DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
10 OCT 2015
(Daily News India)
1.
‘SEKHAR BASU’ AS NEW CHAIRMAN OF ATOMIC
ENERGY COMMISSION
i. Sekhar
Basu appointed as the new chairman of Atomic Energy Commission.
ii. Sekhar
Basu will replace RK Sinha who
superannuates on 23 October 2015.
iii. The Atomic
Energy Commission was established in August 1948 to look after atomic energy
activities in the country.
iv. The
Atomic Energy Commission is under the direct charge of the Prime Minister.
2.
VETERAN MUSIC DIRECTOR ‘RAVINDRA JAIN’ PASSED AWAY
i. Renowned
music director and lyricist Ravindra Jain passed away due to multiple-organ
failure in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
ii. His
famous songs are Geet Gaata Chal, Chor Machaye Shor, Chitchor, Nadiya ke Paar,
Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Ankhiyon Ke Jharokhon Se, Do Jasoos and Henna.
3. ‘WORLD
EGG DAY’ OBSERVED ON 9TH OCT
i. World Egg
Day was observed on 9 October 2015 across the world.
ii. The Day
is observed raise awareness of the benefits of eggs and is celebrated in
countries all around the world.
4. ‘V20
GROUP’ LAUNCHED BY VULNERABLE NATIONS
i. V20 Group
launched by Finance Ministers of 20 nations vulnerable to climate change.
ii. The
Group was launched during the annual meeting of International Monetary Fund and
World Bank in Lima, Peru.
iii. The
Group aims to pool resources for their fight against the impact of global
warming and is a counterpoint to the G20 group of leading industrialised and
emerging economies.
5.
RENOWNED FLAUTIST ‘N. RAMANI’ PASSES AWAY
i. Renowned
flautist Dr. Natesan Ramani passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
ii. He was
known for introducing the long flute in Carnatic music and had developed his
own inimitable style in the field of flute music especially on Venu flute.
6. ‘JOINT
DECLARATION TO ENSURE ORDERLY & LEGAL MIGRATION’ ISSUED BY BRICS
i. BRICS
released Joint Declaration to ensure orderly and legal migration between member
nations and to respect human rights.
ii. The
declaration was issued at the first BRICS Ministerial meeting on Migration held
in Sochi, Russia..
iii. The
Indian delegation was headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren
Rijiju.
BRICS
INCLUDE: Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa
