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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - July 2021

Jul 2021

Aug 17, 2023

Fourth and Final G20 Digital Economy Working Group Meeting Held in Bengaluru

The fourth and final G20 Digital Economy Working Group meeting held in Bengaluru under the India Presidency dwelt deep into priority areas of Digital Public Infrastructure, Security in the Digital Economy, and Digital skilling. Being the fourth and final meeting of the Working Group, it gave the final shape to the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Declaration. Over 100 foreign delegates from G20 member countries, nine invited countries and five International Organisations including World Bank, UNESCO and UNDP attended the meeting.

Cabinet Approves Extending Digital India Programme

The Union Cabinet approved extension of the Digital India programme with an outlay of Rs. 14,903 crore to boost digital initiatives in skilling, cyber security, high performance computing and simplifying technology for masses, among other areas.
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the outlay was approved for a five-year period between 2021-22 to 2025-26.
The extended Digital India programme will add on to the work done under the previous version of the scheme.
Under the extended programme, nine more supercomputers will be added under the National Supercomputing Mission (NCM).
Under the approved programme, 6.25 lakh IT professionals will be reskilled and upskilled, and 2.65 lakh persons will be trained in information security under the Information Security and Education Awareness Phase (ISEA) Programme.

Ex-Gujarat CM Suresh Mehta Launches Non-political Platform to Spread Awareness among Voters

Former Gujarat Chief Minister Suresh Mehta launched a non-political platform as an attempt to present an alternative narrative and spread awareness among voters about different issues.
As part of the initiative, named as 'Jan Abhiyan - Badle Gujarat', a research and training institute will also be opened to train elected representatives on various aspects related to their roles, responsibilities and powers.
Mehta was the CM of Gujarat between 1995 -1996.

Aug 16, 2023

Shatrujeet Kapoor is New Haryana DGP

The Haryana Government appointed1990-batch IPS officer Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor as the new Director-General of Police (DGP). He succeeded P. K. Agarwal who retired on the completion of a two-year term.
Kapoor's appointment came six days after the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) empanelment committee met and shortlisted three IPS officers — Muhammad Akil (1988 batch), Ramesh Chandra Mishra (1989 batch) and Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor (1990 batch), for the Haryana DGP's post.

Odisha Launches Scheme to Improve Banking Penetration

The Odisha Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gave nod to open CSP Plus banking outlets in 4,373 unbanked gram panchayats (GPs) at a cost of Rs. 500 crore.
As per Finance Minister B. K. Arukha, the CSP (customer service point) Plus banking outlets will be opened in coordination with six public sector banks (PSBs).
The six PSBs, State Bank of India (SBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB), UCO Bank, Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and Bank of India, will help in opening the facilities in 4,373 unbanked gram panchayats.

Aug 15, 2023

Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority and Common Service Centre Launch "Niveshak Sarat...

In a step towards financial literacy, Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) CEO Anita Shah Akella launched two Investor Awareness Vans titled "Niveshak Sarathi", from IEPFA's headquarters as part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations, aligning with the theme "From Unawareness to Financial Independence."
This strategic initiative aims to disseminate crucial financial education and raise awareness against fraudulent schemes across the Delhi NCR region.
These specially equipped vans are equipped with a TV screen running "Hisab Ki Kitab," a series of investor awareness movies meticulously developed by IEPFA. Moreover, they are equipped with a public address system to ensure effective communication. Complementing these tools, a thoughtfully designed brochure compiles all the essential elements of financial awareness.

Aug 14, 2023

Telangana Launches India's First Agricultural Data Exchange and ADMF

The government of Telangana, in collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) launched India's first Agricultural Data Exchange (ADeX) in Hyderabad.
Developed as a digital public infrastructure (DPI) for the agriculture sector, ADeX is an open-source, open-standard, and inter-operable public good. The software platform facilitates a secure, standards-based exchange of data between agricultural data users (agri application developers) and agricultural data providers (government agencies, private companies, NGOs, universities, etc).
The Telangana government also launched the Agriculture Data Management Framework (ADMF) - a framework for facilitating consent-based responsible data sharing.
ADMF is applicable to all government departments dealing with agricultural activities, as well as, all agriculture information users and providers. The framework provides a grievance redressal mechanism.

New Amravati Station Becomes Central Railway's Third 'Pink Station

In a first, Central Railway's New Amravati station became the first station in Bhusaval Division and third station of Central Railway (CR) to be a Pink Station to be fully managed by women staff. Central Railway inaugurated the New Amravati station under the capable management of an all-women team.
This remarkable accomplishment of establishing all-women managed station at New Amravati follows in the footsteps of the trailblazing examples set by Matunga station in the Mumbai division and Ajni station in the Nagpur division.
The New Amravati station has a staff strength of 12 women employees – 4 Deputy Station Superintendents, 4 Pointswomen, 3 Railway Protection Personnel and 1 Station Ticket Booking Agent. These women work in unison to ensure the smooth functioning of the station.

Aug 13, 2023

Union Home Ministry to fund ₹561 crore flood risk management project for Chennai

The Disaster Management Division of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs will fund the project for integrated urban flood management for Chennai basin, which seeks to re-establish surplus canals for erstwhile minor irrigations tanks in the city. The work is estimated at ₹189 crore.
The projects also includes the installation of software for remote operation of the surplus regulators during emergency and water supply regulators or sluices in the city reservoirs at an estimated cost of ₹32 crore.The civic officials submitted proposals for flood mitigation work estimated at ₹561 crore in the city. Work will be implemented for routing the floods through Madhavaram tank in Kosasthalaiyar basin

Army Chief General Manoj Pande leaves for U.K. on five-day visit

Army Chief General Manoj Pande on August 9 left for the U.K. on a five-day visit to attend a prestigious military event and hold talks with the top British defence brass on bilateral strategic issues.
Gen Pande will review the 201st Sovereign's Parade of Commissioning Course at the prestigious Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst as the 'Sovereign's Representative' for the parade.
The Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is a reputed event, known for its illustrious history and the passing out of officer cadets from across the globe.
Gen Pande is the first Chief of the Army Staff from India to be the Sovereign's Representative for the parade, according to the Army.
The Chief of Army Staff will also be visiting the Indian Army Memorial room which occupies a place of pride in the Royal Military Academy.
He is scheduled to hold talks with Gen Sir Patrick Sanders, Chief of General Staff of the British Army and Gen Gwyn Jenkins, Vice Chief of Defence Staff of the U.K. armed forces.

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