DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 28 MARCH 2016
(Daily News India)
1. PADMA AWARD
ANNOUNCED BY THE PRESIDENT PRANAB MUKHERJEE
i.
President Pranab Mukherjee has presented five Padma Vibhushan awards at
the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
ii. Padma Vibhushan awards are given
to:
A.
Founder of
Reliance Industries late Dhirubhai Hirachand Ambani (posthumous),
B.
Former
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Jagmohan,
C.
Art of Living
founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
D.
Indian-American
economist Avinash Kamalakar Dixit and 5.Renowned dancer Yamini Krishnamurti.
2. PRESIDENT RULE
IMPOSED IN UTTARAKHAND
i. President’s Rule has been imposed in
Uttarakhand before the crucial trust vote in the state assembly for the Harish
Rawat government.
ii. President rule is imposed in Uttarakhand after the constitutional
breakdown.
iii. President Pranab Mukherjee imposed
emergency under Article 356 of the Constitution.
3. NATIONAL FILM
AWARDS GIVEN TO AMITABH BACHCHAN AND KANGANA RANAUT
i. Amitabh Bachchan and Kangana Ranaut
have been honoured with the Best Actor
and Best Actress awards for Piku and Tanu Weds Manu Returns at 63rd National
Awards.
ii. SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali emerged as
the Best Film
iii. Sanjay Leela Bhansali won in the
best director category for his movie Bajirao Mastani.
4. ROTAVIRUS VACCINE
HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY THE UNION HEALTH MINISTER
i. The government launched the vaccine
for Rotavirus vaccine as part of Universal Immunization Programme to prevent
child mortaility due to Rotavirus diarrhoea.
ii. The vaccine, developed indigenously
to promote "Make in India" initiative.
iii. The introduction of Rotavirus
vaccine will enable the government to directly address the problem of diarrheal
deaths.
Union Health Minister: J P Nadda
5. MADHYA PRADESH TO
GET ITS FIRST ITBP MODERN WEAPON TRAINING CENTRE
i. Madhya Pradesh is going to have its
first Indo Tibetan Border Police weapon training centre at Batiagarh, Damoh.
ii. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
has issued orders to set up ITBP's Weapon and Support Weapon Training Centre in
the state.
6. HARYANA LAUNCHES
SCHEME FOR THE DIFFERENTLY ABLED
i. Haryana Government has launched a
new scheme ‘Adapting Homes for the Differently-abled’.
ii. under this scheme pension of 6
months would be given in advance to differently abled persons for adapting
their homes as per their requirement.
ii. The grant for diet money to hearing
impaired has been increased from Rs 400 to Rs 1,000 per month.
7. MAHARASHTRA GETS
ITS FIRST SET OF WOMEN COMMANDERS TO PROTECT FOREST
i. A batch of 20 women are going to
become the first women commandos of the state to protect forestry area of
Maharashtra.
ii. The government is putting efforts towards
women empowerment.
iii. Recently Indian Navy announced to
recruit 3 female fighter pilots.
