DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY OBSERVED ON 15TH
JULY
i. The World Youth Skills Day is
observed globally on 15 July every year.
ii. The day is observed to raise
awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development.
iii. The importance of the Day is to create
more awareness on training and the development of skills for the youth of
today.
iv. The theme of the day is “Skills
Development to Improve Youth Employment”.
2. RBI
SETS UP SUDARSHAN SEN-HEADED WORKING GROUP ON FIN TECH AND DIGITAL BANKING
i. The Reserve Bank of India has formed
an inter-regulatory Working Group to study the regulatory issues relating to
Financial Technology and Digital Banking in India.
ii. The Group will be headed by RBI’s
Executive Director Sudarshan Sen and consist of 12 members.
iii. It was formed in view of the
growing significance of Fintech innovations and their interactions with the financial
sector as well as financial sector entities.
3. MADHYA
PRADESH BECOMES FIRST STATE TO APPROVE SETTING UP OF HAPPINESS DEPARTMENT
i. Madhya Pradesh Cabinet gave its
approval to set up Happiness Department in the state.
ii. The department will work as
knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness.
iii. Madhya Pradesh became the first
state of the country to set up such a Department.
iv. It will prepare guidelines for
coordination between different departments for propagating happiness in the
state.
4. INDIA
AND ADB SIGN 100 MILLION US DOLLAR LOAN AGREEMENT FOR CAUVERY DELTA PROJECT IN
TAMIL NADU
i. The Union Government and the Asian
Development Bank signed a 100 million US dollars loan agreement to strengthen
irrigation and drainage system.
ii. The agreement is signed to improve
water management in the Vennar sub-basin of the Cauvery delta in Tamil Nadu.
iii. The project aims to improve
existing infrastructure and will provide flood protection and renewed access to
irrigation.
iv. Flood forecasting and warning
systems will be installed and a flood risks map drawn up to help communities
respond more effectively to extreme events.
5. WORLD
YOUTH SKILLS DAY 2016 OBSERVED ON 15 JULY
i. The World Youth Skills Day was
observed on 15 July 2016.
ii. The theme of the day is Skills
Development to Improve Youth Employment.
iii. The day is observed to create more
awareness and a discussion on training and the development of skills for the
youth.
6. WHO DECLARES INDIA AS
MATERNAL AND NEONATAL TETANUS FREE
i. The World Health Organization has
declared India as Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus free.
ii. WHO presented certificates to the
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda.
iii. India is the first country under
the 2012 WHO neglected tropical diseases roadmap to eliminate yaws.
7. 11TH
ASEM SUMMIT BEGINS IN ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA
i. The eleventh edition of Asia-Europe
Meeting Summit or ASEM2016 began in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
ii. The theme of the Summit is
‘Partnership for the Future through Connectivity‘.
iii. World leaders including from the
leaders of 51 member countries and the representatives of European Union and
Asian are attending the two day summit.
8. RAKESH
KUMAR CHATURVEDI APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF CBSE
i. Senior IAS officer Rakesh Kumar
Chaturvedi has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Central Board of
Secondary Education .
ii. The appointment was made by the
Appointment Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
iii. Central Board of Secondary
Education is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the
Union Government.
9. WHO
MOVED MY INTEREST RATE? BOOK RELEASED
AUTHORED BY DUVVURI SUBBARAO
i. A book titled Who Moved My Interest
Rate? authored by Duvvuri Subbarao.
ii. He was the former Governor of
Reserve Bank of India.
iii. The book gives an account of the
dilemmas Subbarao confronted while leading the Reserve Bank through the
extraordinary economic and political challenges India and world faced from 2008
to 2013.
10.
JUSTICE SHAH HEADED SIT ON BLACK MONEY RECOMMENDS BAN ON CASH TRANSACTIONS ABOVE 3 LAKH RUPEES
i. The Supreme Court-constituted
Special Investigation Team on black
money submitted its fifth report to the apex court.
ii. The SIT was headed by retired
Justice M B Shah.
iii. The following recommendations have
been made:
a.
It has recommended ban on cash transactions above 3 lakh rupees in a day.
b.
It recommended enacting a law to declare such transactions as illegal and
punishable.
c.
It also suggested capping the cash holding of an industry or individual at
15 lakh rupees.
11.
ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN PANEL CONSTITUTED TO TACKLE PULSES SHORTAGE
i. Union Government constituted a
high-level committee to review the minimum support price and bonus for pulses.
ii. The committee will be headed by
Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian.
iii. The panel is formed due to the
following reasons:
a.
It will look into various options to frame a long-term policy on pulses to
tackle shortage.
b.
It will suggest an appropriate policy to promote cultivation of lentils in
India.
c.
It will find the measure to contain the rising prices of pulses in the
country.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. “SKILL
DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT “IS THE THEME OF WHICH DAY AND ON WHICH
DATE IT IS OBSERVED?
a. 19th July, World Youth Skill Day
b. 15th July, World Youth Skill Day
c. 13th July, World Employment Day
d. None of these
2. THE GROUP
OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL BANKING IN INDIA IS ESTABLISHED BY WHICH
ORGANIZATION OF INDIA?
a. Finance Ministry
b. SEBI
c. IT department of Union government
d. RBI
3. WHO IS
THE GOVERNOR OF MADHAYA PRADESH?
a. Ram Naresh Yadav
b. Randeep Singh
c. NK Nair
d. VK Singh
4. WHAT
AMOUNT OF LOAN IS SANCTIONED BY ADB TO INDIA FOR “CAUVERY DELTA PROJECT”?
a. $250 million
b. $100 million
c. $150 million
d. $200 million
5. WHO IS
THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF “WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION”?
a. DR. MV Chan
b. DR. R Wilensky
c. DR. Anders Nardstrom
d. DR. Margaret Chan
6. WHAT
IS THE CURRENCY OF MONGOLIA?
a. Togrog
b. Yuan
c. Yen
d. Dollar
7.
“PARTNERSHIP FOR THE FUTURE THROUGH CONNECTIVITY “IS THE THEME OF WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING SUMMITS?
a. G-7 Summit
b. ASEAN Summit
c. ASEM Summit
d. SARRC Summit
8. MR.
DUVVURI SUBBARAO , THE AUTHOR OF “WHO MOVED MY INTEREST RATE” HAS BEEN IN WHICH
OF THE FOLLOWING DEPARTMENT AND WHAT WAS HIS DESIGNATION?
a. RBI, Deputy Governor
b. RBI, Governor
c. PSU, CEO
d. None of the above
9. WHAT
LIMIT OF TRANSACTION OF PER DAY HAS BEEN SET BY BY SIT?
a. Rs 1.5 lakh
b. Rs 1 lakh
c. Rs 2 lakh
d. Rs 3 lakh
10. THE
UNION GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTED A COMMITTEE TO TACKLE PULSES SHORTAGE. WHO HEADS
THE COMMITTEE?
a. Arvind Subramanian
b. Swami Subramanian
c. Lakshmi Subramanian
d. None of these
ANSWERS:
1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6.
A 7. C 8.
B 9. D 10.
A
