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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Jan 02, 2019

Aadhaar Act Norms

As per reports, the government has proposed a penalty of up to Rs. 1 crore on entities that violate the provisions of the Aadhaar Act, with an additional fine of up to Rs. 10 lakh per day in case of continuous non-compliance.
Amid privacy concerns over Aadhaar, amendments have been planned in the Act, under which the government also proposes to arm the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) with more powers, similar to that of regulators.
The Aadhaar Act, at present, does not empower the body to take enforcement action against errant entities in the Aadhaar ecosystem.

New Police stations and Police District in Delhi

Fifteen new police stations and a new police district in Delhi have started functioning from January 01.
This will take the total number of territorial police stations in Delhi to 178 and police districts to 15.
The new district, to be known as 'Outer North' district, will help keep a better check on the city's borders near Rohini.
The new 'Outer North' district has been formed by carving out the existing Rohini, North-West and Outer districts.

Separate High Courts for AP and Telangana

Andhra Pradesh and Telangana got separate High Courts a week after the Centre issued a notification in this regard.
The notification was issued for the bifurcation of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The two states had shared the High Court since Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh over four years ago in June 2014.
In Hyderabad, Justice Thottathil Bhaskaran Nair Radhakrishnan was sworn in as Telangana High Court's first Chief Justice.
Justice C. Praveen Kumar took oath as Andhra Pradesh's acting Chief Justice.

India and Pakistan Exchanged Lists of Nuclear Installations

India and Pakistan exchanged lists of installations covered under an agreement against attacks on nuclear facilities and lists of prisoners held in each other's jails against the backdrop of a downturn in bilateral relations.
The lists of nuclear installations and facilities were exchanged simultaneously through diplomatic channels in New Delhi and Islamabad under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations that was signed in December 1988 and came into force in January 1991.
The pact states the two countries must inform each other of nuclear facilities to be covered under the agreement on January 1 every year. This was the 28th consecutive exchange of the lists since January 1992.

Jan 01, 2019

Sajjan Sent to Jail

Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar surrendered before a local court to serve the life sentence awarded to him by the Delhi High Court for murder of five Sikhs during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
Former MLAs Krishan Khokhar and Mahender Yadav, who were also convicted in the same case and awarded 10-year jail terms each, surrendered before the court earlier during the day.
The court was informed by authorities that all convicts have been taken to Mandoli jail.

Entire Nagaland Declared Disturbed

The entire state of Nagaland has been declared disturbed area for six more months, till June-end, under the controversial AFSPA, which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior notice.
The AFSPA has been in force in Nagaland for several decades. It has not been withdrawn even after a framework agreement was signed on August 3, 2015 by Naga insurgent group NSCN-IM general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah and government interlocutor R. N. Ravi in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Dec 31, 2018

Fuel for Nuclear Plants

A stockpile of 15,000 tonnes of uranium is required for achieving supply security of fuel for nuclear plants in the country, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has told a parliamentary panel.
The panel report, which was tabled before the Lok Sabha in the on-going Parliament session, also recommended that necessary steps should be taken to ensure new uranium mines are opened as soon as possible to reduce the dependance on the imported uranium.
Currently, a major portion of domestic production of uranium comes from the Jaduguda mines of Jharkhand.
Apart from Jaduguda, uranium reserves are available in Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar archipelago as a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep.
All the three islands are major tourist spots.

Dec 30, 2018

AAP National Council extended its Term

The Aam Aadmi Party's national council decided to extend its term by a year, giving party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal one year more than the maximum tenure for office-bearers fixed by the party constitution.

Army Jawans Rescue Tourists in Sikkim

More than 2,800 tourists who got stranded at Nathu La near Indo-China border and other places in the Sikkim region following heavy snowfall were evacuated by the Army through rescue operations.
The tourists, who included many elderly people and children, were provided shelter and food in army facilities. Among the tourists who were rescued, 90 people fell ill and were taken to safety in ambulances.
As per a senior police officer in Sikkim, this was the biggest rescue operation by the army in Sikkim in recent history. Soldiers were shifted from transit camps to make room for the tourists.

Dec 29, 2018

Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC

The Union Cabinet approved the submission of India's second Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The second biennial update report aims to provide an update to India's first biennial report to the United Nation's body on climate change.
The report contains five major components including national circumstances, national greenhouse gas inventory, mitigation actions, finance, technology and capacity building needs and support received and domestic monitoring, reporting and verification arrangements.

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