DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 16 MARCH 2016
(Daily News India)
1. UN SUSPENDS MARIA SHARAPOVA AS GOODWILL AMBASSADOR AFTER
DOPING ALLEGATIONS
i. The United Nations has suspended Russian tennis player Maria
Sharapova as Goodwill Ambassador of the organisation after her antidoping test came
positive.
ii. She was suspended by New York based UN Development Programme
until the outcome of the investigation into her case is known.
iii.Maria sharapova is the
highest-paid female athlete had announced that she tested positive for a drug
called meldonium, at the Australian Open .
iv.Meldonium is a medical drug given to patients suffering from
heart and circulatory conditions for enhancing their physical capacity and
mental function.
2. UNION GOVERNMENT IMPOSES ANTI-DUMPING DUTY ON
PLASTIC-PROCESSING IMPORTS
i.Union Government has imposed anti-dumping duty on import of
plastic-processing machines from Chinese Taipei, Malaysia, Philippines and
Vietnam for five years.
ii.The anti-dumping duty will be levied on imports of all kinds of
plastic-processing or injection-moulding machines
iii. Anti-dumping measures are taken to ensure fair trade and
provide a level-playing field to the domestic industry.
Iv.The right to impose anti dumping is provided by World trade
organization.
3. CAREER GUIDANCE COUNSELLING CENTRES LAUNCHED IN DELHI
i. career Guidance Counselling Centres were launched in Delhi to
improve career related oppurtunities.
ii.The centres were set-up to provide dedicated career services to
young women seeking employment in the region.
iii.The career counselling centres are set up with United Nations
Development Programme and the India
Development Foundation.
iv.The aim of these centres is to impact the lives of women in
India through training, entrepreneurial skill development and employment.
4. 15 MARCH: WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY
i. World Consumer Rights Day is observed on 15 March in all over
the world for celebration and solidarity within the international consumer
movement.
ii.The Day is observed to provide an opportunity to promote the
basic rights of all consumers and to protect them against the market abuses and
social injustices.
iii.The theme of the day is “Antibiotics off the menu”.
5.
MY BIOSPHERE, MY FUTURE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN LIMA
i. My Biosphere, My Future campaign of UNESCO was launched at the
4th World Congress of Biosphere Reserves in Lima,Peru.
ii.The campaign is launched to promote Biosphere Reserves for
sustainable development through different projects.
iii.The campaign will help
to address the problems of
biosphere and improve the income and quality of life through these
projects.
