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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - February 2017

Feb 2017

Jun 07, 2020

Modi Proposes Plan for India's UNSC Seat

With India and China enmeshed in a standoff on their border with each other, India unveiled Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new 'panchsheel', or five principles, that will shape its approach in its bid to get elected to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
These 'five S's' are samman (respect), samvad (dialogue), sahyog (cooperation), and shanti (peace), to create conditions for universal samriddhi (prosperity).
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar launched a brochure outlining India's priorities for its forthcoming campaign to secure an elected seat on the UNSC at elections slated for June 17, 2020.
The Council is composed of 15 members: five permanent members in China, France, Russia, the UK, and the US, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly.

Jun 06, 2020

J&K Lt Governor Launches Salary Tracker Mobile App "MeraVetan (Version-1)"

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu launched the first version of the Salary Tracker Mobile app "MeraVetan" developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) – J&K State Centre on the Android Platform to provide end to end computerisation of JK Payment System (JKPaySys) application, at the Raj Bhavan.
The Application will be available on the JKPaySys main page.
Benefits of MeraVetan:
i. The Government employees and the officials posted in remote and rural areas with no access to DDO can access their salary and other details.
ii. The information such as Pay Scale, GPF/NPS subscription, Allowances, Deductions, GPF/NPS statement, Income Tax Statement, State Life Insurance (SLI) statement etc will be provided in the app.

Cabinet Approves MoU between India and Bhutan on Cooperation in the Areas of Environment

The Union cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bhutan to improve cooperation in the areas of environment.
MoU will help establish and promote the long term cooperation between the two countries in the field of environment protection and management of natural resources based on equity, reciprocity and mutual benefits, taking into account the applicable laws and legal provisions in each country.
The MoU covers the following areas of the environment, namely- Air, Waste, Chemical Management, Climate Change, and any other areas jointly decided upon, by considering the bilateral interest of both countries.
It enters into force on the date of signature and remains in force for a 10 years.

Jun 05, 2020

Setback for Congress Ahead of RS Polls

Two Congress lawmakers have resigned from the Gujarat assembly and brought down the party's tally in the 182-member House to 66 ahead of the June 19 elections to four Rajya Sabha seats from the state.
The resignations prompted the Congress to divide its remaining legislators into seven groups and rush them to different places in the state to prevent further desertions until the polling is held. The Gujarat seats are going to the polls along with 20 others across the country.
A party needs 35 first preference votes to win a seat as the strength of the Gujarat assembly is now 173. Five Congress legislators earlier resigned from the assembly in March. Two more seats remain vacant in the state assembly because of litigation due to poll-related disputes.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 103 seats needs two more votes to win three of the four Rajya Sabha seats.

Haryana Government to Open Schools from July

As per Haryana Education Minister Kanwar Pal, the government will reopen schools in a phased manner from July and take feedback from teachers, parents and experts about holding classes in shifts, keeping in mind the norms of social distancing.
First, Classes 10, 11 and 12 will be started in July, in the next phase Classes 6, 7, 8 and 9, and then Classes 1 to 5 will start. We will also run demo session of classes to see how social distancing will be ensured. Any other possible problems that could be faced would be known when the schools open.
Mr. Pal said that colleges and universities will open in August.

Jun 04, 2020

Union Cabinet approves ordinance to create 'One India, One Agriculture Market'

The Union Cabinet on June 3, 2020 approved an ordinance that will pave the way for the creation of 'One India, One Agriculture Market'. The cabinet was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The ordinance is titled Farming Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Ordinance, 2020. It aims to set up an ecosystem where farmers and traders both have the freedom of choice of sale and purchase of agricultural produce.
The Cabinet decision was announced by Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar.

SC Dismisses Andhra Pradesh Plea to Allow Party Colors on Govt Buildings

The Supreme Court dismissed the Andhra Pradesh government's plea challenging a high court order to remove the ruling political party's colours from government buildings.
The apex court bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao and comprising Krishan Murari and S Ravindra Bhat heard the case through video conferencing and rejected the appeal filed by YSR Congress Party.

Jun 03, 2020

Cabinet Approves Renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port Trust

The Union Cabinet approved the renaming of Kolkata Port Trust as Syama Prasad Mukherjee Port Trust.
The Prime Minister had announced the renaming of Kolkata Port Trust after Syama Prasad Mukherjee at a function to mark the 150th-anniversary celebrations of the port trust.
Syama Prasad Mukherjee was an Indian politician, barrister and academician, who served as the Minister for Industry and Supply in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet.

SWADES Initiative

The Indian Government will conduct a skill mapping exercise under SWADES initiative to map the skills of the Indian workers returning from overseas. SWADES stands for Skilled Workers Arrival Database for Employment Support.
The SWADES initiative, which began under the Vande Bharat Mission, aims to create a database of qualified Indian citizens based on their experience and skillsets. The database can then be refered to fulfil the demand of Indian and foreign companies.
The maximum number of Indian returnees have been from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait. They were primarily employed in sectors including oil and gas, automotive, aviation, tourism, hospitality, IT and ITeS and construction.

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