CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY/06/2015
1. INDIA BEAT JAPAN BY 2-0 IN SECOND MATCH OF TEST SERIES
Indian hocky team pulled off a 2-0 win over Japan in the second match of the four Test series held in Bhubaneswar
The Indians surged into the lead through a 27th minute strike from S.K. Uthappa,before Dharamvir Singh doubled the lead in the 48th minute.
The match had an interesting start and both the treams played a fast-paced game.
Due to the well organised defence from both the teams, the third quarter remained goal-less The fourth and the last quarter of the game began with the same momentum but indian hocky was seen attacking from the right flank
Dharamvir effortlessly attacked the Japanese citadel in the 48th minute, landing the ball into the net, making it 2-0.
2. SALMAN KHAN JAILED FOR FIVE YEARS IN HIT-AND-RUN CASE
Salman Khan has been sentenced to 5 years rigorous imprisonment
Since he cannot apply for bail at sessions court, Salman Khan will be sent to Arthur Road jail today
He has also been fined under section 304 II of IPC for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
A big sum of Rs over 200 crore is riding on actor Salman Khan in the form of film projects and endorsements which will be affected as he will be in jail
3. AKASH MISSILE INDUCTED IN TO INDIAN ARMY
The Army on Tuesday inducted the first regiment of the indigenously-developed Akash surface-to-air missile system
Akash missile is capable of targeting a multitude of aerial threats up to a range of 25 km.
Akash has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and is being built by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)
Each regiment of Akash consists of six launchers with each launcher having three missiles. The Army had placed orders for two regiments worth about Rs. 19,000 crore.
Air Force variant of Akash has already been inducted.
An Akash battery comprises four 3D passive electronically scanned array radars and four launchers with three missiles each, all of which are interlinked. Each battery can track up to 64 targets and attack up to 12 of them. The missile has a 60 kg (130 lb) high-explosive, pre-fragmented warhead with a proximity fuse. The Akash system is fully mobile and capable of protecting a moving convoy of vehicles
4. UNION CABINET APPROVED CONSTITUTION 119TH AMENDMENT BILL ON LBA BETWEEN INDIA AND BANGLADESH INCLUDES ASSAM
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved Constitution 119th Amendment Bill on the land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh.
(119th Constitutional Amendment act of 2013) will allow the operationalisation of the 1974 India-Bangladesh Land Boundary agreement also India and Bangladesh will exchange several enclaves which are under each other's adverse possession.
Instead of fierce resistance from the BJP’s Assam unit and other political parties Assam has been included in Bill for land swap with Bangladesh
5. AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF ASTRONOMERS HAVE DISCOVERED THE MOST DISTANT GALAXY EVER MEASURED IN THE UNIVERSE
The galaxy EGS-zs8-1 lies 13.1 billion light-years from Earth, the largest distance ever measured between Earth and another galaxy has been discovered
It has been discovered by using a powerful instrument called MOSFIRE on the Keck I telescope at the Keck Observatory in Hawaii
MOSFIRE instrument on the Keck I telescope,allows astronomers to efficiently study several galaxies at the same time
The new measurement also enabled the astronomers to determine that EGS-zs8-1 was forming stars very rapidly, about 80 times faster than our galaxy today
6. PM MODI JOINS CHINESE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WEIBO RECEIVES OVERWHELMING WELCOME
Narendra Modi is Man who knows the power of social media so he decided to use this tried and tested method to woo Chinese people and so he joined Chinese social media platform Weibo
Narendra Modi posted "Hello China! Looking forward to interacting with Chinese friends through Weibo," The prime minister is the first Indian leader to join Weibo, which has accounts of politicians like British Prime Minister David Cameron.
PM Modi, is a leader wo world fame he registered over 7,000 hits in the first hour after setting up his Weibo account.
7. HONG KONG HANDOVER DIPLOMAT LU PING PASSES AWAY
Lu Ping, the Chinese official who oversaw Hong Kong's transition from British to Chinese sovereignty in 1997, has died at the age of 87
Lu Ping, Beijing's tough-talking point man on Hong Kong affairs Lu headed Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO),from 1990 to 1997
About Lu Ping:-
Born in Shanghai in 1927, Lu ping graduated from the prestigious St John's University in 1947.
He joined the HKMAO in 1978 Lu Ping was one of a handful of mainland officials who oversaw Hong Kong's handover from beginning to end.
Lu Ping retired from the HKMAO a few days after the handover.
8. MAHARASHTRA GOVT PLANNING TO BRING SEPARATE MARRIAGE LAW FOR BUDDHISTS
The Maharashtra government has proposed formulation of a separate law for marriages in the Buddhist community
The draft of the law will be ready by the end of this month
The Buddhist community has been demanding a separate law for their marriages from the time Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar converted to Buddhism in Nagpur in 1957
Marriages of Catholics, Jews, Parsis and Muslims are already covered under the Hindu Marriage Act, but Buddhists are not covered under this Act
The proposal for a separate Buddhist marriage act was first put forth by former state cabinet minister Nitin Raut in 2007.
9. CENTRAL EXCISE ARREARS RISE TO RS 59,309 FROM RS 45,463 CRORE A YEAR AGO
Tax arrears towards central excise rose to Rs 59,309 crore in 2013-14, from Rs 45,463 crore a year ago
In its audit report on Indirect Taxes (central excise) tabled in Parliament, CAG showed that arrears (pending recovery) have been rising since 2011-12
At the end of 2011-12, the arrears were Rs 35,964 crore. This rose to Rs 45,463 crore at the end of 2012-13 and further to Rs 59,309 crore in 2013-14
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