DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 5 DEC 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. FIRST MEETING OF THE FIFTEENTH FINANCE COMMISSION HELD IN NEW
DELHI
i. The first meeting of 15th Finance Commission was held at North
Block in New Delhi. The Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of N.K. Singh
and was attended by all the other Members of the Commission – Shaktikanta Das
and Dr. Anoop Singh, and the part time Members Dr. Ashok Lahiri and Dr. Ramesh
Chand.
ii. The 15th Finance Commission was constituted on 27th of
November 2017. The Commission felt that wide-ranging consultations with all
stake holders needed to be initiated.
iii. It was keen to seek academic inputs and inter-actions with
leading Think Tanks and domain knowledge experts. It approved the setting-up of
its office atJawahar Vyapar Bhawan on Janpath in New Delhi.
2. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BEGINS IN NEPAL
i. Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has inaugurated an
international conference to draw attention towards the adverse effects of
global warming in the Hindu Kush mountain range.
ii. The conference 'Resilient Hindu Kush Himalaya: Developing
Solutions towards a Sustainable Future for Asia' is being organized by Nepal's
Ministry for Environment in collaboration with International Centre for
Integrated Mountain Development.
iii. The four-day conference is attended by more than 300 experts
from different countries of Asia including India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal,
Pakistan, Myanmar. V K Saraswat, member of India's Neeti foundation is leading
the Indian delegation in the conference.
3. PRESIDENT CONFERS 'NATIONAL AWARDS FOR DIVYANGJAN 2017'
i. President Ramnath Kovind confers 'National Awards for
Divyangjan 2017' on the occasion of International Day of Persons with
Disabilities, in New Delhi.
ii. The award distribution stresses on the generation of
employment for Divyangjans. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu launched Deen Dayal
Divyangjan Sahajya Yojana in Guwahati, Assam. The National Awards were
presented in 14 main categories.
4. CENTRE INCREASES AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION BUDGET BY 47.4 PERCENT
i. The government of India has increased the budget of
Agricultural Education by 47.4% this year as compared to the financial year
2013-14.
ii. According to the Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, in
order to adopt quality and holistic approach to higher agricultural education,
the Fifth Dean Committee Report has been implemented in all the Agricultural
Universities. This is First-of-its-kind that all Graduate Level Courses of
Agriculture
5. PM MODI INAUGURATED UNIQUE WORLD-CLASS HOSPITAL IN AHMEDABAD
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a unique world-class
hospital at the Swaminarayan Gurukul Vidyapeeth Pratisthanam in Ahmedabad,
Gujarat. The 200-bed hospital is an integration of Yoga, Ayurveda, and
Allopathy.
ii. The hospital has world-class facilities in all the 3 streams
offering the best possible care for any ailment. This world-class hospital aims
at providing top of the line medical and health care on subsidized rates.
6. CYCLONE OCKHI HITS SOUTHERN INDIA
i. Air Force and Coast Guard have launched a massive rescue
operation off the Kerala coast to save hundreds of fishermen stranded in the rough
sea hit by Cyclone Ockhi.
ii. The weather department of Kanyakumari stated that the cyclone
has moved to the Arabian sea. The Navy is using Dornier and Advanced light
helicopters with divers while looking for fishermen stranded at sea. The
cyclone has now moved beyond Lakshadweep.
7. INDIA'S FIRST MADAME TUSSAUDS WAX MUSEUM OPENED IN NEW DELHI
i. India's first Madame Tussauds wax museum has been opened in New
Delhi with 50 life-like figures spanning across history, sports, music, films,
and politics, for the public at the iconic Regal building in central Delhi.
ii. Madame Tussauds has been a successful tourist attraction in
places like London, Las Vegas, New York, Orlando, San Francisco and Hong Kong.
The Delhi facility is the 23rd edition of Madame Tussauds.
8. 1ST INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION & CONFERENCE ON AYUSH &
WELLNESS SECTOR BEGUN IN NEW DELHI
i. The first International exhibition and Conference on AYUSH and
Wellness sector- AROGYA 2017 has begun in New Delhi. The four day event was
inaugurated by Ayush Minister Shripad Yesso Naik.
ii. The theme of the conference is 'Enhancing the global potential
of Ayush'. The objective of the event is to showcase the strength and
scientific validation of Indian System of Medicine in the global context. The
fair will give a boost to AYUSH Products in International Market.
9. SOUTH KOREA, US LAUNCH LARGEST AIR EXERCISE
i. South Korea and the United States launched their largest-ever
joint aerial drills. The annual US-South Korean drill, called Vigilant Ace,
will run for 5-days, with six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to be deployed among
the more than 230 aircraft taking part.
ii. Around 12,000 US service members, including from the Marines
and Navy, have joined South Korean troops.
10. PAYTM PAYMENTS BANK UNVEILS PAYTM FASTAG ACROSS INDIA
i. Paytm Payments Bank rolled out Paytm FASTag to enable
electronic toll fee collection on highways across the country, in line with the
government's move to make FASTag mandatory on every new vehicle sold from
December 1.
ii. The Paytm FASTag - which is a simple and reusable tag based on
radio-frequency identification technology that can be placed on a vehicle's
windscreen.
11. PRITHVI SHAW NAMED INDIA'S CAPTAIN FOR 2018 U-19 WORLD CUP
i. Mumbai's 18-year-old batsman Prithvi Shaw has been named the
captain of the Indian Under-19 team for the 2018 U-19 World Cup
ii. The tournament is scheduled to be held in New Zealand starting
January 13, 2018. This comes after Shaw slammed three tons and two fifties in
five Ranji Trophy matches this season. Punjab's Shubman Gill has been named as
Shaw's deputy.
12. DEEPIKA KUMARI WINS BRONZE AT INDOOR ARCHERY WORLD CUP
i. India’s Deepika Kumari has won bronze medal at the Indoor
Archery World Cup Stage 2 that concluded in Bangkok, Thailand.
ii. Deepika, seeded third, defeated 13th seeded Sayana
Tsyrempilova of Russia 7-3 in the women’s recurve bronze play-off.
13. VETERAN ACTOR SHASHI KAPOOR PASSES AWAY
i. Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor died at the age of 79. Kapoor was
unwell for quite some time. The actor was admitted to the Kokilaben Hospital in
Mumbai.
ii. Shashi Kapoor made his Bollywood debut in 1961, as the lead
actor, in the film Dharmputra. Kapoor acted in more than a hundred films, of
which he played the solo lead in 61.
14. INDIAN NAVY DAY: 4 DECEMBER
i. The Indian Navy Day is observed on 4th December every year to
celebrate achievements and role of the naval force to the country.
ii. During the India-Pakistan war of 1971, the Indian Navy played
a significant role in the bombing of the Karachi harbor and sank Pakistan Naval
Ship PNS Ghazi.
OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. THE FIRST MEETING OF THE FIFTEENTH FINANCE COMMISSION WAS
HELD AT?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Kolkata
d) Chennai
Q2. WHICH STATE INAUGURATED THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
& CONFERENCE ON AYUSH & WELLNESS SECTOR, AROGYA 2017?
a) West Bengal
b) Punjab
c) New Delhi
d) Uttarakhand
Q3. IN WHICH CITY OF GUJARAT, PM MODI INAUGURATED UNIQUE
WORLD-CLASS HOSPITAL AT THE SWAMINARAYAN GURUKUL VIDYAPEETH PRATISTHANAM?
a) Surat
b) Vadodara
c) Gandhinagar
d) Ahemdabad
Q4. IN WHICH COUNTRY, THE 4-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
CLIMATE CHANGE WAS HELD?
a) Nepal
b) Bhutan
c) India
d) Bangladesh
ANSWERS:
1 - B 2 - C 3 - D 4
- A
