Current Affairs 20th April 2015

Current Affairs 20th April 2015

Updated : 20-Apr-2015

Current Affairs 20th April 2015 - Important Points
Current Affairs 20th April 2015 - Details
Name the project launched by Kerala government to end liquor abuse - Subodham project
On 19th April 2015, Subodham project has been launched by State Government of Kerala to help people in the state to vanquish enslavement to liquor. Founder of Art of Living Foundation Sri Sri Ravishankar and Chief Minister Oommen Chandy launched the project in Kochi.

Aims of Subodham Project
- To obliterate the peril of substance addiction from society
- To release one lakh people each year from alcohol addiction, through various awareness campaigns.
The project chase to achieve the purposeful target of making the state totally alcohol free over the next 10 years.
Name the First woman to climb the Everest summit twice in a week - Chhurim Sherpa
On 19th April 2015, Chhurim Sherpa became the first woman to climb the 8850 metre (29035 feet) Mount Everest summit twice in a week. Sherpa was in news as during her third ascent to Mount Everest she will take a cricket bat and two jerseys of deceased Australian cricketer Phil Hughes.
The belongings of Hughes are being carried to the summit as a mark of tribute to him. In November 2014, Hughes was hit on the back of his head by a ball while batting during a domestic match in Sydney.
Which three Indian race walkers qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics - Khushbir, Manish, Sandeep
On 19th April 2015, Three Indian race walkers, Sandeep Kumar, Manish Rawat and Khushbir Kaur qualified for 2016 Rio Olympics. During the IAAF Race Walking Challenge at Rio Maiorin Portugal they qualified for the Olympics.
Khushbir Kaur beats Rio Olympic qualification time of 1 hour and 35 minutes by getting clocked at 1 hour 33 minute and 58 seconds and finished at 13th place in the race. She is the National women's 20km walk record holder.

Manish Rawat, with a timing of 1 hour 22 minutes and 50 seconds in the men’s 20km race walk and finished in top 10 in the list.
Sandeep, clocked 1 hour 23 minute and 32 seconds in the men’s 20km race walk category and finished 14th-place in the race. He is the National 50km race walk record holder.
Taskforce on farm development has been established by - Maharashtra Government
On 17th April 2015, The State Government of Maharashtra constituted a taskforce on agriculture development and poverty alleviation to address the issues.
A Government Resolution (GR) said that the 12-member taskforce on agriculture development will be headed by the Additional Chief Secretary. Administrators of the water resources, dairy development, water conservation, departments of cooperation, forest, and finance, planning are the members of the taskforce on agriculture.
A separate GR said that Principal Secretary (Social Justice Department) will head the taskforce on poverty alleviation. Taskforce comprises of following representatives from public health, labour, secretaries of departments of tribal development, rural development, housing, urban development and finance.