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Daily current affairs : 16 Oct 2018




Dated 15 October 2018
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  1. Aussie same sex penguin couple incubate egg
Two Aussie male penguins, gentoo penguins Sphen and Magic, who have paired up as a same-sex couple have become so good at nesting that they have been given a real egg to look after.  Such an incident has happened in 2009. Two male penguins, Z and Vielpunkt, successfully hatched and reared a chick that was rejected by its heterosexual parents at a zoo in Berlin. Penguin: ♦ Kingdom: Animalia ♦ Phylum: Chordata ♦ Class: Aves ♦ Order: Sphenisciformes ♦ Family: Spheniscidae ♦ Penguins are a group of aquatic, flightless birds ♦ Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid and other forms of sea life ♦ They live almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, with only one species, the Galapagos penguin, found north of the equator  

  1. RBI approved NBFC license for Kreditech: RBI approved the license for Kreditech, the Germany-based company to operate as a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) licence for digital lending business and app-based financing. The approval is with the first-of-its-kind. Kreditech’s product suite for India will offer individualised direct-to-consumer loans as well as its Lending-as-a-Service Solution for vendors, which allows partners to offer customised credit products to their customers.

  1. Bangladesh editors protested against anti press law
Editors of Bangladeshi newspapers staged a protest against the newly enacted digital law. The journalists and rights groups said that the amendments will curb freedom of expression. The editors claim that the measures, including prison sentences for spreading negative propaganda, are an attempt by an increasingly autocratic Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to stifle dissent in the South Asian nation. According to the Digital Security Act 2018, a journalist could be convicted of espionage for entering a government office and gathering information secretly using any electronic device. This offence would carry a 14-year jail sentence.

  1. World Food Day is celebrated as 16 October
World Food Day is celebrated every year around the world on 16 October in honor of the date of the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations in 1945. The theme for WFD 2018 is "Our Actions Are Our Future". 


  1. Shekhar Mande appointed as Director-General of CSIR:
He will serve as secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research and head 38 labs of CSIR. He replaced biotechnologist Girish Sahni, who retired on 31 August. He is currently a director at the National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune. He is also a life member of the Indian Crystallographic Association and is chairman at the National Committee for the International Union of Crystallography.




  1. Priyank Kanoongo appointed chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)
He appointed the Chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)by the appointments committee of the cabinet for a term of 3 years. He will be the 5th Chairperson of NCPCR. He replaces Stuti Kacker, whose tenure ended on September 16, 2018.

  1. IITs topped in QS ranking
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, a think tank that is famous for bringing out world rankings of institutions, reported that Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, has topped the first-ever standalone ranking of Indian higher education institutions.  The top 8 Indian institutions in QS rankings are:  1. Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay 2. Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru 3. Indian Institute of Technology, Madras 4. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 5. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 6. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 7. University of Hyderabad 8. University of Delhi The Centre is trying to facilitate more foreign faculty and foreign students’ intake in Indian institutions in order to improve global rankings of Indian institutions.
  1. Prema Gopalan won Social Entrepreneur of the Year award 2018
She was awarded for her work in promoting women’s entrepreneurship and rural livelihood.  She is the founder of Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP). SEOY awards was founded by Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Jubilant Bhartia Foundation in 2010.  

  1. India and France are in talks for a bilateral tri service military exercise
India and France are in talks for a bilateral tri-service military exercise. This is to take forward the strategic cooperation while exploring ways to operationalise the logistics agreement. These issues were discussed during the visit of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Paris last week.  An agreement has been signed to identify specific aspects to implement it.  This will be India’s third such joint exercise. The first joint tri-service exercise was held with Russia in October last year and has finalised one with the U.S. to be held next year. India and France currently hold bilateral exercises between individual services, Shakti, Varuna and Garuda respectively for the Army, Navy and Air Force.

  1. R.R.Sonde recommended hydrogen based technology for green energy production
R.R.Sonde, Fellow of National Academy of Engineers (FNAE) and Executive Vice-President of THERMAX Ltd. said that the development of methanol and hydrogen-based technology for green energy production could turn energy-importing India into the energy-exporting country at the Dr.Abdul Kalam Memorial Lecture at Central University of Karnataka.  The biggest challenge the world is facing today is the global warming and energy crisis. He also said that an innovative and multidisciplinary approach could help in addressing them. The meeting was held to mark former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s birth anniversary.
  1. Centre launched Pollution forecast system
The Centre launched a Pollution forecast system that can alert about the likelihood of extreme pollution events and dust storms three days in advance. The system was unveiled by the Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan. It will be made available to the public via the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)  and the Environment Pollution Control Authority in the next two days.  The National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, the IMD and the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, are involved with developing the application.  Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB):  ♦ Formed: 22 September 1974  ♦ Head Office: New Delhi ♦ Chairman: Sh. S.P. Singh Parihar  ♦ Member Secretary: Dr.Prashant Gagawa ♦ CPCB of India is a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) ♦ The board conducts environmental assessments and research ♦ It is responsible for maintaining national standards under a variety of environmental laws, in consultation with zonal offices, tribal, and local governments
  1. Vaishno Devi shrine board enhanced the free insurance cover to pilgrims to five lakh
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), in its 63rd meeting, approved to enhance free accident insurance cover provided to pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi shrine. The decision was taken at the Raj Bhavan in Srinagar under the chairmanship of J&K Governor and chairman of SMVDSB, Satya Pal Malik. Under this, the accidental cover extended to each pilgrim free of cost has been enhanced to Rs 5 lakh from Rs 3 lakh, after 8 years. The board also approved to implement the Group Mediclaim Insurance Policy for all the 2,960 of its employees.

  1. New Delhi to host 6th India International Silk Fair
Smriti Zubin Irani, will inaugurate the 6th edition of India International Silk Fair (IISF) in New Delhi on October 16, 2018. The International Silk fair will be organized by the Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC) at Pragati Maidan.


  1. Youth Road Safety Learners Licence Programme launched by MoS Road Transport Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Chemical & Fertilizer today launched the Youth Road Safety Learners Licence programme in New Delhi. This programme will be run in collaboration with Diageo India and the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE). It will provide a structured training program for young, first-time drivers.  




  1. Leander Paes Lifts Santo Domingo Open Trophy
Leander Paes won his second Challenger-level title of the season, lifting the Santo Domingo Open trophy with partner Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela.  


  1. Union Government Releases Analytical Report Of National Health Profile 2018
The report was prepared by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), under the aegis of the Directorate General of Health Services.  CBHI has been publishing National Health Profile every year since 2005.



Daily Quiz
  1. Penguins are of the family ________.
A.Spheniscidae       B.Strigidae        C.Polyborinae            D.Falconidae
  1. Which of the following enacted law did the Bangladeshi newspapers protest against?
A.Digital System Act 2017 B.Digital Security Act 2018  C.Democratic Social Act 2018 D.Digitizing Service Act 2018
  1. For which company did RBI approve the license to operate as a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)?
A.Deutsche Bank     B.BayernLB          C.Kreditech     D.KFW Bankgruppe
  1. QS World University Rankings is a think tank that is famous for bringing out world rankings of institutions. What does QS stand for?
A.Quality Survey     B.Quacquarelli Symonds      C.Quantum satis     D.Quadrilles Survey
  1. -------- appointed chairperson of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) ?
A.Priyank Kanoongo         B.Dinesh Karthick       C.Suresh Kumar     D.Swaminathan  
  1. With which country did India on talks to conduct tri-service military exercise?
A.Italy        B.Germany          C.UK         D.France

  1. Who is the Executive Vice-President of THERMAX Ltd.?
A.R.R.Sonde         B.M.S.Unni Krishnan      C.Meher Pudumjee     D.Harsh Mariwala
  1. ------- won Social Entrepreneur of the Year award 2018 ?
A.Prema Gopalan      B.Sakthi Rajan      C.Vivek Sharma      D.Dinesh karthick
  1. What kind of system did Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) launch that can forecast any changes in the environment three days in advance?
A.Weather forecast system                 B.Pollution forecast system  
C.Meteor forecast system                 D.Air quality analyzing system
  1. --------- shrine board enhanced the free insurance cover to pilgrims to Rs five lakh ?
A.Vaishno Devi     B.Sri Dhana           C.Shree Vidhya      D.Sakthi Gopalan
  1. Youth Road Safety Learners Licence Programme launched by ----------?
A.Shri Divakar      B.Shri Dinesh Kumar   C.Shri Feroz Khan D.Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya
  1. Who Lifts Santo Domingo Open Trophy ?
A.Leander Paes      B.Sania Mirza      C.Mahesh Bhupathi          D.Divij Sharan
  1. Who is the present Health Minister ?
A.Shri Naresh Kumar      B.Shri Dinesh Karthik   C.Shri Prakash Javadekar   D.Shri J P Nadda
Answers
1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.B  10.A 11.D 12.A 13.A

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