DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 MAY 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 8 MAY 2018

(DAILY NEWS INDIA)

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1.      INDIA SIGNS USD200 MILLION LOAN DEAL WITH WORLD BANK FOR NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION

i. India has signed a loan deal worth $ 200 million with the World Bank for the National Nutrition Mission (POSHAN Abhiyaan).

ii. The loan would help India in achieving its goal of reducing stunting in children 0-6 years of age from 38.4% to 25% by the year 2022.

The POSHAN  Abhiyaan was launched by the Prime Minister in March 2018 at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

2.      ‘1ST APEX CONFERENCE FOR CEOS OF SMART CITIES’ IN BHOPAL INAUGURATED

i. Mr Hardeep Puri, Minister of State (I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs inaugurated the 'First Apex Conference for the CEOs of Smart Cities' in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

ii. Since its launch in June 2015, the Smart Cities Mission  has been one of the most transformational urban missions.

iii. The two-day conference is being organised for providing a platform for cross-learning and knowledge sharing among the Smart City CEOs.

3.      NITI AAYOG, GOOGLE SIGN SOI TO HELP GROW AI ECOSYSTEM IN INDIA

i. Aiming to foster growth for India’s nascent Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning ecosystem, NITI Aayog and Google have signed a Statement of Intent  to work on a range of initiatives to help build the AI ecosystem across the country.

ii. The NITI Aayog has been entrusted to set up a national programme to conduct research and development in frontier technologies such as AI.

4.      INDIA TO HOST 15TH ASIA MEDIA SUMMIT

i. India would be hosting the 15th Asia Media Summit  in New Delhi.

ii.The theme of this summit is “Telling our Stories Asia and More”.

ii.The summit mainly aims to provide a unique opportunity to the broadcasters in Asia to share their thoughts on broadcasting and information.

5.      INDIA RANKS 4TH IN ASIA-PACIFIC ON POWER INDEX

i. India has ranked fourth out of 25 nations in the Asia-Pacific region on an index that measures their overall power.

ii.The US has topped the list.

iii. India has been pegged as a “giant of the future”.

iv. India is ranked fourth on the parameters economic resources, military capability, diplomatic influence and fifth on resilience.

6.      WORLD RED CROSS DAY: 8TH MAY

i. May 8 is celebrated globally as the World Red Cross Day.

ii. The day is celebrated on this day because it marks the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, founder of the Red Cross and International Committee of the Red Cross .

iii.World Red Cross Day theme of 2018 is “Memorable smiles from around the world”.

7.      ISRAEL WITHDRAWS FROM RACE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT

i. Israel withdrew from a race against Germany and Belgium for two seats on the United Nations Security Council in 2019-20.

ii. Israel, Germany and Belgium were competing for two seats allocated to the Western European and Others Group.

ii. Germany and Belgium are now running uncontested, but they still need to win more than two-thirds of the overall General Assembly vote to be elected.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. INDIA HAS SIGNED A LOAN DEAL WORTH $ 200 MILLION WITH THE WORLD BANK FOR A NATIONAL MISSION. NAME THAT MISSION.

(a) Mid-Day Meal Scheme

(b) Khana Khajana Abhiyan

(c) GOBAR Dhan Scheme

(d) POSHAN Abhiyaan

Q2. MR HARDEEP PURI, MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS HAS RECENTLY INAUGURATED THE 'FIRST APEX CONFERENCE FOR THE CEOS OF SMART CITIES' IN _____________.

(a) New Delhi

(b) Indore

(c) Bhopal

(d) Bhubaneswar

Q3. AIMING TO FOSTER GROWTH FOR INDIA’S NASCENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND MACHINE LEARNING (ML) ECOSYSTEM, NITI AAYOG AND ______________ HAVE SIGNED A STATEMENT OF INTENT (SOI) TO WORK ON A RANGE OF INITIATIVES TO HELP BUILD THE AI ECOSYSTEM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

(a) Google

(b) Microsoft

(c) Infosys

(d) TCS

Q4. INDIA WOULD BE HOSTING THE 15TH ASIA MEDIA SUMMIT (AMS-2018) IN _____________.

(a) Pune

(b) New Delhi

(c) Guwahati

(d) Chennai

Q5. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF ISRAEL?

(a) Israeli Dinar

(b) Israeli new shekel

(c) Israeli dollar

(d) Israeli Peso

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 APR 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 26 APR 2018

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1.      NATIONAL PANCHAYATI RAJ DAY: 24 APRIL

i. The nation celebrates the National Panchayati Raj Diwas (24th Aril) as this date marks a defining moment in the history of decentralization of political power to the grassroots level.

ii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mandla in Madhya Pradesh on the National Panchayati Raj Day. He launched the Rashtriya Gramin Swaraj Abhiyan, at a public meeting, and addressed Panchayati Raj representatives across the country.

2.      NITIN GADKARI INAUGURATES 29TH ROAD SAFETY WEEK IN NEW DELHI

i. Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari has inaugurated the 29th Road Safety Week at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.

ii.He released a book named "Have a Safe Journey".

iii. The central government has increased the number of National Highways keeping in mind the traffic density and various other factors.

iv.Mr Gadkari has announced that India will sign a pact with South Korea for enhancing road safety measures.

3.      DIU, 1ST TO RUN ON 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY DURING DAYTIME

i. Diu Smart City has become the first city in India, that runs on 100% renewable energy during daytime setting a new benchmark for other cities to become clean and green.

ii.Diu had been importing 73% of its power from Gujarat until 2017.

iii. To further enhance its solar capacity, Diu offers its residents a subsidy of Rs10, 000-50,000 for installing 1-5KW rooftop solar panels.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 APR 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 APR 2018

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1.      IRAN BANS BANKS FROM USING CRYPTOCURRENCIES

i. Iran has banned the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by its banks and financial institutions.

ii. As per the central bank of Iran, the ban was necessary since all cryptocurrencies have the capacity to be turned into a means for money-laundering and financing terrorism and in general can be turned into a means for transferring criminals' money.

2.      CANADA, EU TO HOST WORLD’S 1ST FEMALE FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING

i. Canada and the European Union will host the world’s first 2-Day female foreign ministers’ meeting in September 2018 in Canada. The announcement was made by the Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.

ii. Female Foreign ministers from about 30 countries will be invited to the gathering, which is aimed at deepening global discussion on women’s empowerment.

3.      EU, UN CO-HOST CONFERENCE ON SYRIA AID

i. The European Union and the United Nations co-chaired a two-day international conference in Brussels, Belgium aiming to pump financial aid for Syrians and garner political support for UN-led intra-Syrian talks.

ii. The conference will bring together participants from more than 85 countries and organisations at the ministerial level, as well as those from over 200 non-governmental organisations.

iii.It is the second conference of its kind since 2017.

4.      INDIA HIGHEST RECIPIENT OF REMITTANCES IN 2017: WORLD BANK

i. India has retained its position as the top remittances receiving country with its diaspora sending about $69 billion back home in 2017, according to the report of the World Bank.

ii. Remittances to India picked up sharply by 9.9% to $69 billion in 2017, reversing the previous year’s dip.

iii. The World Bank said remittance inflows improved in all regions and the top remittance recipients were India with $69 billion, followed by China ($64 billion) and the Philippines ($33 billion).

5.      THE WORLD'S 50 GREATEST LEADERS 2018: MUKESH AMBANI RANKS 24TH

i. Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani (24th Rank) and human rights lawyer Indira Jaising (20th Rank) have been named by Fortune magazine as the World's Greatest Leaders of 2018.

ii. This year's list is topped by 'The Students' of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and other schools of US that witnessed gun violence.

iii.This year's list has the #MeToo Movement, which described the pervasiveness of sexual abuse, at No.3 behind Bill and Melinda Gates (2nd Rank).

6.      PAYTM PAYMENTS BANK REGISTERS 100M KYC WALLETS

i. Paytm Payments Bank now has over 100 million KYC wallets, against the constant campaigning done by the bank about the benefits of the Know Your Customer (KYC) system.

ii. The bank has introduced several options that include Paytm KYC centres and 'Paytm-Ka-ATM' outlets to offer more localised support.

7.      EGYPTIAN PHOTOGRAPHER MAHMOUD ABU ZEID WINS UNESCO PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE

i. Jailed Egyptian photographer Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan won the 2018 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s .

The UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize was established in 1997 by UNESCO in honour of Guillermo Cano Isaza, a Colombian journalist.

8.      INDIA WINS 8TH SOUTH ASIAN JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP

i. India has won 8th South Asian Judo Championship held in Lalitpur, Nepal.

 ii.Indian women and men won team events. Keeping the unbeaten streak, Indian women whitewashed the championship by beating host Nepal in the final of team events.

ii. Indian men also won the team championship. They defeated Pakistan by 3-2 in the final.

iii. India topped the medal tally winning 10 Gold and 3 Bronze medals in the individual category. Host Nepal remained second and Pakistan got third place.

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. NAME THE JAILED EGYPTIAN PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS WON THE 2018 GUILLERMO CANO WORLD PRESS FREEDOM PRIZE OF THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION’S (UNESCO).

(a) Lara Baladi

(b) Sherif Sonbol

(c) Youssef Nabil

(d) Mahmoud Abu Zeid

Q2. NAME THE COUNTRY THAT HAS RETAINED ITS POSITION AS THE TOP REMITTANCES RECEIVING COUNTRY WITH ITS DIASPORA SENDING ABOUT $69 BILLION BACK HOME IN 2017, ACCORDING TO THE REPORT OF THE WORLD BANK.

(a) Russia

(b) India

(c) China

(d) Indonesia

Q3. WHAT IS THE RANKING OF RICHEST INDIAN MUKESH AMBANI WHO HAS BEEN NAMED BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE AS THE WORLD'S GREATEST LEADERS OF 2018?

(a) 24th Rank

(b) 20th Rank

(c) 28th Rank

(d) 34th Rank

Q4. NAME THE PAYMENT BANK THAT NOW HAS OVER 100 MILLION KYC WALLETS, AGAINST THE CONSTANT CAMPAIGNING DONE BY THE BANK ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF THE KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER (KYC) SYSTEM.

(a) Aditya Birla Nuvo

(b) India Post Payment Bank

(c) Paytm Payments Bank

(d) Fino PayTech Payment Bank

Q5. NAME THE COUNTRY THAT HAS BANNED THE USE OF BITCOIN AND OTHER CRYPTOCURRENCIES BY ITS BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

(a) Syria

(b) Saudi Arabia

(c) oman

(d) iran

ANSWERS:

1-d      2-b      3-a      4-c      5-d

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Monthly GK Capsules of April 2018

Monthly GK Capsules April 2018

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 April 2018. 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 6th & 7th May 2018

RENOWNED MARATHI SINGER ARUN DATE DIES
Veteran Marathi singer Arun Date, known for his popular song “Shukratara”, has died in Mumbai.
i. Date, famous for non-film ‘bhavgeet’ (lyrical poetry) songs, had crooned numbers like “Shukratara” and “Ya Janmavar”, which became very popular among people.

INTERNATIONAL NO DIET DAY (INDD) – MAY 6
International No Diet Day (INDD) was observed all over the world.
It is observed every year on 6^th May 2018. Its symbol is a light blue ribbon.

ISRAEL WITHDRAWS FROM RACE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT
Israel announced its withdrawal from the contest for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the 2019-2020 term.

Israel has been competing with Germany and Belgium for one out of the two seats assigned to the Western European and Others Group.

The UNSC has five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members who are elected for a two-year term.

INDIA SIGNS 200 MILLION US DOLLAR LOAN DEAL WITH WORLD BANK FOR NATIONAL NUTRITION MISSION (POSHAN ABHIYAAN)

Deal was signed for for 315 districts across all states/uts

This loan will help India to reach its goal of reducing stunting in children of the age 0-6 years from 38.4% to 25% by 2022.

The POSHAN (PM’s Overarching Scheme for Holistic Nourishment) Abhiyaan was launched by Prime Minister on 8^th March 2018 at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.

POSHAN Abhiyaan’s main objective is gradual increase of the interventions supported by the World Bank assisted Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Systems Strengthening and Nutrition Improvement Project (ISSNIP) to all districts in India for a 3-year period.

THE BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION TO CELEBRATE ITS 58TH RAISING DAY ON MAY 7
Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will celebrate its Raising Day on May 7 every year. 

About Border Roads Organisation (BRO)
It develops and maintains road networks in India’s border areas and friendly neighbouring countries.
♦ Director General :  Lt. Gen.Harpal Singh
♦ Headquarters :  New Delhi
♦ Motto : Creates, Connects and Cares ‘Shramena Sarvam Sadhyam’
♦ Founder : Jawaharlal Nehru

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Daily Current Affairs 5th May 2018

INDIA TOPS LIST OF FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES FOR COMING DECADE: HARVARD STUDY
The Centre for International Development at Harvard University Predicted the Fastest growing economies in the world for the Upcoming Decade.

India Topped the list with the Projection of 7.9 Per cent which is far high than China (4.9 Per cent),U.S.(3 Per cent) Uganda is in Second Position with predicted growth of 7.5 percent.

India Topped the list because it made tremendous growth in Various Sectors Namely,Chemicals,Vehicles & Certain Electronics Sectors..

ADB PROJECTS INDIA’S GROWTH AT 7.3% IN 2018 AT THE 51ST ADB ANNUAL MEETING
51^st Asian Development Bank( ADB) Annual Meeting was Presided by ADB President Takehiko Nakao. Meeting,Nakao Said that India’s growth is Projected to be 7.3 Percent in Fiscal Year 2018 & 7.6 Per cent in the next Fiscal,which is far higher than its 6.6 Percent in FiscalYear 2017.
About ADB:
♦ HeadQuarters:Mandaluyong,Philippines,
♦ President:Takehiko Nakao
♦ Founded In:19^th December 1966
♦ Motto:fighting Poverty in Asia and the Pacific.

DAKOTA DC-3 VP 905 AIRCRAFT JOINS IAF AGAIN
Dakota DC-3 VP 905 aircraft joined the Indian Air Force again, in an induction ceremony at Hindan air force station, Uttar Pradesh, over four decades after the aircraft fleet was phased out.

The restored Dakota has been renamed as ‘Parashuram’. It will join the ‘Vintage Fly’ of one each of Tiger Moth and Howard developed at Hindan air force station.

The Dakota was also known as the Gooney Bird. It was the first major transport aircraft inducted in the Indian Air Force. It was in operations from 1947 to 1971.

NASA LAUNCHES INSIGHT SPACECRAFT TO MARS TO STUDY RED PLANET’S QUAKES
NASA launched InSight spacecraft aboard an Atlas V rocket to study “Marsquakes”, from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, United States.
InSight is the short form for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport.

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Daily Current Affairs 4th May 2018

Pakyong airport in Sikkim to become the 100th functional airport in India
Pakyong airport in Sikkim, which is scheduled to be commissioned in June 2018, will be the 100th operational airport in the country.

Currently, Sikkim is the only state in India that does not have an airport.

India among top 5 defence spenders: SIPRI Report
As per a report released by Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India is among top 5 defence spenders in the world for the year 2017.

In 2017, India’s Defence expenditure stood at $63.9 billion, marking a 5.5 per cent increment over the previous year. India has replaced France at the No. 5 spot.

With $610 billion defence expenditure in 2017, United State (US) retained its position as world’s largest spender and is followed by China. 

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