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Current Affairs – 8th & 9th Week -

21 Feb – 5th

March 2016

Best of Current Affairs Desk12th March 2016

IN THIS WEEK

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Following are the important current terms important for exams, discussions

and interview.

Terms to Know

Economic Survey

Union Budget

GDP growth rate

Krishi Kalyan Cess

What is OPEC

National Human RightsCommission (NHRC)

Who is Gianni Infantino?

Who is Leonardo DiCaprio?

What is ‘The Revenant’?

APL and BPL

Kinddle

What do you mean by?

Service Tax Rate from 12.36%to 14%

Swachh Bharat Cess of 0.5%

Crude measurement barrels perday (bpd)

What is Euroclear?

Banks Board Bureau (BBB)

Advanced Technology Vessel

What is Swachh Parayatan? What is VVPAT?

What is Raisina Dialogue?

Which terms of important for discussion

Haven of Stability and Outpost of Opportunity

Operating Ratio

Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs)

Asset Management Companies (AMCs)

What is the role of Banks Board Bureau (BBB)?

In what sense the term ‘Rurban’ is used?

What do you mean by Gender equality?

What is troy ounce?

In which context term Paper Trail is used? Why UK is planning a referendum?


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Economy

Economy – Economic Survey

Who prepares the Economic Survey - Chief Economic Adviser

To Know: The Economic Survey for 2015-

16, prepared by Chief Economic Adviser

Arvind Subramanian termed India as a

“haven of stability” and an “outpost of

opportunity” amidst gloomy internationaleconomic landscape.

Main conclusions of Economic Survey 2015-16:

– The Survey expects India’s GDP to growth at 7-7.75% during 2016-17

– The Govt. is expected to achieve fiscal deficit target of 3.9% of GDP during 2015-

16

– The Survey argued for adhering to 3.5% fiscal deficit target during 2016-17

– Consumer price or retail inflation is seen around 4.5 to 5% in 2016-17 as against

4.9% between April to January 2016

– India’s current account deficit is seen around 1-1.5% of GDP during 2016-17

Union Budget

Main feature of this budget was its focus on agriculture and infrastructure sector.

However, no change in income tax slab was announced. The Service Tax increased

to 15% after imposition of which Cess of 0.5% as announced in the Budget? – Krishi

Kalyan Cess

To Know: Budget 2016-17 proposed to

impose a Cess, called the Krishi Kalyan Cess,

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of 0.5% on all taxable services. The new effective Service Tax hence increased to

15% from 14.5%.

– The proceeds of Krishi Kalyan Cess would be exclusively used for financing

initiatives relating to improvement of agriculture and welfare of farmers. The Cess

will come into force with effect from 1st June 2016.

– While presenting the Budget 2015-16, the Finance Minister had increased the

Service Tax Rate from 12.36% to 14%. This new rate of Service Tax of 14% was

applicable from 1 June 2015. Moreover from 15 Nov 2015, Swachh Bharat Cess of

0.5% also got applicable. Therefore the effective rate of Service Tax is currently at

14.5% with effect from 15 Nov 2015. This is now poised to reach 15% with the

imposition of the Krishi Kalyan Cess.

– Service tax is a tax levied by the government on service providers on certain

service transactions, but is actually borne by the customers. It is categorized under

Indirect Tax and came into existence under the Finance Act, 1994.

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India hits the highest oil imports during January 2016

What important and interesting trend in India’s petroleum imports was witnessed

recently as reported in the data released by Thomson Reuters Oil Research &

Forecasts during February 2016?

To Know: During January 2016 country import of oil from

Saudi Arabia and Iraq hit the highest in more than a decade

as OPEC’s top producers gained at the expense of Latin

American crude exporting countries.

– Saudi Arabia was the top supplier to India in January, with volumes jumping 29%

from the same month a year ago to nearly 940,000 barrels per day (bpd).

– Just behind was Iraq at 930,000 bpd, up 52% from January levels last year. The

daily rates from both were at their highest since at least 2001.

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– In contrast, total imports from Latin America fell by a quarter in January from a year

ago to 706,000 bpd.

– India is the world’s third-largest crude oil importer. Competitive prices and shorter

shipping distances are giving the Middle East members of the Organization of the

Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) the upper hand in India.

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Economy- Railway Budget

Union Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu presented the Rail Budget for 2016-17 on 25

February 2016. The main feature of the budget was that there was no increase in

passenger as well as freight charges. The Rail Minister conceded that the impact of

the 7th Pay Commission award will affect the Railways severely. What the proposed

Operating Ratio is for 2016-17 as announced in the Budget? – 92%

To Know: Operating ratio is a measure of efficiency that

denotes the amount spent for earning every Rs.100 of

revenue. The lower the ratio, the better it is. It is a key figure

to understand the operational efficiency of an organisation.

The operating Ratio for 2015-16 was 90%. Thus it has deteriorated from 90% to

92%. It means that the Railways will spend Rs. 92 to earn Rs. 100 in financial year

2016-17.

Railway

Dedicated Freight Corridors

Two new Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) were announced in the Rail Budget

2016-17. These new DFCs – North-South, East-West and East Coast, will connect

which places respectively?

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Railways

An unreserved train ticket for travelling up to 199 km distance will no longer be

valid after three hours of purchase of the ticket

To Know: Under the newly implemented rule, unreserved tickets for distances up to

199 km, the journey has to be started from the originating station within three hours

of the issue of tickets or up to the departure of first train for the destination whichever

is later.

– Apart from this, the return journey facility for distance up to 199 km for unreserved

tickets has been withdrawn.

Policy

Policy

The SEBI on 25 February 2016 relaxed mutual fund norms to allow asset

management companies (AMCs) to invest unclaimed redemption and dividend

amounts in separate liquid and money market schemes. What was the pertaining

norm till now? – It was allowed to be parked only in call money market or money

market instruments

To Know: At present, the money from unclaimed redemptions and dividends is

allowed to be parked only in call money market or money market instruments. The

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on relaxed this rule and allowed the

AMCs to invest unclaimed redemption and dividend amounts in separate liquid and

money market schemes.

– For the same AMCs would have to start such schemes specifically for deploying

amounts unclaimed by investors. AMCs will, however, not be permitted to charge

any exit load in such MF plans that are specifically launched to allow deployment of

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– In order to ensure AMCs play a pro-active role in tracing owners of the unclaimed

amounts, the fund managers will be required to provide on their AMC websites a list

of names and addresses of investors in whose folios there are unclaimed amounts.

Abolish Surcharge on payment made through Debit & Credit Cards

To Know: The move to abolish surcharge on payments made through debit and

credit cards, or over internet, for public services aims at reducing cash transactions.

This will help in increasing cashless transactions for public services.

– Decision to promote debit/credit cards and digital payments will help check the

menace of black money. Cashless transactions have been on the rise in India, but

remain modest in comparison to cash payments.

– Levy of surcharges on card payments is seen as one important reason for slow

growth for card payments.

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Policy - Raisina Dialogue

Indian Government on 1 March 2016 started a 3-day international event to

consolidate its growing geo-political imprint. What is the name of this ambitious event

which is featuring over 450 participants from 40 countries? –

To Know: ‘Raisina Dialogue’ is fashioned on

the lines of the famous annual ShangrilaDialogue held in Singapore where world

leaders descend to discuss strategic issues

concerning the world. The event was

inaugurated by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on 1 March in New Delhi

and will conclude on 3 March 2016.

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Sports

Sports – Cricket

Fastest ever century in Test cricket – Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

To Know: Brendon McCullum struck the fastest ever test century on 20 February

2016 against Australia as he reached the three-digit mark in just 54 balls on the first

day of the second and final Test Match against Australia at Hagley Oval

Christchurch.

– This knock beat the mark of 56 balls set by West Indies great Sir Viv Richards

against England in 1986, and equalled by Pakistan’s Misbah-ul-Haq in 2014.

– What was important about this knock was this was the farewell Test for McCullum.

This was the 101st Test for him and the century was the 12th of his career.

Hockey (HIL)

Jaypee Punjab Warriors - won the Hockey India League (HIL) title for 2016

To Know: Chandigarh-based Jaypee Punjab Warriors (JPW) defeated Kalinga

Lancers by 6-1 in the finals played at the Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium (Ranchi) on

21 February to win the 2016 Hockey India League (HIL) title.

– Armaan Qureshi, Matt Gohdes and Satbir Singh scored a field goal each for the

Warriors while skipper Moritz Fuerste scored the Lancers’ lone goal of the match.

The unique feature of the tournament was that each field goal counted for two.

– It is worth mentioning that JPW had lost the final in the last two seasons. Kalinga

Lancers had qualified for the knockouts for the first time in the HIL.

– Hockey India League (HIL) is the top-most professional hockey league in India

featuring top hockey players all over the world. It was first staged in 2013. This was

the fourth edition of Hockey India League (HIL).


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Tourism

What is ‘Swachh Paraytan’ – Mobile App

To Know: “Swachh Parayatan” is the name of the mobile app that was launched on

22 February 2016 under the ‘Clean India – Clean Monuments’ initiative of the

Tourism Ministry. Visitors can use the app to post photos of unclean tourist areas

near 25 monuments.

– 25 ‘Adarsh Smarak’ monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India

(ASI) have been identified for inclusion in the app. The application would be scaledup to include more monuments as the campaign expands.

– This mobile app enables a citizen to take photograph of garbage at the monument

and upload the same along with his/her remarks. The application then sends an

SMS to the ASI Nodal Officer concerned with the monument upon receipt of which

the Nodal Officer gets the garbage cleared/removed.

Defence

Defence

INS Arihant - India’s first (indigenously-built) nuclear armed submarine, ready to be

inducted in the Indian Navy.

To Know: India’s first nuclear armed submarine

INS Arihant’s induction into the Indian Navy is

now just a political call away as the submarine

has successfully passed all sea-worthiness tests

necessary for its formal induction.

– The 6,000 tonne INS Arihant was built under the Advanced Technology Vessel

(ATV) project at the Ship Building Centre (SBC) in Visakhapatnam (AP). The sea-

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tests for the submarine were also conducted at Visakhapatnam. It is the first of five

nuclear missile submarines or SSBNs planned for induction.

– The submarine will be powered by an 83 megawatts (111,305 hp) pressurised

light-water reactor with enriched uranium fuel.

– At present, work is already in progress on two more Arihant class submarines at

the SBC, Vishakhapatnam which will be larger and more advanced than the first

boat.

Policy - Disinvestment

NTPC – Government Started 5% disinvestment of its stake.

To Know: 5% stake sale of Union Government in NTPC

through the offer-for-sale (OFS) route was started from 23

February 2016. The sale is expected to garner Rs. 5,029 crore

at a floor price of Rs.122 per share.

– The institutional bidders purchased shares on 23 February while retail investors

will get opportunity to buy NTPC stocks on 24 February. The retail investors have

20% of the shares reserved for them. The quota for institutional bidders was

subscribed fully on the first day.

– The government has been struggling to meet the disinvestment target of Rs.

69,500 crore for the financial year 2015-16. With about 40 days left in the financial

year, the government has managed to realise only Rs.13,330 crore through

divestment which is less than 20% of the budgeted target.

– Prior to this, the government divested its holdings in five other PSUs – Rural

Electrification Corporation (Rs.1,608 crore), Power Finance Corporation (Rs.1,671

crore), Dredging Corporation of India Ltd (Rs.53.33 crore), Indian Oil Corporation

(Rs.9,369 crore) and Engineers India (Rs.640 crore).

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Automobile

Renaming by Tata Motors

Leading Indian automobile company Tata Motors renamed its new hatchback ‘Zica’

following its resemblance to the Zika virus, as announced by the company on 22

February 2016. What is this new name? –‘Tiago’

To Know: The new name for Zica was selected following

a crowdsourcing hunt for a new name. The company had

decided to rename the car, which was showcased at the Auto Expo 2016 in New Delhi in February, following its

similarity to the Zika virus

– Tiago became the chosen name from the final three entries – Tiago, Civet and

Adore – that were opened up for audience voting as part of the campaign to rename

Zica. Libi Thomas was announced the winner of this campaign.

– Tata Motors has decided to rename Zica on 2 February and had launched the

contest (campaign) on 5 February 2016. The decision to re-brand the car was taken

due to its resemblance with the ‘Zika’ virus that spread across many countries. The

virus was put in the same category of concern as Ebola by the World Health

Organisation (WHO).

Banking

Banking

RBI & Euroclear agree to settle Indian government debt papers in overseas

market.

World’s largest securities settlement system Belgium-based Euroclear has agreed to

a model suggested by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to settle Indian government

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debt papers in overseas market. What will be the main benefit of employing this

model of settling Indian debt overseas? – It will ensure that clearing of the debt

happens in India using Indian brokers and custodians

To Know: Finance minister Arun Jaitley in the Union Budget 2014-15 had proposed

allowing international settlement of Indian debt securities. Euroclear is in final

negotiations with the finance ministry and the RBI to make Indian government debt

securities Euroclearable in 2016-17.

– Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) using Euroclear platform to trade in Indian debt

securities will not have to register in India for clearing and settlement of their

investments.

– International trading and settlement will enable foreign investors to transact in

Indian securities but settle in dollars or other international currencies, thereby

increasing access and flexibility in order to widen the investor base.

Electoral Reform

Paper trail – base EVMs

Which initiative pertaining to electoral reforms would be implemented in the 2019

General Elections, as announced by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim

Zaidi on 23 February 2016?

To Know: Polling for 2019 General Elections will

be conducted through paper trail-based electronic

voting machines to enhance transparency. This

announcement was made by CEC Nasim Zaidi

on 23 February 2016.

– The paper audit trail machine or Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) was first

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process and increase electorate’s confidence that their vote goes without error to

their desired candidate.

– Once the vote is polled, the VVPAT linked EVM immediately takes a printout and it

is preserved for later use to tally in case there is a dispute in the final result.

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Information & Technology

Internet search giant Google launched the much awaited customized search engine

for children on 24 February 2016. What is the name of this search engine that will

include features like safe search, kid-oriented results, big thumbnails, large fonts,

and modified privacy settings? – ‘Kiddle’

To Know: Entering the search site, one finds ‘Kiddle’

written in the characteristic colourful Google style. There

is also a red droid alien waiting to answer all queries.

– Safe sites and pages written specifically for kids, which will be handpicked and

checked by Kiddle editors, would usually be featured in the first three results.

– The next rung would include safe, trusted sites that are not written specifically for

kids, but have content written in a simple way, easy for kids to understand.

– If the child the types something ‘unsuitable’ for kids, one of Kiddle’s aliend droids

would come hob-nobbing with the message “Oops, looks like your query contained

some bad words. Please try again!”

Place

Place – New York

The Chinese capital Beijing has become the home to the most billionaires in the

world as disclosed in a report released on 24 February 2016 by Hurun, a Shanghai

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firm that releases yearly rankings. According to this report Beijing overtook which city

to achieve this status for the first time? – New York

To Know: According to Hurun’s latest report on number of billionaires worldwide,

with as many as 100 Beijing billionaires, Beijing now has overtaken New York as the

‘World Billionaire Capital’. During the same period New York had 93 billionaires.

– Beijing took the title from New York after minting 32 new billionaires last year, while

New York gained four. Moscow came in third place, with 66 billionaires, while Hong

Kong and Shanghai came in fourth and fifth with 64 and 50, respectively.

– Mumbai had the highest number of billionaires in India while Mukesh Ambani,Chairman of Reliance Industries (RIL), once again emerged as the richest Indian

with a personal wealth of $26 billion.

– The study, which comes months after reports suggested China now has more

billionaires than the United States, highlights how China’s elite are continuing to

accrue vast wealth despite a wobbling stock market and tepid economy.

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Place - Bangladesh

State-run power goods manufacturer Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) on 28

February 2016 sealed a $ 1.6 billion contract to build a huge power plant in a

neighboring country, beating out a Chinese competitor.

To Know: After years of negotiations, BHEL finalized

the contract to build the 1,320-megawatt (MW)

thermal power station in Khulna in southern

Bangladesh on 28 February 2016. This contract is

worth $1.6 billion.

– It would be the biggest foreign project by an Indian power firm, eclipsing a plant

already built in Rwanda and a planned one in Sri Lanka.

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Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, about 130 km northeast of Raipur. Based on the

exploration and available reports, the mine has an estimate reserve of 2,700 kg of

gold metal.

– The mine, also known as Sonakhan, was put up for auction by the Chhattisgarh

state government. London-listed Vedanta Resources Inc. bagged the rights for the

mine after it quoted the highest price to get it.

– The company quoted the highest bid of 12.55% of the IBM price at Rs 74,712 per

troy ounce (1 troy ounce = 31.10 gram) to win the gold mine. The auction would fetch

Rs 80 crore to the state exchequer in addition to existing royalty.

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Place – Uttar Pradesh

Food Security Act

Implemented the Food Security Act across the state under which poor families will

get wheat at Rs. 2 and rice at Rs. 3 per kg.

To Know: Until now, only families under the Antyodaya scheme were being

benefited in Uttar Pradesh and the families above and below the poverty line (APL

and BPL) had to pay more.

– The Food Security Act has been already implemented in UP’s 28 districts from 1

January 2016 but from 1 March 2016 it is being spread across all the 75 districts of

the state. The complete implementation of the act will only happen by April as some

real time data at some districts are yet to be compiled.

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Place - Kozhikode (Kerala)

India’s first gender equality convergence centre (called ‘Gender Park’) was

inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee in Kozhikode.


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To Know: Spread over 24-acres, complex has been christened as the “Thantedam

Gender Park”. The foundation stone of the park was laid on 8 March 2013.

– ‘Gender Park’, an initiative of Kerala’s Social Justice Department, was inaugurated

on 27 February. It seeks to bring together the state, academia and civil society on a

common platform to address gender issues.

– A dedicated gender Institute at the park would focus on research and capacity

development in ensuring an inclusive society. The institute would cover issues

pertaining to all three genders as per the 2015 gender and transgender policies of

the state government.

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Kurubhat Chhattisgarh - Mission - National Rurban Mission

To Know: The ‘National Rurban Mission’

was launched by Prime Minister

Narendra Modi at Kurubhat, a town in

Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh.

– The term ‘Rurban’ used in the name of

the mission is the culmination of rural and urban. The mission is expected to reduce

pressure on the cities and provide a new avenue to the village people. It aims at

curbing migration of youth from villages to cities.

– Under the ‘National Rurban Mission’ 300 rural centers, catering to at least four

adjoining villages each, will be developed as urban clusters with modern facilities.

100 such centres are targeted to be developed this year itself. The mission was

approved by the govt. during September 2015.

(Photo Courtesy: MapsofIndia)

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– The BBB been set up at a time when public sector banks are grappling with a huge

problem of bad loans with their collective gross NPAs (Non-Performing Assets)

approaching Rs. 4 lakh crore level.

Banking

Appointment of First Chairman of the Banks Board Bureau –Vinod Rai

To Know: Vinod Rai, the former Comptroller and Auditor

General (CAG) of India, became the first-ever Chairman of the

Banks Board Bureau (BBB) on 28 February. It will give

recommendations on appointment of directors in public sector

banks and advise on ways to raise funds and mergers and acquisitions to the

lenders.

– The other members of the board include Anil K. Khandelwal, a former chairman of

Bank of Baroda; H.N. Sinor, a former joint managing director of ICICI Bank Ltd; and

Roopa Kudva, a former managing director of rating company Crisil Ltd. All the

members and chairman will be part-time.

– The tenure of Rai and other members of the board will be of two years. Besides

these members, there will two representatives from the government: secretary,

department of financial services of the finance ministry; and secretary, department of

public enterprises. The deputy governor of the RBI will represent the central bank onthe board.

Corporate

UltraTech Cement Ltd. - to buy Jaiprakash Associates Ltd.’s cement plants for Rs.

16,500 crore.

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To Know: UltraTech Cement Ltd., part of the Aditya Birla group of companies, beat

competition from domestic and international bidders for the cement assets of

Jaiprakash Associates. The deal includes 12 plants whose capacity totals 22.4

million tonnes a year.

– UltraTech Cement is already the largest cement maker in the country and the deal

will increase its installed annual capacity by one-third to 90.7 million tonnes. On the

other hand the sell-off will provide JP with much-needed relief to pare its debts.

– Jaiprakash, which has interests in roads, property and is best-known as the builder

of India’s Formula One racing track, has been trying to sell its cement business to

reduce debt and placate its banks.

Entertainment

88th Academy Awards

The Revenant - Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar as he won the coveted ‘Best

Actor Award’ at the 88th Academy Awards on 28 February 2016.

To Know: The Revenant is an American biographical movie set in

1823 Montana and South Dakota.

– Leonardo DiCaprio won his ‘Best Actor’ Oscar for his portrayal of the

character of Hugh Glass in this film. The film also won the Best

Director award for Director Alejandro González Iñárritu. This was the

second consecutive Best Director award for Iñárritu. Best Actress award was son by

Brie Larson for her role in ‘Room’.

Entertainment - Mad Max: Fury Road - Emerged as the most successful film

To Know: ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ emerged as the most successful film in the award

Oscar award ceremony 2016. It won six out of ten nominations.

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– The awards won by the film however didn’t included major awards and it won Best

Film Editing, Best Makeup and Hair Styling, Best Production Design, Best Costume

Design, Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.

Spotlight - Best Picture award at the 88th annual Academy Awards (Oscar Awards)

To Know: ‘Spotlight’, an American investigative journalism drama directed by Tom

McCarthy, created quite a flutter in the 88 th Academy Awards as it took the most

prestigious Best Picture award by pipping ‘The Revenant’, which was considered the

pre-award favourite.

– The movie is based on The Boston Globe’s ‘Spotlight’ team’s investigations into

cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous

Roman Catholic priests.

Person

Appointment - Rajendra Singh

He becomes the first non-navy officer to head the Indian Coast Guard

TO Know: Rajendra Singh, the present additional DG of the force,

will take over as the new DG of Indian Coast Guard on 29

February 2016. He will thus become the first officer who is notfrom the Indian Navy to have been elevated to the position.

– Till now it has been the tradition that the commissioned officers of the Indian Navy

held the top post of Indian Coast Guards. Rajendra Singh will succeed Vice Admiral

HCS Bisht who has been promoted as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the

Eastern Naval Command.

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– Indian Coast Guard was established in 1978 with the objective of protecting India’s

maritime interests and enforces maritime law, with jurisdiction over the territorial

waters of India.

Person

New President of FIFA – Gianni Infantino (Switzerland)

To Know: Gianni Infantino, the President of UEFA, succeeded

fellow Swiss Sepp Blatter as President of world football’s governing

body FIFA after he won the election held for the post on 26 February

2016.

– Infantino polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim

al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (four votes) and Jerome Champagne (0) were

third and fourth respectively. Second round of election was held as the first round of

voting failed to determine an outright winner.

– Infantino had entered the presidential race when it became clear that Michel

Platini, boss of European football’s governing body UEFA, could not stand.

Appointment - HL Dattu

The former Chief Justice of India, who was chosen as the next chairperson of the

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on 23 February 2016 by a committee

headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

To Know: A panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

on 23 February 2016 selected former Chief Justice of India

(CJI) H.L. Dattu for the post of the Chairperson of the

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The meeting was also attended by Lok

Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, leader of

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