08 May 2016 Current Affairs
India’s Single Emergency Number ‘112’ To Be Active From January 1
The single emergency number ‘112‘ will be operational throughout India from January 1, 2017 to help people reach immediate services of police, ambulance and fire department. Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has approved the provision of a single number for various emergency services that would be similar to the ‘911’ all-in-one emergency service in the US. The 211 emergency services will also be accessible even through those SIMs and landlines whose outgoing call facility has been stopped or temporarily suspended. A person in distress will need to call only 112, which will direct the call to concerned departments immediately for help. All existing emergency numbers will be phased out within a year of rolling out 112, depending upon the awareness about this new facility.
Madrid Open Tennis 2016 Winners
“Men’s Singles :- Novac Djokovic (Serbia) on 8 May defeated Andy Murray to conquer the Mutua Madrid Open title in Madrid, Spain. It was Djokovic’s fifth win in the last 6 ATP 1000 competitions. With the win, he also reached a record 29 Masters 1000 titles. Mutua Madrid Open title was Djokovic’s second title on the Caja Magica clay.
Women’s Singles :- Romanian tennis player Simona Halep won the women singles title of the Madrid Open. She defeated Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in the final played at Madrid, Spain. This was the third Madrid title for World No. 6 Halep and her first title of 2016. Overall this was her 12th career title.”
China Bug Declared World’s Longest Insect
A bug over half a metre long discovered in southern China has been declared the world’s longest insect. A stick insect measuring 62.4 centimetres found two years ago in the southern province of Guangxi has broken the record for length amongst the world’s 807,625 known insects. The previous record-holder was a Malaysian 56.7-centimetre-long stick insect discovered in 2008 and now on display in London’s Natural History Museum. Tipped off by locals about a huge beast half a metre long but as thick as a human index finger, scientist Zhao Li had been on the hunt for the bug for six years before he finally glimpsed and captured one.