Current Affairs Updates for 11 April 2015

Current Affairs Updates for today :-

India successfully test fired Dhanush Ballistic Missile

• India successfully test fired surface-to-surface nuclear capable Dhanush Ballistic Missile on 09th April 2015 at the Odisha Coast. The missile developed for Indian Navy for used as an anti-ship weapon.

Thane named as National Earth Hour Capital 2015

• The city namely ‘Thane’ named as National Earth Hour Capital 2015 by World Wildlife Fund on 09th April 2015 while the city ‘Coimbatore’ was selected as National Earth Hour Capital in the year 2014.

Seoul named as Global Earth Hour Capital 2015

• The city ‘Seoul’ named as Global Earth Hour Capital 2015 on 09th April 2015 by World Wildlife Fund.

Hrushikesh Moolgavkar died

• Hrushikesh Moolgavkar, the former Air Chief Marshal of Indian Air Force, died on 09th April 2015.

Operation Raahat closed

• On 10th April 2015, India formally ended its massive evacuation efforts in Yeman namely ‘Operation Raahat’. About 5600 people were successfully evactuated under the operation.

Govt. rejected proposal to gran mining license

• The Government of India rejected the proposal to gran mining license to Posco proposed by the State Government of Odisha on 09th April 2015.
• India elected to four UN agencies on 08th April 2015. The agencies are United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) and Governing Council of UN-Habitat.

EPFO suspended its Rs.1000 minimum monthly scheme

• Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) suspended its Rs.1000 inimum monthly pension scheme on 09th April 2015. About 32 Lakh pensioners will hit under the scheme.