Top News Current Affairs The Wake Up Show 12 March (2018)
Breaking News Sitanshu Kar to be new PIB chief, set to replace Frank Noronha Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu gets additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry Passport details made mandatory for loans above Rs.50 crore after PNB fraud KVGB rolls out Vikas She Plus loan scheme for women entrepreneurs
Breaking News WINGS INDIA 2018 held in Hyderabad PM inaugurates two-day National Legislators Conference WE Hub, India s first state-led incubator for women launched by Telengana Government Swachh Shakti 2018 celebrated in Lucknow On the occasion of International Women s Day
Breaking News Banaswadi becomes first all-woman railway station in South Western Railway zone Diu becomes the first and only Union Territory to be 100% solar energy efficient India, France ink 14 key agreements after talks between PM Modi, President Macron ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB And AIIB Ink Joint Declaration
Sitanshu Kar to be new PIB chief, set to replace Frank Noronha All India Radio s News Services Division (NSD) director general Sitanshu Kar has been appointed as the next Director General of the Union government s publicity wing, Press Information Bureau (PIB).
Facts about Press Information Bureau (PIB) Replaced: Frank Noronha (2014). PIB publicizes information to the print, electronic and new media on government plans, policies, programme initiatives and achievements. Nationwide network: 8 regional offices Branch offices: 34 Formed : 1919 Headquarters : National Media Centre, New Delhi
Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu gets additional charge of Civil Aviation Ministry Commerce and Industries Minister Suresh Prabhu was given additional charge of the Civil Aviation Ministry after the resignation of Ashok Gajapathi Raju of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).
Raju and another Telugu Desam Party (TDP) MP Y.S. Chowdary had resigned from the council of ministers. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu took the decision after facing relentless attacks from the opposition for failing to secure special category status for Andhra Pradesh.
Passport details made mandatory for loans above Rs.50 crore after PNB fraud Passport details of borrowers obtaining loans of Rs 50 crore and above has been made mandatory to take immediate action in case of fraud and to prevent defaulters from escaping away from India.
More Facts: Passport details mandated for loans: Rs 50 crore and above Reason: to take immediate action and to inform related authorities to prevent defaulters from flying out of India. Passport details of borrowers within 45 days required.
Cause: Nirav Modi has been alleged to have defrauded Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 12,700 crore and has escaped from India. About Punjab National Bank (PNB): MD & CEO Sunil Mehta Headquarters New Delhi
KVGB rolls out Vikas She Plus loan scheme for women entrepreneurs Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has introduced Vikas She Plus, a loan scheme for women to help them with new ventures and for expanding or modifying their existing businesses.
Vikas She Plus: Offers loan up to a : Rs 2 lakh. Repayment period for the loan : 60 months KVGB Aims: to reach out to 5,000 women entrepreneurs by the end of this financial year. KVGB has stated that, it has offered loans amounting to Rs 22 crore to nearly 2,500 women on the day the scheme was launched itself.
About Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB): Chairman S Ravindran Head Office Dharwad, Karnataka
WINGS INDIA 2018 held in Hyderabad Ministry of Civil Aviation and Airport Authority of India and FICCI jointly organized the four-day biennial event WINGS INDIA 2018 in Hyderabad. Theme of the four-day biennial event this year is India-Global Aviation Hub.
WINGS INDIA 2018 WINGS INDIA 2018 is a platform for interactions, forging alliances, investments and air connectivity between the States and the global aviation players & stakeholders. The conference will focus on fostering partnership to transform Indian aviation and the role of conducive regulatory framework to facilitate growth of civil aviation market.
Other points to be noted:- Attended by senior ministers of Telangana Government and senior officials of Ministry of Civil Aviation, DGCA, AAI and representatives from FICCI. Exhibitors and CEOs : 125 exhibitors and 35 CEOs. FICCI is set to launch its maiden edition of WINGS INDIA AWARDS for Excellence in the aviation sector in 14 categories.
PM inaugurates two-day National Legislators Conference Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates a two-day National Legislators Conference at the Central Hall of Parliament House.
Quick Facts: Theme: We For Development. Motive of the conference: It will be a platform for Members of Parliament such as MPs, MLAs, Legislative Assemblies and Legislative Councils to share their ideas, plans or experience for country development. Subjects : Development and optimum use of resources Participants: The conference will be attended by Union Ministers, including Arun Jaitley, J P Nadda, Nirmala Sitharaman, Suresh Prabhu, Narender Singh Tomar, Prakash Javadekar and Dharmendra Pradhan.
WE Hub, India s first state-led incubator for women launched by Telengana Government On March 8 2018, Government of Telangana launched Women Entrepreneurship Hub (WE- Hub) in Hyderabad. WE-Hub is India s first state-led incubator exclusively for women entrepreneurs.
Purpose of WE -Hub WE-HUB will promote women-led, womenowned enterprises in Telangana. It is a platform which is open to all kinds of innovations including a tech start-up, a start-up in social innovation or an idea which is completely and radically different. It will encourage women from rural and urban backgrounds helping them achieve being independent and overcome the societal barriers.
Other Important events on WE Hub 2018 Launched by: Tessy Thomas, Director, ASL, DRDL and Vani Kola, Managing Director of Kalaari Capital Launch in the presence of : IT & Industries Minister KT Rama Rao. CEO of WE Hub : Deepthi Ravula (Former Joint Director for Electronics Promotions of Telangana MoUs Signed: Six WE Hub will forge several partnerships and collaborate with all the 32 incubators in Hyderabad.
About T-Hub & WE Hub T-Hub It is meant for technology startups WE Hub It will be open for all kinds of startups led by women
Swachh Shakti 2018 celebrated in Lucknow On the occasion of International Women s Day The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, in association with the Government of Uttar Pradesh, organized a Women s Convention called Swachh Shakti 2018 at Lucknow. Swachh Shakti 2018 has been hosted by Uttar pradesh Government.
Key events of Swachh Shakti 2018 8000 Women sarpanches and 3000 women Swachhagrahis and women champions from across the country were recognised for their outstanding contribution towards making a Swachh Bharat. The event included a special exhibition, launch of a film celebrating Swachh Shakti and flagging off of 30 Swachhata Raths that will travel across the State, spreading the message of sanitation at the grassroots.
The Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Sushri Uma Bharti, complimented the commitment made by the Uttar Pradesh government to make the State Open Defecation Free (ODF) by October 2018.
Aim of Swachh Bharat Mission Launched on: October 2nd, 2014 Launched by : Prime Minister, Narendra Modi Aimed at : achieving a Clean and Open Defecation Free (ODF) India by 2 October, 2019. From these efforts, 314 districts and 3.23 lakh villages and 9 States and 2 UTs have been declared ODF. The sanitation coverage has more than doubled from 38.70% to 78.98% since the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission.
Banaswadi becomes first all-woman railway station in South Western Railway zone Banaswadi railway station of Bengaluru became the first all-woman railway station in South Western Railway zone.
Quick Facts: On the International Women s Day, Banaswadi railway station was declared as a facility run by an all-woman crew. It is the first station in the South Western Railway (SWR) zone and 5 in India to attain the all-woman railway station status.
Declared South by: Piyush Goyal, Union railway minister, through video link. The Banaswadi railway station will be operated by its female staff from now on. All 15 officials of the Banaswadi station are now women, including security personnel.
Diu becomes the first and only Union Territory to be 100% solar energy efficient Diu has become the first and only Union Territory of India to achieve full solar energy efficiency.
Facts about Diu: Geographical area: 42 square kilometres. It has installed solar power plants in more than 50 acres of land. Electricity generated : 13 MW Out of which, 3MW is produced from rooftop solar plants and 10MW from other solar power plants.
Earlier, Diu depended on the power grid owned by the Gujarat government for electricity. It started with solar power generation three years ago. As Diu started electricity production through solar power plants, it has resulted in considerable reduction of line loss.
India, France ink 14 key agreements after talks between PM Modi, President Macron Addressing a joint press conference after the talks with President Macron, PM Modi said the two countries have robust cooperation in the fields of defence and security.
Agreement between India and France on the Prevention of Illicit Consumption and Reduction of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Chemical Precursors and Related Offences.
India-France Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement Agreement between India and France to facilitate Mutual Recognition of Academic Qualifications Memorandum of Understanding between Ministry of Railways and SNCF Motilities, France on technical cooperation in the field of Railways. Letter of Intent between India and France for creation of a permanent Indo-French Railways Forum.
Agreement between India and France regarding the provision of reciprocal logistics support between their Armed Forces Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and France on cooperation in the field of Environment
Agreement between India and France on cooperation in the field of Sustainable Urban Development Agreement between India and France regarding the exchange and reciprocal protection of classified or protected information Implementing Arrangement between Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Central National D EtudesSpatiales (CNES) for preformulation studies of a Maritime Awareness Mission
Industrial Way Forward Agreement between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, and EDF, France Bilateral Arrangement between India and France on cooperation in the matter of Hydrography and Maritime Cartography Credit Facility Agreement between India and France of Euros 100 million for funding of the Smart City Projects through a Challenge Process
Memorandum of Understanding between National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE), Ministry of New & Renewable Energy and the National Solar Energy Institute (INES), France.
ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB And AIIB Ink Joint Declaration International Solar Alliance (ISA) and African Development Bank (AfDb), Asian Development Bank (ADB), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), Green climate fund (GCF), and New Development Bank (NDB) signed Joint financial partnership declarations.
ISA-ADB, NDB, GCF, AfDB and AIIB ink joint declaration of Financial partnership: The International Energy Agency (IEA) also inked a Joint partnership Declaration with the ISA. Arun Jaitley, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs and R.K. Singh, Minister of State (I/C) for Power and New and Renewable Energy were present at the occasion.
The agreements are aimed to deepen their cooperation to support Renewable Energy. ISA and ADB have joined together to promote Solar Energy in Asia and the Pacific, through solar power generation, solar based mini-grids, and transmission systems dedicated for integrating solar energy into the grids and other future programs introduced by ISA.
The focus areas of IEA are: energy security, economic development, environmental awareness and engagement worldwide.
About International Solar Alliance (ISA): Signatory Countries 60 Objective to collectively address key common challenges to the scaling up of solar energy in line with their needs
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Current Affairs Quiz 1. Which Indian city hosted the 26th meeting of the GST Council? a. Mumbai b. Bangalore c. Kolkata d. Baroda e. New Delhi
Current Affairs Quiz 1. Which Indian city hosted the 26th meeting of the GST Council? a. Mumbai b. Bangalore c. Kolkata d. Baroda e. New Delhi
Current Affairs Quiz 2. In which city of Uttar Pradesh, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation along with the UP Government organized a Women s Convention called Swachh Shakti 2018? a. Agra b. Kanpur c. Lucknow d. Allahabad e. Varanasi
Current Affairs Quiz 2. In which city of Uttar Pradesh, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation along with the UP Government organized a Women s Convention called Swachh Shakti 2018? a. Agra b. Kanpur c. Lucknow d. Allahabad e. Varanasi
Current Affairs Quiz 3. Which state launched Women Entrepreneurship Hub (WE- Hub), India s first state-led incubator for women entrepreneurs? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh c. Maharashtra d. Telangana
Current Affairs Quiz 3. Which state launched Women Entrepreneurship Hub (WE- Hub), India s first state-led incubator for women entrepreneurs? a. Andhra Pradesh b. Madhya Pradesh c. Maharashtra d. Telangana
Current Affairs Quiz 4. Which Indian city hosted the four-day biennial event WINGS INDIA 2018? a. Kanpur b. Kolkata c. Delhi d. Allahabad e. Hyderabad
Current Affairs Quiz 4. Which Indian city hosted the four-day biennial event WINGS INDIA 2018? a. Kanpur b. Kolkata c. Delhi d. Allahabad e. Hyderabad
Current Affairs Quiz 5. International Solar Alliance and others signed a Joint financial partnership declarations. The agreements are aimed to deepen their cooperation to support? a. Infrastructure b. Youth Development c. Military Co-operation d. Renewable Energy
Current Affairs Quiz 5. International Solar Alliance and others signed a Joint financial partnership declarations. The agreements are aimed to deepen their cooperation to support? a. Infrastructure b. Youth Development c. Military Co-operation d. Renewable Energy
Current Affairs Quiz 6. details of borrowers obtaining loans of Rs 50 crore and above has been made mandatory to take immediate action in case of fraud and to prevent defaulters from escaping away from India? a. PAN b. Passport c. Nominee d. Aadhar e. Educational
Current Affairs Quiz 6. details of borrowers obtaining loans of Rs 50 crore and above has been made mandatory to take immediate action in case of fraud and to prevent defaulters from escaping away from India? a. PAN b. Passport c. Nominee d. Aadhar e. Educational
Current Affairs Quiz 7. Who was appointed the new Director General of the Union government s publicity wing, Press Information Bureau (PIB)? a. Frank Noronha b. Menaka Gandhi c. Ravi Shankar d. Manoj Sinha e. Sitanshu Kar
Current Affairs Quiz 7. Who was appointed the new Director General of the Union government s publicity wing, Press Information Bureau (PIB)? a. Frank Noronha b. Menaka Gandhi c. Ravi Shankar d. Manoj Sinha e. Sitanshu Kar
Current Affairs Quiz 8. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has introduced Vikas She Plus, a loan scheme for women to help them with new ventures and for expanding or modifying their existing businesses. This bank will offer loan upto Rs.? 1. Rs 6 lakh 2. Rs 5 lakh 3. Rs 4 lakh 4. Rs 2 lakh
Current Affairs Quiz 8. Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) has introduced Vikas She Plus, a loan scheme for women to help them with new ventures and for expanding or modifying their existing businesses. This bank will offer loan upto Rs.? 1. Rs 6 lakh 2. Rs 5 lakh 3. Rs 4 lakh 4. Rs 2 lakh
Static Gk Who is the MD & CEO of Punjab National Bank (PNB)?
Answer Sunil Mehta
Static Gk Press Information Bureau was formed in the year?
Answer 1919
Static Gk Dudhwa National Park is in which state?
Answer Uttar Pradesh
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