Current Affairs. 2nd September 2015

Current Affairs. 2nd September 2015.

-Punjab Government  won first award in the category of highest capacity addition in grid connected solar rooftop power in the country during the financial year 2014-15.

- Rialways Ministry launched three IT initiatives developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS), IT arm of Ministry of Railways. These initiatives are:
_ Paperless unreserved ticketing through mobile phone between New Delhi-Palwal section (nr)
_Currency coin cum card operated automatic ticket vending machines at New Delhi railway station
_Mobile application for freight operations (PARICHAALAN)

-Swachhata Sangraam Abhiyaan  launched in Indore district of Madhya Pradesh.
_The aim of the programme is to make theentire district open defecation-free by the end of the financial year 2015-16.
_Depalpur tehsil is going to be the first tehsil of the district to achieve this milestone.

- Bihar Government decided to give two percent reservation in government jobs to the grand children of freedom fighters.

- Delhi to produce 2,000 MW solar power by 2025: Satyendra Jain - Delhi to produce 2,000 MW solar power by 2025: Satyendra Jain

-Thai university develops bullet-proof vest made of silk - Thai university develops bullet-proof vest made of silk

-Defence Ministry approves purchase of 48 more Mi - 17s
Mi - 17 V5 helicopters from Russia.

- 7 Akash Missiles inducted to be soon for IAF.

-36 Rafale fighter jets to be purchased from France.

- NCMC. Smart National Common Mobility Card Model. UNDER NCMC Smart Card to enable metro travel and shopping.
_Urban Ministry also approved EMV Open Loop Card �� with stored value
_What does it means...?  HERE it is...  This card meets travel needs based on stored value of money and can be used for any means of transport and also enables account based retail applications.

-New Scheme for girls in Haryana. My Target, My Aim. For girls started today under BBBP. Under the same girls would get a chance to get practical knowledge about a career of their choice.
_ BBBP Beti Bachao Beti Padhao

- RBI declared SBI & ICICI Bank as Domestic Systemically Important Banks

- NASA and US Agency for International Development (USAID) have started the SERVIR-Mekong project, to strengthen the environmental monitoring in Southeast Asia region.
_It has been launched in the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Bangkok, Thailand to serve the 5 countries of the Mekong River
Basin viz. Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.