DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS:
2 FEB 2016
(Daily News India)
1.
HIMACHAL PRADESH APPROVED 15 CRORE RUPEES ON SWACHH BHARAT MISSION IN KINNAUR
i. The
Himachal Pradesh Government is going to spend 15 crore rupees on Swachh Bharat
Mission in tribal district of Kinnaur.
ii. The
funds will be used on capacity building and organizing of workshops for
awareness on swachh bharat mission.
iii Every
single household will be given 12 thousand rupees for toilet construction .
2.
VIETNAM LIFTED BAN ON IMPORT OF INDIAN GROUNDNUT
i. Vietnam
lifted the ban on import of Indian Groundnut.
ii. The
Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development lifted the ban in the
wake of visit of Vietnam delegation to India in December 2015.
iii. Last
year in april 2015 Vietnam had imposed ban on import of groundnuts from India
due to interceptions of quarantine pests in consignments of groundnuts exported
since January 2015.
3.
ARCHANA RAMASUNDRAM BECAME 1ST WOMAN TO HEAD PARAMILITARY FORCE
i. Archana
Ramasundram was appointed as the Director General of the Sashastra Seema Bal that guards India's frontiers with Nepal and
Bhutan.
ii. Archana
Ramasundram became the first woman to head a paramilitary force .
iii. Paramilitary
forces in India are Sashastra Seema Bal , Central Reserve Police Force , Border
Security Force , Central Industrial Security Force and Indo Tibetan Border
Police.
4.
COMPANIES LAW COMMITTEE SUBMITTED REPORT RECOMMENDING CHANGES IN THE COMPANIES
ACT, 2013
i. The
Companies Law Committee submitted its report to the union government for
examining and making recommendations on the issues arising out of
implementation of the Companies Act, 2013.
ii. The
committee was chaired by Tapan Ray Secretary in Ministry of Corporate Affairs .
iii. The
main aim of the Committee is to promote ease of doing business, encouraging
start-ups and the need for harmonising various laws.
iv. Some of the key changes proposed are
a. Managerial
remuneration to be approved by shareholders.
b. Provisions
relating to forward dealing and insider trading to be omitted from Companies
Act. Listed companies are covered under SEBI Act/Regulations.
c. Companies
may give loans to entities in which directors are interested after passing
special resolution and adhering to disclosure requirement.
d. Restriction
on layers of subsidiaries and investment companies to be removed.
e. Change in
the definition of term relative for determining disqualification of
auditor
f. No filing
fees if financial statements and annual returns filed within prescribed
time.
g. Auditor to
report on internal financial controls with regard to financial statements.
h. Employee
stock ownership plan to be allowed to promoters working as
employees/directors.
i. Limit on
sweat equity to be raised from 25percent of paid up capital to 50percent for
start-ups.
j. Re-opening
of accounts to be limited to 8 years.
k. Requirement
for annual ratification of appointment/continuance of auditor to be removed.
5. ADITYA MEHTA WON 83RD SENIOR NATIONAL SNOOKER
CHAMPIONSHIP
i. Aditya
Mehta won the 83rd Senior National Snooker Championship in Indore, Madhya
Pradesh.
ii. Aditya
Mehta has defeated Manan Chandra by 6-3
in the final to won Senior national Snooker Championship 2016.
iii. In the
women category Vidya Pillai defeated Amee Kamani to grab National Snooker
Championship in the women’s category title.
6.
MUKTESH KUMAR PARDESHI APPOINTED AS INDIA’S ENVOY TO MEXICO
i. Muktesh
Kumar Pardeshi was appointed as India’s Ambassador to Mexico.
ii. Union
Government has also appointed P Harish
as India’s Envoy to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
7.
VIRENDER SEHWAG IS APPOINTED AS MENTOR FOR KINGS XI PUNJAB FOR IPL SEASON 9
i. Former
Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag was appointed as mentor of the Kings XI Punjab
team for the IPL season 9.
ii. He was
playing in Kings XI Punjab team for the last 2 IPL seasons and now he is
appointed as mentor for the team.
iii. He is
well known for his strong batting approach and was a handy off-spinner who
could check the flow of runs and take wickets.
