Current Affairs 12-13th Apr, 2015

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1. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) received over three lakh e-mails which were sent in response to a consultation paper released on 27 March 2015 on revamped regulatory framework for the Over-the-top (OTT) services. Debate on net neutrality is still ongoing.

2. Nobel laureate German novelist Gunter Grass died on 13 April 2015 in Luebeck, Germany. His writings mainly focused on the Nazi era, the horrors of the war and the destruction and guilt that remained after defeat of Germany.

3. Election Commission has set up a committee of senior officers to consider whether electoral laws can be changed to empower voters who have migrated to other States within the country.

4. Jitu Rai won the air pistol bronze in the shooting World Cup in Changwon, Korea. It was the fourth medal in a World Cup for the 27-year-old.

5. Union Home Ministry has notified a new set of rules to “regulate” official visits of Governors outside their States, mandating prior permission from the President and putting a cap of 73 days in a year as duration of such visits.

Current Affairs 12th Apr, 2015

1. Sania Mirza has created history by becoming the first woman tennis player from India to achieve the world No. 1 ranking in doubles after her stupendous title win at the WTA Family Circle Cup with partner Martina Hingis.

2. Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was in news as State Government of Haryana decided to accord status equivalent to a Cabinet Minister on him. Earlier the state government appointed Ramdev as the State’s brand ambassador to promote Yoga and Ayurveda in Haryana.

3. HDFC Bank is set to become the first Indian bank whose mobile banking application (app) will be available on the Apple Watch ‘i-watch’ to be launched in India later this month.

4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory named Asteroid 316201 after Malala Yousafzai, the winner of 2014 Nobel Peace Prize.

5. Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the Vividh Bharati Service of Delhi on FM Mode in a function held at premises of New Broadcasting House of All India Radio (AIR). The service will be available on 100.1 Megahertz frequency.