22 July 2015 Current Affairs
Hockey Legend Dhyan Chand To Be Honoured In British Parliament
Indian hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand will be conferred with the ‘Bharat Gaurav’ Lifetime Achivement Award by NRI orgainsation Sanskriti Yuva Sangstha at the House of Commons inside the British Parliament of July 25. On behalf of Dhyan Chand, his son and former Indian hockey player Ashok Kumar will receive the award. Dhyan Chand had helped India win three successive gold medals in Olympics. To his credit, he had scored over 400 goals in his international career.
CCEA extends CCTNS deadline to March 2017
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a Home Ministry proposal to extend the deadline for implementation of Crime and Criminals Tracking network and Systems (CCTNS) project till March 2017. CCEA also approved additional five years phase for operation and maintenance of the CCTNS up to March 2022.
Union Government Launched ‘Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan’
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan has launched the a countrywide campaign “Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan”, a countrywide campaign, to create mass awareness and capacity building for safe and hygienic food. The objective of this Initiative is to Create countrywide awareness on the subject of ‘Food, Safety and Quality for All’.
UD Ministry Received Puducherry as First Smart City Nomination
The Union Territory of Puducherry has emerged as the first nomination to be received by the Urban Development Ministry for a Smart City Mission. In this regard, Government of Union Territory of Puducherry has nominated its capital city for inclusion in the Union Government’s flagship 100 Smart Cities Mission. It also has forwarded the nomination along with all the forms and documents as required in the Stage-1 of ‘City Challenge’ competition. The nominations also include the details of evaluation of all the five urban local bodies (ULBs) viz. Puducherry, Kariakal, Oulgaret, Mahe and Yanam.
‘Archie’ Comics Cartoonist Tom Moore Died
Tom Moore, an illustrious cartoonist who was known for his work on the beloved Archie comics, has died in Texas at the age of 86. Moore drew Archie Andrews and his friends on and off from 1953 until he retired in the late 1980s. The freckled-face, red-haired character of Archie was created by Bob Montana in 1941. Moore signed up with Archie Comics in 1953 and was associated with the character till his retirement. He had expressed his unhappiness when the comic book company decided to kill off the character.