DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
INDIA INKS PROJECT COLLABORATION AGREEMENT WITH WHO TO PROMOTE TRADITIONAL
MEDICINE
i. India has signed Project Collaboration Agreement
with World Health Organization for cooperation on promoting the quality, safety
and effectiveness of service provision in traditional and complementary
medicine.
ii. The collaboration aims at supporting WHO in the
development and implementation of the ‘WHO Traditional and Complementary
Medicine Strategy.
iii.The agreement will l contribute to the global
promotion of traditional Indian Systems of Medicine.
2.
PM NARENDRA MODI AND SRI LANKAN
PRESIDENT RELEASE SIMHASTHA DECLARATION
i. PM Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President
Maithripala Sirisena have released ‘Simhastha Declaration’ at Ninora village in
Ujjain.
ii. The agreement was signed on the three day
International Vichar Mahakumbh held on side-lines of the month-long Simhastha
mela.
iii. PM Narendra Modi appealed saints to conduct Vichar Kumbh every
year with devotees and discuss social issues like the need to educate the girl
child or plant trees.
3.2016
RED FLAG AERIAL COMBAT EXERCISES HELD IN US
i. The multilateral Red Flag Aerial combat
exercises between US, NATO and allied forces and India Air Force held in US.
ii.It was the second time India had participated in
such an exercise after 2008.
iii.The exercises provide an opportunity to the
pilots from the US, NATO and other allied countries to practice and refine
their skills for real combat situations.
4.
UNION CABINET APPROVES COUNTRY’S FIRST NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
POLICY
i. The Union Government has approved National
Intellectual Property Rights Policy, 2016.
ii.The policy
is approved to promote the IP regime and to encourage innovation,
creativity and entrepreneurship in India.
iii. It is the first kind of policy in the country
seeks to strengthen legislative and legal framework of IPRs.
iv. The National IPR Policy will endeavour for a
“Creative India; Innovative India: रचनात्मक à¤ारत; अà¤िनव à¤ारत”.
iv.The Policy aims to create public awareness about
the social, economic and cultural benefits of IPRs among all sections of
society.
5.
PARKASH SINGH PANEL SUBMITS REPORT ON JAT QUOTA AGITATION
i. Parkash Singh committee constituted to inquire
into the omission of police and civil
administration during Jat Quota agitation .
ii. The government would examine the report and
would take appropriate action accordingly.
iii. Some important Findings of the committee
a. There is a mention of about 90 officers who have been found guilty.
b. Officers who were derelict in performing the duty or showed soft corner
for the agitators have been identified and their names have been mentioned in
the report.
c. The report carried the names of officers who acted responsibly during
the Jat quota agitation.
6.
FIFA APPOINTS JUSTICE MUKUL MUDGAL AS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF ITS GOVERNANCE
COMMITTEE
I. FIFA appointed Justice Mukul Mudgal as deputy
chairman of its Governance Committee.
II.Portuguese Luis Miguel Maduro was appointed as
the Chairman of the Governance Committee.
iii.FIFA’s Independent Review Committee has been
set up to protect the organisation against any conflict of interest in the
approval of any appointments to the key committees and bodies.
7.
ANDY MURRAY BEATS NOVAK DJOKOVIC TO WIN FIRST ITALIAN OPEN TITLE
i.Andy Murray won his first Italian Open Men's
Singles Tennis title in the final played in Rome.
ii.It is Murray's first title in Rome .
8.
SANIA MIRZA AND MARTINA HINGIS CLINCH 2016 ITALIAN OPEN TITLE
i.World No. 1 women's doubles team of Sania Mirza
and Martina Hingis grabbed the Italian
Open title.
ii.The pair defeated Elena Vesnina and Ekaterina
Makarova 6 to clinch the title.
iii. Sania Mirza is currently ranked No. 1 in the
women's doubles rankings.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK
QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHO IS
INDIA’S UNION HEALTH MINISTER?
a.J.P Nadda
b.Radha mohan singh
c.Kalraj mishra
d.Piyush goyal
2. NAME THE
PRESIDENT OF SRI LANKA WHO VISITED INDIA RECENTLY?
a.Maithripala sirisena
b.Fancios hollande
c.Angele merkel
d. Shinzo abe
3. NAME THE
COUNTRY WHICH HOSTED 2016 RED FLAG AERIAL COMBAT EXERCISES?
a.USA
b.India
c .Japan
d.China
4. WHAT IS
INDIA’S RANK IN WORLD INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY INDEX?
a.37
b.35
c.36
d.38
5. WHO IS
THE PRESIDENT OF FIFA?
a.Michel platini
b.Larry page
c.Gianni Infantino
d.Zaheer abbas
6. WHO IS
WORLD’S NO.1 PLAYER IN MEN LAWN TENNIS SINGLES?
a.Chen long
b.Novak djokovic
c.Andy murrah
d. Roder Federer
ANSWERS
1.a 2.b 3.a 4.a
5.c 6.b
