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Sep 16, 2019

Great Ganga Run-2019 Flagged Off In New Delhi

Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju flagged off Great Ganga Run-2019 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi.
It was organized to create awareness about the river Ganga. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Shekhawat said, participation of the people in the run corroborates the fact that people are not only aware of the importance of water but are active to conserve the important resource.

Sep 15, 2019

BJP MPs to Head Most Key House Panels

Defying precedence, the ruling BJP has kept chairmanship of most Parliamentary committees that scrutinise key ministries dealing with security affairs, leaving only Home Affairs, headed by party president Amit Shah, to the Opposition.
Chairpersons of New House Committees
Finance: BJP MP- Jayant Sinha
External Affairs: BJP Lok Sabha MP- PP Chaudhary
Commerce: YSR Congress Party MP- V Vijayasai Reddy
Defence: BJP MP Jual Oram
Home Affairs: Congress Rajya Sabha MP- Anand Sharma
Information Technology: Congress MP- Shashi Tharoor

Govt Plans To Link Social Media Accounts To The Central Database

The Supreme Court decided to hear a plea by Facebook to call forth petitions pending in various high courts concerning the linking of social media accounts of users with their Aadhaar numbers.
A Bench of Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose scheduled the case for hearing on September 24, 2019.
"We will only be hearing on the question of transfer and will not look into the merits," Justice Gupta said.
Facebook wants the apex court to transfer the pending petitions to itself and decide them finally.
The company has contended that any rule to enforce the linking of Aadhaar with social media accounts would be an invasion of privacy, which has been affirmed as a fundamental right by the Supreme Court.

Assam NRC Final Status of Accepted, Excluded People Published Online

The Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) list with individual statuses of all the 3.30 crore applicants was published online.
All the individuals in Assam, who were a part of the Assam NRC exercise meant to root out the illegal immigrants from the state, can now check their status on the official website of NRC.
All persons who had applied for the inclusion of their names in the NRC list and have a valid ARN number can check their final status online at nrcassam.nic.in.
The list which was published includes the names of those who have been accepted as the citizens of Assam, excluded and those whose appeals are pending.
The Assam individuals can also check the names of their family members in the final list which has been published online.

Sep 14, 2019

Aadhaar Verification to Be Mandatory For New Dealers

In order to check malpractices in GST, the GST Network on September 14n 2019 decided to make Aadhaar authentication or physical verification mandatory for new dealers from January 2020.
Aadhaar authentication of new dealers will be made mandatory. Earlier it was optional. But it was noticed in two years that there was a good number of fly-by-night operators. They made fake invoices.
Physical verification will be carried out for those who don't want Aadhaar authentication, which will be completed in three days.

I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar Flagged Off Jaldoot Vehicle In Pune

Union Minister for Environment and Forest and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar flagged off a Jaldoot vehicle in a function organized at Collector Office in Pune.
The van carrying the 'SAVE WATER' message will travel to different parts of the state.
Mr Javadekar also administered a pledge to SAVE WATER on this occasion.
An exhibition on 100 days of Union Government has also been organized on the occasion by Regional Outreach Bureau in Pune.

E-Auction of Gifts Presented to PM Narendra Modi Begins

Union Minister for Culture Prahlad Singh Patel inaugurated the exhibition cum E-auction of prestigious and memorable gifts presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister has decided to auction all the gifts for a noble cause for conservation and rejuvenation of the Ganga.
He said that a letter will be sent from the government to top 20 highest bidders complimenting them for their contribution towards Namami Gange Project.
The auction will continue online till 3rd of October (2019) on the portal www.pmmementos.gov.in.

Maritime Communication Services Launched in India

Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad launched maritime communication services.
He also launched a web portal for reporting stolen mobiles to help trace them.
Maritime connectivity will enable high-end support to those travelling on sailing vessels, cruise liners and ships in India by use of satellite technology and provide access to voice, data and video services.
Nelco, India's leading VSAT solutions provider, will now provide quality broadband services to the maritime sector.

Kalaburagi Airport Handed Over To Airports Authority

The Greenfield Kalaburagi Airport was formally handed over to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) by the Kalaburagi district administration.
Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner B. Sharat handed over the airport to Director for Kalaburagi Airport, S. Gyaneshwar (AAI) and M. Yadayya (General Manager).
The State government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the AAI for development, maintenance and operation of Kalaburagi Airport.
Kalaburagi Airport has qualified for operations during Phase III of selections under the Regional Connectivity Scheme — UDAN.
The airport has been established on 742.23 acres of land at a cost of Rs. 175.57 crore.

Sep 13, 2019

Centre To Bring Ordinance to Ban e-Cigarettes in Country

The Union Cabinet is likely to approve an ordinance prohibiting the manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in the country. The law would make production, manufacture, import, export, transport, sale, distribution or advertisements of e-cigarettes a cognizable offence.
Anti-tobacco health experts are calling it a move in the right direction but the tobacco industry and its allies state that if enforced, this would be a "draconian law hitting at the livelihood of many."

Gujarat Again Tops Perception Based National Logistics Index

Gujarat has one again topped a perception-based index of mobility of goods and efficiency of logistics chain, closely followed by Punjab and Andhra Pradesh.
The state has been ranked the highest in the second edition of the Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS) index which is based on indicators such as infrastructure, services, timelines, traceability, competitiveness, security, operating environment and efficiency of regulation.
The index is developed by the commerce and industry ministry along with Deloitte.
Himachal Pradesh stood last on the chart. Bihar ranked at 20th position.
Among the union territories, Chandigarh occupied the top position followed by Delhi and Puducherry. Chandigarh has replaced Daman and Diu in the latest logistics performance index.
As regards the hilly states, Tripura retained the top spot. It was followed by Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

PM Modi Inaugurates New Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Building

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the New Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha building at Kute gram in Ranchi.
The three-storey building has been constructed at a cost of Rs 465 crore.
It is dubbed as the first paperless Assembly in the country.

CM Devendra Fadnavis Flags Off Trial Run Of Navi Mumbai Metro Line One

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis flagged off the trial run of the first Belapur to Pendhar Metro rail project in Navi Mumbai.
Out of the four lines proposed for Navi Mumbai Metro, Line one will have a total of 11 stations on the 11.10 km corridor being constructed at the cost of Rs 3,063 crore.

Sep 12, 2019

GeM And Punjab Government Sign MoU For Setting Up Project Management Unit

Government e Marketplace (GeM) under the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry and Government of Punjab, signed MoU to set up a GeM Organizational Transformation Team (GOTT) Project Management Unit (PMU) in the state.
The MoU was signed by Additional CEO,GeM, S. Suresh Kumar, and Director Industries, Government of Punjab, C. Sibinat Chandigarh on 10th September, 2019.
It is projected that through the initiatives of GOTT PMU, Government of Punjab will be able to transact around Rs 1700 crore in terms of annual Gross Merchandize Value (GMV) on GeM platform in the first year and over Rs 3000 crore per annum, over a period of time.

PM Modi In Mathura

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Mathura for the day to inaugurate several programmes met women who pick up plastic waste from garbage in the city and extended a helping hand to them.
PM Narendra Modi, who is on a mission to completely eradicate single-use plastic waste from the country, was seen segregating plastic from garbage piles along with the women at the 'Swacchata Hi Seva' programme in Mathura.
PM is slated to launch a campaign against single-use plastic products.
PM Modi, also visited a cattle farm and was seen playing with a calf.
Narendra Modi will be launching the 'National Animal Disease Control Programme' as well as the 'National Artificial Insemination Programme'.

400 Punjab Farmers to Participate In National Conference on Crop Residue Management

As many as 400 innovative and progressive farmers from Punjab will participate in National Conference of Farmers on Crop residue Management to be held in New Delhi.
Punjab agriculture department spokesperson said that nearly 1000 farmers from Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh would be part of this conference and also share their innovative ideas adopted for in-situ crop residue management.
This conference being organized by the Government of India at NASC Complex, New Delhi would go a long way in mitigating the problem of stubble burning besides creating awareness among farming community.
Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar will give inaugural address in this conference.

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