DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 22 SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. INCREDIBLE
INDIA TOURISM INVESTORS SUMMIT-2016 STARTED IN NEW DELHI
i. The
Incredible India Tourism Investors Summit 2016 has started in New Delhi.
ii. It will
provide a common platform for domestic and international investors to meet
project owners from across Indian states and the private sector.
iii. It will
host presentations of investible properties, session on why invest in India,
Micro of Small and Micro Enterprises in tourism sector.
2. UNION
CABINET APPROVES MERGER OF RAIL BUDGET WITH GENERAL BUDGET
i. The Union
Cabinet has approved the proposals of Ministry of Finance to merge of Railway
budget with the General budget.
ii. Merger
of Railway Budget with the General Budget will be effective from the Budget
2017-18.
iii. It will
save Railways from the liability of payment of approximately 9,700 crore rupees
as an annual dividend to the Central Government.
3. VLADIMIR PUTIN'S WON
ELECTIONS
i. Russian
President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won a huge victory in the
country’s parliamentary election.
ii. The
party led by vladmir Putin had won 54% of the vote in elections.
4.
INDIA'S GDP TO GROW BY 8% OVER NEXT FEW YRS REPORT BY S&P
i. Standard
& Poor's Global Ratings has forecasted a relatively high quality GDP growth
of 8% for India over the next few years.
ii. This
would be backed by a broadening consumption base.
5. DEAF
SHOOTER PRIYESHA DESHMUKH WON BRONZE IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Deaf
Indian shooter Priyesha Deshmukh won the bronze medal in her first-ever
international competition at the first World Deaf Shooting Championships held
in Russia.
ii. She won
bronze in the 10m air rifle category and it was her maiden international
participation.
6. INDIRA
AWAS YOJANA RENAMED AFTER PRIME MINISTER
i. The
flagship rural housing scheme Indira Awas Yojana started by former Prime
Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has been restructured and renamed as Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana.
ii. Under
the new scheme, the government is aiming to construct one crore houses by 2019.
7. AJAY
SHIRKE RE-ELECTED AS BCCI SECRETARY
i. The Board
of Control for Cricket in India has elected Ajay Shirke as Secretary at its
Annual General Meeting.
ii. Shirke
became the secretary in July after Anurag Thakur was appointed as the
president.
iii. In
another major development, former Indian seamer Venkatesh Prasad was appointed
as the new chairman of selectors.
8. ANUP
KUMAR TO LEAD INDIA IN KABADDI WORLD CUP
i. Star raider
Anup Kumar from Haryana will lead India in next month’s Kabaddi World Cup to be
held in Ahmedabad.
ii.
All-rounder Manjeet Chillar will be Anup’s deputy in the 14-member squad for
the tournament.
9.
FLIPKART BECOMES 1ST E-COMMERCE IN INDIA TO CROSS 100 MILLION CUSTOMERS
i. Flipkart
has crossed the 100-million registered users mark, becoming the first
e-commerce company in the country to hit the milestone.
ii. The
Bengaluru-based company has doubled its user base over the last year.
iii. It
added 25 million users in the past six months alone.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1. THE
THREE DAY SUMMIT OF INCREDIBLE INDIA TOURISM INVESTORS HAS BEEN ORGANIZED BY
UNION MINISTRY IN ASSOCIATION WITH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWINGS?
a. Tourism
Finance Corporation of India
b.
Confederation of Indian Industry
c. Union
ministry of Urban Development
d. Both 1
& 2
2. WHERE
ARE THE HEADQUARTERS OF STANDARD & POOR’S (S&P) GLOBAL RATING AGENCY
LOCATED?
a. New York
b.
Washington DC
c. Geneva
d. Sydney
3. INDIRA
AWAS YOJANA IS RENAMED AS___________.
a. Jan Niwas
yojana
b. Jeevan
Nikas Yojna
c. Pradhan
Mantri Awas yojna
d. None of
these
4. WHICH
CITY OF INDIA IS HOSTING 2016 KABADDI
WORLD CUP?
a. Ahemdabad
b. Hyderabad
c. Mumbai
d. New Delhi
5. NAME
THE CEO OF FILPKART?
a. Nitya
Bansal
b. Binny
Bansal
c. Sachin
Bansal
d. None of
these
ANSWERS:
1.
D 2. A 3.
C 4. A 5.
B
