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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - October 2018

Oct 2018

Jan 12, 2025

SECI Secures "Excellent" Rating in MoU Performance for FY 2023-24

Solar Energy Corporation of India Ltd (SECI) achieved "Excellent" rating for its performance under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the financial year 2023-24, earning a score of 96 out of 100. This achievement highlights SECI's unwavering dedication to operational excellence and upholding the highest standards of corporate governance.
As a leading Central Public Sector Enterprise, SECI plays a pivotal role in the development and expansion of renewable energy (RE) capacity in India, with a cumulative awarded generation capacity exceeding 73 GW as of December 31, 2024. SECI is the premier Renewable Energy Implementing Agency (REIA) in the country, continuously working to meet climate goals and drive sustainable development.

Jan 11, 2025

Union Health Ministry Organises National Workshop on Non-Communicable Diseases

The Union Health Ministry in collaboration with the Government of Telangana, successfully hosted a two-days National Workshop on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). The workshop, which brought together key stakeholders including Principal Secretaries (Health), Mission Director-National Health Mission and other senior officers from all the States and Union Territories, health professionals, and policymakers from across the country, focused on strengthening strategies for the prevention, screening, management, and treatment of NCDs.

Jan 10, 2025

Pakistan, Bangladesh Invited For an 'Undivided India'

India has invited Pakistan and Bangladesh, among other neighbouring countries to participate in an 'undivided India' seminar being organised to mark 150 years of the India Meteorological Department. This is a first-of-its-kind initiative by the government to keep differences aside and celebrate the shared history of the Indian subcontinent in unison.
Invites were sent to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. Besides the subcontinent, invitations were sent to officials from the Middle East, Central and Southwest Asia too.
The India Meteorological Department was established on January 15, 1875. However, weather observatories had been set up much earlier. The first meteorological observatories were established by the British East India Company. The Calcutta Observatory started in 1785, the Madras Observatory in 1796 and the Bombay Observatory in 1826. Many more were set up in the early 19th century, peppered across the Indian subcontinent.

Jan 09, 2025

Tripura Emblem Gets MHA Nod

The Centre approved an emblem or logo for the Tripura government, as was proposed by the state, CM Manik Saha said. He added that it would highlight the culture and history of the state.
The emblem has the national emblem of India within the outline of the map of Tripura, and the map is placed inside a saffron circle. It also has Government of Tripura written below the circle.

Jan 08, 2025

For the First Time, Andaman's 'Primitive' Jarawa Tribe Members Feature in Voter List

In a historic step, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands administration enrolled and distributed voter ID cards to 19 members of the Jarawa community, earlier known as ferocious and reclusive.
Chief Secretary Chandra Bhushan Kumar himself handed over voter ID cards to the members of the Jarawa tribe, also one of the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups, at their settlement in Jirkatang in South Andaman district.

V. Narayanan Succeeds Somanath at ISRO

The Centre appointed V. Narayanan as the new chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation and Secretary, Department of Space. Narayanan will take over from S. Somanath, the current head of the organisation, on January 14.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said that Narayanan, who is the head of the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), Valiamala, will have a tenure of two years.
Narayanan, a distinguished Scientist at the ISRO, has nearly four decades of experience and has held various key positions within the Indian space organisation.

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