DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 29 AUG 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
ARUN JAITLEY HANDS OVER LRSAM TO INDIAN NAVY
i. Defence Minister Arun
Jaitley handed over the Long-Range Surface-to-Air Missile jointly developed by
India and Israel, to the Indian Navy at Bharat Dynamics Ltd at Kanchanbagh,
Hyderabad. The first batch of LRSAM, being inducted into the Navy, was
symbolically handed over to Vice Admiral Karambir Singh, the vice-chief of
naval staff.LRSAM
ii. The Rocket Motor
Static Test Facility was dedicated to the nation by Arun Jaitley at BDL’s
Ibrahim patnam Complex located near Hyderabad. An amount of 48 Cr spent on this
facility.
iii. The Union Minister
inaugurated ASTRA Manufacturing Facility. Astra weapon system is an
indigenously developed Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range missile developed by
DRDO. It comprises of Astra Launcher and Astra Missile. It is designed as a BVR
missile with a range of 110 Km in head-on mode and 20 Km in tail-chase mode.
BVR missiles are the latest in air to air combat.
iv. He also inaugurated
the 5 MW Solar Photo Voltaic Power Project at BDL, Bhanur Unit, Telangana
State. As part of Govt of India’s Jawarharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.
2.
TWO-DAY INDIAN OCEAN CONFERENCE IN COLOMBO
i. External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj will participate in the 2s-day Indian Ocean Conference
to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka in which Sri Lankan prime minister and the
president are among key speakers.
ii. The theme of the
conference is peace, progress, and prosperity. It will see participation from
around 35 countries and have speakers from 25 countries. The conference will be
held in Temple Trees, the official residence of the Lankan prime minister.
3.
NEPAL PM SHER BAHADUR DEUBA ON 5-DAY VISIT TO INDIA
i. Nepal’s PM Sher
Bahadur Deuba made his maiden visit to India as prime minister. Even though
India and Nepal has some areas of concern in recent days his arrival confirmed
Kathmandu’s abiding interest in strong ties with India. India and Nepal signed
8 memorandums of understanding.
ii. Nepal PM Sher Bahadur
Deuba Visits Infosys, T-Hub and Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad.
4.
IRDAI LAUNCHES CENTRAL DATABASE OF INSURANCE SALES PERSONS
i. The Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of India has launched a Central Database
of all Insurance Sales Persons in the country.
ii. Named as `Envoy’, the
database will ensure that all licensed insurance sales persons working for
insurers and intermediaries including entities such as insurance agents, broker
qualified persons, specified persons of corporate agents do not work with
multiple insurers and intermediaries in the same business category.
5.
INDIA, GERMANY SIGN PACT TO IMPROVE GRID INTEGRATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
i. India and Germany has
signed an agreement on technical cooperation under the Indo-German Energy
Programme – Green Energy Corridor.
ii. The agreement was
signed by India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and Deutsche Gesells
chaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH India on behalf of Germany.
iii. The main aim of this
programme is to improve the sector framework and conditions for grid
integration of renewable energy. It will help in training manpower in India to
ensure grid stability and ensure more and more integration of renewables in the
country.
iv. GIZ and MNRE will
work on improving market mechanisms and regulations for integration of
renewable energies, advancing technical and institutional conditions in
specified target states, regions and on a national level.
6.
DIPAK MISRA SWORN IN AS 45TH CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
i. Justice Dipak Misra
has sworn 45th Chief Justice of India at a brief ceremony in the Darbar Hall of
Rashtrapati Bhavan. He will succeed
Chief Justice JS Khehar.
ii. Chief Justice Misra will
hold office for the next 13 months, till 2nd October 2018. His oath was
administered by President Ram Nath Kovind.
iii. He led the Supreme
Court bench that confirmed death to 4 convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape case
in May 2016.
iv. Justice Misra enrolled
as an Advocate on 14th February 1977. He was appointed as an Additional Judge
of the Orissa High Court in 1996 and was transferred to the Madhya Pradesh High
Court in 1997.
v. Justice Misra assumed
charge of the office of Chief Justice, Patna High Court in 2009 and later
became the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court in 2010.
vi. Justice Misra was
also among the 3 judges giving a historic hearing to decide on terrorist Yakub
Memon’s last-minute appeal against his hanging.
7.
HAMILTON WINS BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
i. Mercedes' British
Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton registered his 58th career race win after
claiming the Belgian Grand Prix title.
ii. Hamilton's rival
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel came 2nd while Daniel Ricciardo was placed 3rd. With
the win, Hamilton has cut Vettel's lead at the top of the drivers' championship
to seven points.
8.
23RD BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-2017 AT GLASGOW
i. The 23rd BWF world
championship was held in Glasgow, Scotland from 21 – 27 Aug 2017 at the
Emirates Arena, Glasgow.
ii. The BWF World
Championships is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World
Federation. The tournament offers the most ranking points, together with Summer
Olympic Games. The winners will be crowned as the “World Champions” and awarded
gold medals.
iii. Viktor Axelsen
claimed Denmark’s 1st men’s singles gold in 20 years at the badminton World
Championships after he beat China’s Lin Dan.
iv. Nozomi Okuhara of
Japan claimed Women’s Singles after beating P.V Sindhu.
9.
INDIA WINS SAFF UNDER 15 CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST NEPAL
i. The Indian U-15
football team defeated Nepal to win the SAFF U-15 Championships in Kathmandu.
ii. The motive behind the
U-15 is to allow teams to be better prepared for the Asian Football
Confederation Under-16 qualifiers to be held in 2017.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED
ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1.
WHAT KIND OF MISSLE DEFENCE MINISTER ARUN JAITLEY HAS BEEN HANDED OVER JOINTLY DEVELOPED BY INDIA AND ISRAEL, TO THE
INDIAN NAVY AT BHARAT DYNAMICS LTD AT KANCHANBAGH, HYDERABAD?
a) Short Range surface to air missile
b) Exo-atmospheric Anti-ballistic missile
c) Longe-range surface-to-air missile
d) Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile
Q2.
INDIA HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH WHICH COUNTRY ON TECHNICAL COOPERATION UNDER
THE ENERGY PROGRAMME – GREEN ENERGY CORRIDORS?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) UK
d) Nepal
Q3.
DIPAK MISRA SWORN IN AS ______ CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA?
a) 50th
b) 45th
c) 40th
d) 42nd
Q4.
WHERE WAS 23RD BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HELD FROM AUG 21 - AUG. 27?
a) Beijing, China
b) Tokyo, Japan
c) Paris , France
d)
Glasgow, Scotland
Q5.
INDIA WON SAFF UNDER 15 CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST WHICH COUNTRY?
a) Bhutan
b) Iran
c) Nepal
d) Pakistan
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