Current Affairs - April 26

In Today's article, you will read:

• Lok Sabha passed Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016.
• 8 Members panel to double farmer's income by 2022.
• Army Commanders Conference began in New Delhi.
• World Intellectual Property Day 2016 observed.

Lok Sabha passed Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016.

The Lok Sabha passed the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 to provide statutory status to the existing Regional Centre for Biotechnology in Faridabad, Haryana. The Bill seeks to provide legislative backing to the regional centre and also confers upon it the status of an institution of national importance. It will disseminate knowledge by providing teaching and research facilities in biotechnology and related fields.

It facilitates transfer of technology and knowledge in the SAARC region. India had entered into an agreement in 2006 with the UNESCO regarding establishment of the Regional Centre to serve the member countries of UNESCO.

Questions:

1. India has teh Regional Centre for Biotechnology in which state?
2. In which year India has signed an agreement with UNESCO to establish a Regional Centre for Biotechnology?

Answers:

1. Haryana
2. 2006

8 Members panel to double farmer's income by 2022

Union government on 22 April 2016 constituted the inter-ministerial panel to prepare a blueprint for doubling farmer's income by 2022. The government's decision to set up the panel follows the budget announcement that set a target of doubling farm incomes by 2022. The panel will be headed by Ashok Dalwai, additional Secretary at the Union Agriculture Ministry. 

The other members will be officials form Agriculture and Food Ministries as well as experts from the Delhi-based National Council of Applied Economic Research and National Institute  of Agricultural Economics and Policy Research. The panel will prepare a plan to shift farm policies from being production-oriented to income based ones.

Questions 

1. Government constituted a panel to double farmer's income by which year?
2. Who is heading this eight members panel?

Answers

1. 2022
2. Ashok Dalwai

Army Commanders Conference began in New Delhi

The emerging strategic and security scenario and the operational preparedness of the Indian Army will be among the key issues to be discussed in the Army Commanders Conference began from April 25 2016. The six-day conference will also appraise current and emerging strategic security scenario, review of operational preparedness of the Indian Army and aspects pertaining to training, administration, military technology and force modernization.

Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar inaugurated the conference at the manekshaw Convention Centre in the NCR. Chief of the Army staff, General Dalbir Singh Suhag was the Chairperson of the conference.

Questions

1. Sid Day conference of Army commanders began at which place?
2. Who had inaugurated this conference?
3. Who is Chief of the Army Staff of Indian Army?

Answers

1. New Delhi
2. Manohar Parrikar
3. General Dalbir Singh Suhag

World Intellectual Property Day 2016 observed

The World Intellectual Property Day 2016 was on 26 April 2016 observed across the world with teh theme Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined.

On this day, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) works together with various government agencies, non-government agencies, non-government organizations, community groups and individuals to hold different events and activities to promote World Intellectual Property Day.

In 2000, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) designated 26 April as an annual World Intellectual Property (IP) Day to address the perceived gap between Intellectual Property as a business/legal concept and its relevance to people's lives.

Questions

1. World Intellectual Property Day was observed on which date?
2. What was the theme for 2016?
3. Extend the term WIPO

Answers

1. April 26
2. Digital Creativity: Culture Reimagined 
3. World Intellectual Property Organization

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