DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 2 JULY 2016
(Daily News India)
1. RAILWAY MINISTER SURESH PRABHU LAUNCHES NIVARAN PORTAL
i.
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu Minister of Railways
has launched "NIVARAN portal" an online system.
ii.The
system is launched for redressal of service related grievance of serving and
former railway employees.
iii.
Nivaran portal is an online system that will facilitate the employees to lodge
their grievances and also monitor the progress.
2. TEJAS
INDIGENOUSLY BUILT AIRCRAFT INDUCTED INTO IAF
i.
The Indian Air Force inducted the first squadron of the indigenously made Light
Combat Aircraft Tejas.
ii.
The Tejas a multi-role supersonic single-engine aircraft designed and developed
by the Aeronautical Development Agency in collaboration with Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited
3. SBI
LAUNCHED DIGITAL VILLAGE PROGRAMME
i.
Balal village in Kasargode district in Kerala is one of the 21 villages
selected across the country by the State Bank of India under the SBI Digital
Village initiative.
ii.The
programme is launched by the SBI
Chairperson on State Bank Day on 1st July.
ii.
The objective of the initiative is to popularise digital banking in rural
areas.
4. WORLD FAMOUS FUTURIST, WRITER ALWIN
TOFFLER DIES AT 87
i.
Alvin Toffler the Famous author of Future Shock, passed away in United States.
ii.
Alvin Toffler was known for his works discussing modern technologies.
iii.His
works included the digital revolution and the communication revolution with
emphasis on their effects on cultures worldwide.
5. INDIA’S
FIRST INTEGRATED DEFENCE COMMUNICATION NETWORK LAUNCHED
i.
India's first integrated defence communication network was launched.
ii.It
will enable the army, air force, navy and the Special Forces Command to share
situational awareness for a faster decision-making process.
iii.
The Defence Communication Network is a strategic, highly secure and scalable
system, has a pan-India reach from Ladakh to the North East to island
territories.
6. GURPREET SINGH SANDHU AGAIN, BECOMES
FIRST INDIAN TO FEATURE IN EUROPA LEAGUE
i.
Indian goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was named in Norwegian club Stabaek
FC's squad for their Europa League.
ii.He
became the first from India to play in the continental competition.
ii.
In 2014, he became the first Indian to start a first team match in a
top-division league of Europe.
