DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 16 AUG 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
PRESIDENT APPROVES GALLANTRY AWARDS TO ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL, MEMBERS OF
PARAMILITARY FORCES
i. President Ram Nath Kovind approved 112
Gallantry Awards to Armed Forces Personnel and members of Paramilitary Forces
which include 5 Kirti Chakras, 17 Shaurya Chakras, 85 Sena Medals (Gallantry),
3 Nao Sena Medals (Gallantry) and 2 Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).
ii. CRPF commandants Pramod Kumar and Chetan
Kumar Cheetah, along with Major David Manlun, Major Preetam Singh Kunwar and
Havildar Giris Gurung have been awarded the Kirti Chakra, the second highest
gallantry award in peace time.
iii. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a website,
http://gallantryawards.gov.in to honour all the gallantry award winners since
Independence.
2.
MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER DEVENDRA FADNAVIS LAUNCHES NAMO YUVA ROJGAR KENDRA
i. The CM of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis
has launched Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra. It is an initiative on the part of the
state government to provide job opportunities to the unemployed youth in
Mumbai.
ii. Under the programme, there will be
various schemes including farmer’s weekly market, farmer’s mobile market and
mother’s tiffin. Under this Yuva Rojgar Kendra, Mumbaikars can get fresh and
healthy food, as well as farm, produce procured directly from farmers.
iii. These products will be made available
with the help of mobile vans all over Mumbai and the information about the location
of the vans is made available through an app.
iv. BJP’s state president Raosaheb Danve,
Mumbai president Ashish Shelar, Agriculture minister for state Sadabhau Khot
were also present on the occasion.
3.
ODISHA LAUNCHED SPECIAL PROGRAMME TO PREVENT SPREAD OF MALARIA
i. Odisha Government will soon launch
“Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran”, a special programme to prevent the
spread of malaria in remote areas of Ganjam district.
ii. The health officials have identified over
135 remote villages under the jurisdiction of five community health centres as
malaria prone areas. The community health centres that have been identified are
Patrapur, Badagada, Adapada, Dharakote and Gallery.
iii. Under this programme, camps will be held
in these remote areas for mass test for malaria. As many as 103 camps will be
held in the next 3 months. Around 15,000 people would be covered under the
programme.
4.
INDIA – ASEAN YOUTH SUMMIT BEGINS IN BHOPAL
i. The India-Asean Youth Summitis begun in
Bhopal. It is a 5-day long summit. The main focus is to bring the participants
to work for eradication of terrorism, poverty and drug menace.
ii. The summit with the theme – “Shared
Values, Common Destiny” – has been jointly organised by the Ministry of
External Affairs, India Foundation and the state government.
iii. Over 200 delegates from Indonesia,
Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia,
Vietnam and India are participating in it. The other motive is to work for
women empowerment and environment protection.
iv. The Chief Minister also spoke about the
poverty alleviation programmes being run in India and Madhya Pradesh.
5.
MINISTRY OF CULTURE ORGANIZES ‘SANKALP SE SIDDHI PROGRAM’ IN COIMBATORE
i. PM Narendra modi has launched a New India
movement from 2017-2022, a Sankalp Se Siddhi (Attainment through Resolve)
Program was organized at Coimbatore.
ii. A
Sankalp Se Siddhi Programme was organized at Sri Ramalinga Sowdambigai College of Science
and Commerce, Onappalayam, Coimbatore. The New India Movement 2017-2022
organized an India free of Poverty, Corruption, Communalism, Terrorism,
Casteism, and Un-cleanliness.
iii. Minister of State for Culture and
Tourism (I/C), Dr. Mahesh Sharma graced the occasion. The participants took the
New India Pledge for building a New India by 2022, a Clean India, a
Poverty-free India, a Terrorism-free India, a Corruption-free India, a
Communalism-free India, and a Casteism-free India.
6.
SBI GIVES LEG-UP TO CSR INITIATIVES, ADOPTS 50 VILLAGES
i. State Bank of India launched a Corporate
Social Responsibility initiative, ‘SBI Gram Seva’, which will work in the areas
of health, education, environment and rural infrastructure.
ii. The SBI Foundation will identify and
partner with NGOs to carry out CSR initiatives. Under the initiative, SBI will
adopt 5 villages each from 10 village panchayats with each village getting
around Rs 2.40 cr over the next three years.
iii. SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya
has mentioned that 10 gram panchayats comprising of 50 villages in six states
have already been adopted, and the bank plans to adopt 100 gram panchayats in
the next three years.
7.
SANKARA RAO TO BE IFCI CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
i. Industrial Finance Corporation of India
Ltd, a government company has appointed a new Managing Director & CEO E
Sankara Rao. Rao’s appointment will be valid for 3 years.
ii. Rao is also currently a director and
chief executive officer at IIFCL Asset Management Company Ltd.
iii. The Appointments Committee of Cabinet
has given its nod for the Department of Financial Services proposal to appoint
Emandi Sankara Rao as Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of IFCI
Ltd.
8.
SUBBARAO APPOINTED AS SECRETARY TO VICE PRESIDENT
i. Retired IAS officer I V SubbaRao was appointed
secretary to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.
ii. Rao, a 1979 batch IAS officer of Andhra
Pradesh cadre, retired from service as special chief secretary last year. He
held several important posts in Andhra Pradesh and later served the UNESCO.
iii. N Yuvaraj, AP cadre IAS officer of 2006
batch, will be the private secretary to Naidu. Yuvaraj was till now PS to
Venkaiah Naidu when he was the information and broadcasting minister.
iv. Satya Kumar, a non-official who has been
working with Naidu for many years, will be Officer on Special Duty to the vice
president.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHO AMONG THE FOLLOWING HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE KIRTI CHAKRA, THE SECOND HIGHEST
GALLANTRY AWARD IN PEACE TIME?
a)
Major David Manlun and Preetam Singh Kunwar
b)
Chetan Kumar Cheetah and Pramod Kumar
c)
Havildar Giris Gurung
d) All
of the above
Q2.
ODISHA GOVERNMENT WILL SOON LAUNCH “DURGAMA ANCHALARE MALARIA NIRAKARAN” (DAMON), A SPECIAL PROGRAMME TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF MALARIA IN
REMOTE AREAS OF ______ DISTRICT?
a)
Khordha district
b)
Nuapada district
c)
Ganjam district
d)
Kandhamal district
Q3. CHIEF MINISTER OF WHICH STATE LAUNCHED NAMO
YUVA ROJGAR KENDRA AN INITIATIVE PROVIDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO UNEMPLOYED
YOUTH?
a)
Gujarat
b)
Maharashtra
c)
Rajasthan
d)
Madhya Pradesh
Q4.
THE 5-DAY LONG INDIA-ASEAN YOUTH SUMMIT STARTED IN?
a)
Bhopal
b)
Mumbai
c)
Jaipur
d)
Kochi
Q5.
WHICH CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVE WAS LAUNCHED BY STATE BANK OF
INDIA TO WORK IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT AND RURAL
INFRASTRUCTURE?
a) SBI
Grameen Seva
b) SBI
Rural Seva
c) SBI
Gram Seva
d) SBI
Village Seva
ANSWERS:
1 - D 2 - C 3 - B 4
- A 5 - C
