Daily Current Affairs Update September-01 2017
1. Central Statistics Office(CSO) published new series of gross State Domestic Product (SDP) data with 2011-12 as the base year. According to it Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh were the fastest expanding State economies in 2015-16.
2. Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated a unit to process small onions in Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu .
3. BRICS Innovative Competitive Report 2017 was released by China Science and Technology Exchange Centre. The report says India is expected to surpass China in innovation competitiveness between 2025-2030.
4. The Trump administration has given $ 225 million worth of conditional military assistance to Pakistan that the country can access only if it takes more action against terror groups.
5. Markets regulator SEBI has barred Orion Capital as well as Orion Broking and their partners from the securities markets for 10 years.
They have been barred for failing to redress several investor grievances related to non- settlement of funds due to the clients.
6. President of Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard is on the three-day visit to India.
7. India's largest autonomous public organization Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked ninth in the world. The institute has been ranked ninth amongst a total of 1,207 government institutions, according to the Scimago Institutions ranking World Report 2017.
. It is the only Indian organization which has found place amongst the Top 100 Global Institutions. The ranking (Government Institutions) was topped by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
13. Samsung Electronics joined the self-driving car race in California with a permit from the state to test the technology on the home turf of Tesla, Google, and Apple.
BUSINESS & CLIMATE SUMMIT 2017 is being held in New Delhi. Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is organizing the third edition of BCS.
2. Union Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal has inaugurated a unit to process small onions in Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu .
3. BRICS Innovative Competitive Report 2017 was released by China Science and Technology Exchange Centre. The report says India is expected to surpass China in innovation competitiveness between 2025-2030.
4. The Trump administration has given $ 225 million worth of conditional military assistance to Pakistan that the country can access only if it takes more action against terror groups.
5. Markets regulator SEBI has barred Orion Capital as well as Orion Broking and their partners from the securities markets for 10 years.
They have been barred for failing to redress several investor grievances related to non- settlement of funds due to the clients.
6. President of Swiss Confederation Doris Leuthard is on the three-day visit to India.
7. India's largest autonomous public organization Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has been ranked ninth in the world. The institute has been ranked ninth amongst a total of 1,207 government institutions, according to the Scimago Institutions ranking World Report 2017.
. It is the only Indian organization which has found place amongst the Top 100 Global Institutions. The ranking (Government Institutions) was topped by the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
- Girish Sahni was appointed as Director General of CSIR.
- CSIR was established by the Government of India in 1942.
7. The outgoing Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi was appointed Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).
8. Former bureaucrat Sunil Arora was appointed Election Commissioner by the law Ministry.
9. Economist Rajiv Kumar took over as the vice-chairman of government think tank NITI Aayog.
10. The Union Ministry of Science and Technology is planning to create FarmerZone, a collective open-source data platform for smart agriculture by using biological research and data to improve lives of small and marginal farmers.
11. India and China have jointly submitted proposal to World Trade Organisation (WTO) calling for elimination of most trade-distorting farm subsidies by developed countries. These farm subsidies are known as known as Aggregate Measurement of Support (AMS) or ‘Amber Box’ support
12. Lebanese President Michel Aoun has signed the country’s first animal welfare bill into law, guaranteeing that domestic and wild animals will be legally protected from abuse.
14. The Union ministry for road transport, highways and shipping Nitin Gadkari finally given a green signal for the construction of 13 new Railway Over Bridges (ROB) in Pune district.
15. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurate the annual conference Rajaswa Gyan Sangam, 2017 in New Delhi.
16. The National Nutrition Week will be observed throughout the country from 1st to 7th September.
Theme: The theme of the National Nutrition Week for 2017 is “Optimal Infant & Young Child Feeding Practices: Better Child Health”.
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18. Health authorities will commence a nationwide programme to test everytuberculosis (TB) patient for signs of resistance to first-line drugs.
19. The Civil Aviation Administration of China announced the opening of the country’s first test-flight base for civilian drones in Shanghai
20. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath inaugurated one of his government's most ambitious projects - a start-up fund for promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) within the state.
21. The Madhya Pradesh government launched a new scheme to hedge price risks in agriculture wherein farmers will be compensated for distress sales at prices below Union government-announced minimum support prices (MSP).
The scheme, named Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana (Price Deficit Financing Scheme).
22. India’s leading Financial Exchange, Ebix’s ItzCash today announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with the country’s third largest non-life insurance provider in the private sector, HDFC ERGO to offer general insurance product on its ‘PHYGITAL’ platform.
23. Eminent Social Activist Parull Mahaajan was honoured with the ‘Shri Shakti Samman’ for her exemplary contribution to the society at the ‘Shri Shakti Parv’ organised by Dr. Archika Foundation at the Constitution Club of India
24. Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director of PVR Limited, will receive the “Exhibitor of the Year” Award at the CineAsia Awards Ceremony on 14 December 2017 in Hong Kong.
25. WikiLeaks’ website appears to have been hacked by a group called OurMine, whose previous hacks have targeted tech CEOs, companies, and news sites
26. Homegrown smartphone operating system company Indus OS has partnered Ola to integrate the latter’s cab aggregator app on its platform.
27. Lending a helping hand in flood relief operations in India, Nepal & Bangladesh, Google has committed $1 million to NGOs Goonj & Save the Children
28. The National Payments Corporation of India-backed BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app has been updated with features like splitting bills and collecting payments
29. Andhra Pradesh Will ensure monthly income of Rs. 10000 for poor by 2019
30. Ahead of the Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh next year, Chief Minister Raman Singh today announced a bonus to farmers for the last seasons as well this seasons paddy procurement.
31. Delhi metro will launch Magenta Line's driverless metros.
The Magenta Line (Line extends from Delhi's Janakpuri West to Noida's Botanical Garden.
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