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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

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Oct 05, 2017

India to Help Myanmar

India will help Myanmar in upgrading a police training centre for women and strengthen the country's police force as a whole.
The MoU covers upgrading of the Yamethin Women's Police Training Centre to boost the capabilities of the Myanmar Government in building capacities of its police force with technical and financial assistance from Government of India.

SBI’s New Chairman

Rajnish Kumar was named the new chairman of the country's largest public sector lender State Bank of India (SBI), succeeding Arundhati Bhattacharya who completes her four-year term on Friday.
Kumar is at present one of the four managing directors of the SBI.
Kumar joined the SBI board in May 2015.

Oct 04, 2017

Swaminathan Apointed Dy.DG of WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) appointed Soumya Swaminathan as one of the two deputy directors general, the first time such a post has been ever created within the organisation. The position is also the highest post held by an Indian in the WHO. Dr. Swaminathan is currently the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Dr. Swaminathan has been appointed as Deputy Director General for Programmes and Ms. Jane Ellison, who was Special Parliamentary Adviser to the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been appointed as a Deputy Director General for Corporate Operations (DDC).

Patel’s Transfer

The transfer of Justice Jayant Patel of the Karnataka High Court to the Allahabad High Court was a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court Collegium.
As per reports, it was a conscious and unanimous decision taken after adequate deliberation keeping in view the inputs on record.
Justice Patel’s resignation shortly after his transfer had caused a furore in the legal community and led to heated debates on the independence of the judiciary. Justice Patel had given no reasons for his decision to resign.

Oct 03, 2017

Gun Licences in India

Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states with active gun licences with a whopping 12.77 lakh people authorised to carry weapons, followed by militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir where 3.69 lakh people possess arms licences.
According to the statistics released by the home ministry, the country has a total of 33,69,444 active gun licences as on December 31, 2016.

Oct 02, 2017

India Opens Two Border Crossing Points

India has opened two immigration check posts along the borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh.
In a gazette notification, the central government has designated Zorinpui land check post in Lawngtlai district of Mizoram as an authorised immigration check post for entry into or exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers to or from Myanmar.
In a separate notification, the central government designated Kawrpuichhuah land check post in Lunglei district of Mizoram as an authorised immigration check post for entry into or exit from India with valid travel documents for all classes of passengers to or from Bangladesh.

Nagpur Metro

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari flagged off the trial run of Nagpur Metro Rail. The run was conducted from Chinchbhuvan to the New Airport, covering a distance of 5.4 km.

ONGC Gets New Chairman

Shashi Shanker has taken over as the Chairman and Managing Director of India's biggest oil and gas producer ONGC.
He replaces Dinesh K. Sarraf.
Shanker is an industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in diverse exploration and production activities.

Oct 01, 2017

President Kovind Inaugurates Shirdi Airport

The much-awaited airport at Shirdi was inaugurated by President Ram Nath Kovind.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued license to the Shirdi airport on September 21.
Developed by Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC) at village Kakadi in Ahmednagar district, the airport will have daytime operations with night operations too beginning in subsequent months.

President Appoints New Governors

President Ram Nath Kovind announced the appointment of five new governors. These include the governors of Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Meghalaya.
The following is the list of new governors: Brig. (Dr.) BD Mishra (Retd.) as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Satya Pal Malik as the Governor of Bihar. Banwarilal Purohit has been appointed the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi as the Governor of Assam and Ganga Prasad as the Governor of Meghalaya.

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