Current Affairs 2nd April 2015

Current Affairs 2nd April 2015 - Important Points

• Which State government has launched Aahar Scheme - Odisha

• Who is appointed as as India’s first cyber security chief - Gulshan Rai

• Name the mission launched by Punjab Government - Padho Punjab- Khedo Punjab Mission

Current Affairs 2nd April 2015 - Details

Which State government has launched Aahar Scheme - Odisha

On 1st April 2015, Odisha Government has launched ‘Aahar’- cheap meal scheme for providing subsidised food to non-rural poor. On the occasion of the foundation day of the state i.e. Utkala Dibasa, Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik initiated the scheme at the Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.

Facts about Aahar- cheap meal scheme

• The aim of the scheme is to provide meal at Rs. 5 to the non-rural poor.
• In the first phase, the scheme was launched simultaneously in five cities of state including Sambalpur, Berhampur, Cuttack, Rourkela and Bhubaneswar.
• The meals under this scheme will be provided at four crowded places each in these five cities to people visiting urban areas for various work.

Who is appointed as as India’s first cyber security chief - Gulshan Rai

Among the important appointments, On 1st April 2015, Gulshan Rai has been appointed as India’s first cyber security chief under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). In March 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had created this new post in PMO and had appointed Rai as its head.

Earlier to this appointment, he was Director-General of Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) at the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY).

He also heads the Cyber Law division and E-Security in the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Name the mission launched by Punjab Government - Padho Punjab- Khedo Punjab Mission

Among the important National Current Affairs, On 1st April 2015, Punjab Government has launched ‘Padho Punjab- Khedo Punjab Mission’ also known as the Learn Punjab- Play Punjab Mission. According to this mission, school students will pe provided a separate period in the curriculum for playing along with academics. The objective of the mission is to inspire more youngsters towards sports to produce eminent players for the country.

Under this mission, a 40 to 50 minute special period is to be assigned for sports. Students of middle schools will be taught various games including the games played locally during the interval of this period.

Education Minister of Punjab, Dr. Daljeet Singh Cheema launched the Mission’s pilot project at a government girl’s school in Rupnagar district of Punjab. For the purpose of Padho Punjab-Khedo Punjab Mission, five teachers have been trained to give training to other teachers to train students in sports physically.