Daily Current Affairs Update August-16 2017
1. Odisha Government will soon launch “Durgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran” (DAMAN), a special programme to prevent the spread of malaria in remote areas of Ganjam district.
2. The government has imposed a penalty of USD 264 million (about Rs 1,700 crore)on Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners. The penalty has been imposed for producing less than the targeted natural gas from eastern offshore KG-D6 fields in 2015-16.
3. State Bank of India (SBI) launched a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, ‘SBI Gram Seva’, which will work in the areas of health, education, environment and rural infrastructure.
SBI will adopt five villages each from 10 village panchayatswith each village getting around Rs 2.40 crore over the next three years
4. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)-promoted India International Exchange (India INX) has got Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI’s) approval to launch Gold Options. India INX will launch trading in gold options from August 30, 2017.
5. The National Company Law Tribunal has approved the merger of Reliance Communications (RCom) and Aircel announced on 15th August 2017
6. India (New Delhi) will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline senior officials on both sides confirmed
7. India's first museum on Partition of the Indian subcontinent will open this week in Amritsar Punjab, as India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years as independent nations.
# It will also have 'The Gallery of Hope', where visitors can scribble messages of love and peace
8. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the MoU between India and Sweden on cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property (IPRs).
#Capital of Sweden is in Stockholm.
9. The government approved a new metro rail policy for expanding the metro network across various cities in the country.
#At present, metro projects with a total length of more than 350km are operational in eight cities- Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Gurugram.
#Metro projects are under way in Hyderabad, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Lucknow.
10. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi launched the ‘Indira Canteen’ scheme,in Bengaluru dedicated to former Prime minister Indira Gandhi- a state government initiative to provide food at low cost to cater to the urban poor.
11. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has conferred the ‘best performance award’ for 2015-16 and 2016-17 to Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) for its work in the field of credit-linking joint liability groups (JLGs).
#S Ravindran is the Chairman of KVGB.
#KVGB is sponsored by syndicate bank
12. State Bank of India successfully held two-day Home Loan Utsav in Bengaluru.
13. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new website 'PlanYourGoal.com' to help users plan their investments according to their future financial goals
14. China halts iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea, following through on new UN sanctions over its ally’s nuclear program.
#Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea.
15. Australian state government has approved the world's biggest single tower solar thermal power plant, a 150-megawatt structure to be built in South Australia by 2020
#The largest solar thermal installation in the world is currently in California which features three towers and has a capacity of 392 MW.
16. Melbourne (in Australia) has been named world’s most liveable city for a record seventh year in a row, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Report 2017.
Damascus in Syria was deemed the world's worst among the 140 cities surveyed.
17. Tata Motors announced the appointment of P B Balaji as the new Chief Financial Officer,
18. Alexander Zverev Beats Roger Federer to Win Rogers Cup in montreal, canada
#Zverev is the youngest Rogers Cup finalist since Novak Djokovic in 2007.
#Alexander Zverev is from Germany.
19.The Union Cabinet has approved creation of a single corpus fund non-lapsable known as Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK).
Under it, all proceeds of secondary and higher education cess will be credited and utilised for the government’s schemes in education sector.
20. According to a recent study by climate researchers, aeroplanes may be ejecting significant amounts of black carbon (BC) which in turn is affecting monsoon, depleting the ozone layer and quickening glacier melt.
The study was conducted by climate researchers from multiple institutions in India including from the Indian Institute of Science and ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
21. Scientists from the University of Toronto, Canada have developed an injectable tissue bandage dubbed as AngioChip, smaller than a postage stamp that can repair damaged hearts.
22. The Public procurement portal Government eMarketplace (GeM) and industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed a MoU to establish GeMSamvad, a GeM -Industry forum.
GeMSamvad aims to create awareness about online purchase of goods and services by government agencies and departments.
Union Ministry that launched the ‘GeMSamvad: The GeM-Industry forum’ - Ministry of Commerce
23. The Orang National Park (ONP) is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam
24. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated as the next generation projection mapping system at the iconic Gateway of India in south Mumbai.
25. Major Mitali Madhumita became the first woman officer to receive a gallantry award in the Army. Major Madhumita became the first woman officer to get the Sena Medal (Gallantry).
26. American sprinter Allyson Felix has become the Most decorated athlete in world championships with 15 medals, breaking Usain Bolt's shared all-time record of most medals at the biennial athletics event.
27. The FIAT Rail Bogie Karkhana, set up at Badiyal and Kadechur Villages in Yadgir district of Karnataka will be inaugurated by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on August 18.
28. Heritage Conservation Society has launched a scheme - 'Nabin Tan Mon Bikash Yojana' - in memory of Nabin Sharma. The scheme is especially for school children.
29. Norway is set to become the first nation to start switching off its FM radio which have until now been broadcast via the radio. This started its' switching to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) that offers a wider range of broadcasting options and greater sound quality.
30. Hindustan Unilever (HUL) won the 'Green Marketer' award at the debut edition of Marquee Awards 2017.
#Honda Motorcycle & Scooter was awarded for 'Breathing new life into a category', Indian Accent was recognized for 'Creating a Global Impact' while Oppo was recognized for 'Carving out a Niche' for themselves in a highly competitive category.
31. Even after 4 years of its launch, the centre’s eBiz is struggling to become fully operational. eBiz project was unveiled in 2013 to serve as online, single-point entry for investors looking to set up a business anywhere in the country.
32. Mastercard is working on a network that can incorporate the benefits of blockchain technology while meeting the requirements of a globally distributed financial network.
33. The Union Home Ministry is set to give up its power to impose the ‘disturbed areas’ tag on Assam and Manipur. The move effectively means it will be the States’ decision to either continue the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) or revoke it.
34. Corporation Bank has bagged the best performance awards for SHG-bank linkage programme for 2015-16 and 2016-17 among commercial banks operating in Karnataka from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
35. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has launched a ‘Startup India’ Web portal to support promising start-ups
37. The British government seeks to have a seamless and frictionless border, without any physical border infrastructure and border posts between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland after Brexit.
38. Scientists at Stanford University in California have developed a cost-effective and highly sensitive blood test to detect cancer.
39. Archaeologists discover 2000 years old three ancient tombs in Egypt.
40. Italy to host G-7 Interior Ministers' summit on security.
#The group consists of seven major advanced economies including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States.
41. The war museum that was lit up in the colours of Indian National Flag for the first time ever to mark 70th Independence Day of India is - War Museum of Auckland
42. India is among the top 11 countries as seven of its companies are among a list of the 200 largest publicly traded entities that are making significant revenue from clean energy, an international report said.
India ranked fifth after China (68), the US (34), Japan (20) and Germany (nine).
The seven Indian companies are Suzlon Energy Ltd, Bharat Heavy Electricals, Tata Chemicals Ltd, Exide Industries Ltd, IDFC Ltd, Thermax Ltd and Havells India Ltd.
2. The government has imposed a penalty of USD 264 million (about Rs 1,700 crore)on Reliance Industries Ltd and its partners. The penalty has been imposed for producing less than the targeted natural gas from eastern offshore KG-D6 fields in 2015-16.
3. State Bank of India (SBI) launched a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, ‘SBI Gram Seva’, which will work in the areas of health, education, environment and rural infrastructure.
SBI will adopt five villages each from 10 village panchayatswith each village getting around Rs 2.40 crore over the next three years
4. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)-promoted India International Exchange (India INX) has got Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI’s) approval to launch Gold Options. India INX will launch trading in gold options from August 30, 2017.
5. The National Company Law Tribunal has approved the merger of Reliance Communications (RCom) and Aircel announced on 15th August 2017
6. India (New Delhi) will host the next steering committee meeting of the proposed 1,814 kilometre-long Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline senior officials on both sides confirmed
7. India's first museum on Partition of the Indian subcontinent will open this week in Amritsar Punjab, as India and Pakistan celebrate 70 years as independent nations.
# It will also have 'The Gallery of Hope', where visitors can scribble messages of love and peace
8. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the MoU between India and Sweden on cooperation in the field of Intellectual Property (IPRs).
#Capital of Sweden is in Stockholm.
9. The government approved a new metro rail policy for expanding the metro network across various cities in the country.
#At present, metro projects with a total length of more than 350km are operational in eight cities- Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Kochi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Gurugram.
#Metro projects are under way in Hyderabad, Nagpur, Ahmedabad, Pune, and Lucknow.
10. Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi launched the ‘Indira Canteen’ scheme,in Bengaluru dedicated to former Prime minister Indira Gandhi- a state government initiative to provide food at low cost to cater to the urban poor.
11. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has conferred the ‘best performance award’ for 2015-16 and 2016-17 to Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank (KVGB) for its work in the field of credit-linking joint liability groups (JLGs).
#S Ravindran is the Chairman of KVGB.
#KVGB is sponsored by syndicate bank
12. State Bank of India successfully held two-day Home Loan Utsav in Bengaluru.
13. ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has launched a new website 'PlanYourGoal.com' to help users plan their investments according to their future financial goals
14. China halts iron, iron ore and seafood imports from North Korea, following through on new UN sanctions over its ally’s nuclear program.
#Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea.
15. Australian state government has approved the world's biggest single tower solar thermal power plant, a 150-megawatt structure to be built in South Australia by 2020
#The largest solar thermal installation in the world is currently in California which features three towers and has a capacity of 392 MW.
16. Melbourne (in Australia) has been named world’s most liveable city for a record seventh year in a row, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Global Liveability Report 2017.
Damascus in Syria was deemed the world's worst among the 140 cities surveyed.
17. Tata Motors announced the appointment of P B Balaji as the new Chief Financial Officer,
18. Alexander Zverev Beats Roger Federer to Win Rogers Cup in montreal, canada
#Zverev is the youngest Rogers Cup finalist since Novak Djokovic in 2007.
#Alexander Zverev is from Germany.
19.The Union Cabinet has approved creation of a single corpus fund non-lapsable known as Madhyamik and Uchchtar Shiksha Kosh (MUSK).
Under it, all proceeds of secondary and higher education cess will be credited and utilised for the government’s schemes in education sector.
20. According to a recent study by climate researchers, aeroplanes may be ejecting significant amounts of black carbon (BC) which in turn is affecting monsoon, depleting the ozone layer and quickening glacier melt.
The study was conducted by climate researchers from multiple institutions in India including from the Indian Institute of Science and ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre.
21. Scientists from the University of Toronto, Canada have developed an injectable tissue bandage dubbed as AngioChip, smaller than a postage stamp that can repair damaged hearts.
22. The Public procurement portal Government eMarketplace (GeM) and industry body Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) have signed a MoU to establish GeMSamvad, a GeM -Industry forum.
GeMSamvad aims to create awareness about online purchase of goods and services by government agencies and departments.
Union Ministry that launched the ‘GeMSamvad: The GeM-Industry forum’ - Ministry of Commerce
23. The Orang National Park (ONP) is located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam
24. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated as the next generation projection mapping system at the iconic Gateway of India in south Mumbai.
25. Major Mitali Madhumita became the first woman officer to receive a gallantry award in the Army. Major Madhumita became the first woman officer to get the Sena Medal (Gallantry).
26. American sprinter Allyson Felix has become the Most decorated athlete in world championships with 15 medals, breaking Usain Bolt's shared all-time record of most medals at the biennial athletics event.
27. The FIAT Rail Bogie Karkhana, set up at Badiyal and Kadechur Villages in Yadgir district of Karnataka will be inaugurated by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on August 18.
28. Heritage Conservation Society has launched a scheme - 'Nabin Tan Mon Bikash Yojana' - in memory of Nabin Sharma. The scheme is especially for school children.
29. Norway is set to become the first nation to start switching off its FM radio which have until now been broadcast via the radio. This started its' switching to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) that offers a wider range of broadcasting options and greater sound quality.
30. Hindustan Unilever (HUL) won the 'Green Marketer' award at the debut edition of Marquee Awards 2017.
#Honda Motorcycle & Scooter was awarded for 'Breathing new life into a category', Indian Accent was recognized for 'Creating a Global Impact' while Oppo was recognized for 'Carving out a Niche' for themselves in a highly competitive category.
31. Even after 4 years of its launch, the centre’s eBiz is struggling to become fully operational. eBiz project was unveiled in 2013 to serve as online, single-point entry for investors looking to set up a business anywhere in the country.
32. Mastercard is working on a network that can incorporate the benefits of blockchain technology while meeting the requirements of a globally distributed financial network.
33. The Union Home Ministry is set to give up its power to impose the ‘disturbed areas’ tag on Assam and Manipur. The move effectively means it will be the States’ decision to either continue the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) or revoke it.
34. Corporation Bank has bagged the best performance awards for SHG-bank linkage programme for 2015-16 and 2016-17 among commercial banks operating in Karnataka from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
35. Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) has launched a ‘Startup India’ Web portal to support promising start-ups
- Under the scheme, MRPL will support and fund projects in the energy sector.
37. The British government seeks to have a seamless and frictionless border, without any physical border infrastructure and border posts between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland after Brexit.
38. Scientists at Stanford University in California have developed a cost-effective and highly sensitive blood test to detect cancer.
39. Archaeologists discover 2000 years old three ancient tombs in Egypt.
40. Italy to host G-7 Interior Ministers' summit on security.
#The group consists of seven major advanced economies including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom and the United States.
41. The war museum that was lit up in the colours of Indian National Flag for the first time ever to mark 70th Independence Day of India is - War Museum of Auckland
42. India is among the top 11 countries as seven of its companies are among a list of the 200 largest publicly traded entities that are making significant revenue from clean energy, an international report said.
India ranked fifth after China (68), the US (34), Japan (20) and Germany (nine).
The seven Indian companies are Suzlon Energy Ltd, Bharat Heavy Electricals, Tata Chemicals Ltd, Exide Industries Ltd, IDFC Ltd, Thermax Ltd and Havells India Ltd.
43. Australia's former Olympic and world cycle champion Stephen Wooldridge died at the age of just 39.
44. Puffin Books’ “India at 70: Snapshots since Independence”, written by Roshen Dalal, provides glimpses of the country’s vast and rich culture, its diversity and many languages, its eminent personalities and its achievements in all spheres.
45. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Tuesday said it planned to double gas production to more than 100 million standard cubic meters per day in the next 5-6 years. The government is targeting an increase in the share of gas in the energy basket from 6.5% to 15% in the next few years.
46. Prime Minister Modi has said his govt plans to invest Rs 1,000 cr to transform 20 universities into “world class” educational institutions.
47. CSS Corp was named the winner of a Silver Stevie Award in Best New Product or Service of the Year – Software – Platform as a Service category at 14th Annual International Business Awards 2017.
48. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has announced that he’ll be setting up a coaching academy in Dubai Pacific Sports Club in UAE.
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