DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 6 OCT 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED BY: WWW.DAILYGK.IN
1. COUNTRY’S
FIRST METHANOL-BASED COOKING FUEL ROLLED OUT BY APL IN ASSAM
i.
NITI Aayog member and former director general of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation
Vijay Kumar Saraswat inaugurated the ‘Green and Clean Fuel Pilot Project
on Methanol cooking Stove’.It is the first of its kind in realizing the concept
of NITI Aayog’s programme of ‘Methanol Economy’.
ii.
Initially the product will be available only in the Northeastern
Region.
iii.
NITI Aayog’s Methanol Economy
programme, NITI Aayog aims to replace 20% of the crude imports with
methanol alone. It will mitigate rise of price of fuels and bring down
pollution by 40%.
iv.
This concept has also been adopted by various countries like: Japan,
China, Italy, Sweden, US, Israel, Australia etc.
2. INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON WOMEN’S HEALTH, WELLNESS AND EMPOWERMENT IN KANPUR
i.
International Conference on Women’s Health, Wellness and
Empowerment was held in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
ii.
Theme of the conference was: “Give her wings and let her soar.”
President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the conference.
iii. SOME WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN UTTAR
PRADESH:
Kachhua
Sanctuary
Katarniaghat
Wildlife Sanctuary
Kaimoor
Wildlife Sanctuary
3. SRINIVASAN
SWAMY APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF INTERNATIONAL ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION
i.
Srinivasan Swamy took charge as chairman and world president of
the International Advertising Association for 2 years, at an event in
Bucharest, Romania, recently.
ii.
He is the first Indian to hold the chairman and world president
post of IAA.
4. 36TH
NATIONAL GAMES IN MARCH-APRIL 2019 IN GOA
i.
The 36th National Games will be held from March 30 to April 14,
2019 in Goa.
ii.
Announcement was made by Sports Authority of Goa Executive Director V M Prabhudesai in Panaji.
iii.
Shooting and cycling events will be held in New Delhi since Goa
does not have the facilities for these sports.
