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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

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May 12, 2017

Army Brings Back CASO

Signalling an aggressive stance, The army has decided to re-introduce cordon and search operations (CASO) as a permanent feature of its campaign against militants, nearly 15 years after the practice was abandoned.
The decision to re-introduce CASO as a major feature of the counter-terror operations comes against the backdrop of anger over the recent killing of young and unarmed Kashmiri army officer.

New Ambassador to France

Vinay Mohan Kwatra, currently a joint secretary in the Prime Minister's Office, has been appointed as the next ambassador to France.
He is a 1988-batch Foreign Service officer and will succeed Mohan Kumar, who is retiring.

May 11, 2017

Roadmap for Uttar Pradesh's Development

A joint working group comprising top functionaries of the NITI Aayog and Yogi Adityanath government will prepare a roadmap to ensure all-round development of Uttar Pradesh in the next 15 days.
The plan would also aim to raise the growth rate of the state and will be presented before the Aayog.
Some of the presentations made by officials of NITI Aayog were on transforming UP, agricultural growth and development for economic transformation, ease of doing business and start up programme, an analysis of rural development, improving health outcomes, the challenge of malnutrition, education outcomes, drinking water and sanitation etc.

Sanjay Mitra to be Next Defence Secretary

As per reports, Road and Transport Secretary Sanjay Mitra will be the next Defence Secretary.
Mitra, a 1982 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre, will succeed G. Mohan Kumar whose tenure ends later this month.

May 10, 2017

Nisaba Godrej Appointed Chairperson

In a major change in leadership levels at Godrej Consumer Products, Nisaba Godrej, the daughter of patriarch Adi Godrej, will be the executive chairperson of the company with effect from May 10 this year. Adi Godrej is set to assume the role of chairman emeritus at GCPL, while Vivek Gambhir continues as Managing Director and CEO.

IT Department Issues Notice to AAP

After being embroiled in corruption-related controversies, the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party seems to have landed in further troubles as the Income Tax department initiated legal prosecution proceedings against the party and eventually asked the Election Commission official to cancel AAP's membership.

A Huge Relief for India

The International Court of Justice stayed the hanging of retired Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, sentenced to death by a military court in Pakistan.
Jadhav was kidnapped from Iran where he was involved in business activities after retiring from the Indian Navy but Pakistan claimed to have arrested him from Balochistan on March 3, 2016.

May 09, 2017

Bhagwant Mann Named as Punjab President

The Aam Aadmi Party announced that Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann would be its new Punjab unit President and AAP legislator and millionaire businessman Aman Arora the co-president.

May 08, 2017

World's Tallest Rail Bridge in J&K

India will soon boast the world's tallest railway bridge, construction of which is on in full swing, over the river Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir.
It is designed by consultants from Finland and Germany, the 1.315 km-long bridge will soar to a height of 359 metres over the Chenab, which is 35 metres taller than the Eiffel Tower.
The bridge forms the crucial link in the 111-km stretch between Katra and Banihal which is part of the Udhampur- Srinagar-Baramulla section of the Kashmir Railway project.

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