Dear Readers, We are providing important currents affairs for IB Exam which is scheduled to be held on 15th October 2017. Intelligence Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs) has released the Admit card of ACIO exam 2017. Study all these current affairs and be better prepared for the IB ACIO Exam 2017.
Current Affairs for IB Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II 2017:
Telangana Government Launches ‘Smart Streets Lab’ in Hyderabad
i. The government of Telangana in association with the World Resources Institute (WRI) India – Ross Centre and the Indian School of Business (ISB) launched the ‘Smart Streets Lab’ program.
ii. It is an effort to apply and figure out technology-based solutions for women and road safety in Hyderabad. Through the ‘Smart Streets Lab’, the state government aims to utilize technological interventions from outside and integrate them with its various departments.
Important:-
- E S L Narasimhan is the Present Governor of Telangana.
- K. Chandrasekhar Rao is the CM of Telangana.
Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY) Launched
i. The Government of India has decided to launch a new sub-scheme named “Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)” as part of the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
ii. The Self Help Groups under DAY-NRLM will operate road transport service in backward areas. This will help to provide safe, affordable and community monitored rural transport services to connect remote villages with key services and amenities. AGEY will be initially implemented in 250 Blocks in the country on Pilot basis.
Important :-
- Narendra Singh Tomar is the Cabinet Minister of Rural Development.
Milkha Singh Appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador
i. Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh has been appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Physical Activity in South-East Asia Region.
ii. Mr. Milkha will promote WHO South-East Asia Region’s NCD (non-communicable diseases) Prevention and Control Action Plan which seeks to reduce the level of insufficient physical activity by 10 percent and NCDs by 25 percent by 2025.
Important :-
- Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of WHO for the term of 5 Years.
- WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Passes Away
i. Ruth Pfau, a German nun who devoted her life to combatting leprosy in Pakistan, has died at the age of 87. Pfau, who was known locally as Pakistan’s Mother Teresa, came to the southern port city of Karachi in 1960.
ii. She was the founder of Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi. She was honored by the state with the country’s two highest civilian awards, the Hilal-e-Imtiaz and the Hilal-e-Pakistan.
