Current Affairs – September 14, 2017

INDRA 2017:

India-Russia to conduct first tri-services military services. In October, 2017 in Russia.

Russia:

1. Capital: Moscow
2. Currency: Ruble
3. Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev
4. President: Vladimir Putin

 ‘September 14’ is celebrated as National Hindi Divas

* They are 2 official languages in India → Hindi, English

* Under Article 343 of the Indian constitution. Hindi written in Devanagri script was adopted as official language.

India is planning to launch major connectivity Initiative

→ Chennai – Vladivostok via sea route. With an aim to harness. Natural resources from Asia and western pacific region.

* It enable to transfer Cargo between Chennai and Vladivostok.

New Chairman and MD of United Indian Insurance as à M. Nagaraja Sharma.

→ The post was vacant after their retirement of Milind Kharat.

74^th Venice film festival, 2017 at Venice, Italy. Important award is ‘The Golden Lion’

Like golden palm in Cannes

Golden bear of Berlin

1. Golden lion → The shape of water, directed by Guillermo Del Toro
2. Silver lion →  Beat director Xavier Legrand
3. Best Actress →  Charlotte Rampling
4. Best Actor →  Kamal El Basha

A new Guinness World Record has been set in Germany for the tallest sandcastle, which is 16.68 metres.

→ It has broken the record held by Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on 14.84 metres Puri, Odisha to promote world peace.

* Official Guinness world records adjudicator Jack Brokeback was on hand to verify the record.

Global Human Capital Index:

The list compiled by Geneva based world Economic forum (WEF)

* India has been placed at a low 103^rd rank. Lowest among BRICS Economics 130 Country’s topped by ‘Norway’

* Previous year, India ranked 105^th

* Topped by Finland

21^st GST council meeting in Hyderabad, Telangana.

→ Government constitutes GOM to resolve IT challenges faced in GST implementation.

→ Committee on exports to look into issues of exports.

GOM à Group of Ministers

India’s 1^st advanced Homeopathy virology lab was inaugurated at Dr. Anjalai Chatterjee Regional Research Institute for Homeopathy in Kolkata West Bengal.

West Bengal

City of place→  Kolkata

CM → Mamata Banerjee

Governor →  Keshari Nath Tripathi

* Netaji Subash Chandra Bose International Airport →  Kolkata

* Bagdogra Airportà Siliguri, West Bengal

Indian Railways permits M-Aadhar as ID proof for travellers.

* M-Aadhar is a mobile app launched by unique identification authority of India on which a person can download his/her Aadhar card.

Static:

* Union minister of Railways – Piyush Goyal

Constituency – Haharahtra

Union minister of commerce and Industry – Nirmala Sitharaman

* 1^st Railway line laid between Mumbai to thane on 16^th April, 1853.

Goa to host 36^th National games.

→ National games were formerly known as Indian Olympic games. The games were held every two years and the Indian Olympic games were renamed as National games in 1940.

* 1^st modern National games were held in 1985 in New Delhi.

Goa

1. CM: Manokar Parrikar
2. Governor: Mirdhula Sinha
3. Capital:  Panaji

India’s smallest state → Goa

Niti Aayog’s vice chairman resigns from DHFL board.

→ Rajiv Kumar, Niti Aayoug vice chairman has resigned from the post of independent director in the board of Dewan. Housing finance corporation (DHFL) 3^rd largest loan and housing finance company in India.

Full form of NITI Aayog?

National Institution for Transforming India

Formed on 1 Jan, 2015 and 1^st meeting was held on 8 Feb 2015.

Union Govt plans to release commemorative coins to mark MG Ramachanran’s birth century.

* Union finance ministry decided to release a commemorative coins of Rs. 100 and Rs.10 denomination to celebrate MG Ramachandran.

* Aforesaid commemorative coins will be minted by security printing and minting corporation of India limited.