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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Oct 18, 2018

Diverting Money from CAMPA Funds Barred

The Supreme Court has barred State governments from diverting money from their Compensatory Afforestation and Management Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds meant for environmental protection, rehabilitation of displaced persons due to issues like depletion of forest, mining, etc.

The order came after realising that the Punjab government took Rs. 1.11 crore from CAMPA funds and to pay its lawyers and other legal expenses.

Demand to Rename Faizabad

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas (RJN) have demanded that Faizabad district should be merged with Ayodhya town area and renamed as Ayodhya.

Both the organizations said that Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should announce renaming of Faizabad as Ayodhya on 'Deepotsav' (on the eve of Diwali).

World's Highest Rail Line

The proposed Bilaspur-Manali-Leh rail line at 5,360 meters above the sea level will be the world's highest railway line. The 465-km line, to be built at a cost of Rs. 83,360 crore, will include India's first underground railway station in Keylong. The proposed alignment passes through the Shivaliks, Himalayas and the Zanskar Range and four mountain passess - Rohtang La, Barlacha La, Lachung La and Tangla La.

The project will include 74 tunnels, 124 major bridges and 396 minor bridges, according to the first phase of the survey done for the project.

Cops Decide to Enhance Coordination

Top police brass of eight northern states and some paramilitary forces proposed a slew of measures to enhance coordination among them to tackle crime in the region.

The novel proposals were made and discussed during a brainstorming session of the police brass of Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh.

113 Year-old Steam Engine Back on Track

A 113-year-old steam engine is back on after three months on the Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track.

Steam engines are the main attraction for tourists, particularly foreigners in the state.

Oct 17, 2018

Korean War Memorial in Delhi

A Korean War memorial will be built in New Delhi to commemorate India's role in the war which ended in an armistice in 1953.

The proposal was initiated by the Indian Korean War Veterans Association.

There were 21 countries which participated in the Korean War from 1950-53 of which 16 countries had sent combat troops. India sent medical teams and a custodian force to deal with the Prisoners of War (PoW).

206 Blocks Declared Drought-affected

The Bihar government has declared 206 blocks in 23 districts of the state as drought-affected following reports of deficient rainfall and drying of crops.

A decision to this effect was taken after submission of reports by agriculture, animal husbandry and fishery, energy and water resource departments.

IIT Bombay Tops QS Rankings

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay has emerged on top in the first-ever standalone prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings for Indian institutions of higher education.

The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) claims first place, earning the highest scores in India for both the academic and employer reputation indicators.

IIT Bombay managed to pip Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, for the top slot.

Oct 16, 2018

Setting Up 3 New Agencies

To deal with contemporary and new threats the Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the formation of three agencies, the Defence Cyber Agency, the Defence Space Agency and the Special Operation Division.

All three will be tri-service agencies, which means they will draw from each service and serve under the command of the Chairman, Chief of Staff Committee.

Delivery of Rafale jets from 2019

As per reports, Dassault Aviation has announced that it will deliver Rafael jets to India from 2019 and may see new orders in coming months.

The announcement comes amid a huge political row over the deal with France.

India and France Tri-service Exercise

India and France are in discussions for a bilateral tri-service military exercise to take forward the strategic cooperation while also exploring ways to operationalise the logistics agreement.

This will be India's third such joint exercise. The first joint tri-service exercise was held with Russia in October last year and has finalised one with the U.S. to be held next year.

India and France currently hold bilateral exercises between individual services �" Shakti, Varuna and Garuda respectively for the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Oct 15, 2018

Allahabad May Become Prayagraj

The BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh has begun moves to soon change the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj.

A proposal to change the name was passed in the Kumbh Mela Margdarshak Mandal meeting held in Allahabad. Governor Ram Naik, who presided over the meeting, included several State Cabinet Ministers and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, also gave his consent.

Best Housing Society

Palash housing society located at Wakad has been adjudged as the best housing society of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation for 2017- 2018.

This housing society has been taking care of its own waste thus making it a zero waste society. A daily dump process has been inducted whereby 800 kg to 1,000 kg of organic compost is produced the society. The compost is then distributed to farmers at a subsidised rate of Rs. 15 per kg.

The society has windmills, rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems, sewage treatment plant (STP) and more than 800 trees around the periphery and on the society premises.

Integrated Battle Groups

Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) - smaller, meaner, self-contained fighting units of the Indian Army comprising of elements of air power, artillery, amour etc - are now a reality. The biennial Army Commanders Conference cleared formations of the IBGs.

As against the somewhat antiquated fighting formation of corps - each comprising 8-10 brigades, with a brigade having 3-4 battalions of 800 fighting men each - an IBG is likely to have just about 6 battalions.

Oct 14, 2018

Ski Village Project in Kullu Scraped

The BJP goverment gave a final burial to the much-hyped Rs. 2,000-crore Himalayan Ski Village, as the Cabinet gave its nod for cancelling the pact signed for setting up of the FDI project in Kullu in 2006.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. It decided to cancel the MoU and Implementation Agreement signed with M/s Himalayan Ski Village Limited (HSVL) for setting up of Ski Village in Kullu.

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