DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 MARCH 2016
(Daily News India)
1. SURYA DEVA
APPOINTED AS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER
i. law professor Surya Deva has been
appointed as an adviser on human rights and multinationals and businesses by
the UN Human Rights Council .
ii. He will be a member of the 4 member
working group on the issue of human rights, transnational corporations and
other business enterprises.
iii. The organisation contributes to
the development of international human rights standards.
2. HOCKEY INDIA ANNUAL
AWARDS ANNOUNCED
i. Deepika and PR Sreejesh has won the
Dhruv Batra Player of the Year Award for Women and Men at the Hockey India
Annual Awards.
ii. Late Captain Shankar Laxman has been
honoured with the Major Dhyan Chand Lifetime Achievement Award.
3. ARVIND KEJRIWAL
NAMED AMONG WORLD’S 50 GREATEST LEADERS BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE
i. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
has been named among the world’s 50 greatest leaders by Fortune magazine.
ii. He is sole leader from India in the
list and has been placed at 42nd position.
ii. The list is topped by Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos.
iii. Top 5 persons in th e list are
Jeff Bezos followed by Angela Merkel, Aung San Suu Kyi , Pope Francis , Tim
Cook.
4. UNION GOVERNMENT
RELEASES SELF-REGULATION CODE OF ETHICAL BUSINESS CONDUCT FOR INDUSTRY
i. The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry
has released a self regulation Code of ethical business conduct to be adopted
by the Industry on providing best products and services.
ii. The code contains provision of
trustworthy products and services for the consumers, comply with the
competition and anti-trust laws and respond to consumer complaints promptly.
iv. It covers six principles to be
adopted by the industry:
a.
Safety of
products and services
b.
Building sustainable
supply chains
c.
Marketing products
ethically
d.
Non-indulgence
in unfair trade practices
e.
Complying with
competition and anti-trust laws
f.
Prompt response
to consumer complaints.
5. ANDHRA GOVT SET TO
INAUGURATE COUNTRY'S FIRST LIFT IRRIGATION PROJECT
i. Andhra Pradesh government has become the first Indian state to implement
lift irrigation.
ii. Andhra Pradesh government is going
to inaugurate Pattiseema lift irrigation project.
iii. The first river linking project in
country connecting Godavari with Krishna river.
iv. The project was designed to lift 80
trillion metric cubic feet of flood water in a span of 110 days during the
flooding season between July and October from Godavari.
6. FEDERAL BANK TO
OPEN STARTUP INCUBATION CENTRES
i. Federal Bank is going to open an incubation centers for startups in
Bangalore and Ernakulam.
ii. These branches will offer advice on
capital, regulatory support and even disburse funds for Startups.
iii. These centres are named as Launchpad
and are equipped with fast internet connections, support staff from the
financial world and advisory mechanisms.
iv. These centres would be the perfect
for future entrepreneurs because they will be equipped with bank executives
capable of dealing with the financial requirements of start-ups
7. HARYANA CABINET
HAS APPROVED JAT RESERVATION BILL
i. The Haryana cabinet today approved
the Jat reservation bill.
ii. The bill is passed after the Akhil
Bhartiya Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti threatened to resume the agitation if
its demands are not met by the end of this month.
iii. The Haryana cabinet today cleared
the bill that proposes to provide reservation to five communities, including
Jat, Jat Sikh, Tyagi, Bishnoi and Ror.
