Current affairs- July 15, 2016
Income Declaration Scheme extended to September
2017
The Centre has announced an extension of a deadline under the
Income Declaration Scheme, aimed at bringing undeclared income and assets into
the tax net to, September 30, 2017.
Details:
- The government has also decided to stagger the due dates for the payments. According to the new plan, a minimum of 25% of the tax, surcharge and penalty is to be paid by November 30, 2016, another 25% by March 31, 2017, and the remaining amount by September 30, 2017.
- The previous deadline for the entire payment of the tax, interest, and penalty was November 30, 2016.
Sri Lanka urged to ratify cluster convention:
Peace activist in Sri Lanka have pitched strongly for an early
ratification of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM). Experts say, this move will not only provide solace to those who
were traumatised by the decades-long war in Sri Lanka but also reassure people
of the country that such a heinous practice will not be resorted to in future.
India felicitated by WHO
India recently received the official citation from WHO and UNICEF
for Elimination of Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus and for being YAWS-free.
- India is the first country to be officially acknowledged as being Yaws-free.
- India was validated for Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus Elimination (MNTE) in April 2015, much ahead of the global target date of December 2015.
Loan agreement between ADB and India
The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have
signed a $100 million loan agreement to strengthen key irrigation and drainage
system and improve water management in the Vennar sub-basin of the Cauvery
delta in Tamil Nadu.
Megh Prahar:
The Indian Army’s Strike 1 unit
that is based in Mathura recently demonstrated its capabilities to seamlessly
cross rivers during a training exercise along the Yamuna on a stretch near the
cantonment there.
- The exercise code named “Megh Prahar” was undertaken using the formation of its spearhead armoured division that is based in Hisar, Haryana.
- It also showcased the variety and versatility of equipment and the war-waging potential of the DOT (department of transport). Megh Parhar would help in testing the effectiveness of the T-90 & BMP-2 tanks of the Army in fighting along river obstacles.
Operation Sankat Mochan:
The Union Government has
started the operation ‘Sankat Mochan’ to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in South Sudan’s capital
Juba.
WPI for the month of June-2016:
Wholesale inflation for June accelerated to 1.6 per cent from 0.8 per
cent in May,
This
comes on the back of retail inflation for the month accelerating marginally to
5.77 per cent.
- Inflation in the primary articles segment accelerated to 5.5 per cent in June from 4.55 per cent in May. Within this, the food articles segment saw inflation accelerating to 8.2 per cent in June from 7.9 per cent in May.
- Inflation in the manufactured goods segment accelerated to 1.2 per cent in June from 0.9 per cent in May.
Data released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Appointments:
1. New
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Chairman- Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
- He is a 1987- batch IAS officer
2. First Brexit Minister for UK- David Davis.
