Current Affaris - April 27

In today's article, you will read:

• Shyam Benegal committee submitted report on Censor Board functioning.
• Heart of Asia conference began in New Delhi.
• Government increased minimum wage for contract workers to Rs 10,000.
• Finance Ministry approved 8.7% interest on EPF for 2015-16.

Shyam Benegal committee submitted report on Censor Board functioning 

The Shyam Benegal-headed committee constituted to revamp Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on 26 April 2016 submitted its report to information & Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley. The committee has recommended that CBFC should only be a film certification body whose scope should be restricted to categorizing the suitability of the film to audience groups on the basis of age and maturity. 

The board can refuse certification when a film contains contravenes the provisions of Cinematograph Act. The Board, including Chairman, should only Play the role of a guiding mechanism for the CBFC, and not be involved in the day-to-day affairs of certification of films. The shyam Benegal committee was constituted on 1 January 2016 by the information and Broadcasting ministry for holistic interpretation of the provisions of the Cinematograph Act, 1952.

Questions

1. Which Committee has been constituted to revamp CBFC?
2. Who is India's information & Broadcasting Minister?
3. Extend the term CBFC

Answers

1. shyam Benegal-headed committee
2. Arun Jaitley
3. Central Board of Film Certification

Heart of Aisa conference began in New Delhi

The heart of Asia conference has begun on April 26 2016 in New Delhi. The conference aims to bring peace and stability to Afghanistan and speeding up its reconstruction with a focus on enhancing investment  and connectivity to the country. 

The main aim of HoA process have been to devise a sustained, incremental approach to implementation of the confidence building measures (CBM) in Afghanistan and Energy, infrastructure and investment deals to shore up economic growth of Afghanistan may also figure during the conference. In this conference 14 countries are participating and apart form those ther are some countries who are supporting the conference which include France, Germany, Canada etc.

Questions

1. Heart of Aisa conference began at which place?
2. How many countries are participating in this conference?

Answers

1. New Delhi
2. 14

Government increased minimum wage for Contract workers to Rs 10,000

The Union Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has stated that the minimum wage for contract workers has been increased to Rs. 10,000 per month. The Minister of State for Labour and Employment informed Lok Sabha that the wage hike has been done based on a Supreme Court verdict.

It is the endeavour of the central government to make reforms in labour laws and to proceed form minimum wage to universal wage. The decision has been taken to make changes to rule 25 of the Contract labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules. Now every contract worker will be entitled to get Rs. 10,000 per month.

Questions

1. Government increased the minimum wage of contract workers to what amount?
2. Who is India's Union Minister of State for Labour and employment?

Answers

1. 10,000
2. Bandaru Dattatreya

Finance Ministry approved 8.7% interest on EPF for 2015-16

Finance Ministry has approved 8.7 percent interest on PF deposits for close to 5 crore subscribers of retirement body EPFO lower than 8.8 percent decided by the Central Board of Trustees. EPFO's apex decision making body at this meeting has proposed an interim rate of interest at 8.8 percent to be credited to accounts of EPF subscribers for 2015- 2016.

Ministry of Finance has ratified interest rate of 8.7 percent marking the first time that Finance Ministry has not given concurrence to rate of interest on EPF as decided by CBT led by labour minister.

Questions

1. Finance Ministry has approved what percent interest on EPF for 2015-16?
2. What is the rate prescribed by CBT?

Answers

1. 8.7%
2. 8.8%

An IITian won international plant Nutrition Scholar Award

K Ashok kumar, a research scholar form IIT Kharagpur (KGP), won the prestigious International plant Nutrition scholar Award. Ashok is pursuing his PhD on 'Comparative Assessment of Direct and Residual Effects of Organic and Inorganic Nutrient Management on Rice-Chickpea Production system in Lateritic Soil.

The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) Board of directors offers two awards of interest to graduate students and scientists working in plant nutrition and management of crop nutrients and they are International Plant Nutrition scholar Awards and IPNI Science Award.

Questions

1. Who has won the International Plant Nutrition scholar award?
2. He is from which institution?

Answers

1. K. Ashok kumar
2. IIT, Kharagpur

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