DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 11 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1.
PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES 29TH ACCOUNTANTS GENERAL
CONFERENCE
i. President
Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 29th Accountants General Conference at the
Comptroller and Auditor General building, at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, in New
Delhi.
ii. The
theme of this year’s conference is: “Auditing and Accounting in a Digital Era”.
iii. This
conference provides an opportunity to discuss on efforts needed to enhance
accountability, transparency and good governance.
iv. ABOUT COMPTROLLER
AND AUDITOR GENERAL:- CAG of India – Rajiv Mehrishi
CAG was
established by Article 148 of the Indian Constitution.
2.
MEDWATCH’: MOBILE HEALTH APP FOR CITIZENS OF INDIA LAUNCHED BY
IAF ON AIR FORCE DAY
i. The
Indian Air Force, on its 86th anniversary, announced an innovative mobile
health App named ‘MedWatch’ .
ii. The
objective is to provide health information to airwarriors and all citizens of
India.
iii. It is
in sync with Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Digital India, Ayushman Bharat and
Mission Indradhanush’.
iv. It has
features like:Information on basic First Aid, Health topics and Nutritional
Facts;Reminders for timely Medical Review, Vaccination and Utility tools like
Health Record Card, BMI calculator, helpline numbers and web links.
3.
INDIA RANKED 147TH IN OXFAM WORLD INEQUALITY INDEX
i. UK-based
charity ‘Oxfam International’s report named ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality
Index was released.
ii. India
ranked 147th among 157 countries analysed and was labeled a “a very worrying
situation” with respect to the rising inequality in the country.
iii. Government
spending on health, education and social protection is low which is more
subsidized to the private sector.
iv. Denmark
topped the list based on its high and progressive taxation, high social
spending and good protection of workers.
4.
SOVEREIGN GOLD BOND SCHEME 2018 -19
i. The
government launched the Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme FY19.
ii. The objective
is to cut down gold imports and lower the current account deficit
iii. A total
of Rs. 5000 crore has been expected to be collected by the government through
this scheme.
iv. The
bonds will be sold every month from October 2018 to February 2019 through
banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd etc.
v. The tenor
of the bond will be for a period of eight years with exit option in the fifth,
sixth and seventh year.
vi. This
scheme was re-introduced as an alternative to rising import duty on gold so as
to avoid smuggling of gold.
5.
COCA-COLA, PEPSI, NESTLE BIGGEST OCEAN POLLUTERS: REPORT BY
GREENPEACE
i. A report
by environmental group Greenpeace stated that, drink companies Coca-Cola,
PepsiCo and Nestle are the world’s biggest producers of plastic trash.
ii. Coca-Cola,
was the top waste producer.
iii. The
most common type of plastic found was polystyrene.
6.
CHHATTISGARH’S VEENA SENDRE IS INDIA’S FIRST TRANS QUEEN
i. Veena
Sendre from Chhattisgarh was selected as India’s first ‘Miss Trans Queen’, in
Mumbai.
ii. Veena
Sendre is a former Miss Chhattisgarh.
iii. She
hails from Mandir Hasaud village in Raipur.
7.
PRAVIN SRIVASTAVA APPOINTED AS INDIA’S THIRD CHIEF STATISTICIAN
i. The
government appointed 58-year-old Pravin Srivastava, as the third chief
statistician of India .
ii. He will
be succeeding previous incumbent Mr. TCA Anant.
8.
FIRST BIO-ELECTRONIC MEDICINE DEVELOPED
i. Researchers
at the Washington University in US, have developed the first bioelectronic
medicine, an implantable, biodegradable wireless device that delivers regular
pulses of electricity to damaged peripheral nerves after a surgical repair
process.
ii. The
bioelectronic medicine speeds up nerve regeneration and enhances the healing of
a damaged nerve.
iii. It
provides therapy and treatment for a clinically relevant period of time and
then it naturally disappear into the body.
It reduces
the side effects or risks associated with conventional, permanent implants.
9.
EARTH WILL REACH 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS THRESHOLD BY 2030: IPCC
i. UN
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change stated that the planet will reach the
threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial
levels by as early as 2030.
ii. The
planet is already two-thirds of the way there with the global temperature that
has reached a 1 degree rise.
iii. If the
threshold above stated is reached, it would increase heat waves, risk of
extreme drought, wildfires, floods and food shortages for hundreds of millions
of people.
iv. To avoid
further significant disruption in the pattern, the governments need to
formulate effective measures in a drastic scale to reduce CO2 emission level by
45% from
v. 2010
levels by 2030 and reach “net zero” around 2050 in order to keep the warming
around 1.5 degrees C.
10.
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PICKS SENEGAL AS FIRST AFRICAN
HOST FOR YOUTH OLYMPICS
i. International
Olympic Committee has made Senegal the host of the 2022 Youth Olympic Games,
making it the first African host of any Olympics.
ii. Senegal
will host the youth games in 3 places: Dakar, Diamniadio and Saly.
iii. INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC):-President –
Thomas Bach, Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland, IOC executive director of
Olympic Games – Christophe Dubi.
11.
CHINA OPEN 2018 (TENNIS)
i.
China Open 2018 the 19th edition of the China Open for men and 22nd edition for
women event winners are:
ii.
Men’s Singles won by Nikoloz Basilashvili
iii.
Women’s Singles won by Caroline Wozniacki
iv.
Men’s Doubles won by lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo
v.
Women’s Doubles won by Andrea Sestini Hlavackova and Barbora Strycova.
