Daily Current affairs for 14th Jan 2018 ( English)
1. To suggest changes to
Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (RP Act) in view of social media
expansion, the Election Commission (EC) has constituted 14 member committee
headed by Umesh Sinha. The committed will study impact of new media and
social media during the “silence period” i.e. during 48 hours period prior to
elections and its implication in view of Section 126 of RP Act, 1951. It will
suggest modifications to the RP Act, 1951and model code of conduct (MCC).
2.
Saksham 2018 (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) has launched by the
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of Ministry
of Petroleum & Natural Gas. Saksham aims
at creating focused attention on fuel conservation through people centric
activities and sensitize masses about conservation and efficient use of
petroleum products leading to better health and environment.
3.
Kerala Accelerator Program -a virtual accelerator program for
three months has been introduced by Kerala Government to promote startups in
the early revenue stage. This program will help
startups achieve product-market fit through a curated customer validation
process. It will introduce startups to investors, relevant customers and
industry connects. It will provide both live and virtual mentoring sessions. It
was launched by Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) in association with Zone Startups
India.
4.
The iconic Teen Murti Chowk in central New Delhi was renamed as
Teen Murti-Haifa after Israeli City Haifa ,after
Haifa was proposed in New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) council meeting during
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel in July 2017. The renaming of
the iconic war memorial is aimed at being symbolic gesture of India’s
friendship with Israel. Teen Murti Chowk was named to mark role of the three
cavalry regiments. The three bronze statues at Teen Murti represent Hyderabad,
Jodhpur and Mysore Lancers who were part of 15 Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade
in British Indian Army.
5.
According to wealth index released on basis of data from fourth round of National
Family and Health Survey (NFHS-4) Delhi is richest state and Jain wealthiest
community in the country. Bihar is poorest state half of its households in
the bottom quintile. Rajasthan has most equitable wealth distribution with
similar number of households in all quintiles.
6.
CM of Bihar, Nitish Kumar launched schemes worth over Rs.200 Cr during his
state wide ‘Vikas Samiksha yatra’.
7.
Indian Army establishes skill training centre for Kashmiri youths in Baramulla
district of Jammu & Kashmir. The centre
will provide two weeks of specialized training in food processing and
information technology.
8.
Bikaner camel festival was
held in Rajasthan on 13th & 14th Jan 2018.During the festival, camel dances, camel races , camel rides,
etc were held.
9. 7th edition of
Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsav -2018 under the Ek
Bharath Shreshtha Bharat Programme began
in Karnataka on Jan 14,2018.This programme aims to celebrate the idea of
unity in diversity by promoting engagement amongst the people of different
states /UT’s and thereby strengthening
people-people bond. Under this programme Karnataka is paired with Uttarakhand.
10. India
signed a MoU with UK for the
illegal Indian migrants within a month of their detection by UK authorities.
11. Sanjay Manjrekar launched his autobiography named ‘Imperfect’ in
Mumbai
12. Kagiso
Rabada ,
South Africa fast bowler becomes World’s highest ranked test bowler in the MRF Tyres ICC test player rankings.
Prepared By
Sarala Dhavamanoharan
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