DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 30 APR & 1
MAY 2015
1. ONE BELT, ONE ROAD INITAITIVE
BY CHINA’S NDRC:
i. China’s NDRC (National Development
and Reform Commission) has released a new action plan One Belt, One Road Initiative.
ii. One Belt, One Road Initiative is taken to establish new routes
linking Asia, Europe and Africa.
iii. One Belt, One Road Initiative has two parts:
(i) Silk Raod Economic Belt (SREB): Linking
China to Europe
(ii) Maritime Silk Road (MSR): Linking
China’s port facilities with the African Coast.
2. 1000 RUPEES PENSION
SCHEME UNDER EPS TO CONTINUE:
i. Union Government of India has approved the continuation of 1000
Rs monthly pension scheme under Employees
pension scheme (EPS).
ii. This move will benefit over 20 lakh pensioners under social security scheme run by EPFO.
iii. This move will cost additionally 850 crore Rs. to the
exchequer of the Government.
Note: EPFO: Employees Provident Fund Organization
3. WHITLEY AWARDS FOR WILDLIFE
CONSERVATION:
i. Two
Indians Dr. Ananda Kumar and Dr. Pramod Patil have won the
prestigious whitely awards for their contribution to wildlife
conservation.
ii. The
awards were presented in a ceremony held in London.
iii. A total
of 7 Conservationists were awarded the Whitley Awards for their efforts to
protect wildlife in Developing countries.
Note: Whitley Awards are also known as Green
Oscar.
4. WTO GETS A NEW MEMBER:
i. World
Trade Organization has added Seychelles as its 161st member.
ii. With just
90,000 in habitants, Seychelles has become the smallest member of WTO.
iii. Seychelles
has applied for WTO membership on 31st May 1995 but had to wait for
20 years as the country was negotiating its accession terms.
EXPECTED
QUESTION FROM THIS CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
Q1. How Many countries are members of WTO?
a. 158
b. 161
c. 162
d. 160
5. RBI IMPOSED 1.5 CRORE RUPEES FINE EACH
ON 3 PSB’S:
i. RBI
has imposed 1.5 crore fine each on 3 Public Sector Banks.
ii. The Ban
is imposed for violating KYC norms and AML norms
iii. The
penalties have been imposed under the provisions of section 47(A) (1) of the
Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
iv. 3 Banks
on which fine is imposed are;
(i) Dena Bank
(ii) Oriental Bank of Commerce
(iii) Bank of Maharashtra
Note: KYC – Know Your Customer
AML- Anti Money Laundering
