DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25TH MAR 2017
1.
18TH EDITION OF ASIA’S LARGEST CONVENTION ON THE BUSINESS OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
“FICCI FRAMES-2017”
i.
The 3 day 18th edition of FICCI Frames was inaugurated by Bollywood actor
Jacqueline Fernandez in the presence of Union Information and Broadcasting
Secretary Ajay Mittal in Mumbai.
ii.
This year theme was ‘Digital: Divide or dividend’.
iii.
The annual Conference of Media and Entertainment Industry is one of the largest
conference in Asia.
2.
23RD CONFERENCE OF AUDITORS GENERAL OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND BRITISH OVERSEAS
TERRITORIES HELD IN NEW DELHI
i.
For the 1st time India host the 3 day Conference of Auditors General of Commonwealth
Countries and British Overseas Territories from March 21-23, 2017 in New Delhi.
ii.
Theme of the conference was “Fostering Partnerships for Capacity Development in
Public Audit”.
iii.
An Auditors General of Tanzania and Canada held discussion with 2 sub-themes
-Leveraging Technology in Public Audit, and Environment Audit: A Commonwealth
Perspective.
iv.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley participated in the conference. 22nd Conference
of Auditors General of Commonwealth Countries and British Overseas Territories
was held in Malta in 2014.
3.
MEGHALAYA ASSEMBLY PASSED RS 13,048 CR BUDGET FOR 2017-18
i.
The CM of Meghalaya Mukul Sangma, who also holds the finance portfolio,
presented Rs 13,048 cr annual budget for the year 2017-18 in the state Assembly.
ii.
Meghalaya Budget has also done away with the Plan and Non-Plan expenditure to
comply with the budgetary framework of the Union Government.
iii.
Total Expenditure: Rs 12,873 cr (including repayment of loans for Rs. 335 cr),
Capital Expenditure: Rs 2,225 cr, Revenue Expenditure: Rs 10,648 cr.
iv.
Fiscal Deficit: Rs 1,236 cr (3.8% the states Gross State Domestic Product),
Revenue Receipt: Rs 2,072 cr, State’s own tax revenue: Rs 1,559 cr.
v.
The CM has proposed to constitute a Meghalaya Media Society to look into the
welfare of journalists.
vi.
He also proposed a new scheme to provide accommodation facility for the senior
accredited journalists of the state.
4.
UNION PETROLEUM MINISTER DHARMENDRA PRADHAN LAUNCHES MOPNG E SEVA
i.
Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, The Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural
Gas launched MoPNG e-Seva, a dedicated grievances redressal platform across
Social Media to address all queries and grievances relating to Oil and Gas
Sector via social media.
iii.
The portal will act as a single point interface for all customers to reach out
to the government for addressing their feedback or grievances.
iv.
It will also deliver 24 x 7 support for consumers. The grievance redress
mechanism will aim at addressing complaints within 48 hours.
5.
SBI CHAIRMAN ARUNDHATI BHATTACHARYA RANKS 26 IN FORTUNE’S WORLD’S 50 GREATEST
LEADERS 2017
i.
Fortune Magazine released their 4th annual ranking of the World’s 50 Greatest
Leaders 2017.
ii.
State Bank of India’s Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya has been ranked 26 among
50 leaders while Indian-origin physician Raj Panjabi, founder and CEO of Last
Mile Health, have been placed at 28th position.
iii.
Theo Epstein, President of Baseball Operations at Chicago Cubs is at 1st
position and Jack Ma,Alibaba Group Executive Chairman is at 2nd position.
6.
BHEL COMMISSIONS 250 MW PLANT IN ASSAM
i.
New Delhi based Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has commissioned a 250 MW
coal-based thermal power unit at North East’s largest coal based power plant
Bongaigaon Thermal Power Station in Assam.
ii.
This power station has been set up after demolishing an old power station of
Assam State Electricity Board.
7.
NOTED TAMIL LITTERATEUR THIAGARAJAN POPULARLY KNOWN AS ASOKAMITRAN PASSES AWAY
i.
Noted Tamil litterateur and Sahitya Akademi winner Thiagarajan passed away in
Chennai.
ii.
He is popularly known by his pen name, Asokamitran .
iii.
He penned nearly 8 novels, 20 novellas, hundreds of short stories, commentaries
on a wide range of issues, and profiles of personalities.
iv.
“18-vadhu Atchakkodu”, translated into English as “The Eighteenth Parallel“, is
one of his highly acclaimed novels. He won Sahitya Akademi Award in 1996 for
his work “Appavin Snegithargal”
8.
COFFEE TABLE BOOK TITLED “50 YEARS – THE GREAT INDIAN MILK REVOLUTION” LAUNCHED
i.
Shri Radha Mohan Singh, The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
has launched the book titled “50 Years – The Great Indian Milk Revolution” to
commemorate National Dairy Development Board’s Golden Jubilee year.
ii.
This book summarizes NDDB’s remarkable 50-year journey and the value it has
created for millions of dairy farmers in this country.
9.
WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY: MARCH 24
i.
World Tuberculosis Day is observed on March 24 every year across the world to commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr
Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had
discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus.
ii.
Its aim is to create awareness and support world-wide efforts to eliminate
tuberculosis.
iii.
This year theme was “Unite to End TB”.
iv.
WHO data shows India has the most number of TB cases among the 6 countries that
account for 60% of total cases worldwide.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHAT WAS THE THEME OF THE 18TH EDITION OF ASIA’S LARGEST CONVENTION ON THE
BUSINESS OF MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT “FICCI FRAMES-2017”?
a) Digital: Divide or Dividend
b) Change or Perish
c) Media and Entertainment: Transforming Lives
d) Making India the Global Entertainment
Superpower
Q2.
WHAT IS THE RANK OF SBI CHAIRMAN ARUNDHATI BHATTACHARYA IN THE 2017 WORLD’S 50
GREATEST LEADERS REPORT BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE?
a) 30
b) 22
c) 26
d) 28
Q3.
THE 23RD CONFERENCE OF AUDITORS GENERAL OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND BRITISH
OVERSEAS TERRITORIES WAS HELD IN WHICH COUNTRY?
a) German
b) India
c) China
d) United States
Q4.
WHEN IS THE WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY OBSERVED?
a) March 22
b) March 25
c) March 23
d) March 24
Q5.
NAME THE BOOK LAUNCHED BY RADHA MOHAN SINGH TO COMMEMORATE THE GOLDEN JUBILEE
YEAR OF NATIONAL DAIRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD’S?
a) 50 Years – The Great Indian Milk Revolution
b) Celebrating 50 Years of Revolutionary Success
in Dairy Industry
c) 50 Years of Success of NDDB
d) Glorious 50 Years in Milk Industry
ANSWERS:
1 - A 2 - C 3 - B 4 - D 5
- A
