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Current Affairs – 26 August 2016

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Current Affairs – 26 August 2016
India and Fiji join hands for Air Services agreement

 

  •  The Union Cabinet chaired by the PM Narendra Modi has given its approval for signing of new Air   Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Fiji. 
  • The Agreement is for updating of the existing Air Services Agreement (ASA) between the two countries which was signed on 28th January, 1974. 

Telangana gets its first children’s court in Hyderabad

  • Telangana has become the third state (after, Goa and Delhi) to have child-friendly court. 
  • The Court room was jointly inaugurated by acting HC chief justice Ramesh Ranganathan and Telangana State director general of police (DGP) Anurag Sharma at the Nampally Criminal Courts Complex in Hyderabad. 
  • The judge and the police personnel will be in plain clothes in the children’s court and unlike a normal court set-up. 
  • The child will not be allowed to come face to face with the alleged offenders to make sure he/she is not intimidated while the court proceedings are on.

      The Court room was jointly inaugurated by acting HC chief justice
      Odisha cabinet approves Startup Policy 2016

  • Odisha state Cabinet has approved the “Odisha Start-up Policy 2016” to promote entrepreneurship among youths. 
  • The policy will chart out a roadmap to place Odissa among the top three investment destinations in the country by 2020. 
  • The policy targets setting up of at least 1000 start-up within a period of next five year.
  • The judge and the police personnel will be in plain clothes in the children’s court and unlike a normal court set-up. 

Delhi to get new Air Force Aerospace Museum

  • Delhi will have a sprawling new Aerospace Museum close to the international airport focused mainly on Nation’s rich aviation history. 
  • New Aerospace Museum is not only meant to preserve the glorious tradition of the IAF but also to create awareness in general public about India’s rich Aerospace heritage. 
  • The new museum would be ready for the tourists within 3-5 years 
  • The IAF presently has a museum near the technical area of Air Force Station Palam, which was established in 1967.

 

Naqvi launches websites for Ministry of Minority Affairs

  • Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has launched a new Hindi website and released an updated version of the English website of his ministry. 
  • The new improved and revamped website http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in is very user-friendly and provides easy navigation. 
  • The ministry will also launch a scholarship mobile app to provide an easy platform to students to apply for various scholarships through their mobile phones.

Scientists discovered Earth-sized planet orbiting star nearest to Sun

  • cientists have discovered an Earth-sized planet orbiting the star nearest to the Sun.
  • According to a team of European scientists the planet known as Proxima b is located just four light-years away from the Earth.
  • Proxima b could be within the habitable zone, where it is neither too hot nor too cold to support life and where temperatures could allow the presence of liquid water.