DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
11 FEB 2016
(Daily News India)
1. CSO
RELEASED ADVANCE ESTIMATES OF NATIONAL INCOME 2015-16
i. Central
Statistics Office under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation
released the Advance Estimates of National Income for the financial year 2015-16.
ii. Main
highlights of Advance Estimates
a. The growth
in GDP during 2015-16 is estimated at 7.6 %
b. The sectors
which are likely to register growth rate of over 7.0 % are financial, real
estate and professional services, trade, hotels, transport, communication and
services related to broadcasting, and manufacturing.
c. The per
capita income in real terms during 2015-16 is likely to attain a level of 77431
rupees
d. The consumer
price index has shown a rise of 4.8 % during April-December, 2015-16
e. GDP at
current prices in the year 2015-16 is likely to attain a level of 135.67 lakh
crore rupees
f. The per
capita net national income during 2015-16 is estimated to be 93231 rupees
2. MARINE
MUSEUM INAUGRATED AT THE MARINE AQUARIUM AND REGIONAL CENTRE IN DIGHA
i. The Marine
Museum was inaugurated at the Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre of Zoological
Survey of India in Digha West Bengal.
ii. The
newly constructed museum is open to the public contains Fish gallery, Coral
gallery, and Molluscan gallery.
iii. It
would help the students and public for the purpose of awareness on marine
biodiversity conservations.
iv.
Zoological Survey of India is a premier Indian organisation in zoological
research and studies.
v. It was
established on 1st July 1916 to promote the survey, exploration and
research of the fauna in the region.
3.
NATIONAL AROGYA FAIR 2016 CONCLUDED AT DEHRADUN
i. The 4 day
National Arogya Fair held at Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
ii. The
themes were based on Immune system, Homeopathy in Women's disorders, Treatment
in Ayurveda, Yog se Arogya and Non-Communicable Diseases management in Siddha
System etc
iii. It was
organized by AYUSH the Union Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani,
Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy
4.
WORLD’S LARGEST CONCENTRATED SOLAR PLANT OPENED IN MOROCCO
i. The Noor
Ouarzazate Solar Complex world’s largest solar power plant was opened in the
Souss-Massa-Drâa area in Morocco
ii.The plant
holds the capacity to produce enough energy to power over one million homes by
2018.
5. INDIA
RANKS 37TH ON USCC’S 2016 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDEX
i.
Intellectual Property Index is released by United States Chamber of Commerce India was ranked 37th among the surveyed 38
countries.
ii. These 38
countries benchmarked in the 2016 index accounts for nearly 85% of the global
GDP.
iii. Venezuela
ranked lowest below India at 38th position .
iv. Top
place is grabbed by US followed by UK then Germany etc.
6.
GOVERNMENT SANCTIONS RS.580 CRORE FOR AGARTALA-AKHAURA RAIL LINK PROJECT
i. Union
Government has sanctioned 580 crore rupees for Agartala-Akhaura railway link
Project to connect Kolkata with Tripura via Bangladesh.
ii. The
sanctioned fund will be used for the laying of the five km railway track up to
Bangladesh border from Agartala.
iii. It was
started after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India in
January 2010 when both countries had agreed to lay the railway track.
iv. This
project will play important role to improve connectivity and boost trade
between the two countries.
v. It will
also reduce the current 1700 km road distance between Kolkata to Agartala via
narrow Chicken Neck Siliguri corridor to just 350 km by railway.
7.
INDIA’S FIRST AVIATION PARK TO COME UP IN GUJARAT
i. Gujarat
state government has decided to set up India’s first aviation park near
Bagodara village in Ahmedabad district to strengthen the aviation sector.
ii. State
government has given this task to Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company
Ltd .
iii. It is
an integrated aviation park that aims to provide a single platform for
manufacturing activities and human resources related to the aviation sector.
