CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY/28/2015

CURRENT AFFAIRS MAY/28/2015

1.  HIMACHAL PRADESH SET UP SATELLITE TRACKINGSYSTEM:

i.  Himachal Pradesh set up satellite tracking system to check forest fire

ii. System is launched with an aim to preserve the precious forest fire incidents during summer season

iii. In case of any fire incident, the forest officials will immediately receive an SMS on their mobile

2.   PM LAUNCHED DOORDARSHAN’S FARMER-CENTRRIC KISAN TV CHANNEL:

i.    Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Doordarshan’s Farmer-centric Kisan TV Channel.

ii.  Doordarshan’s farmer-centric Kisan TV Channel ‘DD Kisan’ is launched from Vigyan Bhavan , New Delhi.

3. WORLD’S 100 MOST POWERFUL WOMENS 2015 LIST:

i. Forbes has released the world’s 100 most powerful women 2015 list.

ii.  German Chancellor Angela Merker fetched the first spot followed by Hillary Clinton.

4.  48 TIGERS IN CHANDRAPUR FOREST :

i.   According to WCT survey, 48 tigers are present in non protected Chandrapur forest areas of Maharashtra.

ii.  No. of Big Cats in the district stands at 120, including 60 in core area and 12 in buffer area of TATR.

iii.  Study was carried out by Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM).

WCT – Wildlife Conservation Trust

TATR- Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve