SUPER 6 CURRENT AFFAIRS- 03RD MAY 2017

1) World Press Freedom Day: 03rd May

•Every year, 3rd May is celebrated as the World Press Freedom Day. It is celebrated by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.

•UNESCO, the Government of Indonesia, and the Press Council of Indonesia co-organized the World Press Freedom Day's main event and the UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 1-4 May 2017.

•The international day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 following a Recommendation adopted at the 26th Session of UNESCO's General Conference in 1991.

2) Madhya Pradesh becomes 1st state to shift to January to December financial year

•Madhya Pradesh has become the first state to switch to the January-December financial year from the existing April-March cycle. A decision to this effect was taken at the state cabinet meeting held in Bhopal.

•The move breaks a 150-year tradition as India started adopting the April-March financial year from 1867.  So, now the Budget session of the next financial year will be held either in December 2017 or January 2018.

3) 4th National Standards Conclave held in New Delhi

•Department of Commerce, Government of India in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies (NABCB) has organized the 4th National Standards Conclave on 1-2 May 2017 at New Delhi.

•The objective of the two-day Conclave was to bring awareness and prepare Industries, Central Government Ministries, State Governments, regulatory/standards-setting and conformity assessment bodies on the growing importance of “Standards” in the changing scenario of global trade. The conclave had 9 sessions in these 2 days.

4) The 44th Annual Daytime EMMY AWARDS 2017 announced

•The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the winners of the 44th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards held in California, USA.

•The NATAS is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.

Here is the list of winners-

•OUTSTANDING MORNING PROGRAM- Good Morning America (ABC)

•OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES- Steve Burton, The Young and the Restless (CBS)

•OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES- Kate Mansi, Days of Our Lives (CBS)

•OUTSTANDING GAME SHOW- Jeopardy

•OUTSTANDING INFORMATIVE TALK SHOW- The Dr. Oz Show (SYNDICATED)

•OUTSTANDING ENTERTAINMENT NEWS PROGRAM- Entertainment Tonight (CBS)

•OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES- General Hospital (ABC)

•OUTSTANDING CULINARY PROGRAM- Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse (Amazon).

5) Rajive Kaul gets diplomatic service award from South Korea

•Chairman of Nicco group and past president of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Rajive Kaul was conferred with the Order of Diplomatic Service Merit Sungnye Medal of the Republic of Korea for his services rendered as honorary consul general of South Korea in Kolkata.

•The award was conferred by the acting President and Prime Minister of South Korea Hwang Kyo-ahn at a programme in New Delhi recently.

6) Department of Telecom launches 'Tarang Sanchar' portal

•Manoj Sinha, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Communications and Minister of State for Railways, formally launched the 'Tarang Sanchar portal' in an event organized at New Delhi. The web portal is for Information sharing on Mobile Towers and EMF Emission Compliances.

•The portal aims to generate confidence among the public about the effectiveness of the EMF compliance process in India. The EMF-Portal is designed to provide a public interface where a map-based search feature has been provided for viewing the mobile towers in the vicinity of any locality.

•Additionally, any person can request for EMF emission measurement at a location by paying a fee of Rs 4000 online. It is am an important move for Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India.