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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Aug 31, 2017

Redeployment of Army Personnel

In a major reform for the Indian Army, the government has accepted the first batch of 65 recommendations of the Lt. Gen. D. B. Shekatkar (retd.) headed committee which will result in redeployment of 57,000 personnel for roles to increase the "tooth to tail" ratio.
Tooth to tail ratio is a military term that refers to the amount of military personnel it takes to supply and support (tail) each combat soldier (tooth).

Aug 30, 2017

Mamata Banerjee Meets Darjeeling Parties

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee held talks with political parties of Darjeeling hills and requested them to withdraw the indefinite bandh, which entered the 76th day.
Major political parties in the hills including Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, Gorkha National Liberation Front and Jan Andolan Party participated in the dialogue.

Aug 29, 2017

Dipak Misra 45th Chief Justice of India

Justice Dipak Misra was sworn-in as the 45th Chief Justice of India (CJI), succeeding Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar.
Justice Misra will have a tenure of over 13 months as the CJI.
He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court of India in October 2011.

BJP Wins Goa Bypolls

The results for Assembly polls in four constituencies falling in Delhi, Goa and Andhra Pradesh were declared yesterday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party registered an emphatic win in the Bawana byelections.
The ruling BJP won the by- elections to two assembly seats in Goa.
N. Chandrababu Naidu-headed Telugu Desam Party defeated its arch rival YSR Congress in Nandyal Assembly constituency of Andhra Pradesh.

Doklam Disengagement

India and China have almost completed the disengagement of border personnel at Dokalam ahead of the BRICS summit in Beijing which is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Aug 28, 2017

AIADMK to be Part of Modi Government

According to a senior BJP leader, the AIADMK will soon join the NDA and be a part of the Modi government at the Centre.
It is only a matter of time before an announcement is made on this.

India's First Videsh Bhavan

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated the country's first Videsh Bhavan in Mumbai.
The country's first Videsh Bhavan assimilates all Regional Passport Offices under one roof.
As a first pilot project, four offices of the MEA - Regional Passport Office (RPO), Protector of Emigrants (PoE) office, Branch Secretariat and Regional Office of the ICCR - have been assimilated and brought under one roof at the state-of-art office.

Aug 27, 2017

Task Force on Artificial Intelligence

The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has constituted a Task Force on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for India’s Economic Transformation. The 18-member panel will be headed by Dr. V. Kamakoti of IIT Madras. It will comprise of experts, academics, researchers and industry leaders.
The Task force will explore the possibilities to leverage AI for development across various fields. It will submit concrete and implementable recommendations for government, industry and research institutions.

Five-member Team to Raise Gorkhaland Demand

A five-member delegation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) will attend an all-party meeting (later this month) convened by the West Bengal government on the Darjeeling issue, and raise the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland during the parleys.
As per the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) state Secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra, the party was in favour of a tripartite meeting between the hills parties, state and central government to resolve the crisis.
Normal life has been paralysed in the hills covering large areas in Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts following the indefinite shutdown called by the GJM since June 12 on the statehood demand.

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