Daily Current Affairs Shorts. 29-March-2016

1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate the 'Stand Up India' scheme on 5th April.

2. Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia presented a Rs 46,600 crore annual budget for 2016-17, pegging plan outlay at Rs 20,600 crore. An increase of Rs.8,850 crore over last year.

3. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on supporting India’s expansion plans for clean energy infrastructure.

4. The 1st direct container vessel between India and Bangladesh have been send from Krishnapatnam port. The container vessel was carrying cotton set.

5. Starting with Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar’s 125th Birth Anniversary on 14th April 2016 and culminating in Panchayati Raj Day on 24th April 2016, in the period between 14th April to 24th April 2016, the Central Government, in collaboration with States and Panchayats, will organize a ‘Gram Uday Se Bharat Uday Abhiyan’ (Village Self Governance Campaign).

6.Haryana becomes 1st to launch injectable contraceptive.

7. The state government through its Mandi Board had recently sent a proposal to launch the platform from Karond mandi (10 km away from Bhopal) .

8.The Delhi government has announced the development of a skywalk to connect Qutub Minar and the metro station for increasing tourist footfall to the heritage site .

9.Government is planning to infuse additional capital of about Rs. 5,050 crore in some public sector banks this week, according to reports.

10.The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval for holding of Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Under-17 World Cup to be held in India in 2017.

11.Public Sector Power equipment manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has commissioned the second 40 MW hydropower generating unit at the Teesta low dam hydroelectric project (HEP) stage IV in West Bengal.

12.To increase the inflow of tourists, the Archaeological Survey of India will be hosting a sound and light show at the Konark Sun Temple in Odisha .

13.The Telangana Assembly today passed a bill increasing the salaries and allowances of the Chief Minister, MLAs, and MLCs among others.

14.Singapore Navy (RSN) has successfully test-fired a Barak missile from its Victory-class missile corvette RSS Vigour during Fleet Exercise conducted in the South China Sea.

15.Indian-American NanditaBakshi has been appointed the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of the West.

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