DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 13 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ADITYA
PURI CEO OF HDFC BANK NAMED BEST BANKING
CEO IN ASIA
i. Aditya
Puri the CEO of the second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank has been
ranked as the best banking CEO in Asia.
ii. The HDFC
bank's chief financial officer Sashi Jagdishan has been ranked as the best CFO.
iii. The
bank is also ranked as the best IR company.
2.
MINISTRY OF HEALTH LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE INTENSIFIED DIARRHOEA CONTROL
FORTNIGHT"
i. Minister
of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda launched
nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight "
ii. It will
be observed from July 11 to 23 July
iii. It is a
very cost -effective intervention to control the risk of spread of diarrhoea
which scales up during monsoon season.
3.
KARNATAKA TRADE BODY INKS PACT WITH SANYA CITY
i. The
Karnataka Region Economic and Trade Organisation and the Sanya People Municipal
Government, China inked a memorandum of understanding to increase trade between
Sanya City and Karnataka.
ii. The
agreement allows for large and medium delegations from Sanya to visit Karnataka
and vice-versa.
iii. This
agreement also allows for Sanya city to be certified as an approved destination
for delegation visits from Karnataka.
4. SUN PHARMA INTRODUCES ANTI-CANCER PRODUCT IN EUROPE
i. Sun Pharma has announced rollout of
Gemcitabine InfuSMART in Europe.
ii. InfuSMART
is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a
ready-to-administer bag.
iii. The Sun Pharma become the world’s first
pharmaceutical company to manufacture and launch a licensed RTA oncology
product.
iv.
InfuSMART is a technology in which oncology products are developed in a
ready-to-administer bag after the company has received regulatory approval to
produce InfuSMART in eight key.
5. JINSON
JOHNSON, DHARAMBIR SINGH AND RENJITH MAHESHWARI QUALIFY FOR RIO 2016 OLYMPICS
i. Sprinter Dharambir
Singh and Jinson Johnson along with Triple jumper Renjith Maheshwari have qualified
for Rio Olympics in Brazil.
ii. Renjith
Maheshwari and Dharambir Singh also broke two national records in Triple jump
and 200-metre race event.
iii.
Dharambhir became the first male Indian to qualify for Olympic after 36 years.
6. SBI
INKS MOU WITH IIT BOMBAY TO PROMOTE STARTUPS IN FINANCIAL SECTOR
i. The State
Bank of India has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Society for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship at IIT Bombay to
promote innovation by start-ups in the financial sector.
ii. The SINE
is IIT Bombay’s technology business incubator to promote innovation by startups
in the financial sector.
iii. Under
this agreement SBI and both the institutes will identify financial technology
start-ups that have products or applications to cater to the financial sector.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
WHO HAS BEEN NAMED AS BEST CFO IN ASIA?
(a) Sashi
Jagdishan
(b) Aditya Puri
(c) Nitika
Bhakshi
(d) Samrat
Raina
2.
WHO IS THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE?
(a) JP Nadda
(b) Suresh
Prabhu
(c)
Harsimrat Kaur
(d) Sudesh
Parekar
3.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING APP LAUNCHED BY MAHARASTRA POLICE?
(a) Police
Ask
(b) Railway
Elite .
(c) Police
Mitra
(d)
Pratisaad Mitra
4.
SANYA CITY IS IN WHICH COUNTRY?
(a) Rusia
(b) India
(c)
Bangladesh
(d) China.
5.
RECENTLY LAFARGE-HOLCIUM SOLD ITS INDIAN ASSETS TO WHICH
COMPANY?
(a) Dabur
(b) Ambuja
(c) Nirma
(d) Alicia
6.
THE STUDY OF TREATMENT OF TUMOURS IS CALLED?
(a) Oncology
(b)
Tumortology
(c)
Cancerology
(d)
Gemcitilogy
7.
DHARAMBIR SINGH IS ASSOCIATED WITH WHICH SPORT?
(a) Wushu
(b) Sprint
(c) Archery
(d) Triple
jump
ANSWERS:
1.
(A) 2. (A) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (C) 6.
(A) 7. (B)
