DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 14 APR 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
UNION HOME MINISTER LAUNCHES E-FRRO
SCHEME
Union
Home Minister, Rajnath Singh launched the web-based application ‘e-FRRO’(e-Foreigners
Regional Registration Office).
i.
Under the current system, foreigners staying in India on Visa duration of more
than 180 days have to get themselves registered with their respective FRROs.
ii.
Similarly, foreigners requiring different kind of visa related services such as
Visa extension, Change of address, Visa Conversion, Change of Educational
institutions, Exit permits etc. are currently required to visit the FRROs.
ii.
By using e-FRRO application, foreigners in India would be able to get as many
as 27 Visa and Immigration related services from the comfort of their place of
stay, through email/post without appearing in person at the FRRO office.
iii.
e-FRRO was introduced in four FRROs Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai.
2.
CHINA LAUNCHES CLOUD PLATFORM FOR ITS
SCIENTISTS
China
has introduced China Science and Technology Cloud to provide scientists with accessible,
accurate and secure data services to promote research and innovation.
i.
China Science and Technology Cloud has been developed by the Computer Network
Information Centre of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
ii.
CSTC obtains data from the academy’s research institutes and major scientific
installations, and many Chinese top universities and private innovation centres.
3.
RBI TIGHTENS REPORTING NORMS FOR
LIBERALISED REMITTANCE SCHEME
Reserve
Bank of India issued a notification
aimed at tightening reporting norms for the Liberalised Remittance Scheme .
i.
Under LRS, all resident Indian individuals, including minors, are allowed to
freely remit abroad, up to USD 250000 per financial year for any permissible
current or capital account transaction or a combination of both.
ii.
LRS scheme was introduced on February 4, 2004. At that time the limit was just
USD 25000.
iii.
However it was revised in a phased manner in line with prevailing macro and
micro economic conditions and now stands at USD 250000 per financial year.
iii.
Individuals can avail foreign exchange for this purposes within the limit of
USD 250000 only, from Authorised Dealers/Banks.
iv.With
a view to improve monitoring and also to ensure adherence to LRS limits, RBI
has directed Authorised Dealers (ADs)/Banks to put in place a daily reporting
system listing out all transactions undertaken by individuals under LRS.
4.
65TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS ANNOUNCED,
LATE VINODKHANNAHONOURED WITH DADA SAHEBPHALKE AWARD
The
65th National Film Awards was announced and late actor VinodKhanna was honoured
with DadasahebPhalke Award posthumously.
.
Late actress Sridevi has been honoured with the best actress award. The jury is
headed by filmmaker ShekharKapur.
Some
important wildlife sanctuaries in India:
♦Papikonda
Wildlife Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh
♦
Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh
♦Coringa
Wildlife Sanctuary – Andhra Pradesh
5.
GERMANY TOP FIFA RANKINGS, BRAZIL
SECOND
According
to the latest FIFA rankings Germany has secured the top position followed by
Brazil in the second position.
ii.
Tunisia has improved nine places and reached 14th place. This is their highest
ever position.
iii.
It is the highest position for any African country, since Ivory Coast obtained
13th rank in July 2013.
6.
JALLIANWALLAHBAGH MASSACRE DAY
i.
April 13 ,2018 was the 99th anniversary Jallian wallah Bagh Massacre also known
as the Amritsar massacre.
ii.
15000-20000 people gathered at Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar,
Punjabto celebrate the Punjabi harvest festival of Baisakhi and to protest
against the repressive Rowlatt Act that imposed control of the press, arrests
without warrant and indefinite detention without trial.
ii.
Around 50 troops of the British Indian Army, under the command of Colonel
Reginald Dyer arrived at the spot and fired at the crowd indiscriminately for
10 minutes.
iii.
According to the reports 379 individuals
died and 1200 were wounded in JallianwalahBagh massacre.
7.
THE NATIONAL SAFE MOTHERHOOD DAY
OBSERVED ON 11 APRIL
i.
India was the first country in the world to declare a National Safe Motherhood
Day on April 11th on Kasturba Gandhi’s birth anniversary in 2003.
ii.
On this day awareness is created on maternity healthcare facilities for
pregnant and lactating women.
iii.
The theme for National Safe Motherhood Day 2018 is: ‘Respectful Maternity
Care’.
Q1.
HOME MINISTER RAJNATH SINGH LAUNCHED THE WEB-BASED APPLICATION E-FRRO SCHEME
UNDER WHICH FOREIGNERS CAN AVAIL, VARIOUS
VISA AND IMMIGRATION-RELATED SERVICES ONLINE. WHAT DOES
'RR' STANDS FOR IN E-FRRO?
(a)
Rural Registration
(b)
Regional Registration
(c)
Re-habitation Registration
(d)
Remittance Registration
Q2.
THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA TIGHTENED REPORTING NORMS FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING
SCHEME UNDER WHICH AN INDIVIDUAL CAN TRANSFER
UP TO USD 2,50,000 ABROAD IN AN YEAR?
(a)
Forex Reserve Revising Scheme
(b)
Liberalised Remittance Scheme
(c)
Retail Remittance Scheme
(d)
Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana
Q3.
NAME THE VETERAN HINDI FILM ACTOR WHO WAS AWARDED THE DADASAHEB PHALKE AWARD
FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO INDIAN CINEMA. THIS
WAS ANNOUNCED DURING THE 65TH NATIONAL FILM AWARDS.
(a)
Sridevi
(b)
Manoj Kumar
(c)
Dev Anand
(d)
Vinod Khanna
Q4.
WHO IS THE PRESENT CEO OF FOOD SAFETY AND STANDARDS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (FSSAI)?
(a)
Devesh Jha
(b)
Atul Agnihotri
(c)
Pawan Agarwal
(d)
Sandeep Jhajharia
Q5.
WHICH COUNTRY HAS TOPPED THE LATEST FIFA RANKINGS THAT WERE RELEASED ON 12TH
APRIL 2018?
(a)
Brazil
(b)
Argentina
(c)
France
(d)
Germany
ANSWERS:
1-B 2-B 3-D 4-C 5-D
