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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2015

Dec 2015

May 23, 2021

West Bengal Appoints Gyanwant Singh as ADG and IGP of State CID

  • In a major reshuffle in its IPS cadre, the West Bengal government appointed Gyanwant Singh as the ADG and IGP of the state CID, replacing Anuj Sharma.
  • As per an order, Sharma was moved as the ADG and IGP of West Bengal Armed Police.
  • Singh will also share the charges of additional director security.
  • Ajey Mukund Ranade, who was the ADG and IGP of (Training), was made the advisor (security and vigilance) of the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (WBSEDCL).

S. Jaishankar to Begin Five-day Visit to United States

  • External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will begin a five-day visit to the United States from Monday with a focus on procurement of coronavirus vaccines from American companies as well as explore the possibility of their joint production.
  • Jaishankar will hold discussions with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken besides meeting senior officials of the Biden administration during his visit from May 24 to 28.

May 22, 2021

Sachidanand Srivastava is Delhi Police Chief

  • The MHA announced its decision to appoint Sachidanand Srivastava, a 1985-batch UT cadre IPS officer, as the regular Commissioner of Police, Delhi. Srivastava is scheduled to superannuate on June 30. Srivastava, currently holding the additional charge of Commissioner of Police, Delhi, was appointed the Commissioner of Police.

Mamata to Contest Bypoll from Bhawanipore

  • West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee will contest bypoll from the Bhawanipore assembly constituency as sitting MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay resigns from the seat.
  • Chattopadhyay formally submitted his resignation to West Bengal Legislative Assembly Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay. He confirmed that Mamata Banerjee will be contesting from Bhawanipore as she needs to get re-elected to the assembly within six months to hold on to the Chief Minister's chair.
  • Banerjee had in the last two assembly elections contested and won from the Bhawanipore but this time she decided to contest from Nandigram against turncoat Suvendu Adhikari. However, Banerjee lost the seat to Adhikari.

India Invited to Join G7 Health Ministers' Summit virtually

  • India is among the guest countries invited to join virtually at the 2021 G7 Health Ministers' Meeting to be held at Oxford University on June 3 and 4 to bring together the world's leading democracies to agree on life-saving action in critical areas of global health.
  • The University of Oxford has been chosen for its role at the heart of the global fight against COVID-19, with world-leading clinical trials and its not-for-profit partnership with AstraZeneca on COVID-19 vaccines.
  • Attendees will come together to address the issues of global health security, antimicrobial resistance, clinical trials, and digital health and the discussions will inform the G7 Leaders' Summit in Cornwall a week later between June 11 and 13.
  • Oxford is the birthplace of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine and at the heart of British life sciences. Oxford is a perfect location to stage pivotal meetings on how the world readies itself to combat future health threats.

May 21, 2021

Sharad Pawar Appoints Former PC Chacko as Kerala NCP Chief

  • Former senior Congress leader PC Chacko was appointed as the Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) new Kerala president by party supremo Sharad Pawar.
  • Chacko thanked Sharad Pawar for the decision and assumed charge at Thiruvananthapuram.

West Bengal Government Approved Setting up of Legislative Council

  • Keeping with the promise made in the Trinamool Congress(TMC) manifesto, the Mamata Banerjee government has approved the setting up of the Legislative Council or Vidhan Parishad in West Bengal. The decision was made earlier this week and will have to be approved by Parliament before coming into effect. And this may be another flashpoint between the Centre and the state.
  • The question is whether Mamata Banerjee can get it or not, considering the relationship she has with the Central government. It will be difficult for her to get this Vidhan Parishad because she needs the Central government's nod. This has to be passed in Parliament with a certain majority according to Article 169 of the Indian constitution, said political analyst Suman Bhattacharya.
  • While the decision to give the nod for the Legislative Council might take months, the West Bengal government hopes to bring back the Upper House in the state which was abolished in 1969 by the coalition government of Left parties as it was considered a symbol of elitism.
  • Six states, including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka, have a Legislative Council.

India Climbs to 3rd Spot on EY Index

  • India has moved a notch higher at the third spot on EY's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index due to exceptional performance on the solar photovoltaic (PV) front. India has moved one position above (3rd) from the previous index (4th), this is primarily because of the exceptional performance on the solar PV front.
  • The US retains the top position on RECAI 57, China has remained a buoyant market and maintains the second position. India also committed to setting up 450 GW for renewable energy power capacity (installed) by 2030 in the recent climate summit hosted by the US.

May 20, 2021

India to Take Part in Global Health Summit Co-hosted by Italy, EU

  • India will take part in the Global Health Summit which is being co-hosted by Italy as the Chair of the G20 group and the European Commission this year.
  • India will be represented by its Sherpa for G20 Suresh Prabhu at the meet that will take place on Friday, 21st May.
  • The key outcome of the Global health meet will be the "Rome Declaration" which will focus on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Last year G20 grouping had announced a number of coordinated measures to deal with the pandemic, including the economic fallout.
  • The summit will see the participation of all G20 member countries and 3 guest countries -Singapore, Spain, and the Netherlands.
  • Other than that, international and regional organizations such as the UN, WHO, IMF, OECD, AU, ASEAN, WTO, FAO, GAVI, Global Fund will be part of the summit.

Manipur CM Launches 'MOMA Market' for Vegetable

  • Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has launched a smartphone application "Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) Market" for home delivery of fresh vegetables to ensure that people get fresh vegetables at their doorsteps during the COVID-19 induced curfew. MOMA a unit of the state horticulture and soil conservation department launched the app under the CM's supervision to make fresh vegetables available for day-to-day consumption and to reduce the distress sales of farm produce during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
  • MOMA has been assigned to work in the area and channel farm produces to consumers via home delivery in order to prevent vegetable losses and COVID-19 spread. Farmers Producer Companies (FPCs) working with MOMA will harvest vegetables from various farms. It will then be transported to cold storage and warehouses at the department's complex in Sanjenthong and other locations. Finally, the consumer's MOMA Market order will be shipped to their doorstep.

CPI Announces Picks for Next Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet

  • The CPI, a key partner in the CPI(M)-led LDF, announced its nominees to be inducted in the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala.
  • CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran said that the party has decided to nominate its newly elected MLAs, K. Rajan, P. Prasad, J. Chinchu Rani and G. R. Anil as ministers in the new government, while senior party leader and Adoor MLA Chittayam Gopakumar as the deputy speaker.
  • The decision was taken at the party's state council meeting.
  • The meeting also decided to appoint senior party leader and minister in the outgoing ministry, E Chandrasekharan, as its legislature party leader.

May 19, 2021

Manipur CM Launches 'MOMA Market' for Vegetable

  • Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has launched a smartphone application "Manipur Organic Mission Agency (MOMA) Market" for home delivery of fresh vegetables to ensure that people get fresh vegetables at their doorsteps during the COVID-19 induced curfew. MOMA a unit of the state horticulture and soil conservation department launched the app under the CM's supervision to make fresh vegetables available for day-to-day consumption and to reduce the distress sales of farm produce during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
  • MOMA has been assigned to work in the area and channel farm produces to consumers via home delivery in order to prevent vegetable losses and COVID-19 spread. Farmers Producer Companies (FPCs) working with MOMA will harvest vegetables from various farms. It will then be transported to cold storage and warehouses at the department's complex in Sanjenthong and other locations. Finally, the consumer's MOMA Market order will be shipped to their doorstep.

CPI Announces Picks for Next Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet

  • The CPI, a key partner in the CPI(M)-led LDF, announced its nominees to be inducted in the second Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala.
  • CPI state secretary Kanam Rajendran said that the party has decided to nominate its newly elected MLAs, K. Rajan, P. Prasad, J. Chinchu Rani and G. R. Anil as ministers in the new government, while senior party leader and Adoor MLA Chittayam Gopakumar as the deputy speaker.
  • The decision was taken at the party's state council meeting.
  • The meeting also decided to appoint senior party leader and minister in the outgoing ministry, E Chandrasekharan, as its legislature party leader.

India to Take Part in Global Health Summit Co-hosted by Italy, EU

  • India will take part in the Global Health Summit which is being co-hosted by Italy as the Chair of the G20 group and the European Commission this year.
  • India will be represented by its Sherpa for G20 Suresh Prabhu at the meet that will take place on Friday, 21st May.
  • The key outcome of the Global health meet will be the "Rome Declaration" which will focus on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Last year G20 grouping had announced a number of coordinated measures to deal with the pandemic, including the economic fallout.
  • The summit will see the participation of all G20 member countries and 3 guest countries -Singapore, Spain, and the Netherlands.
  • Other than that, international and regional organizations such as the UN, WHO, IMF, OECD, AU, ASEAN, WTO, FAO, GAVI, Global Fund will be part of the summit.
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