CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY/04/2015
The ten day long indo-french naval exercise, 'varuna', concluded
off the goa the exercise presented the extrordinary naval strength and close
ties between the two countries.
Exercise varuna included the entire convergence of maritime
operations ranging from aircraft carrier operations, anti submarines warfare
exercises, maritime interdiction operations to multi-ship replenishment
exercise
The 14th edition of the naval exercise "varuna" was
started on april 23 and included both harbour and sea phase.
French navy was represented by aircraft carrier charles de gaulle,
two destroyers chevalier paul and jean de vienne, replenishment tanker meuse
and a maritime patrol aircraft atlantique 2
Indian side aircraft carrier ins viraat, destroyer mumbai, stealth
frigate tarkash, guided missile frigate gomati, replenishment tanker deepak,
submarine shankul and a few fast attack craft participated
The indian navy and the french navy have been conducting naval
exercises since 1983 but this naval exercise was termed as "varuna"
in 2001
Since 1983 thirteen such exercises have been conducted last time
such naval exercise was conducted in 2001 off toulon a city in southern france
2.NEW
DELHI'S INDIRA GANDHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (IGIA) ADJUDGED AS THE WORLD'S BEST
AIRPORT FOR THE YEAR 2014
New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been
adjudged the world's best airport for the year 2014, under the category of
handling 25 to 40 million passengers per annum
Airports Council International (ACI) presented the Airport Service
Quality (ASQ) award to IGIA at a ceremony of the ACI Asia-Pacific/World Annual
General Assembly on April 28 in Jordan
The Delhi airport scored 4.90 on a scale of 5 points measured by
300 members of the ACI ASQ benchmarking programme
It was on Second Position for the years 2011, 2012 and 2013 but
now it bettered it's position and emerged as the top
On a scale of 5 points it's score was 3.02 in 2007
As many as 40 million passengers used IGIA to reach 58 domestic
and 62 international destinations in 2014-2015
During the period the average flight movements were 885 per day
while 696,000 metric tonnes of cargo was handled.
IGIA hosts six domestic carriers, 56 international carriers and
also has the capacity to handle the gigantic Airbus A380 aircraft
3.WORLD
PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2015 OBSERVED
Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley Extended his
wishes on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day and told to uphold the
constitutional principles of independent, free and pluralistic media
Minister of State for I&B Rajyavarhdan Rathore also extended
his greetings said that the government is fully committed to freedom of Press.
Independent and Quality Media was the theme of World Press Freedom
Day 2015
About World Press Freedom Day :-
Every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental
principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to
defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to
journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession
Over 100 national celebrations take place each year to commemorate
this Day. UNESCO leads the worldwide celebration by identifying the global
thematic and organizing the main event in different parts of world every year
4.RUSSIAN BALLET LEGEND MAYA,89,
PLISETSKAYA TAKES HER LAST BREATH
Russian ballet legend Maya Plisetskaya, considered one of the
greatest ballerinas of the 20th century, has died at the age of 89 in Germany
Not just Russia but the entire world knew that Maya Plisetskaya
was the symbol of Russian ballet in the 20th century
Plisetskaya joined the Bolshoi in 1943 her career at Russia's
Bolshoi Theatre spanned more than 35 years Owing to the purity of her
performence she had audiences around the world
Plisetskaya left the stage aged 65 she became choreographer and
started giving master classes around the world.
In 1991 Plisetskaya moved to the German city of Munich
with her composer husband Rodion Shchedrin
5.Dr.
Mahesh Sharma inaugurates the first ever Science Centre and Planetarium in
Puducherry
The Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge),
Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Dr. Mahesh Sharma inaugurated
the first ever Science Centre and Planetarium in the Union Territory of
Puducherry
Built at a cost of approximately Rs. 5.50 crore, the Puducherry
Science Centre and Planetarium has interactive exhibition galleries on Marine
Biology and Fun Science, in addition to a 8m dome digital planetarium and an
open-air science park.
The Science Centre Puducherry is the 47th Science Centre in the
country which has been opened to the public and the 48th Science Centre in
Dehradun shall be opened shortly Centre will organize year round activities to
popularize science and enhance public understanding for science and technology.
6.C.N.R.
RAO HONOURED WITH JAPAN'S HIGHEST CIVILIAN AWARD
Eminent scientist C.N.R. Rao has been honoured with Japan's
highest civilian award for his contribution to promoting academic interchange
and mutual understanding in science and technology between Japan and India.
The Emperor of Japan conferred the country's highest award, the
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, on C.N.R Rao the Bharat Ratna
awardee
C.N.R Rao is also the only Indian to be elected as a foreign
member of the Japan Academy in Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific
Research
C.N.R Rao is a National Research Professor, Linus Pauling Research
Professor and Honorary President of the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced
Scientific Research
About C.N.R Rao :-
C.N.R Rao is an renowned scientist who has worked mainly in
solid-state and structural chemistry
He currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council
to the Prime Minister of India Rao has honorary doctorates from 60 universities
from around the world
He has authored around 1,500 research papers and 45 scientific
books.
7.HARYANA
CHIEF MINISTER MANOHAR LAL KHATTAR LAUNCHED SEVEN IT BASED E-SERVICES
Haryana
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar launched seven IT based e-services in the
State at Panchkula
These services include:-
e-Stamping
Jeevan Pramaan
Revised State Portal
Aadhaar-enabled biometric
Attendance System (AEBAS)
CM Window,Mobile app
Aadhaar-linked registration of birth
8.COW-URINE
REFINERY FOR RESEARCH OPENED IN JALORE, RAJASTHAN
Rajasthan medical and health minister Rajendra Rathore on
inaugurated a cow-urine refinery at Jalore
The refinery, set up at Pathmera Gaushala, will prepare cow-urine
extract for use in the formulation of various products.
A MoU to this effect has been signed between Jodhpur's Dr S
Radhakrishnan Ayurveda University and the Rajasthan University of Veterinary
and Animal Sciences at Bikaner
By-product derived from cow-urine extract will be used for
cleaning at the SMS Hospital in Jaipur and other by-products would be used by
govt.for various purposes
Besides the cleaner, pesticides would be prepared using the
cow-urine extract. "This pesticide will be absolutely an organic product
and would prove a boon for organic farming,"
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