DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 27TH FEB 2017
(Daily News India)
1. CENTRE FORMULATES INFRASTRUCTURE POLICY TO CHECK CHALLENGES
OF URBANIZATION
i. The Centre has formulated the infrastructure policy to promote
living close to mass public transport corridors like metro, monorail and bus
rapid transit.
ii. Its aim is to addressing the challenges of urbanization.
iii. The new Policy seeks to promote Transit-Oriented Development.
iv. The Ministry of Urban Development is also incentivising the
TOD under new Metro Policy and Green Urban Mobility Scheme that seeks to create
non-motorised transport infrastructure in cities like footpaths and
cycle-tracks.
v. TOD policy is being taken up in Delhi, Ahmedabad, Naya Raipur,
Navi Mumbai and Nagpur.
2. RAJASTHAN INAUGURATES MEDICAL PROJECT RAHAT FOR PROMPT
TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASE
i. Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje
inaugurated a medical project Rajasthan Heart Attack Treatment programme
at the Eternal Heart Care Center Hospital in Jaipur.
ii. Raje also flagged off an ambulance fitted with equipment and
trained paramedical staff required for treatment of heart disease.
iii. This programme aims to provide people with timely treatment
during heart attacks in remote and rural areas.
iv. Under this programme, the patients facing heart attack would
be provided with emergency ambulance service and telemedicine service through
Eternal Heart Care Centre Hospital.
v. Rajasthan has become the 2nd state in India after Tamil Nadu to
launch proragmmes against Heart Diseases.
3. MUMBAI NAMED RICHEST INDIAN CITY WITH TOTAL WEALTH OF $820 BN
ACCORDING TO NEW World Wealth Report
i. According to the New World Wealth report, Mumbai, the financial
capital of India has been named as the Richest Indian city with a total wealth
of $ 820 billion.
ii. New World Wealth has reported that Mumbai is home to 46,000
millionaires and 28 billionaires.
iii. Mumbai is followed by Delhi at 2nd place with a total wealth
of $ 450 bn and having 23,000 millionaires and 18 billionaires.
iv. Bengaluru stands at 3rd place with a total wealth of $ 320 bn
and houses 7,700 millionaires and 8 billionaires.
4. NCAER LOWERS INDIA’S GDP GROWTH FORECAST TO 6.9% FOR FY17
i. An economic think-tank, National Council of Applied Economic
Research has lowered India’s GDP growth to 6.9% for the fiscal 2016-17 compared
to previous estimation of 7.6%.
ii. According to NCAER, the growth rate would rebound to 7.3% for
2017-18. The decline in the growth forecast is based on the demonetization
effect.
iii. it also predicted the Gross Value Added at basic price would
grow at 6.3% in 2016-17 and 7% in 2017-18.
iv. Real Agriculture GVA is estimated to grow at 3.7%, Real
Industry GVA at 5.5% and Real Services GVA at 7.3% in 2016-17.
v. Wholesale Price Index inflation is projected at 3.6% for
2016-17.