Joginder Nagar to be Himachal’s first free Wi-Fi town
1. Himachal Pradesh’s Joginder Nagar, famous for being Asia’s only town having three hydro-power stations, will soon offer free Wi-Fi facility to all internet users, locals as well as tourists.
2. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said free Wi-Fi facility will be made operational within one and a half months time.
3. It’s a self-propelled initiative of the local panchayat, which had tied-up with BSNL to bring the new age technology to the door steps of rural population in the area.
Surender Singh takes charge as DG of
CISF
.jpg)
1. Surender Singh
takes charge as DG of Central Industrial Security Force Senior IPS officer
Surender Singh took over as
the new Director General (DG) of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
2. Order was issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC)
headed by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
3. Surender
Singh will succeed Arvind Ranjan.
National Supercomputing Mission
1. There are Nine (9) supercomputers from India that figured in the list of top 500 supercomputers according to the 44th edition of TOP 500 list, released in November 2014 (released twice-yearly), of the world’s most powerful supercomputers.
2.The Cabinet has recently approved the National Supercomputing Mission (NSM) with a total outlay of Rs.4500 crore for a period of 7 years.
3. The mission would be implemented jointly by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY).
4. The National Supercomputing Mission would be an enabler for the Digital India vision of the Government by making available huge data storage space and linking systems together.
5. The mission envisages manufacturing of supercomputing systems in India and may play a lead role in Make in India vision.
Karnataka gets cheapest solar power
plant shivanasamudra
1. The
historic site of Shivanasamudra, which has Asia’s first hydroelectric station,
is set to become a hub of solar power as Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd.
2. (KPCL)
is in the process of commissioning a 10 MW grid-connected solar power plant
there.
3. The
new plant, which is in the final stages of completion, is expected to be
commissioned by mid-May.
4. The
highlight is that this solar plant is said to be the cheapest in the State as
it is being set up at a cost of just about Rs. 7 crore a MW, as against the
previous solar project’s cost that varied from Rs. 12.3 crore to Rs. 19 crore a
MW.
Labour Day Observed on 1st May
1. May
Day, also known as ‘Labour Day’ or ‘International Workers’ Day’, is an occasion
when we pay tribute to the contribution that workers have made to progress,
prosperity and well- being of our society.
2. May
Day or Labour day – celebrated in around 80 countries to mark the labour
movement and worker’s rights – has its origins in the 1886 Haymarket Massacre
in Chicago.
Bangalore City Railway station to be
renamed after Sangolli Rayanna
1. Bangalore
City Railway Station has been renamed as “Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna” Railway
Station.
2. Sangolli
Rayanna (15 August 1798 – 26 January 1831) was a prominent warrior from
Karnataka, India.
3.Rayanna
was born on 15 August 1798.
4. He
was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma
and fought the British East India Company till his death.
Perec named ambassador of TCS World 10000
run
1. The
legendary French track and field sprinter, Marie-Jose Perec, has been named the
international event ambassador for this year’s TCS World 10K run to be held
here on May 17.
2. Perec
has won three Olympic gold medals and is the first-ever athlete to win
consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 400-m. dash between the years.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik launches free
medicine scheme Niramaya
1. Odisha
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched ‘Niramaya’, a scheme under which 570
different medicines will be provided free of cost to patients in government
hospitals.
2. Patients
will get 272 kinds of medicines in three state-run medical colleges and 30
district headquarters hospitals.
3. The
state government has made a budgetary allocation of Rs 200 crore for distribution
of free medicine in 2015-16 and is planning to distribute free medicines for
cancer, thalassemia and sickle cell anemia
Scheme guidelines of One Stop Centre Scheme
finalized
1. Ministry
of Women and Child Development (MWCD), has formulated a Centrally Sponsored
Scheme for setting up One Stop Centres (OSC)
2. OSC
will be funded from the Nirbhaya Fund.
3. These
Centres will be established across the country to provide integrated support
and assistance under one roof to women affected by violence, both in private
and public spaces in a phased manner.
4. The
scheme is being implemented through States/UTs from 1st April 2015.
LOGO for Internal Day of Yoga launched
1. Smt.
Sushma Swaraj, Union Minister for External Affairs launched the logo for
International Day of Yoga
2. The
logo was selected by the Committee of Yoga experts constituted by Ministry of
AYUSH and has been approved by Hon’ble Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi.
3. India
will celebrate its 1st International Day of Yoga on 21st June, 2015 and various
activities will be carried out all over the world to mark the occasion.
Mohammed bin Nayef appointed as Crown
Prince of Saudi Arabia
1. Mohammed
bin Nayef was appointed as Crown Prince and as Deputy Prime Minister of Saudi
Arabia by King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud.
2. This
appointment relieved Crown Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz from his duties and
comes during a major Cabinet reshuffle.
Dr. Pramod Patil & Dr. Ananda Kumar won
2015 Whitley Award for wildlife conservation
1. Two
Indians, Dr. Pramod Patil and Dr Ananda Kumar have been awarded with the
prestigious 2015 Whitley Awards for their contribution to wildlife conservation
in developing countries.
2. Both
of them received a Whitley prize worth 35000 pound along with seven other
environmentalists at a ceremony in Royal Geographical Society, London.
3. Dr.
Pramod Patil was awarded for his work to protect the iconic great Indian
bustard (GIB) in the Thar Desert.
4. While,
Dr Ananda Kumar received this award for developing innovative communication
systems namely Elephant Information Network (EIN) has enabled human-elephant
coexistence in southern India.
100 smart cities: Cabinet clears Smart
Cities Mission with outlay of Rs 48,000 cr
1. Chaired
by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Cabinet cleared the Smart Cities Mission —
under which 100 smart cities would be built — and the Atal Mission for
Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) for 500 cities with outlays of Rs
48,000 crore and Rs 50,000 crore, respectively.
2. Under
the Smart Cities Mission, each selected city would get central assistance of Rs
100 crore per year for five years
3. The
aim of the mission is to more efficiently utilise available assets, resources
and infrastructure to enhance quality of urban life and provide a clean
and sustainable environment.
India ranks 13th in terms of electricity
generation from nuclear source
1. There
are thirty one countries including India in the world which generate
electricity from nuclear source.
2. According
to the data published in 2014, by Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) of
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), India ranked at 13th position in
terms of generation.
Mamata declares Nadia first ‘open
defecation-free’ district in India
1. West
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared Nadia as the first Open
Defecation Free (ODF) district in the country
2. This
Mission was started on November 19, 2013 and within two years West Bengal
government Achieve this Target