Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Inaugurate 7th India IWIS 2022
Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat inaugurated the 7th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS 2022) at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The theme of the summit this year was 'Restoration and Conservation of Small Rivers in a Large Basin'. It will also focus on the select aspects of 'Mapping and Convergence of 5Ps' – People, Policy, Plan, Programme and Project. The three-day-long summit aimed to give an insight into the potential causes for divergence and formulate a strategy to achieve convergence. The event also hosted a finance forum to bring together global financial institutions and investors interested in river restoration and conservation programmes.
Dec 17, 2022
India Launches 'Group of Friends' to Promote Accountability for Crimes against Peacekeepers
India launched a 'Group of Friends' to promote accountability for crimes against peacekeepers, with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar announcing that New Delhi will soon have a database that will record all crimes against the Blue Helmets.
India, Bangladesh, Egypt, France, Morocco and Nepal are co-chairs of the 'Group of Friends to Promote Accountability for Crimes Against Peacekeepers' launched during India's current presidency of the UN Security Council.
Jaishankar said that the Group of Friends represents the political will of member states, particularly of the troop and police contributing countries, to champion the implementation of the provisions of UN Security Council resolution 2589, which was adopted in August 2021 under India's Presidency of the Council.
Central Government Offers to Establish Permanent Secretariat for No Money for Terror
The Central government offered to establish a permanent Secretariat for the No Money for Terror (NMFT) in the country, said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai.
He was responding to a question in Rajya Sabha about whether the government has any proposal to set up a permanent Secretariat to coordinate the global efforts against terror funding.
Government of India hosted the 3rd Ministerial Level Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing 'No Money for Terror' (NMFT) during November 18-19, 2022 to collaborate with countries across the world for suppressing the funding sources that allow terrorists and extremists to carry out their violent acts.
Delegations from 77 countries and 16 multilateral organizations participated in the Conference.
The proposed Secretariat is not expected to be an investigative body. It will operate on the concept of collaboration and cooperation between nations.
Dec 16, 2022
Centre Awards Nine GI Tags to Take Total to 432
Adding to the present collection of Geographical Indications (GIs), nine new items, including gamocha of Assam, Tandur red gram of Telangana, Raktsey Karpo apricot of Ladakh, and Alibag white onion of Maharashtra, were given the coveted GI tag. Kerala was awarded five GI tags for its agricultural produce.
With this, the total number of GI tags in India comes to 432. The top five states holding the maximum number of GIs are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Dec 15, 2022
NTPC Commissions Capacities of 150 MW & 90 MW Devikot Solar PV Projects at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan
NTPC announced that consequent upon successful commissioning, entire capacities of 150 MW & 90 MW Devikot Solar PV Projects at Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, are declared on Commercial Operation.
With this, standalone installed and commercial capacity of NTPC became 58041.27 MW, while group installed and commercial capacity of NTPC became 70656.27 MW.
Karnataka Sets up Ministerial Panel on Providing Internal Reservation for SCs
In a significant political move ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections, the BJP government in Karnataka constituted a five-member cabinet sub-committee to make recommendations on providing internal reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs).
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy is heading the sub-committee.
The other members in the panel are Water Resources Minister Govind M. Karjol, Fisheries Minister S. Angara, Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan and Health & Family Welfare Minister K. Sudhakar. Mr. Karjol, Mr. Angara and Mr. Chauhan belong to scheduled castes.
In a meeting held in November the State Cabinet had decided to constitute a sub-committee for classification of internal reservation among SCs.
The Justice A.J. Sadashiva Commission report, which was submitted in 2012, recommended reclassification of the SCs for equitable distribution of reservation.
The Congress has been accused of not taking a decision on the report when it was in power between 2013 and 2018.
Dec 14, 2022
PM Modi Releases Coin and Stamp in Honour of Sri Aurobindo
Prime Minister Narendra Modi released a commemorative coin and postal stamp in honour of Sri Aurobindo, commemorating his 150th birth anniversary in Puducherry.
Addressing the gathering through video conferencing, Modi said that Sri Aurobindo's life symbolised the 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat' concept. Every citizen should take inspiration from this, and prepare themselves to create a developed India through 'Sabka Prayas' (everyone's effort, he said adding that Sri Aurobindo was not a freedom fighter but also a philosopher.
Culture Ministry Set up Seven Zonal Cultural Centres to Conserve Art
Ministry of Culture set up seven Zonal Cultural Centres (ZCCs) with headquarters at Patiala, Nagpur, Udaipur, Prayagraj, Kolkata, Dimapur and Thanjavur. These centres aim to conserve and develop art, culture and crafts across the country. The government provides regular annual grant-in-aid for conducting various activities and programmes to ZCCs. However, no State and Union Territory wise funds are released by the Ministry for the purpose.
Dr. P.C. Rath Elected as the President of Cardiological Society of India
Senior cardiologist from Hyderabad, Dr. P.C. Rath, was elected president of the Cardiological Society of India (CSI) for the year 2023-24, in an annual meeting held in Chennai. Dr. P.C. Rath is currently a senior consultant cardiologist and head of department of Cardiology at Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills. Dr. Rath has pioneered many percutaneous cardiac interventions like complex coronary angioplasty and stenting, robotic angioplasty and percutaneous valve treatment procedures.
Cardiological Society of India will be celebrating its 75th year celebration in December 2023 in Kolkata and Dr. PC Rath will play a vital role in framing the scientific programme for the platinum jubilee celebrations. The CSI is a national body of cardiologists within India and those settled abroad. It has more than 5,000 members and was formed in 1948 under the stewardship of Bharat Ratna Dr. Vidhan Shankar Roy, who served as the first president of the society.
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