Daily Current Affairs Saturday, 22 October 2016
Aviation
scheme UDAN(Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) takes off
The
Centre unveiled a regional connectivity scheme, known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka
Aam Nagrik), with flights priced at Rs.2,500 for one hour of flying
time to and from regional airports.Under
the scheme, airlines will be offered a slew of sops at smaller airports such as
waiver of landing and parking charges.
PM Modi inaugurates terminal
building of Vadodara airport
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the integrated terminal
building of Vadodara's Harni Airport on Saturday. He is also scheduled
to attend a programme to distribute artificial limbs and other implements to
more than 8000 'Divyangs' (disabled persons) in the city. The event has
been jointly organised by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment,
Kanpur-based Artificial Limb Manufacturing Corporation of India (ALIMCO),
and Vadodara district administration, stated a government release.
Mahesh
Sharma chairs first meeting of reconstituted CABC
So
let's discuss some questions related to this post:
Q1. Who has chaired the first meeting of reconstituted CABC?
Mahesh
Sharma
Q2. Expand the term CABC? Central
Advisory Board on Culture
Coming
soon to your wallet: Rs2,000 notes
Banknotes of the denomination of Rs.2,000
will be in circulation.The Reserve Bank of India has very nearly completed
preparations for introducing this new high-value currency. The notes have
already been printed and their despatch from the currency printing press in
Mysuru has commenced.
So
let's discuss some questions related to this post:
Q1. At which place RBI has printed its Rs.2,000 Currency notes? Answ:
Mysuru
