DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 MAR 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 6 MAR 2018

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1.      DELHI GOVT APPROVES DELIVERY OF RATION AT DOORSTEPS OF PDS BENEFICIARIES

i.Delhi government approved a proposal for delivering rations in sealed packets at the doorstep to Public Distribution System beneficiaries.

ii. It will provide doorstep delivery of wheat/flour, rice and sugar for eligible PDS beneficiaries.

iii. This initiative will address problems such as theft of ration, poor quality of supplies and shops remaining closed.

2.      ‘VISION FOR FUTURE’ EVENT MARKS 70 YEARS OF INDO-RUSSIA TIES HELD IN NEW DELHI

I. ‘Vision for Future’ event is conducted to celebrate the 70 years of successful Indo-Russia ties, in New Delhi.

ii. The Vision for Future event is organised by Ministry of External Affairs of India and International Federation of Indo-Russian Youth Clubs and BRICS International Forum.

iii. This event is aimed at strengthening strategic partnership between India and Russia.

3.      BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES USD 170 MN FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT

i.The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a USD 170 million projects aimed at advancing women’s economic empowerment in India, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda.

iiThe Project will focus on  advancing gender equality, increasing job opportunities, spreading digital financial inclusion, and supporting the agricultural sector and women’s support groups.

iii. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is setup to achieve healthcare and reduce extreme poverty across the world and to expand educational opportunities .

4.      INDIA TO JOIN MULTILATERAL LENDER EBRD

i.India will join the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development as its 69th member.

 ii. EBRD is working for furthering the development of market-orientated economies and the promotion of private and entrepreneurial initiative in the European region.

iii. Now Indian companies would be permitted to undertake joint investments in regions in which the EBRD operates.

iv. Currently the U.S. is the largest shareholder in the EBRD.

5.      INDIA STARTS IMPORTING LNG FROM US FOR THE FIRST TIME

i. India has started importing natural gas from US under a 20-year deal.

ii. India starts importing LNG from US for the first time

iii. The deal is constructed between US and  GAIL.

iv.GAIL is India’s biggest natural gas transportation and marketing company.

v. In 1975, a ban was placed on oil exports from US and the  ban was lifted in 2015 by Obama administration.

6.      VIVEK R WADEKAR APPOINTED NEW SPECIAL DIRECTOR IN ED

i. Vivek R Wadekaris appointment as Special Director in Enforcement Directorate  was made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet .

ii.He is appointed for five years.

iii.Enforcement Directorate is a  central investigative agency that enforces the Prevention of Money Laundering Act  and the Foreign Exchange Management Act  in India

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS

Q1. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT APPROVED A PROPOSAL FOR DELIVERING RATIONS IN SEALED PACKETS AT THE DOORSTEP TO PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS) BENEFICIARIES?

a. West Bengal

b. Odisha

c. Punjab

d. Delhi 

Q2. WHAT WAS THE SUM ALLOCATED BY BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION FOR THE PROJECTS AIMED AT ADVANCING WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT IN INDIA, TANZANIA, KENYA AND UGANDA?

a. USD 250 million

b. USD 200 million

c. USD 170 million

d. USD 190 million

Q3. INDIAN GOVERNMENT-OWNED GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD. (GAIL) HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH WHICH COUNTRY FOR THE IMPORT OF LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG) UNDER A 20-YEAR DEAL?

a. USA

b. Saudi Arabia

c. Iran

d. UK

Q4. TO CELEBRATE THE 70 YEARS OF SUCCESSFUL INDO-RUSSIA TIES, ‘VISION FOR FUTURE’ EVENT WAS CONDUCTED IN WHICH CITY OF INDIA?

a. Ahmadabad

b. Itanagar

c. Hyderabad

d. New Delhi

Q5. INDIA WILL JOIN THE EUROPEAN BANK OF RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT (EBRD) AS ITS 69TH MEMBER. WHICH IS THE LARGEST SHAREHOLDER IN THE EBRD?

a. UK

b. USA

c. Germany

d. Russia

Q6. WHO WAS APPOINTED THE NEW SPECIAL DIRECTOR IN THE ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE (ED) BY THE GOVERNMENT?

a. PrakashDev

b. Nithin David

c. GautamRaju

d. Vivek R Wadekar

ANSWERS:

1-d      2-c      3-a      4-d      5-b      6-d

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 MAR 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 5 MAR 2018

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1.      INTERNATIONAL YOGA FESTIVAL HELD IN RISHIKESH

i.Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurated the 29th edition of annual International Yoga Festival at ParmarthNiketan ashram in Rishikesh.

ii.The International Yoga Festival has been organised by ParmarthNiketan Ashram in association with Union Ministry of AYUSH, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board and GarhwalMandalVikas Nigam Ltd.

iii.Over 1500 yoga practitioners from 94 countries have gathered in Rishikesh for this week-long festival.

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Monthly GK Capsules of Feb. 2018

Monthly GK Capsules Feb. 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 Feb. 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: 4 MAR 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 4 MAR 2018

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1.      NORTH EAST ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2018 – RESULTS

i. During February 2018, Legislative Assembly Elections were held in three North Eastern States – Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

ii. Tripura State Legislative Assembly election – BharatiyaJanata Party  along with its ally, Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura  has won 43 seats and has thereby got the majority.

iii. BJP won has 35 seats while IPFT has won 8 seats. Meghalaya State Legislative Assembly election  threw a hung verdict as none of the parties contesting the election managed to get a clear majority. Nagaland State Legislative Assembly election, was for 59 out of 60 seats.

vi. Incumbent Chief Minister TR Zeliang’s Naga People’s Front won 27 seats and emerged as single largest party.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 MAR 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 MAR 2018

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1.      ODISHA LAUNCHES SCHEME ‘KHUSHI’ TO PROVIDE FREE SANITARY PADS

i. Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launched the scheme ‘Khushi’ to offer free sanitary pads for girl students from Class 6 to 12 studying in all government schools.

ii.This scheme will help in improving health and hygiene of adolescent girls and in higher retention of girl students in school.

iii. Odisha government will also provide sanitary pads at a subsidised price to rural women through ASHA workers. Some temples in Odisha: Konark Sun Temple – Konark. Jagannath Temple – Puri

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 2 MAR 2018

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1.      CABINET APPROVES MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND JORDAN ON COOPERATION IN HEALTH SECTOR

i. The Union Cabinet has approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding  between India and Jordan on cooperation in the field of Health & Medical Science.

ii. A Working Group will be set up to to oversee the implementation of this MoU and further elaborate the details of cooperation.

iii. The govt  will  cover sectors like :Health Research,Tobacco Control,National Health Statistics,Health System Governance,Regulation of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices and Diagnosis, Treatment and Medication in Tuberculosis.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 MAR 2018

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1.      CABINET APPROVES ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING AUTHORITY 

i. The Union Cabinet approved establishment of National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) as an independent regulator for the auditing .

ii. It aims to tighten regulatory oversight over auditors and plug loopholes.

iii. It will be independent  for enforcement of auditing standards and ensuring quality of audits. The need for establishing NFRA was needed due to scams and to establish independent regulator.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 FEB 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 22 FEB 2018

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1.      TELANGANA, TAIWAN SIGN MOU FOR BETTER TECHNOLOGY PARTNERSHIP

i. The Telangana Government signed an MOU with Taoyuan City of Taiwan for better technology partnership in the state. The agreement was signed after the World Congress on Information Technology 2018 in Hyderabad.

ii. IT Minister K T Rama Rao and principal secretary Jayesh Ranjan signed the agreement with Robert Huang, Director of the Board of Taiwan company at World IT Congress 2018.

2.      INDIA RANKS 81ST IN GLOBAL CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX

i. India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International. The index ranks 180 countries and territories by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. In the 2016 India was in the 79th place among 176 countries.

ii. The index uses a scale of 0 to 100, where 0 is highly corrupt and 100 is very clean. In the latest ranking New Zealand and Denmark were placed the highest, with scores of 89 and 88, respectively. On the other hand, Syria, Sudan and Somalia were ranked lowest with scores of 14, 12 and 9, respectively.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 FEB 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 FEB 2018

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1.      WORLD CONGRESS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND NASSCOM INDIA LEADERSHIP FORUM HELD CONCURRENTLY IN HYDERABAD

i. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 22nd edition of the World Congress on Information Technology in Hyderabad through a video conference. The WCIT is held for the first time in India.

ii. The 26th edition of Nasscom India Leadership Forum was also held in the same venue later on. Nasscom is the host of the WCIT. Telangana is the state partner for both the events.

2.      PM NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES UP INVESTORS SUMMIT IN LUCKNOW

i. PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the 2-Day long UP Investors Summit in Lucknow. The mega event has been organised by the Uttar Pradesh government. It is aimed at showcasing investment opportunities and potential across various sectors in Uttar Pradesh.

ii. According to the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, 900 MoUs have already been finalised ahead of the Summit. Representatives from Mauritius, Japan, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Finland, Thailand and Slovakia will also participate in the event.

3.      GOVERNMENT CLEARS PRIVATE COMMERCIAL MINING IN COAL

i. In a major reform in the coal sector since its nationalisation in 1973, the government has allowed private companies to mine the fossil fuel for commercial use. This move ended the monopoly of state-owned Coal India Ltd.

ii. The decision was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs under the Chairmanship of PM Narendra Modi. Currently, the private sector is allowed coal mining for captive use only.

4.      MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH ASMITA YOJANA TO PROVIDE CHEAP SANITARY PADS

i. Maharashtra government will roll out 'Asmita Yojana' on the International Women’s Day (March 8, 2018) to provide cheap (subsidised) sanitary pads to school girls and women.

ii. Under the scheme, schoolgirls studying in Zilla Parishad schools will get sanitary napkin packet at Rs 5 while rural women can avail it at the subsidised rate of Rs.24 and Rs.29.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 FEB 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 FEB 2018

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1.      IMPORTANT CABINET APPROVALS- 20TH FEBRUARY 2018

i. The Union Cabinet chaired by PM Shri Narendra Modi has given the following set of approvals. The important Cabinet Approvals are given as follows-

ii. The Cabinet has approved-

(a) Proposal for Mahanadi Water Disputes – Constitution of a Tribunal under Inter-State River Disputes Act, 1956 – request from State of Odisha.

(b) India-Morocco Cooperation Agreement in Railway Sector. The Cooperation Agreement will enable technical cooperation in the following areas:-

Training and staff development, Expert missions, exchange of experience and personnel; and Mutual technical assistance, including exchanging of experts.

(c) Silkyara Bend-Barkot Tunnel in Uttarakhand as part of ‘Chardham Mahamarg Pariyojana’.

(d) New Bill to ban Unregulated Deposit Schemes and Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2018.

(e) Agreement between India and Israel on Film Co-production

2.      AGA KHAN’S 11-DAY VISIT TO INDIA BEGINS

i. Spiritual leader Aga Khan is on the 11-day visit to India. Sunder Nursery, a 90-acre park near Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, will be inaugurated by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu in the presence of the Aga Khan.

ii. During his previous visit in 2015, the Aga Khan was conferred Padma Vibhushan for his contributions to social development in India.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 FEB 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 19 FEB 2018

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1.      HEALTH MINISTER ADDRESSES GLOBAL DIGITAL HEALTH PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT IN AUSTRALIA

i. Mr. J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare has addressed the Global Digital Health Partnership Summit, at Canberra, Australia.

ii. The Union Health Minister spoke on the topic: Making Digital Health Services a Priority in Healthcare Reform.

2.      NABARD LAUNCHES RS 1,918 CRORE AREA DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR PUNJAB

i. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development announced area development plans worth Rs 1,918 cr for Punjab to supplement farmers' income.

ii. Under this plan, the activities like dairy, vegetable cultivation, bee keeping, mushroom growing will be promoted in order to provide income to farmers at the sustainable basis.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 FEB 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 18 FEB 2018

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1.      WORLD CONGRESS ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BEGINS IN HYDERABAD

i. The prestigious World Congress on Information Technology 2018 has begun in Hyderabad. PM Narendra Modi addressed the inaugural session of the 3-day IT summit through a video link.

ii.The World Information Technology and Services Alliance is organising Congress while the National Alliance of Software and Services Companies and the Telangana state Government are jointly hosting the event.

2.      LS SPEAKER SUMITRA MAHAJAN INAUGURATED 6TH INDIA REGION CPA CONFERENCE

i. Lok Sabha Speaker, Sumitra Mahajan inaugurated the 6^th India region Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference at Patna in Bihar. The conference focused on the objectives and role of the Parliamentary Association body.

ii. The conference holds discussions mainly on two topics viz. 'Parliament's role in the development agenda' and 'Legislature and Judiciary - Two important Pillars of Democracy'.

3.      INDIA-IRAN SIGN 9 MOUS TO BOOST BILATERAL TIES

i. India and Iran have signed nine agreements in order to further the bilateral cooperation between the two sides. The pacts were signed after delegation-level talks between PM Narendra Modi and visiting Iran President Hassan Rouhani at New Delhi's Hyderabad house.

ii. The two countries inked pacts to enhance cooperation in the areas of taxation, maritime cooperation, health and medicine, trade, agriculture and postal cooperation.

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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 FEB 2018

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 17 FEB 2018

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1.      IRANIAN PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI VISITS INDIA

i. PM Narendra Modi will hold bilateral talks with visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in New Delhi,  during which discussions on the issues of regional, international and mutual interest will be held. This is the first visit by Iranian President to India in 10 years.

ii. In may 2016, PM Modi had visited Iran and 12 agreements were signed between the two nations.

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