DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
14 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1. UNION
CABINET APPROVES PRADHAN MANTRI FASAL BIMA YOJANA
i. The Union Cabinet has approved
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana a new crop insurance scheme.
ii. The scheme is launched to boost
farming sector in the country.
iii. The scheme is aimed to reduce the
premium burden on farmers and ensure early settlement of crop assurance claim
for the full insured sum.
iv. Farmers will pay uniform premium of
2 per cent for all Kharif crops and 1.5 percent for all Rabi crops and the rest
of the premium will be paid by Government.
2. KERALA
BECOMES FIRST STATE TO ACHIEVE 100% PRIMARY EDUCATION
i. Kerala has become the first Indian
state to achieve 100 per cent primary education.
ii. Kerala state was able to achieve
100 per cent primary education through its flagship primary education
equivalency drive Athulyam Scheme.
iii. The scheme was meant to provide
primary school education to people aged between 15 and 50
3. FIFA DISMISSED SECRETARY
GENERAL JEROME VALCKE
i. The FIFA Emergency Committee dismissed
Jerome Valcke from the position of FIFA Secretary General.
ii. He was suspended from football for
his alleged involvement in a scheme to profit from the sale of World Cup
tickets
iii. Earlier FIFA has suspended Sepp Blatter
and Vice-president Michel Platini for eight years from football.
4.
SUBHASHINI VASANTH HONOURED WITH NEERJA BHANOT AWARD
i. Bengaluru Subhashini Vasanth was
honoured with Neerja Bhanot Award.
ii. She was given this award for her
helping people in distress and for empowering widows of martyrs and their
families across the country.
iii.
The Neerja Bhanot Award was
started in 1990 in the honour of Senior
Flight Purser, Neerja Bhanot, who saved hundreds of lives while sacrificing her
own, during a at Karachi Airport in September 1986.
5. BOOK
TITLED JAWAHARLAL NEHRU AND THE INDIAN POLITY IN PERSPECTIVE RELEASED BY HAMID
ANSARI
i. Vice president Hamid ansari a book named Jawaharlal Nehru and The Indian
Polity in Perspective
ii. The Book explains the the role of
Jawaharlal Nehru India’s first Prime Minister on shaping the polity of modern
India.
iii. The book was edited by Prof
Alexander.
6. 20TH
NATIONAL YOUTH FESTIVAL INAUGURATED IN NAYA RAIPUR
i. The 20th National Youth Festival was
inaugurated by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari at
Rajyostav Sthal in Naya Raipur at Chhattisgarh.
ii. The national youth festival is
inaugrated to mark the National Youth Day.
iii. The national youth festival is
inaugurated on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda.
7. UNION
CABINET APPROVED MOU BETWEEN INDIA AND MALDIVES FOR CO-OPERATION IN HEALTH
SECTOR
i. The Union Cabinet headed by the
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for the Memorandum of Understanding
between India and Maldives on co-operation in the field of health.
ii. The MoU was signed Manage f
healthcare sector and public health services, providing aistance in development
of human resources and setting up of health care facilities.
8. UNICEF
PRESENTED DAVID BECKHAM WITH DANNY KAYE HUMANITARIAN LEADERSHIP AWARD
i. David Beckham was presented with the Danny Kaye
Humanitarian Leadership Award at the sixth biennial UNICEF Ball in Los Angeles.
ii. The award is given to him for his
tireless work to save and improve the lives of children around the world.
iii. The Danny Kaye Humanitarian
Leadership Award is named after Danny Kaye
one of the world’s most beloved entertainers.
iv. He was the first ever celebrity
representative for UNICEF and was a Goodwill Ambassador.
