Daily Current affairs from 12th to 14th August 2017 ( English)
1. A micropropulsion
system called a Film-Evaporation MEMS Tunable Array (FEMTA)
thruster that uses liquid water as the propellant for orbital
maneuvering of tiny satellites called CubeSats have been designed
and tested by Engineers from Purdue University in US.
2. Aug
12- International Youth Day is observed across the world to draw
attention to a given set of cultural and legal issues surrounding youth.
The theme for this year is ‘Youth Building Peace‘.I t
aims at celebrating young people’s contributions in preventing conflicts and
bringing about transformations along with social justice, inclusion and
sustainable peace.
3. The
Olympic Task Force has recommended that an Empowered Steering
Committee should be established for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and introduction
of a ‘Pradhan Mantri Gold Card’ for elite athletes and
coaches as an identity of being a “ National Asset “
4. Devendra
Fadnavis , ( CM of Maharashtra) has launched “ Namo Yuva Rojgar
Kendra “ to provide job opportunities to the employed youth in Mumbai.
5. ‘SheMeansBusiness’
programme to train women entrepreneurs in the state has been
launched by Odisha government and social networking giant
Facebook . Under this initiative, 25, 000 women entrepreneurs and
self-help group (SHG) members from the state will be given training on digital
marketing skills within by the end of 2018. Facebook will monitor the growth of
the MSMEs in Odisha after imparting training to them in next one year. It was
launched in partnership between Odisha’s MSME (micro, small and medium
enterprises) department and Project Mission Shakti.
6. India’s
first gold options contract is going to launch by Commodity
derivatives bourse Multi Commodity Exchange Ltd (MCX) has received
approval from markets regulator SEBI (Securities and
Exchange Board of India).
7. Prasoon
Joshi was appointed as the new Chairman of Central Board of
Film Certification (CBFC) for tenure of three years by the Union
Information and Broadcasting Ministry. Prasoon Joshi is renowned
songwriter-poet known for his contribution to various films and for designing
successful ad campaigns.
8. According
to data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). India’s
factory output, measured by the Index of Industrial Production
(IIP) has registered negative 0.1% growth in June 2017. In June 2016, it
had grown 8%. It was mainly due to a fall in output of the
manufacturing and capital goods sectors.
9. The
Second volume of Economic Survey 2016-17 has proposed Transparency of Rules Act
(TORA), a progressive legislation to end any asymmetry of
information regarding rules and regulations faced by an average
citizen. TORA will require all government departments to mandatorily place all
citizen-friendly rules on their website. Government websites will also have to
notify the date and time of each change made. TORA will normally be applicable
after a specified time after the rule has been posted. “TORA compliant”
departments will ensure that citizens get authentic and updated information.
10. The
Economic Survey 2016-17 Volume II released recently has taken into
consideration various challenges faced by the Agriculture sector in India. It
has suggested multi-dimensional Agricultural and Food Management
Reforms Measures.
11. ICGS
Shaurya is fifth of a series of six OPVs ( offshore Patrol Vessel ) designed
in-house and built by GSL ( Goa, Shipyard Ltd )in Vasco, Goa will be based at
Chennai under administrative and operational control of Commander Coast Guard
Region (East). It is 105-metre long and capable of cruising at a speed of 23
knots. It has a range of 6000 nautical miles. The ship has capacity to carry
twin engine light helicopter and five high speed boats including quick response
interceptor boats for quick boarding operations, search and rescue, law
enforcement and maritime patrol. It is also capable of carrying pollution
response equipment to combat oil spill contamination.
12. Gaj
Yatra a nationwide campaign to protect elephants has launched
on the occasion of World Elephant Day observed on August 12 by
the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest. The campaign is planned to
cover 12 elephant range states across the country. It is 15 months campaign the
will be led by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). The ‘Gaju’ mascot,
which was released by the Ministry in 2012, will be helm of the campaign.
The campaign aims create awareness about elephant corridors to encourage free
movement in their habitat.
13. To
commemorate 25th anniversary of Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN)–India dialogue partnership in the ongoing year, the India-ASEAN
Youth Summit began in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. The five day Summit will
commemorative this year’s theme of “Shared Values, Common Destiny”.
The first of its kind event was organised by Union Foreign Ministry, Union
Sports Ministry, Madhya Pradesh government and India Foundation. Madhya
Pradesh was chosen for this event as the Sanchi stupa located here strengthens
the state’s cultural affiliation with the ASEAN countries.
14. An ultrasensitive
DNA chip based sensor for quick pathogen detection have developed by
the Researchers form CSIR-Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology
(CSIR-IGIB) and National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The DNA chip based sensor consists of a carbon
electrode embedded with gold nanoparticles. The senor can detect S.
pyogenes, a bacterium which causes a wide range of diseases in
about 30 minutes. The conventional method takes 18-24 hours identification
of the S.pyogenes.
15. Indra
tri-services exercise, involving their armies, navies and the air
forces in October 2017 to further ramp up military ties is
going to conduct by India and Russia for first time. The
2017 Indra exercise will be held in Russia including in
mountainous Vladivostok region. It will primarily focus on achieving
coordination between forces of the two countries in a tri- services integrated
theatre command scenario.
16. The
Infusion Nurses Society (INS)-India in its 6th National conference
launched country’s first online course on Infusion Therapy
for nurses. INS is global authority in infusion therapy. Under the
online course, the INS aims to train over 3000 nurses in the vital medical
procedure. The course will enable members to access the various infusion
therapy modules and presentations through its website.
17. World’s
first plant-based Zika vaccine was developed using proteins
derived from Tobacco plant by US scientists that may be more
effective, safer and cheaper than other vaccines against the mosquito-borne
Zika virus. Currently, there are no licensed vaccines or therapeutics available
to combat Zika. The plant-based Zika vaccine works against DIII, a part of a
Zika viral protein that plays a key role for the virus to infect people.
18. The
ships and aircraft of the members and observers of the IONS including China,
India and Pakistan will participate in the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium’s
(IONS) maiden International Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (IMMSAREX)
which is going to held in November 2017 in the Bay of Bengal under
the chairmanship of Bangladesh. In addition, Bangladesh is also
scheduling to host “extraordinary conclave of Chiefs,” a meeting of chiefs of
Navy of IONS members before it hands over the Chair to Iran.
19. Researchers
from the University of Edinburgh in Britain have discovered the largest
volcanic region on Earth, two km below the surface of the vast ice sheet in
west Antarctica. They have found 91 previously unknown active volcanoes in the
region known as the West Antarctic rift system, adding to the exiting 47
volcanoes that were discovered earlier. This makes it largest volcanic region
on the Earth.
20. According
to recent study conducted by scientists, the monster El Nino of 2014-16 caused
over 3 billion tonnes of carbon to get released into the atmosphere,
pushing carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration to record levels. The study was
based on analysis of data collected by NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2
(OCO-2) satellite, which measures level of CO2 in the atmosphere. These are the
first measurements for satellite tracking CO2 levels.
21. An unusual
breed of fruit bat previously nick named ‘Yoda” due
to its resemblance to the Star Wars Jedi Master has been
renamed the Happy (Hamamas) tube nose fruit bat was now officially
been recognized as new species. This Yoda bat was discovered in a
remote rain forest of Papua New Guinea. It was formally named
as Nyctimine wrightae sp.nov is named asfter the
conservationist Deb Wright
22. Legendry
Sprinter Usain Bolt retires from his career on 13th August
2017, as his last race marred by injury at the World Athletics
Chamiponships in London.
23. WHO ( world Health
Organisation) declared Somalia free of Polio. Afghanistan,
Algeria and Pakistan are the remaining countries where Polio is still recorded.
24. Iran’s Parliament has voted
in favour of boosting investing in its missile defence and foreign operations
programmes by more than $500 million in response to latest US
sanctions.
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