October 2 - World Farm Animals Day
The birth of the great Indian leader Mahatma
Gandhi, on the 2nd of October is also rightfully observed as the World Farm
Animals Day (WFAD) in all over the world.
Ministry of
Corporate Affairs has launched Limited
Liability Partnership (LLP)
Ministry of
Corporate Affairs has launched a process re-engineering by making incorporation
of Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) through a complete online system- titled
“RUN-LLP (Reserve Unique Name – Limited Liability Partnership)”.
- LLP
is an alternative corporate business form that gives the benefits of
limited liability of a company and the flexibility of a partnership. The
LLP can continue its existence irrespective of changes in partners. It is
capable of entering into contracts and holding property in its own name.
- The
LLP is a separate legal entity, is liable to the full extent of its assets
but liability of the partners is limited to their agreed contribution in
the LLP.
BCCI Brought Under RTI Act by Central
Information Commission
Central Information Commission (CIC) brought
the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) under the RTI (Right to
Information) Act.
- The commission, which is the top
appellate body in RTI matters, went through the laws and orders of the
Supreme Court, the Law Commission of India report, submissions of the
Central Public Information Officer in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and
Sports to come to a conclusion that the characteristics of the BCCI fulfil
the required conditions of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act.
AICTE to establish country’s first AICTE
Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy in Jaipur
All India Council for Technical Education will
establish country’s first AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy in Jaipur,
capital of Rajasthan. Moreover, tree more ATAL academies will come at
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Guwahati (Assam) and Baroda (Gujarat) by next
year.
Uttarakhand House nod to declare cow ‘Rashtra
Mata’
UttarakhandAssembly unanimously passed a
resolution to declare cow the ‘Rashtra Mata’ or the mother
of the nation.
- State
Animal Husbandry Minister Rekha Arya, who moved the resolution in the
Assembly, said that considering it a request from Uttarakhand Assembly,
the Centre must grant the status of mother of nation to the cow.
‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham aims at creating
more employable youth in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra PradeshIT Minister Nara
Lokesh has said that the state government’s ‘Mukhyamantri Yuva Nestham’
scheme is aimed at creating more employable youth.
Karnataka Good Samaritan Bill
The president
has given his asset to the Karnataka Good Samaritan and Medical Professional
(Protection and Regulation during Emergency Situations) Bill, 2016.
The
legislation aims to give protection to good samaritans and ensure immediate
medical assistance for road accident victims within the ‘golden hour’ and
encourage people to offer first aid to victims without fear of harassment in
the hands of police and investigations.
- Under
the new law, the Karnataka government will provide financial help to good
samaritans who help victims in a timely manner, they will be exempted from
repeated attendance in courts and police stations, in case attendance is
mandatory, expenses of such “running around to courts and police stations”
will be taken care through the proposed ‘Good Samaritan Fund’.
- After
admitting the accident victim to the hospital, the good samaritan can
leave immediately, all government as well as private hospitals are bound
to give first aid to the accident victims.
Open Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP)
Government of
India recently signed the contracts of the blocks awarded under the Open
Acreage Licensing Programme (OALP) Bid Round-I with the awardees.
- Initially,
110 e-bids were received for 55 blocks on offer with participation from 9
companies, singly or in consortium. Finally, contracts have been signed
for all 55 blocks with 6 companies.
- This
will add a huge accretion of 59,282 sq.km to the exploration area. This is
about 65% of the area presently under exploration in the country. This
will lead to significant increase in E&P activities in India and in
long run discoveries from these field may significantly boost domestic
production.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Asian
Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of lndia have signed a $150 Million
Loan to finance continued improvements to road connectivity and efficiency of
the International Trade Corridor in West Bengal and North-Eastern Region of
lndia.
- South
Asia Sub-regional Economic Cooperation Road Connectivity lnvestment
Program, approved in 2014, aims to expand about 500 kilometers of roads in
lndia’s North Bengal and North-Eastern Region that will enable efficient
and safe transport within lndia and regionally with other SASEC member
countries.
- The
Program is an important initiative in Regional Connectivity aimed at
increasing domestic and regional trade through North Bengal-North East
Region International Trade corridor by upgrading key roads.
- The
SASEC programme of ADB was formed in 2001 in response to the request of
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal to assist in facilitating economic
cooperation among them. Sri Lanka and Maldives joined the sub-regional
group in 2014.
India & Uzbekistan Sign 17 Agreements &
MoUs
Uzbekistan's President Shavkat
Mirziyoyev met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House
in New Delhi. The two sides took stock of the bilateral relationship across
several sectors during the delegation-level talks.
- 17
agreements and MoUs were signed in the field of law, tourism,
military education, agriculture, science and technology, commerce and
industry, pharmaceutical, national security and illicit trafficking
besides others. Uzbek President supported India's bid for permanent
membership of UN Security Council.
Exercise Aviaindra-18
The second
edition of Exercise Aviaindra, a Biennial Air Force level exercise between
Indian and the Russian Federation, was held recently in Russia.
- The
aim of the exercise was to formulate and validate use of airpower in
anti-terrorist operation in a bilateral scenario. It also includes
simulator training. The exercise included briefing on Aerospace safety and
anti-terrorist air operations.
Multi-National Maritime Exercise 'IBSAMAR-VI'
Starts In South Africa
The sixth edition of IBSAMAR, a
joint Multi-National Maritime Exercise between the Indian, Brazilian and
South African Navies, is being held at Simons Town, South Africa.
- The
last edition of IBSAMAR (IBSAMAR V) was conducted off Goa, from 19 – 26
Feb 16. The aim of the exercise is to undertake collective training for
participating navies, building interoperability and mutual understanding
as well as sharing of best practices.
India’s first Corn Festival Starts in Madhya
Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh, the first corn festival of
the country is being held in Chhindwara. The festival is one of a kind
international event.
- Madhya
Pradesh is one of the largest corn producing states in India, with
Chhindwara being the highest corn producing district.
United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres Arrives
India On 4-Day Visit
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has
arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit to India. He will participate in
the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Convention at the
Rashtrapati Bhawan Cultural Centre, in New Delhi.
- The
event marked the launch of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th Birth Anniversary
celebrations as well as the 4th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat
Mission.
- The
UN Chief will also attend the joint inaugural ceremony of the First
Assembly of International Solar Alliance, 2nd RE-INVEST Conference and
Energy Ministers Meet of Indian Ocean Rim Association of States member
countries.
Justice Lokur nominated as NALSA Executive
Chairman
Senior judge of the Supreme
Court, Madan Bhimarao Lokur, is now the Executive Chairman of
the National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA). President
Ramnath Kovind nominated Justice Lokur to the post.
Rangachari Sridharan Appointed Chairperson of
NFRA
The Centre has appointed former IAS officer
Rangachari Sridharan as chairperson of the National Financial
Reporting Authority (NFRA), an entity which will function as an
independent regulator for the auditing profession.
- The
appointments committee of the cabinet also approved the appointment of
retired Indian Audit and Accounts Service officer of the 1980 batch,
Prasenjit Mukherjee as a full-time member in NFRA.
India-born Professor Gita Gopinath Named IMF
Chief Economist
India-born Harvard University professor Gita
Gopinath has been appointed as the Chief Economist of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) by IMF's Managing Director Christine
Lagarde.
- Ms Gopinath
will succeed Maurice (Maury) Obstfeld. Ms Gopinath currently serves as the
John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard
University. The 46-year-old is also Economic Adviser to Kerala CM.
Ravi Venkatesan appointed UNICEF’S special
representative of young people
The UNICEF has appointed Ravi
Venkatesan has its special representative of young people. His new role
will provide strategic guidance and support UNICEF globally with high-level
outreach, partnerships and scaling innovations.
Nobel Prize 2018: Nobel Prize in Physics Goes
To Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mourou And Donna Strickland
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has
decided to Award the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics to Arthur Ashkin,
Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland "for groundbreaking inventions in
the field of laser physics".
Vayoshreshtha Samman- 2018
They are National
Awards for Senior Citizens. They were recently presented by the President to
eminent senior citizens and institutions in recognition of their service
towards the cause of elderly persons, especially indigent senior citizens.
- Vayoshreshtha Samman is a Scheme of National Awards
instituted by the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment (D/o Social
Justice & Empowerment) initially in 2005 and was upgraded to the
status of National Awards in 2013, for institutions involved in rendering
distinguished service for the cause of elderly persons especially indigent
senior citizens and to eminent citizens in recognition of their
service/achievements.
- Ministries of Social Justice & Empowerment, Health
and Rural Development are running such useful schemes for the welfare of
elderly persons.
- The awards are presented on 1st of October every year
pursuant to the adoption of a resolution by the UN General Assembly to
observe the year 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons.
Eastern Zonal Council
The 23rd
meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council was held recently at Kolkata under the
Chairmanship of the Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh. The meeting was
attended by the Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Deputy Chief
Minister of Bihar, and Ministers from the States of the Council including
Odisha as well as senior officers from Central and State Governments.
- Zonal councils have been established by the Parliament
to promote interstate cooperation and coordination. They are statutory
bodies established under the States Reorganisation Act 1956
and not constitutional bodies. They are only deliberative and advisory
bodies.
