DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 1 APRIL 2016
(Daily News India)
1. 4TH NUCLEAR
SECURITY SUMMIT BEGINS IN WASHINGTON
i. The fourth edition of Nuclear Security Summit
started in Washington,USA.
ii. The summit is conducted to discuss
issues related to nuclear security.
iii. The summit is attended by the
heads of about 53 countries and representatives of five international
organisations including the UNO, International Atomic Energy Agency, European Union
and Interpol are taking part.
iv. India is being represented by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
v. The summit will highlight
achievements and commitments of several countries towards safeguarding nuclear
devices and technologies and reducing the threat of nuclear terrorism.
2. INDIA AND SRI
LANKA SIGNED MOU TO PROVIDE 150 BOATS & FISHING EQUIPMENT TO MULLAITHIVU
FISHERMEN
i. India and Sri Lanka inked a
Memorandum of Understanding to provide 150 fishing boats and fishing equipment
to 300 Tamil fishermen from Mullaithivu in North Sri Lanka.
ii. The boats and equipment will be
provided as a part of India’s development assistance programme in Sri Lanka.
iii. Earlier India had provided 175
boats and fishing equipment to Tamil fishermen of Mannar region.
3. UNION GOVERNMENT
LAUNCHES STARTUP INDIA PORTAL AND MOBILE APP
i. The Union Government has launched
the Startup India portal (http://startupindia.gov.in) and mobile application.
ii. It was launched by the Department
of Industrial Policy & Promotion Ramesh Abhishek in New Delhi.
iii. It was started to promote Action
Plan of the Startup India started by PM.
iv. The portal and mobile app provide
up-to- date information issued by various Government ministries/ departments.
4. BIHAR GOVERNMENT
PARTIALLY BANS SALE OF COUNTRY-MADE AND SPICED LIQUOR
i. Bihar Government has banned the sale
of country-made liquor and spiced liquor throughout the state in the first
phase.
ii. Person found indulging in
manufacturing trade, transportation, sale and consumption of country-made and
spiced liquor across the state will be punished.
5. VIJAYA BANK TO GET
RS 220 CRORE CAPITAL INFUSION FROM GOVERNMENT
i. Vijaya Bank a capital infusion of Rs 220 crore in lieu of
preferential allotment of shares.
ii. Last year, the government had
announced a revamp plan 'Indradhanush' to infuse Rs 70,000 crore in state-owned
banks over four years.
iii. In the first tranche, as many as
13 public sectors banks were given fund support of Rs 19,950 crore.
iv. SBI got the highest amount of Rs
5,393 crore.
6. KACHHABALI BECOMES
1ST LIQUOR-FREE VILLAGE IN RAJASTHAN
i. Kachhabali village in Rajasthan has
become the 1st in the state to vote to close down its lone liquor shop.
ii. 67.11% of voters saying they wanted
no alcohol sale in the village.
iii. Polling was conducted by the
excise department for taking reviews of public about opening/closing of liquor
shops in Rajasthan’s rural areas.
7. VIRAT KOHLI RISES
TO TOP IN ICC T20I RANKINGS
i. Indian Test Captain Virat Kohli has
replaced Aaron Finch as the number one batsman in the latest ICC T20 rankings.
ii. In the bowlers rankings, India's
Ravinchandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja feature in the Top-10. Ashwin has
slipped to be at 3rd place while Jadeja moved up 3 spots to be at 7th.
iii. The bowling list is topped by S.
Badree in T20 rankings.
