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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

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May 22, 2017

State Funding of Elections Not Supported

The Election Commission has told a parliamentary committee that it does not support state funding of elections but instead seeks radical reforms in the way funds are spent by political parties.
The Election Commission is not in favour of state funding as it will not be able to prohibit or check candidates' own expenditures or expenditures of others over and above that which is provided by the state (government).

May 21, 2017

Private Firms Eye Key Defence Role

The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, approved the broad contours of a policy aimed at engaging the private sector in the manufacture of high-tech defence equipment in India.
Under the Strategic Partnership plan, the DAC has approved four platforms in which the private sector will play a key role in the first stage: fighter aircraft, submarines, armoured vehicles and helicopters.

May 20, 2017

ISRO Conferred 2014 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

In recognition of its path-breaking achievements, culminating in the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), also loving called 'Mangalyaan’, the Indian Space Research Organisation has been presented with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2014.

Zakir Musa Floats New Militant Outfit

Zakir Musa, who quit as Hizbul Mujahideen commander after the terror outfit strongly condemned his threat to Hurriyat leaders, announced to float a new militant outfit.
Musa floated the new organisation and professed his support to terror group Al-Qaeda.

May 19, 2017

Union Environment Minister Passes Away

Union Environment Minister Anil Dave died following cardiac arrest. He was 61 and a bachelor.
He was deputed to the BJP before the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections in 2003.

May 18, 2017

Trinamool Sweeps Civic Polls in Bengal

The Trinamool Congress swept the municipal polls in Bengal, capturing four of seven civic bodies and breaking the 10-year-old hold of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in the hills.

India's Cleanest Railway Station

As per a survey, Visakhapatnam railway station is the cleanest, followed by Secunderabad, among the 75 busiest stations in the country.
The Darbhanga railway station in Bihar was the dirtiest among the busiest stations.
The railways has about 8,000 stations which are classified into seven categories -- A1, A, B, C, D, E and F based on their annual passenger revenue.

Mukesh Ambani Leads Forbes List

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani leads a Forbes list of 'Global Game Changers' who are transforming their industries and changing the lives of billions of people around the globe.
Forbes' second annual Global Game Changers list includes 25 intrepid business leaders.

Sharad Pawar Declined Sonia Gandhi's Offer

According to reports, Sharad Pawar has declined the offer of Congress President Sonia Gandhi to be the opposition candidate in the presidential election.
The term of President Pranab Mukherjee ends in July.
The ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, which has clear edge in the presidential election, has not given any inkling so far on its choice of candidate.

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