(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. GOVERNMENT SETS UP A HIGH-LEVEL TASK FORCE TO COMPUTE TIMELY
DATA ON EMPLOYMENT
i. The government has set up a high-level task force to
compute timely data on employment situation in the country. It will help in
framing policies and it will also help in creating jobs.
ii. According to a task force has been created under the
chairmanship of NITI Aayog’s vice chairman Arvind Panagariya with labour
secretary Sathiyavathy, secretary statistics T.C.A. Ananth, Manish Sabharwal
and Pulak Ghosh of NITI Aayog as members.
iii. The task force will recommend solutions which can be
implemented in a time bound manner official think tank NITI Aayog. PM Modi has
directed that this task be accelerated so that policies on employment can be
formulated with a proper appreciation of impacts, based on credible data.
2. INDIA WINS STAY AT INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE IN
KULBHUSHAN JADHAV CASE
i. The International Court of Justice stayed the execution
of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been sentenced to death by a
Pakistani military court on charges of “spying”.
ii. The order by the Hague-based International Court of
Justice came a day after India approached it against the death sentence to
Jadhav by Pakistan’s Field General Court Martial last month.
iii. India has appealed to the International Court of
Justice accused Pakistan of outstandingly bad violations of the Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations.
iv. Pakistan claimed to have arrested him from Balochistan
on 3 March 2016.The International Court of Justice said India urged it to
restrain Pakistan from carrying out the death sentence direct Islamabad to take
steps to cancel the decision of the military court.
3. PM MODI LAUNCHES INTEGRATED CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SUPREME
COURT IN PRESENCE OF CJI
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Integrated Case
Management Information System of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice of India, J S
Khehar and Union Law and IT Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad was also present at
the occasion.
ii. This system will serve as a digital repository for
case-related information, enabling litigants to access data and retrieve
information online. All records of cases at district court or high court will
be available in digital form.
iii. It is a step in the direction of paperless Supreme
Court, which contributes to saving environment as well as achieving the vision
of ‘Digital India’.
4. SEBI ALLOWS SUBSCRIPTION TO MF SCHEMES THROUGH E-WALLETS
i. Securities markets regulator SEBI has permitted
subscription to mutual fund schemes through e-wallets.
ii. According to SEBI’s guidelines, investors can invest up
to Rs 50,000 per MF per financial year through e-wallets.
iii. AMCs/ MFs shall ensure that only amounts loaded into
e-wallet through cash or debit card or net banking, can be used for
subscription to MF schemes. AMCs/ MFs shall ensure that e-wallet issuers shall
not offer any incentives such as cashback, voucher.
iv. AMCs/ MFs can offer IAF only in liquid schemes of the
MF. The monetary limit under IAF shall be Rs 50,000 or 90% of latest value of
investment in the scheme, whichever is lower.
i. Konkona Sen sharma has bagged the best director for her
debut film ‘A Death in the Gunj’.
ii. Konkona had also bagged the best actress for ‘Lipstick
Under My Burkha’ at 2017’s New York Indian Film Festival.
iii. She received the top honour for her performance in
Alankrita Shrivastava’s ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’. She won the award for
directing the drama thriller.
iv. K Kaladharan won the best actor for Malayalam film
‘Ottayaaln Paatha'.
v. Onir’s film ‘Aaba’ was declared the best short film at
the festival.
6. MOON JAE-IN ELECTED SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENT
i. South Korea has chosen Moon Jae as its new President.
Center-left candidate Moon Jae-in was elected by a majority of votes.
ii. Moon has replaced President Park Geun-hye. He belongs to
liberal Democratic Party.
iii. He is the son of refugees from North Korea and was
twice jailed for organizing pro-democracy demonstrations against South Korean
dictator Park Chung-hee.
7. NBA INAUGURATES ACADEMY IN INDIA
i. The National Basketball Association -the governing body
of Basketball in US inaugurated its 1st ever academy in India in Greater Noida,
Uttar Pradesh.
ii. 21 boys in the age group of 12 to 17 years were selected
through a 3-month nationwide basketball talent search. The objective is to train
the boys for a successful career in basketball.
8. JHULAN GOSWAMI NAMED HIGHEST WICKET-TAKER IN WOMEN’S ONE-DAY
INTERNATIONALS
i. Indian fast bowler, Jhulan Goswami now holds the record
as highest wicket-taker in women’s one-day international. She broke Australia’s
Cathryn Fitzpatrickthe’s world record of 180 wickets. India’s former left-arm
spinner Neetu David is at No. 4 position with 141 wickets.
ii. Jhulan Goswami played her first one-day match in year
2002. She is the former captain of Indian Women’s Cricket team and is regarded
as one of the fastest bowlers in women’s cricket.
iii. Jhulan Goswami has got ICC Women’s Cricketer of the
Year 2007, Arjuna Award in 2010, Padma Shri Award in 2012.
9. WORLD MIGRATORY BIRD DAY: MAY 10, 2017
i. World Migratory Bird Day 2017 is observed on 10th of May
every year.
ii. The World Migratory Bird Day 2017 theme was “Their
Future is our Future- a Healthy Planet for Migratory Birds and People”.
iii. The WMBD 2017 highlights the interdependence of people
and nature, and more especially people and migratory animals – in particular
birds.
iv. It is an effective tool to help raise global awareness
of the threats faced by migratory birds, their ecological importance, and the
need for international cooperation to conserve them.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING LAUNCHED THE INTEGRATED CASE
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE SUPREME COURT?
a) Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
b) President Pranab
Mukherjee
c) Union Law
Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad
d) Chief Justice of
India, J S Khehar
Q2. CENTRAL GOVT. HAS SET-UP A HIGH-LEVEL TASK FORCE TO FINE
TUNE JOBS DATA SO THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN FRAME POLICIES TO SPUR EMPLOYMENT.
THIS TASK FORCE IS HEADED BY?
a) Hasmukh Adhia
b) S S Mundra
c) Arvind Panagariya
d) Arvind Subramanian
Q3. MOON JAE-IN HAS BEEN ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF WHICH ASIAN
COUNTRY?
a) Thailand
b) South Korea
c) Cambodia
d) Laos
Q4. THE NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION -THE GOVERNING BODY OF
BASKETBALL IN US INAUGURATED ITS FIRST EVER ACADEMY IN INDIA IN?
a) Gandhinagar, Gujarat
b) Kolkata, West
Bengal
c) Kochi, Kerala
d) Greater Noida,
Uttar Pradesh
Q5. WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HOLDS THE RECORD AS HIGHEST
WICKET-TAKER IN WOMEN’S ONE-DAY INTERNATIONAL?
a) Jhulan Goswami
b) Niranjana
Nagarajan
c) Anuja Patil
d) Shikha Pandey
ANSWERS:
1 - A 2
- C 3 - B 4 - D 5 - A
