Important Current Affairs 28th May 2017

Important Current Affairs 28th May 2017

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Important Current Affairs 28th May 2017 in English and Hindi, which will update you with latest headlines, news from various domains i.e: National News, Sports, Business, Awards & recognition. It is useful for the preparation of competitive exams like: SSC, SBI, IBPS PO, Clerk, Railways & Various other Entrance examinations.

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Current Affairs 28th May 2017: GLOBAL NEWS

Boost to Metro Rail Connectivity Cabinet approves Noida - Greater Noida Metro Rail Project 

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law on the southern island of Mindanao after about 100 Muslim fighters laid siege to a major city following a deadly gun battle with government forces. 
●    The emergency declaration took immediate effect and will last for 60 days, according to presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella, who made the announcement on Tuesday from Russia, where Duterte was on a scheduled four-day official visit.
●    The president "has already declared martial law for the entire island of Mindanao", Abella said.Duterte cut short his trip to Russia, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said. "The president feels that he is needed in Manila as soon as possible."
●    Duterte met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday night rather than Thursday as planned, according to Russian state media.
●    The president said on Wednesday martial law could last a year as he vowed it would be similar to the late Ferdinand Marcos dictatorship.

Boost to Metro Rail Connectivity Cabinet approves Noida - Greater Noida Metro Rail Project 

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Noida - Greater Noida Metro Rail Project covering a length of 29.707 k.m.   
●    Total completion cost of the project is Rs.5,503 crore.
●    Metro rail connection between NOIDA and Greater NOIDA will result into people being assured about their mobility and thus more people will like to move to these satellite towns of Delhi, thus decongesting Delhi. 
●    As a result, more residential and commercial complexes will develop in this region. 
●    With metro rail in place, there will be less vehicular traffic on roads leading to less congestion, less time and cost of journey, less consumption of fossil fuel and less environmental pollution.  
●    People of Noida-Greater Noida, which has a population of approx. 7.50 Lakhs and people of surrounding areas will be benefitted with this metro link. 
●    Project will be implemented by Noida Metro Rail Corporation Limited, which will be a 50:50 jointly owned company of Govt. of India and Govt. of Uttar Pradesh.  
●    The existing Noida Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL) which is a State owned Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) will be converted into a joint SPV of Government of India (Gol) and Government of Uttar Pradesh (GoUP), for implementation of the project.

Union Cabinet approves setting up of AIIMS in Kamrup, Assam

Union Cabinet approves setting up of AIIMS in Kamrup. The Union Cabinet, presided by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on 24 May 2017 gave its approval for the establishment of new All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Kamrup in Assam.
●    The institute will be set up under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The estimated cost of the project is Rs.1123 crore.
●    The new AIIMS will be completed in a period of 48 months from the date of the approval of Government of India. The pre-construction phase would be of 15 months, while a construction phase would be of 30 months. 
●    The stabilization/commissioning phase of would be of three months.
●    The establishment of AIIMS at Kamrup will serve the dual purpose of providing super speciality health care to the population while also help create a large pool of doctors and other health workers in the region.

 

Mumbai, Kota feature in the world’s top ten most crowded cities

Two Indian cities, Mumbai and Kota have been named among the world’s most crowded cities list, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF) that cited UN-Habitat data.
●    While Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh topped the list with a population density of 44,500 people per sq km, Mumbai, India’s financial capital with a population density of 31,700 per sq km was placed second.
●    Medellin in Columbia features at the third place with 19,700 people per sq km.
●    The fourth, fifth and sixth position have been occupied by Manila, the capital city of Philippines, Casablanca, the port city of Morocco and Nigeria’s largest city, Lagos respectively.
●    Kota in Rajasthan with 12,100 people per square kilometre was ranked 7th.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates India's longest bridge Dhola-Sadiya in Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 26 May 2017 inaugurated India's longest river bridge- the Dhola- Sadiya Bridge in Assam. 
●    This three lane 9.15 kilometre bridge has been built over river Lohit, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, that links Dhola to Sadiya in Assam.
●    The total length of the Dhola-Sadiya Bridge project, including the approach roads on each side, is 28.50 km. The length of the bridge itself is 9.15 Km.
●    It was constructed on BOT Annuity basis at a total cost of Rs 2056 crore, as a part of the Arunachal Package of Roads and Highways.
●    It will ensure 24X7 connectivity between upper Assam and Eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh.
●    The bridge will reduce the distance from Rupai on NH- 37 in Assam to Meka/Roing on NH-52 in Arunachal Pradesh by 165 KM.

The government has increased the purchase price of sugarcane from farmers

The government has increased the purchase price of sugarcane from farmers, which may result in the hike of sugar price.
●    Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said that Union Cabinet approved a Rs 25 per quintal, or 10.6%, hike in the fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane to Rs 255 for 2017-18 season beginning October.
●    He has also stated that while the government had kept sugarcane FRP, that is the minimum price that sugarcane farmers are legally guaranteed for the 2016-17 season is unchanged at Rs 230 per quintal. the situation has now improved.
●    The food ministry had earlier proposed an FRP of Rs 255 per quintal for the 2017-18 season after a recommendation by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP). 
●    However, State governments are free to fix their own state advised price (SAP) and millers can offer any price above the FRP.
 

Current Affairs 28th May 2017: APPOINTMENT 

Anurag Tripathy appointed as Secretary of CBSE

Senior bureaucrat Anurag Tripathy was on 25 May 2017 appointed as the Secretary of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Tripathy will serve the post for a period of five years.
●    Tripathy is a 1998 batch officer of Indian Railway personnel Service (IRPS).
●    CBSE is a Board of Education for public and private schools under the Union Government.
●    It affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), private schools and the other schools that have been approved by the Union Government. 
• It is responsible for conducting the final examinations for Class 10 and Class 12 every year. 
●    It is also responsible for conducting JEE(Main) examination for admission to undergraduate courses in engineering and architecture. 
●    It also conducts the NEET-UG (Undergraduate) examination for MBBS and BDS.