Daily GK Updates 4th July 2015 Download|Daily Current Affair
1.
Just 4.6% of all rural households in the country pay income tax while
such households with salaried income are close to 10%, the first
Socio-Economic and Caste Census released in eight decades said.
According to the Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 the percentage of
Scheduled Caste (SC) households paying income tax was 3.49% while
Scheduled Tribe (ST) tax-paying rural households were mere 3.34%.
2.
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO,
inducted the Old City of Sana’a to the list of World Heritage in danger
due to the “serious damage” done amid clashes between Shiite Houthi
rebels and pro-government forces in Yemen. The decision was made during
the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany, while
the Old Walled City of Shibam in Yemen and the ancient Iraqi city of
Hatra were also added to the list.
3.
Mobile Number Portability (MNP) has been launched across the country
on 3rd July 2015. With the launch of nationwide MNP, mobile users can
retain their numbers despite changing states/circles across the country,
without incurring any roaming charges. Telecom operators such as Bharti
Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Uninor, MTS, Reliance Communications,
Videocon Telecom, BSNL and MTNL have already announced the launch of
full MNP.
4.
According to the data released by World Bank in Washington the size
of Indian economy stood at $2.06 trillion at the end of 2014. It has
almost doubled in size since the financial crisis hit the country in
2008, and has more than quadrupled from the start of this millennium.
India’s growth rate, at 7.4% in 2014, makes it the fastest growing major
economy along with China’s.
5.
Partaking in 'Digital India' week, Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh
Badal launched the state Portal ePMS (Electronic Projects Management
System) to fast track infrastructural development. The project was
kicked off to enhance efficiency, bring transparency, boost the investor
confidence, revive the investment cycle, eliminate the human
interaction and improve the communication between industries to
Government (B2G), State to Centre (G2G), or vice versa (G2B).
6.
Indian-American Professor R. Paul Singh has been named as the 2015
Global Confederation for Higher Education Associations for Agriculture
and Life Sciences ‘World Agriculture Prize’ laureate. The award will be
formally presented on September 20, during a ceremony at Nanjing
Agricultural University, Jiangsu Province, China.
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7.
The World Bank announced to provide $650 million loan for a major
project of Indian Railways, the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
project. Construction of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor will
help speed up the carrying of goods between Ludhiana in the west of
India and Kolkata in the east. This huge project will span 1,840 kms
(1,140 miles) across the North India. The loan is the third from the
World Bank to help fund the freight corridor.
8.
The Union Cabinet approved the institutional framework for the
National Skill Development Mission 2015. The Mission will provide a
strong institutional framework at the Centre and States for
implementation of skilling activities in the country. The Union Cabinet
also gave its approval for a new scheme called Pradhan Mantri Krishi
Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). The Yojana was approved with an outlay of
50,000 crore rupees over a period of five years (2015-16 to 2019-20).
Its aim is provide convergence to existing schemes of water management,
thus bringing efficiency to the use of water.
9.
A woman assistant subinspector (ASI) of Rajasthan Police Athletics
Team Sapna, who represented Indian police team won a gold medal in the 5
km race walk event in the World Police Games 2015, held in Virginia,
USA. Sapna completed the event in 26.14 minutes, which is a new police
games record.
10.
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar launched a new automation software,
ARPAN 3.0 for the over 12 lakh soldiers of the Indian Army which would
provide them easy access to their service records including pay and
leave details and transfer and postings among others. The roll out of
ARPAN 3.0 (Army Record Office Process Automation 3.0) is aimed at
digitisation of Indian Army's 45 Record Offices pan India in one year
time.
