DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16TH FEB 2017
(Daily News India)
1. IMF
LAUNCHES SOUTH ASIA TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER IN NEW DELHI
i. The
International Monetary Fund launched its
1st fully integrated capacity development centre, South Asia Training and
Technical Assistance Center in New Delhi.
ii. The
SARTTAC was inaugurated by Shaktikanta Das, Secretary of India’s Ministry of
IMF’s SARTTAC Finance.
iii. The
main objective of SARTTAC is to help its member countries strengthen their
institutional and human capacity to design and implement macroeconomic and
financial policies that promote growth and reduce poverty.
iv. SARTTAC
will help to assist the local member countries of South Asia including
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
v. SARTTAC
will enable IMF to meet the growing demand for technical assistance and
training from the South Asian region.
2. JAMMU
& KASHMIR GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES E-PRISON PROJECT
i. The Jammu
& Kashmir government launched an E-Prison project at NIC Centre Civil
Secretariat Jammu to digitalize the record about the jail inmates.
ii. The
project was inaugurated by the state Minister for Information Technology,
Technical Education and Youth Service & Sports, Molvi Imran Raza Ansari.
iii. The
e-prison project will enable to provide a centralized platform to avoid any
data redundancy, avoid delay in processing the information and manage all the
jails efficiently and thus reduce the time and cost of the process.
iv.The
e-Prison Project will digitize 25 district jails, 2 central jails and 1
sub-Jail across the State. The jail will also
be equipped with Router, Laser Printer,
Switch, Desktops, Scanner, Finger Print scanner, UPS and Web camera.
3. INDIA,
CROATIA SIGNS AGREEMENT TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE & ENHANCE ECONOMIC
COOPERATION
i. Nirmala
Sitharaman, Union Commerce and Industry Minister and Martina Dalic, Deputy PM
and Minister of the Economy, Republic of Croatia have signed an agreement to
boost bilateral trade and enhance economic cooperation in Zagreb, Croatia
ii. Its aim
is to promote and develop bilateral trade and economic relations.
iii. This
Agreement would be a step in continuity of the previous agreement which expired
in November, 2009.
4. HDFC
LIFE LAUNCHES ‘PRAGATI’ PLAN FOR LOW INCOME GROUP
i. HDFC life
launched a traditional life insurance plan, Pragati, for low income group
people.
ii. The plan
has been designed especially to empower low income families by making the plan
available at affordable rate to every person who has the desire to secure his
family.
iii. Pragati
will offer dual benefit. A systematic savings with guaranteed premium returns
and A wholesome life protection making it an ideal financial product for every
Indian household.
5. AIRBUS
SIGNS MOU FOR SETTING UP CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN HYDERABAD
i. National
Skill Development Corporation Airbus
signs MoU for setting up centre of excellence in Hyderabad, India and
AEROCAMPUS France for establishing a Centre of Excellence at at Begumpet
Airport for aerospace skill development in Hyderabad.
ii. Its
objective is to enhance the employability of young aspirants by imparting the
required skills to them and to train candidates ranging from high school
graduates to experienced aviation personnel on aircraft manufacturing,
Maintenance, logistics, ground handling, Repair and Overhaul and special
aviation processes.
6. USAIN
BOLT HONORED WITH ‘SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR’
i. Jamaica’s
Usain Bolt won the ‘Sportsman of the Year’ award at the Laureus World Awards or
the ‘Oscar of Sports’ held in Monaco.
ii. This is
the 4th time that the world’s greatest sprinter has won the honor.
iii. In
women’s category, Simone Biles won the ‘Sportswoman of the Year’ trophy for her
outstanding performance in Rio Olympics 2016.
7. ISRO
SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES RECORD 104 SATELLITES IN ONE GO FROM THE SATISH DHAWAN
SPACE CENTRE IN SRIHARIKOTA
i. Setting a
new record in the space mission, the Indian Space Research Organization
successfully launched 104 satellites in one go from the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. The
satellites were launched on Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C37 which
marked its 39th flight.
iii. The 104
satellite included a 714 kg Cartosat-2 Series satellite for earth observation,
two Indian nano satellites INS-1A and INS-1B and 101 international nano
satellites. Of the 101 satellites, 96 of these belong to USA and 1 each belongs
to Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates.
iv. The 2
Indian nano satellites INS-1A and INS-1B were developed as co-passenger
satellites to accompany bigger satellites on PSLV.
v. The 101
international customer nano-satellites are being launched as part of the
commercial arrangements between Antrix Corporation Limited, the commercial arm
of ISRO and the international customers.
8. 2017
COBRA GOLD EXERCISE BEGINS IN THAILAND
i. The 2017
Cobra Gold Military Exercise kicked off at the Sattahip Royal Thai Marine Corps
Base in Chonburi Province, Thailand.
ii. THis is
the 36th edition of the multinational drill and is co-organized by Cobra Gold United States and Thailand.
iii. 30
nations are participating in the drill including China, Singapore, India,
Malaysia and South Korea who are either involved in or are observing the
exercises.
v. The
exercise would comprise of a staff exercise, a field training exercise and
enhance interoperability and humanitarian civic assistance projects in Thai
communities.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. THE
E-PRISON PROJECT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN WHICH STATE TO DIGITALIZE THE RECORD OF
THE JAIL INMATES?
a) Andhra Pradesh
b) Haryana
c) Gujarat
d) Jammu & Kashmir
Q2. WITH
WHICH COUNTRY INDIA HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT TO BOOST BILATERAL TRADE AND
ENHANCE ECONOMIC COOPERATION?
a) Germany
b) Hungary
c) Serbia
d) Croatia
Q3. LIFE
INSURANCE SCHEME PRAGATI HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY WHICH INSURANCE FIRM WITH FOCUS
ON LOW INCOME GROUP PEOPLE?
a) Birla Sun Life Insurance Company Limited
b) ICICI Prudential Life Insurance
c) HDFC Life Insurance Company
d) Bharti AXA Life Insurance
Q4.
AIRBUS HAS SIGNED AN MOU WITH WHICH STATE TO SET UP A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR
AEROSPACE SKILL DEVELOPMENT IN THE STATE?
a) Haryana
b) Telanagna
c) Jammu & Kashmir
d) Karnataka
Q5. THE
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION CREATED A HISTORIC RECORD BY LAUNCHING HOW
MANY SATELLITES IN A SINGLE MISSION?
a) 104
b) 101
c) 102
d) 96
ANSWERS:
1
- A 2 - D 3 - C 4 - B 5 - A
