January 2016 General Awareness-Part 4

1.Sri Lank tops in 2015 Human Development Index (HDI) in South Asia Region released by UN Development Programme (UNDP)  with an HDI value of0.757.India stood at 130, while Maldivesat 104, Bhutan 132 , Bangladesh 142, Nepal 145, Pakistan 147 and Afghanistan  171.

2. Mumbai Central has become the first railway in India to have free high-speed Wi-Fi Internet Facility.This service is launched by Union Railway minister Suresh  Prabhu on January 23. This project is handled by Google India and RailTel

3. Former Deputy speaker of Gujarat Assembly Nirmala Gajwani (87) passed away on Jan 22 at Rajkot Gujarat. She was the first lady Deputy Speaker at Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

4.Renowned Classical danseuse Mrinalini Sarabhai(97) passed away in Ahmedabad Gujarat  on Jan 22^nd. She was the wife of Famous Space Scientist ,Vikram Sarabhai who is called Father of Indian space program.  She recived Padma Bhushan award in 1992, Padma Shri in 1965 .

5. Atulesh Jindal (Senior IRS officer) has been appointed as Chairman of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Present chairman Arun Kumar has completed his term.

6. Indian Bureau of Mines(IBM) has signed MoU with National Remote Sensing Centre( NRSC) to monitor mining activities in the country through satellite technology (Bhuvan GIS)

7. e-Governance 19^th National conference begin in Nagpur on January 21^st  inaugurated by Union Road Transport& Highways Nitin Gadkar. It aims at discussing various aspects of e-Governance ranging from Technology Enabled Services to Cyber security framework

8.  Oceans to have more plastics than fish by 2050 according to WEF(World Economic Forum) report if the ongoing practice of dumping plastic continues.

9. Andhra Pradesh government has launched Giriputrika Kalyana Pathakam Scheme to 

support tribal women in their quest for livelihood. The scheme seeks to reduce rampant infant mortality and child marriages among tribal people .Through this scheme 50,000 rupees will be offered to each tribal women who gets married.

10. Indian Formula One car driver Jehan Daruvala has won the 2016 Lady Wigram Trophy in New Zealand.

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