DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 21 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1. UNION CABINET
APPROVED MOU BETWEEN INDIA & UK ON COOPERATION IN GOVERNANCE REFORMS
i. The Union Cabinet gave its approval
for the Memorandum of Understanding between India and United Kingdom on
cooperation in governance reforms.
ii. It will promote bilateral
cooperation in public administration and governance reforms between both the
countries.
iii. Under this MoU countries will
share good governance practices in public administration, reducing bureaucracy
in service delivery and government process re-engineering.
2. CCEA APPROVED
SETTING UP OF OVER 5000 MW OF GRID-CONNECTED SOLAR PV POWER PROJECTS
i. The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs gave its approval for setting up over 5000 MW of Solar PV Power
Projects.
ii. The total investments expected
under the scheme is about 30000 crore rupees.
iii. It will help in employment
generation for people in rural and urban areas with reduction of CO2 emissions
into environment every year.
3. CCEA APPROVED SIX
LANING OF NH-2 IN BIHAR AND JHARKHAND
i. The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs approved development of the six laning on National Highway-2 in Bihar
and Jharkhand.
ii. It will be developed by the National
Highways Development Project Phase-V.
iii. The main aim of the project is to improve
infrastructure and to reduce the time and cost of travel for traffic in Bihar
and Jharkhand.
4. BIHAR CABINET
APPROVED 35 PERCENT RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT JOBS
i. The Bihar Cabinet approved 35
percent reservation for women in all government jobs in the state.
ii. The 35 percent reservation for
women will be applicable to in all government jobs including reserved and
unreserved category.
5. SEX RATIO DECLINED
AND LITERACY RATE OF WOMEN UP A REPORT BY FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
i. According to the latest national
family health survey known as NFHS-4 the sex ratio in many states in India has
significantly decreased.
ii. In the recent years the sex ratio
has significantly decreased and women’s literacy has increased.
iii. According to the survey there are
985 females per 1,000 males in 2015-16 compared to 1,000 females per 1,000
males in 2005-06.
Union Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare: J.P Nadda
6. MAMTA BINANI ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF ICSI
i. Mamta Binani has been elected
President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India for 2016.
ii. The Institute of Company
Secretaries of India is set up under an Act of Parliament known as company
Secretaries Act, 1980.
iii. The main purpose of ICSE is to
regulate and develop the profession of company secretary in India
