Friday, 29 January 2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS JAN/28/2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS JAN/28/2016

1. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHED NATIONAL JOB PORTAL FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
i. The Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot launched the National level Job portal www.disabilityjobs.gov.in for Persons with Disabilities.
ii. The Ministry aims to carry out skill training programme for 5 lakh Persons with Disabilities in next 3 years.
iii. It will empower persons with disabilities by providing them all desired information for employment opportunities on single window platform.

2. 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF LALA LAJPAT RAI
i. 150th birth anniversary of freedom fighter Lala Lajpat Rai is being celebrated on 28th January 2016.
ii. He was popularly known as Punjab Kesari, The Lion of Punjab and also known as Sher-E- Punjab for his contribution to the freedom movement.
iii. To celebrate this occasion a state level function has been organised in Punjab at village Dhudi Ke, the birth place of Lala Lajpat Rai in Moga district.
iv. Some of his famous books are The Story of My Deportation, Arya Samaj, Unhappy India.

3. ADAM LEWIS HEADED INDEPENDENT REVIEW PANEL TO SAFEGUARD INTEGRITY IN TENNIS
i. Tennis’s governing bodies constituted a Independent Review Panel headed by Adam Lewis to safeguard integrity in tennis.
ii. The panel is formed to review the functioning of the existing anti-corruption policies and suggest measures to safeguard the integrity of the game.
iii. The panel was formed against the backdrop of reports on corruption allegations in the international tennis arena by the BBC and Buzzfeed News.

4. AUSTRALIAN BATSMAN DAVID WARNER WON ALLAN BORDER MEDAL 2016
i. Australian batsman David Warner defeated Captain Steve Smith for the prestigious Allan Border Medal for 2016.
ii. Allan Border Medal  is considered to be the most prestigious individual prize in Australian cricket.
iii. The medal is named after former Australian captain Allan Border known for as most outstanding Australian cricketer.

5. JAPANESE AUTOMAKER TOYOTA TOPS IN GLOBAL VEHICLE SALES IN 2015
i. Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation has topped in global vehicle sales in 2015.
ii. Toyota topped by selling 10.151 million vehicles become as the world’s top-selling automaker for the fourth year.


iii. The second place is grabbed by German automaker Volkswagen followed by General Motors.

CURRENT AFFAIRS JAN/27/2016

CURRENT AFFAIRS JAN/27/2016
1. INDIA CELEBRATES 67TH REPUBLIC DAY
i. India celebrated 67th Republic day on 26th January 2016 by displaying its cultural diversity, economic progress and military might were on display at Rajpath, New Delhi.
ii. French President Francois Hollande was chief guest on Republic Day function.
iii. He became 5th highest dignitary from France to be Chief Guest of Indian Republic Day parade.
iii. The Parade was led by Lieutenant General Rajan Ravindran.

2. UNION GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES SAHAJ SCHEME FOR ONLINE BOOKING OF LPG CYLINDERS
i. Union Government has launched Sahaj Scheme for online booking of LPG cylinders.
ii. India is celebrating 2016-Year as year of LPG Consumers.
iii. Sahaj will help Consumers to book LPG cylinders online through the web portal www.mylpg.in which is available in 13 languages
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas: Dharmendra Pradhan

3. PRESIDENT RULE IMPOSED IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH
i. President rule is imposed by the president on the recommendation of the government.
ii. The Union Cabinet approved the imposition of President Rule on the state after expiration of six month deadline under which the Assembly was supposed to meet.
iii. The President rule is imposed under Article 356 of the Constitution of India.

4.  KERALA DENTIST SAJEEV KOSHY HONOURED WITH ORDER OF AUSTRALIA
i. A Kerala dentist Sajeev Koshy was honoured with the highest civilian honour, the Order of Australia.
ii. The award is given for his contributions to dentistry in Australia.
iii. The Order of Australia is awarded to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service.

5. INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMS DAY OBSERVED ON 26THJANUARY
i. The International Customs Day was observed on 26th January 2016.
ii. The day is organised in commemoration of formation of World Customs Organisation on 26 January 1953.
iii. World Customs Organisation is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

6. IZUMO TAKUTO AND ZHU CHENGZHU WON ITTF WORLD JUNIOR CIRCUIT FINALS
i. Japan's Izumo Takuto and Hong Kong's Zhu Chengzhu became champions in the boys' and girls' categorie in the ITTF World Junior Circuit Finals in Madhya Pradesh.
ii. International Table Tennis Federation  is the governing body for all international table tennis associations.
iii. The main aim of ITTF is to oversee rules and regulations and technological improvement in table tennis.

7. 6TH NATIONAL VOTERS’ DAY OBSERVED ON 25TH JANUARY
i. 6th National Voters’ Day was observed on 25th January 2016 by the Election Commission of India.
ii. The theme of the day is ‘Inclusive and Qualitative Participation’.
iii. The day is observed with an aim to increase enrolment of voters, especially of the newly eligible ones.
Chief Election Commissioner: Dr. Nasim Zaidi

8. 9TH NATIONAL GIRL CHILD DAY OBSERVED ON 24THJANUARY
i. National Girl Child Day is observed on 24th January.
ii. The day is celebrated to spread awareness about the inequalities faced by the girl child in the country.


iii. International Day of the Girl Child is observed on 11th  October.