Current Affairs - May 1

In today's article, you will read:

• LED Bulb UJALA Yojana inaugurated 
• SIDBI signed MoU with SAARC Development Fund
• South India's First Underground Metro started in Karnataka
• Nagaland's capital Kohima declared 'Smoke-free city'

LED Bulb UJALA Yojana inaugurated

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal jointly inaugurated UrjaDaksh LED Bulb Ujala Yojana in Bhopal. The UJALA scheme is being implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited under the Union Ministry of Power.

Under this scheme over 3 crore LED Bulbs would be distributed all over the State at Rs 85 per bulb. The bulb would be of 9 watt, but it would illuminate like 100 watt bulb. It will come with replacement warrantee of 3 years. The scheme will help reduce electicity bills of consumers, contribute to the energy security of India and also help in environment protection.

Questions

1. Where did government inaugurate the UrjaDaksh LED bulb UjalaYojana?
2. Which company is implementing UJALA Scheme?
3. What is the capacity of the newly launched LED bulb in Ujala Scheme?

Answers

1. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
2. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL)
3. 9 Watt

SIDBI signed MoU with SAARC Development Fund

Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) and SAARC Development Fund (SDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for mutual cooperation and collaboration.

According to the Finance Ministry, MoU envisages SDF and SIDBI to work together in co-funding of projects in Indian MSMEs on risk sharing basis in identified sectors, development of suitable financial products for SME financing for Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of other SAARC states. MoU also calls for technology transfer and making available software to MFIs regarding loan tracking systems in other SAARC states and capacity development of SDF/SIDBI and SME funding institutions in SAARC countries.

Questions

1. Which bank has recetly signed a MoU with SAARC Development Fund?
2. In which year SDF was established?
3. Extend the term SIDBI

Answers

1. SIDBI
2. 2005
3. Small Industries Development Bank of India

South India's First Underground Metro started in Karnataka

South India's first underground metro services flagged of in Bengaluru i.e. at East-West corridor (Purple Line) of Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL). The underground metro corridor has been named as Namma Metro and was flagged off Dr BR Ambedkar station by the Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu and karnataka chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

The newly inaugurated 28-km metro line has 5.12-km underground stretch and connects Cubbon Park to the City Railway station. With the opening of the east-west corridor of Namma Metro, a total of 28 km of the first phase of Bengaluru Metro (Spanning total 42 km) has become operational. Phase II of Namma Metro work has already commenced and it may become operational by 2020.

Questions

1. South India's first Underground metro flagged of in which city?
2. What name has been given to the metro corridor?
3. Who is Union Urban Development minister of India?

Answers

1. Bangalore
2. Namma Metro
3. Venkaiah Naidu

Nagaland's capital Kohima declared 'smoke-free city'

Nagaland capital Kohima has been declared as a 'smoke-free city'. The official declaration was made by the Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, Rovilatuo Mor during the campaign for Smoke-Free Kohima city organised by District Tobacco Control Cell under the Department of Health and Family Welfare.

Nagaland state ranks the second highest in the country with 57% of Tobacco Users. The campaign in which students of 22 schools took part was organised by District Tobacco control Cell under the Department of Health and Family Welfare.

Questions

1. Which city is recently declared as 'Smoke free city'?
2. What percent of Tobacco users are in Nagaland?
3. Which is the capital of Nagaland?

Answers?

1. Kohima
2. 57%
3. Kohima

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