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Oct 26, 2017

CVC to Rank Government Departments

The Central Vigilance Commission will rank the central government organisations on anti-corruption measures being taken by them.
The CVC has decided to go in for development of the integrity index-based on bench-marking of internal processes and controls within an organisation as well as the management of relationships and expectations of outside stakeholders.
The integrity index will bring out annual scores and rankings of public sector undertakings, public sector banks and financial institutions, departments and ministries of the Government of India by linking the essential drivers of vigilance with long-term efficiency, profitability and sustainability of public organisations.

Army Chief Warns of Uri-like Terror Attack

Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat warned of a Uri-like terror attack in the days to come while expressing concerns about the security of vital installations in the hinterland.
Major requirement as of now is intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to keep eye on adversaries on western and the northern borders.

Two-phased Gujarat Elections Schedule

Nearly 4.31 crore people will cast their votes in a two-phased Gujarat elections scheduled to be held on December 9 and 14.
The counting of both Gujarat and Himachal polls will be held on December 18.
In the first phase of Gujarat elections, nearly 2.1 crore people will vote in 89 constituencies across 19 districts. In the second phase will 2.21 crore voters casting their votes in 92 constituencies across 14 districts.

Oct 25, 2017

ITBP Troops to Learn Chinese

The government is considering building 50 more ITBP posts along the India-China border, making troops learn how to speak basic Chinese (Mandarin) and using technology to ensure a round-the-year temperature of 20 degree Celsius in all its high-altitude bases.
During its 56th Raising Day celebrations, Singh announced a slew of measures to bolster its capabilities.
These include construction of 25 border roads in Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh; special lightweight winter clothing for troops deployed above 9,000 feet and an enhanced fleet of snow scooters to patrol the high-altitude areas.

BharatMala Road Connectivity Project

In a major boost to road connectivity in India, the government gave the go-ahead to the ambitious BharatMala project which envisages to lay a whopping more than 83,000 km of roads across the country.
For the construction of 34,800 km, Rs. 5,35,000 cr will be invested, while the balance works of 48,877 km would be built under other schemes with an outlay of Rs.1.57 lakhs cr.
The focus is on point-to-point expressways, border connectivity and international connectivity.

Oct 24, 2017

Suresh Sethi Appointed as MD and CEO

India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has appointed Suresh Sethi, former Vodafone M-Pesa managing director, as the bank's MD and CEO.
Sethi takes over from A. P. Singh who had been the interim MD and CEO of IPPB since January 2017.

New Chancery Complex in Dhaka

Sushma Swaraj opened the new chancery complex of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on the last day of her Bangladesh visit.
She also inaugurated 15 development projects of Bangladesh being funded by India.

Representative for Dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir

The Centre named a Special Representative to oversee the conduct of sustained dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that the dialogue would engage elected representatives, political parties and other civil society organisations.
Rajnath named former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma as the Special Representative for the dialogue process.

Oct 23, 2017

Rakesh Appointed CBI's Special Director

A Gujarat-cadre IPS officer of 1984-batch, Rakesh Asthana has been appointed as the special director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Asthana was in December 2016 named as interim CBI director by the government.
Some other appointments that have been approved today by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet are:
Gurbachan Singh, special director, IB.
Sudeep Lakhtakia, special DG, CRPF.
Special DG, Javeed Ahmed, IPS (UP/84) working as director, NICFS on 'in situ' basis.
Deepak Kumar Mishra, special DG, CRPF.
Dr. AP Maheshwari, special DG, BSF.

Oct 22, 2017

Planes to Land on Lucknow-Agra Expressway

As per reports, a number of aircrafts will land on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway next Tuesday as part of an operational exercise conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The drill - conducted by the IAF in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Government - will see participation from a C130 with Garud commnados for assault landing as well as three Jaguars, six Mirages, six SU 30s in touch down and take off operation.

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