Uttarakhand Transport Minister Yashpal Arya Rejoins Congress
Uttarakhand Transport Minister Yashpal Arya and his son Sanjiv Arya resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress party in New Delhi.
The former BJP leaders were inducted into the party in the presence of senior party leader Harish Rawat and All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary K. C. Venugopal.
This comes months ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the state. Notably, both the leaders, Yashpal and Sanjiv had joined BJP ahead of the 2017 assembly polls in Uttarakhand after quitting Congress.
Amit Khare Appointed as Advisor to Prime Minister Modi
Former IAS officer Amit Khare was appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was appointed for two years in the rank and scale of Secretary to Government of India.
Khare is 1985 batch officer from Bihar/Jharkhand cadre. He assumed the charge of Secretary, Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education) in December 2019. It was under his watch that the National Education Policy 2020 was approved by the cabinet on 29th July 2020.
India Gets 3rd Set of Swiss Bank Details
India has received the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland, as part of an annual exercise under which the European nation has shared particulars of nearly 33 lakh financial accounts with 96 countries.
The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) in a statement said that the exchange of information this year involved 10 more countries -- Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Dominica, Ghana, Lebanon, Macau, Pakistan, Qatar, Samoa and Vauatu.
PM Modi to Launch First ever 'PM Gati Shakti' Master Plan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch first ever National Infrastructure Master plan called "Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti". This master plan will be launched on October 13, 2021.
Gati Shakti scheme was announced by PM Modi on Independence Day, 2021.
This Master plan will bring together 16 Ministries and seven core infrastructure sectors, on a single platform in order to synergise project planning across stakeholder ministries for avoiding duplication, plug gaps and expedite clearances at the right time.
The plan also aims to make Indian products more competitive by cutting down their logistics costs and improving supply chains. It also aims to give a foundation for holistic infrastructure and an integrated pathway for the economy.
India Announce Line of Credit for Kyrgyzstan
India announced a $200-million line of credit for Kyrgyzstan and signed an agreement to carry out small but high impact projects for community development in the Central Asian state.
The two initiatives were among several measures announced by external affairs minister S. Jaishankar at the end of a two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan.
Jaishankar said that the Kyrgyzstan government accepted India's formal offer of the $200-million line of credit, while the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on high impact community development projects will enable the speedy implementation of ventures in different sectors with full grant funding.
Oct 10, 2021
Justice Sabina Sworn in as HC Judge of Himachal Pradesh
Justice Sabina was sworn in as a judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. She was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in a simple but impressive ceremony held at Raj Bhawan.
She was transferred from the Rajasthan High Court to the High Court of Himachal. Besides Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath, Chairperson the Human Right Commission Justice PS Rana, Advocate General Ashok Sharma, DGP Sanjay Kundu, and Shimla Mayor Satya Kaundal were also present.
Congress Names Sidhu Star Campaigner for Himachal Pradesh Bypolls
The Congress has included Navjot Singh Sidhu among its star campaigners for the October 30 bypolls in Himachal Pradesh, just days after he created a fresh crisis in the Punjab unit by submitting his resignation as its chief.
Oct 09, 2021
K. V. Subramanian Steps Down as Government's Chief Economic Adviser
K. V. Subramanian stepped down as Chief Economic Adviser after a 3-year tenure. He has decided to return to academia.
The government had appointed Subramanian, a ISB Hyderabad professor, as the CEA in December 2018. He had succeeded Arvind Subramanaian.
Subramanian holds an MBA and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in financial economics from University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His PhD was completed under the supervision of former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan. He is also an alumnus of the IIT, Kanpur where he studied electrical engineering, as well as Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.
Ram Singh Kaira, an Independent MLA from Uttarakhand's Bhimtal, joined the BJP—the third legislator from the state to do so in weeks. The Bhimtal MLA joined the BJP in the presence of Union minister Smriti Irani, general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautan and state MP Anil Baluni.
Uttarakhand BJP president Madan Kaushik lauded his work as an MLA and said that his presence will further strengthen the party. The hill state is expected to see a straight fight between the BJP and the Congress, while AAP makes efforts to mark its presence.
Oct 08, 2021
India Joins 70-nation Group to Protect Environment
India officially joined the High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People, a group of more than 70 countries encouraging the adoption of global goal to protect at least 30 per cent the of world's land and ocean by 2030 (30 x 30). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Rameshwar Prasad Gupta handed over the signed agreement in that regard to French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain.
HAC members currently include a mix of countries in the global north and south, European, Latin American, African and Asian countries. India is the first member of the BRICS bloc to join the HAC.
BJP Releases 80-member National Executive List
BJP president J P Nadda announced the 80-member National Executive of the party, with the names of its top brass, ranging from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to many Union Ministers, several state leaders and veterans like L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi figuring on the list.
BJP MP Varun Gandhi, who has been speaking in support of farmers during their ongoing stir against the three agri laws, his MP mother Maneka Gandhi and former Union minister Birender Singh, who has also been supportive of the agitation, have been dropped as executive members.
Besides 80 regular members, the executive will also have 50 special invitees and 179 permanent invitees.
Mamata Banerjee, Two other TMC Lawmakers Sworn in as Assembly Members
In a break from tradition, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was administered the oath as a member of the state Assembly by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Banerjee, who won the Bhabanipur by-poll by a margin of 58,835 votes, a record for the seat, took the oath in Bengali.
Two other newly-elected TMC legislators Jakir Hossain and Amirul Islam also took oath soon afterwards.
Jakir Hossain was declared victorious by a huge margin of 92,480 votes from Jangipur, Amirul Islam won from Samserganj by 26,379 votes.
Oct 07, 2021
Assam Govt. Launches App Fishwaale, India's First e-fish Market
Assam Fisheries Minister Parimal Suklabaidya launched an application, stated to be India's first e-fish market app.
The app, 'Fishwaale', provides one-stop solution for aquaculture. It will also help both buyers and sellers to place orders and sell fish, aquaculture equipment and medicine, fish feed and fish seed online.
Products such as Freshwater and seawater frozen fish, dry fish, fish pickles and processed fish items will be sold via the app, which was developed by Aqua Blue Global Aquaculture Solutions Pvt Ltd, in collaboration with the state fisheries department.
Nine Judges Appointed to 5 High Courts
Nine judicial officers and advocates were appointed as High Court judges. They were among those whose names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium last month.
Four judges were appointed to the Jharkhand High Court and two to the Patna High Court.
One judge each was appointed to the High Courts in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Kerala. Advocate-General of Madhya Pradesh Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was appointed judge of the state HC. Notifications announcing their appointment were later issued by the Law Ministry.
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