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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Oct 28, 2018

S. K. Mishra Gets Additional Charge

The government appointed 1984-batch Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sanjay Kumar Mishra as the new chief of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the next three months as incumbent Karnal Singh's tenure comes to an end.

Devyani Khobragade Promoted

IFS officer Devyani Khobragade, who was stripped searched in the US in 2013, has been promoted to Grade-III (joint secretary) of the Indian Foreign Service in on notional basis with effect from November 1, 2016.

India Contributes to UN Programme

India has donated $300,000 to a programme to train commanders for UN peacekeeping.

India's contribution will be used with "a specific focus on issues of conduct and discipline.

The Pipeline to Peacekeeping Command Programme the first of its kind with a focus on issues of conduct and sexual exploitation and abuse, and we are grateful for the lead of India on such a significant new initiative," said Atul Khare.

Oct 27, 2018

Disaster Management System Launched

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami launched TN-SMART, a system for multi-hazard potential impact and emergency response tracking.

The system would assess potential impact of hazards using weather forecast information and would act as a data management system for managing and processing weather, assessing disaster risk and allocating emergency response resources data.

IAF Gets First Overhauled Sukhoi

In a major step towards improving the availability rate of the backbone of the Indian Air Force fighter fleet, the IAF's Base Repair Depot (BRD), Ojhar in Maharashtra has successfully overhauled a Su-30 MKI aircraft.

The first overhauled aircraft was handed over to Air Marshal HS Arora, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of South Western Air Command.

Oct 26, 2018

Citizenship to Minorities from Neighbouring Countries

The Union government has authorised 16 district collectors across seven states to register as Indian citizens Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
The Congress alleged that the move was aimed at garnering votes in the upcoming assembly elections in five states.
The order will come into effect from December 22. The districts include Raipur (Chhattisgarh); Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Kutch (Gujarat); Bhopal and Indore (Madhya Pradesh); Nagpur, Mumbai, Pune and Thane (Maharashtra); Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Jaipur (Rajasthan); Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh); and West Delhi and South Delhi.

Oct 25, 2018

Missile Defence Systems from Israel

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) won an additional, $777-million contract from India for the supply of long-range surface-to-air missile (LRSAM) defence systems to the Indian Navy.

The system is a naval version of the anti-missile defence system Barak 8.

The contract was entered with Indian state-owned company Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) which serves as the main contractor in the project.

Guru Granth Sahib in Chinese in Works

The Chinese version of Sri Guru Granth Sahib is in the making. The multi-volume translated scripture will be in a descriptive format.

Looking at Chinese people's curiosity on Japuji Sahib and 'Dhan Dhan Guru Ram Das mantra', it was translated into Chinese.

Acting Chief Justice of Allahabad HC

Following Chief Justice D. B. Bhosale's retirement, the Centre notified the appointment of Justice Govind Mathur as the acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.

Before being transferred to the Allahabad High Court, Justice Mathur practised in the Rajasthan High Court.

Oct 24, 2018

Shivpal Yadav Launches Party

Shivpal Yadav declared that the name of his new political party is "Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)".

Yadav made the announcement at a membership drive for his Samajwadi Secular Morcha, which he had formed on August 29.

He intends to contest all 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state in the 2019 polls.

India Ranks Low in Pension Benefits

The Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index has revealed that ageing population continued to pose challenges to the governments worldwide.

India ranks second lowest among 34 countries, grouped under grade-D along with Japan, China, South Korea, Mexico and Argentina.

Nageshwar Rao Interim Head of CBI

Central Bureau of Investigation director Alok Verma and his deputy Rakesh Asthana have been divested of all responsibilities amid an internal squabble between the two top officers of the probe agency.

Joint director Nageshwar Rao has been asked to take over as the interim director of the premier investigating agency with immediate effect.

E-courts for Big Tax Payers

The first initiative of its kind in the country, the Uttar Pradesh commercial tax department is going to begin a system of electronic court hearing (e-courts) for big tax payers also called corporate dealers. A presentation is slated to be made on the proposed launch of e-courts at a departmental meeting to be chaired by Chauhan.

Under the e-court system, a dealer will be issued tax assessment notices on his registered e-mail id and also sent an alert SMS on the registered cell number, asking him to send back documents like balance sheets, invoices, bills etc. The assessing officer will examine the documents and will ask for further clarifications if any and pass a final order which will be sent to the dealer to his e-mail.

Varanasi Gets Toilets Mapped on Google

Varanasi has become the first city in UP that has successfully mapped 235 community toilets and urinals constructed across it on Google Maps.

One may check the location of the nearest toilet or urinal by typing Swachh Toilet. As soon as one types Swachh Toilet, the nearest toilets and urinals will be visible on the mobile screen.

So far the facility was available only in Delhi, Mumbai, Bhopal and Indore.

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