1 July 2015 Current Affairs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Launched Digital India Week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 1 July launched the ‘Digital India Week’ aimed at promoting e-governance with eminent industrialists promising 4.5 lakh crore rupees in investments and 18 lakh jobs in the sector.
Sanjeev Galande Selected For G D Birla Award 2014
Scientist Sanjeev Galande has been selected for the prestigious G D Birla award for 2014 for his pioneering research in the field of epigenetics and molecular cell biology. Presently, he is a professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune and also leading a team of scientists in studying various aspects of gene.
World Bank Approves $650 million For Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
World Bank has approved an additional loan of 650 million dollars for India’s Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Project. It was approved in third round of World Bank funding and follows earlier two other loans by the bank for this project. The Eastern Corridor is 1,840 km long and extends from Ludhiana to Kolkata.
National Doctor’s Day Observed Across India on 1 July
India on 1 July 2015 observed the National Doctors’ Day. The day is observed to honour legendary physician, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy whose birth and death anniversary falls on the same day. On 4 February 1961, he received the Bharat Ratna. The doctors’ day gives an opportunity to raise the awareness about the doctor’s role in our daily lives. Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy was born on 1 July 1882 in Patna and died on 1 July 1962. He was a legendary physician who also served West Bengal as its second Chief Minister from 1948 to 1962. Bidhan Roy is often considered the great architect of West Bengal, who founded five eminent cities, Durgapur, Kalyani, Bidhannagar, Ashokenagar and Habra. The B.C. Roy National Award was instituted in 1976 for work in the area of medicine, politics, science, philosophy, literature and arts.
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