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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - May 2022

May 2022

May 09, 2023

Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy Inaugurates PM Jan Aushadhi Kendra

Union Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy inaugurated a PM Jan Aushadhi Kendra at Warasiguda in Secunderabad. Reddy said that these Jan Aushadhi Kendras provide affordable healthcare and generate self-employment opportunities for youth. The Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi scheme was launched to make quality generic medicines available to the common man at low cost.

Andhra CM Launches 'Jaganannaku Chebudam'

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched a toll-free helpline number 1902 as a part of the 'Jaganannaku Chebudam' programme.
The initiative aims at providing quality and prompt solutions to the grievances of people pertaining to welfare schemes and government services.
People can register their grievances round the clock and bring the issues to the notice of the Chief Minister through this programme. The programme also aims at creating awareness on government services and welfare schemes among the people.
The citizens, after registering their grievances, will be issued a YSR (Your Service Request) number. They will receive updates pertaining to the status of their grievances through IVRS and SMS-based communications. The people can also directly connect with the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) by dialling the helpline number, besides the Project Monitoring Units to get their grievances redressed.

ED Chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra's Tenure up till November, Centre tells Supreme Court

Defending the third extension given to Enforcement Directorate chief Sanjay Kumar Mishra, the Centre told the Supreme Court he would not continue in office beyond November.
"This officer is not some DGP of a state but an officer representing the country in a UN-like body and is in the midst of something. This court must not interfere with his tenure and from November onwards, he will not be there," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told a three-judge Bench led by Justice BR Gavai.
"Mishra was given extension as FATF peer review is taking place and there are some guidelines which needed to be followed," Mehta said. FATF is a global anti-money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog that sets international standards aimed to prevent illegal activities, including terror financing.

May 08, 2023

Haryana Govt. to Introduce a New Feature on Haryana-eSamiksha Portal

Haryana Government will be introducing a new feature on the Haryana-eSamiksha portal to enable Administrative Secretaries and Head of Departments to monitor the follow-up action taken on decisions made during their meetings and presentations. This was discussed during a meeting led by the Chief Secretary, Sanjeev Kaushal, along with officers from the Human Resource Department and National Informatics Centre.
Kaushal informed that the portal will provide updates on file number, meeting date, chairperson, meeting description, and other documents such as the minutes of meeting (MOM), which can be accessed by officers of the concerned departments. Additionally, the portal facilitates the automatic tracking of action points, proposals, issues, projects, schemes, and targets, starting from online submission to compliance. The new feature will enhance the monitoring and tracking of important decisions thereby increasing accountability and transparency in the administrative processes.

Meghalaya: PDF Announces Merger with NPP

The People's Democratic Front (PDF) announced that it will merge with Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma's NPP. The PDF is a part of the NPP-led ruling coalition in the state, and has two MLAs in the assembly, whose current strength is 59. After the merger, NPP's tally will rise to 28. The decision to merge was unanimously taken at PDF's general council meeting, chaired by its president Gavin M Mylliem, who is one of the two MLAs.
The merger document was signed between NPP national chief Conrad K. Sangma and the PDF president, Lyngdoh.

May 07, 2023

It's Akashvani Now, Prasar Bharati Drops References to AIR

Public broadcaster Prasar Bharti decided to drop references to its radio service as 'All India Radio' and substitute it with 'Akashvani', as mentioned in the law.
An internal order issued by Akashvani Director General Vasudha Gupta seeks "compliance with immediate effect" to the statutory provision which had replaced the name of AIR (All India Radio) to Akashvani.
"This is a very old decision of the government which was not operationalised earlier. We are now operationalising it," Gaurav Dwivedi, Chief Executive Officer, Prasar Bharati said.
The Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act, 1990, mentions that 'Akashvani' means the offices, stations and other establishments, by whatever name called, which, immediately before the appointed day, formed part of or were under the Director-General, All India Radio of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
The aforesaid statutory provision which has replaced the name AIR to the 'Akashvani' may be brought to the notice of all so that names and titles get in tune with the provisions of the Prasar Bharati Act of 1990 passed by the Parliament," the internal order said.
All India Radio was referred to as 'Akashvani' by renowned poet Rabindranath Tagore in a poem he had written for the inauguration of the Calcutta shortwave service in 1939.

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Goa for SCO Meet; Becomes First Pak Foreign Minister to Visit India in ...

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was in Goa and attended a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), becoming the first senior leader from the neighbouring country to visit India in almost 12 years.
Bhutto-Zardari's visit to India to attend the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting came amid continuing strain in ties between the two countries on a host of issues including Islamabad's use of cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Pakistan Foreign Minister was received at the airport in Goa by JP Singh, the joint secretary heading the Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran division at the external affairs ministry.
In 2011, Pakistan's the then Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar visited India and held talks with her the then counterpart S. M. Krishna.

May 06, 2023

PM Prasad to be Next Coal India Chief

The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) recommended the name of P. M. Prasad for the post of Chairman and Managing Director of Coal India Ltd.
Prasad is currently the Chairman cum Managing Director of the Ranchi-based CIL arm - Central Coalfields Ltd (CCL).
Prasad was among seven officials interviewed for the post, as per minutes of the PESB meeting.
Prasad, an Osmania University mining engineering alumnus, earned his MTech from ISM Dhanbad. He began his career in 1984 as an executive trainee with Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), and rose through the ranks to become General Manager of the Lingaraj area under Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL).

May 05, 2023

Himachal Cabinet Approves Monthly Incentive for Women of Spiti

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, decided to provide Rs. 1,500 per month as Indira Gandhi Mahila Samman Nidhi to all eligible women of the Spiti Valley, including Buddhist nuns, of above 18 years.
It was decided to constitute a Cabinet sub-committee comprising Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri as Chairman and Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar and Rural Development Minister Anirudh Singh as members to formulate a White Paper on state's financial position.
The cabinet also gave its nod to introduce e-stamping for the collection of stamp duty to promote ease-of-doing business. It decided to stop printing of physical stamp papers with immediate effect and to authorise stamp vendors as authorised collection centres.

Karnataka Ranked the Most 'Innovative' State by the National Manufacturing Innovation Survey

A survey conducted by the government's Department of Science and Technology in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) on the level of innovation in manufacturing in India found that the state of Karnataka is not only the most innovative in its manufacturing sector but also has the highest number of companies in manufacturing that carry out innovations.
The National Manufacturing Innovation Survey (NMIS) 2021-22, also found that innovation in manufacturing is the lowest in the North-eastern states (excluding Assam), followed by Bihar.
According to the report, which carried out its survey across over 8,000 firms in 28 states and 6 Union Territories (UTs), covering manufacturing and related service sector and MSMEs, found that there is a need to increase innovation in manufacturing. It stated that an increase in innovation carried out by firms has resulted in higher sales for them.
Karnataka was followed by Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and Haryana as high innovation states. Uttarakhand has the highest score among the hill states, while Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has the highest score among the UTs.

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