DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 23RD JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
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1. NATION
PAYS HOMAGE TO NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE ON HIS 120TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY
i. Nation
pays homage to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on his 120th birth anniversary on 23
January.
ii. A number
of functions have been organised in different parts of the country to mark the
occasion.
iii. PM
Narendra Modi paid rich tribute to Netaji. Mr Modi stated that Netaji's valour
played a major role in freeing India from colonialism.
iv. The
Prime Minister said, Netaji was a great intellectual who always thought about
the interests and well being of the marginalised sections of society.
2. 3-DAY AROGYA
MITRA CONFERENCE BEGINS IN SILCHAR, ASSAM
i. Assam
State Governor Banwarilal Purohit inaugurated the Arogya Mitra conference at
Silchar.
ii. The 3
day conference has been organised by the south Assam zone of the NGO, Keshab
Smarak Sanskriti Surabhi at the campus of Veterinary College, Ghungoor.Aim of
the Conference Make available minimum free medical services to the people of
isolated and backward places
iii. Aarogya
Mitra Seva Kendra have been set up in 701 places to achieve its objective. The
conference would see participation by over 1000 people from Barak Valley and
adjoining areas.
3.
KWALITY LTD SIGNS MOU WITH BANK OF BARODA FOR RS 4000 CR LOAN TO FARMERS
i. Mumbai
based dairy firm Kwality Ltd has signed an MoU with Bank of Baroda to provide
Rs. 4000 crore loans to one lakh farmers out of the established networks from
whom the company procures milk.
ii. It aims
to provide financial assistance to improve socio-economic lives of farmers and
encourage them towards digitisation.
4. SAINA
NEHWAL CLINCHES 2017 MALAYSIA MASTERS GRAND PRIX GOLD
i. Indian
badminton ace Saina Nehwal clinched the 2017 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold
women’s single title in the summit clash in Sibu, Malaysia.
ii. The
top-seeded London Olympics bronze-medallist, defeated Thai Pornpawee
Chochuwong.
iii. This
was her first award of 2017 and 23rd title overall.
5.
TEAMINDUS PROPOSES NAMEPLATE ON THE MOON FOR RS.500
i. A
Bengaluru start-up TeamIndus proposes nameplate on the Moon for Rs.500.
ii. Indians
have been offered the opportunity to leave their name on the moon, for a price.
iii. Space
start-up TeamIndus will get the names of public ‘donors’ micro-engraved on a
small-sized aluminium object, which will be placed on the lunar surface when
its lander descends on the moon.
6. 2017
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING HELD IN DAVOS, SWITZERLAND
i. The WEF
Annual Meeting 2017 was held in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland.
ii. The
theme of 47th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017 was “Responsive and
Responsible Leadership”.
iii. The
Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations was launched at World Economic
Forum Davos with $460-million funding to develop vaccines against 3 emerging
highly-contagious and fatal diseases namely Middle East respiratory
syndrome-coronavirus, Lassa fever, and Nipah virus.
7. AYUSH,
ASCI SIGN MOU TO CO-REGULATE ADVERTISEMENTS IN AYUSH SECTOR
i. Ministry
of AYUSH has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Advertising
Standards Council of India to curtail malpractices in the advertisement of AYUSH
drugs in New Delhi.
ii. The
agreement was signed by Srinivasan K Swamy, Chairman of ASCI, Ministry of AYUSH
and Dr.Dinesh Chan Katoch, Advisor (Ayurveda).
iii.
According to the MoU, ASCI will report to the Ministry of AYUSH, all
advertisements in potential violation of the Drugs and Magic Remedies Act, 1954
and Rules under as well as non-compliance of ASCI’s CCC recommendations for the
Ministry of AYUSH to take further action.
8. CENTRE
FOMS COMMITTEE TO FRAME RULES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF RPD ACT
i. A committee
has been constituted by the Centre to frame uniform rules for the states to
avoid delay in proper implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Act across the country.
ii. The
Committee will be headed by Secretary from Department of Empowerment of Persons
with Disabilities. It will also comprise of representatives from Department of
Personnel and Training, Ministry of Health, Labour, representatives from NGOs
and Legislative Department.
iii. It will
also have Principal Secretary/Secretary, Social Welfare Department from Uttar
Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam and Madhya Pradesh.
iv. The
committee has to submit its report within 3 months. The Ministry plans to
notify the rules on April 14, the birth anniversary of Bhim R Ambedkar.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. INDIA
CELEBRATED 120TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE ON?
a) 22nd Jan
b) 23rd Jan
c) 21st Jan
d) 20th Jan
Q2. WHO
IS THE WINNER OF THE 2017 MALAYSIA MASTERS GRAND PRIX GOLD WOMEN’S SINGLE
TITLE?
a) Jwala Gutta
b) Ashwini Ponnappa
c) Saina Nehwal
d) PV Sindhu
Q3. WHERE
WAS THE 3 DAYS 2017 AROGYA MITRA CONFERENCE HELD?
a) Haryana
b) Punjab
c) Manipur
d) Assam
Q4. WHAT
WAS THE THEME OF THE 47TH WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM ANNUAL MEETING 2017 HELD IN
DAVOS?
a) Responsive and Responsible Leadership
b) Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution
c) The Reshaping of the World: Consequences for
Society, Politics and Business
d) The New Global Context
Q5. WHICH
BANK HAS INKED AN MOU WITH THE DAIRY FIRM KWALITY LTD TO PROVIDE RS. 4000 CRORE
LOANS TO ONE LAKH FARMERS?
a) ICICI Bank
b) Bank of Baroda
c) HDFC Bank
d) Union Bank of India
ANSWER:
1 - B 2
- C 3 - D 4 - A 5 - B
