DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 14TH MAY 2017
1.
RAJNATH SINGH CHAIRS NORTHERN ZONAL COUNCIL MEETING IN CHANDIGARH
i.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the 28th meeting of the Northern
Zonal Council on 11th of May in Chandigarh. The 27th meeting of the Northern
Zonal Council was held at New Delhi.
ii.
North Zonal Council comprises the Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal
Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Rajasthan.
iii.
5 Zonal Councils – Central, Northern, Western, Southern and Eastern—have been
established under the State Reorganisation Act, 1956.
iv.
A zonal council will be the matter of common interest in economic and social
planning border disputes, linguistic minorities or inter-state transport.
2. NAGPUR
WILL BE THE 1ST INDIAN CITY TO GET ELECTRIC RADIO CABS
i.
Nagpur will be the 1st Indian city to get electric radio cabs. It will be
started from 24th of May. It will be launched by Union transport minister Nitin
Gadkari.
ii.
The Project will be undertaken by Nagpur Municipal Corporation.and is the 1st
project of its kind in the country. It is a method to tackle increasing
pollution in the country.
iii.
The pilot project will see around 200 e-cabs in Nagpur with the local body to
provide for the charging stations across the city. It will promote the usage of
electric and hybrid vehicles in India as the country is moving towards its goal
of going all electric by 2030.
3. PM NARENDRA
MODI’S TWO DAY VISIT TO SRI LANKA
i.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a 2-day visit to Sri Lanka. During this
visit, he participated in the International Vesak Day celebrations, the biggest
festival of Buddhists and attended several other programmes.
ii.
The theme of this year’s celebration was “Buddhist Teachings for Social Justice
and Sustainable World Peace”.
iii.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a multi-specialty hospital at Dickoya
in Nuwara Eliya district of Sri Lanka.
4. 19TH
SESSION OF INDIA-ITALY JOINT COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION HELD IN ROME
i.
19th Session of India-Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation held in
Rome.
ii.
The Joint Commission was co-chaired by the Indian Minister of Commerce and
Industry Nirmala Sitharaman by the Italian Minister of Economic Development
Carlo Calenda.
iii.
India’s bilateral trade with Italy during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17 was US
$9.32 billion, US $8.28 billion and US $8.80 billion respectively.
5. DISHA
MICROFIN GETS FINAL NOD FROM RBI FOR SMALL FINANCE BANK
i.
Disha Microfin has received the final license from Reserve Bank to operate as a
small finance bank. The Bank will start operations from July this year. The
bank will be called Fincare Small Finance Bank.
ii.
Its main focus will be on the priority sector and retail segments, and will
additionally offer products such as gold loans and affordable housing loans.