DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
17 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1. ANTI-TANK MISSILE NAG
TEST FIRED BY DRDO
i. The Defence Research and Development
Organisation has successfully test fired Nag anti tank
missile in Rajasthan.
ii. The specialtiy of the missile is
that it can be test fired during night
and day time.
iii. It is Featured with top attack
capability to nullify the explosive reactive armour of a battle tank.
2. UNION GOVERNMENT
LAUNCHED 4 MOBILE HEALTH SERVICES TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
i. The Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare J P Nadda launched four mobile health services to provide
citizen-centric health services.
ii. These mobile Health services are:
a.
Kilkari : It is an audio-based mobile service that delivers weekly audio
messages to families about pregnancy, child birth and child care.
b.
Mobile Academy: It is a
mobile-based application aimed at providing training services to 9 million
ASHAs.
c.
M-Cessation: It will be an IT-enabled tool to help tobacco users to quit
tobacco.
d.
TB Missed Call initiative: Under TB Missed Call initiative a dedicated
toll free number 1800-11–6666 which will provide round the clock counselling
and treatment support services for TB patients.
3.
SAHAYOG KAIJIN 2016’ BETWEEN INDIA AND JAPAN JOINT COAST GUARD EXERCISE
i. The bilateral exercise by the Indian
Coast Guard and Japanese counterpart titled ‘Sahayog-Kaijin 2016’ has started
in the coast of Chennai.
ii. Both countries will participate for
Anti-piracy procedures, search and rescue operations and interoperability
between the two forces and other areas of common professional interest.
iv. Sahayog-Kaijin bilateral exercise
is a 15 year old exercise between two countries.
4. WORLD
BANK RELEASED REPORT TITLED WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016
i. A report named World Development
Report 2016 “Digital Dividends” released by the World Bank in Washington DC,
USA.
ii. The report explained the impact of
the internet and mobile phone on economic development across the world
including India.
iii. In this report Chief Economist of
World Bank appreciated the Aadhaar scheme of
Indian government as it saved 1 billion US dollars by curbing
corruption.
5. UNION
GOVERNMENT INKS LOAN AGREEMENT WITH WORLD BANK FOR NEERANCHAL NATIONAL
WATERSHED PROJECT
i. Union Government has signed a loan
agreement with World Bank for the Neeranchal National Watershed Project to
improve watershed management in rural rain fed areas.
ii. The loan credit will support the
watershed activities of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana in 9 states.
iii. Neeranchal National Watershed
Project is implemented by the Union
Ministry of Rural Development from 2016 to 2021 to achieve objectives PMKSY.
iv. It aims to ensure Har Khet Ko Pani
and for efficient use of water (Per Drop More Crop).
6. DELHI
WRITER ANKITA ANAND WON THE LORENZO NATALI MEDIA PRIZE FOR WORK ON KHAP
PANCHAYATS
i. A Delhi writer Ankita Anand won the
European Commission's prestigious Lorenzo Natali Media Prize for 2015 in Asia
and the Pacific amateur category.
ii. She grabbed the award for her important
portrayal of life for young women facing the threat of the diktat of khap
panchayats in Haryana.
iii. The Lorenzo Natali Media Prize is
organized by the European Commission’s Directorate General for International
Cooperation and Development since 1992.
iv. It is awarded to journalists for
outstanding reporting on development and poverty eradication.
