DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 21 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. GOVT
ALLOCATES RS 22,915 CR CAPITAL TO 13 PSU BANKS FOR FY17
i. The
government has allocated Rs 22,915 crore capital to meet the capitalization
needs of 13 Public Sector Banks in the current fiscal.
ii. The fund
is approved under Indradhanush initiative, aimed at restoring banking sector
health.
ii. The
maximum capital infusion will be for State Bank of India at Rs 7,575 crore and the least for Allahabad
Bank at Rs 44 crore.
2.
PARLIAMENT PASSES REGIONAL CENTRE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY BILL, 2016
i. The
Parliament has passed the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016.
ii. The bill
will establish a Regional Centre for Biotechnology, an institution of education,
training and research.
iii. The
help will be provided by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization in the National Capital Region.
iii. The
Regional Centre is to provide knowledge by providing teaching and research
facilities in biotechnology and related fields.
3. THE
GOVERNMENT APPROVED RS. 28,000 CR RELEASED UNDER MGNREGA
i. The
Centre has released more than Rs. 28,000 crore to States under MGNREGA .
ii. Under
the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act funds are released
to the States on the basis of agreed to labour budget and performance of the
States.
iii. It is a
social security measure that aims to guarantee the 'right to work'.
iv. It aims
to provide at least 100 days of wage employment in a financial year to every
household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work
4.
HERBALIFE ASSOCIATES WITH IOA AS NUTRITION PARTNER
i. Herbalife
International India, a global premier nutrition company, has entered into a
two-year exclusive partnership with Indian Olympic Association .
ii. The
company will be a official nutrition sponsor of the Indian Olympic contingent
to Rio De Janeiro.
ii.
Herbalife International is an American multinational multi-level marketing
corporation manufacturing nutrition supplements, weight management, sports
nutrition and personal-care products.
5. NAVJOT SIDHU RESIGNS AS RAJYA SABHA MP
i. Navjot
Singh Sidhu, former Indian cricketer and Member of Parliament has resigned from
his Rajya Sabha seat on the first day of the Monsoon Session.
ii. The resignation
was accepted with immediate effect by Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari.
iii. The
cricketer-turned-politician wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, a member of the Punjab
Legislative Assembly, is Chief Parliamentary Secretary in the Shiromani Akali
Dal (SAD)-BJP government.
6. UNION
CABINET APPROVES MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND SWITZERLAND FOR COOPERATION IN SKILL
DEVELOPMENT
i. The Union
Cabinet has given its approval for a Memorandum of Understanding signed between India and Switzerland for
cooperation in skill development.
ii. Decision
in this regard was taken in the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in New Delhi.
iii. The
agreement seeks to biuld capacity building and exchange of best practices in
the area of skill development between both countries.
7. STEVE
ELWORTHY APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF 2019 WORLD CUP
i. Steve
Elworthy, the former South Africa fast bowler was appointed the Managing
Director of the 2019 World Cup, which
will be held in England and Wales.
ii. He will oversee the lead-up and running of the
2019 World Cup as well as the Champions Trophy and Women's World Cup.
iii. The
Champions Trophy and Women's World Cup will be hosted by the England and Wales
Cricket Board in 2017.
iii) Elworthy
has previously been the Tournament Director for the 2007 and 2009 World T20s
and the 2013 Champions Trophy.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHEN
WAS “MISSION INDRADHANUSH” LAUNCHED?
a. 26th
January,2015
b. 26th
January,2016
c. 15th
August,2016
d. 2nd
October,2015
2. WHICH
PSU HAS RECEIVED MAXIMUM CAPITAL INFUSION UNDER INDRADHANUSH SCHEME?
a. Allhabad
Bank
b. State
Bank of India
c. Bank of
India
d. United
Bank
3. NAME
THE CEO OF ALLAHABAD BANK?
a. Rakesh
Sethi
b. Mahesh
Sethi
c. Rakesh
Singh
d. Jeevan
Sethi
4. WHO IS
THE CHAIRMAN OF RAJYA SABHA?
a. TS Thakur
b. HL Dattu
c. Navjot
Singh
d. Hamid
Ansari
5. WHO IS
THE PRESIDENT OF SWITZERLAND?
a. Simonetta
Sommaruya
b. Johann
Schneider Ammann
c. Ueli
Marer
d. None of
these
6. NAME
THE CAPITAL OF SWITZERLAND?
a. Basel
b. Zurich
c. Geneva
d. Bern
ANSWERS:
1.
C 2. B 3. A 4.
D 5. B 6. D
