DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 NOV 2015
(Daily GK INDIA)
1. MAHARASHTRA TO LAUNCH GOPINATH MUNDE FARMERS ACCIDENT
INSURANCE SCHEME
i. The Maharashtra government is going to launch Gopinath Munde
Farmers Accident Insurance Scheme.
ii.The scheme will cover accidental death of handicap of the
farmers.
iii.The insurance scheme is aimed to ensure social and economic
security to farmers and their families.
iv.The farmer will get two lakh rupees annual insurance cover.
CM OF
MAHARASTRA: DEVENDRA FADNAVIS
2. INDIA AND SINGAPORE
ENTERED INTO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
i.India and Singapore have signed a joint declaration for a
Strategic Partnership to enhance bilateral relations between both countries.
ii.The focus of the visit included ‘five S plank‘ which includes enhancing
up trade and investment, smart cities,
speeding up connectivity, skills development and state focus.
iii.The Partnership aims to promote the strategic relations
between both countries for political, defence and security cooperation .
3. NUCLEAR-CAPABLE DHANUSH MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRED FROM
WARSHIP SUBHADRA
i. The nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was successfully
test fired from warship Subhadra, from Odisha in the Bay of Bengal.
ii. Dhanush missile is One of the five missiles indigenously
developed by the DRDO under its strategic Integrated Guided Missile Development
Programme.
iii.Dhanush is surface-to-surface missile with range of 350 kms.
4. 2019 NEW DEADLINE FOR COMPLETION OF PMGSY
i. Union Government has reduced the deadline for completion of
flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana
for rural connectivity from 2022 to 2019.
ii.The government is focusing
to accelerate the implementation of rural connectivity by reducing the
deadline.
iii.Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana was launched in 2000,as a
Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
Iv.The main objective of scheme is to provide road connectivity to all eligible unconnected
rural villages.
5. HRD MINISTRY SETS UP EXCLUSIVE PANEL ON SANSKRIT PROMOTION
i. The human Resource Development Ministry has constituted a
13-member expert committee on Sanskrit .
ii.The main of this committee is to revive interest in the ancient
language.
iii. The committee is headed by N Gopalaswami, the former chief
election
iv.The committee will recommend measures to integrate the study of
the ancient language with other disciplines such as physics, chemistry,
mathematics, medical science and law,and
to promote Sanskrit education in
schools and universities and recommend ways to promote Sanskrit education
through modern tools.
HRD MINISTER:
SMRITI IRANI
6. DONER MINISTRY TO
DEVELOP MIZORAM AS THE ‘BAMBOO STATE OF INDIA
i. Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern
Region, Dr Jitendra Singh stated that the government is going to develop Mizoram as the ‘Bamboo State of
India’.
ii.The State of Mizoram
produces very high amount of bamboo,
which can be used as a source for, not only for furniture but also for paper
supply to the country.
iii.It will help the state to generate revenue for the State .
