DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 23 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
1. 2ND WORLD CONGRESS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT HELD AT
VISAKHAPATNAM
i. 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management held at
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. It was attended by more than 1000 delegates from 40 countries
and 20 states.
iii. The 2nd World Congress on Disaster Management Congress ended
with the adoption of 'Visakhapatnam Declaration’.
iv. It recommended for building a platform of knowledge
management, good practices, innovations.
v. It also recommended for promoting private sector participation
to strengthen humanitarian commitments.
2. URBAN DEVELOPMENT MINISTER LAUNCHED PORTAL FOR SMALL TRADERS’
E-LALA
i. Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated ‘E-lala’
an e-commerce portal of Confederation of All India Traders in New Delhi.
ii. The E-lala initiative is aimed to promote small businesses for
the rapid expansion of e-commerce in the country.
iii. E-lala will enable physical stores to have their own online
stores enabling them to retain their customer base besides additional source of
growth in business.
iv. It seeks to eliminate middlemen and in reduced cost of goods
and services
3. ARUN KUMAR KAPOOR APPOINTED CEO OF DISH TV
i. Direct-to-home service provider Dish TV appointed Arun Kumar
Kapoor as its Chief Executive Officer.
ii. He has replaced Venkateish who resigned from his office in
October.
4. MAHATMA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL CENTRE INAUGURATED IN MATALE BY
SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT
i. The President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena inaugurated the
Mahatma Gandhi International Centre in Matale.
ii. The center is a tribute to the contribution of Mahatma Gandhi
to humanity and the continuing relevance of his principles and philosophy to
mankind.
iii. It was funded by Indian government's Development Cooperation
in Partnership with Sri Lanka.
5. SWATI DANDEKAR APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ADB
i. Indian-American politician Swati Dandekar was appointed as
executive director to the Asian Development Bank by US President Barack Obama.
ii. Swati Dandekar will replace Robert M Orr.
iii. The Asian Development Bank is an international organization
that provides loans, grants, policy aid, technical assistance and equity
investments to countries in Asia and the Pacific.
iv. It was established in 1966 which is headquartered in Manila,
Philippines.
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