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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

Jun 29, 2018

PM Modi Kicks off Campaign for 2019 Polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the campaign for 2019 polls while addressing a public rally at Maghar.

Jun 28, 2018

Kumaraswamy Gets Congress Nod

The Congress leadership has made it clear that it has no objections to Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy presenting a fresh budget and announcing loan waiver �" twin issues that were the source of rising friction between HDK and Siddaramaiah.

Proposal to Replace UGC

The government proposed the draft of a new Act with which it seeks to replace the University Grants Commission (UGC). Announcing the draft of the Act which is likely to repeal the UGC Act, 1956, Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar appealed to stakeholders to send their recommendations on the Act by July 7, 2018.

Jun 27, 2018

PM Narendra Modi's Security Tightened

The Union Home Ministry has tightened the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in view of growing threats to him by the CPI-M Maoists and Pakistan-backed terror groups.

According to reports, the Home Ministry has also issued new guidelines to the state governments in this regard and directed them to take all measures to protect the Prime Minister whenever he arrives on a visit.

Passport Seva App Launched

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj launched a Passport Seva App. The app makes the process for obtaining a passport much easier.

Swaraj stated that the two new schemes - Passport application from anywhere in India and filling passport application forms from mobile phones would now make the procedure for obtaining passports simpler.

India most Unsafe for Women

According to a poll conducted by the Thomson Reuters Foundation, India has been ranked as the most dangerous country out of the world's 10 worst countries for women, behind Afghanistan, Pakistan and Somalia.

The same poll conducted in 2011 had placed India at the fourth place. The findings are based on perceptions of experts on women's issues.

Jun 26, 2018

Harsh Mander Resigns as Special Monitor

Stating that the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) had remained silent on encounters targeting members of minority communities in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, activist Harsh Mander has resigned as the NHRC's special monitor for communal riots and minorities.

Mr. Mander, along with Maja Daruwala, had been appointed as a special monitor by the NHRC in 2017.

Former TMC Minister Joins BJP

Humayun Kabir a former Minister in the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal joined the BJP, two days before party chief Amit Shah's rally in the State.

Mr. Kabir hails from Murshidabad district and was expelled from the TMC in 2015 for his alleged anti-party activities. He was earlier in the Congress. He claimed that the people in the State are looking for an alternative to Mamata Banerjee-led TMC and see the BJP as the most credible one.

Jun 25, 2018

Swachh Survekshan 2018

Madhya Pradesh's Indore and Bhopal emerged as the cleanest cities in the country occupying the top two slots in the Swachh Survekshan 2018, a nationwide cleanliness survey conducted by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Ministry.

This is the second consecutive time that Indore has received the tag for the cleanest city of the country. Chandigarh and New Delhi (NDMC) emerged as the third and fourth cleanest cities in the survey.

Among the states, Jharkhand - which was placed last in the survey in 2015 - emerged as the cleanest state in the country. Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh took the second and third slots respectively.

Indian Naval Ships Reach Indonesia

The Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet ships INS Shakti and INS Kamorta reached the Port of Makassar, Indonesia for a three-day visit to enhance maritime cooperation between the two navies for security and stability in the region.

This is part of the operational reach and pursuit of India's 'Act East' policy.

Indian Envoy Barred from Meeting Pilgrims at Gurudwara

Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria and consular officials were barred by Pakistan to visit Gurudwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan's Punjab province and meet the Indian pilgrims.

Summoning Pakistan's Deputy High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah in New Delhi, India lodged a strong protest.

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