Current Affairs 01-May-2014: ======================================= Facebook launched FB Newswire for journalists on 24 April 2014. The Supreme Court of India on 29 April 2014 ruled that statement of rape victims should be directly recorded by a judicial magistrate within 24 hours instead of police officials. This direction will help cut short the proceedings. The Supreme Court of India on 29 April 2014 appointed former judge of the High Court of Australia, Michael Hudson McHugh as the third arbitrator to resolve the dispute between the Central government and Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on KG basin. London on 29 April 2014 got its domain name .london for the first time. Officially, .london will come into effect from the summer 2014. George Clooney on 29 April 2014 stepped down from his role as UN’s Messenger of Peace amid the reports of his engagement with the human rights lawyer, Amal Alamuddin (36-year-old). He has served UN as Messenger of Peace since January 2008. The second edition of Indo-French DanSe DialogueS festival celebrated across the seven cities in India from 11 April to 30 April 2014. The dance festival was organised with an aim to encourage exchange programmes and meetings between French and Indian professionals. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on 29 April 2014 allowed intra circle 3G roaming for service providers. The South Asian monsoon has been experiencing dangerous increase in extreme wet and dry spells since 1980 was revealed in a study by the Stanford scientists. It was published in a journal Nature Climate Change’s April 2014 issue. Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) was launched in the UAE in the fourth week of April 2014. A leading Indian financial and health care service player has tied up with the UAE Exchange to offer Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana Scheme in the Gulf country. Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi, the chairman of the Bhagat Singh Memorial Foundation in April 2014 registered a FIR in Pakistan to prove innocence of the legendary freedom fighter, Bhagat Singh in the murder case of the Lahore SSP, John P Saunders in 1928. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 29 April 2014 prohibited dumping of sewage and waste materials at wetlands. Scientists on 29 April 2014 for the first time developed Solar Jet Fuel using Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide (Co2) Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) on 29 April 2014 won contracts to supply over 1.17 lakh tonnes of rails for two global tenders floated by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL). Wimbledon on 29 April 2014 announced an increase of 10.8 percent (to 25 million Pound) in the total prize amount for 2014 Wimbledon. It is an increase of 2.4 million Pound over 2013.
Posted on: Thu, 01 May 2014 16:17:45 +0000
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