Current Affairs - April 24

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In today's article, you will read:

• Government notified new rules to improve SC/ST Act on Ambedkar Jayanti
• Bhupendra Kainthola, new director of Film and Television institute of India, FTII
• India and France jointly launched programmes under International Solar Alliance
• India ratified Trade Facilitation Agreement of WTO

Government notified new rules to improve SC/ST Act on Ambedkar Jayanti

The Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment of India has notified new rules to improve the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes Act also known as Preventions of Atrocities Act. The notification has been issued by the government on the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar.

Some of the key upgrades in the bill include the provision of completing and investigation and filing a chargesheet in the court within 60 days of the filing of complaint by a member of SC/St community. Another important provision in the revamped bill is delinking the requirement of medical examination for getting relief amount for non-invasive offences against the women.

Questions

1. What is the name of the new rules to improve SC/ST Act, notified by the government?
2. The notification has been issued on whose birth anniversary?
3. According to new rules police has to file charge sheet within how many days of the filing of complaint by a  member of SC/ST community?

Answers

1. Prevention of Atrocities
2. Dr. BR Ambedkar
3. 60

Bhupendra Kainthola, new director of FTII:

Bhupendra Kainthola, an Indian information Service (IIS) officer of 1989 batch, has been appointed as the new Director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). The Directorate of Personnel and Training (DoPT) issued an order to this effect on 23 April 2016. This appointment process, which commenced in February 2015, took over a year to finish Since D J Narain, former institute director, completed his term in July 2015, the post was being occupied by a part-timer, Prashant Pathrabe, a director with the Press Information Bureau for last nine months. kainthola, who holds a Masters in International Relations from the University of Mumbai, is presently Serving as Director (News Room) with DD News since January 2015 and has been responsible for 'Management of news operations and output'.

Questions

1. Who is the new director of FTII?
2. Extend the term FTII

Answers

1. Bhupendra Kainthola
2. Film and Television institute of India

India and France jointly launched Programmes under International Solar Alliance

Shri Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and Renewable Energy and Ms. Segolene Royal, French Minister of Environment, Energy and the Sea, in charge of International Relations on climate and President of COP21 co-chaired a Ministerial Side Event on International Solar Alliance (ISA) at Headquarters of the United Nations in New York on 22 April 2016. Ministers and Representatives from over 25 countries including Bangladesh, Brazil, Ethiopia, Namibia, Uganda, Nigeria, Peru, Djibouti, Surinam, Zambia, Bolivia, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Mali, India, USA and France participated in the ISA side event.

The Two Programmes of the ISA "Affordable finance at scale"; and Programme "Scaling solar applications for agricultural use", were launched during the event. While announicng the progammes, Shri Piyush Goyal expressed his confidence that these programmes will serve the interests of the prospective ISA member Countries and ensure that there is sufficient flow of affordable finance for solar projects.

Questions

1. India has jointly launched programmes under international Solar Alliance with which country?
2. Who has represented India at this ministerial side event on ISA?
3. What were the two programmes launched?

Answers

1. France
2. Piyush Goyal
3. Affordable finance at Scale & Scaling solar applications for agricultural use.

India ratified Trade Facilitation Agreement of WTO

India on 22 April 2016 ratified the new Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) of world trade Organisation (WTO). WTO ambassador of India, Anjali Prasad, handed over the country's instrument of acceptance to WTO's Director-General Roberto Azevedo. India is the 76th WTO member to ratify the TFA. 

The ratification of the TFA will help India further boost economic growth by reducing trade costs and supporting its integration into the global economy. The agreement contains provisions for expediting the movement, release and clearance of goods, including goods in transit which was concluded at the WTO's 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference.

Questions

1. India has ratified which agreement of WTO recently?
2. Total how many countries have accepted TFA of World Trade Organisations?
3. Who is the director general of WTO?

Answers

1. Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
2. 76
3. Roberto Azevedo

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