Daily Current Affairs, 31st March 2018

1)  India Gets First US LNG Shipment At Dabhol, Maharashtra

•India received its first LNG cargo from the US under a long-term supply deal when a ship carrying super-cooled natural gas arrived at Dabhol in Maharashtra. 

•GAIL India has contracted 3.5 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from US energy firm Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass liquefaction facility in Louisiana. The first cargo from the project arrived at Dabhol, the cite of India's biggest gas-fired power plant. 

2)  Madhya Pradesh’s Kadaknath Chicken Gets Geographical Indication Tag

•Six years after it applied for the Geographical Indications (GI) tag for Kadaknath, a chicken breed whose black meat is in demand in some quarters, Madhya Pradesh has got the coveted label. The protein-rich meat of Kadaknath, chicks, and eggs are sold at a much higher rate than other varieties of chicken. 

•Chennai-based GI Registry accepted the application of Gramin Vikas Trust, Jhabua, which was filed in 2012.

3)  Shekhar Kapur To Head The Jury For 65th National Film Awards

•Veteran director Shekhar Kapur has been appointed the chairman of the central panel of the 65th National Film Awards. The central panel comprises a chairperson and 10 other members, including five regional chairpersons who head the respective regional panels.

•Film writer Imtiaz Hussain, known for his works in films like Astitva (2000) and Parinda (1989) will be the regional chairperson of South I panel. Mehboob, who penned the lyrics for the Hindi (dubbed) version of 1995 Tamil romantic drama Bombay, has been appointed as the regional chairperson of South II panel.

4)  Rivigo Ties Up With IDFC, YES Bank, For Truck Loans

•Rivigo, a homegrown logistics start-up that owns as well as acts as an aggregator of trucks, is tying up with YES Bank, IDFC, and 10 other financial institutions to make cheaper funds available to truck owners and operators on its platform.

•The funds will be available at an interest rate of 1-2 percent per month, lower than the usual industry standard of 2-3 percent.