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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - February 2017

Feb 2017

Oct 15, 2021

India Gets Re-elected to UN Human Rights Council

India was re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2022-24 term and vowed to continue to work for the promotion and protection of Human Rights through "Samman, Samvad and Sahyog."
The UN General Assembly elected by secret ballot Argentina, Benin, Cameroon, Eritrea, Finland, Gambia, Honduras, India, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Montenegro, Paraguay, Qatar, Somalia, UAE and the USA.

MHA Begins Tripartite Talks with Gorkhas and WB

The Union Home Ministry began tripartite talks with the Gorkha representatives from the Darjeeling Hills, Terrai and Dooars region and the Government of West Bengal in order to resolve the longstanding demand of statehood in the North Bengal region.
The talks were chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah with the Gorkha delegation led by Darjeeling MP Raju Bishta. The meeting discussed various issues concerning the Gorkhas and the region.

Haryana Allows Government Employees to Take Part in RSS Activities

After 54 years, Haryana government employees will now be able to take part in the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the state government considers the sangh a non-political organisation.
In a very clandestine manner the BJP-led Haryana government lifted the ban on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Jamaat-e-Islami. As per notification issued yesterday by the general administration department of the state government states that the Haryana Government while implementing Haryana Civil Services (Government Employees Conduct) Rules, 2016 has banned the participation of employees in politics and elections.

Oct 14, 2021

MEA Junks China's Objection to Naidu's Visit

India slammed China for questioning the visit of Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu to Arunachal Pradesh last week, saying the state is an integral and inalienable part of India.
Naidu visited Arunachal Pradesh on October 9 and addressed a special session of the state Assembly.
Chinese MFA spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that China's position on the boundary issue with India is consistent and clear-cut. The Chinese government has never recognised the so-called Arunachal Pradesh established unilaterally and illegally by the Indian side and firmly opposes the Indian leader's visit to the area.

Urban Mental Wellbeing Index: Kochi, Chandigarh Best

An independent firm tracking consumer insights and behaviour in its research on mental wellbeing of people in urban centres has shown that people in tier 2 cities are doing much better on the wellbeing index than those in metros.
In its second Mental Wellbeing Whitepaper released to mark the World Mental Health Day, TRA Research followed citizens across urban India and covered 1,003 respondents across 16 cities between July and September 2021.
It measured the nature of worry people had—health worry, economy worry, family worry and financial worry and their ability to cope with these challenges.
The research found Tier 2 cities displayed the highest mental wellbeing scores. Kochi showed the highest MWBI (Mental Wellbeing Index) 2021 score followed by Lucknow and Chandigarh. Indore and Jaipur were next displaying very good mental wellbeing scores.
The worst mental health scores came from Kolkata, Ahmedabad and Chennai.

Eight Newly Appointed Judges of Allahabad HC administered Oath

Eight newly appointed judges of the Allahabad High court were administered the oath office by Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal.
The oath was administered in a simple ceremony at the court of Chief Justice.
The judges who were administered the oath are Chandra Kumar Rai, Krishna Pahal, Sameer Jain, Ashutosh Srivastava, Subhash Vidyarthi, Brij Raj Singh, Shree Prakash Singh and Vikas Budhwar.
With the new judges being appointed, the number of judges in the Allahabad High Court increased to 97 against the sanctioned strength of 160 including the Chief Justice.

President Appoints 14 New Judges to Telangana, Orissa and Kerala High Courts

President Ram Nath Kovind appointed 14 new judges to Telangana, Orissa and Kerala high courts.
The judges were appointed in consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
Those appointed include 12 judicial officers, one advocate and a member of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
While seven judges were appointed to the Telangana High Court, four were appointed to the Kerala High Court. The Orissa High Court got three new judges.

Oct 13, 2021

Modi Participates in G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Summit on Afghanistan.
The summit was convened by the G20 Italian Presidency.
The agenda of the meeting included a discussion on response to humanitarian needs and access to basic services and livelihood; security and the fight against terrorism; and mobility, migration and human rights.

Seventeen New Judges Appointed in Three HCs

The Centre notified the appointment of 17 new judges in three High Courts — the third set of appointments following the recommendations made by the Supreme Court collegium recommended last month.
Those appointed as judges to the Allahabad, Madras and Gauhati HCs included 15 advocates and two judicial officers.
While eight judges were appointed to the Allahabad High Court, five and four judges were appointed to the High Courts of Gauhati and Madras, respectively.
Advocates Chandra Kumar Rai, Krishan Pahal, Sameer Jain, Ashutosh Srivastava, Subhash Vidyarthi, Brij Raj Singh, Shree Prakash Singh and Vikas Budhwar were appointed to the Allahabad High Court.

Oct 12, 2021

Uttarakhand Transport Minister Yashpal Arya Rejoins Congress

Uttarakhand Transport Minister Yashpal Arya and his son Sanjiv Arya resigned from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the Congress party in New Delhi.
The former BJP leaders were inducted into the party in the presence of senior party leader Harish Rawat and All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary K. C. Venugopal.
This comes months ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the state. Notably, both the leaders, Yashpal and Sanjiv had joined BJP ahead of the 2017 assembly polls in Uttarakhand after quitting Congress.

Amit Khare Appointed as Advisor to Prime Minister Modi

Former IAS officer Amit Khare was appointed as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was appointed for two years in the rank and scale of Secretary to Government of India.
Khare is 1985 batch officer from Bihar/Jharkhand cadre. He assumed the charge of Secretary, Ministry of Education (Department of Higher Education) in December 2019. It was under his watch that the National Education Policy 2020 was approved by the cabinet on 29th July 2020.

India Gets 3rd Set of Swiss Bank Details

India has received the third set of Swiss bank account details of its nationals under an automatic exchange of information pact with Switzerland, as part of an annual exercise under which the European nation has shared particulars of nearly 33 lakh financial accounts with 96 countries.
The Federal Tax Administration (FTA) in a statement said that the exchange of information this year involved 10 more countries -- Antigua and Barbuda, Azerbaijan, Dominica, Ghana, Lebanon, Macau, Pakistan, Qatar, Samoa and Vauatu.

PM Modi to Launch First ever 'PM Gati Shakti' Master Plan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to launch first ever National Infrastructure Master plan called "Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti". This master plan will be launched on October 13, 2021.
Gati Shakti scheme was announced by PM Modi on Independence Day, 2021.
This Master plan will bring together 16 Ministries and seven core infrastructure sectors, on a single platform in order to synergise project planning across stakeholder ministries for avoiding duplication, plug gaps and expedite clearances at the right time.
The plan also aims to make Indian products more competitive by cutting down their logistics costs and improving supply chains. It also aims to give a foundation for holistic infrastructure and an integrated pathway for the economy.

India Announce Line of Credit for Kyrgyzstan

India announced a $200-million line of credit for Kyrgyzstan and signed an agreement to carry out small but high impact projects for community development in the Central Asian state.
The two initiatives were among several measures announced by external affairs minister S. Jaishankar at the end of a two-day visit to Kyrgyzstan.
Jaishankar said that the Kyrgyzstan government accepted India's formal offer of the $200-million line of credit, while the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on high impact community development projects will enable the speedy implementation of ventures in different sectors with full grant funding.

Oct 10, 2021

Justice Sabina Sworn in as HC Judge of Himachal Pradesh

Justice Sabina was sworn in as a judge of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh. She was administered the oath of office by Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in a simple but impressive ceremony held at Raj Bhawan.
She was transferred from the Rajasthan High Court to the High Court of Himachal. Besides Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath, Chairperson the Human Right Commission Justice PS Rana, Advocate General Ashok Sharma, DGP Sanjay Kundu, and Shimla Mayor Satya Kaundal were also present.

Congress Names Sidhu Star Campaigner for Himachal Pradesh Bypolls

The Congress has included Navjot Singh Sidhu among its star campaigners for the October 30 bypolls in Himachal Pradesh, just days after he created a fresh crisis in the Punjab unit by submitting his resignation as its chief.

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