Current
Affairs: Daily GK Update 06th June 2017
i. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. has initiated a French
Agency-funded project to retrofit 10 lakh conventional street lights with LED
lights in Gram Panchayats of 7 districts in Andhra Pradesh.
ii. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the Centre’s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP).
ii. This is the first project for rural LED street lighting in the country under the Centre’s Street Lighting National Project (SLNP).
iii. The entire capital cost of this project is being funded by French
Development Agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
iv. Under the project, EESL has agreed to carry out the entire annual
maintenance and warranty replacement in these gram panchayats for a period of
10 years.
Static takeaways-
Ø Saurabh Kumar is the
Managing Director, EESL
Ø Andhra Pradesh was
the first state to seek assistance from EESL to replace conventional street
lighting with LED lighting in Visakhapatnam.
Ø EESL is registered
under the companies Act, 1956 in 2009 and the commencement of business
certificate is obtained in 2010.
Ø E. S. L. Narasimhan
is the governor of Andhra Pradesh
i. Telangana government has recently launched the single-women pensions
scheme across the state. Single women will be given Rs 1,000 per
month. It is the first such scheme in India.
ii. The government had also increased the Kalyana Laxmi and Shaadi
Mubarak scheme amount from Rs50,116 to Rs75,116. Children of single women
would be admitted into all Telangana Residential Educational Institutions
without having to write an examination or waiting for the lottery system.
Static Takeaways-
Ø Nagarjuna Sagar
Srisailam Tiger Reserve is located in Telangana
Ø K. Chandrashekar Rao is
the CM of Telangana and governor is E S L Narasimhan
Ø Pakhal Lake is
situated in Telangana.
i. Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah has recently launched
India’s first public bicycle sharing (PBS) initiative 'Trin Trin' in
Mysuru.
ii. The World Bank, Global Environmental Fund, and state govt have jointly funded the initiative.
ii. The World Bank, Global Environmental Fund, and state govt have jointly funded the initiative.
iii. Mysuru is the first city in India to have a public bicycle sharing
system. A total of 450 bicycles can be borrowed from 48 docking stations set up
across the City for a nominal fee.
Static Takeaways-
Ø Vajubhai Rudabhai
Vala is the present Governor of Karnataka
Ø Kempegowda
International Airport is located in Karnataka
Ø Magod Falls are
situated in Karnataka
i. National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Bird
Academy have signed an MoU to skill more than 30 thousand unemployed
youth from across states in the aviation and aerospace sectors.
ii. According to an official release, NSDC and Bird Academy will set up
training centres and centres of excellence with an aim of
increasing employability of youth in these sectors.
Static Takeaways-
Ø Ministry of Skill
Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) jointly launched the SMART
Ø SMART is abbreviated
as Skill Management and AccReditation of Training Centres.
i. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recently
launched three new apps to help customers rate quality of services, speed and
performance.
ii. The three new apps are Mycall app, MySpeed app and 'Do not disturb (DND 2.0)' app. The apps are being launched with the motive that there is more transparency between the consumers and the service providers.
ii. The three new apps are Mycall app, MySpeed app and 'Do not disturb (DND 2.0)' app. The apps are being launched with the motive that there is more transparency between the consumers and the service providers.
iii. The MyCall app, is an Android application for
crowdsourced voice call quality monitoring.
iv. MySpeed app will enable TRAI to obtain test-data from users in all service areas, without any action by the users.
v. The DND service app will enable users to register their mobile number under DND to avoid unsolicited commercial communication/telemarketing calls/SMS.
iv. MySpeed app will enable TRAI to obtain test-data from users in all service areas, without any action by the users.
v. The DND service app will enable users to register their mobile number under DND to avoid unsolicited commercial communication/telemarketing calls/SMS.
Static Takeaways-
Ø The Telecom
Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) established with effect from 20th February
1997 by an Act of Parliament, called the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
Act, 1997
Ø R.S.Sharma is the
present Chairman of TRAI
Ø Head Office of TRAI
is in New Delhi.
i. India has surpassed China to secure the top position among
30 developing countries on ease of doing business, according to a study that
cited India’s rapidly expanding economy, relaxation of FDI rules and a
consumption boom as the key drivers.
ii. The GRDI was titled as ‘The Age of Focus’, ranks China in second place. Malaysia was in the third position in the list.
Static Takeaways-
ii. The GRDI was titled as ‘The Age of Focus’, ranks China in second place. Malaysia was in the third position in the list.
Static Takeaways-
Ø Top three countries
in the list are India China and Malaysia
Ø The GRDI 2017 was
titled as 'The Age of Focus'
Ø The capital of
Malaysia is in Kuala Lumpur.
i. To emphasize the importance of financial literacy, the Reserve
Bank of India is observing June 5-9, 2017 as Financial Literacy Week across the
country.
ii. The Week will focus on four broad themes, viz. Know Your Customer (KYC), Exercising Credit Discipline, Grievance Redress and Going Digital.
ii. The Week will focus on four broad themes, viz. Know Your Customer (KYC), Exercising Credit Discipline, Grievance Redress and Going Digital.
Static Takeaways-
Ø Shri B.P. Kanungo is
the newly appointed Deputy Governor of RBI
Ø The Reserve Bank of
India was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Ø RBI was nationalized
in 1949.
i. Leading bourse National Stock Exchange (NSE) launched its international
exchange in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City). NSE
IFSC Ltd, the global exchange promoted by NSE, will remain operational for a
longer period than NSE during a trading day.
ii. All the trades will be cleared and settled through NSE IFSC Clearing
Corporations Ltd. Several products from the currency, commodity and
equity segments are expected to get listed on the new exchange which may also
introduce other innovative products in line with Sebi regulations.
Static Takeaways-
Ø Gujarat International
Finance Tec-City is the full form of GIFT City.
i. The book “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” has
been authored by Arundhati Roy, was released recently.
ii. It is fiction-based novel and will be published by Hamish Hamilton UK and Penguin India.
ii. It is fiction-based novel and will be published by Hamish Hamilton UK and Penguin India.
Static Takeaways-
Ø Roy became the first
Indian woman to win the prestigious Booker Prize with her 1997 work.
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