Current Affairs Updates for today :-
Indian Wind Resource Atlas launched
- Indian Wind Resource Atlas launched by the Government of India on 02nd September 2015.
‘Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice’ released
- The book titled as ‘Globalisation, Democratization and Distributive Justice’ released on 02nd September 2015. The author of the book is Mool Chand Sharma.
SERVIR-Mekong Hub launched by NASA and USAID
- SERVIR-Mekong Hub launched by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on 31st August 2015 with the aim to serve the countries of Mekong river basin. The Hub is situated at Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, Bangkok, Thailand.
FMC to be merged with SEBI
- Forward Markets Commission (FMC) to be merged with Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) w.e.f. 28th September 2015.
Railway Ministry of India launched three IT initiatives
- Railway Ministry of India launched three IT initiatives developed by Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS). The initiatives are: Paperless unreserved ticketing mobile application, Cash/Smart Card Operated Ticket Vending Machine (CCOTVM), Parichaalan, Real Time Decision Making in Freight Operations.
Bengaluru overtaken Mumbai in unsold housing units
- For the first time, the city Bengaluru overtaken Mumbai in unsold housing units as reported by JLL India.
Mount McKinley renamed as Denali
- Mount McKinley renamed as Denali which was renamed after the name of 25th President of USA William McKinley. The mountain is at an altitude of about 20,310 feet. This is the tallest mountain in North America.
3.04 trillion trees available in the World
- According to the report of T.W. Crowther, there are 3.04 trillion trees available in all over the World.
