DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25 AUG 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
BILATERAL MEETING BETWEEN INDIA AND UZBEKISTAN HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. The bilateral meeting
between India and Uzbekistan held in New Delhi. The Commerce and Industries
Minister, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman, Mr. Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign
Affairs and Mr. Elyor Ganiev, Minister of Foreign Trade held detailed discussions
on deepening trade and economic ties between India and Uzbekistan.
ii. It will include
investments, trade in goods and services such as education and health in India
and Uzbekistan and also underlined the high importance of transport &
logistics infrastructure for strengthening bilateral trade ties.
iii. Commerce Minister
also requested Uzbek Minister to become member of multilateral INSTC Agreement
which would facilitate increased international transit cargo traffic through
Iran.
iv. Commerce Minister
informed Uzbek Minister that existence of Non-Tariff Barriers such as import
quotas and licensing, price and foreign exchange control, complex customs and
administrative procedures have also been limiting inter-regional trade.
2.
TELANGANA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES 181 HELPLINE FOR DISTRESSED WOMEN
i. Department of Women
Development and Child Welfare in collaboration with Hyderabad District
Collectorate launched a Women Helpline 181 to help and assist women in
distress.
ii. The helpline will
support women affected by harassment, trauma and violence both in private and
public spaces such as family, community and workplace.
iii. The helpline will
function 24/7 and provide service to women affected by violence, women seeking
emotional support and also provide information about women welfare schemes
introduced by the State and Central government.
iv. Women Helpline is
being launched with the technical support of GVK-EMRI and it is financially
supported by Union government.
3.
INDIAN NAVY BAND TO PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MUSIC FESTIVAL IN
MOSCOW
i. The International
Military Music Festival “Spasskaya Tower” is the parade of the best military
music bands of Russia and other countries that takes place every year at Red
Square in Moscow. “Spasskaya Tower” is scheduled from 24 Aug to 03 Sep 2017.
ii. This is considered as
largest international events in Russia, where military musicians represent the
variety of national, artistic and military traditions of the world.
iii. A Tri-Services band
from the Indian Armed Forces has also been invited to participate and perform
in the prestigious event. Every year about 1500 musicians, military men and
other artists from around 40 countries perform at the “Spasskaya Tower”.
iv. The Tri- Services Band comprises 07 Officers
and 55 PBORs. Commander Satish K Champion, Command Musician Officer, and
Eastern Naval Command will lead the Naval Band component with 01 officer and 09
musician sailors.
4.
9TH MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENTS OF SCO DEALING WITH THE PREVENTION AND ELIMINATION
OF EMERGENCY SITUATION
i. The 9th meeting of
Heads of Governments of SCO dealing with the prevention and elimination of
emergency situation, made by the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh at
Cholpon- Ata in Kyrgyz Republic.
ii. India has offered to
host a joint urban earthquake search and rescue exercise with the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation member nations, including China and Pakistan, in 2019
to better respond to emergencies in case of natural disasters.
iii. Over the period 1996
to 2015, the SCO countries have lost 300,000 lives due to natural disasters
like earthquakes, storms, floods, landslides, epidemics etc.
iv. In this regard, a
joint Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue exercise will be very useful in
improving our collective preparedness. India offers to host a joint exercise on
Urban Earthquake Search and Rescue in 2019.
v. The Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation is a Eurasian political, economic, and security
organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai,
China
5.
ANDHRA PRADESH 1ST TO IMPLEMENT BHARAT QR DIGITAL PAYMENTS TO MAKE VIZAG
LESS-CASH CITY
i. Andhra Pradesh’s
Eastern Power Distribution Company Ltd and the Southern Power Distribution
Corporation of AP Ltd have become the 1st state-owned distribution companies in
India to accept payments through Bharat QR.
ii. It is the world’s 1st
interoperable quick response code acceptance solution launched by the Reserve
Bank of India. The Vizag Digital Dhan Sankalp project is an initiative lead by
the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Visa, to develop Visakhapatnam into
India’s first “less–cash” city.
iii. The less cash Vizag
initiative aims to transform Visakhapatnam into the FinTech Valley of India,
and to serve as a dynamic example of a digitized city, on a global scale.
iv. The initiative will
aim to drive access, awareness and adoption of payments focusing on underserved
merchant and consumer segments, such as small merchants and women, to educate
them on the benefits of digital payments.
v. To use Bharat QR to
pay their electricity bills, customers will simply need to log in to their
bank’s app, and scan the QR code displayed on their electricity bill, enabling
instant payment.
6.
RAJIV BANSAL APPOINTED AS AIR INDIA CHIEF
i. The government has
appointed senior IAS officer Rajiv Bansal as the Chairman and Managing Director
of Air India. He will serve for 3 months. He is additional secretary and
financial adviser of the petroleum ministry.
ii. He will replace
Ashwani Lohani who has been appointed as the Chairman of Railway Board.
iii. Bansal is from the
Nagaland cadre of 1988 batch and hails from Haryana. He had served at the civil
aviation ministry between 2006 and 2008.
7.
AJAY VIPIN NANAVATI APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF SYNDICATE BANK
i. Ajay Vipin Nanavati
was appointed as the chairman of Syndicate Bank. His appointment has approved
as Non-Official Director/Non-Executive Chairman in Syndicate Bank for 3 years
according to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.
ii. His appointment has
approved by Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
8.
‘I AM HIV POSITIVE, SO WHAT?’ BOOK FROM MANIPUR BODYBUILDER PRADIP KUMAR
SINGH’S INSPIRATIONAL FIGHT TO OVERCOME HIV
i. Mr. World bronze
medal-winning bodybuilder, Pradip kumar Singh from Manipur has written a book
struggle against HIV AIDS with his condition and his triumphs.
ii. I am HIV positive, so
what?’ the book from Pradipkumar Singh, known for his personal struggle against
HIV AIDS.
iii. He was released at
the Press Club of India in New Delhi. Pradip kumar, who was diagnosed as HIV
positive in 2000, had come out publicly about his condition in 2007. Pradip
kumar Singh had won a bronze at the 2012 Mr. World contest in Bangkok. He won
the Mr. Manipur title.
iv. He had been a drug addict
during his younger years; he contracted the virus from a shared syringe. He
went on to win the Mr. South Asia title in 2012, before bagging a bronze in the
Mr. World contest the same year. He was a brand ambassador of the Manipur State
AIDS Control Society
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHO IS LEADING THE INDIAN DELEGATION IN THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION
MEETING ON DISASTER PREVENTION?
a) Narendra Singh Tomar
b) Rajnath Singh
c) Sushma Swaraj
d) Arun Jaitley
Q2.
WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOK TITLED “I AM HIV POSITIVE, SO WHAT?”
a) Vivek Pahuja
b) Martin Delaney
c) Jayanta Kalita
d)
Khundrakpam Pradip kumar Singh
Q3.
WHICH COUNTRY IS HOSTING THE INTERNATIONAL MILITARY MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017?
a) United States
b) China
c) India
d) Russia
Q4.
WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE NEW CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AIR INDIA?
a) Rajiv Bansal
b) Vinay Kumar
c) Kirti Das
d) Nitant Agrawal
Q5.
WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHAIRMAN OF SYNDICATE BANK?
a) Ajay Vipin Nanavati
b) Ajay Nitin Nanavati
c) Ajay Nalin Nanavati
d) Ajay Vimalesh Nanavati
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