Current Affairs 7th April

1. 7th April : World Health Day

-› 7th April is celebrated each year globally as World Health Day under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).

-› The themes of World Health Days for 2016 is
'Halt the rise: beat diabetes.'

2. PM chairs meeting of CSIR Society

-› The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, chaired a meeting of the CSIR society in New Delhi.

3. 3rd phase of Mission Indradhanush begins today

-› The third phase of Union Health Ministry’s universal vaccination programme Mission Indradhanush began on 7 April, 2016.

-› It will cover 216 Districts across several States including Bihar, Gujarat, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh.

-› Mission Indradhanush depicts 7 colours of the rainbow which aims to cover all those children by 2020 who are either unvaccinated, or are partially vaccinated against 7 vaccine preventable diseases. The diseases include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B.

5. Irani unveils bronze bust of Aryabhatta at UNESCO HQ

-› A bronze bust of ancient Indian mathematician and astronomer Aryabhatta has been unveiled at the UNESCO Headquarters.

-› The bust, sculpted by renowned Indian sculptor Ram Sutar, was unveiled yesterday by HRD Minister Smriti Irani.

6. NTPC Suspends Power Generation From Farakka. 

-› Partial suspension of power generation at the NTPC's Farakka plant in West Bengal's Murshidabad district owing to shortage of water is likely to continue till April 10.

7. Gujrat CM Anandiben Patel launches 'Maa Annapurna Yojna'

-› Gujarat chief Minister Anandiben Patel officially launched the state-wide implementation of National Food Security Act, which has been renamed as Maa Annapurna Yojna (Scheme) by the state government.

8. Santosh Gangwar Inaugurates 3 Mega Projects in Nagaland

-› Union Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar inaugurated 3 mega textile projects in Nagaland.

-› These 3 projects included Apparel and Garment Making Centre in Dimapur, Muga P3 Basic Seed Station Kobulong in Mokokchung district and newly approved Integrated Eri Silk Development Project under North East Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS).

9. Future Group Has Acquired FabFurnish

-› Future Group has acquired online home furnishings and décor business company FabFurnish for an undisclosed amount.

10. Foundation stone for Haryana’s first Horticulture University laid in Karnal

-› Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singhlaid the foundation stone of Haryana State University of Horticultural Sciences at Karnal.

11. CP Gurnani appointed as Nasscom chairman

12. S Balaji Arunkumar new KoPT deputy chairman

-› S Balaji Arunkumar, An IRTS officer of 1997 batch, has taken over as deputy chairman of Kolkata Dock System under Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) with effect from April 4.

13. India Men win Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament

-› Indian men have won the 2016 Asian Nations Cup Chess tournament by defeating Vietnam in the final round by 3-1 score played in Abu Dhabi.