DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 12 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. AZIM
PREMJI AND SHIV NADAR IN FORBES LIST OF 100 RICHEST TECH TYCOONS
i. Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and HCL
co-founder Shiv Nadar are the only two billionaires from India in Forbes' list
of the world's 100 richest people in technology.
ii. The list has been topped by
Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
iii. Azim Premji ranks 13th on the list
and Shiv Nadar ranked on the 17th spot .
2. FINANCE
MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY LAUNCHES DATA BANK PORTAL OF MSMES
i. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has
launched a data bank Portal of micro, small and medium enterprises in New
Delhi.
ii. The main aim of the portal is to
gather information about micro, small and medium enterprises.
3. CBDT
CONSTITUTES COMMITTEE TO REVIEW MEDIA POLICY
i. Central Board of Direct Taxes has
constituted a new committee to "review" the existing media policy for
communicating the activities of the board and the income tax department to the
public.
ii. The 9 member committee will be
headed by Mr. Gopal Mukherjee.
iii. Central board of direct taxes is a
board which manages implementation of direct taxes.
4. MADHYA
PRADESH AND PUDUCHERRY JOIN UDAY SCHEME
i. Madhya Pradesh and the UT of
Puducherry have signed the memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Power to join the Ujwal
Discom Assurance scheme.
ii. After the joining of these state’s
in Uday scheme the total number of states and union territories who a part of UDAY has increased to 16.
5. BHEL APPOINTS AKHIL JOSHI AS DIRECTOR
i. Bharat Heavy Electricals
limited has appointed Akhil Joshi as the
Director (Power).
ii. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is
a power plant equipment manufacturer and operates as an engineering and
manufacturing company based in New Delhi, India.
6. SAINA
NEHWAL IS THE BRAND AMBASSADOR FOR ITC'S SAVLON
i. ITC’s leading health & hygiene
brand Savlon, has announced the name of ace shuttler- Saina Nehwal as its brand
ambassador.
ii. In its new campaign, Savlon seeks
to inspire parents to let go of their fears
and encourage children to push their limits and maximize their potential
to succeed in life.
7.
INDIA'S ONLY WEIGHTLIFTER OUT OF RIO OLYMPICS
i. India's only weightlifter Sathish
Sivalingam was ousted from the men's 77 kg weightlifting event at Rio olympic .
ii. Satish inished fourth in his group
after lifting 329 kg, as against his group's best lift of 346 kg.
iii. He had earlier won the gold medal
in the same category at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHO HEADS THE COMMITTEE OF CENTRAL BOARD OF
DIRECT TAXES (CBDT)?
a. Mr. Gopal Mukherjee
b. Mr. Kanha Chaturvedi
c. Mr. Narayan Mukherjee
d. Mr. Gopal Chaterjee
2. RECENTLY,
WHICH UNION TERRITORY HAS SIGNED MOU WITH MINISTRY OF POWER TO JOIN UDAY SCHEME?
a. Daman & Diu
b. Chandigarh
c. Dadara & Nagar Haveli
d. Puducherry
3. IEAK,
AN INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN FURNITURE MARKET IS A COMPANY OF WHICH OF THE
FOLLOWING COUNTRIES?
a. Jaipur
b. Australia
c. Sweden
d. Finland
4. IN
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES OF INDIA , IEAK IS GOING TO OPEN ITS FIRST STORE?
a. Jaipur
b. Hyderabad
c. Mumbai
d. Kolkata
5. NAME
THE NEW BRAND AMBASSADOR OF ITC’S SAVLON ?
a. Sania Nehwal
b. Sania Mirza
c. Mary Kom
d. Vidya Balan
6. NAME
THE RECENTLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF BHEL?
a. Raman Joshi
b. Ranjan Joshi
c. Mohan Joshi
d. Akhil Joshi
ANSWERS:
1) A 2) D 3) C 4) B 5) A 6)
D
