4th February 2015 - Important Current Affairs updates

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National Affairs

• PMO India Narendra Modi promises global investors a fair, predictable and consistent tax system and growth-focused economic policies.
• The PM said, the priority of his government is growth and jobs and to establish global benchmarks in areas such as governance, transparency and taxation.
• The Bihar government has decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Graduation (PG) level in the state.
• The decision, taken at a meeting of the state cabinet, said no fee would be taken from the SC/ST and girl students at the time of admission in government universities and colleges in Bihar.
• Maharashtra Government is planning to revamp the 'Jeevan Amrut Yojana' (blood-on-call) scheme which is aimed at facilitating blood supply to patients scheduled to undergo surgeries and medical procedures in remote areas.
• The Yojana was launched last year, under which the patients have to pay Rs 450 towards the cost of blood and Rs 50 to Rs 100 as transportation cost depending on the distance, and request (for blood) is placed by the hospital concerned.
• Aimed at curbing corruption in land transactions in Haryana, the Manohar Lal Khattar government has launched online registration of land deals in all tehsils of the state. 
• Initially, the facility was offered in only eight tehsils.
• After the successful implementation of the pilot project during past more than a month, the facility will be available in all 130 tehsils and sub-tehsils of Haryana. 
• Under the new system, documents for land registration have to be submitted at e-Disha centres, where a helpdesk will provide information regarding stamp duty and collector rates. The help desk will fix the appointment date of applicants with tehsildars for registration of sale deed.

International Affairs

• Today (4th February) is World Cancer Day.
• This day is dedicated to spread awareness about one of the deadliest diseases in the world, Cancer.
  
• This Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008.
• The primary goal of the World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer by 2020.
• This year's theme : 'Not Beyond Us'. 
• The 2015 campaign will be articulated around four key areas of focus:
• Choosing healthy lives
• Delivering early detection
• Achieving treatment for all
• Maximising quality of life
• Sri Lanka celebrates 67th Independence Day
• President Maithripala Sirisena promised to bridge the ethnic divide that still exists following the end of the countries civil war five years ago.
• He also called for a process of national reconciliation between the Sinhalese in the south and the Tamils in the north and east of the country.

People in News

• Home secretary Anil Goswami resigned after government asked him to put in his papers in the wake of controversy over his alleged attempt to stall the arrest of Saradha scam accused Matang Sinh, a former Congress minister at the centre.
• Former Police Chief of Gujarat P.C.Pande discharged in Tulsi Ram Prajapati fake encounter case.

New Appointments

• Rural development secretary L.C Goyal, a 1979-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Kerala cadre, has been appointed as the next Home Secretary.

Awards & Honors

• Dr. Zakir A. Naik, president of the Islamic Research Foundation of India, won the 2015 King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for Service to Islam.
• Indian Journalist and writer Hindol Sengupta’s book on entrepreneurial ventures in India has been shortlisted for the U.S.’ prestigious Hayek Prize this year.

Sports

• National Games 2015
• Services continue to dominate Medal Tally with 20 Gold medals.
• Haryana maintain their 2nd positions with 19 Gold medals.

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