DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
30 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
PUDUCHERRY LT GOVERNOR AK SINGH LAUNCHED MITRA APP FOR WOMEN SAFETY
i. Lt Governor of Puducherry AK Singh
launched the MITRA mobile application to ensure safety and security of women in
the Union Territory.
ii. The Android based application can
send emergency messages when in danger or emergency.
iii. The person in danger need only
press the power button of his/her mobile three times.
iv. The application can be used by
anyone more useful to women, children and the aged.
Chief Minister of
Puducherry: N Rangasamy
2. DR.
KAMLESH KUMAR PANDEY APPOINTED AS CHIEF COMMISSIONER FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
i. Union Government has appointed Dr.
Kamlesh Kumar Pandey as the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities for a period of three years.
ii. Chief Commissioner for Persons with
Disabilities is appointed by the Central
Government from persons having special knowledge or practical experience in
matters relating to rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities.
iii. He is responsible to safeguard the
rights and facilities made available to persons with disabilities.
3. NITISH
KUMAR SELECTED FOR K VEERAMANI SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
i. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
has been chosen for the prestigious K Veeramani Social Justice Award.
ii. the award is given for his
contribution for the cause of social justice especially for upliftment of
weaker and marginalised sections of the society.
iii. K Veeramani Social Justice Award is
the annual award has been instituted by
US-based Periyar International, an organisation of non-resident followers of
Dalit icon Periyar EV Ramasami.
4. KERALA
TO HOST GLOBAL SKILL SUMMIT
i. Kerala will host a ‘Nypunyam International
Skill Summit and Skill Fiesta 2016’.
ii. The main aim of the summit is to
curb the gap between the job market requirement and the skill level of
available workforce.
iii. The main focus will be on
improving the skill levels and bringing them up to world standards to achieve
the Prime Minister’s initiative for skilling 500 million young people by
2020iii. The Nypunyam summit will be jointly organised by Directorate of
Employment and Training and Kerala Academy for Skills Excellence, Jose pointed
out.
5. INDIA
OVERTAKES THAILAND AS WORLD'S LARGEST RICE EXPORTER
i. India has overtaken Thailand as the
world’s largest rice exporter in the year 2015 by shipping 10.23 million tonnes
of rice.
ii. It was announced by the Bangkok
based Thai Rice Exporters Association Chairman Charoen Laodhammatas.
iii. largest producer of rice in india
is Westbengal.
6. IPS
OFFICER APARNA KUMAR BECAME INDIA'S FIRST CIVIL SERVANT TO SCALE MOUNT VINSON
MASSIF
i. Aparna Kumar IPS officer of Uttar
Pradesh , became India's first civil servant to scale Mount Vinson Massif the highest peak in the Antarctica.
ii. She hoisted the Tricolour and the
flag of the Uttar Pradesh Police Service on Mount Vinson Massif.
