Daily Current Affairs for 27th October 2017 ( English)
1. Oct
27 - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (WDAH) is observed
every year to raise of awareness of significance of and preservation risks
recorded sound and audiovisual documents (films, sound and video recordings,
television and radio programmes) with the theme of 2017 is “Discover,
remember and share”.
2. Oct
27-Infantry Day is observed every year in India to commemorate supreme
sacrifices made by Indian Army’s infantry against Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir
(J&K) in 1947.
3. The measure of
kilogram will no longer be pegged to cylinder as decided by the International
Conference of heads of Metrology Institutes held in Sevres, France.
It was serving as reference for variety of industries to keep their weights
accurate. But this cylinder’s weight in kilogram is known to fluctuate due to
surface contamination with time, making it tricky to define its exact mass. The
new measure for kilogram from 2019 will be derived from
constants of nature that are all interdependent. It will be set by
value of Planck constant in combination with definitions of meter and second.
4. Letters of Intent
(LoI) to seven shortlisted companies for adopting 14 monuments under Adopt a
Heritage Scheme at the closing ceremony of ‘Paryatan Parv’ held in New Delhi was
given by the Union Ministry of Tourism . 14 adopted monuments include: Jantar
Mantar, Purana Quila, Safdarjung Tomb, Agrasen ki Baoli, and Qutub Minar
(Delhi), Hampi (Karnataka), Ajanta Caves (Maharashtra), Sun Temple, Raja Rani
Temple and Ratnagiri Monuments (Odisha), Leh Palace and Mt. StokKangri (Jammu &
Kashmir), Mattancherry Palace Museum (Kerala), Gangotri Temple Area and Trail
(Uttarakhand). The shortlisted companies will be future ‘Monument Mitras’ who
would associate pride with their Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR)
activities.
5. Backward Classes
(Reservation of Seats in Educational Institutions in State and of Appointment
and Posts in Services under State) Bill 2017 was passed by the Rajasthan
Assembly by voice vote. It increases reservation for OBCs from 21% to 26%. With
passage of bill, reservation in Rajasthan now stands at 54%, exceeding 50%
ceiling mandated by Supreme Court. The bill seeks to provide 5% reservation to
Gujjars and four other nomadic communities viz. Banjara, Gadia-Lohar, Raika and
Gadariya in state government jobs and educational institutions as Other
Backward Classes (OBCs).
6. An MoU was signed
between India and Sri Lanka to build 1,200 houses in strategically located
southern port city of Hambantota. Hambantota port is located right in middle of vital energy supply
lines in Indian Ocean, connecting Middle East and East Asia. Of the 1,200
houses to be built, 600 will be constructed in Southern Province, while
remaining will be built across Sri Lanka, through one model village in each of
country’s 25 districts.
7. A new gene editing
tool therapies
that can reverse disease-causing mutations in humans -RNA
Editing for Programmable A to I Replacement (REPAIR) have
developed by the Scientists from The Broad Institute and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology in US.
8. The First
International Consumer Protection Conference on empowering consumers
in new markets for South, South East and East Asian Countries with the
theme “Empowering Consumers in New Markets” was held in
New Delhi from 26 to 27 October 2017.
9. As a part of Union
Government’s ambitious National Solar Mission in which Indian Railways plans to commission
1000 MWp solar plants across its network was launched by Railway
Minister Piyush Goyal. Indian Railway’s first set of solar
plants with total capacity of 5 megawatt peak (MWp) was launched
on roof tops of Hazrat Nizamuddin, New Delhi, Anand Vihar and Delhi railway
stations. The first set of solar plant will generate 76.5 lakh units of
solar power cumulatively per year and will meet about 30% of energy requirement
of these stations.
10. The Union
Government has decided to send a team of officials of
Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) to Telangana in order to
resolve the issues related to cotton procurement in the state.
11. New Zealand’s
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern was sworn in as the new
Prime Minister of New Zealand.
12. Malayalam Writer
Dr. Punathil Kunjabdulla was passed away due to prolonged illness.He
is a doctor by Profession.
13. 70 Indian words from various regional
languages like Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Bengali and Gujarati were added to
the Oxford English Dictionary. Several Indian food items names also
included such as Bhindi, Gosht,Gulab Jamun, Keema, Mirch, Mirch Masala,Namkeen
and Vada .Frequently used terms like jugaad,funda,achcha,natak,timepass and
chup also included . Some respectful words like Dadagiri,Anna,Bapu, Achcha ,
Abba, etc were added. Surya Namaskar was added in its September
edition.
14. Delhi Olympic Games
in the capital city would be organized by the Delhi State Olympic Association. The sporting will
be held from Dec 9-18 ,2017.
15.The Special
Center for Disaster Research ( SCDR) was inaugurated by
the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijju at JNU (
Jawaharlal Nehru University ) in New Delhi
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