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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

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Jun 20, 2018

Collapse of BJP-PDP Alliance

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ended its alliance with the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. Though the nail in the coffin for the alliance is said to be the resumption of anti-terror operations after the holy Ramzan, there have been many other issues on which the BJP and the PDP have been at loggerheads in the last four years.

Minutes after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out of the alliance with People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti and her team of ministers sent their resignations to the state governor Narinder Nath Vohra.

Jun 19, 2018

India and Italy to Revitalise Bilateral Ties

India and Italy agreed to boost cooperation in counter-terrorism and cybersecurity as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj met the top Italian leadership and discussed steps to revitalise bilateral ties.

It is the first major political exchange between the two countries after Mr. Conte assumed charge early this month.

Dhanush Artillery Gun Clears Final Trials

The indigenously upgraded artillery gun Dhanush has successfully completed final user trials and is ready for induction into the Army. Dhanush is an upgraded version of the Swedish Bofors gun procured by India in the mid-1980s.

The first phase of trials was conducted between July and September 2016 and the second phase was conducted between October and December 2016.

No Scope for Involvement of Third Country

India has made it clear that matters related to India-Pakistan relations are purely bilateral in nature and there is no scope for an involvement of a third country.

India's reaction came after Chinese envoy Luo Zhaohui endorsed a trilateral cooperation among India, China and Pakistan.

Jun 18, 2018

First Woman Fighter Pilot from Karnataka

Among the 113 flight cadets, who graduated as flying officers of the Indian Air Force, is Meghana Shanbough, who has become the first woman fighter pilot from Karnataka. She has joined the club of five other women fighter pilots of the IAF, who hail from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.

BSP to Go Solo in MP Polls

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) denied holding talks with the Congress for an alliance for the coming Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, and said that the party would in all likelihood contest all 230 seats on its own.

Jun 17, 2018

Tripura Launched 24x7 Mobile Policing Service

The Tripura government on Saturday launched the GPS (Global Positioning System) and wireless-based 24x7 mobile policing service to curb crime, especially against women.

According to Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, the BJP-led alliance government's main thrust was to make Tripura a crime and drug-free State.

Jun 16, 2018

India Staring at Dry Future

Niti Aayog's composite water management index (CWMI) has pressed the alarm button and has highlighted that water shortage could explode into a full-blown crisis in the years to come. The report has predicted that major cities in the country could run out of groundwater by 2020 and that the country's water demand could double by 2030. Currently, 600 million Indians face high to extreme water stress and about 2 lakh people die every year due to inadequate access to safe water.

Collector Orders Closure of SBI Accounts

Yavatmal District Collector Rajesh Deshmukh ordered closure of six accounts of the Maharashtra government in the State Bank of India (SBI) after the bank failed to meet the crop loan disbursal target.

The SBI was given a crop loan disbursal target of Rs. 571 crore, but they disbursed a meagre amount of Rs. 51 crore so far despite continuous instructions and warning.

All the six accounts have now been diverted to the Central Bank and Union Bank of India.

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