DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 15TH APR 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
PRADHAN MANTRI MUDRA YOJANA TOPS TARGET FOR 2016-17 LOANS CROSS TARGET OF RS
1.8 LAKH CR
i. Pradhan Mantri Mudra
Yojana was announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley tops target for 2016-17,
loans cross target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr the Union Budget for financial year 2016.
ii. Loans extended under
the PMMY during 2016-17 have crossed the target of Rs 1.8 lakh cr.
iii. PM Modi mentioned
that there is an urgent need to focus on some 5.75 cr self-employed people who
use funds of around Rs 11 lakh cr, and have an average debt of merely Rs 17,000
but they end up employing 12 cr people.
2.
AFTER UP’S ANTI ROMEO SQUAD HARAYANA LAUNCHES OPERATION DURGA
i. Haryana announced the
launch of Durga Vahini: police squads that aims to stop harassment of women on
public spaces.
ii. Strong actions will
be taken against “eve-teasers“. The state government had already established
women police stations in all the districts to ensure women’s safety.
v. The campaign Operation
Durga was launched after identifying places where such anti-social elements
were indulging in eve teasing, stalking, vulgar comments, and other similar
activities.
iv. Haryana govt to give
free laptops to first 500 meritorious students
3.
33 YEARS OF OPERATION MEGHDOOT A SAGA OF UNMATCHED BRAVERY
i. After 33 years of
Operation Meghdoot, the Indian Army’s longest deployment on strategically
located Siachen Glacier celebrating a saga for bravery, courage, heroism and
sacrifice on the world’s highest and coldest battle field.
ii. Two disputed
boundaries with Pakistan and China. It lies in the
Karakoram Range in the North West India. Siachen Glacier is 76.4 km long and
covers about 10,000 sq km uninhabited terrain.
iii. On this day, a
Platoon of 4 Kumaon led by then Captain Sanjay Kulkarni planted the 1st Indian
Flag on Siachen Glacier at Bilafond La which began Operation Meghdoot.
4.
ALIA BHATT FEATURES ON FORBES 30 UNDER 30 ASIA LIST
i. Actress Alia Bhatt has
featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. She is the only Bollywood actress who
has made it to this year.
ii. Indian actress Alia
Bhatt has acted in over 20 high-earning Bollywood movies. At least 6 of the
films she has acted in earned very well that is over $15 million