DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 25 MARCH 2016
(Daily News India)
1. MARCH 25 OBSERVED AS
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF SLAVERY AND THE
TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE
i. Every year 25th March is
being observed as International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery
and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
ii.TRhe day is observed to
honours and remembers those who suffered and died as a consequence of the
transatlantic slave trade.
iii.It also aims at raising
awareness about the dangers of racism and slave trade .
iv.The Theme of the day is
“Remember Slavery: Celebrating the Heritage and Culture of the African Diaspora
and its Roots”.
2.
UNION CABINET APPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF
PRADHAN MANTRI AWAAS YOJANA GRAMIN
i.Union Cabinet chaired by
Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the implementation of rural housing
scheme of the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin .
ii. This will help achieve
the goal of Housing for All by 2022.
iii.The Scheme will provide
financial assistance for construction of 1 crore pucca houses to all houseless
3. UNION CABINET APPROVED INDIA’S ACCESSION TO THE ASHGABAT
AGREEMENT
i. The Union Cabinet gave
its approval for India to accede to the Ashgabat Agreement.
ii.The Agreement is an
international and transit corridor facilitating transportation of goods between
Central Asia and the Persian Gulf.
iii.It will enable India to
utilise this existing transport and transit corridor to facilitate trade and
commercial interaction with the Eurasian region.
iv.Ashgabat Agreement was
initially signed among Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran, Oman and Qatar in April
2011.
v.It aims to develop a
shortest trade route between Central Asian countries and Iranian and Omani
ports.
4. PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI INAUGURATED BROADBAND
CONNECTIVITY TO NE STATES VIA BANGLADESH
i. Prime Minister Narendra
Modi inaugurated broadband connectivity to North Eastern States via Bangladesh
to strengthen telecom services in the region.
ii.Under this project an
international gateway for broadband connectivity will be set up at Agartala in
Tripura.
iii.The cost of the project
is around 19 crore rupees and BSNL will bear annual operational expenditure of
around seven crore rupees from its own resources.
5.
JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI APPOINTED
CHAIRMAN OF CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
i. Justice Permod kohli has been appointed as the Chairman of Central
Administrative Tribunal .
ii.He was appointed for a
period of five years.
iii. Central Administrative
Tribunal was constituted in November 1985 under Section 29 of the
Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.
6. 9TH INTERNATIONAL ABILYMPICS STARTED IN FRANCE
i. 9th International
Abilympics started at Bordeaux in France.
ii.Abilympics is coined
from Olympics of abilities of persons with disabilities.
iii.It is a global work
skills competition held every four years.
iv.It aims to promote
social awareness in the field of skills development and employment both locally
and internationally, and foster friendship among the competing nations.
v.The name Abilympics comes
from the idea of organizing a competition to promote the skills of persons with
disabilities. It combines Abilities with the idea of the Olympics.
