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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Oct 22, 2019

Govt. To Set Up 1 Lakh Digital Villages

Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the government will set up one lakh digital villages in the country in the next few years.
Speaking at the MeitY Start-Up Summit 2019 in New Delhi, Mr Prasad appealed to the concerned stakeholders to patronize and mentor these digital villages in their own way. He said these villages will be the centres for promoting entrepreneurship.
The Minister said he wants digital India to become a platform for transforming rural India and to create aspirations in tier-2 and tier-3 cities.
Mr Prasad also stressed the need for encouraging social start-ups.

DNA Technology Regulation Bill Referred to Parliamentary Standing Committee

The DNA Technology Regulation Bill, which seeks to control the use of DNA technology for establishing the identity of a person, has been referred to a parliamentary standing committee for examination.
The bill that seeks to control the use and application of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology for establishing the identity of certain categories of persons, including offenders, victims, suspects and undertrials, was passed by the Lok Sabha in July, 2019.
The bill has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests by Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu.

Govt Launches BHIM 2.0 With New Functionalities, Additional Language Support

The IT Ministry unveiled a slew of new initiatives and programmes, including BHIM 2.0 that packs-in new functionalities, supports additional languages and has increased transaction limits.
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also launched a StartUp Hub portal and Indian Software Product Registry at IT Ministry's MeitY Start-up Summit.
BHIM app, a UPI based payment interface developed by National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) that allows real time fund transfer, was launched in December, 2016.

Winter Session Of Parliament To Commence From Nov 18, 2019

The Winter Session of Parliament will commence from 18th November, 2019. It will conclude on 13th, December 2019. The Parliamentary Affairs Ministry has communicated to the secretariats of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha in this regard.
The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs had met under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to decide on the dates of the next session.

Voting Held For By-Polls To 2 Lok Sabha Seats

By-Elections were held in two Parliamentary seats and 51 Assembly seats across 17 states, apart from assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.
In Uttar Pradesh, polling for 11 Assembly seats during the by-elections in the state completed peacefully.
Barring some incidents of glitches in EVMs, overall polling was peaceful in the by-elections in the state. Heavy security arrangements were in place on all the polling centres of 11 seats.

Oct 21, 2019

Rajnath Singh To Inaugurate Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu In Ladakh

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh left for Ladakh. He attended the inaugural ceremony of Col. Chewang Rinchen Setu which has been constructed at an altitude of 14,650 feet in the forward area of Ladakh region.
This bridge has been built by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
Defence Minster Mr Rajnath Nath Singh inaugurated and dedicated to the nation the Col Chewang Rinchan Bridge.
This Bridge is built on the strategically important road Durbuk Shyok Daulat Beg Oldie in sub sector north in eastern Ladakh.

Oct 20, 2019

No Separate National Flag Or Constitution For Nagas

Mr. Ravi held detailed consultations for over three hours with the apex leadership of all the 14 Naga tribes of Nagaland, all the minority non-Naga tribes of Nagaland, the Nagaland GB Federation, the Nagaland Tribes Council, the Church leaders and civil society organizations in Kohima.
Mr. Ravi shared the details of the 2015 framework agreement signed with NSCN-IM and the 2017 agreement signed with the armed Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) with the delegation.
Mr. Ravi said the NSCN-IM, with which the Centre signed a framework agreement on August 3, 2015 to find a solution to the Naga issue, had adopted a "procrastinating attitude to delay the settlement, raising the contentious symbolic issues of separate Naga national flag and constitution."
Mr. Ravi, who is also Nagaland's Governor, said the Naga political movement belongs to the Naga people and the civil society groups had given their opinion clearly.
He said a "mutually agreed draft comprehensive settlement, including all the substantive issues and competencies, is ready for inking the final agreement", and it has the blessings of the Church.
The Centre will conclude the Naga peace process by October 31, 2019 and there will be no separate national flag or constitution for the Nagas.

Oct 19, 2019

20th All India Conference Of Directors Of Fingerprint Bureaus Organised By NCRB

Union Minister Kishan Reddy inaugurated the 20th All India Conference of Directors of Fingerprint Bureaus, organised by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).
Around 80 Fingerprint experts/delegates from across the country attended the inaugural function.
It aims to highlight the importance of fingerprints in crime investigation and to make the fingerprinting facility more useful and accessible to investigators.

Declaration Of Holiday By Govt Under NI Act Not Applicable To Pvt Firms: Madras HC

Declaration of a holiday by the government under the Negotiable Instruments (NI) Act will not applicable to private entities covered under the Factories Act, the Madras High Court has said.
Workers of these firms who do not report to work on such days will not be entitled to wages.
Justice S M Subramaniam gave the ruling while allowing a plea filed by the management of Bimetal Bearings Limited of Hosur in Krishnagiri district of Tamil Nadu.
The firm had challenged an order passed by a labour court, directing it to pay wages to 47 employees who did not work on July 30, 2015.
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam died on July 27, 2015. The state government, in a notification issued the next day, had declared July 30, 2015, a public holiday under the NI Act as a mark of respect for him.

Nuclear Energy Conclave 2019 held in New Delhi

India Energy Forum organized 11th Nuclear Energy Conclave (NEC) in New Delhi. NEC-2019 was focused on economical importance of Nuclear Energy and its theme was - Economics of Nuclear Power- Innovation towards Safer & Cost-Effective Technologies.
Minister of State for Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitender Singh said on this occasion that various nuclear plants are being established in India.
Earlier, nuclear plants were restricted in southern India only but now an Atomic plant has been established in Gorakhpur in Haryana.

Oct 18, 2019

Modi Govt Bans Import Of India's National Flag From China & Other Countries

The government of India has banned the import of India's National Flag from other countries like China.
A notification issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade states that the national flag will not be imported due to non-compliance with the standards set in the Flag Code of India.
It has been said in the report that imported national flag was not following the rule of part 1, section 1.2 of flag code of India, 2002.
Khadi and Village Industries Industry (KVIC) has called this decision of the government as a Diwali gift for millions of Khadi artisans.
According to the flag code, our national flag tricolor can only be made of hand spun, wool, cotton, silk and khadi.
Not only this, only clothes approved by the Khadi Village Industries Commission(KVIC) can be used to make the national flag.

Kapurthala-Taran Taran Road Declared As NH- 703 AA Named As Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg

The road starting from Kapurthala connecting Goindwal Sahib and terminating near Taran Taran in Punjab has been declared as new National Highway - 703 AA and named as Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Marg.
The naming would be effective from November, 2019. The decision has been taken to mark the 550th Birth Anniversary of Shri Guru Nanak Dev.

Niti Innovation Index

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana and Haryana have been ranked as top five states in innovation in NITI Aayog's first Innovation Index released.
The index, released by Aayog's vice chairman Rajiv Kumar and CEO Amitabh Kant, has been developed into the lines of Global Innovation Index.
Chattisgarh, Bihar and Jharkhand are at the bottom of the index among states. Among north-eastern states, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have topped the index while Delhi, Chandigarh and Goa have topped the list among union territories in the countries.

India Halved Its Poverty Rate Since The 1990s: World Bank Report

India has halved its poverty rate since the 1990s and achieved a seven plus growth rate over the last 15 years as stated by World Bank.
India is both critical to the success of global development efforts, including eliminating extreme poverty, and as an influential leader for global goods such as addressing climate change.
The country has achieved annual growth exceeding seven per cent over the last 15 years, halved its poverty rate since the 1990s, and enjoyed strong improvements in most human development outcomes.

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