Current affairs : October 7, 2016 for all competetive exams
Rs.114 cr worth projects HRIDAY projects approved
Ministry of Urban Development has approved projects worth Rs.114 cr under
Heritage Infrastructure Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) for
improving infrastructure facilities around core heritage sites in five cities
of Varnasi, Amritsar, Dwaraka, Puri and Warangal.
- The National Heritage Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) aims to preserve and rejuvenate the rich cultural heritage of the country.
Haj comes under the control of
new Ministry
The Centre formally
announced that the work related to management of Haj pilgrimage, including
administration of the Haj Committee Act, 2002 and rules has been transferred
from the Ministry of External Affairs to Ministry of Minority Affairs with
effect from October 1.
- The Haj management involves concerted efforts of Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Health, the Consulate General of India, Jeddah (CGI), the Haj Committee of India (HCoI) and the State/UT Haj Committees.
India to host first AMCDRR after Sendai Framework
The Government of India is hosting the first Asian Ministerial Conference
for Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) next month in collaboration with the
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
- The hosting of the Conference re-affirms India’s commitment to the cause of Disaster Risk Reduction.
250 agri markets integrated with online platform surpassing target:
Minister
The Centre has integrated 250 regulated agricultural markets across 10
States to the online trading platform for agriculture produce, e-NAM,
surpassing the target of 200 set for the period.
- The Agriculture
Ministry had set a target of connecting all 585 mandis to the e-platform
by March 2018.
- E-NAM, or the National Agriculture Market, is a pan-India electronic portal for the sale and purchase of agricultural produce launched in April this year.
Government integrates 250
mandis in 10 states with e-agriculture market in 1st phase
The government has
integrated 250 mandis in 10 states with the electronic national agriculture market
(e-NAM) in the first phase.
- In April, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the e-NAM on a pilot basis with 22 mandis in eight states.
Sikkim CM Pawan Chamling
honoured for development leadership
Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan
Chamling has been honoured with prestigious "Sustainable Development
Leadership Award" by President Pranab Mukherjee.
- Chamling has been recognised for his efforts to convert Sikkim into the first and only organic state in the country.
BP Plc gets nod to retail petrol, diesel in India
BP Plc, Europe’s
third-biggest oil company, has received government approval to set up petrol
pumps to retail petrol and diesel in India.
- BP will be the tenth player to enter the lucrative fuel retailing business that is seeing double digit growth, not seen anywhere in the world.
Arjun Vajpai scales Mt. Cho
Oyu
Arjun Vajpai, a 23-year-old
professional mountaineer from Noida, became the youngest in the world to scale
the Mount Cho Oyu, the 6th highest mountain peak in the world at 8,188 metres
above sea level.
- This was Vajpai’s second attempt to climb Cho Oyu after he was paralysed midway in 2012.
Freedom fighter Ramesh
Kulkarni passed away
Freedom fighter and Congress leader Ramesh Kulkarni passed away on 6 October 2016 in Thane following a brief illness.
Freedom fighter and Congress leader Ramesh Kulkarni passed away on 6 October 2016 in Thane following a brief illness.
Manipur theatre legend Kanhailal passed away
Manipur-based theatre legend
Heisnam Kanhailal passed away on 6 October 2016 following a brief illness in
Imphal. He was 75.
- Kanhailal had contributed to the field of experimental theatre for more than 40 years.
Football scheme launched
Fateh Hyderabad AFC launched
`The One Child, One Ball Program’ in collaboration with world renowned grass
roots football coach, entrepreneur and author Tom Byer in Hyderabad.
- The One Child One Ball programme emphasises the child’s most influential teacher is his/her parent.
Jitu Rai bags silver medal at
ISSF World Cup Final in Italy
Indian shooter Jitu Rai on 6
October 2016 clinched a silver medal in the 50-meter pistol event of the ISSF
World Cup Final at Bologna, Italy.
