Current Affairs 3rd May 2016

Current Affairs 3rd May 2016 - Important Points :

• World Press Freedom Day was observed across the globe on - 3rd May
• Who was named as FWA Footballer of the Year 2016 - Jamie Vardy of Leicester City
• Name of the panel appointed by Supreme Court to reform Medical Council of India - RM Lodha-panel
• 3 Earth like planets were discovered by Astronomers by using - TRAPPIST telescope
• Name of application launched by Railway Ministry to monitor Railway projects - PMIS

Current Affairs 3rd May 2016 - Details :

World Press Freedom Day was observed across the globe on - 3rd May

Among Important days, On 3rd May 2016, World Press Freedom Day was observed across the globe, theme of this year was "Access to Information and Fundamental Freedoms - This Is Your Right!".
Do You Know :
World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in December 1993 after the recommendation of UNESCO conference. From then it is being observed on every 3rd May.

Who was named as FWA Footballer of the Year 2016 - Jamie Vardy of Leicester City

Among Important Sports Current Affairs, Jamie Vardy was named as 2015-16 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers Association (FWA). He is striker forward of Leicester City.
He is first Leicester City player to win the prestigious FWA Footballer of the Year award after getting 36% of votes.
He scored 22 goals in total in 34 Premier League matches.
Also Important to mention here Leicester City was crowned English Premier League champions, This club got this award for the first time in 132 year's history.

Name of the panel appointed by Supreme Court to reform Medical Council of India - RM Lodha-panel

Among Important Panels, On 2nd May 2016, Three-member panel headed by former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha was appointed by Supreme Court of India to oversee the functions of Medical Council of India. Medical Council of India is a regulator of medical profession and education in India.
Other two members of this panel are former Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Vinod Rai and Dr SK Sareen.
This appointment was done by Supreme Court after reports of a government panel and a parliamentary standing committee indicted the MCI for various malpractices.
Do You Know :
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha also headed the panel appointed for betting scandal in the Indian Premier League and functioning of BCCI.

3 Earth like planets were discovered by Astronomers by using - TRAPPIST telescope

As per discovery which was published in the Journal Nature on 2nd May 2016, Astronomers discovered three new planets which have similar sizes and temperatures of Earth and Venus.
These are located at 40 light-years from Earth and are orbiting an ultra-cool dwarf star. TRAPPIST telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory was used to discover these planets.

Name of application launched by Railway Ministry to monitor Railway projects - PMIS

On 3rd May 2016, Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched e-enabled application, Project Management & Information System (PMIS). It was launced at Rail Bhawan in New Delhi with an aim to proper monitoring of all the Railway projects throughout the country.
This system will have all the required information of ongoing projects as there are 60 major projects are going on which are costing more than 4.5 lakh crore rupees. This project will help in proper monitoring and timely completion of projects.