Daily Current affairs - June 14th, 2017 for all competitive exams
The month-long Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to
commence from July 12.
- As per one of the proposals before
the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), the session will
begin from July 12 and conclude on August 11.
- The final call on the dates will
be taken by the committee, headed by Union Home minister Rajnath Singh,
after June 20.
India ratifies two key ILO
conventions on child labour
India has ratified two key
ILO conventions on child labour concerning the elimination of child labour, the
Minimum Age Convention (No 138) and the Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
(No 182).
- India is the 170th ILO member
state to ratify convention No 138 and 181st member to ratify convention
No. 182.
- The Convention concerning Minimum
Age for Admission to Employment, is a Convention adopted in 1973 by the
International Labour Organization.
- India is a founder member of
the International Labour Organization (ILO), which came into
existence in 1919.
India has second highest
number of obese children in world: Study
India has the second highest
number of obese children in the world after China, according to an alarming
study which found that 14.4 million kids in the country have excess weight.
- Among the 20 most populous
countries, the highest level of obesity among kids and young adults was in
the US at nearly 13%; Egypt topped the list for adult obesity at about
35%. Lowest rates were in Bangladesh and Vietnam, respectively, at 1%.
Army’s Super-40 initiative by
Army:
Army’s super-40 is a
coaching initiative by the Army that has been training local children to take
Engineering Entrance Examination.
- The coaching is conducted at
Srinagar by Army, its training partner Centre for Social Responsibility
& Learning (CSRL) and Petronet LNG.
CSIR inks deal with Ethiopian
institute
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
has signed a $7 million (Rs. 45 crore approx.) agreement with the Metal
Industries Development Institute (MIDI), Ethiopia.
- According to CSIR sources, this is
the largest, international deal it has ever signed.
- This is a three-year contract and
personnel from both organisations are expected to begin technical
collaboration from next month.
India to be Co-Partner Country
in ANUGA 2017
India has signed the
Memorandum of Understanding for Participation in the ANUGA Exhibition with Ms
Katharina C Hamma, Chief Operating Officer, Koelnmesse GmBH (Organizers of
ANUGA).
- ANUGA – an acronym for Allgemeine
Nahrungs Und Genußmittel Ausstellung (General Food and Non- essential
Provisions Exhibition) is the world’s biggest and most important
trade fair for Food and beverage trade. It takes place
biennially (every 2 years). ANUGA 2017 is the 34th edition.
- ANUGA offers an extensive
supporting programme with Lectures, Special exhibition and attractive
industry events
Panama dumps Taiwan, supports
One-China policy
In a jolt to Taiwan and
boost to Beijing’s diplomacy, Panama has severed ties with the country and
recognised it as an “indispensable” part of China under the “One-China
Policy”.
- With Panama switching sides,
Taiwan’s decades-old attempt to act as a “sovereign country” would likely
face fresh challenges.
- Over the years Beijing has tried
to choke Taiwan diplomatically in a bid to force the self-ruled island to
accept itself as a part of China.
- The policy states in diplomatic
acknowledgement that there is only one Chinese government. Under the
policy, any country that wants diplomatic relations with mainland China
must break official ties with Taipei that it considers a ‘breakaway
province.’
Anti-tank guided missile Nag
successfully test fired
The Anti-Tank Guided Missile
Nag was successfully flight tested in the desert ranges of Rajasthan.
- Nag is a third-generation,
fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by India’s state-owned
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to support both
mechanised infantry and airborne forces of the Indian Army.
- Nag can be launched from land and
air-based platforms.
RBI issues new Rs. 500 notes
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said a new batch of Rs.
500 banknotes with the inset letter ‘A’ in both the number panels of the
current Mahatma Gandhi (new) series were being issued.
- The note will bear the signature
of RBI Governor Urjit Patel and the year of printing is 2017.
- The design of the ‘A’ notes is
similar to earlier notes issued post the ban of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000
notes in November 2016.
SEBI sets trading rules for commodity
options
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has
allowed commodity exchanges to introduce options trading while ensuring that
such contracts are introduced only on such commodities that currently register
high volume in the futures segment.
- Further, on a pilot basis, each
exchange will be allowed to start such options trading only on one
commodity initially.
- The regulatory framework comes nearly two months after the SEBI board approved the launch of commodity options — an instrument that was being demanded ever since SEBI took over the regulation of the commodity markets in 2015.
