04 November 2016 Current Affairs

Latvia becomes first Baltic Sea country to link with China’s OBOR

Latvia has become the first country in the Baltic Sea area to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to link up with China’s One Belt and One Road (OBOR) Initiative. The MoU was signed after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s meeting with his Latvian counterpart Maris Kucinskis in Riga (capital of Latvia). It was Chinese Premier’s first visit to the European Union country. Besides, Latvia and China also singed five agreements on cooperation in such areas as small and medium-sized enterprises, transportation and logistics.


Union Government launches Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan

The Union Govt launched Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) to provide free health check-ups to pregnant women at government health centres and hospitals.The Scheme was launched by Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda in New Delhi. It was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his monthly radio address Mann Ki Baat in June 2016. The national programme aims to provide pregnant ladies free ante-natal services (ANC) and required treatment for free on 9th of every month. Objectives of the scheme are:
(i) Provide healthy life to the pregnant women.
(ii) Lowering the maternity mortality rate.
(iii) Making pregnant women aware of their health issues and diseases.
(iv) Making sure safe delivery and healthy life of the baby.


Centre imposes Rs 10,000 cr penalty on RIL and its partners

Government has slapped a nearly 10,000 crore rupee fine on Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and its partners BP and Niko for pumping out gas that flowed to the Krishna Godavari-D6 Block from an adjoining field owned by ONGC. The Centre has given RIL a month to respond. The Oil Ministry, in a notice, to all the three partners sought 1.47 billion dollars for producing nearly 338 million British thermal unit in seven years ended March 2016.


Switzerland appoints Ranveer Singh as brand ambassador

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has been now named the first Indian ambassador for Switzerland Tourism. Singh will now be in charge of promoting Switzerland Tourism’s campaign for 2017 – “Nature wants you back!”.


Young Indian Lawyer Gets Elected Into UN’s Top Body Of Legal Experts

An Indian lawyer won an election in the United Nations General Assembly for membership to the world body’s top body of legal experts. 33-year-old Aniruddha Rajput is among the 34 individuals elected by the General Assembly as members of the International Law Commission.


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