Current Affairs Pocket PDF Current Affairs 2015-August Pocket PDF Indian Affairs • Government revises scheme for Development of Particularly Vulnerable 75 Tribal Groups- with effect from April 1 st 2015- Conservation-cum-Development(CCD) Plan prepared by concerned state governments. • Delhi Govt launches country’s first witness Protection Scheme in New Delhi- Jessica lal and Nitesh katara murder cases, Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) as the competent authority for implementation of the scheme. • India’s first Harbour Defence System “The Integrated Underwater Harbor Defense And Surveillance System(IUHDSS)” commissioned in Kochi in Kochi,on July 31,2015 by Vice Admiral Sunil Lanba. • Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced that the gov will build an 800-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai with Nagpur by September 2019- travel time reduces from 14 hours to 10 hours- Rs 30,000 crore. • Assam Gov banned the sale of packed drinking water named “Spring Drop” manufactured by Morigaon-based Company for an initial period of 30 days with immediate effect on August 1, 2015- chromium level.Already banned the Annapurna chilly sauce and Niyor packaged drinking water. • Tata Motors Ltd bagged an order of Rs.914 crore from the Indian Army to supply 1,239 high mobility vehicles - VS Noronha(Vice-President of Defence and Government Business). • India and Bangladesh exchange 162 enclaves after 68 years on August 1, 2015- during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh on June 6-7, 2015. • Union Cabinet approved New Consumer Protection Bill, 2015 replacing 29 years old Consumer Protection Bill- model followed in U.S and European countries. Features:Central Consumer Protection Authority(CCPA),Stringent penalty,Product liability, Speedy disposal of court cases, Right to inquire,Power to order to withdraw false,Promises,Cancel license,Establishment of circuit bench. • India to host 2nd Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation(FIPIC)-14 island nations from Indo-Pacific oceanic region will be attending in Jaipur, Rajasthan on August 21, 2015. • Dial 138 for medical emergency on train launched by Manoj Sinha, Minister of State for Railways. • Govt to develop 15,000 km of NH at Rs 1.9 lakh cr,world’s second-largest road network at 4.80 million kms- Pon Radhakrishnan,Minister of Road Transport and Highways. • Multi-Application Solar Telescope(MAST) - Asia’s biggest telescope has been inaugurated at the Udaipur Solar Observatory in Rajasthan by the chairman of counselling management of Physical Research Laboratory Professor U.R Rao. • Lok Sabha passed the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill where most of the opposition parties boycotted the House, replacing the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinance, 2014. • Govt lists manual scavenging as ‘career option’ in webportal National Career Services portal . • UP gov decided to rename UPTU as APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University-Akhilesh Yadav CM of UP . • Ministry of Rural Development launched ‘SAMANVAY’ portal for Gram Panchayats by Rural Development Minister, Chaudhary Birender Singh. • Haryana Gov launched “Thari Pension, Thare Pass” project-Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar. • Delhi(AAP) Gov decided to run trams in many areas of Old Delhi as a part of augment transport infrastructure, which covers Lal Quila, Jama Masjid, Digamber Jain Mandir, Sheeshganj Gurudwara, Old Delhi Railway Station and the New Delhi Railway Station. • Cabinet approved direct benefit transfer (DBT) to beneficiaries of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA). • Radha Mohan Singh,Union Agriculture Minister launched 3 web portals – Soil Health Card portalwww.soilhealth.dac.gov.in,Fertilizer Quality Control System portal(www.fqcs.dac.gov.in) and 1 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Pocket PDF Participatory Guarantee System India portal(www.pgsindia-ncof.gov.in). • Central Government Liberalises Single-Brand Retail Norms For Non-Resident Entities.Gov norm of 30% input sourcing from Indian MSEs or cottage industries relaxed for all non-resident entities who are involved in FDI beyond 51%. • Parliament passes Delhi High Court (Amendment) Bill, 2015, which was introduced in Rajya Sabha on February 17, 2014,related to increasing the pecuniary jurisdiction of district courts from Rs 20 lakh to Rs 2 crore. • PM Narendra Modi, inaugurated the first National Handloom Day at the Centenary Hall of Madras University in Chennai on August 7, 2015. • Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje india inked 12 MOUs worth Rs.2530 crores with private companies to set up industrial units in Rajasthan at investor event named “Delivering dreams, sharing prosperity”. • Gov has decided that Aadhaar enrolment of Non-Resident Indians,from now all residents including Indian national and foreigners with valid visas can be enrolled and provided Aadhaar number by the UIDAI announced by Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh. • GlobalSat for DRR”, a global satellite for earth observation and disaster risk reduction, renamed as Indian Missile Man APJ Abdul Kalam. • Mysuru of Karnataka topped in Swachh Bharat ranking and 3 more cities from Karnataka namely Hassan, Mandya and Bengaluru are in the top 10. • National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) signed the MoU with Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) for establishing a Centre for Excellence in Disaster Research and Resilience Building at the JNU. • Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO) developed a poly-herbal medicine for the treatment of leucoderma(white patches on skin) - Minister Manohar parrikar. • Center Gov agreed to setup a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) to clean and rejuvenate river Yamuna. • BHEL commissioned 500 MW unit of Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station-Stage-V of NTPC. located in Vindhyanagar in Singrauli district of MP.Equipments for the project were manufactured at BHEL’s Trichy, Ranipet, Haridwar, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Bhopal plants. • Bihar Gov announced with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore the first 56-km stretch of the much-awaited Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) project to be commissioned in Bihar. • Dr Mahesh Sharma,Minister of State for Culture,Tourism and Civil Aviation inaugurated the Bhisham Sahni’s- Hindi writer birth centenary celebrations. • TRAI mandates Telcos to notify users on data usage,Customers can send SMS to 1925 by writing ‘START‘ to activate and ‘STOP’ to deactivate the service or by making a call on the number and following instructions. • In the wake of the Nirbhaya gang rape incident, Kerala Gov to Install GPS in Public Vehicles and plan to install GPS and CCTV cameras in public transport vehicles to ensure women's safety. • Government launches Suraksha Bandhan drive in Mission Mode,companies to facilitate enrollment under social security schemes Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, PMSBY, and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, PMJJBY. • GOI launches ‘Nai Manzil’ scheme for minorities by Dr. Najma Heptulla - to bridge the academic and skill development gaps between deeni madrassas passouts and their mainstream counterparts -Rs. 3,734 crore • Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched mobile app "DISHA" for digital literacy. • Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar launched School Nursery Yojana to bring students closer to nature - class VI to IX in raising of saplings in nurseries created in school campuses.Theme : To plant a tree for sustainable future and to make the nation clean and green. • Union Government launches new train services in Northeast at the occasion as a Golden Day in the history of Northeast, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on 10 August 2015 • Goa Police launched a mobile application “SOS app” for helping citizens to reach out for instant help in times of emergency, easily access Goa Police and developed by Karbens Infotech Pvt. Ltd • Coal-fired power plant located in Krishnapatnam in Nellore district of AP has signed agreement with Andhra Pradesh Power Distribution Companies for the supply of 500 MW to the Central, Eastern, Southern and Northern Power Distribution Companies for 25 years. 2 | P a g e Follow Us - FB.com/AffairsCloudOfficialPage Copyright 2015 @ AffairsCloud.Com Current Affairs Pocket PDF • Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs(CCEA), approved a proposal for strengthening and upgrading drug regulatory system both at the Central and state level, at a total cost of Rs 1750 crore. • Union Power Ministry and New & Renewable Energy Ministry signed four MoUs to boost cooperation between both parties in the areas of electricity transmission, promotion of renewable energy and energy conservation in a time bound manner. • Maharashtra Gov forms Cabinet sub-committee to tackle drought crisis headed by Agriculture Minister Eknath Khadse empowered to monitor the water scarcity to tackle the crisis. • Indian cabinet approved spectrum sharing guidelines to address the issue of mobile phone call drops and the quality of services as also optimise the use of radio frequency spectrum for telecom services. • Government approves Soft loan scheme to sugar mills - Rs. 6000 crore . • Gov sanctioned 1,500-MW ultra mega solar power park for Andhra Pradesh in Kadapa district by NTPC. • Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) has tied up with the Union Urban Development Ministry for mapping over 500 towns and cities, to make a base plan for better planning and management. • National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and National Skill Development