DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 17 APRIL 2015
1. SURANTA LAHIRI AND KATTESH V KATTI RECEIVED HEVESY MEDAL AWARD
2015:
. Chemical
Scientist susanta Lahiri and Kattesh V Katti are honoured with Heavesy Medal Award 2015.
. The Award were presented at the 10th International conference on
Methods and Applications of Radio-Analytical Chemical held in USA.
. Susanta
Lahiri won the award for his contributions to heavy ion induced radioisotope
production, converter targets, Green Chemical and Tracer packet technique. He
is a professor at Saha Institute of
Nuclear Physics in Kolkata.
. Katesh V.
Katti is a professor in University of
Missouri in Columbia, USA.
2. JAMAL BENOMAR RESIGNED:
. United
Nations peace envoy to Yemen, Jamal
Benomar Resigned.
. His
regination came after Saudi –led
coalition launched an air war to
stop the advance by the Shiite Houthis.
3. PRIME
MINISTER NARENDRA MODI VISIT TO CANADA:
. India and Canada signed Nuclear Agreement
on Supply of Uranium.
. Indian PM Narendra Modi and Canadian
PM Stephen Harper signed the agreement for supply of Uranium to India.
. Canadian
PM also returned 900 years old ancient sculpture from Khajuraho temple
known as ‘parrot lady’ to Narendra Modi.
4. DR MOHAN KUMAR APPOINTED AS
AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE:
. Dr. Mohan Kumar is appointed as the next ambassador of India to France.
. Dr.
Mohan Kumar has succeeded Arun Kumar.
. Dr. Mohan Kumar is a 1981-batch Indian
Foreign Service (IFS) officer.
Note:
·
Prior to this, Dr. Mohan Kumar was serving as Ambassador of India to
Bahrain
·
Arun Kumar is appointed as Ambassador to USA.
5. AGNI-III SUCCESSFULLY TEST-FIRED:
. India has successfully test fired its Agni-III
ballistic missile from wheeler Island off the Odisha coast in the Bay of
Bengal.
. Agni-III is a surface-to-surface ballistic
missile with a range of more than 3000 km.
. Test fire was conducted from a mobile launcher
by the strategic force command (SFC).
6. BHEL SIGNED AN MOU WITH RUSSIAN
FIRM INTMA:
. Bharat heavy electrical limited of India and Russian firm INTMA have
signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
. MoU was signed
to set up a gas –based power project in Kazakhstan.
7. SATYA PAL JAIN APPOINTED AS
ADDITIONAL SOLICITOR GENERAL:
. Satya Pal Jain is appointed as the new additional Solicitor General of India.
. Satya Pal Jain is former Chandigarh MP and
a Senior Advocate.
C. Satya Pal
Jain is appointed as Additional Solicitor General of India in Punjab and
Haryana High Court for three years.
8. 3-MEMBER PANEL TO PROBE CHARGES
AGAINST HC JUDGE:
. Vice-President Hamid Ansari has set up
a 3-member panel to probe charges against Madhya Pradesh High Court
Judge.
. Madhya Pradesh High Court Judge SK Gangele
is under scrutiny for sexual harassment charges.
. 3-member committee is to be headed by Supreme
Court Judge Vikramjit Sen.
