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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - December 2018

Dec 2018

Jun 09, 2021

Kannur Congress Veteran K. Sudhakaran to be Party President

Barring any last minute hiccups, decks have been cleared for Kannur Congress veteran K. Sudhakaran to be appointed as the new party president of Kerala.
Mullapally Ramachandran has put in his papers after the April 6 assembly polls debacle.
Sudhakaran is a four time legislator and is presently in his second term as Lok Sabha member from Kannur -- the citadel of the CPI-M.

Swapan Dasgupta, Mahesh Jethmalani, Others Take Oath as RS Members

BJP leader Swapan Dasgupta and three others took oath as members of the Upper House in the presence of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.
Besides Dasgupta, senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, journalist John Brittas and CPI(M) leader V. Sivadasan also took oath.
Brittas and Sivadasan are newly elected members whereas Jethmalani was nominated and Dasgupta was re-nominated member of the Rajya Sabha.

India's First Mobile CNG Refuelling Unit from IGL-Mahanagar Gas Launched

India's first CNG Mobile Refuelling Unit (MRU) was inaugurated by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The MRU was developed by Indraprastha Gas (IGL) and Mahanagar Gas.
Pradhan also inaugurated 201 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations across the country during the ceremony which was conducted virtually.

Anup Chandra Pandey Appointed as New Election Commissioner

Former Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, Anup Chandra Pandey has been appointed as the Election Commissioner. According to the notification, President Ram Nath Kovind has appointed the retired Indian Administrative Service Officer (IAS) of the 1984 batch as the Election Commissioner.
Pandey who retired as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh in August 2019, will join the poll panel as one of the two Election Commissioners, the other is Rajiv Kumar.
The Election Commission comprises a Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners. Currently, Sushil Chandra is the Chief Election Commissioner. The vacancy in the Election Commission was created on April 12, when Chandra was appointed as the Chief Election Commissioner after the term of his predecessor Sunil Arora came to its end.

Jun 08, 2021

TMC to Spread Footprint across India

TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee said that his party aimed to spread its footprint in every nook and corner of the country and a plan to this effect would be ready in a month's time.
Banerjee, nephew of TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, also said that his party would take the BJP head-on in every state where it gets to gain a foothold. Banerjee, meanwhile, said party leaders were reaching out to the BJP to facilitate the return of saffron party workers, who had fled their homes fearing attack by TMC workers post-elections.

BJP Wants Dalhousie Renamed as Netaji Nagar

A controversy has erupted in Himachal Pradesh over a proposal to rename Dalhousie, a famous hill station in Chamba district, as Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Nagar, a demand made by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and being opposed by the Congress.
Swamy wrote to state Governor Bandaru Dattatreya in this regard. The town is named after Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India during the British rule.
In 1992, the BJP government under CM Shanta Kumar had even issued a notification renaming the town, but the subsequent Congress regime withdrew it.

India Elected to UN Economic and Social Council for 2022-24 Term

India has been elected to the Economic and Social Council, one of the six main organs of the United Nations, for the 2022-24 term.
The 54-member Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is at the heart of the United Nations system to advance the three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social and environmental.
It is the central platform for fostering debate and innovative thinking, forging consensus on ways forward, and coordinating efforts to achieve internationally agreed goals.
It is also responsible for the follow-up to major UN conferences and summits.
India was elected in the Asia-Pacific States category along with Afghanistan, Kazakhstan and Oman.

Rajasthan Govt. Suspends Jaipur Greater Mayor

The Rajasthan government suspended the Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation mayor and three councilors for allegedly misbehaving with the local body's Commissioner, a move that angered the BJP.
The Congress government also decided to conduct a judicial inquiry in the matter.
The Department of local self-governance issued the orders suspending mayor Somya Gurjar, and councilors Ajay Singh Chauhan, Paras Jain (all three from the BJP), and Shankar Sharma (independent) for allegedly manhandling, pushing and abusing the Commissioner.

Jun 07, 2021

Chhattisgarh Reshuffles 29 IAS Officers, Including 9 District Collectors

In a major reshuffle the Chhattisgarh government transferred 29 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers including nine district collectors.
District collectors of Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Janjgir-Champa, Korea, Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Dhamtari, Korba, Mungeli and Bemetara districts have been changed.

India Slips Two Spots on 17 Sustainable Development Goals

According to a report, India's rank has slipped by two places from last year to 117 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 193 United Nations member states in 2015.
The State of India's Environment Report 2021 revealed that India's rank was 115 last year and dropped by two places primarily because major challenges like ending hunger and achieving food security (SDG 2), achieving gender equality (SDG 5) and building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization and fostering innovation (SDG 9) remain in the country.
India ranks below four South Asian countries—Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, it said. The overall SDG score of India is 61.9 out of 100.
As per the report, Jharkhand and Bihar are the least prepared to meet the SDGs by 2030, which is the target year. While Jharkhand lags in five of the SDGs, Bihar lags in seven.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, was adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, which provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.

Country's First E-vehicles-only Area in Gujarat's Kevadia

Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SOUADTGA) said it will develop the "country's first electric vehicles-only area" in Gujarat's Kevadia.
The authority said that the area surrounding the 182-metre tall Statue of Unity in Kevadia in Gujarat's tribal-dominated Narmada district will be converted into an electric-vehicles-only area in a phased manner.
The announcement comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Kevadia, which houses the world's tallest Statue of Unity, will become the country's first electric vehicle city.
Kevadia-headquartered SOUADTGA is empowered to execute development plans and manage tourism in the area around the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

Jun 06, 2021

Didi Elevates Nephew as TMC General Secretary

In what is believed to be an acknowledgement of the good work done by him during the recent high-voltage Assembly elections in West Bengal, Abhishek Banerjee, Trinamool Lok Sabha MP and nephew of CM Mamata Banerjee, was today elevated to the post of party's national general secretary.
Widely perceived as Mamata's heir apparent, Abhishek, following the promotion, has become the official number two in the party.
Abhishek had held the TMC youth wing president's post till now.
Prior to him, Subrata Bakshi was the party's all-India general secretary. Bakshi simultaneously held the office of the state unit president, a post he would continue to hold.
Among other changes, Rajya Sabha MP Dola Sen was made the party's trade union chief and Lok Sabha member Kakali Ghosh Dastidar the women wing president. The changes were carried out after two separate meetings of the party's working committee and core committee held here under Mamata.

Jun 05, 2021

Ex-Telangana Minister Resigns from TRS

Senior TRS leader and former Telangana Health Minister Etala Rajender said that he is resigning from the party's membership and will give up the MLA post also in future.
Rajender was recently shunted out of the cabinet following complaints that firms owned by his family members grabbed assigned lands.
Rajender was one of the few senior leaders associated with the TRS party ever since its inception twodecades ago.
He alleged that no minister in KCR's cabinet can take independent decisions as everything is controlled by the Chief Minister.

Narendra Singh Tomar Inaugurates Indus Best Mega Food Park

Union Food Processing Industries Minister Narendra Singh Tomar virtually inaugurated the Indus Best Mega Food Park in Raipur, Chhattisgarh that will reduce wastage of agricultural produce and ensure value addition.
The Mega Food Park will ensure value addition, longer shelf life for farm produce, better price realisation for farmers, excellent storage facility and will provide an alternate market for farmers in the region.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Rameswar Teli were also present at the virtual inauguration of the Indus Best Mega Food Park.

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