DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20, 21 July 2015
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1. INDIA, MYANMAR ISSUED
JOINT STATEMENT ON BILATERAL CO-OPERATION:
i. India and Myanmar have issued joint statement
on bilateral co-operation at Joint consultative Commission (JCC) in New Delhi.
ii. The
JCC meeting was co-chaired by the External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and
the Foreign Minister of Myanmar U
Wunna Maung Lwin.
iii. The Second JCC meeting is scheduled to be held
in Myanmar in 2016.
2. PRASHANT
PATHRABE BECOMES AS INTERIM DIRECTOR OF FILM AND TELEVISION INSTITUTE OF INDIA:
i. Prashant
Pathrabe appointed as Interim Director of Film and Television Institute of
India.
ii. Prashant Pathrabe succeeded incumbent Director
D J Narain
iii. Prashant Pathrabe is Maharashtra-based
senior Indian Information Sevice (IIS) officer of 1992 batch.
3.
NELSON MANDELA INTERNATIONAL DAY OBSERVED ON 18TH JULY:
i. Nelson Mandela International Day was observed
on 18th July 2015 across the world.
ii. The
objective of the Mandela Day is to inspire individuals to take action to help
change the world for the better.
iii. For the
first time the day was celebrated on 18th July 2010 as per a UN
General Assembly resolution of November 2009.
4. FIRST ‘AAM AADMI
CLINIC’ AT PEERAGARHI RELEIF CAMP:
i. Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on 19th July, 2015 inaugurated the
first ‘Aam Aadmi Clinic’ at Peeragarhi Relief Camp.
ii. The Clinic is aimed at providing better
medical facility to the weaker section.
