DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
INDIAN RAILWAYS TO BUILD WORLD’S HIGHEST RAILWAY LINE IN LADAKH
REGION
i. Indian
railways announced the world’s highest railway line that will run along the
India-China border.
ii. The rail
line will have a highest road point of 5,360 metres above mean sea level.
iii. It will
reduce the time to connect New Delhi with Ladakh region from currently 40 hours
to 20 hours, through building strategically-important Bilaspur-Manali- Leh line
along the Indo-China border
2.
BLUE REVOLUTION: INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF
FISHERIES LAUNCHED BY MEGHALAYA
i. Meghalaya
launched the flagship scheme “Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and
Management of Fisheries”.
ii. This
would enable self-sufficiency in fish production.
3.
TAG INDEX: KERALA & MUMBAI THE BEST STATE & CITY FOR
TEENAGE GIRLS IN INDIA
i. Kerala
topped the T een Age Girls Report,
conducted by Project Nanhi Kali,
ii. This is
the nation’s first report on what it means to be a teenage girl in India.
iii. The
parameters for the measurement of the TAG index were:Current enrolment in
educational,institutions,Child marriage,Open defecation,Hygienic menstrual
practices etc
iv. Kerala
topped the charts followed by Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur and Himachal Pradesh.
4.
UN HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE 2018 ANNOUNCED
i. The United
Nations announced the winners of the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human
Rights 2018.
ii. THE AWARDEES ARE: Rebeca Gyumi from Tanzania for Fighting for girls’ right to
education. Joenia Wapichana from Brazil .
iii. Asma
Jahangir was the first woman to serve as the president of the Supreme Court Bar
association of Pakistan awarded for
advocating for issues such as women’s rights and discrimination against
minorities.
iv. Wapichana
became the 1st indigenous woman to be elected to the Congress in Brazil.
5.
TAMIL NADU CREATES RECORD BY OPENING OVER 16 LAKH POSTAL SAVINGS
ACCOUNTS UNDER SUKANYA SAMRIDHI YOJANA
i. Tamil
Nadu has created a national record by opening over 16 lakh postal savings
accounts under the Sukanya Samridhi Yojana.
ii. The
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
January 22, 2015.
iii. Scheme
is launched to encourage parents of a
girl-child to stock a fund for their education and marriage.
The saving
scheme was launched by the Government of India as a part of Beti Bachao, Beti
Padhao campaign
6.
FORMER SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT MAHINDA RAJAPAKSA SWORN IN AS PRIME
MINISTER
i. Sri
Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena appointed former President Mahinda
Rajapaksa as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.
ii. Mahinda Rajapaksa replaces Ranil
Wickremesinghe.
7.
IRS OFFICER SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA APPOINTED AS ENFORCEMENT
DIRECTORATE (ED) CHIEF
i. Government
appointed Sanjay Kumar Mishra as chief of Enforcement Directorate .
ii. Enforcement
Directorate is a specialized financial investigation agency under the
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance
8.
WHEELCHAIR SHUTTLER SANJEEV KUMAR WINS TWO GOLD MEDALS AT
DENMARK OPEN
i. Wheelchair
shuttler Sanjeev Kumar has won two gold medals and a bronze medal at the
Denmark Open held in Odense, Denmark .
ii. Sanjeev
Kumar is an international para shuttler from Punjab.
