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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

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Dec 31, 2018

Fuel for Nuclear Plants

A stockpile of 15,000 tonnes of uranium is required for achieving supply security of fuel for nuclear plants in the country, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has told a parliamentary panel.
The panel report, which was tabled before the Lok Sabha in the on-going Parliament session, also recommended that necessary steps should be taken to ensure new uranium mines are opened as soon as possible to reduce the dependance on the imported uranium.
Currently, a major portion of domestic production of uranium comes from the Jaduguda mines of Jharkhand.
Apart from Jaduguda, uranium reserves are available in Meghalaya, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

Tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced renaming of three islands of Andaman and Nicobar archipelago as a tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
The Ross Island was renamed as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep, the Neil Island as Shaheed Dweep and the Havelock Island as Swaraj Dweep.
All the three islands are major tourist spots.

Dec 30, 2018

AAP National Council extended its Term

The Aam Aadmi Party's national council decided to extend its term by a year, giving party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal one year more than the maximum tenure for office-bearers fixed by the party constitution.

Army Jawans Rescue Tourists in Sikkim

More than 2,800 tourists who got stranded at Nathu La near Indo-China border and other places in the Sikkim region following heavy snowfall were evacuated by the Army through rescue operations.
The tourists, who included many elderly people and children, were provided shelter and food in army facilities. Among the tourists who were rescued, 90 people fell ill and were taken to safety in ambulances.
As per a senior police officer in Sikkim, this was the biggest rescue operation by the army in Sikkim in recent history. Soldiers were shifted from transit camps to make room for the tourists.

Dec 29, 2018

Biennial Update Report to UNFCCC

The Union Cabinet approved the submission of India's second Biennial Update Report (BUR) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The second biennial update report aims to provide an update to India's first biennial report to the United Nation's body on climate change.
The report contains five major components including national circumstances, national greenhouse gas inventory, mitigation actions, finance, technology and capacity building needs and support received and domestic monitoring, reporting and verification arrangements.

Dec 28, 2018

Niti Aayog's Achiever District List

The NITI Aayog released the second delta ranking of the districts of the country reflecting the incremental progress made by them between June and October with Tamil Nadu's Virudhunagar emerging as the top performer.
As per the think-tank, the districts have been ranked on parameters including health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, financial inclusion and skill development and basic infrastructure.
Nuapada in Odisha, Siddharthnagar in Uttar Pradesh, Aurangabad in Bihar and Koraput in Odisha were ranked from 2nd to 5th respectively on top performers' list.
In its first such ranking released in June, Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara came at the bottom while Gujarat's Dahod topped the chart in terms of improvement made by them.

Plastic Ban in Tamil Nadu

A ban on plastic, sparing a few products such as packaged foods, will come into force across Tamil Nadu on New Year's Day after the Madras High Court dismissed a petition challenging the order.
A vacation bench comprising justices S. Vaidyanathan and P. T. Asha dismissed a legal challenge brought by the Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Plastics Manufacturers Association, clearing the decks for the ban.
The judges also suggested a total ban on all sorts of plastic.

Six Months Extension to Complete NRC Updation

The Centre has given an extension of six months to complete the ongoing exercise for updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam by June 30.
On December 6, 2013, the government had issued the first notification setting a deadline of three years for completion of the entire NRC process.
However, since then, five extensions were given by the government in regular intervals as the exercise has not yet been completed.

Portfolios in Rajasthan Cabinet

The newly inducted Ministers in Rajasthan were allocated portfolios by Governor Kalyan Singh on the advice of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot was given the portfolios of Public Works, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj. Various departments were distributed among the 13 Cabinet Ministers and 10 Ministers of State.
According to the orders issued by the Cabinet Secretariat, Mr. Gehlot has been allocated Finance, Home and Justice, Excise, Planning, Policy Formulation, Personnel, General Administration and Information Technology departments and the State Bureau of Investigation.

Dec 26, 2018

Increase in BC Quota in PR Polls

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president N. Uttam Kumar Reddy has demanded the State Government to withdraw the ordinance amending PR Act 2018 to bring down the reservations for Backward Classes in Panchayat Raj elections.
In a letter to the CM, he demanded that the government implements the High Court order on conducting caste-wise enumeration of BCs in the State along with a socio-economic survey on their conditions.

Bhupesh Baghel Cabinet Expanded

The Bhupesh Baghel cabinet in Chhattisgarh was expanded, taking its total strength to 12.
T. S. Singh Deo and Tamradhwaj Sahu had taken oath as ministers on December 17 along with Bhupesh Baghel.
The new ministers are: Mohammad Akbar, the only Muslim minister, Ravindra Choubey, Umesh Patel, Anila Bhedia, Kawasi Lakhma, Premsai Singh Tekam, Shiv Kumar Daharia and Rudra Guru.

MP Gets First Muslim Minister in 15 Years

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath expanded his cabinet inducting 28 ministers including Arif Aqueel, the lone Muslim face in the new council of ministers.
Aqueel, MLA from Bhopal North, is the first Muslim minister in the state after 15 years.
Kamal Nath inducted nine MLAs from the Malwa Nivad region, six from central Madhya Pradesh, five representing the Gwalior-Chambal region and three from Bundelkhand in his cabinet.
The ministerial team includes 11 loyalists of the Chief Minister, nine from Congress veteran's Digvijay Singh's camp, seven from Jyotiraditya Scindia's camp and one from former state party chief Arun Yadav's camp.

Ashok Gehlot to Reverse Vasundhara Raje's Order

The Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan is set to reverse an order of former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
The Congress has decided to do away with a logo comprising photograph of Jan Sangh founder Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay on government letterheads and notifications, and replace the same with Ashok Stambh, the national emblem.
During the tenure of the BJP government, it was made mandatory to use the Deen Dayal Upadhyay logo on all government orders, notifications and letterheads.
The Congress party had protested when the order was issued.

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