DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 31 OCT 2015
(Daily News India)
1.
BINDESHWAR PATHAK SELECTED FOR NEW YORK GLOBAL LEADERS DIALOGUE HUMANITARIAN AWARD
i. Sociologist
Bindeshwar Pathak was selected for the prestigious New York Global Leaders
Dialogue Humanitarian Award.
ii. He was
selected for his contribution for sanitation and improving the quality of life
for millions of scavengers.
2. CHINA
ABANDONED ITS DECADES OLD 'ONE CHILD POLICY'
i. China has
abandoned its decade’s old one child policy of children’s.
ii. Now
china has allowed couples to have two children as it has abolished its decades
old One Child Policy.
iii. One
Child Policy was introduced in 1980 to control the population and to limit
demands for water and other resources.
3. BRICS
NATIONS INKED MOSCOW DECLARATION FOR SUPPORTING MULTILATERAL SCIENCE PROJECTS
i. BRICS
nations signed Moscow Declaration for partnership in addressing common regional
and global socio-economic challenges by utilising science, technology and
innovation.
ii. It was
signed at the meeting of the BRICS Ministers for Science, Technology and
Innovation held in Moscow Russia.
iii. Indian
delegation was led by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Science & Technology
and Earth Sciences.
iv. The
joint declaration will promote co-investment of resources to support
multilateral Research and Development Projects in mutually agreed areas by
BRICS nations.
4.
ECONOMIC AFFAIRS SECRETARY SHAKTIKANTA DAS NOMINATED ON RBI CENTRAL BOARD
i. Union
Government has nominated Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das to the
Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India .
ii. Central
Board of Directors is responsible for its general superintendence and direction
of RBI.
iii. There
are 21-members in Central Board of Directors of RBI which includes Governor, Four
Deputy Governors, Two Finance Ministry represent tatives Ten Directors are nominated by Union
Government and four directors are from local boards of RBI.
GOVERNER OF RBI: RAGHURAM RAJAN
5. JOHN MAGUFULI ELECTED AS
NEW PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA
i. John
Pombe Magufuli of ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi
party has won the Tanzanian Presidential election.
ii. He
became fifth President of Tanzania since its independence from United Kingdom .
CAPITAL
OF TANZANIA: DODOMA
CURRENCY
OF TANZANIA: TANZANIAN SHILLING
