Current Affairs-GK 18-19, 2016

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates World Sufi Forum in New Delhi

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated World Sufi Forum on 17th March 2016 in New Delhi. The 4 day conference organized by All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB), the apex body of Sufi Dargahs in India started with a message of peace and brotherhood that has been the eternal touch stone of all sufi saints.
• More than 200 Indian and international delegates, including Sufi Shuyukh, spiritual leaders, scholars, academicians and masters of Sufism will participate in the event to discuss ways to spread the message of peace advocated by Islam.
• The event will include a debate on the role of women in Islam. The conference is expected to come out with a declaration against extremism and Wahabism.

India inks $35 million advance concurrence with WB for MP venture

• India has consented to advance arrangement of 35 million dollars with the World Bank for Madhya Pradesh resident access to responsive administrations venture. The advance has been endorsed by the World Bank’s concessionary loaning arm International Development Association (IDA).
• The task size is 50 million dollars, of which 35 million dollar will be financed by the World Bank and the remaining sum will be subsidized out of State Budget.
• The goal of the undertaking is to enhance access and nature of open administrations in the state through usage of the Public Service Delivery Guarantee Act, 2010.
• It is required to convey key results as far as enhancing access to administrations and national effort, execution administration, rearrangements of taxpayer supported organizations and reinforcing the limit of actualizing offices. The term of the task is 5 years.

SC permits pictures of CMs, Governors, Ministers in Government Advertisements

• The Supreme Court has permitted production of photos of Governors, Chief Ministers and the Ministers of the office worried in government notices.
• Administering in such manner was given by a SC seat headed by Justice Ranjan Gogoi on requests by Union Government and states which had looked for survey of the Supreme Court judgment.
• This decision of Supreme Court has changed its before 2015 request which just had allowed photos of President, Prime Minister and Chief Justice of India (CJI) in the administration commercials.

Union Government dispatches FCI’s Depot Online System

• Union Government has dispatched Depot Online System of state run Food Corporation of India (FCI) to bring straightforwardness and minimize stockpiling misfortunes of food grains. It was dispatched by Union Food and open Distribution Minister Ram Vilas Paswan in New Delhi as a component of Digital India activity of Union Government.
• Station Online System will offer constant some assistance with monitoring of FCI operations and improve straightforwardness and proficiency. The task is being actualized in the FCI possessed 553 terminals and along these lines FCI enlisted godowns will be likewise brought under the ambit of the venture later.
• The framework will bring mechanization of the whole process from section and exit of foodgrains at FCI stops. It would wipe out use of manual registers and would help in better observing and supervision as would decrease spillages and misfortunes.

IMD conveys Drishti for giving continuous perceivability data to pilots

• The India Meteorology Department (IMD) has conveyed indigenously created Drishti, an instrument that will give continuous perceivability data to pilots.
• The instrument will offer pilots in fast choice some assistance with making amid basic arrivals and take-offs of airplane especially amid foggy or blustery days.

Punjab Government informs swine influenza under Epidemic Disease Act

• Punjab Government has informed swine influenza (H1N1) under the Epidemic Disease Act to keep the spread of sickness in the state.
• In the respect, Health and Family Welfare Department of state has issued notice in light of suggestions of state consultative board of trustees headed by Dr. D Behera.

Pfizer appoints S.Sridhar as MD

• Pharmaceutical major Pfizer Ltd has appointed S Sridhar as its new Managing Director (MD) with immediate effect from March 18, 2016  for a period of five years.
• Sridhar has worked as the Chief Financial Officer of the company for seven years and was appointed the Executive Director on the Board in May 2013. Prior to joining Pfizer, Mr. Sridhar worked as the Finance Director of Diageo India Pvt Ltd.