMPROVING ROAD CONNECTIVITY AS WELL AS TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY ON STATE HIGHWAYS OF RAJASTHAN?

a) World Bank

b) Asian Development Bank

c) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

d) International Monetary Fund

ANS - B

5. RESERVE BANK OF INDIA HAS RAISED THE FPI LIMIT IN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES BY 4.7% TO RS.2.42 BILLION FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER QUARTER. ABBREVIATION FPI STANDS FOR?

a) Foreign Personal Investment

b) Foreign Promoter Investment

c) Foreign Portfolio Investment

d) Foreign Professional Investment

ANS - C

6.  10TH INDIA-JORDAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING WAS HELD ON 4TH AND 5TH JULY, 2017, IN?

a) Jerash, Jordan

b) Mumbai, India

c) Aqaba, Jordan

d) New Delhi, India

ANS - D

7.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING INAUGURATED THE 9TH EDITION OF DELHI DIALOGUE IN NEW DELHI?

a) M Venkaiah Naidu

b) Rajnath Singh

c) Sushma Swaraj

d) Arun Jaitley

ANS - C

8.  ‘DREE FESTIVAL’ IS AN AGRICULTURAL FESTIVAL CELEBRATED BY ‘APATANI TRIBE’ OF WHICH STATE?

a) Sikkim

b) Aunachal Pradesh

c) Jharkhand

d) Chhattisgarh

ANS - B

9.  BOARD OF WHICH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTION APPROVED USD 329 MILLION LOAN TO BUILD ACCESS ROADS TO 4,000 VILLAGES IN GUJARAT?

a) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

b) Asian Development Bank

c) World Bank

d) International Monetary Fund

ANS - A

10.  WHICH SCHEME HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY KARNATAKA STATE GOVERNMENT TO IDENTIFY AND NURTURE INNOVATIVE START-UPS?

a) ‘Ambition 100’

b) ‘Aspire 100’

c) ‘Dreams 100’

d) ‘Elevate 100’

ANS - D

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 JULY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 3 & 4 JULY

1. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WILL TAKE CHARGE AS THE 21ST CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA?

a) Rakesh Gandhi

b) Achal Kumar Jyoti

c) Kailash Nath Arora

d) Javed Siddiqui

ANS - B

2. ‘VIKRIKAR BHAVAN’ THE HEADQUARTERS OF _______ GOVERNMENT’S ERSTWHILE SALES TAX DEPARTMENT, WAS RENAMED AS ‘GST BHAVAN” AS THE NEW TAX REGIME ROLLED OUT?

a) Maharashtra

b) Gujarat

c) Madhya Pradesh

d) Uttar Pradesh

ANS - A

3. CHIEF MINISTER OF WHICH STATE HAS DECIDED TO PRESENT A SEPARATE AGRICULTURE BUDGET FOR THE STATE FROM NEXT YEAR?

a) Jharkhand

b) Chhattisgarh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Telangana

ANS - D

4. WHO HAS HONOURED WITH INDIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD BY BRANDS ACADEMY IN NEW DELHI?

a) Kiran Desai

b) Jhumpa Lahiri

c) Preeti Shenoy

d) Shobha De

ANS - C

5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING BECAME THE 1ST INDIAN BATSMAN TO HIT MORE THAN 200 SIXES IN ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL CRICKET?

a) Virat Kohli

b) Yuvraj Singh

c) Shikhar Dhawan

d) M S Dhoni

ANS - D

6.  FOUNDATION STONE OF THE INDIA’S BIGGEST GLOBAL SKILL PARK WAS LAID IN?

a) Ranchi

b) Jaipur

c) Kolkata

d) Bhopal

ANS - D

7.  WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING ENTITY COMMENCED THE OPERATIONS AS A PAYMENTS BANK WITH EFFECT FROM 30TH JUNE?

a) Aditya Birla Nuvo Payments Bank

b) FINO Pay Tech

c) Vodafone M-Pesa  Payments Bank

d) Reliance Industries Payments Bank

ANS - B

8.  NATIONAL PAYMENTS CORPORATION OF INDIA ANNOUNCED THAT ITS UNIFIED PAYMENTS INTERFACE HAS CROSSED _____ TRANSACTIONS MARK IN JUNE 2017?

a) 1 cr

b) 5 cr

c) 2 cr

d) 4 cr

ANS - A

9.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING BECAME THE 1ST INDIAN DRIVER TO WIN IN THE FIA FORMULA 3 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP CLAIMING VICTORY AT NORISRING IN THE FINAL RACE OF ROUND 5?

a) Jayram Karthik

b) Vinesh Mehta

c) Jehan Daruvala

d) Nishkarsh Rao

ANS - C

10.  THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, SHRI PRANAB MUKHERJEE RECEIVED THE 1ST COPY OF A BOOK “PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE – A STATESMAN” FROM ______ AT A FUNCTION HELD AT RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN?

a) Home Minister Rajnath Singh

b) Prime Minister Narendra Modi

c) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley

d) Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan

ANS - B

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 1 & 2 JULY

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 1 & 2 JULY

1. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ATTENDED CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS OF SABARMATI ASHRAM IN:

a) Ahmedabad

b) Surat

c) Vadodara

d) Gujarat

ANS - A

2. 6TH INDIA MYANMAR JOINT TRADE COMMITTEE MEETING WAS HELD IN?

a) Sittwe, Maynmar

b) Delhi, India

c) Mumbai, India

d) Naypyidaw, Myanmar

ANS - B

3. WHICH INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ORGANISATION HAS COMMITTED USD 10 BILLION SUPPORT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING AND IMMEDIATE DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF LESS-DEVELOPED STATES IN INDIA?

a) International Monetary fund

b) World Bank

c) Asian Development Bank

d) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

ANS - C

4. WHICH MOBILE APPLICATION OF UNION HEALTH MINISTRY HAS WON THE PRESTIGIOUS GSMA ASIA MOBILE AWARD 2017 (AMO) FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE UN’S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN ASIA?

a) eTAP

b) eMAP

c) eLKP

d) eVIN

ANS - D

5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WAS APPOINTED AS INDIA’S AMBASSADOR TO GREECE?

a) Shamma Jain

b) Manisha Bhandari

c) Nancy Fernandes

d) Sujata Kulkarni

ANS - A

6.  INDIA’S LARGEST FRESH WATER AQUARIUM HAS RECENTLY OPENED IN?

a) Ranchi, Jharkhand

b) Bhubaneswar, Odisha

c) Kolkara, West Bengal

d) Jaipur, Rajasthan

ANS - A

7.  AS PER RESERVE BANK OF INDIA’S FINANCIAL STABILITY REPORT 2017, INDIA’S ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TERMS OF GROSS VALUE ADDED IN 2017-18 IS PROJECTED AT?

a) 7.7%

b) 7.5%

c) 7.4%

d) 7.3%

ANS - D

8.  WHICH INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED LOAN OF $125 MILLION FOR $250 MILLION NATIONAL BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MISSION OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT?

a) New Development Bank

b) Asian Development Bank

c) World Bank

d) Aisan Infrastructure Investment Bank

ANS - C

9.  SUBRATA BHATTACHARYA WAS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORT?

a) Shooting

b) Football

c) Archery

d) Tennis

ANS - B

10.  WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS REPLACED MUKUL ROHATGI AS THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIA?

a) KK Venugopal

b) KK Nair

c) KK Iyer

d) KK Reddy

ANS - A

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