DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 1 MAY 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
NAGALAND’S CAPITAL KOHIMA DECLARED ‘SMOKE-FREE CITY’
i. Kohima capital of Nagaland has been
declared as a ‘smoke-free city’.
ii. Nagaland State ranks the second
highest in the country with 57% of Tobacco Users.
Union Health and Family
Welfare minister: J.P NADDA
2. SIDBI
INKS MOU WITH SAARC DEVELOPMENT FUND
i. Small Industries Development Bank of
India and Saarc Development Fund has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding for
mutual cooperation and collaboration.
ii. SDF and SIDBI to work together in
co-funding of projects in Indian MSMEs Micro Small and Medium Enterprises.
iii. It will call for technology
transfer and making available new technologies and software to MFIs regarding
loan tracking systems
3.
ABHINAV BINDRA JOINS SALMAN KHAN AS INDIA'S GOODWILL AMBASSADOR FOR RIO
OLYMPICS
i. Beijing Olympics gold medalist and
ace shooter Abhinav Bindra become India's Goodwill Ambassador for the Rio
Olympics.
ii. The India Olympic Association had
stirred up a controversy last Sunday when they named Salman Khan as a Goodwill
Ambassador.
iii. Many sports personalities had
slammed the move and questioned the timing of the appointment as Salman's movie
'Sultan', based on wrestling is due for release soon.
4. NITI
AAYOG LAUNCHED URBAN MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME FOR CAPACITY BUILDING OF STATES AND
URBAN LOCAL BODIES
i. NITI Aayog ‘s Vice Chairman Dr
Arvind Panagariya has launched the Urban Management Programme in New Delhi.
ii. The Programme is designed by NITI
Aayog and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise .
iii. The expertise of Singapore will be
used in urban sector to build capacities in State Governments and Urban Local
bodies to design efficient solutions to urban problems.
iv. The main objective is to improve
governance In India.
5. ISRO’S
SEVENTH NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE IRNSS 1G LAUNCHED
i. Indian Space Research Organization has launched India’s seventh navigation
satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System 1G.
ii. The satellite was launched from the
First Launch Pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.
iii. Now India successfully joined the
elite group of countries that have their own navigation system technology to
cater navigational needs.
6. GARIMA
WON GOLD AT COMMONWEALTH JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Garima Chaudhary has won gold medal
at the 2016 Commonwealth Judo Championship finals in South Africa.
ii. She has clinched the gold in 63kg
junior category.
7. 1ST
MAY OBSERVED AS INTERNATIONAL WORKERS DAY
i. Every year 1st May is being observed
as International Workers Day.
ii. The day is observed to pay tribute
to workers’ sacrifices in achieving economic and social rights all over the
world.
iii. The day is also known as
International Labours Day and May Day.
iv. The Theme of the day is “Celebrating
the International Labour Movement”.
