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Thursday, December 14, 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 DEC 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 11 DEC 2017
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1.      RUSSIA-INDIA-CHINA FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET BEGINS IN DELHI
i. Foreign Ministers of Russia, India, and China are holding a trilateral meeting in New Delhi. The meeting is expected to review global and regional issues of mutual interest as well as discuss trilateral exchanges and activities.
ii. The External Affairs Minister will have separate bilateral meetings with her Russian and Chinese counterparts. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yi have arrived in New Delhi.

2.      CHINA STARTS WORLD'S BIGGEST FLOATING SOLAR PROJECT
i. A unit of China Three Gorges Corp. is building a 1 billion yuan ($151 million) floating solar power plant, the world’s biggest, in the nation’s eastern province of Anhui. China Three Gorges New Energy Co. started building the 150-megawatt project in July and part of the plant was connected to the grid.
ii. The project features panels fixed to floats on the surface of a lake that formed after a coal mine collapsed, according to the unit. The entire facility is expected to come online by May 2018.

3.      INDIA INX GETS SEBI GO-AHEAD FOR LISTING OF DEBT SECURITIES
i. BSE's India International Exchange has received approval from the capital market regulator SEBI on the framework for the listing of debt securities.
ii. The move will enable Indian and foreign issuers to issue masala bonds, Eurobonds, and foreign currency bonds from India INX at International Financial Service Centre at Gujarat International Finance Tech for the first time.

4.      UMA SHANKAR APPOINTED RBI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
i. Uma Shankar, chief general manager in charge of the Reserve Bank of India's financial inclusion and development department has taken over as executive director in the central bank.
ii. Shankar has been elevated after Meena Hemchandra the executive director in charge of the central bank's supervision department retired recently.

5.      UTTARAKHAND GOVERNMENT MAKES LED BULBS COMPULSORY IN ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICES
i. The state government of Uttarakhand has taken a new initiative for energy conservation by making it compulsory for all government offices to install LED bulbs.
ii. The move is expected to reduce the consumption of electricity in offices and civic areas. All the District Magistrates and Head of Departments have been directed to strictly follow the orders, following sanctions by the state cabinet. The purchase of sodium vapour lamps and incandescent lamps by all the state departments has also been banned.

6.      MARUTI SUZUKI REPLACES SBI AS 6TH MOST VALUABLE INDIAN FIRM
i. India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki became India's sixth most valued firm, crossing India's largest lender State Bank of India.
ii. Maruti Suzuki's market capitalization stood at Rs 2.73 trillion, marginally ahead of SBI's market value of Rs 2.70 trillion. Reliance Industries is the country's most valued company with a market value of Rs 5.83 trillion, followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, ITC and Hindustan Unilever.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 DEC 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10 DEC 2017
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1.   SURESH PRABHU IN ARGENTINA TO ATTEND 11TH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF WTO
i. Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu is in Buenos Aires, Argentina to attend the 11th Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization.
ii. Trade in Services remains an area of key interest to India and other developing countries.

2.   GIRIRAJ SINGH LAUNCHES PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PORTAL FOR MSES - MSME SAMBANDH
i. A Public Procurement Portal ‘MSME Sambandh’ was launched by Shri Giriraj Singh, Minister of State (I/C) for MSME in New Delhi.
ii. The objective of the portal is to monitor the implementation of the Public Procurement from MSEs by Central Public Sector Enterprises.

3.   INDIA TO ACHIEVE ‘ELECTRICITY FOR ALL’ BY EARLY 2020S: IEA
i. Half a billion people have gained access to electricity in India since 2000, almost doubling the country’s electrification rate, according to the World Energy Access report released by the International Energy Agency.
ii. This “remarkable” growth puts India on course to achieving access to electricity for all in the early 2020s, the report added.

4.   SARVESH TIWARI APPOINTED AS PRESIDENT PARA SPORTS FOUNDATION
i. On the occasion of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a renowned communication expert, Sarvesh Kumar Tiwari, was appointed as the President of Para-Sports Foundation, India.
ii. The announcement was made at the National Award for Divyangjan 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Para Sports Foundation is a non-profit organization working towards the social welfare of persons with disabilities.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 DEC 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 9 DEC 2017
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1.      INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GROUNDWATER ORGANIZED
i. An International conference is being organized on the Groundwater issues in the country with a theme of “Groundwater Vision 2030- Water Security, Challenges, and Climate Change Adaptation”.
ii. The conference has been organized by the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee and Central Ground Water Board under the aegis of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 DEC 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 DEC 2017
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1.      PM MODI INAUGURATED B R AMBEDKAR INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
i. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the BR Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The PM also unveiled two statues of the Dalit icon at the center in Janpath.
ii. Union Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Vijay Goel was also present at the event. The center was a fusion of Buddhist and modern architecture. He had laid the foundation stone of the center in 2015.

2.      GOVT SETS UP PANEL TO ADDRESS NPAS IN POWER SECTOR
i. The government has set up a high-level committee headed by NITI Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kant to address the problem of stressed assets in India's power sector.
ii. Non-performing assets in power generation accounted for around 5.9% of the banking sector’s total outstanding advances of Rs4.73 trillion, according to the second volume of the Economic Survey 2016-17.

3.      INDIAN AND ITALY SIGN MOU FOR COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE AND PHYTOSANITARY ISSUES
i. Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh with H.E Maurizio Martina, Italian Minister for Agriculture Food and Forestry Policies have signed a new MoU for cooperation in Agriculture and Phytosanitary issues that will replace the one signed in 2008.
ii. The MOU provides a good framework for cooperation in this field. India has contributed 37 million USD in the 10th replenishment of IFAD for the period 2016-2018. Mr. Singh with the Italian Minister participated in the AGRIMACH India, 2017.

4.      INDIA AND CUBA SIGN MOU FOR ENHANCED COOPERATION IN HEALTH SECTOR
i. India and Cuba signed a Memorandum of Understanding for enhanced cooperation in the health sector.
ii. The objective of this MoU is to establish comprehensive inter-ministerial and inter-institutional cooperation between the two countries in the field of health by pooling technical, scientific, financial and human resources in both countries.

5.      UNESCO INSCRIBES 'KUMBH MELA' ON THE REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY
i. UNESCO has inscribed 'Kumbh Mela' on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was taken during the 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage at Jeju in South Korea.
ii. This inscription is the third in two years following the inscriptions of 'Yoga' and 'Nouroz' on 1st December 2016. The 'Kumbh Mela' is the largest peaceful congregation of pilgrims on the earth.

6.      PAYTM UNVEILS 'PAYTM KA ATM' PARTNER OUTLET FOR BANKING OPERATIONS
i. India's largest digital bank Paytm Payments Bank is the only bank providing zero balance accounts and zero charges on digital transactions. The bank has unveiled 'Paytm Ka ATM' outlets that allows customers to open Saving Accounts and deposit/withdraw money from their bank accounts.
ii. In the first phase, Paytm has started with 3,000 'Paytm Ka ATM' points in select cities including Delhi NCR, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, and Aligarh.
iii. These outlets feature local banking correspondents who help customers in depositing and withdrawing money from their Paytm Payments Bank account, making banking simpler and more accessible for one and all.

7.      AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT PASSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY LAW
i. Australia’s parliament has legislated for marriage equality, passing a bill almost unanimously to allow two people, regardless of sex, to marry.
ii. The House of Representatives passed a cross-party bill after an unprecedented national postal survey gave unstoppable momentum to legislate the historic social reform. Australia, which changed the law in 2004 to say that marriage is only between a man and a woman, now becomes the 25th country to recognize same-sex marriage.

8.      SWIGGY APPOINTS VISHAL BHATIA AS CEO OF NEW SUPPLY BUSINESS
i. Online food delivery start-up Swiggy (Bundl Technologies Pvt. Ltd) has appointed Vishal Bhatia as the chief executive officer for its new supply business.
ii. Bhatia comes with 19 years of experience in consumer goods firms like Reckitt Benckiser Group, PepsiCo and Britannia.

9.      CENTER ENHANCES MONETARY ALLOWANCES FOR GALLANTRY AWARD WINNERS
i. The Government has enhanced the monetary allowances for the Gallantry Award winners.
ii. The enhancement is for the recipients of post-independence Gallantry Award, pre-independence Gallantry Award and the monetary allowance attached to 'Jangi Inam', a pre-independence Gallantry Award. The allowances have been doubled in most of the cases and in a few cases have been increased by more than 100%.

10.  INDIA WINS FIRST-EVER SOUTH ASIAN REGIONAL BADMINTON TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
i. India has won the first-ever South Asian Regional Badminton Team Championship. In the title clash played in Guwahati, India defeated Nepal, 3-0.
ii. In the boys’ singles competition Aryaman Tandon defeated Dipesh Dhami while Ashmita Chaliha defeated Rashila Maharjan in the Girls’ singles event.
iii. In Boys’ Doubles, the pair of Arintap Dasgupta and Krishna Prasad came back from a game behind to beat the duo of Dipesh Dhami and Nabin Shrestha.

11.  JOHNNY HALLYDAY, FRANCE'S 'ELVIS PRESLEY' PASSES AWAY'
i. France's biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday has died after a battle with lung cancer. He was 74. The singer sold about 100 million records and starred in a number of films in a career that began in 1960.
ii. He was made a Chevalier of the Legion D'Honneur by President Jacques Chirac in 1997.

12.  ARMED FORCES FLAG DAY- 07 DECEMBER
i. Armed Forces Flag Day is being observed throughout the country on 7 December to honor the martyrs and the men in uniform who valiantly fought on our borders to safeguard the country's honor.
ii. The day marks the annual Armed Forces Flag day in India since 1949.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. INDIA AND WHICH COUNTRY HAS RECENTLY SIGNED MOU FOR COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE AND PHYTOSANITARY ISSUES?
a)  Australia
b)  Japan
c)  Italy
d)  Malaysia
Q2. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY UNESCO AS INDIA’S INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF HUMANITY IN 2017?
a)  Kumbh Mela
b)  Ramman
c)  Mudiyettu
d)  Sankirtana
Q3. INDIA AND WHICH COUNTRY HAS RECENTLY SIGNED MOU FOR ENHANCED COOPERATION IN THE HEALTH SECTOR?
a)  Mauritius
b)  South Africa
c)  Seychelles
d)  Cuba
Q4. THE 2017 ARMED FORCES FLAG DAY IS CELEBRATED ON WHICH DATE IN INDIA?
a)  December 8
b)  December 6
c)  December 9
d)  December 7
Q5.  THE BR AMBEDKAR INTERNATIONAL CENTRE HAS RECENTLY LAUNCHED IN WHICH CITY?
a)  Lucknow
b)  New Delhi
c)  Indore
d)  Pune

ANSWERS: 

1 - C    2 - A    3 - D    4 - D    5 - B
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Saturday, December 9, 2017

Monthly GK Capsules of Nov. 2017

Monthly GK Capsules of  Nov. 2017
Here is the new Monthly GK Capsules. This time we are going to share official PDF file of AAA-Bright Academy which contains Monthly GK updates of Nov. 2017. So if you are preparing for any Government, Bank, Railways, SSC Examination this PDF file is very helpful to you. All the best to all participants for the upcoming Examination.


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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 DEC 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 7 DEC 2017
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1.      FIFTH BI-MONTHLY MONETARY POLICY STATEMENT RELEASED BY RBI
i. On the basis of an assessment of the current and evolving macroeconomic situation at its meeting, the Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility unchanged at 6.0 percent.
ii. Consequently, the Reverse Repo Rate under the LAF remains at 5.75 percent, and the Marginal Standing Facility rate and the Bank Rate at 6.25 percent.
iii. The projection of real GVA growth for 2017-18 of the October resolution at 6.7% has been retained, with risks evenly balanced.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 DEC 2017

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 DEC 2017
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1.      3RD DRC-NITI AAYOG DIALOGUE HELD IN CHINA
i. The 3rd edition of the Dialogue between the NITI Aayog and the Development Research Council of China, the DRC- NITI Aayog Dialogue was held in Beijing. The meeting was co-chaired by Vice Chairman NITI Aayog, Dr. Rajiv Kumar, and Mr Li Wei, President (Minister), DRC.
ii. The two sides agreed that the 4th NITI Aayog - DRC Dialogue will be convened in India in 2018.  The dialogue took place under the MOU between NITI Aayog and the Development Research Centre, State Council of the China.

2.      INDIA AND GERMANY SIGN GOVT- TO-GOVT UMBRELLA AGREEMENT
i. The Government to Government Umbrella Agreement between India and Germany concerning Financial Cooperation in 2016 (II) under the Indo-German Development Cooperation was signed to formalize an amount up to Euro 200 million for the Financial Cooperation in form of loan for the project ‘Climate Friendly Urban Mobility III’ and Euro 11 million Accompanying measures in form of grant for four projects.
ii. The 4 projects under the Agreements signed are as follows- a. Loan Agreement for the project “Community based sustainable Forest Management – Component I Manipur” was signed for a loan of Euro  15 million. Its Objectives is to Restoration of degraded forests, reclamation of abandoned shifting cultivation areas, biodiversity & water resources conservation.
b. Loan Agreement for the project “Madhya Pradesh Urban Sanitation and Environment Programme” for Euro 50 million Reduced Interest Loan and Euro 2.5 million grant. Its Objective is to improve facilities for water supply, sanitation and sewerage treatment plan.
c. Loan Agreement for the project “Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Development Odisha – Phase II" for EUR 55 Million Reduced Interest Loan with EUR 2 Million as Grant. Its Objective is to improve Urban Infrastructure by linking them with Government priority.
d. Loan Agreement for the project “Green Energy Corridor – Intra-State Transmission System in Maharashtra” for EUR 12 million Reduced Interest loan. Its Objective is to project is to put in place a transmission system for evacuating renewable energy.

3.      UPS SHAMLI DISTRICT INCLUDED IN NCR
i. Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district was included in the National Capital Region, taking the total number of districts in the NCR to 23.
ii. Cities in the NCR get funds at "attractive" interest rates from the National Capital Region Planning Board for infrastructure development. The decision to include Shamli in the NCR was taken at the 37th meeting of the NCRPB.

4.      ADB FUNDS $583 MILLION FOR RELIANCE’S BANGLADESH POWER PLANT PROJECT
i. The Asian Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved debt financing and partial risk guarantees totaling $583 million to develop the Reliance Bangladesh Liquefied Natural Gas and Power Project.
ii. The financing package of ADB includes loans and partial risk guarantees for the power generation facility, as well as for the LNG terminal and the power project, being set up for $1 billion.

5.      ELLIE GOULDING HONORED AS UN ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
i. British singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding signed as a Global Goodwill Ambassador for UN Environment, joining the fight to save the lives and habitats of people and animals by cleaning up our air and seas, fighting climate change and protecting species.
ii. Ellie is also backing UN Environment’s #CleanSeas campaign.

6.      INDIA’S LARGEST FLOATING SOLAR POWER PLANT OPENS IN KERALA
i. The largest-ever floating solar power plant in India inaugurated by state power minister MM Man at the Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad. The solar power plant that floats on the surface of the water has a capacity of 500 kilowatts.
ii. The solar plant consists of 1,938 solar panels with a capacity of 260 watts, a 500 kilovolt-ampere transformer, and 17 inverters.
iii. Constructed by the Thiruvananthapuram-based Ad tech Systems, the plant will generate seven lakh units of power in a year. The total cost of the project is Rs. 9.25 cr.

7.      INDIAN-AMERICAN SENATOR HARRIS TOPS GLOBAL THINKERS LIST
i. Indian-American California senator Kamala Harris has topped the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine's 2017 list of '50 Leading Global Thinkers' which also features US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley.
ii. Besides Harris and Haley, Indian-origin stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj has also made it to the list. South Korean President Moon Jae-in is ranked second in the list for trying to rebuild decent democratic leadership in South Korea.
iii. Popular comedian Minhaj is placed third in the ranking for defining the narrative of a "New Brown America".

8.      AMITABH BACHCHAN LAUNCHES BOOK ON INDIAN CINEMA
i. Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan launched a book based on Indian cinema in showbiz capital Mumbai. The book, titled 'Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars!', is a coffee table book, which provides historical insights, lesser-known facts and behind-the-scenes exclusives of the most iconic movies made in the history of the Indian film industry.
ii. The book is co-authored by S.M.M. Ausaja, Karan Bali, Rajesh Devraj and Tanul Thakur, the book on India's tinsel town is published by British multinational publishing company Dorling Kindersley.

9.      VENEZUELA LAUNCHES NEW VIRTUAL CURRENCY NAMED PETRO
i. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced the creation of a new virtual currency named 'Petro' in a bid to ease the country's economic crisis.
ii. The Petro would be backed by Venezuela's oil, gas, gold and diamond wealth.

10.  UAE, UK, US AND FRENCH ARMIES HOLD JOINT EXERCISES IN ABU DHABI
i. UAE Armed Forces along with the UK, US and French armies are participating in joint exercises in Abu Dhabi. The drill code is named as “Flag4”.
ii. The two-week long joint exercise aims to increase combat efficiency, gain more field expertise, and work to unify military concepts among participating parties.

11.  WORLD SOIL DAY: 05 DECEMBER
i. The World Soil Day is celebrated on 5 December globally. It aims to communicate messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human well-being.
ii. The Theme for Soil Day 2017 was ‘Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground’. WSD is celebrated at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1.  WHICH STATE LAUNCHED INDIA'S LARGEST FLOATING SOLAR POWER PLANT?
a)  Kerala  
b)  Andhra Pradesh
c)  Telangana
d)  West Bengal
Q2. THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK HAS APPROVED HOW MUCH FUND FOR RELIANCE BANGLADESH LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS?
a)  $783 million
b)  $583 million
c)  $483 million
d)  $683 million
Q3. WHICH COUNTRY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A NEW CRYPTOCURRENCY TO COMBAT ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS?
a)  Greece
b)  Egypt
c)  Venezuela
d)  Chile
Q4.  WHICH DISTRICT OF UTTAR PRADESH HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION?
a)  Bijnor district
b)  Saharanpur district
c)  Shamli district
d)  Jaunpur district
Q5. WHAT IS THE THEME OF THE 2017 WORLD SOIL DAY?
a)  Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground
b)  Soil day for future life
c)  Soils & Pulses: Symbiosis for life
d)  Healthy soils for a healthy life

ANSWERS: 
1 - A    2 - B    3 - C    4 - D    5 - A
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