23 July 215 daily current affairs / GK / GA : National Broadcasting Day was observed on 23 July 2015 across the country.
- On this day in 1927, the Indian Broadcasting Company started radio broadcasting from Bombay station.
- To mark the day, All India Radio (AIR) organized a symposium on the subject Creation of New India and Broadcasting Medium in New Delhi.
- Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, speaking at the symposium, highlighted the role of Prasar Bharati in taking news of public interest to the length and breadth of the country and said that government is committed to the autonomy of Prasar Bharati.
- Broadcasting in India began in July 1923 with programmes by the Radio Club of Mumbai.
- According to an agreement of 23 July 1927, the private Indian Broadcasting Company LTD (IBC) was authorized to operate two radio stations; the Mumbai station began on 23 July 1927, and the Calcutta station followed on 26 August 1927.
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Puducherry city to receive first Smart city nomination by the Urban Development Ministry.
- In this regard, Government of Union Territory of Puducherry has nominated its capital city for inclusion in the Union Government’s flagship 100 Smart Cities Mission.
- It also has forwarded the nomination along with all the forms and documents as required in the Stage-1 of ‘City Challenge’ competition.
- The nomination was forwarded based on the recommendations of the High Powered Steering Committee (HPSC) constituted as per the guidelines of mission.
- It was headed by Chief Secretary of UT and had overseen the process of first stage intra-state competition.
“Book titled R.D. Burman: The Prince of Music” authored by Khagesh Dev Burman was released on 27 June 2015, the day when the music world celebrated the 76th birth anniversary of Rahul Dev Burman.
- The author through the book has tried to look into almost every aspect of R.D Burman like his childhood in Kolkata, his failure in studies, his beginning as an assistant to his father SD Burman as well as his rise as a musician. It also looks into his downfall due to ill-health and some bad decisions.
Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, named as the World Book Capital for 2017 by United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).
- The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 June 2015 during a meeting.
- The selection committee singled out Conakry for the quality and diversity of its programme, in particular for its focus on community involvement as well as for its well-structured budget and clear development goals with a strong emphasis on youth and literacy.
Super 30 initiative of mathematician Anand Kumar will now feature in a 90-minute film The Big Day made by famous French director Pascal Plisson.
- The initiative helps students of deprived section to crack the prestigious IIT entrance examination.
- The Big Day will hit the screens in August 2015 and its clips are being shown on TV and YouTube.
- The film comprises of four special stories from across the globe.
- One of the four stories is a story of a girl named Nidhi Jha, a student of Super 30, who at present is studying at ISM, Dhanbad. Nidhi cracked JEE (advance) in 2014.
CCEA extends the deadline for implementation of Crime and Criminals Tracking network and Systems (CCTNS) project till March 2017.
- Decision in this regard was taken by CCEA meeting chaired by PM Narendra on the proposal forwarded by Union Ministry of Home Affairs.
- CCEA also approved additional five years phase for operation and maintenance of the CCTNS up to March 2022.
About CCTNS :
- It is an ambitious online system and central citizen portal that will link all state-level citizen websites under single platform which will provide a number of citizen friendly services.
- The services will include reporting a crime, police verification for passports, linkages with UIDAI, transport database and National Population Register.
- By computerising the functioning of police stations, prosecution directorates, prisons and forensic laboratories.
- It will also ensure smooth data exchange among these various systems along with e-court systems which are already functioning throughout the country.
India ranked 12th in the world in terms of power generation from nuclear sources with the total power generation from nuclear reactors at 5308 MWe,
In terms of number of nuclear reactors in operation, India was ranked at 7th position with 21 reactors.
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KFC tied up with the IRCTC to start a delivery system for passengers.
- A person travelling on train can order KFC meal, while booking ticket through IRCTC, under e-catering service initiatives.
- The facility will be live after 20 july onward and is available only on 12 trains passing through New Delhi railway station.
- it will be further expanded to Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad (Kacheguda) and Bangalore (Yeshwantpur) stations over the next 10 days.
- Consumers can visit the IRCTC website or call on 18001034139 (Toll Free) to place their order.
- A password will then be sent by KFC to the consumer’s mobile phone which will have to be mentioned at the time of delivery.
