Current Affairs 16th July 2015

 Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority - Rakesh Sahni

Image result for Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority - Rakesh SahniRakesh Sahni was appointed as Chairman of Narmada Valley Development Authority. Rakesh Sahni is a retired IAS officer of 1972 batch. He retired after serving post of chief secretary of States. 
NVDA is a multidisciplinary organization of the Madhya Pradesh State Government headquartered at Bhopal. 


committee was constituted by RBI on Medium-term Path on Financial Inclusion - Deepak Mohanty Committee

 A committee to work out a five-year (medium-term) action plan for financial inclusion was constituted by RBI. This committee comprises total 14 members and is headed by RBI executive director Deepak Mohanty.
This committee has been formed to work towards spreading the reach of financial services to unbanked population.

World Youth Skills Day observed - 15th July

World Youth Skills Day was observed across the globe. This was the first time ever this day was observed as this was established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 11 November 2014. The Assembly designated 15 July as the World Youth Skills Day in order to raise awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development.
Several events were organised to mark this day.
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched the National Skill Development Mission. He also unveiled the new National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015.

PGS-India, Soil Health Card and FQCS Web Portals were launched by - Union Agriculture Minister


Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched three web portals which are Soil Health Card portal, Fertiliser Quality Control System (FQCS) portal and Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) - India Portal.
These three portals are aimed for following purposes :
Soil Health Card Portal : This portal is designed for registration of soil samples, recording test results of soil samples and generation of Soil Health Card (SHC) along with fertilizer recommendations.
Fertilizer Quality Control System Portal (FQCS) : This portal is developed for processing of sample collection, testing and generation of analysis reports. The system will lead to automation of most of the manual activities and help in online tracking the status of the sample.
Participatory Guarantee System - India Portal : This portal is a process of certifying organic products which ensures agriculture production process in accordance with the standards laid down for organic products and that desired quality has been maintained.

India's oldest port was discovered at - Goa

Image result for India's oldest port was discovered at - GoaA team of scientists of National Institute of Oceanography discovered the remnants of a historically important port on Goa's Zuari river which is expected to be amongst the oldest signs of human trade on the central west coast. This port is supposed to be existed between 1000 to 3500 AD. 



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