DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
26 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
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1. MHA
SETS UP T V S N PRASAD COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO PELLET
GUNS IN KASHMIR
i. The Union
Ministry of Home Affairs has setup a seven-member expert committee for
exploring the other possible alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons.
ii. The
Committee will be headed by T V S N Prasad, Joint Secretary in the MHA.
iii. Pellet
guns have been categorised as non-lethal weapon.
iv. In these
guns pellets are loaded with lead balls and once fired disperse into huge
numbers.
v. They may
not kill the person they hit, but penetrates skin tissue and cause serious
injuries.
2. UNION
GOVERNMENT ISSUES NOTIFICATION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF 7TH PAY COMMISSION
i. The Union
Government has issued notification for the implementation of 7th Pay
Commission.
ii. It was
issued as per the Cabinet approval in June 2016.
iii. Union
Government has given CBSE chief Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi an additional charge of
Chief of the implementation cell of the Seventh Central Pay Commission.
iv. The 7th
Pay Commission headed by Justice AK Mathur had recommended 14.27 per cent hike
in basic pay at junior levels in November 2015.
3. CHINA UNVEILS WORLD'S
LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT
i. China has
unveiled AG600, the world's largest aircraft .
ii. It can land
on both water and land and used to fight forest fires and perform marine
rescues.
iii. The
aircraft is around the size of a Boeing 737 - far larger than any other
amphibious plane.
iv. It can
collect 12 tonnes of water in 20 seconds during emergencies.
4. RS
2,048 CRORE SANCTIONED UNDER 'SWADESH DARSHAN' SCHEME
i. The
Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned 25 projects under the Swadesh Darshan scheme
worth Rs. 2048 Crore.
ii. Swadesh
darshan scheme is launched in January 2015.
iii. The
Swadesh Darshan Scheme is started with an aim to develop theme based tourist
circuits in the country.
5. SOLAR POWER TREE
DEVELOPED FOR THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
i. The
Ministry of Science and Technology has invented a 'Solar Power Tree', .
ii. It is an
innovative way to generate electricity using solar power in a limited space.
iii. The
Solar Power Tree model is designed like a tree with branches made of steel to
hold the photovoltaic panel.
6. RBI
IMPOSES A PENALTY OF RS. 5 CR. ON BANK OF BARODA
i. The
Reserve Bank of India has imposed a penalty of Rupees five crore on Bank of
Baroda.
ii. The Fine
is imposed due to 6,000 crore forex
related irregularities.
ii. The RBI
in investigation found failures in the bank's internal control process including transaction monitoring, and
assigning of Unique Customer Identification Code.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME THE “NON-LETHAL” WEAPON WHICH IS
RECENTLY BEING USED IN KASHMIR AGITATION?
a. Pellet
Gun
b. Nallet
Gun
c. Nano Gun
d. Acess Gun
2. WHEN
IS THE “KARGIL VIJAY DIWAS” IS CELEBRATED IN INDIA?
a. 25th
July
b. 26th
July
c. 21st
July
d. 22nd
July
3. WHEN
IS THE “SWADESH DARSHAN SCHEME” IS LAUNCHED BY UNION GOVERNMENT?
a. January
2016
b. February
2016
c. February
2015
d. January
2015
4. NAME
THE BANKS ON WHICH RBI IMPOSED PENALTY FOR “FOREX RELATED IRRUGULARITES”?
a. HDFC,
ICICI, SBI
b. HDFC,
Kotak Mahindra, Bank of Baroda
c. Bank of
Baroda, HDFC, Punjab National Bank
d. HDFC,
Bank of Baroda, Punjab National Bank
5. WHERE
ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK OF LOCATED?
a. New Delhi
b. Chennai
c. Mumbai
d. Bangalore
ANSWERS:
1. A 2.
B 3. D 4. D 5. A
