4 June 2015 Current Affairs
Dr.Achyuta Samanta Won Isa Award For Service To Humanity 2015
Dr. Achyuta Samanta, founder of KIIT and KISS, has been conferred with the ‘Isa Award for Service to Humanity 2015 in Bahrai. He received the award in the field of ‘Social Welfare and Fighting against Poverty’.The award was bestowed upon Dr. Samanta by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. The Isa Award for Service to Humanity has been instituted to honour these exceptional people, and celebrate their selfless and tireless efforts to create a better world for future generations. Established in 2009 by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, the Isa Award is granted every two years to either individuals or organisations who have been selected through a gruelling process by an expert panel of jurists. The laureate will receive a Certificate of Merit, a Gold Medal and a prize of USD 1 million.
Sundaram Ravi Inducted into the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires For 2015-16
Eminent Indian umpire Sundaram Ravi, along with Chris Gaffaney of New Zealand, was on 4 June inducted into the Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for 2015-16. Sundaram Ravi thus ended 11-year long wait for an Indian umpire to make place in ICC’s Elite Panel of Umpires. ICC announced the prestigious panel for 2015-2016 following an annual review and selection process.
Delhi Metro Gets Its First Driverless Train
The Delhi Metro on 4 June received its first train which is capable of running without a driver. The train is equipped with several advanced features and will be operational on sections of Phase-III of the network, set to be operational by December 2016.
India Joins The MCAA On Automatic Exchange of Information
India joined the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account Information (AEOI) in Paris, France, alongwith Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia and New Zealand. Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA) is an agreement which provides for establishment of an international platform that would allow exchange of information on an annual basis, including account balances. It is expected to tighten the noose on those having black money overseas. Fifty-one countries had joined MCAA on 29 October 2014, in Berlin. Switzerland became the fifty-second country on 19 November 2014. On 3 June 2015, 6 countries – India, Australia, Canada, Costa Rica, Indonesia and New Zealand joined MCAA by signing the agreement in Paris. Till now 94 countries have committed to exchange information on an automatic basis from 2017 onwards, according to the new global standards on automatic exchange of information, known as common reporting standards (CRS) on automatic exchange of information (AEOI).