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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2016

Dec 2016

May 02, 2018

India and Pakistan Revive Track II Diplomacy

A group of Indian experts has visited Pakistan to discuss all aspects of bilateral ties and revive the Track II diplomacy process with Islamabad amidst the chill in the relationship after a number of terror attacks in India by Pakistan-based outfits.

The original Track II initiative, Neemrana Dialogue, received a fresh start.

The Indian side was led by former foreign ministry secretary Vivek Katju and included well- known educationist JS Rajput and other experts, while Pakistan side was led by former foreign secretary Inamul Haque.

May 01, 2018

J&K Gets Six New Ministers

Six BJP legislators, including the Kathua MLA spotted in the Hindu Ekta Manch rally after the rape-and-murder of a minor girl, were sworn in as Ministers in Jammu. Two PDP MLAs too, were among those administered the oath of office by Governor N.N. Vohra.

Bilateral Exercise Harimau Shakti 2018

The troops of the Indian and Malaysian armies kick-started the two-week long 'Exercise Harimau Shakti 2018' in Kaula Lumpur.

This is the first-ever joint Army exercise between the armies of India and Malaysia.

Apr 29, 2018

Dalmia Group Adopts Red Fort

A controversy has broken out over the Dalmia Bharat Limited signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ministry of Tourism for the adoption of Red Fort monument under the 'Adopt a Heritage' project.

Reacting on the issue, MoS Culture, Mahesh Sharma said, "President announced a scheme of GoI on World Tourism Day 2017 that those interested in value addition to any services of monuments can come forward.

With an estimate of over Rs. 5 crores per year, Dalmia has joined 'Monument Mitras' from other various private sector companies to look after the operations and the maintenance of this heritage site for the next five years

Another Milestone for LCA Tejas

ejas, the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) successfully fired Derby Air-to-Air Beyond Visual Range Missile to expand the firing envelope, as well as to demonstrate safe operation of the aircraft during missile plume ingestion into the aircraft engine under worst case scenarios.

Integration of Derby, a BVR class missile is one of the major objectives of Final Operational Clearance (FOC) of LCA Tejas.

LCA Tejas has been designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) autonomous society - Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA).

Apr 27, 2018

India and Pakistan to Take Part in Joint Military Exercises

For the first time since they emerged as different countries in 1947, India and Pakistan are set to take part in joint military drills. This will happen as part of the Peace Mission exercises to be held in Russia in September, along with a number of other partner countries under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

West Bengal Panchayat Polls

The State Election Commission (SEC) announced the schedule for holding panchayat elections in West Bengal. According to the SEC, the single-phase panchayat polls will be held on May 14 in West Bengal.

The counting will take place on May 17.

The elections were earlier slated to be held in three phases on May 1, 3 and 5.

The decision came after a recommendation from the state government that the polls be held on May 14.

Apr 26, 2018

UGC Releases List of Fake Universities

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has released a list of 24 fake universities across India. The Commission has said that these 24 self-styled, unrecognised institutions functioning in contravention of the UGC Act have been declared as fake and are not entitled to confer any degrees.

Indu Malhotra Set to be Supreme Court Judge

As per reports from the Law Ministry, the government is learnt to have cleared the appointment of senior advocate Indu Malhotra as a judge of the Supreme Court.

She will be the first woman judge to be appointed to the top post directly from the bar.

With this development, the elevation of Justice K. M. Joseph, who heads the Uttarakhand High Court has been put on hold.

IAF Welcomes Dakota DC-3 Plane

A Dakota DC-3 aircraft of 1940 vintage landed in Jamnagar, Gujarat. It has been gifted by Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar to the Indian Air Force.

The World War II-era aircraft was obtained from scrap in 2011 and was restored to flying condition in the UK by Chandrasekhar for gifting it to the IAF. His father Air Commodore (retd) MK Chandrasekhar was a Dakota pilot in the IAF.

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