Tuesday 24 November 2015

Latest Current Affairs for Bank & SSC Exams

Nuclear-capable Dhanush missile successfully test fired from warship Subhadra

The nuclear-capable Dhanush ballistic missile was successfully test fired from warship Subhadra, off the Puri coast of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal. The test was conducted by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and it was a perfect mission as the missile hit the target point with high degree of accuracy.

SEBI, Bangladesh SEC ink MoU on bilateral cooperation

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) have signed a MoU on bilateral cooperation and technical assistance. The MoU was signed by SEBI chairman U K Sinha and BSEC Chairman M Khairul Hossain in the presence of Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina Wazed,.

2019 new deadline for completion of PMGSY

Union Government has reduced the deadline for completion of flagship Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for rural connectivity through all- weather roads from 2022 to 2019. The annual allocation of the Central release for PMGSY works during year 2015-16 also has been increased by 5,000 crore rupees. With this, the total Central allocation to states under PMGSY would now be 15,100 crore rupees.

Delhi assembly passes CrPC (Delhi Amendment) Bill, 2015

Delhi Assembly has passed the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (Delhi Amendment) Bill, 2015. The bill amends section 176(1) of the CrPC Act, 1973 and widens the scope of magisterial inquiry into cases of suspicious death, rapes in police custody and suspicious disappearances. Thus, it empowers Delhi government to initiate a magisterial inquiry to cover any other cases in police custody and suspicious death. However, the passage of is consider as another Centre-state flashpoint because Opposition has argued that it challenges the authority of Parliament as Delhi Assembly is empowering itself by passing the bill. The Ruling Delhi Government has mentioned that CrPC Act, 1976 enacted by Parliament is a subject in the Concurrent list (having 52 items) in the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India and having power to amend it.

Telangana Government declared 231 mandals as drought-hit

Following scanty rainfall in 2016, Telangana Government on 24 November 2015 declared 231 mandals as drought-hit. 

The state government has submitted the list of drought-prone mandals and urged it to provide an immediate assistance of 1000 crore rupees to mitigate the situation. It also urged the Union government to send a Central team to assess drought conditions in the state.


Maharashtra government to launch Gopinath Munde Farmers Accident Insurance Scheme



The Maharashtra government on 24 November 2015 decided to launch Gopinath Munde Farmers Accident Insurance Scheme 2015-16. The scheme will cover accidental death of handicap of the farmers.
The insurance scheme is aimed at ensuring social and economic security to farmers and their families. 

The scheme is likely to benefit 1.37 crore farmers in the 10-75 year age group whose names are registered in the land records.

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