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Nov 10, 2017

Action Plan to Build Ram Temple

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), which had played a pivotal role in the Ramjanmboomi movement in the 1990s, said that an action plan for the construction of a grand Ram Temple by 2018 will be chalked out very soon.
As per VHP spokesperson Surendra Jain, every possible measure will be taken to ensure the construction of a grand Ram Temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh by 2018.
A three-day meeting of VHP's Central Managing Committee will be held for the first time in Odisha`s capital later this month.

Nov 09, 2017

Surya Prakash Reappointed as Prasar Bharati Chief

The government has cleared the reappointment of A. Surya Prakash as chairman of Prasar Bharati for the second term. His second term will be for three years.
Surya Prakash was appointed as the chief of Prasar Bharati in October 2014.

Entry of Trucks in Delhi

With pollutants touching calamitous levels in the national capital, the entry of trucks except those carrying essential commodities has been banned in Delhi.
The Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) banned civil construction and demolition activities in Delhi.

Raghuram Rajan to Rajya Sabha

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to nominate former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan to the Rajya Sabha.
His name is being considered for one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi, which will fall vacant in January 2018.

Nov 08, 2017

Binoy Takes Charge as Special Secretary

Senior IAS officer Binoy Kumar today took charge as Special Secretary (logistics) in the commerce ministry, a post recently created to facilitate logistics with a view to cut transaction costs for exporters.
Kumar will be looking after logistics development to promote exports and domestic trade.

SEBI Gets New Whole-time Member

Sanjeev Kaushik was appointed a whole-time member of market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
Kaushik, a 1992-batch IAS officer of the Kerala cadre, is the Chairman and Managing Director of India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL).
He has been appointed to the post for a period of three years or till the age of 65 years.

Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections

The BJP has released the final list of 68 candidates for the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly elections and so has the Congress.
The assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held on 9th November and counting will be held on 18th December.

Long-range Sub-sonic Cruise Missile

India conducted a flight test of its indigenously designed and developed long-range sub-sonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay.'
The missile can carry warheads of up to 300 kg.
Powered by a solid rocket motor booster developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), the missile has an operational range of 1000 km.

Nov 07, 2017

Hasmukh Appointed as New Finance Secretary

Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has been appointed the new Finance Secretary by the Union government.
Adhia`s appointment to the post follows the retirement of Ashok Lavasa last month.
The seniormost secretary in the Finance Ministry is normally designated as the Finance Secretary.

Indian Air Force Takes Part in Blue Flag

For the first time, the Indian Air Force or IAF is participating in Blue Flag 2017, Israel's largest aerial exercise.
A 45-member contingent of the IAF is led by group captain Maluk Singh VSM.
Air forces from nine countries kicked-off the Israeli Defence Force's (IDF) Blue Flag event.

India Seeks UK Cooperation

India sought cooperation from Britain for extradition of 13 fugitives and asked it to not allow its territory to be used by Kashmiri and Khalistani separatists.
The fugitives include including liquor barron Vijay Mallya, former IPL honcho Lalit Modi and cricket bookie Sanjiv Kapur.
India also sought legal assistance in prosecution of 16 other alleged criminals.

Nov 05, 2017

Congress Demanded Resignation

Calling it a clear case of “office of profit”, the Congress demanded the resignation of four ministers for serving as directors in India Foundation, a think tank run by Shaurya Doval, son of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
The four ministers are: Ms. Sitharaman, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu, Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha.

Navy Steps up Patrols

As India is looking at cooperative frameworks to deal with common threats, Adm. Lanba clarified that efforts like coordinated patrols and joint patrols will be done only with maritime neighbours.
Over the last year, the Navy, to test the waters, stepped up its presence and maintained round the clock surveillance on India’s vital areas of interest across the length and breadth of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). This allows India to position itself as a net security provider in the region.

Sharing Real-time Maritime Intelligence

For the first time ever, India has offered to share real-time intelligence of maritime movements in the Indian Ocean with 10 countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Mauritius.
The move is aimed to counter the threats related to human trafficking, smuggling and territorial disputes in the South-China Sea.

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