DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 4 FEB 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1. MAHARASHTRA GOVT APPROVES NEW WILDLIFE SANCTUARY AT GHODAZARI
i. Maharashtra
State Government has approved Ghodazari in Chandrapur district as a new
wildlife sanctuary in the state. This decision was taken at the 13th
meeting of the Maharashtra State Board for Wildlife, held on January 31, 2018.
ii.
The meeting was chaired by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis. The new wildlife
sanctuary will include 159 sq km of Brahmapuri forest. This decision will not
only help in conserving the forest but will also benefit nearly 40 villages in
the region on account of consequential increase of tourism related activities.
2. VICE PRESIDENT NAIDU INAUGURATES FIRST INTERNATIONAL KALA MELA
IN NEW DELHI
i.
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the First International
Kala Mela (Art Festival) at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New
Delhi.
ii.
This festival has been organised by Lalit Kala Akademi, India’s premier
institution for the promotion of Art and Culture. During the course of this
festival (4th – 18th February, 2018), around 800 artists will showcase their
art works.
iii.
Main objective of this festival is to facilitate direct interaction between
artists and the experts of the art forms and also to raise awareness about the
art. National and International experts will conduct various art workshops and
activities including Visual Art Film Festival, Best from waste workshop, Musical
performances, Violin making workshop, live performance and Dance Dramas during
the festival.
3. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ‘DEMETRIOS GALANOS AND HIS LEGACY’
BEGINS IN NEW DELHI
i. International
Conference on ‘Demetrios Galanos and His Legacy’ was inaugurated at Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi.
ii.
8-day International Conference on ‘Demetrios Galanos and His Legacy’ is being
held in Delhi as well as Varanasi. It has been organised by IGNCA.
iv.
IGNCA’s ‘Bharat Vidya Prayojana’ project, under which, attempts are being made
to reconceive Indology from Bharat perspective is the principle host of this
conference.
4. ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY LAUNCHES ‘GREEN GOOD DEEDS’ CAMPAIGN FOR
CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING
i. Union
Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Dr Harsh Vardhan appealed
to the teaching community to join the ‘Green Good Deeds’ campaign.
ii.
This campaign has been launched by Environment Ministry to sensitise students
about climate change and global warming. ‘Green Good Deeds’ campaign is based
on the premise that it is the moral responsibility of current generation to
restore and return the clean and green environment to the next generation.
iii.
A mobile application – ‘Dr Harsh Vardhan’ has also been launched to reach out
to people across India and provide information about ‘Green Good Deeds’
campaign.
5. INDIA CONTRIBUTES $1 MN TO UN DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FUND
i. India
contributed an additional $1 million to the India-UN Development Partnership
Fund earmarked for South-South cooperation. India contributes $1 mn to UN
Development Partnership Fundi. This latest contribution of India is aimed at
intensifying its partnerships with other developing countries.
ii. India-UN
Development Partnership Fund was launched in June 2017 for supporting sustainable development
projects in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States.
iii.
India has pledged a multi-year contribution of $100 million to this fund, out
of which, it has already provided $6 million so far.
6. GOVERNMENT MAKES PAN MANDATORY FOR TRANSACTIONS OVER RS. 2.5
LAKH
i. As
announced in Union Budget 2018, providing Permanent Account Number will be
mandatory for any entity
entering into a financial transaction of Rs 2.5 lakh or more with effect from
April 1, 2018.
ii. As
per Finance Bill 2018, through which the Budget is passed, Permanent Account
Number would be used as Unique Entity Number for non-individuals. Thus, every
non-individual entity shall be required to apply to the Assessing Officer for
allotment of PAN.
iii. It
has also been proposed that managing director, director, CEO, partner , founder
or any person competent to act on behalf of such entities shall also apply to
the Assessing Officer for allotment of PAN.
iv. Objective
behind bringing in this provision is to widen the tax base.
7. SHUBHANKAR SHARMA CLINCHES MAYBANK CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Indian
golfer Shubhankar Sharma won the Maybank Championship, at the Saujana Golf and
Country Club, in Malaysia. Shubhankar Sharma holed 10 birdies and finished
10-under-par 62 in the finals. He was awarded USD 500,000.
ii.
Jorge Campillo finished in the second position. Pablo Larrazabal and Ryan Fox
finished in the third position.
OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS BASED ON TODAY’S NEWS
Q1. WHAT IS THE ADDITIONAL AMOUNT CONTRIBUTED BY INDIA TO UN
DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP FUND EARMARKED
FOR SOUTH-SOUTH COOPERATION?
a) $2 billion
b) $1 billion
c) $1.5 Million
d) $2.5 million
Q2. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT INAUGURATED THE INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON ‘DEMETRIOS GALANOS AND HIS LEGACY’ 2018?
a) New Delhi
b) Manipur
c) Bihar
d) Mizoram
Q3. WHICH STATE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED GHODAZARI AS A NEW
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY IN THE STATE?
a) Odisha
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Maharashtra
d) Punjab
Q4. WHAT IS THE CAMPAIGN THAT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY ENVIRONMENT
MINISTRY TO SENSITISE STUDENTS ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING?
a) No Global Warming
b) Clean and Green
c) Clean Environment
d) Green Good Deeds
Q5. IN WHICH INDIAN CITY, VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA, M. VENKAIAH
NAIDU INAUGURATED THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL
ART FESTIVAL?
a) New Delhi
b) Mysore
c) Bangalore
d) Kolkata
ANSWERS:
1 - B 2
- A 3 - C 4 - D 5 - A
