DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
NAWAZUDDIN SIDDIQUI, SONAM KAPOOR WIN TOP AWARDS AT IFF MELBOURNE
i. Bollywood star actors Sonam Kapoor and Nawazuddin Siddiqui bagged the
best actress and best actor awards at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne
2016.
ii. The theme for this year 2016 is ‘Women Empowerment’. Angry India
Goddesses, will bring the curtains down for the festival.
Award winners are:
1. Best Actor (Male) – Nawazuddin Siddiqui for Raman Raghav
2. Best Actor (Female) – Sonam Kapoor for Neerja
3. Best Film Award – Kapoor & Sons
4. Best Indie Film – Thithi
5. Best Director – Shakun Batra
6. Indian Film Festival Excellence in Cinema Award(lifetime achievement
award) – Rishi Kapoor.
2. SOUTH
INDIAN BANK, SBI CARD TO LAUNCH CO-BRANDED CREDIT CARD
i. Kochi Based leading private sector Lender South Indian Bank and SBI
Card, one of India's leading Credit Card issuers, announced the launch of co-branded
credit cards for the customers of South Indian Bank.
ii. Through this alliance South Indian Bank and SBI Card will launch two
variants of credit card on VISA platform, namely South Indian Bank Platinum SBI
Card and South Indian Bank SimplySAVE SBI Card.
3. IRDAI
SLAPS RS 35 LAKH FINE ON BHARTI AXA GENERAL INSURANCE
i. IRDAI has imposed Rs 35 lakh fine on Bharti AXA General Insurance Co
Ltd for violation of various norms including outsourcing activities and
corporate governance guidelines.
ii. The fine is based on violation related with an inspection finding
during December 2012 to March 2013.
4. SMART
GANGA CITY PROGRAMME LAUNCHED IN 10 CITIES
i. Union Ministers M Venkaiah Naidu and Water Resources Minister Uma
Bharti has jointly launched 'Smart Ganga City' programme in 10 cities located
along Ganga to set up Sewage Treatment Plants.
ii. The plans are started to improve drainage network there on hybrid
annuity mode on public private partnership basis.
iii. These cities has been chosen by the National Mission for Clean
Ganga.
5. INDIAN
ACE WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN SQUASH
i. India squash queen Dipika Pallikal won the Australian Open squash
title by beating Mayar Hany of Egypt
ii. Pallikal stands on 10th in ranking table and this is Dipika’s
11th title.
6.
NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS’ INSURANCE POLICY UNVEILED
i. New India Assurance Co and india nuclear insurance pool will issue
the policy and administer the claims on behalf of the pool.
ii. INIP is the 27th global nuclear insurance pool which was launched by
General Insurance Corporation of India in association with non-life.
iii. This pool provides capacity for insurance coverage to operators and
suppliers for any nuclear liability towards third party.
7. CLRI
SCIENTIST BAGS A P J ABDUL KALAM AWARD
i. Central Leather Research Institute's Principal Scientist P Shanmugam
has bagged the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Award for meritorious services in the Higher
Education Department of Tamil Nadu .
ii. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa presented the award comprising a
certificate, Rs. 5 lakh cheque and 8 gram gold medal.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. NAME
THE DIRECTOR OF THE FILM “KAPOOR & SONS”?
a. Karan
Johar
b. Sanjay
Leela Bhansali
c. Shakun
Batra
d. None of
these
2. SBI IS
LAUNCHING CO-BRANDED CREDIT CARD WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BANKS?
a. South
Indian Bank
b. Punjab
National Bank
c. Karnataka
Bank
d. Bandhan
Bank
3. IN HOW
MANY CITIES “SMART GANGA CITY” PROGRAMME HAS BEEN LAUNCHED?
a. 15
b. 10
c. 16
d. 19
4. INDIAN
ACE CHAMPION “DIPIKA PALLIKAL” HAS DEFEATED WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES
PLAYER?
a. China
b. Greece
c. Egypt
d. Malaysia
5. DR.
APJ ABDUL KALAM AWARD HAS BEEN GIVEN TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a. P.
Shanmugam
b. S.
Chandran
c. IR Iyer
d. None of
these
ANSWERS:
1)
C 2) A 3)
B 4) C 5)
A
