DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 10th SEP 2016
(Daily News India)
1. HELPLINE
NO. 14401 FOR INFO ON POWER CUTS LAUNCHED
i. The Department of Telecom (DoT) has created ‘Urja
Mitra Helpline’ through which customers can get information on power outages
from distribution companies by dialling 14401.
ii. Earlier URJA
mobile app is also launched aimed at enhancing the consumer connect with
the urban power distribution sector.
2. INDIA'S
LIGHT UTILITY HELICOPTER MAIDEN FLIGHT SUCCESSFUL
i. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has successfully completed test flight of
indigenous Light Utility Helicopter in Bengaluru.
ii. The LUH will replace the military’s obsolescent fleet
of Chetak and Cheetah helicopters that have flown for over three decades.
3. GOVT
APPROVES 6 START-UP CENTRES
i. The Central government has approved six proposals to
set up centres of excellence to promote and fund start-ups.
ii. The proposals for six centres of excellence that were
approved by the National Expert Advisory Committee include
a.
SINE-IIT
Bombay
b.
Venture
Center-NCL Pune
c.
CIIE-IIM
Ahmedabad
d.
Research Park
at IIT-Gandhinagar.
4. THITHI
WINS BEST FILM HONOUR AT 1ST BRICS FILM FESTIVAL
i. Kannada film Thithi was conferred the Best Film award
by Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu at
the 1st BRICS Film Festival.
ii. Thithi has earlier won various honours like 68th
Locarno International Film Festival, Marrakech International Film Festival,
19th Shanghai International Film Festival and 63rd National Film Awards.
5. 2016
ASEAN SUMMIT HELD IN VIENTIANE, LAOS
i.The Summit of Southeast Asian Nationst was held in
Vientiane, Laos .
ii. PM of the Lao PDR H.E. Thongloun Sisoulith was
Chairperson of the summit. \
iii.The theme of the summit was “Turning Vision into
Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”.
iv. Association of South East Asian Nationsis a group of
10 South Asian nations which came into existence on August 8, 1967