Current Affairs 21 Mar 2015

       Satwant Atwal Trivedi is BSF’s first woman officer of Himachal Pradesh

• She will be first IPS officer to join the BSF

      Gold Monetisation Scheme Replaces Gold Metal Loan Scheme & Gold Deposit

•  In Gold Monetization Scheme the owner will earn income on the deposited gold and can get Loan also.
  
  Wi-Fi Facilities in Moving Trains Provided by Rail Ministry
• As a pilot project, Wi-Fi in  Howrah-New Delhi-Howrah Rajdhani Express has been provided.

 Further, work for provision of Wi-Fi in Ahmedabad Rajdhani Express, Kalka Shatabdi Express and Chandigarh Shatabdi Express.

23rd All India Forensic Science Conference held at Bhopal

•  “Forensic Science in Countering Crime against Women”is the Theme of this conference.It will be inaugurated by Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs on March 23, 2015. 
  

  The Government of India has approved setting up four Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions (PCPIRs)

  The Government of India has approved setting up four Petroleum, Chemicals and Petrochemicals Investment Regions (PCPIRs) in States of
  1. Andhra Pradesh (Vishakhapatnam – Kakinada)
  2. Gujarat (Dahej)
  3. Odisha (Paradeep)
  4. Tamil Nadu (Cuddalore – Nagapattinam)

Misbah and Shahid Afridi Retire from One Day Cricket

NCP’s Ramraje Nimbalkar elected Maharashtra Legislative Council chairman

•  Ramraje Nimbal karwas the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader elected as the chairman of the Maharashtra Legislative Council

 Cher Wang, Co-founder of HTC Corporation, has taken over as CEO of HTC Corporation

The theme of World Sparrow Day 2015 - I Love Sparrows

 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) approved by Union Cabinet

• The Union Cabinet approved the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with an outlay of 1500 crore rupees. The objective of the programme is to impart skill training to youth with focus on first time entrants to the labour market and class 10 and class 12 drop outs.

  Reservation for women in direct recruitment in Non-Gazetted posts in police forces all Union Territories including Delhi Police

  The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister recently gave its approval for making reservation of 33% for women, horizontally and in each category (SC/ST/OBC and others) in direct recruitment in non-gazetted posts from Constables to sub-inspector in the police forces of all Union Territories, including Delhi Police.

  
  

  • This decision will help in augmenting the representation of the women in the police forces of all UTs and Delhi Police so as to make the police more gender sensitive.
  • It will also instil confidence among women to enable them to approach the police without hesitation for seeking protection and assistance as and when required.
  • It has been observed that many women do not approach the police, as they may have to confide or report the incident to a male police officer. This is particularly so in respect of sex related crimes.

  ICDS scheme

  Five-tier monitoring and review mechanism introduced

  
  

  The Union Minister of Women and Child Development recently said that the Government has introduced a 5-tier monitoring & review mechanism at different levels (National/ State/ District/ Block and Anganwadi level) in order to strengthen the performance of the Integrated Child Development Services Scheme.