NATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
PM launches Rs 45K
crore scheme to strengthen power distribution from Varanasi: He
has launched the Rs 45000 crore Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS)
which will strengthen distribution networks and ensure 24 X 7 power supply to all
by 2022.
II.
64 Netaji secret files
released, Mamata wants centre to follow:
64 secret files relating to NetajiSubhash Chandra Bose that could help throw
light on his mysterious disappearance- an enduring enigma for seven decades-
were released by the West Bengal Government with CM Mamata Banerjee asking the
centre to follow the suit.
III.
Union Government
presented VishwakarmaRashtriyaPuraskar and National Safety Awards 2013:
28 VishwakarmaRashtriyaPuraskarwere shared between 132 individuals and 98
individuals were given the NSA 2013.
IV.
Sunil Duggal has been
appointed as the new CEO of Hindustan Zinc.
V.
Academician
SachidanandaMohanty nominated as UNESCO member: The
Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Orissa has been nominated as a
member for Commission on Education for UNESCO by the president of India. The
tenure for this membership is for 4 years.
VI.
Indian Railways
developed prototype of Hybrid Vacuum Toilet:
It is hybrid because the design is based on both vacuum toilets and
bio-toilets. It was developed by the Development cell of the Indian Railway
Board and is considered as the 1st of its kind to be used in any
railways in the world.
VII.
Union Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare banned sale of Diclofenac in multidose vial for human use:
From now on, it will be sold only in single dose vial packaging. The decision
was based on the recommendation of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change and is aimed at protecting vultures from extinction.
VIII.
Metro man E Sreedharan
to serve UN High Level Advisory Group on Sustainable Transport:
He has been invited by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to serve on his HLAG-ST
for a period of three years.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
8th Edition
of Global Innovation Index 2015 released: The
8th edition of the Global Innovation Index was released jointly by
Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO). The index is topped by Switzerland. India’s ranking slipped to 81
compared to 76 in 2014, but it has remained at the top of the regional ranking
of Central and Southern Asia.
II.
President and PM of
Burkina Faso ousted in a military coup:
Members of the Regiment of Presidential Security (RPS) detained the
transitional President Michel Kafando and PM Y. Isaac Zida in the capital
Ouagadougou.
III.
Japan’s Diet removed
restrictions on overseas deployment of Self Defence Forces for military use:
The remilitarization bills passed by Japan’s parliament can be termed as
historic as they allow Japan to be militarily proactive after 70 years.
IV.
India and Laos ink two
MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties: Both the
countries have inked two key MoUs on Air Services and Quick Impact Projects
under the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation (MGC) programme to strengthen bilateral ties
between the two nations. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Vice President
Hamid Ansari and his counterpart President of Laos C. Sayasone in the capital
city of Vientiane. VP Hamid Ansari is on a four day visit to Cambodia and Laos.
It was the 1st visit of an Indian VP to Laos.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
I.
Ajinkya
Rahane honoured with life membership by CCI: Ajinkya Rahane, India’s most consistent batsman in the
last couple of years, has been conferred with the Honorary Life Membership by
the Cricket Club of India (CCI).
AWARDS:
I.
Senior Journalist Shekhar Gupta feted
with V Krishnamurthy Award: He was presented the award for
excellence by Tamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah.
OBITUARIES:
I.
Veteran Marathi Cricket Commentator and
writer BalPandit died at the age of 86.
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