06-7.10.18 Punjab (PPCS) Current Affairs

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PUNJAB

 

  • Punjab gets 2,600 seats for BPO/ITES operations under ‘BPO promotion scheme’

 

  • To propel the Information Technology or IT-enabled Services (ITeS) industry in the backward areas of Punjab and also to provide maximum job avenues to the state’s youth, the State Government would set up business process outsourcing (BPO) or ITeS operations.

 

  • “Owing to the efforts of the Punjab Government, the state’s share of allotted seats has been increased from 1200 to 2600 which would lead to 3900 IT professionals being able to get jobs,”

 

  • As per the scheme, the eligible companies would also be provided with capital assistance in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF). It is also the part of the scheme to encourage investment in the IT/ITeS sector for regional expansion of the IT sector as a whole.

 

  • Throughout the country, except some states and cities of the North East, financial assistance is being provided under the sanctioned IBPS scheme. For this purpose, assistance to the tune of 50 percent of the one-time expenditure on the sanctioned items with maximum limit up to Rs one lakh per seat, would be given whereas the special benefits would be given under the limit of Rs one lakh per seat.

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

  • Nobel Peace Prize 2018 : Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad

 

  • The 2018 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.

 

  • Mukwege, a gynecologist and surgeon, has long worked to treat thousands of women and girls affected by rape and sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

  • Murad is a Yazidi woman from the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar, who was held as a sex slave by ISIS.

 

·        India and Russia signed S 400 missile deal

 

  • India and Russia after the annual summit concluded the contract for five S-400 ‘Triumf’ missile systems. The deal is one of the biggest defence deals in recent times.

 

  • The deliveries of S-400 will begin in 24 months, at the end of 2020. The agreement for the estimated $5.43 billion (Rs.40,300 crores) S-400 system was not referred to by either leader.

 

  • The S-400 has three components — the missile launchers themselves, a powerful radar and a command centre.

 

  • The radar can track targets 600 km away.

 

 

 

 

NATIONAL

 

  • GI Tag for Alphonso from Konkan

 

  • Alphonso from Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts of Maharashtra, is registered asGeographical Indication (GI).
  • A Geographical Indication or a GI is an indication used on products that have a specific geographical origin and possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin.

 

  • Darjeeling Tea, Mahabaleshwar Strawberry, Blue Pottery of Jaipur, Banarasi Sarees and Tirupati Laddus are some of the GIs.

 

  • The king of mangoes, Alphonso, better known as ‘Hapus’ in Maharashtra, is in demand in domestic and international markets not only for its taste but also for pleasant fragrance and vibrant colour.

 

  • The first product to get a GI tag in India was the Darjeeling tea in 2004. There are a total of 325productsfrom India that carry this indication.

 

 

  • Successful night trial of Prithvi-II missile

 

  • India’s Strategic Forces Command successfully test-fired its indigenously developed nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile during night time as part of a user trial by the Army from a test range in Odisha.

 

  • The surface-to-surface missile, which has a strike range of 350 km, was launched from a mobile launcher from launch complex-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore.

 

  • The missile is capable of carrying 500 to 1,000 kilogramme of warheads and is thrusted by liquid propulsion twin engines.

 

·        Flipkart teams up with Bajaj Allianz to offer insurance for smartphones

  • Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDAI) gave Flipkart the license to go on a pact with Bajaj Allianz General Insurance for the scheme.
  • According to the scheme, Customers who buy the plan will be offered either a cash payout or a free pickup, service, and drop facility if their devices get damaged or stolen.
  • The minimum insurance price for the scheme is Rs. 99for a year which will be operational the day the device is delivered to a customer.
  • The insurance offering will be available from October 10, 2018.

 

 

  • U-19 Asia Cup: India beat Sri Lanka by 144 runs to win 6th title

 

  • The Indian Under-19 boys registered a comfortable victory over Sri Lanka in the final to win the U-19 Asia Cup for the sixth time.

 

  • India thrashed Sri Lanka by 144 runs in the summit clash in Dhaka thanks to spinner Harsh Tyagi’s six-wicket haul.

 

  • Chasing a mammoth 305 for a victory, Sri Lanka kept losing wickets and crumbled for 160 in 38.4 overs as Tyagi finished with an impressive figures of 6/38.

 

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