DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28 JAN 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
21ST INDIA INTERNATIONAL
SEAFOOD SHOW OPENS IN GOA
i. 21st India International Seafood
Show opened in Margao, Goa. This event was inaugurated by Goa CM Manohar
Parrikar. IISS is a biennial event which serves as a common meeting point for
various stakeholders of marine products sector such as producers, processing
machinery manufacturers, processors, and
technical experts.
ii. Focial theme of 21st IISS is ‘Safe & Sustainable Seafood from India’.
It has been jointly organised by the Marine Products Export Development
Authority and the Seafood Export Association of India. MPEDA is the nodal
agency of the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
iii. During the course of this 3-day
event, leaders and experts of marine products sector will deliberate on
policies, market trends, technology and action plan to achieving an export
target of US$ 10 billion by 2022.
2.
AAI, LAO PDR SIGN CIVIL
AVIATION COOPERATION AGREEMENT
i. Airports Authority of India signed
an agreement with Department of Civil Aviation of Lao PDR, for providing
SkyRev360. SkyRev360 is a comprehensive e-data gathering, invoicing and
collection system which has been developed in collaboration with the
International Air Transport Association under the Government of India’s Make in
India initiative
ii. The agreement was signed in Laos in
presence of Ravi Shankar Aisola – Ambassador of India in Laos. This agreement
is expected to strengthen bilateral cooperation between India and Laos.
3.
WORLD BANK CHIEF ECONOMIST
PAUL ROMER QUITS OVER CHILE COMMENTS
i. Paul Romer resigned from his
poistion as the World Bank’s chief economist. Resignation of Paul Romer:
i .Paul Romer has resigned from the
chief economist position of World Bank after he made a controversial statement
on Chile’s rankings in ‘Doing Business’ annual report by World Bank.
ii .Chile ranks 55 out of 190 countries
currently in the list. Paul Romer told a newspaper that, the downfall in
Chile’s rank was due to methodological changes, and not from Chile’s business
environment. He also said that it might even have resulted from the World Bank
staff’s political motivations.
iii. He has resigned just 15 months
after he assumed the position. He returns to New York University as economics
professor.
4.
DELHI THRASH RAJASTHAN TO
LIFT SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY IN STYLE
i. Delhi won the Syed Mushtaq Ali
Trophy at the Eden Gardens, in Kolkata. Delhi defeated Rajasthan by 41 runs in
the finals and won their 1st Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
ii. Pradeep Sangwan of Delhi was
declared Man of the Match. Unmukt Chand scored a half century and Delhi set a
target of 154 runs for Rajasthan. But Rajasthan was dismissed at 112 runs.
5.
BOOK TITLED “DILLI MERI
DILLI: BEFORE AND AFTER 1998″ BY SHEILA DIXIT RELEASED
“Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After
1998″, a pictorial book, by former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit has been
released.
Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After
1998:
i. “Dilli Meri Dilli: Before and After
1998″ has been published by Palimpsest Publishers. The book contains pictures
of Delhi on subjects such as heritage, culture, law, gender equality, urban
environment, education, sports and transport.
ii. The book contains comments from Mark
Tully, E Sreedharan, Sunita Narain, etc.
iii. The book depicts the evolution of
Delhi, its transformation from the beginning of the new millennium, etc.
6.
VETERAN KANNADA ACTOR
CHANDRASHEKHAR PASSES AWAY
i. Chandrashekhar, Kannada actor,
passed away following a massive heart attack, in Canada. Chandrashekhar was 63 years old. He started
his acting career as a child artist in 1969.
ii. His popular movie is Edakallu
Guddadamele. After this movie people referred to him as ‘Edakallu’
Chandrashekhar. After his marriage, he
moved to Canada and worked as a visa officer at the Indian High Commission. In
2004, he re-entered the Kannada film industry as a director.
7.
VICE PRESIDENT RELEASES
THE BOOK ‘STANIYA SVASASAN MEI ADDHI AABADHI’
i. Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah
Naidu released the book ‘Staniya Svasasan Mei Addhi Aabadhi’ in New Delhi.
About ‘Staniya Svasasan Mei Addhi Aabadhi’:
i. This book has been authored by Dr.
Sadhana Pandey. Mr. Naidu said that it is an empirical study that captures the
voices of the rural women who are occupying positions of authority at the local
level.
iii. He added that it can help the
policy makers to understand the perspectives of women representatives and
address the key issues of empowerment, health, education, nutrition,
information sharing and economic independence.
8.
INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST
REMEMBRANCE DAY – JANUARY 27
i. International Holocaust Remembrance
Day was observed all over the world. Every year, 27 January is observed as
International Holocaust Remembrance Day in remembrance of victims of Holocaust.
ii. UNESCO reassures its commitment to
combat racism and all forms of intolerance that triggers group-targeted
violence. The theme for International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018 is: “Holocaust Remembrance and Education: Our
Shared Responsibility”.
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHICH ORGANISATION SIGNED AN
AGREEMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION OF LAO PDR, FOR PROVIDING SKYREV360?
a)
Airports Authority of India
b)
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
c)
Reserve Bank of India
d)
NITI Aayog
Q2. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT HOSTED THE
21ST INDIA INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD SHOW 2018?
a)
West Bengal
b)
Kerala
c)
Goa
d)
Tamil Nadu
Q3. WHO HAS RESIGNED FROM THE CHIEF
ECONOMIST POSITION OF WORLD BANK AFTER HE MADE A CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT ON CHILE’S RANKINGS IN ‘DOING BUSINESS’
ANNUAL REPORT BY WORLD BANK?
a)
Spektrum der Wissenschaft
b)
Paul Romer
c)
Edward Snowden
d)
Harald Lesch
Q4.
WHO IS THE AUTHOR OF THE PICTORIAL BOOK “DILLI MERI DILLI: BEFORE AND
AFTER 1998″?
a)
Charles Shenoy
b)
Zadie Smith
c) Julian Marles
d) Sheila Dikshit
Q5. WHEN IS THE INTERNATIONAL
HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY OBSERVED ALL OVER THE WORLD?
a) 25th January
b)
26th January
c)
27th January
d)
28th January
ANSWERS:
1 - A 2 - C 3 - B 4
- D 5 - C
