Current Affairs - April 29

In today's article, you will read:

• Parliament passed Scheduled Castes Amendment Bill, 2016
• 100 rural drinking water projects inaugurated in Odisha
• IRNSS-1G Successfully launched
• E-Voter, App launched by election commission

Parliament passed Scheduled Castes Amendment Bill, 2016

Parliament passed constitution (Scheduled Castes) order (Amendment)  Bill, 2016 to include certain communities in the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) from 4 states. The bill seeks to amend Constitution (Scheduled Castes) order, 1950 to include certain communities from Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Kerala and West Bengal in the list.

It also carries provisions for exclusion of certain communities from Odisha and removal of area restriction in respect of certain communities. The bill was introduced in the Parliament by Union Social Justice Minister Thawar Chand Gehlot as per the provisions of Article 341 of the Constitution. Article 341 also empowers President to specify castes which will be deemed as Scheduled castes through a notification.

Questions

1. According to Scheduled Castes Amendment Bill, 2016 SC list of how many states will change?
2. As per the provision of which article parliament passed the bill?
3. Who is India's Union Social Justice Minister?

Answers

1. 4
2. Article 341
3. Thawar Chand Gehlot

100 rural drinking water projects inaugurated in Odisha

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 28 April 2016 inaugurated 100 piped water supply projects for rural areas. The CM also pledged to make piped water provision in all gram panchayats by 2017. The projects was inaugurated on the occasion of Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das' anniversary.

Das was the first graduate and advovate of Odisha. In early April 2016, the state government also announced that it will sink a tubewell in each of the 27711 areas spending around 195 crore rupees. In rural areas all gram panchayats have been asked to spend 30 per cent of the panchayat funds towards piped water supply. The 100 projects will benefit 172000 people residing in 107 villages across the state. The project is made at an estimated cost of 72 crore rupees. 

Questions

1. Who has inaugurated 100 rural drinking water projects in Odisha?
2. It was inaugurated on the occasion of whose birth anniversary?

Answers

1. Naveen Patnaik
2. Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das

IRNSS-1G Successfully launched

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched India's 7th navigation satellite IRNSS 1G of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The satellite was lanched into a Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (Sub-GTO) on-board of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-33 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

This satellite system aims to provide real-time accurate position information of objects to users across the country and the region, extending up to an area of 1,500 km. It will also help in Terrestrial, Aerial and Marine Navigation, Disaster Management, Vehicle tracking and fleet management, Integration with mobile phones etc.

Questions

1. What is India's 7th navigation satellite?
2. It was launched from which palce?
3. Extend the term IRNSS

Answers

1. IRNSS-1G
2. Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota
3. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

E-Voter, App launched by Election Commission

The Election Commission has launched an innovative mobile application with comprehensive details about the coming May 16 assembly polls in Kerala. Titled e-voter, the app is envisaged for voters' facilitation for search in electoral roll, location of polling station, information regarding candidates, affidavit filed by them, filing of complaint and so on.

The e-voter app was developed by the state IT Mission. It aims at ensuring greate transparency and conduct of free and fair elections. it has 'constituency list' option that would give segment wise details of voters (total number of voters, number of male voters and female voters) and total polling stations. The app will also provide information about previous elections results and names of Chief Ministers.

Questions

1. What is the name of the Mobile app recently launched by Election Commission of India?
2. It was launched for 2016 Assembly polls in which state?

Answers

1. e-Voter
2. Kerala

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