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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

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Nov 02, 2018

Founding Day of 5 States

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished the people of Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Haryana, Karnataka and Kerala on their Founding Day.

India Protests China-Pakistan Bus Service

India reiterated its opposition to a proposed luxury bus service between Pakistan and China that would pass through parts of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, territory that India claims, terming it a violation of India's sovereignty.

Records for Filing NRC Objections in Assam

As per the Supreme Court, those left out of the draft National Register for Citizens (NRC) for Assam now have more time to stake their claim to citizenship and can also use five additional documents besides the 10 allowed earlier.

The deadline to submit the applications has been extended from November 26 to December 15. The five documents permitted were part of the Centre's draft Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) prepared for dealing with claims and objections.

Nov 01, 2018

Maharashtra Declares Drought in 26 Districts

The Maharashtra government declared drought in 151 talukas in 26 districts.

At least 112 talukas are facing severe drought and 39 talukas are facing moderate drought.

The 26 districts that are now facing drought comprise eight districts each in the Vidarbha and the Marathwada regions, five districts in North Maharashtra, four districts in western Maharashtra and Palghar district in the coastal Konkan region.

Anupam Kher Resigns as FTII Chairman

Anupam Kher resigned as chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) because his international assignments would keep him away from being "actively involved" in the affairs of the institute.

Kher replaced Gajendra Chauhan as the chairperson in October 2017.

Vehicle Location Tracking Devices Mandatory

According to the government, vehicle location tracking devices and emergency buttons have been made mandatory for all new public transport vehicles registered on or after January 1, 2019.

All new public service vehicles except auto rickshaws and eRickshaws, registered on and after January 1, 2019 have to be equipped with Vehicle Location Tracking (VLT) with emergency buttons.

Statue of Unity Inaugurated

Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the Statue of Unity in Gujarat's Narmada district. The 182-metre statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel is touted to be the world's tallest.

Deal Inked for Biofuel Research

The Department of Biotechnology (DBT) has signed a three-year, Rs. 11 crore deal with The Energy and Research Institute to set up a centre to produce advanced biofuels and bio-commodities.

This is the fifth such dedicated centre for bioenergy-research and development set up by the Department.

First Heritage Structure in UP to Have its own Heritage by-laws

Sibtainabad Imambada, the mausoleum of King Amjad Ali Shah built in 1847 in Hazratganj area of the city, is set to become the state's first heritage structure to have its own heritage by-laws that aims at giving a complete transformation to the site and its surrounding areas, thus making it an ideal place for the tourists.

Oct 31, 2018

INS Tarangini Returns

The sail training ship of Indian Navy INS Tarangini returned to its base at the Southern Naval Command after a seven-month-long voyage, covering 15 ports in 13 countries across the world.

The voyage named "Lokayan 18" was flagged off on April 10.

INS Tarangini, the first sail training ship of the navy, was commissioned on November 11, 1997 and in the 21 years of its glorious service till date, the ship has sailed over 2,20,000 nautical miles across the world's oceans.

Hanuman Beniwal Floats New Party

Independent MLA and Jat leader Hanuman Beniwal launched his Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP), saying the outfit would work for a third front government in Rajasthan as an alternative to the BJP and the Congress.

Beniwal was elected on a BJP ticket in 2008 from Khinwsar and later as an independent in 2013.

Night Trial of Agni-I Missile

India successfully conducted the night trial of the indigenously developed nuclear capable Agni-I ballistic missile.

The night trial of the ballistic missile with a strike range of 700 km was first conducted in April 2014.

India Invites Italian Firms

India invited Italy to participate in the defence sector under the "Make in India" scheme. The invitation was extended during the high level discussion between visiting Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which also included an agreement to counter terror financing and state sponsors of terrorism.

Statehood Sought for Barak Valley

A students' organisation has advocated statehood for southern Assam's Barak Valley because of a "sharp division" between linguistic groups created by the National Register of Citizens and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

Barak Valley comprising three districts, Cachar, Hailakandi and Karimganj, is Bengali-dominated. The relationship between the people of this valley and the Assamese-dominated Brahmaputra Valley has been ambivalent.

Oct 30, 2018

Indian Army to Induct M-777 and K-9 Vajra Guns

The Indian Army is set to get two new artillery guns - Ultralight Howitzer M-777 and Self-Propelled K-9 Vajra. The guns will help the forces target the enemy even in hilly regions.

A contract has been inked with the US for as many as 145 ultralight Howitzer M-777, of which 25 will be brought to India in combat-ready condition. The remaining 125 guns will be made in India with the help of Mahindra Defence. The supply of the guns is expected to begin March 2019.

The self-propelled K-9 Vajra is being built with the help of South Korea.

'Train 18' Rolled Out

India's first engine-less semi-high speed train, Train 18, was rolled out by the Integral Coach Factory (ICF) and will eventually replace the Shatabdi Express for inter-city travel.

The 16-coach semi-high speed 'trainset' has been designed for a maximum operating speed of 160 kmph.

It would undergo trials in coming months.

Five more units of the train would be produced by the ICF by the end of 2019-20.

President of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan

Prominent Pune-based Marathi author, Aruna Dhere, has been unanimously elected as the president for the 92nd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, the prestigious Marathi literary meet, which will take place at Yavatmal in January 2019.

The four women in the past who have become president of Marathi literary meet are: Durga Bhagwat , Kusumawati Deshpande, Shanta Shelke and Vijaya Rajyadhyaskha.

Supreme Court Cleared Four Names for Elevation

The Supreme Court collegium cleared the names of justice R. Subhash Reddy, justice Hemant Gupta, justice M. R. Shah, and justice Ajay Rastogi for elevation as Supreme Court judges.

The collegium is a body of the five top judges, which is responsible for all appointments to the top court. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi heads it and also includes justice M. B. Lokur, justice Kurien Joseph, justice A. K. Sikri and justice S. A. Bobde.

Oct 29, 2018

G. Madhavan Nair Joins BJP

Former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G. Madhavan Nair joined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Nair was blacklisted by the UPA government in 2012 over a suspect contract signed between ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation and Devas Multimedia Private Limited in 2005, when Nair was the space organisation's chairman.

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