DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 4 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. WEF
INDIA ECONOMIC SUMMIT IN DELHI ON OCTOBER 6-7
i. World
Economic Forum will host its annual India Economic Summit on October 6-7 in New
Delhi.
ii. It will
be attended by over 500 business and political leaders including top
policymakers and CEOs.
iii. The
theme of the meet is 'Fostering an Inclusive India through Digital
Transformation'.
2.
RAJASTHAN BECOMES FIRST STATE TO APPROVE SEWAGE & WASTE WATER POLICY
i. Rajasthan
has become the first state in the country to approve sewage and wastewater
policy.
ii. Under
this policy all district headquarters, heritage cities, and cities in the state
which have more than one lakh population will be included.
iii. Waste
water will be treated and used in irrigation and agricultural work.
iv. It will
be compulsory for every house in the state to connect with sewage system in
those cities which have 100% sewage system in next five years.
Chief
Minister of Rajasthan: Vasundhara Raje
3. SIX NEW IITS GET PARLIAMENT NOD
i. The
Parliament has approved the establishment of six new IITs across the country by
passing the Institutes of Technology Biill, 2016 in the Rajya Sabha.
ii. These IITs
will be started in Palakkad in Kerala, Goa, Dharwad in Karnataka, Bhilai in Chhattisgarh,
Jammu, and Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
4. SBI
LAUNCHES CHEAPER HOME LOAN SCHEMES FOR PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKING EMPLOYEES AND
DEFENCE PERSONNEL
i. India's
largest public sector bank State Bank of India has launched 2 new schemes of
loans for the employees of central as well as state government, public sector
undertaking employees and Defence personnel.
ii. The bank
has introduced ‘Privilege Home Loan’ for government employees and ‘Shaurya Home
Loan’ for Defence Personnel with pensionable service.
iii. Under
the new schemes, loans will be available without any processing fees.
iv. The
interest rates will be 0.05 % less than current interest rates on home loans.
5. BHEL COMMISSIONS 500 MW MARWA THERMAL POWER
STATION IN CHHATTISGARH
i. State-run
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd BHEL has commissioned the second 500 Mw thermal unit at Marwa Thermal Power Station
in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh.
ii. The
first unit of Marwa TPS was also commissioned earlier by BHEL.
iii. In
Chhattisgarh, BHEL has contributed a total of 12,500 MW to the state's
installed power generation, including central and private sector utilities.
6. PUSHPA
KAMAL DAHAL ELECTED AS NEW PRIME MINISTER OF NEPAL
i. Maoist
Party Chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as Prachanda, has been elected as
the new Prime Minister of Nepal.
ii. Dahal
who will be heading a coalition government comprising Nepali Congress, the
largest party in parliament, will be taking the oath of office and secrecy at
the President’s Office today.
7. BCCI
APPOINTS KATJU TO HEAD A LEGAL PANEL TO HELP IMPLEMENT LODHA REPORT
i. The BCCI
has appointed former SC judge Markandey Katju as the head of a 4-member legal
panel to help the implications of the Justice Lodha Committee reforms.
ii. This
panel will be a single point interface for the BCCI to interact with the
Justice Lodha Committee.
iii. Justice
Markandey Katju is the former Chairman, Press Council of India.
8. ANGELA
RUGGIERO APPOINTED IOC’S ATHLETES’ COMMISSION CHAIR
i. American
ice hockey Olympic champion Angela Ruggiero has been elected as the new chair
of the International Olympic Committee’s Athletes’ Commission.
ii. He will
be replacing Claudia Bokel.
iii. Angela
Ruggiero is a former ice hockey player who is serving as the current Vice-Chair
of the IOC Athletes’ Commission.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. THE
HEADQUARTERS OF WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IS LOCATED AT?
a. Geneva
b. Cologny
c. Paris
d. New York
2. WHICH
PUBLIC SECTOR BANK HAS INTRODUCED “SHAURAYA HOME LOAN” FOR DEFENCE PERSSONEL?
a. PNB
b. BOI
c. BOB
d. SBI
3. WHO
HAS ELECTED AS THE NEW CHIEF MINISTER OF NEPAL?
a. Pushpa
Kamal Dahal
b. Pushpa
Koirala
c. Pushpa
Oli
d. None of
these
4.
“ANGELA RUGGIERO”, THE HOCKEY OLYMPIC CHAMPION BELONGS TO WHICH OF THESE
NATIONS?
a. Spain
b. Canada
c. USA
d. South
Africa
5. WHO
WILL THE LEGAL PANEL OF BCCI TO HELP IN IMPLEMENTATION OF LODHA COMMITTEE?
a. HL Dattu
b. Markandey
Katju
c. P
Sathasivam
d. TS Thakur
6. NAME
THE STATE WHICH HAS APPROVED SEWAGE & WASTE WATER POLICY?
a. Haryana
b. Bihar
c. Gujrat
d. Rajathan
ANSWERS:
1) B 2)
D 3) A 4)
C 5) B 6)
D
