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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Apr 11, 2017

India and Australia to Expand Defence-security Ties

India and Australia have decided to expand their defence and security partnership.
Both the leaders held talks on Canberra supplying uranium to Indian nuclear power plants.
The two sides signed five other pacts, including one on space cooperation.

EC Urged to Revert to Paper Ballots

Sixteen opposition parties urged the Election Commission to revert to the paper ballot system in future elections as tampering allegations have created trust deficit on the reliability of the voting machines.
The trust deficit amongst political parties in the electronic devices is too deep seated and pervasive. It has shattered the faith of the people in the fairness of the electoral process.

Apr 10, 2017

By-polls Held in 6 States

By-polls were held in nine Assembly constituencies in six states, including Madhya Pradesh, where incidents of firing were reported from two places in Ater seat.
The by-polls were held in Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi.

Apr 09, 2017

Accountable for Unfulfilled Electoral Promises

According to the Chief Justice of India, electoral promises routinely remain unfulfilled and the political parties must be held accountable for this.
Slamming the political outfits, CJI said that the political parties' manifestos do not indicate any link between economic reforms and Constitutional goal of economic and social justice.

Apr 08, 2017

Larsen & Toubro’s New CEO

The Board of Directors of Larsen & Toubro elevated S. N. Subrahmanyan as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director from the position of Deputy Managing Director and President of the company and appointed Anil Manibhai Naik as non-executive chairman.
Mr. Subrahmanyan will take charge as CEO on July 1, 2017.

Women Judges Head all Major High Courts

In the male-dominated world of higher judiciary, there is a silver lining — women now head the four major and oldest High Courts in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.
With the appointment of Indira Banerjee as Chief Justice of the Madras HC on March 31, women created history by heading the four historical HCs, which were among the first few created in colonial India. Madras HC has six women judges, including the Chief Justice.
Bombay HC is headed by Justice Manjula Chellur, Delhi HC is headed by Justice G. Rohini and Calcutta HC is headed by acting Chief Justice Nishita Nirmal Mhatre.

India’s Membership of UN Security Council

As per External Affairs Minister, India has all the credential required to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), and the government was making diplomatic efforts to ensure India's entry into the select club.
Four members of UNSC – the US, Russia. the United Kingdom and France have extended their support to India's bid - and the fifth member China has not publicly opposed it.

Apr 07, 2017

Passage of MV Bill

Members of Parliament including those from the parliamentary standing committee have appealed for quick passage of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill to curb the high number of road deaths.
The Lok Sabha is scheduled to discuss the Bill and the road transport ministry is hopeful of the changes getting approval from both the Houses of Parliament.
Over 98% respondents felt that the Bill should be passed during this parliament session and nearly 97% felt that all parties should support the Bill.

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