May 2016(National+ People+ International) Flashcards
(33 cards)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the country’s first solar powered _____ at the Assi Ghat in the river Ganga, Varanasi.
e-boats
Parliament has passed _________ (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016. The bill will allow transfer of captive mines from one allotted to another without auction.
Mines and Minerals
The Empowered Steering Committee (ESC) of the ______________(NGRBA) has approved projects for Development of Ghats. The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs. 2446 crores.
National Ganga River Basin Authority
The Lok Sabha has passed the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Bill 2016, which is seen as a “transformational” legislation that will help to improve India’s ranking in the World Bank’s ‘____________’ index. It aims to defuse the crisis of the looming bad loans in the banking sector and also to cover individuals, companies, and partnership firms.
Ease of doing business index
The Union government has approved ____ to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone (SEZ) in Bengaluru in an area spread over 4 hectares.
Infosys
The single emergency number ‘___‘ will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department.
112
India is ranked at the _______ position in crony-capitalism with crony sector wealth accounting for 3.4 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP).
9th
Railways has launched the _________ for pilgrims to visit Shirdi, Tirupati, Jagannath Puri, Gangasagar, Baidyanath Dham and Jyotirlingams among others.
Bharat Darshan Tourist train
The Government of India has started the process for issuance by ______(UBIN) drive. It will help enable budding entrepreneurs to set up their business without any delays as it produce results well within targeted time
Unique Business Identification Number
The Minister for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) Kalraj Mishra has inaugurated a spinning and weaving centre and marketing plaza for khadi goods in _____.
Srinagar
Parliament has passed the ____________ to widen ambit of law dealing with this anti-hijacking crime. The Bill was first passed in the Rajya Sabha and later in the Lok Sabha in May 2016.
Anti-Hijacking Bill, 2016
The Ministry of Environment and Forests has launched a web-based application on _____(IWMS). The system’s web address is www.iwms.nic.in. The system is for the better management of waste
Integrated Waste Management System
The Union Railways Ministry has decided to constitute two Directorates namely ________(MD) and ___________ (NFRD).
Mobility Directorate
Non-Fare Revenue Directorate
President of Sri Lanka___________ will arrive in capital. He is on a two day visit to the nation.
Maithripala Sirisena
India and ______ conducted a five-day dialogue in Dhaka over a host of security issues, including __________ and cattle smuggling across the border between the two neighbors.
Bangladesh, drug trafficking
India’s renewable energy sector has been ranked ____ in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI) with China at second and the US on top.
Third (3rd)
President Pranab Mukherjee has inaugurated an ________(IOC) in Rashtrapati Bhavan. He also launched a mobile application ‘____‘for transformation of President’s Estate into a smart township.
Intelligent Operations Centre
Monitor
India, Thailand and Myanmar will soon be connected by a ________highway, to boost the trade and cultural exchanges among the three countries.
1,400-kilometre
India has banned its nationals from travelling to _____, irrespective of the purpose of the visit, in view of the prevailing security situation in that country.
Libya
Thirteen cities have been selected in the first phase of the government’s smart cities mission, which includes _____,_____,_______,________, Raipur, Ranchi, Warangal, Agartala, Imphal, Port Blair and Panaji.
Lucknow, Warangal, Bhagalpur, Raipur, New Town Kolkata , Chandigarh, Faridabad
The Government of India signs US$100 mn loan agreement with ____________ for the Karnataka Urban Water Supply Modernization project.
World bank (IBRD)
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities will now be known as ‘Divyangjan’ Sashaktikaran Vibhag in Hindi and dropped the word ‘________’ from its previous nomenclature
Viklangjan
___________is all set to introduce its own version of US dollars in order to ease a cash shortage in the country
Zimbabwe
United Nations (UN) has announced the establishment of the UN Zika Response ________(MPTF) to finance critical unfunded priorities in the response to the Zika outbreak. The Fund aims to provide a rapid, flexible and accountable platform to support a coordinated response from the UN system and partners
Multi-Partner Trust Fund
