DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30 APRIL 2016
(Daily News India)
1. CHINA
DEVELOPS WORLD’S FIRST GRAPHENE ELECTRONIC PAPER
i. Chinese researchers have developed
world’s first graphene electronic paper.
ii. Graphene e-paper is more pliable
and has more intensity as compared to traditional e-papers.
iii. Mass production cost is much lower
compared to traditional e-papers
iv. Graphene is the world’s strongest
and lightest known material derived from carbon.
v. Its single layer is of 0.335
nanometers thickness.
2.
GUJARAT GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED 10 PERCENT RESERVATION FOR EBCS IN GENERAL
CATEGORY
i. Gujarat government announced 10
percent reservation for economically backward classes in general category.
ii. EBCs in the upper castes with a
family income cap of 6 lakh rupees
iii. The BJP government has been facing
violent protests from the Patel community seeking reservation in education and
government jobs under the OBC category.
3. IRAQ THOMAS
MADE FASTEST EVER CENTURY IN CRICKET HISTORY
i. Tobago
batsman Iraq Thomas created a record by scoring 21-ball century in the Tobago
Cricket Association’s T20 tournament at Louis D'or.
ii. The
23-year-old Thomas remained not out on 131 rums off just 31 balls.
iii. He
slammed 15 sixes and five boundaries during his batting.
4. FORMER BUREAUCRAT NK SINGH SELECTED FOR JAPAN’S HIGHEST
CIVILIAN AWARD
i. Former
bureaucrat Nand Kishore Singh has been selected for prestigious ‘Order of the
Rising Sun, Gold and Silver’, Japan’s highest civilian award.
ii. He was
chosen for this award for promoting economic, educational and cultural ties
between India and Japan.
iii. Order of
the Rising Sun is a Japanese Government highest civilian established in 1875 by
Emperor Meiji.
5. DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ALL VICTIMS OF CHEMICAL WARFARE 2016
OBSERVED ON 29TH APRIL
i. The Day of
Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 2016 was observed on 29 April
the United Nations.
ii. It is
observed to pay tribute to the victims of chemical warfare and the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons to the elimination of the threat of chemical weapons.
6. SENIOR IPS OFFICER SURENDER KUMAR BHAGAT APPOINTED AS DG OF RAILWAYS
PROTECTION FORCE
i. Senior IPS
officer Surender Kumar Bhagat was appointed as the Director General of Railways Protection Force .
ii. He is
presently working as Special Director General in Central Reserve Police Force
at Western Sector, Jammu & Kashmir.
7. WADA RELEASED 2014 ANTI-DOPING RULE VIOLATIONS REPORT INDIA
RANKED THIRD
i. The World
Anti-Doping Agency released Anti-Doping Rule Violations Report.
ii. The
report represents the global doping statistics in sport for 2014.
iii. The list
is toppe by Russia followed by Italy then India.
