DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 10 MARCH 2016
(Daily News India)
1. 57 COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN FIRST-EVER
MARITIME INDIA SUMMIT 2016
i. 57 countries are going to participate in
the 1st Maritime India Summit 2016 scheduled to be held in April
2016 in Mumbai.
ii. It was announced by the Union Shipping
Minister Nitin Gadkari on the media launch of the Maritime India Summit 2016.
iii. Maritime India Summit 2016 is the first Maritime
India Summit to be hosted by Mumbai.
iv. The main focus of summit is to give
importance to Make In India and blue economy.
2. PAYTM GETS READY FOR 1ST PAYMENT BANK
i. The country’s largest mobile wallet
provider Paytm has inked a agreement with banking and payments technologies FIS
Global.
ii. The goal behind creating payment banks is
to bring about financial inclusion, by making it easier for anyone to get a
bank account.
iii. FIS a Fortune 500 company would help
Paytm with core banking system.
3. KARNATAKA LAUNCHES MUKHYAMANTRI SANTWANA
HARISH YOJANA
i. Government Karnataka has unveiled
Mukhyamantri Santwana Harish Yojana to provide free medical treatment to road
accident victims for the first 48 hours in the nearest hospital.
ii. The scheme is named after Harish Nanjappa
who had died as no help was provided to him after he was severely injured in an
accident in February 2016.
iii. State govenment hospitals have been ordered
not to reject accident victims and will provie proper medical care for first 48 hours.
4. SUN PHARMA APPOINTED MS DHONI AS BRAND
AMBASSADOR FOR REVITAL H
i.Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited has
appointed Indian Cricketer MS Dhoni as
the Brand ambassador for health supplement Revital H.
ii. MS Dhoni selected as a popular choice
basis a consumer research conducted by the company
iii. M.s dhoni known for pushing limits and achieving more
and perfect combination of physical fitness, strategic thinking and decision
making and fits well in the active lifestyle value proposition of Revital H
brand.
5. RELIANCE JIO TO OFFER FREE WI-FI AT 6
STADIUMS FOR T20 WORLD CUP
i. Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani’s Reliance Jio
Infocomm Limited has announced to offer free Wi-Fi services across 6 stadiums
in the country for T-20 World cup.
ii.The following stadiums will enjoy free
Wi-Fi during T-20 world cup:
a.
Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi
b.
Eden Gardens in Kolkata
c.
Wankhede Stadium in
Mumbai
d.
Chinnaswamy Stadium in
Bengaluru
e.
IS Bindra Stadium in
Mohali
f.
HPCA stadium in Dharamshala
iii. Reliance Jio
free internet is already provided in certain airports and tourist spots
6. 108 FEET JAIN
TEERTHANKAR IDOL ENTERS "GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS"
I. 108 feet
tall idol of Lord Rishabhdeva the first Teerthankar of Jains has entered the
“Guinness World Records” as the world’s tallest Jain statue.
ii. The idol
was dedicated the last month during a grand ceremony where rituals were
performed for several days.
iii. Earlier
the 57 feet idol of Lord Bahubali in Shravanabelagola in Karnataka was
considered the world’s tallest Jain statue.
iv. The impressive
statue is located at Mangi Tungi Mountain near Teharabad village of Baglan
tehsil in this North Maharashtra district.
