DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 08 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
“JIGYASA” – STUDENT-SCIENTIST CONNECT PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
i. ‘JIGYASA’, a student- scientist
connect programme was officially launched in New Delhi. Council of Scientific
and Industrial Research has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Kendriya
Vidyalaya Sangathan to implement this programme.
ii. MoU signing ceremony was held in
the presence of Dr. Harsh Vardhan – Minister of Science & Technology, Earth
Sciences, Environment, Forests and Climate Change and Minister of Human
Resource Development, Mr. Prakash Javadekar.
iii. Focus of ‘JIGYASA’ programme is to
connect school students and scientists so as to extend student’s classroom
learning with that of a very well planned research laboratory based learning.
2. HEALTH
MINISTRY HOLDS 4TH NATIONAL SUMMIT ON GOOD, REPLICABLE PRACTICES AND
INNOVATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS
i. Ms. Sumitra Mahajan – Speaker of the
16th Lok Sabha inaugurated the 4th National Summit on Good, Replicable
Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems at Indore, Madhya
Pradesh.
ii. C K Mishra, Secretary (Health)
mentioned that the summit has been held in the backdrop of two important
events, one, shifting of goals from Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable
Development Goals and the other is announcement of National Health Policy,
2017.
iii. During the Summit, the Health
Ministry also gave away awards to the States and UTs on the basis of Health
Indicators and Service Delivery.
3. GARIB
NAWAZ SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES TO BE ESTABLISHED IN 100 DISTRICTS OF THE
COUNTRY: SHRI
MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI
i. The Minister of State for Minority
Affairs (I/C) & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres
will be established in 100 districts of the country which will effectively
ensure employment oriented skill development of youth belonging to Minority
communities.
ii. In next 6 months, job oriented skill training centres in
various fields, will be established in Hyderabad, Lucknow, Noida, Jaipur,
Nagpur, Aurangabad and in many more states.
iii. Along with this, Ministry of
Minority Affairs will launch a mega education campaign Tahrik-e-Taleem. The
campaign will be launched on the birth anniversary of former President of India
Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.
iv. The Ministry of Minority Affairs is
in the process to establish 5 world class educational institutions to provide
better education to students belonging to Minority communities in technical,
medical, Ayurved, Unani.
4.
TRILATERAL MALABAR EXERCISE BEGINS IN CHENNAI
i. The Trilateral Malabar exercise
begins in Chennai.. The U.S., Indian and Japanese maritime forces will be
participating in the Malabar Naval Exercise 2017
ii. Naval ships, aircraft and personnel
from Japan, India and the United States will participate in exercise Malabar
2017.
iii. Malabar naval exercise 2017 will
continue till 17th July and will address the variety of shared threats to
maritime security in the Indo-Asia Pacific.
iv. While ashore in Chennai, training
will include subject matter expert and professional exchanges on carrier strike
group operations, maritime patrol and reconnaissance operations, surface and
anti-submarine warfare, and many other important factors.
v. This exercise helps to advance the
level of understanding between Sailors and continuing to strengthen our bonds
and personal.
5.
MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES ESTABLISHED GST FACILITATION CELL
i. The Ministry of Food Processing
Industries has established a 4 member GST Facilitation Cell. It has been
established to guide the industry about the new tax rule.
ii. The members of the GST Facilitation
Cell can be accessed through Toll Free No 1800111175 or on #AskonGSTFPI.
iii. The cell will be headed by Shri
Bijaya Kumar Behera, Economic Advisor and Shri G Srinivasan, senior marketing
officer, Shri S N Ahmed, Assistant Director, Shri Bikram Nath, Assistant
Director as its Members.
iv. The ministry’s main purpose of
creating GST cell to implementing and facilitating the rollout of GST with
immediate effect. The GST facilitation
cell will provide all possible support for the rollout of the levy to the major
industry and business associations related to MoFPI.
v. The ministry has also planned to
conduct seminars to disseminate information about the new tax regime.
6. INDIA
TO BE BASE TO ECONOMIC POLE OF GLOBAL GROWTH: HARVARD STUDY
i. As per a study presented by
researchers at Centre for International Development at Harvard University,
India will be the base to the economic pole of global growth over the coming
decade, remaining ahead of China.
ii. The study mentioned that India and
Uganda top the list of the fastest growing economies to 2025, at 7.7% annually.
iii. The study has warned of a
continued slowdown in global growth over the coming decade.The projections are
optimistic about new growth hubs in East Africa and new segments of South-East
Asia, led by Indonesia and Vietnam.
7. RBI ALLOWS NBFCS TO OFFER NEW PENSION
SCHEME
i. The Reserve Bank of India has
allowed Non Banking Finance Companies to sell and market the new pension
scheme.
ii. Those NBFCs which have asset size
of Rs 500 cr and above that and have made a
net profit in the preceding financial year are permitted to sell NPS to
their clients after registration with the pension regulator.
iii. According to the RBI NPS
subscription collected by them from the public is deposited on the day of
collection itself with the trustee bank.
8. CANARA
HSBC ORIENTAL BANK OF COMMERCE LIFE INSURANCE TIES UP WITH DHANLAXMI BANK FOR MARKETING BANCASSURANCE
i. Private life insurance company
Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance, has tied up with
Dhanlaxmi Bank for marketing bancassurance.
ii. All the life insurance products of
Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce Life Insurance would be made available to
customers of Dhanlaxmi Bank and would be sold by the licensed staff of the
bank.
iii. As part of the agreement, the bank
will be a corporate agent for 3 years. Canara HSBC Oriental Bank of Commerce
Life Insurance has access to around 115 million customers and a pan-India
network of over 9500 branches of the three shareholder banks.
iv. Customers of Dhanlaxmi Bank will
get access to bouquet of products that would cover their core financial needs
and deliver good value through the range of solutions that the company offers.
9. MRP TO
BE SOLE PRICE DECIDER FROM JAN 1, 2018
i. The Consumer Affairs Ministry has
amended the rules that govern packaged commodities from 1st Jan. 2018. The
price of a packaged good would no longer depend on where you bought it be it a
local kirana store, a mall, a five-star hotel or an airport.
ii. The Centre has clarified that the
retail sale price shall be the maximum retail price inclusive of all taxes,
with the provision to round off the price to the nearest rupee or 50 paise.
iii. A new legal provision has been
inserted that no person shall declare different MRPs on an identical pre-packed
commodity. The new norms also require sellers to enhance the size of letters
and numerals for making declarations about the packaged goods, such as their
“best before date, month and year” to indicate their shelf life.
10.
NALCO, IDCO TO SET UP ALUMINIUM PARK IN ANGUL, ODISHA
i. National Aluminium Company Limited
and Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation have launched a joint
venture company to set up an aluminium park at Angul.
ii .The total investment will be Rs 180
cr will be made on infrastructure of the project which is expected to generate
15,000 jobs.
iii. Odisha currently contributes about
54% of India’s total aluminium smelting capacity. It is jointly developed by
the Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation and National
Aluminium Company Limited.
iv. Angul Aluminium Park will be the
1st project in the subcontinent with a facility to directly obtain molten
aluminium from the smelter.
v. IDCO is reported to hold 50.5% stake
in the new company, the rest 49.5% shares will be held by NALCO.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH
PROGRAMME, AIMED AT CONNECTING SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SCIENTISTS FOR EXTENDING
STUDENT’S CLASSROOM LEARNING WAS LAUNCHED IN NEW DELHI?
a)
‘VIGYAN PARICHAY’
b)
‘PRERNA’
c)
‘JIGYASA’
d)
‘AAVISHKAR’
Q2. THE
GOVERNMENT WILL SET UP ‘GARIB NAWAZ’ SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTRES IN HOW MANY
DISTRICTS OF THE COUNTRY TO OFFER EMPLOYMENT-ORIENTED TRAINING TO THE YOUTH
FROM MINORITY COMMUNITIES?
a)
100 districts
b)
150 districts
c)
125 districts
d)
200 districts
Q3. NAVAL
FORCES OF WHICH COUNTRIES PARTICIPATED IN MALABAR NAVAL EXERCISE 2017 WHICH
BEGAN ON JULY 7, 2017 IN CHENNAI, INDIA?
a)
India, Japan and Sri Lanka
b)
India, US and Japan
c)
India, US and Australia
d)
India, Japan and Australia
Q4.
NATIONAL ALUMINIUM COMPANY LIMITED IS SETTING UP THE 1ST OF ITS KIND ALUMINIUM
PARK IN?
a)
Kota, Rajasthan
b)
Jamnagar, Gujarat
c)
Angul, Odisha
d)
Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
Q5.
RESEARCHERS FROM WHICH ENTITY HAVE PRESENTED A STUDY INDICATING THAT INDIA WILL
BE THE BASE TO THE ECONOMIC POLE OF GLOBAL GROWTH OVER THE COMING DECADE,
REMAINING AHEAD OF CHINA?
a)
Centre for Macro Development at Sydney University
b)
Centre for Economic Development at Cambridge University
c)
Centre for Global Development at Oxford University
d)
Centre for International Development at Harvard University
ANSWERS:
1 - C 2 - A 3 - B 4 - C 5 - D
