DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 1ST March 2017
1. INDIA’S FIRST INTEGRATED HELIPORT INAUGURATED AT ROHINI IN
NORTH DELHI
i. India’s first integrated Heliport
was inaugurated by Ashok Gajapathi Raju, the Civil Aviation Minister at Rohini
in North Delhi. The Heliport is the 1st of its kind facility in South Asia for
rotor wing aircraft including their landing and takeoff and has been built by
state-owned Pawan Hans Ltd.
ii. Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for
Civil Aviation, Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and B P Sharma, Pawan
Hans CMD among others were present at the ceremony.
iii. The heliport consists of a
terminal building having a capacity of 150 passengers, 4 hangars with the
parking capacity of 16 helicopters and 9 parking bays.
2. MEITY TO PROMOTE DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS IN PLACE OF NITI
i. The Ministry of IT and Electronics
has taken the responsibility of NITI Aayog to promote the digital transactions
in India.
ii. MEITY is responsible for promotion
of e-governance for empowering citizens as well as promoting inclusive and
sustainable growth of IT and electronics in the country.
iii. It is also responsible for
encouraging the growth of IT-enabled services industries.
iv. NITI Aayog will focus on monitoring
and suggesting ways to improve various government schemes rather than getting
involved with implementation.
3. BIHAR STATE GOVERNMENT PRESENTS RS 1.60 LAKH CR BUDGET FOR
2017-18
i. The Bihar State finance minister
Abdul Bari Siddiqui presented the Rs 1.60 lakh cr budget for 2017-18 with no
proposals of any fresh tax.
ii. A Rs 14,555 cr revenue surplus
budget of Rs 1,60,085.69 cr is Rs 15389.42 cr more than 2016-17 budget estimate
of Rs 1,44,696.27 cr.
iii. The state’s fiscal deficit has
been estimated at Rs 18,112 cr which is 2.87% of the Gross State Domestic
Product estimated at Rs 6.32 lakh cr.
iv. Of an estimated revenue receipt of
Rs 1,37,158.41 cr of the state government in 2017-18, state’s own tax revenue
is estimated at Rs 32,001.12 cr which is Rs 2,270.85 cr more than Rs 29,730.27
cr in 2016-17.
v. The state plans to borrow Rs 23,862
cr in 2017-18 and expects a share of Rs 65,326.37 cr in central taxes and Rs
36,956 cr in the form of grants-in-aid.
4. ORISSA LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY PRESENTS STATE BUDGET 2017-18
i. The state Finance Minister of Odisha
Pradeep Kumar Amat presented the State Budget for 2017-18 fiscal in the session
of Orissa Legislative Assembly..
ii. Total Budget Outlay was of Rs.
1,06,911 cr while merging non-plan and plan expenditure.
iii. The new allocations have been made
for the schemes and programmes. The largest outlay of Rs. 18,404 cr was
allocated for education and skill developments while an outlay of Rs. 14,930 cr
for agriculture.
v. Allocations have also been made for
the completion of the ongoing projects and increase in social
5. RBI ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO REVIEW CYBER THREATS
i. The Reserve Bank of India has set up
an 11 member Inter-disciplinary Standing Committee on Cyber Security.
ii. The committee will be headed by RBI
Executive Director Meena Hemchandra.
iii. The panel has the freedom to
operate through a framework of sub-committees to examine specific issues and
also co-opt more experts in future.
iv. The committee will be responsible
to review the threats emerging from the use of technology, study adoption of
new technology standards and suggest appropriate policy.
6. SIDBI, CSFB PACT TO HELP MSMES AVAIL LOANS AT CHEAPER RATE
i. Lucknow based Small Industries
Development Bank of India and India’s first small finance bank Capital Small
Finance Bank signed Memorandum of Understanding to enable it to provide loans
at a concessional rate to MSMEs.
ii. Its aim is to promote and
strengthen the micro, small and medium enterprises.
iii. The MoU will envisages joint
financing/co-financing of MSMEs for capital expenditure under ‘SIDBI Make in
India Soft Loan Fund for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises’, popularly
known as SMILE at a concessional rate of 9.60% by SIDBI.
7. OECD PREDICTS INDIA’S GDP GROWTH AT 7% FOR 2016-17
i. The Economic Survey Report by
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development has estimated the India’s GDP growth at 7%
for 2016-17.
ii. The global think tank has also estimated
the growth rate of 7.3% for the 2017-18 and 7.7% for 2018-19.
iii. As per the report, though demonetization
may have impacted short term growth in 2016-17, but the long term effects would
see gains going upward.
iv. OECD is a global policy forum that
promotes policies to improve the economic and social well-being of people
around the world.
8. RANGASWAMY BECOMES 1ST WOMAN TO BE HONORED BCCI LIFETIME
ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
i. As a part of delivering recognition
to Women’s in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India, for the 1st
time has introduced a separate category of Lifetime Achievement Awards for
Women in the upcoming BCCI Annual Awards 2016-17.
ii. BCCI has chosen former Indian
skipper Shanta Rangaswamy, who has become the 1st receiver of the award under
the category.
iii. BCCI has nominated Mr. Padmakar
Shivalkar and Mr. Rajinder Goel for the
Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 to be given at the BCCI
Annual Awards.
9. INDIAN BADMINTON DUO TARUN KONA AND ALWIN FRANCIS WINS UGANDA
INTERNATIONAL SERIES DOUBLES TITLE
i. Top seeded Indian shuttler duo Tarun
Kona and Alwin Francis won the Men’s Double title at the 2017 Uganda
International Series by defeating Aatish Lubah and Georges Julien Paul of
Mauritius at MTN Arena Lugogo, Kampala.
ii. The duo teamed up at the end of
2015 and since then has won three International Series events in Guatemala,
Peru and Botswana.
10. NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY: FEBRUARY 28
i. National Science Day is celebrated
every year on 28th February
to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Sir Chandrashekhara Venkata Raman.
ii. Its objective is to widely spread a
message about the most Importance of science used in the daily life of the
people.
iii. 2017 Theme was “Science and Technology for Especially
Abled Persons”
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHAT WAS THE THEME OF THE 2017 NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY?
a)
Science and Technology for Especially Abled Persons
b)
Scientific Issues for Development of the Nation
c)
Science for Nation Building
d)
Encouraging Scientific Awareness in Community
Q2. THE GOVERNMENT HAS SHIFTED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROMOTING
DIGITAL TRANSACTIONS IN INDIA FROM THE NITI AAYOG TO WHICH MINISTRY?
a)
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
b)
Ministry of Science and Technology
c)
Ministry of Women and Child Development
d)
Ministry of IT and Electronics
Q3. WHAT IS THE TOTAL BUDGET OUTLAY PRESENTED
BY THE ODISHA GOVERNMENT FOR THE YEAR 2017-18?
a)
Rs. 2,15,110 crore
b)
Rs. 1,11,121 crore
c)
Rs. 1,06,911 crore
d)
Rs. 1,90,4,32 crore
Q4. WHO HAS BEEN NAMED FOR THE FIRST BCCI
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR WOMEN TO BE GIVEN AT THE BCCI ANNUAL AWARDS
2016-17?
a)
Rajeshwari Dholakia
b)
Shanta Rangaswamy
c)
Sharmila Chakraborty
d)
Shubhangi Kulkarni
Q5. WHO WILL HEAD THE 11 MEMBER
INTER-DISCIPLINARY STANDING COMMITTEE ON CYBER SECURITY CONSTITUTED BY RBI?
a)
Meena Hemchandra
b)
M Rajeshwar Rao
c)
U.S. Paliwal
d)
Surekha Marandi
ANSWERS:
1 - A 2 - D 3
- C 4 - B 5 - A
