DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 2ND JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
1. MORI IN ANDHRA PRADESH GETS SMART DIGITAL
VILLAGE TAG
i.
Mori village in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, sealed its place on
India's digital map by transforming completely into a Smart Digital Village.
ii.
All the 1189 households in the village with a population of 4500 became fully
digital as Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu finally launched the AP FiberNet
project that will provide internet at a speed of 15 mbps, WiFi, a telephone
connection and 250 cable television channels for a total price of Rs 149 per
month.
2. 26 CRORE ACCOUNTS OPEN UNDER JAN DHAN
YOJANA
i.
Over 26 crore accounts have been opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
across the country.
ii.
This Scheme was launched by the PM Narendra Modi on August, 2014 with the
objective of covering all households with at least one bank account.
3.
WORLD FAMOUS 11-DAY GALA FESTIVAL BARGARH DHANUA JATRA BEGINS IN ODISHA
i.
Odisha's World famous 11-day gala festival Bargarh Dhanua Jatra is all set to
begin. All rituals were performed before Goddess Samaleswari, the presiding
deity of the event.
ii.
Dhanu Jatra is an annual drama-based open air theatrical performance celebrated
in a 6 km radius in and around Bargarh municipality.
4.
GUJARAT CM VIJAY RUPANI DEDICATED INDIA’S FIRST LASER TECHNOLOGY-BASED ADVANCED
AVMS RTO CHECK-POST AT SHAMLAJI
i.
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani dedicated India's first laser technology-based advanced
AVMS RTO check-post at Shamlaji of Aravalli district .
ii.
The check-post is equipped with advanced ray technology with a cost of Rs 4.72
crore. Along with this Rupani also laid
foundation stones of various developmental works worth Rs 30 crore in tribal
area of Aravalli district.
iii.
The income from this check posts will be used
for welfare of poor, deprived and last-person of the state.