Daily Current Affairs for 8th & 9th Sep, 2017 ( English)
1. Senior IAS officer
Inder Jit Singh was appointed as the Chairperson of National
Authority Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC). Currently, he is
serving as Additional Secretary in Cabinet Secretariat.
2. Viveck Goenka, was unanimously
elected as Chairman of Press Trust of India (PTI). He is the
chairman and managing director of Express Group . N Ravi, was
elected as vice-chairman. He is the former editor-in-chief of The
Hindu.
3. The researcher had
conducted studies on assessment of biodiversity confining to five uninhabited
islands– Parali I, II and III, Bangaram, Thinnakara in Lakshadweep,
an archipelago of 36 islands in Lakshadweep sea. Parali I
island has disappeared due to coastal erosion and another four such
islands are shrinking fast.
4. Sep 8 –
International Literacy Day (ILD) is observed every year .The theme announced by
UNESCO for this year is `Literacy in a digital world’. It is
observed to emphasize the importance of literacy to individuals,
society and communities. This year it is 51st International Literacy
Day.
5. The Indian Army has finalised
plan to induct women in military police as a major
step towards breaking gender barriers in force. Under this plan 800 women
will be inducted initially with yearly intake of 52.
6. India has refused
to be a part of Bali Declaration adopted at conclusion of World Parliamentary Forum
on Sustainable Development held in Bali, Indonesia to show of solidarity
with Myanmar highlighting deep concern on ongoing
violence in Rakhine State of Myanmar from where 1,25,000 Rohingya have
fled to Bangladesh and was not in line with agreed global principles of
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rohingya is ethnic Muslim minority group,
largely comprising Muslims living primarily in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state.
7. The Ministry of
Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has extended (FAME)-India
scheme(Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles.) by six months (up to March 31, 2018) to promote electric and
hybrid vehicles.
8. The Ministry of
Civil Aviation has issued rules to tackle on-board disruptive and
unruly behaviour by passengers. It allows for formation of national, No Fly
List of such unruly passengers. It has been done in accordance with provisions
of Tokyo Convention 1963. The promulgation of No-Fly List
in India is unique and first-of-its-kind in world. Its concept is based on
concern for safety of passengers, crew and aircraft and not just on security
threat. In this regard, DGCA has revised relevant sections of Civil Aviation
Requirement (CAR Section 3, Series M, Part Vl on Handling of Unruly
Passengers).
9. The Central Ground
Water Board (CGWB) has inked Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with
Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru for Development of
ground water flow models and preparation of aquifer management plans for parts
of Karnataka. IISc will prepare final study report that will include data
analysis, conceptualisation and model study plan, hydrogeological setting,
sensitivity analysis, groundwater related issues and response of groundwater
system to different scenarios and block-wise management plans.
10. Scientists from Cardiff University, UK have discovered a new
way to produce methanol from methane using oxygen from the air. The new
technique uses freely available air, inexpensive chemicals and an energy
efficient methanol production process. The new process can
help to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and its
commercialization may take much longer. It seeks to use waste gas flared into
the atmosphere during natural gas production, thus saving carbon dioxide
emissions.
11. The Union Finance Ministry has imposed 18.95% countervailing
duty (CVD) on certain Chinese flat steel products. This
decision was based on the recommendation of Directorate General of Anti-Dumping
and Allied Duties (DGAD) to protect domestic players from cheap
subsidised imports. This is the first case of imposition of CVD on
any steel product in India.
12. State-run oil marketing company Bharat Petroleum Corporation
(BPCL) is all set to become a Maharatna company. Presently
it is having Navratna status.
13. ICAR ( The Indian Council for Agricultural Research) will be
undertaking major research works on agriculture this year (2017)
with the World bank fund of 1100 crore rupees. Narendra Singh
Rathore , Deputy Director General of the national apex agricultural research
body said that the funds will be allocated to 10 each of the premier
agricultural and veterinary universities in the Country.
14. Johnson & Johnson introduces ‘paternity
leave ‘ for the new and adoptive fathers. They will be
entitled 8 weeks of paid leave for the first year. At
present there is no provision for paternity leave for private sector
employees as per the Indian Labour Law.
15. Indo –US joint Military exercise “ Yudh Abhyas” 2017( 13th edoition) will be
conducted at joint Base Lewis McChord , Washington,USA from 14 to 27
Sep, 2017 as a part of the ongoing defence co-operation
between India and US.
16. The South Asian Women Development Forum would be organising ‘Across
Barriers –International Business Women’s Summit on 11 & 12 Sep, 2017 at
Kathmandu, Nepal. This two day event aims to encourage
partnership between entrepreneurs from the SAARC and ASEAN member countries and
China.
17. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory ( SDO) which watches the
sun constantly on 6th Sep, 2017 captured the images of
two significant Solar Flares emitted by Sun . The Solar flares are
powerful bursts of radiation. The first flare is classified as an X2.2
flare and the second is an X9.3 flare.
18. A court in US has allowed extended family members of US citizens
from 6 majority Muslim nations( Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen)
to lawfully enter the US.
19.A group of researchers a discovered a new
species of edible freshwater fish while exploring the waters of
the Pampa
river in Pathanamthitta in Kerala . The new species belongs to the Labeo
genus. The species is named as Labeo
filiferus.
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