DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
5 DEC 2015
(Daily News India)
1.
HIMACHAL PRADESH FIRST STATE TO LAUNCH ROTAVIRUS VACCINATION PROJECT
i. Himachal
Pradesh has became the first state of India to launch Rotavirus vaccination
project.
ii. The
vaccine will help in controlling the child mortality rate due to diarrhoea.
iii. Rotavirus
vaccines are given to infants in three dose course at ages of six, ten and
fourteen weeks.
iv.
Rotavirus is a most common cause of diarrhea among infants below 11 months age
group in India.
2. UNION
GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED ACCESSIBLE INDIA CAMPAIGN FOR DIFFERENTLY-ABLED
i. Union
Minister of Finance, Arun Jaitley, and Minister of Social Justice &
Empowerment, Thaawarchand Gehlot launched
Accessible India Campaign.
ii. This
campaign is also known as Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan.
iii. Accessible
India Campaign is a nationwide campaign which aims to enable persons with
disabilities to gain universal access, equal opportunity for development,
independent living and participation in all aspects of life in an inclusive
society.
3. 44TH
NAVY DAY OBSERVED ON 4 DECEMBER
i. 4th
December is observed as navy day.
ii. The Navy
day is celebrated every year to commemorate the success of Operation Trident of
Indian Navy on Karachi Harbour during the 1971 Indo-Pak war.
CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF: ADMIRAL RK DHOWAN
DEFENCE MINISTER OF INDIA: MANOHAR PARRIKAR
4.
BELGIUM TOPPED IN THE LIST OF NOVEMBER 2015 EDITION OF FIFA WORLD
RANKINGS
i. Belgium
topped the list of the November edition of the FIFA World Rankings.
ii. Indian
team jumped six places to reach the 166th spot from 172nd
rank.
iii. Top 5
teams in November 2015 edition are Belgium, Argentina, Spain, Germany, Chile.
5. RBI
ANNOUNCED REVISED PRIORITY SECTOR LENDING NORMS FOR REGIONAL RURAL BANKS
i. The
Reserve Bank of India released revised Priority Sector Lending norms for
Regional Rural Banks.
ii. The PSL
target was increased to 75 percent of total outstanding from the existing 60
percent. The revised target will be effective from 1 January 2016.
iii. The PSL
norms have been revised considering the significance of RRBs in pursuit of
financial inclusion agenda
iv. In
revised PSL Norms Medium enterprises, social infrastructure and renewable
energy were included under PSL category.
v. Limits of
agriculture loans to farmers has been increased from 10 lakh to 50 lakh.
