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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - July 2015

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May 08, 2023

Haryana Govt. to Introduce a New Feature on Haryana-eSamiksha Portal

Haryana Government will be introducing a new feature on the Haryana-eSamiksha portal to enable Administrative Secretaries and Head of Departments to monitor the follow-up action taken on decisions made during their meetings and presentations. This was discussed during a meeting led by the Chief Secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal, along with officers from the Human Resource Department and National Informatics Centre.
Kaushal informed that the portal will provide updates on file number, meeting date, chairperson, meeting description, and other documents such as the minutes of meeting (MOM), which can be accessed by officers of the concerned departments. Additionally, the portal facilitates the automatic tracking of action points, proposals, issues, projects, schemes, and targets, starting from online submission to compliance. The new feature will enhance the monitoring and tracking of important decisions thereby increasing accountability and transparency in the administrative processes.

Meghalaya: PDF Announces Merger with NPP

The People's Democratic Front (PDF) announced that it will merge with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma's NPP. The PDF is a part of the NPP-led ruling coalition in the state, and has two MLAs in the assembly, whose current strength is 59. After the merger, NPP's tally will rise to 28. The decision to merge was unanimously taken at PDF's general council meeting, chaired by its president Gavin M Mylliem, who is one of the two MLAs.
The merger document was signed between NPP national chief Conrad K. Sangma and the PDF president, Lyngdoh.

May 07, 2023

It's Akashvani Now, Prasar Bharati Drops References to AIR

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti decided to drop references to its radio service as 'All India Radio' and substitute it with 'Akashvani', as mentioned in the law.
An internal order issued by Akashvani Director General Vasudha Gupta seeks "compliance with immediate effect" to the statutory provision which had replaced the name of AIR (All India Radio) to Akashvani.
"This is a very old decision of the government which was not operationalised earlier. We are now operationalising it," Gaurav Dwivedi, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati said.
The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, mentions that 'Akashvani' means the offices, stations and other establishments, by whatever name called, which, immediately before the appointed day, formed part of or were under the Director-General, All India Radio of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The aforesaid statutory provision which has replaced the name AIR to the 'Akashvani' may be brought to the notice of all so that names and titles get in tune with the provisions of the Prasar Bharati Act of 1990 passed by the Parliament," the internal order said.
All India Radio was referred to as 'Akashvani' by renowned poet Rabindranath Tagore in a poem he had written for the inauguration of the Calcutta shortwave service in 1939.

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Goa for SCO Meet; Becomes First Pak Foreign Minister to Visit India in ...

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was in Goa and attended a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), becoming the first senior leader from the neighbouring country to visit India in almost 12 years.
Bhutto-Zardari's visit to India to attend the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting came amid continuing strain in ties between the two countries on a host of issues including Islamabad's use of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister was received at the airport in Goa by JP Singh, the joint secretary heading the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division at the external affairs ministry.
In 2011, Pakistan's the then Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar visited India and held talks with her the then counterpart S. M. Krishna.

May 06, 2023

PM Prasad to be Next Coal India Chief

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) recommended the name of P. M. Prasad for the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Ltd.
Prasad is currently the Chairman cum Managing Director of the Ranchi-based CIL arm - Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL).
Prasad was among seven officials interviewed for the post, as per minutes of the PESB meeting.
Prasad, an Osmania University mining engineering alumnus, earned his MTech from ISM Dhanbad. He began his career in 1984 as an executive trainee with Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), and rose through the ranks to become General Manager of the Lingaraj area under Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL).

May 05, 2023

Himachal Cabinet Approves Monthly Incentive for Women of Spiti

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, decided to provide Rs. 1,500 per month as Indira Gandhi Mahila Samman Nidhi to all eligible women of the Spiti Valley, including Buddhist nuns, of above 18 years.
It was decided to constitute a Cabinet sub-committee comprising Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri as Chairman and Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar and Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh as members to formulate a White Paper on state's financial position.
The cabinet also gave its nod to introduce e-stamping for the collection of stamp duty to promote ease-of-doing business. It decided to stop printing of physical stamp papers with immediate effect and to authorise stamp vendors as authorised collection centres.

Karnataka Ranked the Most 'Innovative' State by the National Manufacturing Innovation Survey

A survey conducted by the government's Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on the level of innovation in manufacturing in India found that the state of Karnataka is not only the most innovative in its manufacturing sector but also has the highest number of companies in manufacturing that carry out innovations.
The National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22, also found that innovation in manufacturing is the lowest in the North-eastern states (excluding Assam), followed by Bihar.
According to the report, which carried out its survey across over 8,000 firms in 28 states and 6 Union Territories (UTs), covering manufacturing and related service sector and MSMEs, found that there is a need to increase innovation in manufacturing. It stated that an increase in innovation carried out by firms has resulted in higher sales for them.
Karnataka was followed by Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Haryana as high innovation states. Uttarakhand has the highest score among the hill states, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has the highest score among the UTs.

May 04, 2023

Union Minister Nityanand Rai Inaugurates Key Land Port

Union Minister Nityanand Rai inaugurated the newly constructed land port at Meghalaya's Dawki town, which is expected to boost trade and commerce between India and Bangladesh.
Rai, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong and the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh.
The 23-acre port at Dawki was approved by the Centre in 2016.

Second G-20 Disaster Working Group Meet to be Held in Mumbai

The second meeting of the G-20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group will be held in Mumbai from May 23 to 25.
More than 120 members will attend this meeting and on the sidelines of this meeting, representatives of the Working Group will visit BMC headquarters too.
This visit will cover inspection of the control room of the Disaster Management Department and a heritage-walk of the historic municipal building.
The work done by Mumbai in the last few years in the field of disaster management has been recognised not only at the national level but also at the global level.
The scheduled meeting of Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group of the G-20 Council is an opportunity to highlight this achievement to the world.
A total of three Working Group Meetings of the G-20 Council are being held in Mumbai in the month of May.

Manipur CM Launches Facial Recognition System for Inner Line Permits

Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh launched the Facial Recognition System (FRS) for Inner Line Permit (ILP) system and flagged off two camera-mounted mobile FRS vehicles.
As per Singh, the newly-launched system will help in the effective checking of ILP holders whose validity has expired and in better management of the system.
After seeking approval from the Union Home Ministry, a reputed international firm was engaged for the installation of the FRS.

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