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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Nov 10, 2018

Indian and Chinese Troops Meet at Arunachal Pradesh

A high-level meeting between Army officials and Chinese PLA troops was organised at Bumla, near Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, where the two sides reaffirmed their resolve to strengthen friendship and maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control.

The 4057-km-long Line of Actual Control separates India from China.

This was the first time major generals of the two countries took part in a border personnel meeting (BPM), since its initiation in 1990.

Republic Day Chief Guest

As per reports, India may have finalised its chief guest for the next Republic Day and it is most likely someone from Africa, perhaps South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. The announcement will probably be made shortly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The chief guest will be a leader of global stature and from an important partner country.

Mega Test to Check Coastal Security

Early next year, India will conduct its first full-spectrum test of coastal security, an operation code-named Exercise Sea Vigil, which will test the response of nine different stakeholders and agencies as it ascertains India's preparedness to deal with attacks such as the one by terrorists on several locations in Mumbai on November 26, 2008 .

The exercise will test response, reaction time and coordination between agencies to deal with incoming threats simultaneously across both the eastern and western seaboard.

Nov 09, 2018

Model for Airports in 6 Non-metro Cities

Airports at six Indian cities, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Guwahati, Jaipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Mangaluru, will be developed and managed through the public private partnership (PPP) model on the lines of the Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Kochi airports.

According to Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, the proposal to hand over the airports, presently run by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), to PPP operators had been approved in principle at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Considering Changing the Name of Ahmedabad

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that the state government was considering changing the name of Ahmedabad to Karnavati and the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra reiterated its old demand that Aurangabad and Osmanabad be renamed Sambhaji Nagar and Dharashiv, respectively.

Nov 08, 2018

Mid-day Meal Programme

In a bid to improve the quality of nutrition given to students in civic schools, the Pune municipal corporation (PMC) has decided to turn to outsource the mid-day meal programme to a private organisation. As per the move, Bengaluru-based Akshaya Patra foundation will provide mid-day meals as an experiment.

Indian Activist to Lead Walk for Peace

Rajgopal PV an Indian activist expects thousands of people to join his "March for Justice and Peace", a 9500-kilometre hike from New Delhi to Geneva next year.

Rajagopal plans to begin his long trek from New Delhi next October 2 and should arrive in the Swiss city on September 25, 2020.

The aim is to draw international attention to the links between a growing number of conflicts around the world and dwindling natural resources.

Nov 07, 2018

Deepotsav 2018 Enters Guinness Book of World Records

Ayodhya Deepostav 2018, an event organised to mark Diwali celebrations in Ayodhya town has entered Guinness Book of World Records. The record is for lighting 3,01,152 earthen lamps on the bank of River Sarayu.

Faizabad District to Be Known as Ayodhya

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad district will be known as Ayodhya after the temple town that is home to the Ram temple.

He also announced a medical college named after King Dashrath, Ram's father, and an airport to be called Raja Ram.

Nov 06, 2018

India's Envoy to Iran

Gaddam Dharmendra has been appointed as the next ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

He is currently Additional Secretary at the Ministry of External Affairs Headquarters and will replace current envoy to Tehran Saurabh Kumar. He has served as the Consul General in Hong Kong and Ambassador to Zambia in the past.

INS Arihant's First Patrol

India's first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Arihant, has successfully completed its first deterrence patrol and gives a fitting response to those who indulge in nuclear blackmail. The fully operational submarine completed the sea leg of India's nuclear triad, giving it enduring nuclear strike and counterstrike capabilities.

The United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France and China are the only countries that can deliver nuclear warheads from a submarine.

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