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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2022

May 2022

Sep 10, 2023

Jharkhand Government to Give Rs 1,000 Pension to Transgenders

With an aim to provide social security and bring them into the mainstream of society, Jharkhand government decided to add the transgender community under its universal pension scheme.
The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The government also decided to include them under backward class category and provide them the benefits.
To avail the benefit of the pension scheme, transgenders need to get a certificate from the deputy commissioner's office. Those who are 18 years of age or above and have voter ID cards will be eligible for the scheme.

Telangana Partners with Tabreed for Cooling Infrastructure at Pharma City, Industrial Parks

The Telangana government and UAE-based leading cooling utility player Tabreed partnered for developing cooling infrastructure in industrial parks, including the proposed Hyderabad Pharma City, as well as a few other places.
Under their partnership, Tabreed, the name by which the National Central Cooling Company PJSC is traded on Dubai Financial Market, will over time develop 1.25 lakh refrigeration tonnes (RT) of district cooling plants and networks with up to $200 million investment in Telangana.

Sep 09, 2023

BJP-JDS Alliance for Lok Sabha Polls, Seat-sharing Finalised

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) have 'in principle' agreed to join hands in Karnataka for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, former Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa said.
As per reports, JD(S) supremo H. D. Deve Gowda met BJP chief J. P. Nadda and Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the structure of the alliance.
According to the seat-sharing formula agreed upon by Gowda and the BJP's top brass, the JD(S) will contest in four Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, which has a total of 28 constituencies.

West Bengal Assembly Resolution on 'Poila Baisakh' As State Foundation Day

The West Bengal assembly made a significant decision by passing a resolution to officially observe Bengali New Year's Day, known as Poila Baisakh, as the state's foundation day on April 15.
This decision came amid controversy and disagreements over the date chosen for this celebration. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been a strong advocate for this change, emphasising that the day will be observed irrespective of the approval of the state's governor.
The resolution, put forth under Rule 169, proposes the observance of Poila Baisakh as 'Bangla Diwas' and seeks to declare Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's masterpiece, 'Banglar Mati, Banglar Jol' (Bengal's soil, Bengal's water), as the official state song. This historic decision was passed with a majority vote of 167 members in favour out of a total of 294 members in the House. However, not everyone in the assembly was in agreement.

Sep 07, 2023

Neeraj Mittal Takes Charge as DoT Secretary

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) appointed Neeraj Mittal, a seasoned 1992 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer as the secretary in the Department of Telecommunications.
Neeraj Mittal presently holds the position of principal secretary in the information technology department of Tamil Nadu. Prior to this role, he worked as a senior advisor at the World Bank Group and also served as a joint secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. He is set to take over from K. Rajaraman, who has been designated as the chairman of the International Financial Services Centre Authority (IFSCA) in Gujarat.

Union Cabinet Approves Additional Allocation of Rs. 1,164 crore for Industrial Development Scheme...

The Cabinet approved additional allocation of Rs. 1,164.53 crore for an industrial development scheme 2017 for Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The additional fund was required to meet the committed liabilities under the scheme up to 2028-29.
Under this scheme, the total financial outlay was Rs. 131.90 crore, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said.
The decision in this regard was taken in the meeting of Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Union Minister Anurag Thakur said that 774 units were registered under the scheme and the additional fund will go to them.

Sep 06, 2023

North India's First-ever Dog Park Opens in Ludhiana

Ludhiana came up with a first-of-its-kind dog park in North India with an aim to provide a comfortable space for pets and their owners to spend quality time together without any hesitation.
The dog park was inaugurated in Block-D of Bhai Randhir Singh (BRS) Nagar by MLA Gurpreet Bassi Gogi and MC commissioner Sandeep Rishi.
Ludhiana's dog park is the third such park in the country and the first in North India. The first two parks are set up in Mumbai and Hyderabad.
The park is spread over an area of 1.5 acres and has various facilities such as agility equipment, water fountains, benches, waste disposal bins and a veterinary clinic. It will also serve as a venue for dog shows and competitions, where owners can showcase their pets' skills.

Sep 05, 2023

Assam Govt. Forms Committee to Draft Anti-polygamy Law

The Assam government constituted a three-member committee to draft the proposed anti-polygamy law.
It has been constituted with Advocate General, Legal Remembrancer and Director General of Police.
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government had earlier constituted a committee to examine the "legislative competence of the state legislature" to enact a law to end polygamy.
The government had sought the views of the public on the proposed anti-polygamy law. Altogether 149 individuals and organisations responded and of them, 146 supported it while the remaining three objected to it.

J-K LG Inaugurates 'Community Radio' at Jammu University

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated a community radio, a first-of-its-kind in the Union Territory, at the University of Jammu on its foundation day.
The radio shall act as a medium to promote, propagate and disseminate the polyvocal and polylingual voices of the various stakeholders of the university and act as a site of exchange for various ideas culminating in motivating people to participate in the national endeavour for integrated development of the country.

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