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Nov 12, 2018

Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Expanded

The Chandrababu Naidu cabinet in Andhra Pradesh was expanded with the induction of veteran TDP leader N. Md Farooq and political debutant Kidari Sravan Kumar as ministers, filling vacancies caused by the resignation of two BJP members in March.

With the latest expansion, the cabinet strength stands at 26, the upper limit as per the Constitutional norm.

Renaming of Places Approved in Past One Year

The central government has given consent to the renaming of at least 25 towns and villages across India in the past one year and among the pending proposals is one for the state of West Bengal.

The renaming of a state requires amendment of the Constitution with a simple majority in Parliament. For changing the name of a village or town, an executive order is needed.

Union Minister Ananth Kumar Dies

BJP leader and Union minister Ananth Kumar died in Bengaluru. He was 59.

Kumar, a six-time member of Parliament from the Bengaluru South constituency, held various portfolios in the governments headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and now in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Nov 11, 2018

Cyberattacks Witnessed by India

According to cyber-security firm F-Secure Russia, the US, China and the Netherlands were the top countries from where cybercriminals attacked users in India, with over 6.95 lakh such incidents between January-June 2018.

As per F-Secure, the insights are based on data from "honeypots".

India ranks 21st in the global tally with 6,95,396 attacks hackers across various countries. However, India took the 13th spot in terms of hackers initiating attacks with 73,482 such incidents.

Nov 10, 2018

Indian and Chinese Troops Meet at Arunachal Pradesh

A high-level meeting between Army officials and Chinese PLA troops was organised at Bumla, near Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, where the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen friendship and maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control.

The 4057-km-long Line of Actual Control separates India from China.

This was the first time major generals of the two countries took part in a border personnel meeting (BPM), since its initiation in 1990.

Republic Day Chief Guest

As per reports, India may have finalised its chief guest for the next Republic Day and it is most likely someone from Africa, perhaps South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The announcement will probably be made shortly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The chief guest will be a leader of global stature and from an important partner country.

Mega Test to Check Coastal Security

Early next year, India will conduct its first full-spectrum test of coastal security, an operation code-named Exercise Sea Vigil, which will test the response of nine different stakeholders and agencies as it ascertains India's preparedness to deal with attacks such as the one by terrorists on several locations in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 .

The exercise will test response, reaction time and coordination between agencies to deal with incoming threats simultaneously across both the eastern and western seaboard.

Nov 09, 2018

Model for Airports in 6 Non-metro Cities

Airports at six Indian cities, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Guwahati, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru, will be developed and managed through the public private partnership (PPP) model on the lines of the Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi airports.

According to Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the proposal to hand over the airports, presently run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), to PPP operators had been approved in principle at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Considering Changing the Name of Ahmedabad

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the state government was considering changing the name of Ahmedabad to Karnavati and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra reiterated its old demand that Aurangabad and Osmanabad be renamed Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively.

Nov 08, 2018

Mid-day Meal Programme

In a bid to improve the quality of nutrition given to students in civic schools, the Pune municipal corporation (PMC) has decided to turn to outsource the mid-day meal programme to a private organisation. As per the move, Bengaluru-based Akshaya Patra foundation will provide mid-day meals as an experiment.

Indian Activist to Lead Walk for Peace

Rajgopal PV an Indian activist expects thousands of people to join his "March for Justice and Peace", a 9500-kilometre hike from New Delhi to Geneva next year.

Rajagopal plans to begin his long trek from New Delhi next October 2 and should arrive in the Swiss city on September 25, 2020.

The aim is to draw international attention to the links between a growing number of conflicts around the world and dwindling natural resources.

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