DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 11 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
PRESIDENT OF INDIA INAUGURATES 29TH ACCOUNTANTS GENERAL
CONFERENCE
i. President
Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated the 29th Accountants General Conference at the
Comptroller and Auditor General building, at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg, in New
Delhi.
ii. The
theme of this year’s conference is: “Auditing and Accounting in a Digital Era”.
iii. This
conference provides an opportunity to discuss on efforts needed to enhance
accountability, transparency and good governance.
iv. ABOUT COMPTROLLER
AND AUDITOR GENERAL:- CAG of India – Rajiv Mehrishi
CAG was
established by Article 148 of the Indian Constitution.
2.
MEDWATCH’: MOBILE HEALTH APP FOR CITIZENS OF INDIA LAUNCHED BY
IAF ON AIR FORCE DAY
i. The
Indian Air Force, on its 86th anniversary, announced an innovative mobile
health App named ‘MedWatch’ .
ii. The
objective is to provide health information to airwarriors and all citizens of
India.
iii. It is
in sync with Prime Minister’s vision of ‘Digital India, Ayushman Bharat and
Mission Indradhanush’.
iv. It has
features like:Information on basic First Aid, Health topics and Nutritional
Facts;Reminders for timely Medical Review, Vaccination and Utility tools like
Health Record Card, BMI calculator, helpline numbers and web links.
3.
INDIA RANKED 147TH IN OXFAM WORLD INEQUALITY INDEX
i. UK-based
charity ‘Oxfam International’s report named ‘Commitment to Reducing Inequality
Index was released.
ii. India
ranked 147th among 157 countries analysed and was labeled a “a very worrying
situation” with respect to the rising inequality in the country.
iii. Government
spending on health, education and social protection is low which is more
subsidized to the private sector.
iv. Denmark
topped the list based on its high and progressive taxation, high social
spending and good protection of workers.