Current Affairs Update – 11th March, 2016

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Current Affairs at a Glance – 11th March, 2016
  1. The NITI Aayog on 8 March 2016, celebrated as International Women’s
    Day,
    launched the Women Transforming India initiative in partnership with the UN in
    India and MyGov
  2. Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched an online “clean
    my coach”
    service that allows travellers to get their compartments
    cleaned by sending an SMS or by using an app or a designated website.
  3. The Lok Sabha on Friday passed
    the Aadhaar Bill to provide a unique identity to residents and give legal teeth
    to the government in ensuring that its subsidies and services directly reach
    the beneficiaries in entirety.
  4. The Union Cabinet chaired by the
    Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
    India and Bahrain on cooperation for prevention of human trafficking especially
    trafficking in women and children
    ; rescue, recovery, repatriation and re-integration
    of victims of trafficking.
  5. Union Government on 10 March 2016
    appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the
    chairperson of the 21st Law Commission
    .
  6. Egyptian diplomat and former
    Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit was
    named as Secretary General of the Arab League
    on 10 March 2016. The
    22-member organization voted unanimously in favor of Aboul Gheit.
  7. Ola appoints Sunil Shirguppi as Vice President, engineering
  8. Rest of India on 10 March 2016 won
    the Irani Cup Cricket title
    . In the match played in Mumbai, Rest of India
    defeated 41-time Ranji Champions Mumbai by four wickets.


India –
NITI Aayog launched Women Transforming India campaign in partnership
with UN and MyGov

  • The NITI Aayog on 8 March 2016,
    celebrated as International Women’s Day, launched the Women Transforming India
    initiative in partnership with the UN in India and MyGov. 
  • Through the initiative, NITI
    Aayog seeks for entries in the form of written essays/stories, preferably
    accompanied by photographs that set a context to the narrative. These stories
    should reflect new ground broken by women in empowering themselves/others, or
    of challenging stereotypes.
  • The many interventions including
    Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Sukanya Samridhi Yojana, Janani Suraksha Yojana are
    testimony to its resolve to empower and educate of girls, and to tackle
    discrimination against girls and women.
  • This initiative is also a step
    forward in furthering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have
    Gender as a stand-alone goal.

Railways launch online ‘clean my coach’ service

  • Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on
    Friday launched an online “clean my coach” service that allows
    travellers to get their compartments cleaned by sending an SMS or by using an
    app or a designated website.
  • “As per the scheme, for any
    cleaning requirement in the coach, passengers have to send an SMS on a mobile
    number 58888,” a statement issued by the ministry said.
    “Alternatively, passengers can use the android app or Web page
    www.cleanmycoach.com for logging the request.”
  • Following this, a passenger’s
    request is immediately acknowledged via SMS on mobile phone along with a code.
    “This service empowers the citizen to get an important service on board
    and is in line with the objectives of the ‘Digital India’ programme.”
  • Prabhu had announced this scheme
    in the rail budget for the next fiscal.

Lok Sabha passes Aadhaar Bill

  • The Lok Sabha on Friday passed
    the Aadhaar Bill to provide a unique identity to residents and give legal teeth
    to the government in ensuring that its subsidies and services directly reach
    the beneficiaries in entirety.
  • The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of
    Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Bill, 2016, was passed by
    a voice vote after a brief debate, during which Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
    assured the House that details provided for the card will not be misused in any
    manner.
  • When enacted, the Bill intends to
    empower the government in providing targeted services to the intended
    beneficiaries by assigning them unique identity numbers, called Aadhaar. It
    will be given to every person, who has stayed in India for 182 days in the year
    preceding the date of application.

India and Bahrain signed MoU on Cooperation for Prevention of Human
Trafficking especially trafficking
in
Women and Children

  • The Union Cabinet chaired by the
    Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for a Memorandum of
    Understanding (MoU) between India and Bahrain on cooperation for prevention of
    human trafficking especially trafficking in women and children; rescue,
    recovery, repatriation and re-integration of victims of trafficking.
  • This MoU will strengthen the
    bonds of friendship between the two countries and increase the bilateral
    cooperation on the issues of prevention, rescue, recovery and repatriation
    related to human trafficking especially women and children expeditiously.
  • The MoU is expected to be signed
    during the Home Ministers upcoming visit to Bahrain in the first week of April
    2016.

Appointments –
Former SC Judge BS Chauhan appointed as 21st Law Commission Chairperson

  • Union Government on 10 March 2016
    appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan as the
    chairperson of the 21st Law Commission. The post was vacant since September
    2015 when the commission was constituted.
  • At present, Justice Chauhan is
    heading the Cauvery River Water Disputes Tribunal. He was a judge of the
    Supreme Court from May 2009 to July 2014. Earlier from July 2008 to May 2009,
    he served as the Chief Justice of Orissa High Court.
  • The 21st Law Commission was
    constituted through a Union Government Order with effect from 1 September 2015.
    It has a three-year term, ending on 31 August 2018. The Commission presently
    comprises of three members, Member-Secretary and Secretary to the Union
    Government, two ex-officio members and Secretary to the Law Commission of
    India.

Egyptian diplomat Ahmed Abul Gheit named Secretary General of the Arab
League

  • Egyptian diplomat and former
    Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit was named as Secretary General of the Arab
    League on 10 March 2016. The 22-member organization voted unanimously in favor
    of Aboul Gheit.
  • This appointment was announced by
    Bahraini Foreign Minister Khaled bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa at the end of 22-nation
    ministerial meeting in Cairo.
  • 73-year-old Aboul Gheit, a former
    ambassador to the United Nations, will succeed Nabil El-Araby. Gheit served as
    Egypt’s foreign minister during the final seven years of Hosni Mubarak’s rule,
    leaving his post in 2011, following the mass protests that toppled the Mubarak.
  • Gheit’s name was proposed for the
    post by Cairo after the incumbent, Nabil al-Arabi, another Egyptian, declined a
    second five-year term as Secretary General.

Ola appoints Sunil Shirguppi as Vice President, engineering
  • Ola, India’s leading mobile app
    for transportation, announced Friday that Sunil Shirguppi, former Vice
    President at Goldman Sachs, will join Ola as Vice President, engineering and
    will primarily be working towards enhancing capabilities in Data Science and
    Machine Learning.
  • In this role, Sunil will be
    working closely with Ankit Bhati in areas that will impact the business
    significantly, including Consumer Analytics, Behavioral Analytics and other
    data platform capabilities.

Sports –
Rest of India defeated Mumbai to lift Irani Cup Cricket Title
  • Rest of India on 10 March 2016
    won the Irani Cup Cricket title. In the match played in Mumbai, Rest of India
    defeated 41-time Ranji Champions Mumbai by four wickets.
  • Rest of India overhauled the
    victory target of 480 by making 482 for 6 on the fifth and final day in Mumbai.
  • Rest of India’s chase was also
    the best-ever run-chase in the Irani history. It bettered Rest’s 424, chasing
    421 set by Delhi at the Ferozshah Kotla in 1982-83.

Finance/Economy –
Union Cabinet approved Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy
  • The Union Cabinet, presided by
    Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 10 March 2016 approved the Hydrocarbon
    Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP).
  • The decision will enhance
    domestic oil and gas production, bring substantial investment in the sector and
    generate sizable employment. The policy also targets the enhancement of
    transparency and reduction of administrative discretion.
  • The HELP will replace the New
    Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP).

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