DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 9TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
COUNTRY’S 1ST BIO REFINERY PLANT INAUGURATED IN PUNE
i. Nitin Gadkari, Union
Minister for Road Transport and Highway inaugurated India’s 1st bio refinery
plant for renewable fuels and chemicals at Rahu in Pune district of
Maharashtra.
ii. This plant has been
set up by Praj Industries. It can produce 1 million litre of ethanol per annum
by processing a variety of agro-residue like rice and wheat straw, cane trash,
cotton stalk and corn cobs. With further research and development, pipeline of
other renewable fuels and chemicals will also be produced from this technology
platform.
iii. India’s National
Policy on Bio fuels has set indicative target of 20% blending of biofuels, both
for bio-diesel and bio-ethanol.
2.
CRPF COMMAND SHIFTED FROM KOLKATA TO CHHATTISGARH
i. Central Reserve Police
Force has shifted its strategic anti-Maoist command headquarters from Kolkata
to Chhattisgarh.
ii. Its aim is to bring
focus on combing operations in Chhattisgarh. This decision has been taken as
surprise attack in Sukma district that killed 37 jawans of the paramilitary
force.
iii. The move is in line
with the Centre’s plan to redeploy its forces from peaceful West Bengal to
Maoist of Abujmad in Chhattisgarh.
3.
DIPP, WIPO TO SET UP TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SUPPORT CENTRES FOR IP
GENERATION
i. Industrial promotion
body DIPP and the World Intellectual Property Organisation have signed an
agreement to establish Technology and Innovation Support Centres in the
country.
ii. Its aim is to boost
generation and commercialization of intellectual properties. It will provide an
impulsion to knowledge sharing, capacity building and sharing of best practices
among the over 500 TISCs operating worldwide.
iii. WIPO’s TISC
programme provides innovators in developing countries with access to locally
based, high quality technology information and related services.
iv. It helps in creating
protecting and managing their intellectual property rights. The Cell for IPR
Promotion and Management act as the main intermediary between WIPO and TISC.
4. EDELWEISS TOKIO LAUNCHES INDIA’S FIRST
INSURANCE THAT CAN BE BOUGHT AT POS
i. Edelweiss Tokio Life
Insurance has launched India’s 1st insurance product that can be bought at a
point of sale. The product has been named ‘PoS Saral Nivesh’. It is the 1st
product to be approved by the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of
India’s guidelines on point of sale-life insurance products.
ii. In November 2016,
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India had issued ‘Guidelines
on Point of Sales – Life Insurance Products’ in order to facilitate access to insurance
products for general public and increase the overall penetration of insurance.
5.
EMMANUEL MACRON TO BE FRANCE’S YOUNGEST PRESIDENT
i. Emmanuel Macron an
Independent centrist has become France’s youngest-ever president. He is 39.
ii. Emmanuel promised to
unite a divided and fractured France. Despite Le Pen’s loss, she marked a
historical high point for the French right.
iii. Macron now faces the
challenge of trying to win a parliamentary majority. It is projected that
Macron has received almost two thirds of the vote.
6.
DEVENDER SINGH BECOMES 2ND INDIAN JAVELIN THROWER TO QUALIFY FOR LONDON WORLDS
i. Indian javelin thrower
Devender Singh qualified for the World Championships in London.
ii. Devender Singh with a
stunning throw of 84.57 m won the gold medal at the Indian Grand Prix Athletics
meet in Patiala.He is the 2nd javelin thrower from the country qualify of the
London Championships.
iii. Neeraj Chopra, the
World junior champion and record-holder. He was the 1st Indian javelin thrower
to qualify for the London Worlds.
7.
WORLD RED CROSS DAY – MAY 8 2017
i. World Red Cross day is
celebrated on the 8th of May. It is celebrated every year as the birthday
anniversary of founder of the Red Cross.
ii. Theme of the World
Red Cross day was Less Known red Cross Stories.
iii. World Red Cross Day
2017 will be celebrated all across the world by the National Societies
affiliates to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
iv. Henry Dunant was the
founder of the Red Cross as well as the founder of International Committee of
the Red Cross.
v. He was the most famous
person and became the recipient of 1st Nobel Peace Prize.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
UNION MINISTER FOR ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAY, NITIN GADKARI INAUGURATED
INDIA’S 1ST BIO REFINERY PLANT FOR RENEWABLE FUELS AND CHEMICALS IN?
a) Pune, Maharashtra
b) Jaipur, Rajasthan
c) Ranchi, Jharkhand
d) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Q2.
WHICH ENTITY HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
ORGANISATION TO ESTABLISH TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SUPPORT CENTRES THAT WOULD
HELP INNOVATORS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES EXPLOIT THEIR POTENTIAL?
a) Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
b) Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry
c) National Association of Software and Services
Companies
d) Confederation of Indian Industry
Q3.
WHICH COMPANY HAS LAUNCHED INDIA’S FIRST INSURANCE PRODUCT THAT CAN BE BOUGHT
AT A POINT OF SALE?
a) Birla Sun Life
b) LIC of India
c) ICICI Prudential
d) Edelweiss Tokio
Q4.
EMMANUEL MACRON HAS BEEN ELECTED AS NEXT PRESIDENT OF WHICH EUROPEAN COUNTRY?
a) France
b) Italy
c) Portugal
d) Greece
Q5.
WHAT WAS THE 2017 THEME OF ‘WORLD RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT DAY’?
a) “Together for Humanity”
b) “Everywhere for Everyone”
c) “Less Known Red Cross Stories”
d) “Youth on the Move”
ANSWERS:
1 - A 2 - B 3 - D 4
- A 5 - C
