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Daily GK Dose 25th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 25th May

 

1. Cabinet approves National Capital Goods Policy 2016

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved National Capital Goods Policy 2016, First ever policy for Capital Goods sector.

    1.   Increasing production of capital goods from Rs. 2.30 crore in 2014-15 to Rs. 7.50 crore in 2025.
    2.   Raising direct and indirect employment from the current 8.4 million to 30 million.
    3.   Cabinet also gives ex-post facto approval to establishment of the National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh.

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Daily GK Dose 24th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 24th May

 

1. RBI to reconstitute oversight committee to deal with bad loans

  1. The Reserve Bankwill reconstitute the oversight committee (OC) under its aegis to operationalise the banking ordinance for resolving the issue of bad loans that have soared to over Rs 8 lakh crore.
  2. The central bank said it has been decided to reconstitute the OC under the aegis of the central bank and also proposed to enlarge the committee to include more members so that it can constitute requisite benches to deal with the volume of cases referred.
  3. The existing OC, which has two members, was constituted by the Indian Banks' Association (IBA).
  4. Outlining the action plan to implement the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, the RBI said it is also working on a framework to facilitate an "objective and consistent" decision-making process for cases that may be referenced for resolution under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC).

Daily GK Dose 23rd May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 23rd May

 

1. Suresh Prabhu to flag off Tejas Express

 

 

  1. The much-awaited 'Tejas Express' with ultra-modern amenities on board like LED TV, wi-fi, CCTV will be flagged off from Mumbai to Goa by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu
  2. Tejas Express boasts of ultra-modern amenities like on-board infotainment, wi-fi, CCTV, fire and smoke detection facilities, tea/coffee vending machine etc.
  3. It is a super fast train, which will run at a speed of 130 kph.
  4. Tejas Express's executive class fare is Rs 2,680 (with food) and Rs 2,525 (without food), and for AC chair car the fare has been fixed at Rs 1,280 (with food) and Rs 1,155 (without food).
  5. Ticket booking for the inaugural run started on Sunday and in the first four hours, 207 passengers booked tickets for the AC chair car and 10 for executive AC chair car.

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Daily GK Dose 22nd May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 22nd May

 

1. Anti-Terrorism Day in India: 21 May

  1. India annually observes Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21. 
  2. This is a very important memorial day for the country.
  3. May 21 was chosen as Anti-Terrorism Day since it's the day when Rajiv Gandhi, the seventh Prime Minister of India, was killed. He served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989 and was the youngest Indian prime minister.
  4. Anti-Terrorism Day has an objective to urge Indians to struggle for peace, unity and harmony and remind about the precaution measures that can help prevent terrorist attacks.

Daily GK Dose 21st May 2017

 

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Daily GK Dose 21st May

 

 

1. Air Marshal Pradhan takes over as Deputy Chief of Integrated

  1. Air Marshal PN Pradhan today took over as Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Operations), a key platform to ensure a high degree of synergy between the armed forces. 
  2. Pradhan has held several key positions including Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Transport and Helicopters) at Air Headquarters and Senior Air Staff Officer at the Southern Air Command.
  3. He was closely associated with the induction and operationalisation of Embraer-135 and C-130 fleets in the IAF.
  4. For his distinguished service, Pradhan was awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal in 2014. 
  5. Integrated Defence Staff was created in 2001 based on the recommendations of a Group of Ministers which were set up after the Kargil war to review India's defence management.

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Daily GK Dose 20th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 20th May

 

1. World Metrology Day - 20 May

  1. World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signature of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 by representatives of seventeen nations. 
  2. The Convention set the framework for global collaboration in the science of measurement and in its industrial, commercial and societal applications. 
  3. The original aim of the Metre Convention - the world-wide uniformity of measurement - remains as important today as it was in 1875.
  4. The theme for World Metrology Day 2017 is Measurements for transport. 
  5. This theme was chosen because transport plays such a key role in the modern world.

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Daily GK Dose 19th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 19th May

 

1. NITI Aayog holds the first Samavesh meeting

  1. In pursuance of the Prime Ministers call for a New India 2022, the first meeting of the National Steering Group and other knowledge partners was held in NITI Aayog under the co-chairmanship of Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO and Shri Ratan P Watal, Principal Adviser, NITI Aayog. 
  2. The meeting was aimed at bringing together 32 premier educational and policy research institutions to catalyse the development process, enhance institutional capacity development and a field level interface with the community for New India 2022. 
  3. The meeting witnessed signing of Memoranda of Understands (MoUs) between NITI Aayog and major think tanks across the country to create an ecosphere of evidence based policy research. 
  4. This network will enable efficient knowledge sharing and information exchange among all partners to fulfil their role in transformative policy reform so as to achieve a sustainable and more inclusive development in line with the National Development Agenda, Sustainable Development Goals as well as the 15 year Vision, 7 year strategy and 3 year action plan. 
  5. The meeting was also attended by representatives of four State Governments viz. Kerala, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

 

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Daily GK Dose 18th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 18th May

 

1. World AIDS Vaccine Day 2017: May 18

  1. World AIDS Vaccine Day takes place on May 18, 2017. 
  2. The day, also known as HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, is observed annually. HIV vaccine advocates mark the day by promoting the continued urgent need for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. 
  3. The first World AIDS Vaccine Day was observed on May 18, 1998, to commemorate the anniversary of Clinton’s speech, and the tradition continues today.
  4. Each year communities around the globe hold a variety of activities on World AIDS Vaccine Day to raise awareness for AIDS vaccines, educate communities about HIV prevention and research for an AIDS vaccine and bring attention to the ways in which ordinary people can be a part of the international effort to stem the pandemic.

Daily GK Dose 17th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 17th May

 

1. World Telecommunication and Information Society Day: 17 May 2017

  1. The theme for WTISD-17, "Big Data for Big Impact," focuses on the power of Big Data for development and aims to explore how to turn imperfect, complex, often unstructured data into actionable information in a development context. 
  2. The insight brought on by advanced analysis can strongly complement the evidence-based nature of decision-making that can be leveraged at national, regional and international levels to drive success towards attaining all 17 of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030.
  3. The theme for WTISD-17 is in line with ITU's work highlighting the technological developments that have facilitated the emergence of Big Data, developing standards related to Big Data and identifying sources and uses of Big Data, including the ing use of Big Data technologies for developing and monitoring improvements in information societies.

Daily GK Dose 16th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 16th May

 

1. National Dengue Day: 16 May

 

  1. National Dengue Day has been observed on 16th of May, 2016 by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India.
  2. The aim of this day is to control the Dengue through create awareness, initiate preventive actions and continue till transmission season is over.
  3. Dengue is a common viral disease spread by mosquito bite.
  4. It is transmitted by a mosquito called Aedes Aegypti. It occurs in two forms.
  5. The first form is, Classical Dengue fever also known as break bone fever because of the severe pain it develops in patients’ joints.
  6. The second form is Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever which is not only painful but also deadly. It usually results in abnormal bleeding from nose, gums or as blood in urine.
  7. ccording to National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) maximum number of cases were reported from Delhi followed by Punjab, Haryana, West Bengal, Gujarat , Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Telangana and other states.

 

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Daily GK Dose 15th May 2017

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Daily GK Dose 15th May

 

1. Kerala tops, Bihar last in public affairs index

  1. Two South Indian States - Kerala and Tamil Nadu - secured first and second rankings for the second year in a row while poll-bound Gujarat gained two positions rising from five in 2016 to three in 2017 in public affairs index (PAI) in governance in States.
  2. Karnataka slipped from third position in 2016 to fourth in 2017 while Maharashtra stood fifth (4th in 2016) in governance indicators.
  3. Punja was the best performer in essential infrastructure
  4. In human development, Kerala, Maharshtra, and Punjab are top of the table 
  5. Kerala, Assam and Madhya Pradesh secured top three ranks in implementation of social protection policies,
  6. Tamil Nadu secured first rank in maintaining law and order
  7. Telangana is the best performer in fiscal management 
  8. In the category of economic freedom, BJP-ruled Gujarat secured top rank

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