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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Jun 04, 2019

India Slams OIC

  •  India slammed the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation after it announced a Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir.
  • The Ministry of External Affairs said that the organisation had no right to interfere in India's internal affairs.
  • India categorically rejected yet another unacceptable reference to matters internal to India in the Final Communiqué adopted at the conclusion of the 14th Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States held at Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

Free Travel for Women in Public Buses and Metros

  •  Women in Delhi will be allowed free travel in public buses and metros. Nearly 30 per cent of the 40 lakh commuters who travel in state-run buses are estimated to be women.
  • This would ensure that women can access modes of transport which they were not able to, due to high prices and ensure a safe travel experience.
  • The Chief Minister said that the officials had been given a week to come up with a detailed plan on implementing the proposal. The Delhi government is making an effort to start this within 2-3 months. 

Jagan to Restore General Consent for CBI

  •  The new government in Andhra Pradesh headed by YSR Congress party president Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy decided to restore the general consent for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to exercise its authority in the state, a reversal of an earlier order given by his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu in November 2019.

Mayawati Hints at Breaking up with SP

  •  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati told party office-bearers to prepare to fight 11 upcoming assembly by-polls in Uttar Pradesh on their own, raising doubts about the continuation of her party's electoral alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) that fared poorly in the recently concluded general elections.

Jun 03, 2019

BJP and Sena to go 50:50 in Maharashtra

  •  As per reports, the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena will contest an equal number of seats in the Maharashtra Assembly election to be held later in 2019.
  • Of the 288 Assembly seats, the BJP and the Sena will contest 135 each and leave the remaining 18 for allies.
  • In the Lok Sabha election, the alliance swept the State, winning 41 of the 48 seats and securing more than 50% of the vote share for the first time in the State. 

Ranchi to Host Main Event of International Yoga Day

  •  The main event of International Yoga Day on June 21 this year will be held in Ranchi with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending it.
  • It will be the government's first mega public event after Modi became prime minister for a second term.
  • Five cities, Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi, were shortlisted by the AYUSH ministry and sent to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) for final selection.
  • The PMO finalised Ranchi as the venue for the main function of International Yoga Day to be held on June 21.

Nitish Kumar Expands Bihar Cabinet

  •  Eight JD(U) leaders took oath as ministers in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led government in Bihar.
  • The leaders who took oath - Ashok Choudhary, Shyam Rajak, L. Prasad, Beema Bharti, Ram Sevak Singh, Sanjay Jha, Neeraj Kumar and Narendra Narayan Yadav.
  • There are now 33 ministers in the Nitish Cabinet, up from 25. Five of the eight are first-time ministers.

Andhra Pradesh Surrenders Official Buildings

  •  The Andhra Pradesh government surrendered all its buildings in the common capital of Hyderabad to Telangana, exactly five years after the bifurcation of combined state.
  • An order to this effect was issued by Governor ESL Narasimhan, invoking his powers under Section 8 of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, following a request made by Telangana cabinet.
  • According to an official statement from the Telangana government, the state cabinet which met under the leadership of CM K Chandrasekhar Rao adopted a resolution, requesting the governor to use his discretionary powers to transfer all the buildings allotted to Andhra Pradesh government to Telangana.

Jun 02, 2019

NCP-Congress Merger

  •  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar dismissed the speculation that his party was likely to merge with the Congress.
  • Pawar made the announcement during a general body meeting of the party convened to discuss the Lok Sabha debacle and review preparations for the Maharashtra Assembly polls. 
  • As per Pawar, NCP is a prime party in the state with independent entity and will remain to be so.

NCP-Congress Merger

  •  Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar dismissed the speculation that his party was likely to merge with the Congress.
  • Pawar made the announcement during a general body meeting of the party convened to discuss the Lok Sabha debacle and review preparations for the Maharashtra Assembly polls. 
  • As per Pawar, NCP is a prime party in the state with independent entity and will remain to be so.

Congress Won't Stake Claim to LoP Post

  • The party also said that Rahul Gandhi will continue to be the Congress president.
  •  The Congress said that it will not formally stake claim for the post of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha as it is two seats short of the required number of 54.
  • According to the rules, a party needs to have 10 per cent of 545 members, the total strength of the Lok Sabha, to qualify for the post of Leader of Opposition, which is a Cabinet-rank position.

Jun 01, 2019

Amit Shah Gets Home Ministry

  •  The contours of the new Modi government were clear after portfolios were announced for the Union Council of Ministers, with BJP national president Amit Shah being allotted the Home Ministry and former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar being made the External Affairs Minister.
  • Both new faces immediately also became members of the Cabinet Committee on Security, the most powerful Cabinet sub-committee.
  • Former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be the new Finance Minister and former Home Minister Rajnath Singh will take over as the Defence Minister.
  • Senior Minister Nitin Gadkari continues as the Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Ravi Shankar Prasad stays on as the Law Minister, along with Information Technology and Telecommunications.

India Lifts Airspace Restrictions

  •  India has removed restrictions on its airspace along the Pakistan border. According to a senior official of the state owned Airports Authority of India (AAI), the 11 entry and exit points for Pakistan were opened and the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) was informed about it.
  • However, flights will be able to use the airspace only when Pakistan also opens the airspace from its side. 

Frontrunners for Next BJP President Post

  •  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's promotion to Home Minister means the party will have to find a suitable replacement, leading to speculation about his successor and the timing of his appointment.
  • Jagat Prakash Nadda, Health Minister in the previous Narendra Modi government, and Bhupendra Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP, are among the front runners to replace Shah.
  • Shah took over from Rajnath Singh in July 2014, two months after Modi was sworn in Prime Minister and he appointed Singh as Home Minister. 

May 31, 2019

 Congress to Skip TV Debates

  • As party communications chief Randeep Surjewala, Indian National Congress decided to not send spokespersons on television debates for a month.
  •  The Congress said that it would not send its spokespersons and media panellists for television debates.
  • All media channels/editors are requested to not place Congress representatives on their shows.

Jagan Hikes Old Age Pension

  •  Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy increased pension for the elderly from the current Rs. 2,000 a month to Rs. 3,000 in a phased manner over four years.
  • This is the first file he signed after being sworn in as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Chief Minister, Mr. Jagan said that the implementation of the "Navaratnas", nine welfare measures announced in the party election manifesto, was the top priority of his government. 

Narendra Modi Takes Oath with 57 Ministers

  •  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with 57 Ministers, took oath of office at a grand swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
  • BJP chief Amit Shah finally deciding to join the Union government, and former Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar making a surprise entry into the Union Cabinet, among the top 10 Ministers.
  • Almost 22 Ministers have been dropped including those who lost the polls this time. NDA ally Janata Dal (U) hogged the limelight, ironically, by keeping away from the event because Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanded more berths than the single one being offered to every ally.
  • former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj would not be joining the Union Council of Ministers.
  • Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley also opted out earlier.
  • Other notable exclusions were former Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh, former Women and Child Development (WCD) Minister Maneka Gandhi (making it possibly the first time that no Gandhi on either side is in government), former Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu, former Information and Broadcasting Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, and former Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha. 

India's only Orangutan Dies

  •  India's only orangutan, Binny died in Bhubaneswar's Nandankanan Zoological Park.
  • Binny transferred from Pune's Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in November 2003, suffered from fever and cold and had trouble breathing.
  • The  41-year old primate was kept in enclosure, where she slept most of the time due to multiple ailments.
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