DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 29 JUNE 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PM
NARENDRA MODI RELEASES BOOK TITLED THE BIRDS OF BANNI GRASSLAND
i. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi released a book titled “The Birds of Banni Grassland” in
New Delhi.
ii. The book
was presented to the Prime Minister by the scientists of Gujarat Institute of
Desert Ecology
iii. The
Birds of Banni Grassland is book based on environment and consists of a
compilation of the research work, relating to more than 250 species of birds
found in the Banni area of Kutch, Gujarat.
2. SWEDEN
INAUGURATES WORLD’S FIRST ELECTRIC ROAD
i. Sweden
inaugurated an electric road in
Sandviken to conduct tests with electric power for hybrid heavy transports on
public roads.
ii. Sweden
becomes first country in the world to have electric road.
iii. The
tests will continue up through 2018 and will provide knowledge of how electric
roads work in practice.
iv. The road
E16 tests will involve a current collector on the roof of the hybrid heavy
truck’s cab that will feed the current down to a hybrid electric motor in the
truck.
v. It has
the potential to achieve zero carbon dioxide emissions.
3. CSIR
LAUNCHES INDIA’S FIRST ANTI DIABETIC AYURVEDIC DRUG BGR -34
i. The
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has launched BGR-34, an anti-diabetic
ayurvedic drug designed for type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
ii. The
anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug BGR-34 has been jointly developedby National
Botanical Research Institute and Central Institute for Medicinal and Aromatic
Plants .
iii. BGR-34
BGR-34 works by controlling blood sugar and limiting the harmful effects and
toxicity of other drugs.
iv. Council
of Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR is an autonomous body and the
largest research and development
organisation in India.
4. JITU
RAI WINS SILVER MEDAL IN ISSF WORLD CUP
i. Indian
shooter Jitu Rai won silver medal at the ISSF Shooting World Cup held in Azerbaijan.
ii. He shot
199.5 score to bag the silver medal in men’s 10m air pistol.
iii. It was
Jitu Rai’s second medal in a World Cup 2016 season and earlier had won the gold
medal in the free pistol event in the first World Cup held in Bangkok,
Thailand.
5. MAJULI
IN ASSAM BECOMES INDIA’S FIRST ISLAND DISTRICT
i. Majuli is
the World’s largest river island located in the Brahmaputra River in Assam
ii.The
Government of Assam approved majuli as a
district and now it become the first island district in the country.
iii. It is a
riverine delta a unique geographical occurrence and a result of the dynamics of
the Brahmaputra river system.
iv. It is
the largest mid river delta system in the world.
6.
PRADHAN MANTRI SURAKSHIT MATRITVA ABHIYAN STARTED
i. Pradhan
Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan launched by PM Narendra Modi .
ii. The
scheme aims at boosting the health care facilities for the pregnant women,
especially the poor.
iii. It also
seeks to protect pregnant ladies from infectious diseases.
iv. Under
the scheme, the pregnant ladies will be given free health check-up and required
treatment for free on 9th of every month.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE BOOK WHICH IS RECENTLY RELEASED BY PM NARENDRA MODI?
a. The
Wildlife
b. The Birds
of Banni Grassland
c. The
animals of Gujrat
d. None of
these
2. WHAT
IS THE CURRENCY OF SWEDEN?
a. Yuan
b. Dinar
c. Dollar
d. Krona
3. THE
INDIAN SPORTS STAR “JITU RAI” BELONGS TO
WHICH GAME?
a. Shotput
b. Disscuss
Throw
c. Shooting
d. Chess
4.
“MAJULI” IN ASSAM BECOMES 1ST ISLAND DISTRICT OF INDIA IS LOCATED AT
WHICH BANK OF THE RIVER?
a.
Brahamputra
b. Ganga
c. Yamuna
d. Godavari
ANSWERS:
1. B 2. D 3. C 4. A
