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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Feb 08, 2022

Power Minister Launches Powerthon-2022

Union Minister for Power and New Renewable Energy R. K. Singh virtually launched Powerthon-2022, a hackathon competition under RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme) to find technology driven solutions to solve the complex problems in power distribution and to ensure quality and reliable power supply.
In this hackathon, Technology Solution Providers (TSPs), start-ups, educational institutions, research institutes, equipment manufacturers, state power utilities and other state and central power sector entities, shall be briefed on the current challenges/ problem statements faced across the power distribution sector and invited to showcase their technology driven solutions to solve the complex problems.

J&K Becomes First UT to be Integrated with National Single Window System

Jammu and Kashmir became the first Union Territory to be integrated with the national single window system as Lt Governor Manoj Sinha launched the J&K single-window portal, integrating it with the national single-window system.
While 130 industrial services have been made online on a single-window system, over 160 more services would be integrated this year.

Feb 07, 2022

Yechury Announces CPI(M) Support to SP in UP

Ahead of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury announced his party's support to Samajwadi Party to ensure defeat of the ruling BJP in the State, and dropped a major hint to support Congress in Punjab.
This will be a shot in the arm to Samajwadi Party-led alliance which is having a faceoff with the BJP in UP.
The Samajwadi Party has allied with seven political outfits including, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP), Apna Dal (Krishna Patel) and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

Congress Punjab CM Candidate is Charanjit Singh Channi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi declared Charanjit Singh Channi as party's Chief Ministerial candidate for the Punjab assembly elections 2022. Rahul Gandhi made the big announcement during a party event in Ludhiana, with both - Charanjit Singh Channi and Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu - sharing stage with him.

B. K. Tyagi Next CMD of Shipping Corporation of India

The Public Enterprise Selection Board (PESB) selected B. K. Tyagi for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). Presently, Tyagi is working as Functional Director, Shipping Corporation of India.
Subject to requisite clearances and ACC ratification he will replace H. K. Joshi, the incumbent CMD retiring May this year.
He is graduated from Meerut University and joined SCI in 1990 as a trainee nautical officer. He served on-board various ships in different ranks including master of the ships.
He has overall 30 years of rich experience in various aspects of shipping.

Feb 06, 2022

PM Modi Unveils 'Statue of Equality'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Hyderabad and kickstarted the 50th anniversary celebrations of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT).
He dedicated to the nation a 216-feet tall "statue of equality" which commemorates the 11th century bhakti saint Sri Ramanujacharya, who promoted the idea of equality in all aspects of living, including faith, caste and creed.
The statue is made of 'panchaloha', a combination of five metals: gold, silver, copper, brass, and zync. It is among one of the tallest metallic statues in sitting position in the world.
The statue is mounted on a 54-feet high base building named 'Bhadra Vedi'.

Tripura: Third Border Haat

Chief Minister of Tripura Biplab Kumar Deb laid the foundation stone for Kamalpur-Kurmaghat border haat between India and Bangladesh.
The border haat will be constructed in Dhalai district.
This project will further boost trade relations between both the countries. It will strengthen the cultural and emotional ties between both.
The third border haat of Tripura will be opened at Kamalpur. It would be spread over an area of 75 square meters. It is likely to be able to accommodate 100 vendors on each side.
Two border Haats are already operational at Kamalasagar in Sipahijala district and at Srinagar in South Tripura.
Border Haats are unique modes of duty-free trading post, along India-Bangladesh border. At this space, locally grown products are sold to people, who are living within a radius of 5 Km of the Haat.

Feb 05, 2022

Uttar Pradesh Selected as Best State tableau of Republic Day Parade 2022

Uttar Pradesh was selected as the best state tableau at the Republic Day parade this year and the Indian Navy marching contingent has been adjudged as the best marching contingent among the three Services.
Three panels of judges were appointed for assessing the performance of the marching contingents from the three Services, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), other Auxiliary forces and tableaux from various states and Union Territories (UTs) and Central Ministries and Departments.
On the basis of the assessment of the panels, the Indian Navy marching contingent was adjudged as the best marching contingent among the three Services.
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) was named as the best marching contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces.
The second place went to Karnataka for its tableau based on 'Cradle of Traditional Handicrafts'. The third position went to Meghalaya for its tableau on 'Meghalaya's 50 years of Statehood and its tribute to women-led cooperative societies & SHGs'.

Arunachal Pradesh: CM Hoists 104 ft National Flag; Second Highest in India

The state of Arunachal Pradesh now has the second highest national flag in the country.
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu hoisted a 104 ft tall National Flag at Ngangpa Natme (Buddha Park) in Tawang.
Pema Khandu congratulated the Army, the Sashastra Seema Bal, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, Tawang district administration and MLA Tsering Tashi for the feat.
Belagavi or Belgaum Fort in Kote Kere, Karnataka, has the tallest Indian flagpoles measuring 361 ft.

Feb 04, 2022

Centre Approves Renaming of Three Places in Madhya Pradesh

The Centre approved renaming of three places in Madhya Pradesh namely Hoshangabad Nagar as "Narmadapuram", Shivpuri as "Kundeshwar Dham" and Babai as "Makhan Nagar". Babai was renamed after the renowned journalist and poet Makhanlal Chaturvedi.
The MP government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan had in 2021 proposed the renaming of these 3 places.

India Press Freedom Report, 2021

The India Press Freedom Report, 2021 was released by the Rights and Risks Analysis Group. According to the report, 13 media houses and newspapers were targeted in the country, 108 journalists were attacked, and 6 journalists were killed.
The highest number of journalist attack was in Jammu and Kashmir. J&K faced more than 25 attacks. The second highest was in Uttar Pradesh with 23. UP was followed by Madhya Pradesh (16), Tripura (15), Delhi (8), Bihar (6), Assam (5), Haryana(4) and Maharashtra (4), Goa (3), Manipur (3), Karnataka (2), West Bengal (2), Tamil Nadu (2), Andhra Pradesh (1), Kerala (1), Chhattisgarh (1).

Sonali Singh Given Charge of Controller General of Accounts

The centre gave the charge the Controller General of Accounts (CGA), Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance to Sonali Singh, Additional Controller General of Accounts, after superannuation of Dipak Dash.
She shall look after the routine administrative duties in respect of the post of CGA till regular appointment to the post of CGA or till further orders, whichever is earlier.
A 1987 batch officer of Indian Civil Accounts Service (ICAS), Singh had joined CGA as Additional Controller General of Accounts in October 2019. Prior to that, she had also served as Additional Secretary at Central Vigilance Commission.
CGA is responsible to maintain account of the government. Apart from consolidating monthly accounts, preparing trends of revenue realization and expenditures it reconciles cash balance of the centre with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and annual accounts of the central government.

Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi Joins as Director General, NIELIT

Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi joined as Director-General of the National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT). Before joining NIELIT, Dr. Madan Mohan Tripathi was working as Professor at Delhi Technological University (DTU), New Delhi. In DTU he also worked as Director Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) and Coordinator of Intellectual Property Rights Cell.
National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) is an autonomous body under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.

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