Weekly Current Affairs Quiz: February 2nd week (8 Feb – 14 Feb)

As part of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed, the two companies will collaborate to provide exclusive home ownership solutions for customers serviced by each other

The outlay for this project is Rs.2,351.38 crore to usher in digital literacy in rural India by March,.2019. This is in line with the announcement made by Finance Minister in the Union Budget 2016-17.
The outlay for this project is Rs.2,351.38 crore to usher in digital literacy in rural India by March,.2019. This is in line with the announcement made by Finance Minister in the Union Budget 2016-17.

The theme of the two-day seminar is synergizing the national and international Special Forces to meet challenges of terrorism and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED).

The Reserve Bank said it will set up a separate Enforcement Department beginning next fiscal to deal with non-compliance of various regulations of the central bank and with a view to developing a sound framework and process for enforcement action.

The Reserve Bank of India has constituted an inter department Standing Committee on Cyber Security to establish an ongoing system of security review and analysis of the emerging threats to protect the Indian banking system from cyber attacks.

The formation of the standing committee comes in the light of the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Information Technology and Cyber Security headed by Meena Hemchandra that was formed by the central bank.

Yatra.com has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Government of Andhra Pradesh to promote homestays and enhance tourism in the state through their holiday packages

Using this system, the cabinet members can access the cabinet notes before the meeting.

The Commerce Ministry has approved the pilot Revenue Insurance Scheme for plantation crops for protecting the growers from the risks such as yield loss, pest attacks and income decline caused by fall in prices

China has surpassed Germany to become the world’s largest producer of solar energy after nearly doubling its installed photovoltaic capacity in 2016.

The US ranks on top, followed by UK, Germany, Japan and Sweden respectively.
India ranks 43rd out of 45 nations in the same.

The Maharashtra State Election Board (MSEC) has partnered with Gupshup to launch a chatbot “Mahavoter chatbot” in a bid to increase voter engagement and turnout in the upcoming local body elections.

After cooking gas LPG, the government made Aadhaar mandatory for availing subsidised foodgrains from the ration shops with a view to better target Rs 1.4 lakh crore subsidy under the food security law.
The government has given time to those not having the biometric-based unique identification number to apply for Aadhaar by June 30.

One lakh gram panchayats are to be connected by underground Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) by March this year under the first phase of BharatNet project.
Under the second phase of BharatNet project, remaining 1.5 lakh gram panchayats are to be provided connectivity by December 2018.

Apart from advanced courses, the university is also expected to enhance a worker’s self-respect and competency by providing him or her with formal certification.

Dr P Raghu Ram, president of Association of Breast Surgeons of India, has won the prestigious Dr B C Roy national award for outstanding service in the field of socio medical relief for 2016.

Facebook has introduced Community Help, a new update to Safety Check that lets people find and give help in the form of food, shelter and transportation after a crisis.

International Women’s Day is widely celebrated across the globe where people pledge their support for gender equality and celebrate the achievements of women and has become a regular event in the social calendar. Yet, many countries beyond this ambit and Saudi Arabia is one such nation where many basic rights are denied to its women. But in a great move, the orthodox country celebrated its first ever Women’s Day from February 1 to 4.

The competition, under the aegis of ‘Axis Moves’, is open to all Indian citizens in the age group of 18 to 30 years.

The three-day National Women’s Parliament, being organised by Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly with the theme of ‘Empowering Women – Strengthening Democracy’, began on Feb 10 in the state capital region Amaravati.

Kheleo will participate in numerous activities in the run-up to the first-ever FIFA tournament to be hosted by India, which will be played from October 6 to 28 this year.

The inter-ministry Hockey tournament 2016 – 17 was held at Central Secretariat Ground Vinay Marg, New Delhi. The final match played between I & B Ministry and Ministry of Health.

Driven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s, vision of making football the sport of choice in India, Mission XI Million (Government of India and All India Football Federation initiative) is the biggest school sport outreach programme done in the country.

A first of its kind, it will encourage children to play the beautiful game, gain healthy habits and final motor skills and learn important life lessons in teamwork and sportsman spirit.

Folk singer Satinder Sartaaj has been roped in by the United Nations Office on Drugs under its project against human trafficking called “Blue Heart Campaign”.

India plans to host a conference with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to share experiences and ideas on prevention of radicalisation. The event is likely to be held in October.

India’s renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik on Friday created a Guinness World Record for building the world’s tallest sandcastle on the beach of eastern Puri city.
Sudarsan and his 45 students took about nine days to make the 48 feet-high sculpture under the theme of ‘World Peace’.

Eminent thinker, writer and journalist Pandit Dharmsheel Chaturvedi passed away.

Delhi International Airport was the 12th busiest airport worldwide for the month of November 2016 according to a latest report published by International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO).

Dr. Neelu Rohmetra of Jammu University has been appointed as the director of IIM Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh.

India successfully defended their title in the T20 Blind World Cup at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore by beating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final by nine wickets.

Indian all-rounder Yusuf Pathan has become cricketer from the country to sign a deal with an overseas franchise-based T20 league after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) allowed him to feature in the Hong Kong T20 Blitz.

Government has allocated Rs 500 crore to India Post Payments Bank for financial year 2017-18 as it gears up to set up 650 branches across country by September 2017.
Government has allocated Rs 125 crore as “capital infusion into corporate entity for India Post Payments Bank” and Rs 375 crore as “grant in aid to India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)”, as per Output-Outcome Framework for Schemes 2017-18 for the Department of Posts .

Diego Maradona from Argentina has been given an ambassador role by FIFA.

International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has teamed up with Finance Industry Development Council (FIDC) to conduct training programmes for Non Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs).

Loktak Lake is in Manipur. Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. Keibul Lamjao is the only floating national park in the world. It is located near Moirang in Manipur state.

Hosts Haryana won the first edition of the three-day Pandit Deen Dayal Updhyay All India National Style Kabaddi championship held at Motilal Nehru School of Sports held at Sonipat.

Cook had stepped down as England’s Test captain.

This is IMF’s first Fully-Integrated Capacity Development Center, which brings together under one roof the two building blocks of capacity development -training and technical assistance.

The ministry sanctioned Rs 99.42 crore for the current fiscal to develop the heritage circuit that includes Qutb Shahi Heritage Park, Paigah Tombs, Hayat Bakshi Begum Mosque and Raymond’s Tomb.

The exhibition also featured collections of Justin Gilbert Lopez, who holds a Guinness world record for the largest coin collection.

The UNESCO organised the two-day Nature Fest at the Great Himalayan National Park (GNHP) at Sairopa in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh

After transforming the lives of villagers in Puttamraju Kandriga in Andhra Pradesh, Indian cricket icon and Rajya Sabha MP Sachin Tendulkar is now set to adopt Donja in Osmanabad (Maharashtra) under the Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna.
Tendulkar has sanctioned over Rs 4 crore from his MPLAD fund for development of Donja.