DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 10TH MAR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. 10TH
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ELECTRONIC GOVERNANCE HELD
IN NEW DELHI
i. The 10th
edition of the International Conference on Theory and Practice of Electronic
Governance was held in New Delhi.
ii. Theme
for this year was “Building Knowledge Societies: From Digital Government to
Digital Empowerment”.
iii. Its
objective is to ICEGOV 2017 focused on the use of technology to transform
relationships between government and citizens, businesses & civil society.
iv. The
ICEGOV 2017 was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Electronics & IT and
Law & Justice Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad.
v. The
ICEGOV 2018 will be held in Galway, Ireland.
2.
VASUNDHARA RAJE PRESENTED RS.1,66,000-CR RAJASTHAN BUDGET 2017-18
i. Rajasthan
CM Vasundhara Raje who also holds the Finance portfolio, presented
Rs.1,66,000-cr state budget for 2017-18 in the Legislative Assembly with focus
on aiding farmers and promoting tourism in the state.
ii. The
Budget is based on the government’s vision document mission 2020. It aims at a
happy Rajasthan and a happy Rajasthani.
iii.
Estimated Revenue Deficit for 2017-18 without effect of UDAY is Rs. 1528 c. And
with effect of UDAY is Rs. 13528 cr.
iv.
Estimated Fiscal Deficit for 2017-18 is Rs. 24753.53 cr which is 2.99% of GSDP.
Estimated total revenue receipts for 2017-18 Rs. 130162 cr. Estimated own tax
revenue for 2017-18 Rs. 59455 cr which is higher by 16.16%.
v. Estimated
own tax revenue for 2017-18 was 8.34% of GSDP.
3. TAMIL
NADU CM PALANISWAMI LAUNCHES RS 1580 CR HOUSING SCHEME
i. The Tamil
Nadu CM K Palaniswami launched a Housing Scheme for construction of concrete
houses for the economically poor section of the society.
ii. The
project is estimated at Rs 1,580 cr and will be implemented by the state
government with financial assistance from the Center.
iii. For the
current fiscal 2016-17, concrete houses will be constructed for 50,170
beneficiaries in town panchayat limits.
4. MEGA
CULTURAL FESTIVAL ‘INDIA BY THE NILE’ BEGINS IN EGYPT
i. The 5th
edition of the mega cultural festival ‘India by the Nile’ began in Cairo,
Egypt. It is the largest foreign festival in Egypt.
ii. The IBN
Festival is organized by India to showcase Indian culture, dance, arts music,
theatre, food, cuisine and Yoga & wellbeing to build a long lasting
relationship between the two ancient civilizations.
iii. The
festival started off at the foot of the Pyramids with ‘Crafts Mela’ showcasing
the joint handicraft exhibition of India and Egypt.
iv. The
exhibition is organized in partnership with the Indian Ministry of Textile;
Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts, the Egyptian Ministry of Solidarity
and the Federation of Egyptian Industries.
v. The main
focus of 2017 Nile Festival is on the youth of both countries. A special match
between India’s under-16 football team and Egypt’s under-16 national team will
be held to reflect the agenda.
5. EPFO
EXTENDS DIGITAL LIFE CERTIFICATE SUBMISSION THROUGH JEEVAN PRAMAAN PATRA BY
MARCH 31
i. The the
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has extended the last date of submission
of Digital Life Certificate through Jeevan Pramaan Patra up to 31st March 2017.
ii. Another
1 month time was given to pensioners because many pensioners failed to submit
Aadhaar authenticated Jeevan Pramaan as life certificate for continuation of
drawl of pension.
iii. In case
a member has not been allotted an Aadhaar Number, a copy of the Aadhaar
Enrolment ID slip is required to be attached for settlement of claims under
EPS, 1995, namely for pension processing and monthly pension payments.
6. RBI
WILL SOON INTRODUCE NEW RS 10 NOTES WITH MORE SECURITY FEATURES
i. The
Reserve Bank of India on March 9 notified that it is soon going to issue Rs. 10
denomination notes with enhanced security features for circulation.
ii. RBI also
notified that all the banknotes in the denomination of Rs 10 issued in the past
will also continue to be legal tender.
iii. The
note will be in the Mahatma Gandhi series-2005 and carry inset letter ‘L’ on
both number panels. It will have the signature of Governor Urjit Patel.
iv. Numerals
on both the panels will be in ascending size from left to right.The first 3
alpha-numeric characters (prefix) will remain constant in size.
7. NTPC
COMMISSIONS 45 MW OF BHADLA SOLAR PLANT
i. Indian
Public Sector Undertaking company National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
has commissioned of 45 MW solar capacity at Bhadla in Rajasthan.
ii. Now the
the total installed capacity of the project is increased to 160 MW. Last month,
NTPC had commissioned 115 MW capacity out of the 260 MW Bhadla solar power
project.
iv. NTPC
intends to become a 130-GW company up to 2032 with a diversified fuel mix and a
600 billion units company in terms of generation.
8.
KONKANI WRITER MAHABALESHWAR SAIL RECEIVES SARASWATI SAMMAN 2016
i. Noted
Konkani author Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honored with the 2016 Saraswati
Samman for his novel ‘Hawthan’. Sail’s novel Hawthan was published in 2009 and
was shortlisted from 22 books written in various languages.
ii. The
bi-lingual writer has written four Marathi dramas and seven Konkani novels till
date.
9. VICE
ADMIRAL GIRISH LUTHRA COMMISSIONS INS TILLANCHANG AT KARWAR
i. INS Tillanchang,
a Water Jet Fast Attack Craft was commissioned into the Indian Navy by Vice
Admiral Girish Luthra, the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Naval
Command, at Karwar, Karnataka.
ii. INS
Tillanchang is the 3rd ship of 4 follow-on WJFAC built by the Garden Reach Vice Admiral Girish Luthra Commissions INS
Tillanchang at KarwarShipbuilders and Engineers Kolkata.
iii. The
ship is designed to take on both conventional and asymmetric threats.
iv. INS
Tillanchang is about 50 m in length and is powered by 3 water Jet propulsion
system which gives it speed of over 35 knots.
v. It is
projected to be an ideal platform for missions like Coastal and Off-shore
Surveillance, EEZ Control, Law Enforcement as well as non-military missions
such as Search and Rescue, Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief.
10.
VETERAN JOURNALIST ARVIND PADMANABHAN PASSES AWAY
i. Veteran
journalist Arvind Padmanabhan, Executive Editor at IANS, has passed away after
suffering massive cardiac in New Delhi.
ii.
Padmanabhan was born in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. He had a long stint with IANS,
joining the India Abroad newspaper that was then part of the wire service in
1999 as in-charge of its Business Section.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHERE
WAS THE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ELECTRONIC
GOVERNANCE HELD?
a) Mumbai
b) New Delhi
c) Chennai
d) Kolkata
Q2. WHAT
IS THE TOTAL BUDGET ESTIMATE PRESENTED BY RAJASTHAN CHIEF MINISTER VASUNDHARA
RAJE FOR THE YEAR 2017-18?
a) Rs.78,000 crore
b) Rs.1,95,250 crore
c) Rs.48,000 crore
d) Rs.1,66,000-crore
Q3.
ARVIND PADMANABHAN WHO DIED RECENTLY WAS A VETERAN __?
a) Journalist
b) Physician
c) Politician
d) Writer
Q4. THE
5TH INDIA BY NILE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN ORGANIZED IN WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Uganda
b) Kenya
c) Egypt
d) Sudan
Q5. WHO
HAS BEEN CONFERRED WITH THE 2016 SARASWATI SAMMAN?
a) Vijay Tendulkar
b) Mahabaleshwar Sail
c) K Aiyappa Panickar
d) Padma Sachdev
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