DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 25 APRIL 2016
(Daily News India)
1. 25
APRIL IS OBSERVED AS WORLD MALARIA DAY
i. World
Malaria Day is observed annually on 25th April.
ii. The day
is observed to recognise the global efforts to control preventable vector borne
disease malaria.
iii. The
Theme of the day is “End Malaria For Good”.
iv. Malaria
is a mosquito-borne infectious disease most commonly transmitted by an infected
female Anopheles mosquito.
2. WORLD
IMMUNIZATION WEEK 2016 ORGANISED WITH CAMPAIGN CLOSE THE IMMUNIZATION GAP
i. World
Immunization Week 2016 is being organised in allover the world from 24 April
and 30 April 2016.
ii. The
week’s campaign is ‘Close the Immunization Gap’ and it seeks to achieve global
vaccination targets by 2020.
iii. The
2016 campaign focuses on the need for immunization among adolescents and adults
- throughout life.
iv. The week
is organised by the WHO with an aim to promote the use of vaccines to protect
people of all ages against disease.
3.
WRESTLER SANDEEP TOMAR QUALIFIED FOR RIO OLYMPICS IN 57-KG FREESTYLE CATEGORY
i. Wrestler
Sandeep Tomar won a bronze medal finish on the final day of the 1st World
Olympic qualifying tournament at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
ii. He
secured his Olympic quota place for India in the men's 57kg freestyle category
iii. Now
Sandeep became the fourth Indian wrestler after Yogeshwar Dutt , Narsingh Yadav
, and Hardeep Singh to book a berth for the Rio Games.
4. UNION GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTED
PANEL TO DOUBLE FARMERS’ INCOME BY 2022
i. Union
government constituted the inter-ministerial panel to prepare a blueprint for
doubling farmers' income by 2022.
ii. The
panel will be headed by Ashok Dalwai, Additional Secretary at the Union Agriculture
Ministry.
iii. The
panel will prepare a plan to shift farm policies from being production-oriented
to income based ones.
5. SALMAN
KHAN NAMED AS INDIAN CONTINGENT’S GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR 2016 RIO OLYMPICS
i. Bollywood
actor Salman Khan was named as the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent
for the upcoming Olympics to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ii. It is
the first time when a Bollywood superstar has been chosen as a goodwill
ambassador for the Indian contingent at the Olympics.
iii. He was
chosen by the Indian Olympic Association from a list of two to three candidates
including Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh
Bachchan.
6. PRIME
MINISTER CONFERS AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF PRIORITY PROGRAMMES
i. The PM Narendra
Modi conferred awards for excellence in implementation of priority programmes
on the occasion of 10th Civil Services Day today.
ii. For the
priority programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Nagaon, Assam was awarded in North East and
Hill States category and Chandigarh in UTs.
iii. Under
Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), West Sikkim and Bikaner, Rajasthan were awarded
in North East & Hill states and Other States category respectively.
v. The Prime
Minister also released two books named The Change Makers and Transforming
India.
7. 24
APRIL OBSERVED AS NATIONAL PANCHAYATI RAJ DIWAS
i. Every
year April 24 is observed as National Panchayati Raj Diwas across India.
ii. The day
marks the passing of the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992 that came into
force with effect from 24 April 1993.
iii. It had
led a defining moment in the history of India which helped in decentralization
of political power to the grassroots level.
