Daily updates 5th Feb 2015

1. Poverty removal, child care should be on post-2015 agenda: India

i. India has told the UN that poverty eradication and special attention to children's needs should be the central goal for the post-2015 development agenda to ensure that youngsters get a protective and nurturing environment. 

ii. 568 million children globally are still living in extreme poverty and persisting challenge of inadequate investment for their well-being is often exacerbated by economic crises,

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1) India Tourism Day is celebrated on? - January 25th

2) Where is John F. Kennedy International Airport situated? - New York City

3) Which is the highest airport in India? - Leh Airport

Recent Appointments in India

     

**POSTS/DEPTT.****	*****PERSONS*****
Foreign Secretary	§  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar took over as foreign secretary §  Replaces Sujatha Singh
New Governers	§  KK Paul - Uttarakhand’s new governor. §  Aziz Qureshi - 15th Governor of Mizoram

Current affairs Que. 4 Feb 2015

1) Which country on 1 February 2015 appointed Justice K Sripavan, an ethnic-Tamil, its new Chief Justice?

(A) Singapore

(B) Sri Lanka

(C) Indonesia

(D) Bangladesh

Daily updates 4 Feb 2015

1. Cisco Systems picks Visakhapatnam as first ‘smart city'

i. Visakhapatnam will be the first city to be taken up for development as a ‘smart city’ by Cisco Systems, the global IT networking major and the implementing company. 

ii. Cisco has also evinced interest in working on disaster management technologies as the state is hit by at least two cyclones every year.

iii. Cisco would focus on setting up a skill development centre and providing training through its global talent tracker. The company is also keen on working with the state government to digitise education and healthcare.