Current Affairs 2016

Current Affairs

• From which of the following ports has INS Tarmugli been commissioned in the Indian Navy?

           Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam

           The Indian Navy has commissioned the highly maneuverable Fast Attack Craft INS Tarmugli at the hands of Vice Admiral HCS Bisht AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command at a formal ceremony held at Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam. 

• Which of the following organisations/institutions was in news recently for raising insurance fund to fight pandemics?   

          World Bank        

          The World Bank Group has launched Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility and launched a $500 million fund to fight Pandemics in poor countries and creating the world's first insurance market for pandemic risk. It will accelerate both global and national responses to future outbreaks with pandemic potential. 

  

• Who has been appointed as the new CMD of Nuclear Power Corporation of India?
        

            S K Sharma            

           Famous scientist S K Sharma has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power reactors. He is presently working as Distinguished Scientist and Director (Operations) in NPCIL. Sharma has been appointed to the new post for a period of five years. 

• Which of the following services has not been included in the documents released on the Smart Cities website?        

           Inadequate water supply           

          The core infrastructure in a smart city would include:

            (i) Adequate water supply

            (ii) Assured electricity supply

            (iii) Sanitation, including solid waste management

           (iv) Efficient urban mobility and public transport

           (v) Affordable housing, especially for the poor

          (vi) Robust IT connectivity and digitalisation

          (vii) Good governance, especially e-Governance and citizen participation

          (viii) Sustainable environment

          (ix) Safety and security of citizens, particularly women, children and the elderly

           (x) Health and education.