Daily Current affairs for 9th & 10th August,2017 ( English)
1. The
Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers has constituted a committee
of joint secretaries to review the scope of Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013
(DPCO 2013) and suggest ways for strengthening the regulatory
provisions of the order. The committee will suggest ways to make pricing policy
in favour of poor patients.
2. The 75th
anniversary of the Quit India Movement was observed across the country
on August 8, 2017. The theme of 2017 was
“Sankalp se Siddhi- the attainment through resolve”. It was a
civil disobedience movement launched at the Bombay session of the All-India
Congress Committee (AICC) by Mahatma Gandhi on 8 August 1942 demanding an end
to British Rule of India. PM Modi also had termed the
month of August as a month of revolution as the non-cooperation
movement was launched on August 1, 1920, Quit-India movement on August 9, 1942
and on August 15, 1947 India became independent. He also launched
the mega campaign Sankalp Se Siddhi through his Mann
Ki Baat programme . The campaign pledges to build new India by
2022.
3. Face
book launched a You Tube competitor called “Watch “. Watch
is a platform fopr all creators and publishers to find an audience, build a
community of passionate fans and earn money for their work.
4. Indian
American Dilip Chauhan appointed as Deputy Controller of minority
affairs in New York.
5. Two
massive earthquakes have rocked China with a magnitude 7 on Richter scale. The
first struck in the South Western Sichuan province and the second struck in the
northwestern Xinjiang province close to the Kazakhstan border.
6. The Union
Ministry of Commerce and Industry has started the process of
shutting down Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D), over
100-year-old government procurement arm, in this fiscal year. Now the public
procurement of goods and services will be managed by the Government’s
e-market platform (GeM).
7. The
NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog has announced
partnership with three states each to radically transform
their Health and Education sectors under its Sustainable Action for
Transforming Human Capital (SATH) initiative. The shortlisted states for transforming
their health sector are Uttar Pradesh, Assam and Karnataka. Madhya
Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha were selected for transforming their education
sector.
8. The
National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Google India have
launched Android Skill Development programme which aims to
impart mobile development training on the android OS and web platform and also
improve the quality of mobile app development ecosystem in India
9. The Union
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has released Swachh
Survekshan Gramin 2017. The survey was undertaken by the Quality
Council of India (QCI) between May and June 2017 to take into
account status of rural sanitation in all States and UTs. The
survey covered 4626 villages across all States and Union territories. Top
performing states: Northeastern States of Sikkim, Nagaland and Manipur with 95%
rural households covered by toilets were top performers. Himalayan States of
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand were also top performers with over 90% toilet
coverage of the rural houses. Performance of Big States: Almost all rural
households in Kerala and Haryana have access to a toilet. In, Gujarat 85% of
rural households have access toilets. Tamil Nadu has 79% rural households
access to a toilet. Worst performing States: Bihar (30% coverage) and Uttar
Pradesh (37%), Jharkhand (37%) were among the worst performers in terms of
rural sanitation.
10. India was
ranked at the last position of 43rd in the 2017
Global Retirement Index (GRI) published by French asset Management
company Natixis Global on the basis of four factors Material
Well -being, Finances, Health, Quality of Life. Topped by Norway, followed by
Switzerland and Iceland.
11. Slumdog Millionarie
actor Dev Patel was honoured with Asian Game Changer Award 2017 by the
Asia Society for making a transformative and positive difference for
the future of Asia and world. Aga Khan was awarded with Asian
Game Changer Lifetime achievement Award
12. The Union
Ministry of Shipping is planning to expand Logistics Data Bank
(LDB) project to the country’s southern region. Its first port in India to
provide this service was launched at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT), Mumbai
in July 2016. Later its operations were expanded to the container terminals at
Adani Port Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), Mundra and Adani Hazira Port — both
in Gujarat. So far, it had covered only the western logistics corridor.
13. Qatar has
become the most open country by allowing citizens belonging to 80
countries including India, Canada, US and UK to enter the
nation without the need of applying for a visa.
14. NCERT launched
a web portal that will enable schools and individuals to place orders
for their books online. The web portal can be accessed at www.ncertbooks.ncert.gov.in
15. India became
the 80th country to accept the amendment relating to the second
commitment period (2013- 2020) of the Kyoto Protocol that
commits countries to contain the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). In this
regard, India deposited its Instrument of Acceptance of the Doha Amendment to
the Kyoto Protocol.
16. The Uttar
Pradesh Government has launched Namami Gange Jagriti Yatra, an awareness
drive along banks of Ganga River to maintain cleanliness.
17. The Union
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has
announced that the first phase of National Cyber Coordination Centre
(NCCC) has become operational. It scans the cyberspace in the country for
cyber security threats at metadata level to generate situational awareness.
18. Hyperspectral
Imaging Satellite (HySIS)( full-fledged niche Earth observation (EO)
satellite) was indigenously developed by ISRO. Its launch will
allow ISRO to enter the domain of operational hyperspectral imaging from earth
orbit. The HySIS satellite has critical chip called an “optical imaging
detector array’”. Hyspex’ imaging enables distinct identification of objects,
materials or processes on Earth by reading the spectrum for each pixel of a
scene from space.
19. Nepal’s
Parliament on 9th August 2017, unanimously passed a
law that criminalizes an ancient practice called Chhaupadi, a
Hindu Custom linked to menstruating women that banishes women from home. The
new law stipulates a three month jail or a 3000 Nepali rupee fine or both.
20. The
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim ban on the use of
non-biodegradable plastic bags that are less than 50 microns in the National Capital
Delhi .
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