DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 26,27 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 26-27 APRIL 2015

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1. WORLD MALARIA DAY OBSERVED ON 25^TH APRIL:

i. World Malaria Day was observed globally on 25^th April, 2015.

ii. World Malaria Day 2015 was observed with the theme, “Invest in the future, defeat Malaria”.

iii. World Malaria Day was instituted by World Health Organization (WHO) and is among the eight official global public Health Campaigns marked by WHO.

Note: 8 Global Public Health Campaigns marked by WHO are:

a.      World Health Day

b.     World Blood Donor Day

c.      World Immunization Week

d.     World Tuberculosis Day

e.      World No Tobacco Day

f.        World Aids Day

g.      World Hepatitis Day

h.     World Malaria Day

2.   INDIA’S HEALTH CARE PORTAL INAUGURATED:

i.  PM Narendra Modi inaugurated India’s Health Care Portal.

ii. India’s Healthcare portal was inaugurated at the SAARC trade mart in the global exhibition on services.

iii. The Healthcare portal can be seen at www.indiahealthcaretourism.com

3. RUSSIA AND ARGENTINA SIGNED CO-OPERTION AGREEMENTS:

i. Russia and Argentina have singed co-operation agreements on economic and energy co-operation.

ii. Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner signed the agreement with his counterpart Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Capital – Moscow Currency – Ruble	Capital – Buenos Aires Currency - Peso

4. INDIA DELIEVERS 3 HELICOPTERS TO AFGHANISTAN:

i. India has delivered 3 Cheetal Helicopters to Afghanistan.

ii. The news that India has delivered 3 unarmed helicopters to Afghanistan was confirmed by the Minister of State for Defense Rao Inderjit Singh.

iii. India will also provide training to Afghan  pilots to use these helicopters.

5.   EARTHQUAKE STRUCKED IN INDIA AND NEPAL:

i. An Earthquake of Magnitude 7.9 was strucked in Nepal and North India.

ii. The Epicenter of the Earthquake was in Nepal which experienced the major destruction claiming almost 2000 lives.

iii. The tremors of the Quake were felt in Bihar, Jharkhand, U.P. Rajasthan, M.P., West Bengal, Haryana, Assam and Punjab.

Note: (a)This earthquake was the worst in Himalayan Nation in over 80 years.

      (b) Bihar Government has announced Rs. 4 lakh compensation amount for any life lost due to this earthquake.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 25 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 25 APRIL 2015

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1. NATIONAL PANCHAYATI RAJ DAY OBERVED:

i. National Panchayati Raj day was observed around the nation on 24^th April, 2015.

ii. The day is observed to mark the passing of the constitution (73^rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into force with effect from 24^th April 1993.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

Q1. When is National Panchayati Raj Day observed?

a.       25^th April                                   

b.      31^st October

c.       24^th April

d.      3^rd November

2.   NAVAL EXERCISE VARUNA COMMENCED AT GOA:

i.    Indo-French Naval Exercise Varuna-15 commenced at Goa.

ii.  This the fourteenth edition of the 10-day long naval exercise between India and France.

iii.  Last Naval exercise between India and France, Varuna -12 was conducted at Toulan in France.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

Q1. With Which country India commence the Naval Exercise Varuna?

a.       USA

b.      France

c.       China

d.      Germany

3. CHINA AND PAKISTAN SIGNED AN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR PLAN:

i. China and Pakistan have signed an agreement on economic corridor plan worth 46 billion US dollars.

ii. The agreement was signed between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan’s PM Nawaz Sharif.

iii.  Chinese Spending has exceeded that of the United States which had given 31 billion US dollars to Pakistan since 2002.

EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

Q1. Which country has decided to provide 46 billion US dollars to Pakistan?

a.       India

b.      China

c.       USA

d.      Russia

4. WORLD HAPPINESS REPORT, 2015:

i.  World Happiness Report, 2015 is published by SDSN.

ii.  Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) is on initiative under the United Nations.

iii.  The report was topped by Switzerland followed by Iceland, Denmark, Norway and Canada.

Note: Report examined 158 countries and is aimed at influencing government policy.

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 23 APRIL 2015

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1. POLLUTION MANAGEMENT AND ENVIORNMENT HEALTH PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY WORLD BANK:

.    World Bank has established pollution Management and Environment Health (PHEM) promgram which will focus on air quality management.

.    PHEM program will initially run from 2015 to 2020 with an estimated amount of 45 million US dollar.

.    The program will focus on air quality management in five major urban areas India, China, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa.

2.   NEW YORK TIMES WON PULITZER PRIZES:

.    The New York Times has won two Pulitzer prizes for coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

.    The New York Times staff won the Pulitzer Prize for International reporting.

.    Danial Berechulak, a freelancer won Pulitzer prize for the feature photography.

3. INTERNATIONAL MOTHER EARTH DAY OBSERVED ON 22^ND APRIL:

.    International Mother Earth Day was observed on 22^nd April around the world.

.    International Mother Earth Day 2015 was observed with the theme “It’s our turn to lead”.

4. JAPANESE TRAIN SET THE WORLD SPEED RECORD OF 603 KMPH:

.    Japanese Bullet train Maglev set a new world speed record of 603 kmph.

.    Maglev train broke its previous world record of 580 kmph up in the year 2003.

5. MAKE MY TRIP ACQUIRED MYGOLA:

.    Online travel Service provider Make My Trip has acquired startup travel guide Mygola.

.    Mygola was founded in 2009 by Anshuman Bapna and prateek Sharma.

.    CEO of Make My Trip – Deep Kalra

6. XI JINPING HONOURED WITH NISHAN-E-PAKISTAN:

.    Chinese President Xi Jinping is honoured with Nishan-e-Pakistan Award.

.    Nishan-e-Pakistan award is the highest civilian award of Pakistan.

.    The award was presented by the president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain.

7. 8.7 % INTEREST RATE FOR GPF IN 2015-16:

A. Union Finance Ministry has retained the rate of interest at 8.7 % for GPF for the year 2015-16.

.    The interest rate will apply on provident funds of central government employees, railways and defense forces.

GPF- General Provident Fund

Key Points:

(i)    Interest rate for senior citizens saving scheme hiked from 9.2% to 9.3%

(ii) Interest rate for Sukanya Samridhi account hike from 9.2% to 9.3%

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DAILY FREE CURRENT AFFAIRS 21, 22 APRIL 2015

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 21 APRIL 2015

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1.      UN RELEASED GLOBAL E-WASTE MONITOR 2014 REPORT:

. United Nations has released a report titled, “global E-waste Monitor 2014”.

. UN’s think tank, United Nations University (UNU) has compiled the report.

. According to the report, volume of e-waste is estimated around 41.8 million metric tonnes and is expected to rise by 21% to 50 million metric tonnes by 2018.

2.   CHHURIM SHERPA TO CLIMB EVEREST AGAIN:

. Chhurim Sherpa is the first woman to climb the Everest twice a week.

. She is a nepali Mountaineer who had climbed the Everest twice in the same season i.e. on 12^th may 2012 and 19^th may 2012.

. Chhurim Sherpa has decided to climb 8850 mtrs Mount Everest by taking a cricket bat and two Jerseys of deceased Australian Cricketer Phil Hughes along with her in order to mark a tribute to the player.

Note: Phip Hughes was an Australian Cricketer who recently died while playing a Match.

3. ICICI BANK LAUNCHES ‘TAP-N-PAY’:

. ICICI Bank has launched an NFC-enabled payment service called ‘Tap-n-Pay’.

. Tap-n-Pay’ payment service is based on near-field communication (NFC) technology which will allow customers to make over the counter payments without using cash.

. ICICI Bank has launched this service in collaboration with Tech Mahindra.

      EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

1.     Which Bank has launched Tap-n-Pay service?

a.       Axis Bank

b.      SBI

c.       ICICI Bank

d.      HDFC Bank

4. LEWIS HAMILTON WIN BAHRAIN CUP:

. British Formula One Racing Driver from England, Lewis Hamilton won Bahrain Grand Prix for Second time in a row.

. Lewis Hamilton’s win at Bahrain Grand Prix made him tasted 36^th title of his career.

. German Racing Driver Nico Rosberg was the first runner up.

      EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

2.     Who won at Bahrain Grand Prix?

a.       Nico Rosberg

b.      Lewis Hamilton

c.       Kimi Raikkonen

d.      Sebstian Vettel

5. INDIAN NAVY LAUNCHED INS VISAKHAPATNAM:

. Indian Navy launches its first stealth destroyer of project 15 B class, INS Visakhapatnam.

. The Warship has a displacement of 7,300 tonnes and is 163 metres in length.

. INS Visakhapatnam was launched by R.K. Dhowan’s wife Minu Dhawan.

. Total project consists of a total of four follow up order of the Kolkata class warships and costs around 29,600 crores.

Note: R.K.Dhowan is Indian Navy Chief

      EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS

3.     What is the length of INS Visakhapatnam?

a.       162 mts

b.      163 mts

c.       161 mts

d.      165 mts

DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 22 APRIL 2015

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1. BCCI APPOINTS NEW CHIEF ADVISER OF ANTI-CORRUPTION AND SECURITY UNIT:

.    BCCI has appointed Neeraj Kumar as new Chief Adviser of Anti-corruption and security unit (ACSU).

.    Neeraj Kumar is a 1976 batch IPS officer and was former Delhi police Commissioner.

.    Neeraj Kumar replaced Ravi Sawant to be the Chief Adviser of Anti-corruption and Security unit.

2.   NASIM ZAIDI APPOINTED AS CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA:

.    Election Commission of India has appointed Nasim Zaidi to be the Chief Election Commissioner of India.

.    Nasim Zaidi succeeded Hari Shankar Brahma.

.    Nasim Zaidi is a 1976 batch IAS officer and had served as the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

3. INDIAN RAILWAYS LAUNCHED E-SAMIKSHA:

.    Indian Railways has launched E-Samiksha to monitor rail projects online.

.    E-Samiksha an online monitoring mechanism is designed by National Informatics Centre (NIC).

.    E-Samiksha aims as monitoring implementation of various ongoing projects of Railways on real time basis.

4. CIVIL SERVICES DAY OBSERVED ON 21^ST APRIL:

.    Ninth Civil Services Day was observed on 21^st April, 2015.

.    Civil Services Day is observed by all civil servants to re-dedicate and re-commit themselves to the cause of the people.

Note: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a book on this event titled “Best Practices –Tomorrow is there”

5. NOVAK DJOKOVIC WON MONTE CARLO MASTERS TITLE:

.    Novak Djokovic has won his second Monte Carlo Masters title of Tennis.

.    Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic.

.    This was Novak Djokovic’s 23^rd World tennis Title which brings him equal to Roger Federar and just 4 titles behind Rafael Nadal.

Note: Novak Djokovic is ranked World No.1 in Tennis Ranking

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