DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25 NOV 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1. SHUBHANGI SWAROOP INDIAN NAVY'S FIRST FEMALE PILOT
i. In a first, a woman has been inducted as a pilot in the Indian
Navy. Shubhangi Swaroop, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, will soon be flying
Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft.
ii. Three other women cadets, Astha Segal from New Delhi, Roopa A
from Puducherry and Sakthi Maya S from Kerala, also created history by becoming
the country’s first women officers at the Naval Armament Inspectorate branch of
the Navy.
2. CENTRE SUGGESTS ODISHA TO ENHANCE PMGSY TARGET TO 10,000 KM
i. The Centre suggested to the Odisha government to enhance its
rural road construction target under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana to
10,000 km from 7,000 km during the current fiscal year.
ii. Union Secretary to Rural Development Minister Amarjit Sinha
made the suggestions to Odisha after attending a high level review meeting held
under the chairmanship of Odisha Chief Secretary A P Padhi.
iii. The Odisha government had earlier set a target to construct
7,000 km roads during this fiscal. So far, around 42,058 km of road have been
completed connecting 13,063 habitations under PMGSY. The field level work is
going on for completion of another 14,800 km of road that will connect 3,492
habitations more. These projects would be completed by March, 2019.
iv. PMGSY is being implemented with fund support from both the
Central and state government on 60:40 basis.
3. MHA CONDUCTED MULTI STATE MEGA MOCK TSUNAMI EXERCISE 2017
i. The Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre based at Indian
National Centre for Ocean Information Services had conducted “Multi-State Mega
Mock Exercise of Tsunami for East Coast of India”.
ii. Participants in the drill included State Disaster Management
Authorities of West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
The mock drill was conducted in collaboration with the Ministry of Home Affairs
and the National Disaster Response Force.
4. 8TH EDITION OF THE GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT-2017 WILL BE
HELD AT HYDERABAD
i. The 8th edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 will
be held from 28th to 30th November 2017 at Hyderabad. The summit is being
co-hosted by India and the USA. For the first time, it is being held in South
Asia. The theme of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit-2017 is ‘Women First,
Prosperity for All’.
ii. The event will focus on supporting women entrepreneurs and
fostering economic growth globally. It will focus on four areas- Energy and
Infrastructure, Digital Economy and Financial Technology, Health and Life
Sciences and Media and Entertainment.
iii. It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Advisor to the US President, Ivanka Trump will lead the US contingent to the
event. The summit will have participation from 150 countries and women from 127
countries would participate.
5. KOTAK MAHINDRA BANK LAUNCHES “SMART BANKING 24×7” E-LOBBIES
i. Kotak Mahindra Bank launched “Smart Banking 24X7” e-lobbies, in
the Mumbai suburbs of Juhu and Powai. “Smart Banking 24×7” e-Lobbies gives
customers the freedom to complete banking transactions at any hour of the day
as per their convenience.
ii. It offers 24×7 access to a range of banking services such as
cash withdrawals, cash deposits and cheque deposits. These e-lobbies have been
structured to give an easy and non-intrusive banking experience.
6. DEFENCE OF ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS EXERCISE-17
i. Defence of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Exercise was conducted
under the aegis of Andaman & Nicobar Command. The five day exercise started on 20 Nov 2017
and culminated on 24 Nov 2017.
ii. From the planning stage onwards, joint planning and integrated
approach was adopted for synergistic application of forces. Main objective of
the exercise was to practice & validate procedures and drills of all the
Command forces aimed at defending Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
7. FDI UP 17% TO $25.35 BN DURING APRIL-SEPT THIS FISCAL
i. Foreign direct investment in the country increased by 17
percent to USD 25.35 billion during April-September fiscal (2017-18).
ii. The department of industrial policy and promotion stated on
its 'Make in India' twitter handle, FDI equity during the current FY 2017–18,up
to September surged by 17 per cent to USD 25.35 billion from USD 21.62 billion
in the year-ago period.
8. INDIA URGES UN TO DECLARE 2018 AS 'INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF
MILLETS'
i. Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has sent a
proposal to United Nations for declaring 2018 as "International Year of
Millets" to raise awareness among consumers, policy makers, industry and
research sector.
ii. Promotion of production and consumption of millets through
conscious efforts at global level is likely to contribute substantially in the
fight against targeted hunger and mitigate the effect of climate change in long
run.
9. AXIS BANK LAUNCHES BLOCKCHAIN-BASED INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT
SERVICE
i. Private sector lender Axis Bank has launched an instant international
payment services using Ripple’s enterprise blockchain technology solution for
retail and corporate customers.
ii. Though an international offer, the bank is offering the
facility only to its retail customers in the country to receive payments from
the UAE-based Rak Bank and for its corporate customers to receive payments from
Standard Chartered, Singapore.
10. LIONEL MESSI WINS FOURTH EUROPEAN GOLDEN SHOE AWARD
i. Lionel Messi drew level with Cristiano Ronaldo’s tally of four
European Golden Shoes after receiving the award at a ceremony in Barcelona,
Spain. The FC Barcelona superstar claimed the prize – handed to Europe’s top
goalscorer – for his 37 LaLiga strikes in 2016-17.
ii. It is the fourth time Messi has taken the honours, after his
successes in 2010, 2012 and 2013.
OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. THE CENTRE SUGGESTED WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT TO ENHANCE ITS
RURAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION TARGET UNDER THE PRADHAN MANTRI GRAM SADAK YOJANA TO 10,000 KM FROM 7,000 KM
DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR?
a) Kerala
b) Odisha
c) Karnataka
d) Jharkhand
Q2. RBI RELAXES ___% DEBT-EQUITY CONVERSION CAP FOR ASSET
RECONSTRUCTION COMPANIES?
a) 16%
b) 36%
c) 6%
d) 26%
Q3. WHICH BANK LAUNCHED “SMART BANKING 24X7” E-LOBBIES, IN THE
MUMBAI SUBURBS OF JUHU AND POWAI?
a) SBI
b) Corporation Bank
c) Kotak Mahindra Bank
d) HDFC
Q4. WHO RECEIVED HIS FOURTH GOLDEN SHOE AWARD 2017?
a) Lionel Messi
b) Luis Suarez
c) Tom Brady
d) Carson Wentz
ANSWERS:
1 - B 2 - D 3 - C 4
- A
