DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 3 JAN 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
TELANGANA LAUNCHED E-VAHAN BIMA SCHEME
i.
Telangana Government launched e-Vahan Bima Scheme to issue motor insurance
policy in digital form.
ii.The
scheme was launched by IT Minister K T Rama Rao
with T S Vijayan, Chairman of Insurance Regulatory Development
Authority.
iii.Telangana
became the first state in the country to legally accept motor vehicle insurance
policy in digital form.
2. UNION
GOVERNMENT SIGNED FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH WORLD BANK TO FUND EDUCATION OF
MINORITIES
i.
The Union Government signed a Financing Agreement of 50 million US dollars with
the World Bank.
ii.The
scheme is named as ‘Nai Manzil Scheme- Education and Skills Training for
Minorities’
iii.
The loan funds will be used for interventions under this scheme to improve the
employability and performance of minority youth in the labour market.
iv.
Nai Manzil Scheme was launched on 8 August 2015 in Patna.
v.
This central scheme is designed to address educational and livelihood needs of
minority communities lagging behind in terms of educational attainments.
3. IRAN’S
LEADING BANKS WILL SOON OPEN BRANCHES IN INDIA
i.
Iran’s leading banks will open branches in India to enhance commercial ties
between New Delhi and Tehran.
ii.
The meeting was led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Iranian
Finance Minister Ali Tayebnia .
iii.
Both countries decided to allow the Pasargan Bank and Parsian Bank of Iran to
set up branches in New Delhi and Mumbai.
4. RBI
ASKED THE BANKS TO OPEN BANKS IN VILLAGES WITH A POPULATION OF MORE THAN 5000.
i.
RBI has asked the bankers to open more brick and mortar branches in villages
with no banking facilities and with a population of more than Five thousand.
ii.
The RBI has asked banks to submit a report
on how many branches they will be opening by 31 March 2017
iii.
This will also enable banks to provide quality financial services and timely
support to Banking Correspondents.
iv.It
will also improve and enhance Financial inclusion in Rural areas.
5. FILM-MAKER SHYAM BENEGAL TO HEAD PANEL ON CENSOR BOARD REVAMP
i.
The Centre government has set up a Committee headed by film-maker Shyam Benegal to end recent
controversies relating to the Censor Board.
ii.The
Committee will work out a revamp plan and submit its report within two months.
iii.The
committee is expected to provide a “holistic framework and enable those tasked
with the work of certification of films to perform their responsibilities keeping in view this
framework.
6.
MUMBAI, DELHI IN WORLD’S TOP-30 ‘SUPER CITIES’
i.
Two Indian cities Delhi and Mumbai have
topped in the list of the world’s
most powerful, productive and connected cities top-30 ‘super cities’
ii.India’s
financial capital Mumbai has been ranked 22nd while the national capital Delhi
is placed at 24th.
iii.The
list is topped by Tokyo, followed by New York, London and Paris, make the top
four ‘super cities’.
7. BENGAL
GEARING UP FOR GANGA SAGAR MELA
i.
The Ganga Sagar Mela is one of the biggest religious events of the country that
witnesses the gathering of lakhs of pilgrims, is set for a revamp this year.
ii.It
is held every year in the month of January
to February, on the Ganga Sagar Island of the river Hooghly in Bengal.
iii.It
is attended by thousands of pilgrims every year.
iv.It
is belived that a dip in the water at this place, during Gangasagar Mela, is
considered to be extremely sacred.
