Daily GK Update: 30th September, 2015

1. Union Government appointed four Brand Ambassadors for Digital India Programme
i. Union Government on 29 September 2015 announced that four brand ambassadors for Digital India
programme were appointed. The appointments were took place in the first week of July 2015 as part of
the Digital India Week campaign.

ii. List of Brand Ambassadors

1. Satwat Jagwani, All India IIT-JEE Advanced Topper -2015 (Student)
2. Krati Tiwari, All India IIT-JEE Advanced Girl Topper -2015 (Student)
3. Ankit Fadia, Author & Ethical Hacker
4. Pranav Mistry, Samsung USA (Computer Scientist & Author of 6th Sense)

iii. The services of these Brand Ambassadors will be used for generating mass awareness for the
programme for a period of one year since their nomination.
2. Piyush Goyal launched Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States
Report
i. Piyush Goyal Union Minister of State (IC) for Coal, Power and New and Renewable Energy, on 29
September 2015 launched Access to Clean Cooking Energy and Electricity - Survey of States Report.

ii. The study was conducted by the Council on Energy, Environment & Water (CEEW) in collaboration with
Columbia University with support from the Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation.
iii. The analysis in the report provides a first of a kind multi-dimensional evaluation of the state of energy
access in India.
iv. The report highlights that about 300 million Indians rely on kerosene for lighting, and more than 800
million relying on traditional biomass. It says that the access to modern forms of energy is still a significant
barrier to our development.
v. It suggests that there is a need to focus beyond aggregate figures on electrification and LPG
connections, and be sensitive to the numerous drivers which will determine how India will ensure true
energy access for all.

3. NOC Online Application Portal and Processing System for the National Monument Authority
launched
i. Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on 29 September 2015 launched the NOC Online Application
Portal and Processing System (NOAPS) for the National Monument Authority (NMA), Ministry of Culture
in New Delhi.

ii. An initiative of the National Monument Authority, NOAPS will make the approval procedure more
efficient for construction related activities in regulated/restricted areas in the vicinity of Archaeological
Survey of India (ASI) protected monuments in different cities of India.
iii. NOAPS is designed by National Informatics Centre (NIC). The portal runs on the state of the art
technology and expertise provide by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), which is in the process
of mapping all 3886 ASI protected monuments.
iv. NOAPS will also help the citizens to apply for NOC online. The portal will provide them with a unique
registration ID with which they can check the status of their applications from time to time.
v. The NOC Online Application Portal and Processing System will offer great convenience to the people
as there will not be any need for the people to run to local offices to get NOC for their property which is
nearby to monuments.
4. Union Government unveils Green Highways Policy 2015
i. Union Government has launched Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification &
Maintenance) Policy-2015 to promote greening of National Highway corridors across the country. The
policy was unveiled by Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi.

ii. The objective of the policy is to reduce the impact of air pollution and
dust by planting trees and shrubs along the National Highways. They will act as natural sink for air
pollutants and arrest soil erosion at the embankment slopes.
iii. Monitoring Agency will be responsible for monitoring the plantation status on continuous basis by
carrying out the site visit for field verification to check survival, growth and size of plantation and
maintenance of the same. Performance audit of executing agencies will be regularly conducted by the
agency on an Annual basis. New contracts will be awarded to the agencies based on their past
performance audit.
iv. The policy will strike a balance between highways development and environmental protection. It will
also help in providing employment to 5 lakh people of the rural areas.
5. M.R. Poovamma and Babita Kumari conferred Arjuna Award 2015
i. M.R. Poovamma and Babita Kumari have been conferred with prestigious Arjuna Award 2015 for their
individual achievements in sports.

ii. The award was presented to them by Union Minister of State (MoS)
for Youth affairs and Sports Sarbananda Sonowal in New Delhi.
iii. M.R. Poovamma has been conferred with this award for her contributions in Athletics and Babita
Kumari in the field of Wrestling.
iv. Arjuna Awards are given by Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports to sportsperson in recognition of
their outstanding achievement in National sports.
6. Indias Gurpreet Singh wins silver medal at 2015 Asian Air Gun Championship
i. Indias ace shooter Gurpreet Singh has won silver medal at 2015 Asian Air Gun Championship held in
New Delhi.
ii. In the finals of 10 metre Air Pistol event, Gurpreet shot a tally of 197.6 to stand second on the podium.
Indias Jitu Rai finished at third position wining bronze medal in this event.
iii. The gold medal in the 10 metre Air Pistol event was bagged by Boroujeni Safari of Iran with a tally shot
of 198.7.
iv. It should be noted that this fourth medal India has won in 2015 Asian Air Gun Championship. Earlier,
Abhinav Bindra had clinched the gold in the Mens 10m Air Rifle event while Ayonika Pual won the bronze
in the Womens 10m Air Rifle event.

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