DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 24TH MAY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL LAUNCHES SARAL EINDHAN VITARAN APPLICATION APP
i. Union Minister of
State (I/C) for Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines, Shri Piyush
Goyal launched the Saral Eindhan Vitaran Application.
ii. SEVA is aimed at
increasing the Consumer Connect as well as the Transparency and Accountability
in Coal dispatch. SEVA Dashboard provides summary of quantity of coal
dispatched along with grades for the given day, month, and the latest yearly
updates as well.
iii. SEVA has been
developed by Coal India Limited.
2.
MAHARASHTRA GOVT FORMS ‘GOOD MORNING SQUAD’ TO MONITOR OPEN DEFECATION
i. The Maharashtra
government has decided to form ‘good morning’ squads to curb open defecation in
all villages and districts across the State.
ii. The squads will
comprise representatives of local bodies, NGOs, self-help groups, students and
social workers working in the area of sanitation and cleanliness.
3.
INDIA BECOMES 2ND LARGEST STEEL PRODUCER IN THE WORLD
i. According to the
International Stainless Steel Forum in May 2017 India overtook Japan to become
the 2nd-largest steel producer in the world in 2016.
ii. The data was released
by the International Stainless Steel Forum at annual conference in Tokyo,
Japan. The top producer of the steel of the world in the year 2016 is China.
iii. India’s stainless
steel production rose to 3.32 million tons for 2016. The data showed a growth
of about 9% over 3.0 million tons achieved in 2015.