Current Affairs - May 2

In Today's article, you will read:

• PM launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yajana
• Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016
• Andhra Pradesh, first  state to become Open Defecation Free in urban areas
• Four bilateral agreements signed between India and Papua New Guinea

PM launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for providing free of cost LPG (cooking gas) connections to women from BPL Households. It was launched from Maldepur Morh, Ballia in Uttar Pradesh. The tagline for the scheme is Swachh Indhan, Behtar Jeevan. Under PMUY, each of the beneficiaries will receive monetary support of about 1,600 rupees to get a connection of cooking gas. It includes administrative cost, pressure regulator booklet and safety hose.

The scheme seeks to empower Women and protect their health by shifting them from traditional cooking based on unclean cooking fuels or on fossil fuels to clean cooking gas. It is being implemented by Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. It is for the first time this ministry is implementing a welfare scheme.

Questions

1. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched from which state?
2. What is the tageline for this scheme?

Answers

1. Uttar Pradesh
2. Swachh Indhan, Behtar Jeevan

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 came into force on 1 May 2016. The much awaited and widely acclaimed Act sets up in motion the process of making necessary operational rules and creation of institutional infrastructure for protecting the Interests of consumers. Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) on 27 April 2016 notified 69 of the total 92 sections of the Act to bring it into force from 1 May 2016.

This culminates the eight year long efforts in this regard. Real Estate Regulatory Authorities should be set up early. At these authorities, all real estate projects are registered and Appellate Tribunals for adjudication of disputes is the key for providing early relief and protection to the large numbers of buyers of properties. These Authorities decide on the complaints of buyers and developers in 60 days time.

Questions

1. Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 came into force on which date?
2. Which ministry is responsible for this?

Answers

1. May 1, 2016
2. Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA)

Andhra Pradesh, first state to become Open Defecation Free in urban areas

Andhra Pradesh is set to become the first state in the country to make all of its urban areas 'Open Defecation Free' by October 2nd this year, marking the two years of the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission by prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.

The State officials gave this assurance during a review of progress of Swachh Bharat Mission in all the 110 municipalities of Andhra Pradesh by Shri Rajiv Gauba, Secretary (Urban Development) at Visakhapatnam. The State Governments has also awarded works for construction of 10 Waste to Energy Plants for generating 63 MW of power from the 6,440 tonnes of municipal waste being generated per day in the state.

Questions

1. Which state will be the first in the country to become Open defecation Free in urban areas?
2. Swachh Bharat Mission was launched on which date?

Answers

1. Andhra Pradesh
2. October 2

four bilateral agreements signed between India and Papua new Guinea

India and Papua New Guinea on 29 April 2016 signed four agreements/MoUs to boost the bilateral relations. These MoUs were inked during the two-day visit (28 to 29 April 2016) of President Pranab Mukherjee to papua New Guinea. Mukherjee's visit was the first ever presidential visit from India to this country.

The signed agreements/MoUs are in the Field of Health Care and Medical Science, for cooperation in agricultural research and for a USD 100 Million Credit Line. Papua New Guinea is the largest of all the pacific island-nations. It is a state that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia.

Questions

1. India has recently signed four bilateral agreements with which country?
2. These agreements has been signed on the visit of which Indian personality to Papua New Guinea?

Answers

1. Papua New Guinea
2. Pranab Mukherjee

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