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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - March 2018

Mar 2018

Oct 02, 2022

CBI Launches Operation GARUDA to Dismantle Drug Networks with International Linkages

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) launched a multi-phase Operation GARUDA to dismantle drug networks with international linkages. The CBI did this in close coordination with enforcement actions across international jurisdictions through INTERPOL and Narcotics Control Bureau with special focus on Indian Ocean Region.
Operation GARUDA sought to target drug networks with international footprints for action against handlers, operatives, production zones and support elements.
During the operation, searches, seizures and arrests were carried out across multiple states and UTs in the country. Apart from CBI and NCB, eight states and UT Police including Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi and Manipur also participated in this operation.

Oct 01, 2022

PM Modi Lays Foundation Stone of World's First CNG Terminal in Gujarat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the "world's first CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) terminal" at Bhavnagar in Gujarat. This is a three-year-old project that is expected to infuse Rs. 4,000 crore in developing the existing port infrastructure at Bhavnagar.
The idea for the project materialised during the January 2019 Vibrant Gujarat summit when a consortium of London-based Foresight Group, Mumbai-based Padmanabh Mafatlal Group and Rotterdam-based Boskalis signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) for development of the CNG terminal.

ASCI Appoints N. S. Rajan as Next Chairman

N. S. Rajan, Director of August One Partners LLP was unanimously elected as Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI)'s Chairman of the Board of Governors. Saugata Gupta, Managing Director & CEO, Marico Limited, was elected Vice-Chairman, while Shashidhar Sinha, Chief Executive Officer at IPG Mediabrands India, was appointed Honorary Treasurer at the board meeting following the 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of ASCI.
The outgoing chairman, Subhash Kamath, will be a part of the Consultative Committee of the board, which, among other activities, mentors the new initiatives of the organisation.

Sep 30, 2022

Cabinet Approves MoU with Bangladesh on Water Withdrawal

The Union Cabinet gave its ex post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Bangladesh on withdrawal of up to 153 cusecs of water by both the countries from the border River Kushiyara.
The MoU was signed earlier in September between the Ministry of Jal Shakti and Bangladesh's Ministry of Water Resources on withdrawal of water during the dry season from November 1 to May 31 for their consumptive water requirement.
The MoU would enable Assam to withdraw water from the common stretch of the river.

Amit Shah Attends Formation Day of National Disaster Management Authority

Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended the 18th Formation Day of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
The Home Minister was the chief guest at the event held at Vigyan Bhawan where he addressed the gathering of NDMA officers and others. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla was also present at the event.
On December 23, 2005, the Government of India enacted the Disaster Management Act which envisaged the creation of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), headed by the Prime Minister, and State Disaster Management Authorities (SDMAs) headed by respective Chief Ministers, to spearhead and implement a holistic and integrated approach to Disaster Management in India.

Sep 29, 2022

Govt. Bans PFI, 8 Associates for Five Years

The Centre banned the Popular Front of India (PFI) for five years under the stringent anti-terror law UAPA, accusing the Islamic outfit of having "links" with global terror groups such as the ISIS and and trying to spread communal hatred in the country.
The PFI's eight associates--Rehab India Foundation, Campus Front of India, All India Imams Council, National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation, National Women's Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala -- were also placed in the list of the organisations outlawed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
The ban for alleged terror activities came after the National Investigating Agency(NIA), the Enforcement Directorate(ED) and various state police forces carried out raids in a massive pan-India crackdown on the PFI twice in the recent days.

R. Venkataramani is as New Attorney General of India

Senior advocate R. Venkataramani was appointed as the new Attorney General (AG) of India by President Droupadi Murmu for a period of three years. Venkataramani succeeded K. K. Venugopal, whose term came to end on September 30.
With over four decades of practice at the Supreme Court, Mr. Venkataramani has specialised in Constitutional law, law of indirect taxes, human rights law, civil and criminal law.
His appointment came just days after senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi declined the government's offer to become the next AG.
Rohtagi had earlier served the post for three years and stepped down in June 2017. K. K. Venugopal had succeeded him and was appointed for a three-year term.

Himachal Congress President Harsh Mahajan Joins BJP Ahead of Assembly Polls

Already battling a leadership crisis, the opposition Congress got a shock in poll-bound Himachal as Harsh Mahajan, a former cabinet minister and currently the state working president, quit the party and joined BJP.
Mahajan, broke off half-a-century old association with Congress, joined the saffron party in Delhi where he was welcomed by BJP national president JP Nadda in presence of Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
Mahajan, who inherited politics from his father Des Raj Mahajan, a former Vidhan Sabha speaker and cabinet minister, joined Congress back in 1972.

Sep 28, 2022

Chandigarh Airport to be Named after Bhagat Singh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Chandigarh airport would be renamed after Shaheed Bhagat Singh as a tribute to the great freedom fighter. Punjab & Haryana governments had last month (Aug 2022) agreed to name the airport after freedom fighter Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh. The Rs. 485-crore airport project is a joint venture of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), and the governments of Punjab and Haryana.

Vinayak Godse to Take over as New CEO of Data Security Council of India

Premier industry body Data Security Council of India (DSCI), setup by NASSCOM, promoted its senior vice president Vinayak Godse and appointed him as the new CEO. Godse would be taking over from Rama Vedashree who led DSCI for more than six years. Vedashree was also part of the Justice B.N. Srikrishna committee which was appointed to recommend a framework for the Personal Data Protection Bill in the country.
Godse will be taking over as the CEO from October 1. The decision was taken by a selection committee of the DSCI Board chaired by former DSCI chairman N. Balakrishnan, current chairman Rajendra S Pawar, NASSCOM President, and other board members.
Godse has been associated with DSCI since inception and has over 27 years experience in information security, IT transformation, intelligent networking, and telecom infrastructure.

Indian Govt. Appoints Bandaru Wilsonbabu as Indian Ambassador to Madagascar

IFS officer Bandaru Wilsonbabu, presently joint secretary in the ministry of external affairs, was appointed as the next ambassador of India to the Republic of Madagascar.
Wilsonbabu would replace ambassador Abhay Kumar.
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately 400 kilometres off the coast of East Africa across the Mozambique Channel. At 592,800 square kilometres Madagascar is the world's second-largest island country, after Indonesia.

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