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Thursday, July 27, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
ARUN JAITLEY INAUGURATES 315TH SAINIK REST HOUSE IN NEW DELHI
i.
Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has inaugurated the 315th Sainik Rest House of
the Kendriya Sainik Board in New Delhi.
ii.
It aimed to provide facilities for former servicemen. Jaitley has also launched
the new portal of the Sainik Rest House.
iii.
The rest house, built at Naraina tri-junction near Delhi Cantonment area in
west Delhi at a cost of around Rs 8 cr, would be the beginning of an
initiative. The KSB will be able to expand on these in the coming years so that
such facilities become an integral part of facilities for ex-servicemen.
iv.
The KSB portal lists out details, facilities, restrictions for use of the rest
house and would soon provide facility for online payment.
v.
Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief
Marshal B.S. Dhanoa, Secretary (Ex-Servicemen Welfare) Prabhu Dayal Meena,
Secretary (KSB) Brigadier M.H. Rizvi, senior officials of armed forces and from
the Ministry of Defence were present on the occasion.
2.
KERALA HOST LITERARY FEST WITH “TOLERANCE” AS THEME
i.
Kerala will be going to host the 5th edition of South India Writers Ensemble at
Chengannur in coastal Alappuzha district from 24 July 2017.
ii.
It is a 3-day annual literary event and organised by People for Performing Arts
and More, an art and cultural outfit. The theme of the festival 2017 is
‘tolerance’.
iii.
Its main aim is to bring an enhance interaction between writers from different
languages and regions.
iv.
Hindi has been selected as the main language of this year’s festival. It would
include participation from related writers and other personalities like
Creative writers, journalists, theatre and film personalities will deliberate
on tolerance at a literary event.
v.
The main aim of South India Writers Ensemble is to explore the power of
language and literature through the gathering of writers.
3.
FM ARUN JAITLEY INTRODUCES BILL TO AMEND BANKING REGULATION ACT
i.
The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2017, was introduced in Lok Sabha by
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The bill seeks to amend the Banking Regulation
Act, 1949 and replace the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, which
was promulgated in May 2017.
ii.
Jaitley introduced the Bill amid protests in the House by opposition members
over the alleged incidents of lynching by cow vigilantes in different parts of
the country.
iii.
The bill also has a provision, which empowers RBI to issue other directions for
resolution, appoint or approve for appointment, authorities or committees to
advise the banking companies for stressed asset resolution.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 24 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
KIREN RIJIJU INAUGURATES RIWATCH MUSEUM AND CHIMARI BRIDGE IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. Union Minister of State for Home
Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient,
Traditional, Culture & Heritage Museum at Roing in Arunachal Pradesh and
hoped that it would serve as a place of exchange of cultural values of various
tribes of the state and the North East.
ii. Arunachal Pradesh State Art &
Culture Minister, Mohesh Chai said that according to UNESCO report there are 32
languages in Arunachal Pradesh that are on the verge of extinction and the
state government is initiating programmes and policies to find out and to revive
those minor and major tribal languages.
iii. On the sideline of his visit to
Roing, Mr. Rijiju also inaugurated the 235-meter long Chimari Bridge, which
would serve as a life line between the National Highway 52 of Roing-Tezu. The
bridge has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation.
2.
5TH NORTH EAST CONNECTIVITY SUMMIT- 2018 TO BE HELD IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. The 5th North East Connectivity
Summit- 2018 will be held in Arunachal Pradesh. The 4th North East Connectivity
Summit will be held in Nagaland in the month of September 2017.
ii. The summit organised by the FICCI
is one of the most important forums for action oriented contemplations on
sub-regional economic integration and connectivity between North East India and
South East Asia.
iii. It was informed by Ranjit
Barthakur, the Chairman of North East Advisory Council of Federation of Indian
Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
iv. The Chief Minister thanked the
Chairman for the invite and for choosing Arunachal as host for the next year’s
North East Connectivity Summit.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 23 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT TO LAUNCH AAJEEVIKA GRAMEEN EXPRESS YOJANA
i. The Ministry of Rural
Development will launch a new sub-scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana –
National Rural Livelihoods Mission which will be named as “Aajeevika Grameen
Express Yojana (AGEY)”.
ii. As mentioned by
Minister of State for Rural Development, Ram Kripal Yadav the main objectives
of AGEY are to provide an alternative source of livelihoods to members of Self
Help Groups under DAY-NRLM by facilitating them to operate public transport
services in backward rural areas.
iii. This sub-scheme will
be implemented in 250 blocks in the country on a pilot basis for a period of 3
years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHES PRADHAN MANTRI VAYA VANDANA YOJANA
PENSION SCHEME WITH 8% FIXED RATE
i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley formally launched Pradhan
Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana, a pension scheme exclusively for senior citizens
(60 years and above) with 8% fixed rate of interest on their savings.
ii. Life Insurance Corporation of India which has been given
the sole privilege to operate this scheme started offering the scheme from May
4, 2017. The scheme will remain open till May 3, 2018.
iii. Pension is payable at the end of each period, during
the policy term of 10 years, as per the frequency of monthly, quarterly,
half-yearly, yearly as chosen by the pensioner at the time of purchase.
2. UP ASSEMBLY PASSES RESOLUTIONS ON RENAMING TWO AIRPORTS
i. The Uttar Pradesh Assembly has adopted 2 resolutions on
re- naming the Kanpur and Bareilly airports after freedom fighter Ganesh Shanker
Vidyarthi and as Nath Nagri respectively.
ii. The resolutions, moved by Minister for Civil Aviation
Nand Gopal Gupta were passed by a voice vote in the absence of the opposition
members.
iii. According to the minister the contributions of social
worker and freedom fighter Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi who stayed in Kanpur and
fought with the British through his writings Chakeri airport be named after
him.
iv. He also said the civil terminal at the Bareilly airport
should be re-named as Nath Nagri after the cultural name of the city.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
LOK SABHA PASSES IIIT PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP BILL 2017
i. A bill to grant
statutory status to the Indian Institutes of Information Technology in Public
Private Partnership mode was passed through a voice vote in Lok Sabha. The
Government has also mentioned that fees for the poor students will not increase
and that reservation law will apply in these institutes.
ii. The previous United
Progressive Alliance government initiated the opening of 20 IIITs with private
partnership of which 15 are already operational.
iii. The 15 IIITs that
are currently operational are located in Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh), Vadodara
(Gujarat), Guwahati (Assam), Sonipat (Haryana), Una (Himachal Pradesh), Dharwad
(Karnataka), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Kottayam (Kerala), Nagpur and Pune (both
Maharashtra), Senapati (Manipur), Kota (Rajasthan), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh),
Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) and Kalyani (West Bengal).
Saturday, July 22, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 20 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
MAHARASHTRA GOVT APPROVES REVISED POLICY OF ‘MAJHI KANYA BHAGYASHREE’ SCHEME
i. The Maharashtra government has approved a
revised policy of the ‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme who have a yearly income
of upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be benefited from this scheme.
ii. According to the earlier provisions, the
‘Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree’ scheme is for those girls who come under Below
Poverty Line families and those whose annual income was upto Rs 1 lakh.
ii .According to the revised provisions,
families having an income upto Rs 7.5 lakh will be eligible for the scheme. As
per the revised provisions after having the 1st girl child, if the mother or
the father undergoes a family planning operation, a sum of Rs 50,000 shall be
deposited in a bank in the name of the girl child.
iv. The scheme will be valid only if there
are a maximum of two girl children born. In case a third child is born, the
scheme shall become invalid for the first two as well.
v. The scheme has been launched by the state
government on 1st April 2016 in place of ‘Sukanya’ scheme. It is aimed at
improving the skewed girl child ratio, prevent sex determination and female
foeticide, and support female education.
2.
SHALA SIDDHI PROHATSAN YOJANA STARTED IN 25,000 MP SCHOOLS
i. Madhya Pradesh’s school education
department is going to start programmes such as ‘Hamari Shala Kaisi Ho’ and
‘Shala Siddhi Karyakram’ in all government schools of the state.
ii. It aims to provide qualitative education
to the government school students. The State Education Centre has also started
Shala Siddhi Prohatsan Yojana under the programme in 25 thousand schools of the
state to encourage best works.
iii. A time table has also been fixed for the
award process going by the time table, the district core committees would be
required to form block-level selection committees by 22nd July. The selected
schools will be required to forward their applications for Shala Siddhi
Karyakram to Sankul Principals by 28 July.
v. The selection committee will then forward
applications of 3 primary and 3 middle schools for awards to the District
Institute for Education and Training.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 19 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
BILL INTRODUCED IN LS FOR SETTING UP PETROLEUM INSTITUTE IN AP
i. A bill has introduced
in Lok Sabha for setting up of the Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy in
Andhra Pradesh
ii. According to the
Objects and Reasons of the bill the institute would be established in
Visakhapatnam district in pursuance of the central government’s commitment for
setting up a petroleum university.
iii. Under the bill,
there is a provision for constituting a board of governors as well as general
council for the institute. The institute would provide high quality education
and conduct advance research in all aspects relating to the conventional
hydrocarbons.
iv. Under the Andhra
Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, The Indian Institute of Petroleum and Energy
Bill, 2017 was introduced by Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas
Dharmendra Pradhan.
2.
SC ALLOWS CENTRE TO REPLACE MCI OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
i. The Supreme Court has
allowed the Centre to replace the MCI oversight committee and to supervise the
functioning of the Medical Council of India with a fresh panel of five eminent
doctors.
ii. A five-judge
Constitution bench is headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar observed that the
Centre should constitute a panel which would replace the oversight committee.
iii. The committee set up
by the court on 2nd May 2016 last was to function for a period of one year or
till a suitable mechanism was brought in by the Centre to substitute it.
3.
REQUISITIONING AND ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017
INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA
i. ‘Requisitioning and
Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill, 2017’, a bill providing for
amendment to the regulations governing compensation amount payable at the time
of acquisition of immovable property by the central government was introduced
in the Lok Sabhai by Minister of State for Planning, Programme Implementation
and Statistics Rao Inderjit Singh.
ii. The Requisitioning
and Acquisition of Immovable Property Act that came into force in 1952,
empowers the central government to requisition any immovable property and also
to acquire them under certain specified conditions.
iii. The amendment bill
to this act has been introduced amid instances of persons interested in a
property challenging the acquisition move citing that they were not given the
opportunity for personal hearing.
4.
KOLKATA TO HOST GLOBAL BUSINESS MEET IN NOVEMBER 2017
i. The Indian Chamber of
Commerce, in association with the West Bengal Government, will host Horasis
Asia Meeting, a Global Business meeting, in November 2017.
ii. The two-day business
meet will start from 26th November, 2017. It will focus on sustainable business
practices in various areas, including power and energy.
iii. The event will be
attended by over 500 delegates from over 65 countries.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 JULY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 19 & 20 JULY
1.
‘REQUISITIONING AND ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2017’,
A BILL PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPENSATION AMOUNT
PAYABLE AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION OF IMMOVABLE PROPERTY BY THE CENTRAL
GOVERNMENT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LOK SABHA ON JULY 18. THIS BILL IS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL ACT THAT CAME INTO FORCE IN?
a) 1951
b) 1952
c) 1949
d) 1950
ANS - B
2.
WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING CITY WILL HOST HORASIS ASIA MEETING, A GLOBAL
BUSINESS MEET IN NOVEMBER 2017?
a) Ajmer
b) Bhubaneswar
c) Kolkata
d) Varanasi
ANS - C
3.
WHICH PUBLIC SECTOR BANK LAUNCHED A ONE STOP INTEGRATED WEBSITE FOR HOME
BUYERS?
a) Punjab National Bank
b) Bank of Baroda
c) Canara Bank
d) State Bank of India
ANS - D
4.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN GIVEN THE ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF THE MINISTRY OF
INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING AFTER M VENKAIAH NAIDU RESIGNED TO CONTEST THE
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION?
a) Smriti Irani
b) Nitin Gadkari
c) Suresh Prabhu
d) Rajnath Singh
ANS - A
5. ‘NELSON MANDELA DAY’ IS
CELEBRATED ON WHICH DATE EVERY YEAR?
a) 19th July
b) 17th July
c) 20th July
d) 18th July
ANS - D
6. THE MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED A
REVISED POLICY OF THE ‘MAJHI KANYA BHAGYASHREE’ SCHEME, ACCORDING TO WHICH
FAMILIES WHO HAVE A YEARLY INCOME OF UP TO RS ________ LAKH WILL BE BENEFITED.
a) Rs 4.5 lakh
b) Rs 7.5 lakh
c) Rs 6.5 lakh
d) Rs 5.5 lakh
ANS - B
7. WHICH COUNTRY HAS BECOME THE 35TH COUNTRY TO
JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL SOLAR ALLIANCE, AN INITIATIVE LAUNCHED BY PRIME MINISTER
NARENDRA MODI IN NOVEMBER 2015 IN PARIS?
a) Cambodia
b) Bangladesh
c) Australia
d) New Zealand
ANS - C
8. A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WAS SIGNED
BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE AND GARDEN REACH SHIPBUILDERS & ENGINEERS
LIMITED FOR FINANCIAL YEAR 2017-18. HEADQUARTERS OF GRSE IS LOCATED IN?
a) Kolkata
b) Kochi
c) Panaji
d) Bengaluru
ANS - A
9. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING WAS APPOINTED AS THE
NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF NAGALAND?
a) Yanthungo Patton
b) TR Zeliang
c) Kipili Sangtam
d) Kiyanilie Peseyie
ANS - B
10. UNIQUE IDENTIFICATION AUTHORITY OF INDIA OR
UIDAI HAS LAUNCHED A NEW MOBILE APP, CALLED ________, THAT WILL NEGATE THE NEED
TO CARRY THE PHYSICAL AADHAAR CARD?
a) SmartAadhaar
b) AadhaarWallet
c) MyAadhaar
d) mAadhaar
ANS - D
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 JULY
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIR QUIZ – 17 & 18 JULY
1. GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED A GOODS
AND SERVICES TAX TRAINING PROGRAMME TO SKILL AROUND HOW MANY YOUTHS IN SIX
MONTHS TO HANDLE TAX COMPLIANCE ISSUES LIKE INVOICE MAKING?
a) 2 lakh
youths
b) 3 lakh
youths
c) 5 lakh
youths
d) 7 lakh
youths
ANS - A
2. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING
RAILWAY STATION IN MUMBAI HAS BECOME INDIA’S 1ST RAILWAY STATION RUN BY WOMEN?
a)
Andheri Railway Station
b)
Matunga Railway Station
c)
Vashi Railway Station
d)
Kalyan Railway Station
ANS - B
3. WHICH AMONG THE FOLLOWING
COUNTRY RENAMED THE NORTHERN REACHES OF ITS EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE IN THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AS THE NORTH NATUNA SEA?
a)
Japan
b)
South Korea
c)
Indonesia
d)
Philippines
ANS - C
4. NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI, WHO
PASSED AWAY RECENTLY, WAS THE FORMER CHIEF MINISTER OF?
a)
Arunachal Pradesh
b)
Tripura
c)
Sikkim
d)
Manipur
ANS - D
5. WHICH DIGITAL PAYMENTS COMPANY
HAS ENTERED INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH SAMSUNG PAY, UNDER WHICH CONSUMERS WILL BE
ABLE TO MAKE PAYMENTS WITH A SINGLE TAP USING SELECT SAMSUNG HANDSETS?
a)
Freecharge
b)
MobiKwik
c)
PayUMoney
d)
Paytm
ANS - B
6. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED A 1ST EVER
‘CULTRUE OF CRUISE’, A WEEKLY CULTURAL PROGRAMME AT A PROMINENT LAKE IN THE
STATE?
a)
Kerala
b)
Goa
c)
Rajasthan
d)
Jammu & Kashmir
ANS - D
7. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN SWORN IN AS
NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF NEPAL?
a)
Birendra Gharti
b)
Mandar Koirala
c)
Gopal Prasad Parajuli
d)
Jivan Lal Bhandari
ANS - C
8. INDIA AND SRI LANKA HAVE SIGNED A MOU TO
DEVELOP A VILLAGE IN WHICH DISTRICT IN SRI LANKA?
a)
Mannar District
b)
Anuradhapura District
c)
Badulla District
d)
Ampara District
ANS - B
9. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING TOOK OATH AS MEMBERS
OF THE LOK SABHA?
a)
Farooq Abdullah and PK Kunhalikutty
b)
Farooq Abdullah and Majid Sheikh
c)
Farooq Abdullah and LK Qadri
d)
LK Qadri and PK Kunhalikutty
ANS - A
10. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAS WON WIMBLEDON
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017 IN MEN’S SINGLES CATEGORY?
a)
Novak Djokovic
b)
Stan Warinka
c)
Roger Federer
d)
Andy Murray
ANS - C
Friday, July 21, 2017
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
INDIA & SRI LANKA SIGN MOU TO DEVELOP VILLAGE IN ANURADHAPURA DISTRICT
i. India and Sri Lanka
have signed a MoU to develop a village in Anuradhapura District. The total
estimated cost is Rs 30 cr Sri Lankan rupees.
ii. The MoU was signed by
Mr. Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka and Mrs.
W.K.K. Athukorala, Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Construction in the
presence of Parliament Speaker Mr. KaruJayasuriya.
iii. The project is in
line with Government of Sri Lanka’s policy of rehabilitation of rural villages
for economic development. It will benefit 153 families residing in the village.
iv. The village in the
name of a famous Buddhist monk SobithaThero, a multipurpose community building,
internal water supply system and renovation of monk’s quarters & library.
DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 JULY 2017
DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 17 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
GOVT LAUNCHES GST TRAINING PROGRAMME
i. The government has
launched a GST training programme to skill around 2 lakh youths in six months
and to handle tax compliance issues like invoice making.
ii. The people would be
trained under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana. It will be implemented in 14 states and in
the next 6 months, 2 lakh people will
GST get complete training about GST.
iii. The new GST training
programme helps businesses in areas such as registration and calculation of tax
liability under the new tax regime.
iv. The ministry also
launched a national portal for assessors and trainers besides 51 new PMKVY
centres. Now, the total number of PMKVY centres has increased to 200.
v. To mark the 2nd
anniversary of Skill India mission the ministry has inaugurated the training
course at 100 centres in the country.
2.
MATUNGA BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST RAILWAY STATION RUN BY WOMEN
i. In a bid to empower
women, Central Railway has appointed all women staff at suburban Matunga
railway station, thereby making it India’s 1st railway station run by women. A
formal event to mark all women railway station will be held soon.
ii. A total of 30 women
staffers, including 11 booking clerks, 5 Railway Protection Force personnel, 7
ticket checkers are working under the supervision of station manager Mamta
Kulkarni since last two weeks.
iii. Matunga railway station,
which is located in central Mumbai, gets a huge number of student population as
a lot of colleges are located in the area.