DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 13 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PM
MODI AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN JOINTLY DEDICATED KUDANKULAM NUCLEAR
PLANT UNIT-I TO THE NATION
i. The first
unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant has jointly dedicated to the nation by
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President
Vladimir Putin.
ii. It has
been built with Russian expertise following a pact between the then Indian
Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet leader Mikahil Gorbachev in November
1988.
iii. The
plant’s first unit of Kudankulam power plant is generating its full capacity of
1000 megawatts of electricity.
2. NITI
AAYOG TIES UP WITH US EIA TO SET UP A PORTAL ON ENERGY DATA
i. Niti
Aayog has inked a pact with US Energy Information Administration .
ii. The
think tank is working to develop India's energy data agency which would take
3-4 years to develop.
iii. The web
portal will host all the data related to energy sector including oil & gas,
coal, solar & thermal energy etc.
3.
GOVERNMENT TO SET UP COMMITTEE TO REVIEW E-COMMERCE RULES
i. The
government has decided to set up a committee to look into all issues including
foreign direct investment norms pertaining to the fast-growing e-commerce
industry in the country.
ii. The
committee will be headed by the NITI Aayog CEO Mr. Amitabh Kant.
iii. The
committee will look at all the issues including FDI pertaining to the
e-commerce sector. The committee would also suggest ways to further promote the
growth of the sector.
4. FIRST
SOLAR INDIA COMMISSIONS 130 MW OF SOLAR POWER PLANTS IN AP, TELANGANA
i. The First
Solar Power India, has announced the commercial operation of 80 MW and 50 MW
solar power plants in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
ii. The
projects are part of the 260 MW project portfolio owned by First Solar in
India.
iii. These
two plants will collectively produce enough energy to power approximately
2,27,500 average homes in India and will displace 204 tonnes of carbon dioxide
annually.
iv. The
electricity generated by the two projects will be purchased by the Southern
Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh and the Telangana State Southern
Power Distribution Company under 25-year power purchase agreements.
5. MANEKA
GANDHI KICKS OFF A CAMPAIGN TO MARK 11 AUGUST AS DAUGHTERS' DAY
i. The
Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a social media campaign to
mark the Daughters Day to be celebrated on 11th August 2016.
ii. The next
week will be celebrated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development as
Daughters Week.
iii. It is a
part of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao programme to check female foeticide,
improve sex ratio and educate girls across the country.
6. DINESH KUMAR KHARA
APPOINTED AS MD OF STATE BANK OF INDIA
i. The
Department of Personnel and Training of State Bank of India has announced the
appointment of Mr. Dinesh Kumar Khara as its Managing Director.
ii. The
appointment has been approved by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet for a
period of three years.
7. ANDERSON
DETHRONES ASHWIN FROM THE TOP SPOT IN ICC BOWLER RANKINGS
i. In the
latest MRF player Rankings for Test Bowlers, England Speedster James Anderson
has topped the list.
ii. The
English cricketer replaces India off Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
iii. The
James Anderson has reached his career best by claiming the top position month
back on May 31.
8.
TAKEHIKO NAKAO RE-ELECTED FOR SECOND TERM AS ADB PRESIDENT
i. The Asian
Development Bank Board of Governors has unanimously re-elected Takehiko Nakao
as President of ADB.
ii. The
Asian Development Bank is a regional development bank established on 19th
December 1966.
Headquarters of ADB: Manila, Philippines
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. WHAT IS THE CURRENCY OF RUSSIA?
a. Dollar
b. Dinar
c. Ruble
d. Rupiah
2. WHICH
DAY IS CELEBRATED AS “DAUGHTER’S DAY”?
a. 11th
August
b. 14th
August
c. 12th
August
d. 15th
August
3. THE
FAMOUS PLAYER “JAMES ANDERSON” BELONGS TO WHICH SPORTS?
a. Football
b. Hockey
c. Lawn
Tennis
d. Cricket
4. WHERE
ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LOCATED AT?
a. Geneva
b. Manila
c. Basel
d. Berlin
5. NAME
THE CEO OF NITI AAYOG?
a. Amitabh
Kumar
b. Amitabh
Kanth
c. Arun
Singh
d. Arun
Kanth
ANSWERS:
1) C 2)
A 3)
D 4) B 5)
B
