DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 12TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1.
20TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR E-GOVERNANCE HELD IN ANDHRA PRADESH
i. The 20th National
Conference on e-Governance was held from in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The theme for the
conference was Internet of Things and e-Governance.
iii. The basic aim of
NCeG was to use digital innovations for transforming India.
2.
CHILD SEX RATIO AT BIRTH IN HARYANA TOUCHES 900-MARK IN TWO DECADES
i. The Child Sex ratio at
birth in the State of Haryana crossed the 900-mark in the year 2016 for the
first time in almost two decades.
ii. The continuous effort
of Haryana government led by CM Manohar Lal Khattar has led to such
development. PM Narendra Modi also launched the “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao”
campaign against female foeticide in Panipat.
iii. The State government
made effective implementation of the law including Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal
Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994, and the Medical Terminal of Pregnancy Act
against illegal sex determination and female foeticide.
3.
DELHI AIRPORT ADOPTS WORLD’S FIRST DIGITAL PLATFORM “ARC”
i. The Delhi Airport
informed that has adopted a unique performance and benchmarking digital
platform, ARC, and claims that it is first in the world to adopt such platform.
ii .The dynamic platform
has been developed by Delhi Airport
Green Business Certification Inc and US Green Building Council. These are the
global certifying body for all Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
projects.
iii. The platform would
enable the airport operator to manage, measure and improve performance of
airport regarding carbon emissions, resource consumption, and quality of
passenger space.
4.
DEFENCE MINISTER MANOHAR PARRIKAR INAUGURATES INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE &
EXHIBITION ON REINFORCED PLASTICS
i. Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the 8th edition of the International Conference
& Exhibition on Reinforced Plastics at the Bombay Convention &
Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, India.
ii .This event will
provide an ideal opportunity for the Global Composites Industry to focus its
attention to India.
iii. The conference will
focus on the latest developments on automation, mechanization and innovation to
meet growing challenges of end user requirements.
iv. It will also provide
update on composites in terms of raw materials, new applications, process
developments, machinery, case studies among others.
v. The Defence Minister
also informed about the government’s ambitious ‘Design in India’ policy to
promote product designing in the country.
5.
TELANAGANA GOVERNMENT SIGNS MOU WITH CIVIL AVIATION MINISTRY FOR REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY SCHEME
i. The Telangana
government has signed a MoU with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airports
Authority of India under the Regional Connectivity Scheme for air connectivity
by developing small airports and airstrips in the state.
ii. The Memorandum of Understanding
was between Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Telangana Minister
for IT and industries K T Rama Rao in New Delhi.
6.
INDIA’S GDP GROWTH DECELERATES TO 7 % FOR FISCAL 2016-17: WORLD BANK
i. The World Bank cut the
India’s GDP growth for 2016-17 fiscal ending on March 31, 2017 to 7 % from its
previous estimate of 7.6 % due to demonetization.
ii. The bank cited the
immediate withdrawal of a large volume of currency in circulation and
subsequent replacement with new notes as the main reason behind the
deceleration of the GDP growth rate.
iii. However, the bank
also asserted that India is expected to regain its momentum with GDP growth at
7.6 percent in Fiscal Year 2018-19 and strengthening to 7.8 per cent in FY
2019-20.
7.
ATOS & NASSCOM COLLABORATES TO SET UP NDLM CENTRE IN GUJARAT
i. Digital Services firm
Atos and NASSCOM Foundation has collaborated to launch National Digital
Literacy Mission centers at Vadodara, Gujarat to conduct skill development
programs in the area of Information Technology.
ii .Under this Scheme
both the firms would work together to impart Digital Literacy to make people IT
literate so that they can operate digital devices.
iii. Atos in India will
facilitate the training infrastructure and the trainers at these NDLM centers
with the help of NASSCOM nominated NGO’s at its respective location centers.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHERE WAS THE 20TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-GOVERNANCE ORGANIZED?
a) Tamil nadu
b) Telangana
c) West Bengal
d) Andhra Pradesh
Q2.
WHICH AIRPORT HAS ADOPTED THE WORLD’S FIRST PERFORMANCE AND BENCHMARKING
DIGITAL PLATFORM ‘ARC’?
a) Delhi Airport
b) Kolkata Airport
c) Hyderabad Airport
d) Mumbai Airpot
Q3.
WHERE WAS THE THREE DAYS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION ON
REINFORCED PLASTICS ORGANISED?
a) Pune
b) Mumbai
c) New Delhi
d) Kurukshetra
Q4.
WHICH STATE HAS INKED A PACT WITH MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION UNDER REGIONAL
CONNECTIVITY SCHEME TO DEVELOP SMALL AIRPORTS AND AIRSTRIPS IN THE STATE?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Telangana
d) Karnataka
Q5.
WHAT IS THE REVISED GDP GROWTH ESTIMATE BY THE WORLD BANK FOR INDIA FOR 2016-17
FISCAL ENDING
MARCH 31, 2017?
a) 7.5 Percent
b) 7.4 Percent
c) 6.8 Percent
d) 7 Percent
ANSWER:
1 - D 2 - A 3 - B 4
- C 5 - D
