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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

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Jul 02, 2018

Commander Abhilash Participating in the Historic GGR

Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy, a well-known sailor, is participating in the historic Golden Globe Race (GGR), which commenced from the Les Sables d'Olonne harbour in western France.

He is the only invitee from Asia to the prestigious GGR. There are 18 participants, including one woman sailor, in the race.

The participants are required to sail around the world, single-handed and non-stop.

Agni-V to be Part of Nuclear Arsenal

As per reports, India's longest-range ballistic missile, Agni-V, will be inducted into the nuclear arsenal very soon.

The Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) with a range of over 5,000 km can reach most parts of China. "It is a strategic asset which will act as a deterrent.

Jul 01, 2018

Victorian and Art Deco Buildings Get World Heritage Tag

The Elephanta Caves and the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) in Mumbai now have a companion on the UNSECO World Heritage Site List. The city's Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles were given the green light by the International Council for Monuments and Sites, an advisory body to the UNSECO, thus securing India its 37th World Heritage site, and Maharashtra its fifth.

Mumbai Gets New Police Chief

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Subodh Jaiswal has been appointed as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner. Jaiswal will take charge as Mumbai Police Commissioner with immediate effect.

Apart from being a part of the state police force, Jaiswal has also served as a senior official in India's external spy agency, Research and Analysis Wing. He was also a part of the team that investigated the Telgi stamp paper scam.

The post of Mumbai Police chief was previously held by Datta Padgalsikar, who has been elevated as the Maharashtra Director General of Police.

Jun 29, 2018

PM Modi Kicks off Campaign for 2019 Polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the campaign for 2019 polls while addressing a public rally at Maghar.

Jun 28, 2018

Kumaraswamy Gets Congress Nod

The Congress leadership has made it clear that it has no objections to Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy presenting a fresh budget and announcing loan waiver �" twin issues that were the source of rising friction between HDK and Siddaramaiah.

Proposal to Replace UGC

The government proposed the draft of a new Act with which it seeks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC). Announcing the draft of the Act which is likely to repeal the UGC Act, 1956, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar appealed to stakeholders to send their recommendations on the Act by July 7, 2018.

Jun 27, 2018

PM Narendra Modi's Security Tightened

The Union Home Ministry has tightened the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in view of growing threats to him by the CPI-M Maoists and Pakistan-backed terror groups.

According to reports, the Home Ministry has also issued new guidelines to the state governments in this regard and directed them to take all measures to protect the Prime Minister whenever he arrives on a visit.

Passport Seva App Launched

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj launched a Passport Seva App. The app makes the process for obtaining a passport much easier.

Swaraj stated that the two new schemes - Passport application from anywhere in India and filling passport application forms from mobile phones would now make the procedure for obtaining passports simpler.

India most Unsafe for Women

According to a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, India has been ranked as the most dangerous country out of the world's 10 worst countries for women, behind Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia.

The same poll conducted in 2011 had placed India at the fourth place. The findings are based on perceptions of experts on women's issues.

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