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Sep 2015

Jul 16, 2017

Army jawan killed in Pakistan firing near LoC 

The Indian Army jawan, and a nine-year-old girl was killed on Monday as Pakistani troops shelled areas along Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch.
Naik Muddasar Ahmed (37) was grievously injured when mortar shells landed on his bunker. He was evacuated to the medical inspection room where he succumbed to his injuries.
Muddasar Ahmed​ belonged to Village Duchoo of Tral Tehsil in Pulwama. He is survived by his wife Shaheena Muddasar and two children.
The Pakistan Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch's Balakote and Rajouri's Manjakote and Bhimber Gali sector.

'External forces' creating trouble in Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti 

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today met Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss the law and order situation in the state, especially security to Amarnath pilgrims, even as she blamed "external forces" for creating trouble in the state. 

During the meeting that lasted nearly an hour, the chief minister apprised the home minister about the steps taken to maintain peace in the Kashmir Valley, officials said. 

 "Kashmir issue is not a law and order problem. It is happening because of external forces. The ongoing fight is a handiwork of external forces and now unfortunately China is also trying to meddle into it," Mehbooba told reporters emerging from the meeting. 

The chief minister said he had discussed with the home minister the attack on Amarnath pilgrims. 

"The attack was designed to create communal tension in the country. But I am grateful that the entire country, political parties and the central government especially the home minister helped us in overcoming the tragedy," she said. 

Jul 15, 2017

UGC Revises Net Qualifying Criteria

Changes have been introduced by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the qualifying criteria of the National Eligibility Test. Earlier, the criteria involved qualifying top 15% of those candidates in each subject and category who obtained the minimum required marks in paper- I, II, and III. Subsequent to the orders of the Kerala high court, UGC has revised the procedure and criteria of qualifying candidates and as such it has been decided that 6% of the total candidates who appear in the examination will be declared qualified. 

Birth Defect Surveillance Drive in Haryana

A birth defect surveillance programme will be rolled out under the Rashtriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram in Haryana. The programme will be launched with the support of Indian Medical Association (IMA) and Indian Academy of Paediatrics (IAP). IMA President promised to make an action plan for retinopathy of prematurity screening among babies born prematurely, with low birth weight or kept on ventilation after birth by engaging retina specialists practicing in different parts of Haryana. All the babies being born in government or private facilities would be screened for common birth defects and reported to the District Early Intervention Centre of the respective district for further support for early management. 

 

Post-Graduate Institute of Excellence in Horticulture to Come up in Amritsar District

The government has agreed in-principle allotment of about 10 acres of land in Dhaulkalan village in Amritsar district to set up the centrally-sponsored Post Graduate Institute of Excellence in Horticulture.  Earlier, another chunk of 100 acres been identified in Attari in December 2015 for this purpose. The institute will be established by the Indian Council for Agriculture Research (ICAR) in collaboration with the state government. 

UGC Revises Net Qualifying Criteria

Changes have been introduced by the University Grants Commission (UGC) in the qualifying criteria of the National Eligibility Test. Earlier, the criteria involved qualifying top 15% of those candidates in each subject and category who obtained the minimum required marks in paper- I, II, and III. Subsequent to the orders of the Kerala high court, UGC has revised the procedure and criteria of qualifying candidates and as such it has been decided that 6% of the total candidates who appear in the examination will be declared qualified. 

India Largest Audience Nation for Facebook

Facebook users in India now number 241 million compared to 240 million in US, becoming the largest audience country for the social media giant. 

Indians Second Highest Migration Seekers

India has the second highest number of adults planning to migrate to other countries with the US and the UK among the most favoured destinations, according to a report by the UN Migration Agency. The most popular destination for those planning to migrate is the US, followed by the UK, Saudi Arabia, France, Canada, Germany and South Africa. 

Jul 14, 2017

Ban on Dumping of Waste Near Ganga

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) banned the dumping of any kind of waste within 500 metres of the Holy river Ganga's edge and called for strict against those who violate its order.

The Green Tribunal also imposed a penalty of Rs. 50,000 on people dumping waste in the stretch between Haridwar and Unnao of river Ganga.
The Ganga is one of the world's filthiest rivers, with tons of raw sewage and industrial waste dumped into it daily.

India Rejects China's Mediation Offer

A day after China offered to play a 'constructive role' for resolving the Kashmir issue, the Ministry of External Affairs made it clear saying that it is a bilateral matter between India and Pakistan.

 

Malabar Joint Naval Exercise

As per navy officials, frontline warships and submarines of India, the US and Japan sailed out from Chennai harbour to participate in the sea phase of the Malabar joint naval exercise at an undisclosed location in the Bay of Bengal.

Sixteen ships and more than 95 aircrafts from the three countries are participating in the exercise. The sea phase would be held deep in the Bay of Bengal, the exact location of which has not been revealed. 
The sea phase will see the ships, aircrafts and submarines being divided into two teams - red and blue, and a war-like situation will be emulated. 

Ajit Doval to Visit China for NSA Meet

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will visit China for Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) National Security Agency (NSA) meet later this month.

During his visit, issues like counterpart with China and resolving the row at the Dokalam area in Sikkim will be discussed.

Jul 13, 2017

India Modernising Nuclear Arsenal

India continues to modernise its atomic arsenal with an eye on China and the country's nuclear strategy which traditionally focused on Pakistan now appears to place increased emphasis on the Communist giant.

As per an article, India is now developing a missile which can target all of China from its bases in South India.

Vikram Likely to Take Charge as NSE Chief

As per reports, Veteran banker Vikram Limaye is likely to join National Stock Exchange(NSE) as its new Managing Director and Chief Executive from Monday.

Last month, markets regulator SEBI cleared Limaye's appointment as head of NSE, provided he gives up his role at BCCI.
Limaye was selected as the managing director and CEO of the exchange by the board of NSE in February following the abrupt exit of Chitra Ramkrishna in December last year.

Jul 12, 2017

Rajeev Dubey Elected to the Governing Board of ILO

  • Group president of HR & Corporate Services at Mahindra & Mahindra, Rajeev Dubey has been elected to the governing board of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva.
  • Dubey has also been the past- president of The Employer’s Federation of India. He also serves on the boards of International Organisation of Employers (IOE), Geneva, and the International Training Centre of the ILO in Turin, Italy.

Floor-test for Liezietsu Postponed

  • Nagaland Governor P. B. Acharya, who had asked Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly by July 15, postponed the floor-test in view of the Presidential elections on July 17.

Opposition's Vice-presidential Candidate

  • Opposition parties unanimously decided to pick former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi as its candidate for the post of vice-president.
  • According to reports, Gandhi was the only name, discussed when the opposition parties met to decide on their candidate for the vice-presidential poll.

Vistara Picks Thng as CEO

  • Singapore Airlines (SIA) veteran Lesli Thng will be the new CEO of Vistara, effective October, replacing current chief Phee Teik Yeoh, who has piloted the Tata-SIA venture full-service airline since inception.
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