06 April 2016 Current Affairs
SIPRI released Trends In World Military Expenditure
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) on 6 April 2016 released Trends in world military expenditure, 2015 report.As per the report, while the USA remained as world’s biggest spender in 2015, India moved up one spot in the global rankings to reach the sixth position in terms of military expenditure.World military expenditure totalled almost 1.7 trillion US dollars in 2015, an increase of 1 per cent in real terms from 2014. This was the first increase in military spending since 2011.The increase reflects continuing growth in Asia and Oceania, Central and Eastern Europe and some Middle Eastern states. The United States remained by far the world’s biggest spender in 2015, despite its expenditure falling by 2.4 per cent to 596 billion US dollars.Among the other top spenders, China’s expenditure rose by 7.4 per cent to 215 billion US dollars, Saudi Arabia’s grew by 5.7 per cent to 87.2 billion US dollars—making it the world’s third-largest spender.
“Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson Named as Iceland Prime Minister”
Iceland ruling coalition on 6 April named Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson as the Prime Minister of the country.Prior to this, he was Agriculture and Fisheries Minister (since 2013) and deputy leader of the Progressive Party of the Ireland. Earlier from May 2013 to December 2014 he also had served as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources. The coalition also decided to hold elections in the autumn. Earlier, the polls were scheduled to take place in the spring of 2017. He will succeed Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson who resigned on 5 April 2016 after his name was the leaked in the Panama Papers.
Odisha Govt Launched Adarsh Vidyalaya Project
The Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on 5 April launched Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya (OAV) project at Sasan Ambagaon village in his home constituency Hinjli in Ganjam district. The project seeks to provide modern schools on the lines of Kendriya Vidyalayas in the underdeveloped rural areas of the State. The project will be implemented in phases and in the first phase 100 such schools will start functioning on 5 April 2016.
“C P Gurnani named new NASSCOM chairman”
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) on 6 April announced the appointment of CP Gurnani as its Chairman for 2016-2017. He succeeds BVR Mohan Reddy, who served as Chairman of NASSCOM for 2015-16. Gurnani is part of NASSCOM’s Executive Council and is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Tech Mahindra. The Executive Council also announced the appointment of Raman Roy, Chairman and Managing Director of Quatrro Global Services, as the Vice Chairman of NASSCOM for 2016-17.