DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS-6 FEBRUARY
2015
1) WORLD BANK TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR SARNATH
REDEVELOPMENT
Ø Sarnath
is located only a few kilometers from Varanasi near the influence of the Ganga
and the Gomti rivers.
Ø Sarnath
is famous as Lord Buddha gave his first sermon here which attracts a large
number of Buddhists and foreigners.
Ø Sarnath
is also known for its Deer park and a bird sanctuary
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS
CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1. World Bank has recently provided fund
for which place’s redevelopment
a.
Varanasi
b.
Sarnath
c.
Haridwar
d.
Bhubaneshwar
2) L.C.GOYAL, BECOMES NEW HOME SECRETARY
Ø L.C. Goyal takes charge as the new union Home Secretary replacing Mr.
Goswami who resigned recently.
Ø L.C. Goyal is an IAS officer of 1979 Batch Kerala Cadre
EXPECTED QUESTION FROM THIS
CURRENT AFFAIRS NEWS
1. Who became the new Home Secretary
a. Matan Singh
b. Anil Goswami
c. L.C.Goyal
d. Deepshikha Ghosh
3) UN REPORT SHOWS 8% GDP GROWTH
Ø 8% growth in GDP has led to decline in poverty from
41.6% to 32.7%
Ø UNESCAP gave its report on GDP from 2004 to 2011
Ø INDIA has achieved first Millennium Development
Goals
Ø UNESCAP- United Nations Economic and Social
Commission for Asia and the Pacific
4)
BCCI CLEARS PROGYAN OJHA
Ø Pragyan Ojha got a clean chit over his bowling action at the correction
centre in Chennai by the BCCI
Ø Pragyan Ojha is not in the World Cup 2015 Squad but he can continue
playing first class games with immediate effect.
5) CASH SUBSIDY ON LPG
BECOMES WORLD’S LARGEST DIRECT BENEFIT TRANSFER SCHEME
Ø Pahal Yojana is the name Given
to the DBT Scheme for LPG
Ø This
Scheme was launched to put an end to Black- marketing and to ensure that
the subsidy reaches to the people
directly.
Ø Over 10 crore consumers have joined the
scheme so far.
Ø Other counties having such scheme are China,
Mexico and Brazil.
