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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Mar 04, 2022

TMC Steamrolls Opposition in West Bengal Civic Polls

Riding on the momentum of its landslide victory in the assembly polls last year, West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress stormed to power in 102 of the 108 municipalities of the state as the opposition BJP suffered a complete rout in the elections that were marred by allegations of widespread rigging.
The Mamata Banerjee-led TMC bagged 1870 of the 2170 wards and 63.45 per cent of the total votes polled in a ringing endorsement for the party 10 months after its emphatic win in the state assembly polls.
The BJP, which lost much of its steam after the assembly poll defeat, managed to win just 63 wards across the state by bagging 12.57 per cent of votes but failed to win a single civic body.

Special Logo to Mark 75th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between India and the Netherlands

This year (2022) India and the Netherlands are commemorating the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. To mark the occasion, Sanjay Verma, Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs and Mr. Marten van den Berg, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to India released a joint logo.
The logo features a lotus and a tulip – the national flowers of both countries. The chakra in the middle of the logo depicts the bond of our friendship and the flag colours enhance the connections that exist between the people of India and people of the Netherlands.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary, a large number of events and activities are planned during the year in a wide range of areas of cooperation including water, agriculture, innovation, energy, climate and culture.
To celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Netherlands presented 3000 fresh tulips to India, as a symbol of friendship, which were planted in the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan gardens.

Mar 03, 2022

Madhya Pradesh Govt. Creates Guinness Record in Ujjain by Lighting 21 lakh Lamps

Known as the 'Land of Mahakal, the temple town of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh created a Guinness record by lighting 11.71 lakh clay lamps (diyas), as part of the 'Shiv Jyoti Arpanam Mahotsava' on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
A five-member delegation of Guinness Book of World Records saw the mammoth effort and offered the record certificate to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Five drone cameras were deployed at the site.

New Motto of NCPCR

Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani launched the new motto of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, NCPCR on its 17th foundation day at Red Fort, New Delhi.
The New Motto is 'Bhavishyo Rakshati Rakshit'. The Minister also complemented the collaboration between NCPCR & Border Security Force for the initiative called 'SAHARA', which provides psycho-social counselling to children of BSF jawans who laid down their lives.
NCPCR is an Indian statutory body that was established by Commission for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005. It works under the parent head of Ministry of Women and Child Development. It started operating on March 5, 2007.

Mar 02, 2022

Manukumar Srivastava is New Chief Secretary of Maharashtra

The Maha Vikas Aghadi government appointed Manukumar Srivastava as the Chief Secretary of the state. Srivastava took over from Debashish Chakrabarty who retired on Monday after a three-month stint.
Srivastava, an officer of the 1986 batch, is the senior-most officer in the state. He is likely to get a tenure of over a year before retiring in April 2023. He was to become the Chief Secretary after S. J. Kunte retired on November 30, but the state government decided to make Chakrabarty the Chief Secretary.

Assam Govt. Extends AFSPA for 6 more Months

The Assam government extended the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in the entire state for six more months with effect from February 28.
The act empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. It also gives a certain level of immunity to the security forces in case of an operation going wrong.
The Assam government had last extended the "Disturbed Area" status of the state for another six months with effect from August 28, 2021.
The AFSPA was imposed in Assam in November 1990 and has been extended every six months since then after a review by the state government.

Odisha Rural Polls: Naveen Patnaik-led BJD Wins 743 of 829 ZP Seats

The ruling Naveen Patnaik-led Biju Janata Dal (BJD) continued its winning streak in the Odisha panchayat elections, securing 87.20 per cent of the Zilla Parishad zones by winning 743 of the 829 seats, the results of which were declared so far, State Election Commission (SEC) said.
While the BJD has won 743 seats, rival BJP could manage to secure only 42 seats followed by Congress with 37 seats. Independent candidates won three seats while others got four seats.

Mar 01, 2022

Four New Judges Take Oath of Office in Delhi HC

Four new judges, including a woman, administered the oath of office as judges of the Delhi High Court, taking its strength to 34.
Delhi HC Chief Justice D. N. Patel administered the oath of office to Neena Bansal Krishna, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Anoop Kumar Mendiratta and Sudhir Kumar Jain as Judges of the Delhi High Court.

Nagaland Gives 2 Years of Age Relaxation for Entry into Government Jobs

The Nagaland government announced the relaxation of 2 years of age for entry into the government services which will come into effect from 22 April 2021.
The Nagaland government in a statement said that this relaxation will be a one-time relaxation as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the recruitment activities in the state.

Centre to Send Four MINISTERS to Countries Neighbouring Ukraine to Oversee Evacuation Ops

Ramping up diplomatic efforts to evacuate Indian nationals stuck in cities and border points of Ukraine, the government decided to send four Union Ministers to supervise the evacuation, announced plans for more flights to bring back students not just from India but also from neighbouring and developing countries, and send relief supplies to Ukraine as a humanitarian gesture.
The decision to send four Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri, Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiradtiya Scindia and General (retd) V. K. Singh was taken during the meeting chaired by the Prime Minister. Puri headed to Hungary, Rijiju to Slovakia, Scindia would look at Romania and Moldova while Singh would oversee the evacuation in Poland. They will visit these countries as Special Envoys of the Indian government.

Feb 28, 2022

Thousands of Indians Flown Out of Ukraine under Operation Ganga

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that the government of India launched a multi-prong evacuation plan titled 'Operation Ganga' to evacuate Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine, adding that thousands of Indian citizens have been flown out of the conflict-ridden country.
The India Government is bearing the cost of evacuation given the emergency situation prevailing. Indian Embassy in Kyiv as well as the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi issued a number of advisories prior to the situation developing, requesting Indian citizens to leave Ukraine.

MSME Technology Centre to be Set Up in Sindhudurg

Union Minister for Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Narayan Rane announced the establishment of MSME-Technology Centre with an outlay of Rs. 200 crore, in Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The MSME-Technology Centre would provide the best of technology, incubation as well as advisory support to the industry, especially MSMEs, to enhance their competitiveness and provide skilling services for the employed and unemployed youth of the area to enhance their employability.
The Ministry is presently focussing to create a benchmark for MSMEs across the country by scaling them to new heights in terms of exports, quality of products, contribution to GDP and providing World-class infrastructure to all MSMEs in India.

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