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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Aug 06, 2018

Vishwanath Replaces Kumaraswamy

JD(S) supremo H. D. Deve Gowda relieved his son and Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy from the post of party's state unit chief, replacing him with Adaguru H. Vishwanath, who belongs to the backward Kuruba community.

New Research Projects under IMPRINT-2

With an aim for better research in the high education institutions, the government has approved 122 new research projects at a cost of Rs. 112 crore under IMPRINT-2. The research will cover domains like Energy, Security, Healthcare, Advanced Materials, ICT and Security/Defence. "Out of 2145 proposals, 122 best proposals were selected for funding under IMPRINT-II, advancing cutting edge level technology.

IMPRINT is a Pan-IIT + IISc joint initiative supported by the MHRD to address the major science and engineering challenges that India must address and champion to enable, empower and embolden the nation for inclusive growth and self-reliance. IMPRINT is also open for private institutions. The initiative aims at providing the overarching vision for research into areas that are predominantly socially relevant.

Aug 05, 2018

Counselling Cell to Resolve Students Conflicts

The Haryana School Education Department has decided to establish Conflict Management and Counselling Cells for counselling students, parents and teachers to resolve conflicts of student. In the first phase, these would be set up in 13 districts.

Supreme Court's 8th Woman Judge

Indira Banerjee became the eight-woman judge of the Supreme Court after the central government cleared elevation of three chief justices. Banerjee, who is currently Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, will take an oath in the Supreme Court on Monday.

First Woman Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court

In a first, Justice Gita Mittal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court.

The appointment would come into effect from the day she resumes charge of the office of Chief Justice. She has been functioning as the acting Chief Justice in the Delhi High Court since April 2017.

Boil over Article 35A Hearing in SC

Jammu and Kashmir's major regional parties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC), hit the streets protesting moves to scrap Article 35A, which defines State subject laws.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear three petitions challenging Article 35A on August 6.

Aug 04, 2018

Elevation of Justice K. M. Joseph

The Central Government has cleared the recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium to elevate Chief Justice of the Uttarakhand High Court, K. M. Joseph, for the appointment of a judge of the apex court. In addition to this, the government has also appointed Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Indira Banerjee and Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court Vineet Sharan to the apex court.

Local designations Barred in Armed Forces

The Ministry of Defence, in a terse order, has barred the use of "local designations" being used in the armed forces and the civilian staff from July 30.

The order is to sort out the long-festering "rank parity" issue between the forces and the civilian staff - called the armed forces headquarters (AFHQ). The forces have been saying that the AFHQ cadre has assumed designations to place themselves on a par with higher ranks of the forces.

Private Member's Bill

A private member's bill that sought to increase the hours and the minimum number of days for which the upper house functions in a year was presented in the Rajya Sabha.

The Parliament (Enhancement of Productivity) Bill, 2017 moved by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Naresh Gujral sought to provide for the establishment of an effective system to prevent and address the decline in productivity of Parliament on account of disruptions of sittings.

India Get STA-1 Status from US

India has become the third Asian country after Japan and South Korea to get the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status after the US issued a federal notification to this effect, paving the way for high-technology product sales to New Delhi, particularly in civil space and defence sectors.

India is the 37th country to be designated the STA-1 status by the United States.

Bill to Restore Original SC/ST Act Tabled

A bill to overturn a Supreme Court order which had laid down certain safeguards in SC/ST law to prevent atrocities against people of scheduled castes and tribes was introduced in the Lok Sabha.

The bill rules out any provision for an anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs, notwithstanding any court order, while it also provides that no preliminary enquiry will be required for registering a criminal case and an arrest under this law would not be subject to any approval.

Aug 03, 2018

MEA Reshuffle

As per reports, D. Bala Venkatesh Varma, a 1988 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, is set to become India's envoy to Russia.

He will replace Pankaj Saran, who has been appointed as a deputy national security adviser. Ruchi Ghanashyam, secretary (west) at the headquarters and a 1982 batch officer, is likely to be next Indian high commissioner to the UK in place of Y. K. Sinha.

Aug 02, 2018

Usage of Artificial Intelligence

India is considering the military usage of Artificial Intelligence for national security and military strategic purposes and the government is studying a report recommending the dual use of technology in aviation, naval, land systems, cyber, nuclear and biological warfare.

91st Anniversary of PLA Foundation

Armies of India and China held a meeting at Nathu La in Sikkim with an aim to strengthen peace and tranquility along the Sino-India border.

The Special Border Personnel meeting took place as part of celebrations to commemorate the 91st anniversary of the foundation of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).

The Indian delegation attended the celebration following an invitation by the PLA.

New Gates for Wagah-Attari JCP

Installed in 1947, the two countries have decided to replace their oversized gates and broad pillars for better viewing of the Retreat ceremony that draws crowds every day.

The gates will be identical in design. Of course, the national flags and emblems will be different. Approved by Director Generals of both sides in New Delhi in October-November last year, the process to replace these gates has already begun on either side of the border.

Bill to Restore Provisions of SC/ST Act

The Union cabinet approved a bill to restore key provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act that were struck down by the Supreme Court in March.

Union minister of consumer affairs, food and public distribution, Ram Vilas Paswan, who is also a prominent Dalit leader and President of the Lok Janshakti Party, announced the decision and said that the bill would be tabled in Parliament during the ongoing monsoon session.

Mission to Promote State Heritage

The Punjab Kala Parishad announced the formation of Punjab Cultural Mission, which will be tasked with promoting the rich heritage of the state.

The decision was taken during a meeting presided over by Surjit Patar, chairman of the parishad.

Singer Pammi Bai has been made the director of the mission, which will work at the village level connecting the youth with the rich cultural heritage of the state. The mission has 14 members from the field of arts and culture.

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