DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 31 AUG 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PV
SINDHU TO BE COMMANDANT IN CRPF
i. Central Reserve Police Force India
(CRPF) has decided to appoint Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu as it’s brand
ambassador and bestow the honorary rank of Commandant on the ace badminton
player.
ii. A Commandant rank in the CRPF is
equivalent to the position of a Superintendent of Police (SP) and such an
officer commands a battalion of about 1,000 personnel, when posted in field
operations.
2.
YOGESHWAR DUTT’S BRONZE MEDAL TURNS TO SILVER
i. Wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt's London
2012 bronze might be upgraded to silver.
ii. The upgrade has been triggered by a
positive dope test of late Russian wrestler Besik Kudukhov, the original silver
winner in the 60-kg freestyle event.
iii. Following the upgrade, India now
has eight Olympic silver medals.
3. INDIA
AND US SIGN LOGISTIC EXCHANGE PACT BOOSTING DEFENCE TIES
i. India and the US have signed an important
agreement that will make the two nations logistical allies and enable both the
militaries to use each other's assets and bases for repair and replenishment of
supplies.
4. INDIA
AND MYANMAR SIGN FOUR AGREEMENTS.
i. India and Myanmar have signed four
MoU to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations between the two countries.
Agreements:
a.
The first agreement pertains to the construction of 69 bridges on the
Tamu-Kalewa section of the trilateral highway connecting India, Myanmar and
Thailand.
b.
The second agreement is on upgrading the Kalewa-Yargi section of the
trilateral highway.
c.
The third agreement is for cooperation in the field of renewable energy,
d.
The fourth agreement cooperation in the field of Traditional Systems of
Medicine
5. INDIA
TO GROW AT 7.6% IN FY'17: RBI
i. The RBI, in its Annual Report, has
projected India's growth rate at 7.6% in 2016-17, up from 7.2% last year.
ii. The Reserve Bank of India is
India's central banking institution, which controls the monetary policy of the
Indian rupee.
6. DOGRI
WRITER PADMA SACHDEV GETS SARASWATI SAMMAN
i. Padma Sachdev was awarded the
prestigious Saraswati Samman for the year 2015 for her autobiography
'Chitt-Chete' in Dogri language. She was felicitated by Delhi's Lt Governor
Najeeb Jung in New Delhi on 29 August 2016.
ii. The 76-year-old poet and novelist's
autobiography, published in 2007, was shortlisted from 22 works written in as
many languages published between 2005 and 2014.
7. PM
NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATES 1ST PHASE OF SAUNI YOJANA IN JAMNAGAR
i. PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the
first of the 4 phases of the ambitious irrigation (worth Rs 12000 Cr.) scheme,
Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation Yojana (SAUNI), at the Aji-3 dam near
Rajkot.
ii. Phase-1 of the project has been
developed at a cost of Rs. 1,562 crore with 58 km of pipeline.
8. ANANTH
KUMAR LAUNCHES ‘PHARMA SAHI DAAM’ MOBILE APP
i. The Union minister of Chemicals
& Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs Ananth Kumar launched a mobile App.
developed by NPPA, which shows the MRP fixed by NPPA for various scheduled
drugs on the real time basis.
ii. In the Sidelines the Minister also
urged a ‘3A (Availability, Affordability and Accessibility) approach to achieve
health security for every citizen of India.
CURRENT AFFAIRS GK QUIZ BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
1.
RECENTLY, INDIA HAS SIGNED MOU WITH WHICH COUNTRY TO ENHANCE LOGISTIC EXCHANGE
BETWEEN THE ARMIES OF THE TWO COUNTRIES?
a. China
b. Japan
c. Korea
d. US
2. NAME
THE TRILATERAL HIGHWAY WHICH IS CONNECTING THREE COUNTRIES INDIA , MAYANMAR AND
THAILAND?
a. Tamu-Kalewa
b. Tamu-Mayana
c. Tamu-Indo
d. Indo-Mayana
3. WHAT
IS THE INDIA’S GROWTH RATE ACCORDING TO RBI ANNUAL REPORT?
a. 7.5%
b. 7.6%
c. 7.2%
d. 7.1%
4. PM
NARENDRA HAS LAUNCHED SAUNI YOJANA FOR WHICH WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES?
a. Financial Inclusion
b. Forex Exchange
c. Irrigation Purposes
d. Employment
5. NAME
THE APP WHICH IS RECENTLY LAUNCHED BY MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS?
a. Medicine Right Away
b. Pharma Sahi Daam
c. Pharma Right
d. Medicine Price
ANSWERS:
1. D 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. B
