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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Oct 16, 2018

Setting Up 3 New Agencies

To deal with contemporary and new threats the Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the formation of three agencies, the Defence Cyber Agency, the Defence Space Agency and the Special Operation Division.

All three will be tri-service agencies, which means they will draw from each service and serve under the command of the Chairman, Chief of Staff Committee.

Delivery of Rafale jets from 2019

As per reports, Dassault Aviation has announced that it will deliver Rafael jets to India from 2019 and may see new orders in coming months.

The announcement comes amid a huge political row over the deal with France.

India and France Tri-service Exercise

India and France are in discussions for a bilateral tri-service military exercise to take forward the strategic cooperation while also exploring ways to operationalise the logistics agreement.

This will be India's third such joint exercise. The first joint tri-service exercise was held with Russia in October last year and has finalised one with the U.S. to be held next year.

India and France currently hold bilateral exercises between individual services �" Shakti, Varuna and Garuda respectively for the Army, Navy and Air Force.

Oct 15, 2018

Allahabad May Become Prayagraj

The BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh has begun moves to soon change the name of Allahabad to Prayagraj.

A proposal to change the name was passed in the Kumbh Mela Margdarshak Mandal meeting held in Allahabad. Governor Ram Naik, who presided over the meeting, included several State Cabinet Ministers and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, also gave his consent.

Best Housing Society

Palash housing society located at Wakad has been adjudged as the best housing society of Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation for 2017- 2018.

This housing society has been taking care of its own waste thus making it a zero waste society. A daily dump process has been inducted whereby 800 kg to 1,000 kg of organic compost is produced the society. The compost is then distributed to farmers at a subsidised rate of Rs. 15 per kg.

The society has windmills, rainwater harvesting (RWH) systems, sewage treatment plant (STP) and more than 800 trees around the periphery and on the society premises.

Integrated Battle Groups

Integrated Battle Groups (IBG) - smaller, meaner, self-contained fighting units of the Indian Army comprising of elements of air power, artillery, amour etc - are now a reality. The biennial Army Commanders Conference cleared formations of the IBGs.

As against the somewhat antiquated fighting formation of corps - each comprising 8-10 brigades, with a brigade having 3-4 battalions of 800 fighting men each - an IBG is likely to have just about 6 battalions.

Oct 14, 2018

Ski Village Project in Kullu Scraped

The BJP goverment gave a final burial to the much-hyped Rs. 2,000-crore Himalayan Ski Village, as the Cabinet gave its nod for cancelling the pact signed for setting up of the FDI project in Kullu in 2006.

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. It decided to cancel the MoU and Implementation Agreement signed with M/s Himalayan Ski Village Limited (HSVL) for setting up of Ski Village in Kullu.

Oct 13, 2018

CJs for Five High Courts Recommended

The Supreme Court Collegium led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi has recommended appointment of Justices N. H. Patil as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, D. K. Gupta as Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, Ramesh Ranganathan as Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court, A.S. Bopanna as Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court and Vijai Kumar Bist as Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court.

Disposing Off 555 Missiles

The Indian army began disposing off the 555 missiles that were brought with scrap in 2004.

The work began with teams of the Indian army digging out the buried missiles that would be taken to the disposal site by the banks of the Feeka River, where all the missiles would be blown up in a controlled explosion.

India Wins Seat at UN Human Rights Council

India was elected with the highest number of votes by the General Assembly to the influential Human Rights Council with a pledge to combat intolerance.

India received 188 votes, the highest polled by any of the 18 countries elected in the voting.

This is the fifth time India is elected to the Geneva-based Council.

Oct 12, 2018

Institute for Political Training in UP

Public representatives and political workers in Uttar Pradesh will soon have to undergo a formal training in the ways of Indian politics. This after the state government gave the green signal to an institute which would enable them to execute their work in the correct and professional manner.

The institute would be established in Ghaziabad.

The objective of the institute - among many - is to have professionals in the field of politics who can work diligently and improve the image of politics itself among people at large.

Robot Daksh Set to Join Pune Police

The Pune police commissioner announced the purchase of a robot named 'Daksh' for its anti-terrorism and anti- sabotage operations.

Daksh is a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and will be entrusted to the bomb detection and disposal squad of the city police.

It has been designed and developed by the state-owned Defence research and development organisation (DRDO).

ISRO to Set Up Centre at Jammu University

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will set up a centre at the Central University Jammu (CUJ) to expand its presence to the northernmost state of India.

The centre has been named Satish Dhawan Centre for Space Science.

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