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Tag: Ministries & Departments
Government issues guidelines to set up EV charging stations
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 16 February 2019
Cabinet approves the proposal of National Policy on Electronics 2019
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 20 February 2019
Foundation stone of India’s first National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation laid
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 04 March 2019
Cabinet approves Rs. 1450 crore for share capital of RBI in National Housing Bank
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 02 March 2019
IPrism: 2nd edition of IP competition launched
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 26 February 2019
CIPET Centre for Skilling and Technical Support inaugurated in Tripura
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 26 February 2019
Government launches Rail Drishti Dashboard
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 26 February 2019
Government to conduct All India Citizens Survey of Police Service
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 22 February 2019
Government launches e-Dharti app and e-Dharti GeoPortal
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 09 March 2019
Government reduces prices of 390 anti-cancer non-scheduled medicines
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 09 March 2019
MHA allows states to use enemy properties for public purpose
Tags: Bills & Laws, Ministries & Departments
Published on: 13 March 2019
Cabinet approves notifications for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections
Tags: Constitution, Ministries & Departments
Published on: 14 March 2019
Cabinet approves India's accession to Nice, Vienna and Locarno Agreements
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 14 March 2019
Project Sangam: Government partners with Microsoft for Swachh Bharat Mission
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 19 March 2019
Government notifies Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 26 March 2019
NPPA hike prices of cardiac stents by 4.2%
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 02 April 2019
BIS, IIT Delhi ink MoU for standardisation and conformity assessment
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 04 April 2019
Pharmacy to be used in place of chemists & druggists
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 20 April 2019
NOTTO approval mandatory for organ allocation to foreign nationals
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 08 May 2019
Home Ministry revokes Black List of Indian-origin people
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 09 May 2019
PCRA, TAFE inks MoU for energy conservation awareness program
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 09 May 2019
Government to introduce AI in MCA 21 portal
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 20 May 2019
National workshop for Population Research Centres
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 31 May 2019
Punjab Govt makes mandatory for food delivery apps to have hygiene rating
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 01 June 2019
Jal Shakti: Government creates new Ministry
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 02 June 2019
MCA and SEBI ink MoU to tighten regulatory oversight
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 08 June 2019
FCRA NGOs changing officials need government approval: MHA
Tags: Bills & Laws, Ministries & Departments
Published on: 10 June 2019
MHA allows states to set up Foreigners Tribunals
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 11 June 2019
Government approves setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal in Assam
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 15 June 2019
Two e-governance initiatives launched tribal welfare
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 13 June 2019
NIRDPR launches training programme of Sustainable Livelihoods
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 15 June 2019
DGT partners with Cisco, Accenture for skilling programme
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 17 June 2019
Drugs of 18 pharma firms found substandard since 2018: BPPI
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 18 June 2019
MP Government inks MoU for Smart Gaushalas
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 18 June 2019
Government to waive registration charges for e-vehicles
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 21 June 2019
Back to the Village outreach programme launched in J&K
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 22 June 2019
NSIC signs MoU with CSC- e-governance services India
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 25 June 2019
World Bank approves $147 Million Loan for Jharkhand Municipal Development Project
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 25 June 2019
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India celebrates Platinum Jubilee
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 02 July 2019
Cabinet approves organised Group A status to RPF
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 11 July 2019
Govt advises NDDB to bring its subsidiaries under RTI ambit
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 15 July 2019
Health Ministry signs MoUs with defence, railways ministries to end TB
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 19 July 2019
Govt sets target of 40,000 MW Rooftop Solar projects by 2022
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 25 July 2019
Cabinet approves merger of National Institute of Miners Health with ICMR-NIOH
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 25 July 2019
Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding - World Breastfeeding Week 1st - 7th August
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 02 August 2019
20 Institution recommended for status of ‘Institutions of Eminence’
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 03 August 2019
Tags: Ministries & Departments
Published on: 03 August 2019
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'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Union Government has issued guidelines to facilitate availability of Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Infrastructure. In this regard Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has amended <em>Model Building Byelaws (MBBL), 2016</em> <em>and Urban Regional Development Plans Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014</em> to make provisions for establishing EV Charging Infrastructure. Besides, Union Ministry of Power also has issued guidelines and standards for charging infrastructure for EVs, which have also been considered while making these amendments.</span></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Public charging station should also be there on both sides of the highways or roads on every 25 km. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Government also has advocated for charging points in residential areas.</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">They have been circulated to all State Governments and UT Administrations with request to amend their Building Byelaws and Master Plan Regulations.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">They will act as guiding document State Governments and Union Territories to incorporate norms and standards of EV Charging Infrastructure in their respective Building Bye Laws. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></span></span></strong></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Cities and towns across the country are grappling with problems of environmental pollution thereby severely impacting health of urban residents. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India is also committed to Sustainable Development Goal 13 (SDG-13): Climate Change of UN to take urgent action to combat climate change. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Government has initiated several steps to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and reduce pollution in cities across the country. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">One of such steps is encouraging EVs, which are environment friendly mode of transportation. Government has desired that 25% of total vehicles on roads should be EVs by 2030. </span></span></span></li>
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'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Cabinet approved National Policy on Electronics 2019 (NPE 2019), proposed by Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). It replaces National Policy of Electronics 2012 (NPE 2012). Its objective is to position India as global hub for electronics system design and manufacturing - (ESDM). This will be achieved by encouraging and driving capabilities in country for developing core components, including chipsets and creating enabling environment for industry to compete globally.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Targets set by NPE 2019</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It seeks to achieve a turnover of US $400 billion by 2025 to promote domestic manufacturing and export in entire value-chain of ESDM for economic development. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">This will include targeted production of 100 crore mobile handsets by 2025, valued at US $190 billion including 60 crore mobile handsets valued at US $110 billion for export.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Salient Features of NPE 2019</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Create eco-system for globally competitive ESDM sector by promoting domestic manufacturing and export in entire value-chain of ESDM.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Provide incentives and support for manufacturing of core electronic components.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Provide special package of incentives for mega projects of extremely high-tech and entail huge investments, such as semiconductor facilities display fabrication, etc.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Formulate suitable schemes and incentive mechanisms to encourage new units and expansion of existing units.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Promote Industry-led R&D and innovation in all sub-sectors of electronics, including grass root level innovations.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Promote Industry-led R&D and innovation early stage start-ups in emerging technology areas such as 5G, loT/ sensors, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, drones, robotics, virtual reality (VR), additive manufacturing, photonics, nano-based devices, etc.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Provide incentives and support for significantly enhancing availability of skilled manpower, including re-skilling.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Give special thrust to fabless chip design industry, medical electronic devices industry, automotive electronics industry and power electronics for mobility and strategic electronics industry.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Create Sovereign Patent Fund (SPF) to promote development and acquisition of IPs in ESDM sector.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Promote trusted electronics value chain initiatives to improve national cyber security profile.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Implementation strategy: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will be implemented by formulation of several schemes, initiatives, projects and measures for development of ESDM sector in the country as per roadmap envisaged.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">This will be done consultation with the concerned Ministries/ Departments, for the development of ESDM sector in the country.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Major Impact:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> NPE 2019 will enable flow of investment and technology, leading to higher value addition in domestically manufactured electronic products, increased electronics hardware manufacturing in country and their export and generate substantial employment opportunities.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">National Institute of Mental Health Rehabilitation</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will undertake capacity building and develop trained professionals in area of mental health rehabilitation.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Significance </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">National Housing Bank (NHB)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is apex agency to promote housing finance institutions in India. It aims at promoting inclusive expansion with stability in housing finance market. It is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established in 1988 as All India Financial Institution(AIFl) through National Housing Bank Act, 1987.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is principal agency to promote housing finance institutions both at local and regional levels.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also provides financial and other support incidental to such institutions and for matters connected therewith. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It registers, regulates and supervises Housing Finance Company (HFCs), keeps surveillance through on-site and off-site mechanisms and co-ordinates with other regulators.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is premier national institution established in 1968 by Central Government with assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is headquartered at Chennai.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It is devoted in Skill Development, Technology Support Services, Academic and Research (STAR).</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its main objective is to develop manpower in different disciplines of Plastics Engineering and Technology to cater needs of Polymer and allied industries.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It renders technology support service in areas of design, tooling, plastics processing and testing and quality assurance in India and abroad.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">15 user friendly sections on Dashboard</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">At a Glance: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It gives information on 4 main parameters of Indian Railways viz. Passenger Reservation, Unreserved Ticketing, Freight Earnings and Freight Loading. It also gives information on any station on Indian Railways.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Services: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It allows passengers to view and avail the status of any digital service offered. It consists of 6 services, namely, PNR enquiry, Complaint Enquiry, ODC application enquiry, Shramik Enquiry, Tender Enquiry and Freight related enquiries. It has links of eight important railway websites.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Trains on run: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It allows passengers to track any train on Indian Railways Network. It will also provide information about train as well as contact number of housekeeping staff.<strong> </strong></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">IRCTC Kitchens: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides facility to view live feeds from cameras installed in various IRCTC base kitchens. It will allow passengers to know about how the food being served to them is cooked and packed.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Grievances: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows status of grievances reported via Complaint Management System (COMS). It displays number of grievances resolved and pending. It has zone wise breakup feature.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Achievements: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It showcases overall achievements of Indian Railways as a whole and in various states.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Station Images: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">it helps to monitors progress of major initiatives launched to improve passenger experience on Indian Railways network. It displays images of various areas across network before and after work has been completed.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Heritage: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It showcases cultural aspect of travel on Indian Railways. It has 4 main sections viz. rail heritage, memorable journeys, 360 degree virtual tours of routes, trains and IRCTC tourism desk.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Shramik Kalyan:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It provides information about unorganized sector working with Railway contractors. It also shows amount of wages distributed to casual workers. It seeks to ensure that the laborers in the unorganized sector are paid their dues.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bills: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows bills to be paid by Indian Railways to suppliers and their duration wise pendency.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Freight Earnings: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows earnings of freight across Indian Railways Network. It can be viewed for day, week, month and year along with the zones and commodity wise breakup. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Freight Loading/Unloading: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows number of rakes and quantity of freight loaded and unloaded in day, week, month and year along with their zones and commodity wise breakup is provided. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Passenger Earnings: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows earnings of Passenger Reservations and Unreserved Ticketing. It also shows number of passengers, tickets, and earnings. It also shows Unreserved Ticketing performance of suburban, non-suburban, and mobile bookings can be viewed.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Expenditure:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It shows details of expenditure and works byIndian Railways. It also shows figures of four different periods are displayed - performance during day, weekly, month and year.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">SUGAM – The Freight App: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides access to Indian Railways freight business information.<strong> </strong>It helps customers keep track of their consignment. It provides information on various terminals and associated nodal officers, prevailing freight rates, indents status, rake allocation plans, restrictions applicable etc. Freight performance and other statististics are also available on the tab.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Objectives of Survey</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Improve crime investigation and allocation of resources.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Gauge perception about women and children's safety.</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is aimed strengthening model of good governance by acting as link between people and government, considering that globally accepted way to assess impact of government initiatives is through public perception surveys.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will cover representative sample of 1.2 lakh households spread over 173 districts across the country, based on National Sample Survey framework. It will cover all States/UTs. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its outcome will help to bring out useful suggestions for government in formulating appropriate policy responses for crime prevention programmes.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will also help for transformation in community policing, improvement in access to justice and increased resource allocation for police.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">e-Dharti app</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It has made all the three modules related to properties viz. Conversion, Substitution and Mutation online. They are under jurisdiction of Land and Development Office (L&DO).</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also completely digitized all payment system of L&DO. It will allow citizens to submit their applications online by visiting L&DO website and avoid visiting office for submission of their applications and for further follow up.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will soon have other features for other three small modules namely Mortgage Permission, Sale Permission and Gift Permission.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">L&DO:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It deals with public applications which are mainly related to conversion of property from leasehold to freehold, substitution of names of legal heirs and mutation in the name of purchaser, etc. These three applications cover almost 95</span>%<span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> of total applications received.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">e-Dharti GeoPortal </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is GIS based mapping of all its approx 65000 properties of L&DO. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It maps each and every Government property under L&DO, whether it is allotted or still lying vacant.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will allow Lessee of the property to see the basic details of his/her property along with map showing its location.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will also issue lessee Property Card from L&DO office about his property if he asks for it. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will also benefit the government by letting it know the actual status of its vacant properties, whether there is any encroachment on the property.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Benefits</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This move is expected to benefit 22 lakh cancer patients in country and will result in annual savings of approx. Rs. 800 crores to consumers. The average out of pocket expenditure for cancer patients is 2.5 times that for other diseases.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">About National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)</span></strong> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is independent regulatory body under Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was set up in 1997. It is headquartered in New Delhi. </span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">So far, around 1,000 drugs have been brought under price control under initiative. Non-scheduled drugs are allowed an increase of up to 10% in prices every year, which is monitored by the NPPA.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">What are scheduled medicines/drugs?</span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Government under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 (notified under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940) classifies drugs under given schedules. Based on these classifications there are guidelines for storage, sale, display and prescription of each drug under each schedule. Scheduled drugs have addictive properties and are classified in to different schedules ranging from lowest potential of abuse to being highest. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Scheduled drug have restrictions that are different from nonscheduled drugs such as quantity it can be dispensed at one time, limited number of refills or no refills at all, shorter time frame prescription, mandatory for presenting prescriptions to pharmacy and limitation on ability to transfer prescription to another pharmacy.</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> <strong>Key Facts</strong></span></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Enemy properties are those properties that were left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan since Partition and to China after the 1962 Sino-Indian war. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">New guidelines allow usages of enemy property by state government exclusively for public use.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The move comes as part of Central Government's efforts to sell more than 9,400 enemy properties, worth over Rs. 1 lakh crore and Rs 3,000 crore worth of enemy shares.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Enemy properties</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Enemy properties are those properties that were left behind by the people who took citizenship of Pakistan and China.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Legal Provisions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Parliament had enacted Enemy Property Act in 1968 to regulate such properties and lists custodian's powers. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This act was amended in 2017 to ensure that successors of those who migrated to Pakistan and China will have no claim over the properties left behind in India.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Value of enemy properties:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> There are 9,280 such properties left behind by Pakistani nationals and 126 by Chinese nationals. The estimated value of all enemy properties is approximately Rs 1 lakh crore.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Of the total properties left behind by those who took Pakistani citizenship, 4,991 are located in Uttar Pradesh (highest in the country), West Bengal (2,735) and Delhi 487. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The highest number of properties left by Chinese nationals is in Meghalaya (57), West Bengal (29) and Assam (7).</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Besides, total 6,50,75,877 shares in 996 companies of 20,323 shareholders are under custody of Custodian of Enemy Property for India.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Of these companies, 588 are functional or active companies, 139 of these are listed and remaining are unlisted.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Central government in February 2019 had constituted high-level committee to recommend quantum and price or price band for sale of enemy shares, worth Rs 3,000 crore.</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Election Commission make rules for conducting of various elections under this Act.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India will accede to</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Vienna Agreement:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It deals with setting up International classification of the figurative elements of marks.</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Locarno Agreement:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It deals with establishing of International classification for industrial designs </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Significance of accession</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Ease of Doing business:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is expected to instill confidence in foreign investors in relation to protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in India.</span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will apply to clinical trial, bio-equivalence or bio-availability study, new drugs and regulation of ethics committee relating to clinical trial and biomedical health research.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It aims to promote clinical research in India, have predictable, transparent and effective regulations for such trials and also make faster accessibility of new drugs to Indian population.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It reduces time for approving applications to 30 days for drugs manufactured in India and 90 days for those developed outside the country. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also states that in case of no communication from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) with 30 days, then application will be deemed to have been approved.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It has done away with formality of conducting local trials so that the drugs can be introduced in Indian markets sooner.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It waives off requirement of local clinical trials for drugs approved and marketed in any of countries to be specified by DCGI with the approval of the government.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It ensures patient safety, as they will be enlisted for trials with informed consent. </span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">In case of injury to clinical trial subject, medical management will be provided as long as required as per opinion of the investigator or till such time it is established that injury is not related to the clinical trial.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It empowers DCGI to decide compensation in cases of death and permanent disability or other injury to a trial subject.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Functions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is responsible for approval of licenses of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, vaccines, IV fluids and sera in India. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It lays down standards and quality of manufacturing, distribution, selling and import of drugs in India. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It prepares and maintains national reference standard. It brings about uniformity in enforcement of Drugs and Cosmetics Act. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It analyses Cosmetics received as survey samples from CDSCO. It acts as appellate authority in case of any dispute regarding quality of drugs.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Coronary stent</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is a tube-shaped mediacal device placed in coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. It keeps the arteries open in the treatment of coronary heart diseases. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bare-metal stent:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is mesh-like tube of thin wire used in cardiac arteries. It is made of bare metal of 316L stainless steel. More recent stents of this type use cobalt chromium alloy. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drug-eluting stents:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It slowly releases drug to block cell proliferation after it is placed into narrowed, diseased peripheral or coronary arteries.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is preferred over bare-metal stents as latter can cause restenosis i.e. result in growth of tissue into stent further narrowing blood vessel.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is apex independent regulatory body that controls and regulatory the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India and ensures availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under <strong>Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers</strong>. It was set up in 1997 and is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It advices Central Government in matters related to drug policies and pricing and revisions/changes in drug policy. It also monitors availability of drugs, identify shortages, if any, and to take remedial steps.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> (i) Fix/revise controlled bulk drugs prices and formulations placed in National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) under Schedule-I of The Drug (Prices Control) Order 2013 (DPCO) (ii) Enforce prices and availability of medicines under DPCO, 2013. (iii) Monitor prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels. (iv) Implements and enforces provisions of DPCO. (v) Recover amounts overcharged by manufacturers for controlled drugs from consumers. (vi) Publish lists of medicines and their maximum ceiling prices.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Under this MoU</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">IIT Delhi will provide infrastructure support for R&D projects of relevance to standardisation and BIS will provide financial support to IIT Delhi for projects.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Both institutions will jointly organise training and short-term education programmes on standardisation and conformity assessment.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">They will also explore possibility of using laboratory facilities available at IIT Delhi for catering to the requirements of various conformity assessment schemes of the BIS.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Initially, the MoU will remain in force for period of five years and can be extended further.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is national standard body of India established under BIS Act, 1986. It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. It is headquartered at New Delhi. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its mandate is harmonizing development of activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides numerous benefits to national economy by providing safe reliable quality goods, promoting exports and imports substitute, minimizing health hazards to consumers, control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification and testing.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is involved in various activities such as standards formulation, compulsory registration scheme, product certification scheme, hall marking scheme, foreign manufacturers certification scheme, laboratory services, laboratory recognition scheme, sale of Indian standards, consumer affairs activities, promotional activities, training services, national & international level and information services. </span></span></span></li>
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'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has given its in principal nod to replace words “Chemists & Druggists” by “Pharmacy” to bring uniformity to medical store signboards. In this regard, it has approved to amend Rule 65(15)(b) and Rule 65(15)(c). The change was deliberated and recommended by 55th Drug Consultative Committee meeting held in January and March 2019. The changes will come into force after final approval from Union Home Ministry. </span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The terms “pharmacy”, “pharmacist”, “dispensing chemist” or “pharmaceutical chemist” can be used only by licencees who employ services of registered pharmacist and run pharmacy for compounding against prescription.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Registered pharmacists no longer practise compounding of medicines because the pharmaceutical industry sells formulations in different dosages and potencies. “There was need for this [renaming] as the concept of druggists is outdated.</span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Reason for change</span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will bring uniformity of pharmacy stores as they are currently using different nomenclatures.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is in concurrence with international practice of calling medical shop selling medicines by name ‘pharmacy.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The phrase ‘chemists and druggists’ was coined over seven decades ago in 1945 and has lost its relevance in the current scenario.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The word ‘drug’ is looked upon as more clandestine and as addiction to chemicals, and thus it’s not suitable while referring to a professional pharmacist.</span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The change in nomenclature will give profession better recognition and provide identity and sense of value to practising pharmacist at the outlets.</span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) </span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is highest statutory decision-making body on technical matters related to drugs in India. It is constituted as per Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is part of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Composition:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Director General of Health Services is its ex officio Chairman. </span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">: To advise Central Government and State Governments on technical matters arising out the administration of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. </span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is nodal national level body that coordinates with states on procurement and distribution of organs in compliance with the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994. It has been set up under Directorate General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It functions as apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for procurement and distribution of Organs and Tissues and registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in the country.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has two divisions under it viz. National Human Organ and Tissue Removal and Storage Network and National Biomaterial Centre.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Key Functions of NOTTO: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">(i) Lay down policy guidelines and protocols for various functions. (ii) Network with similar regional and state level organizations. (iii) Compile and publish all registry data from States and Regions would. (iv) create awareness, about promotion of organ donation and transplantation activities. (vi) co-ordinates from procurement of organs and tissues to transplantation when organ is allocated outside region. (vii) disseminates information about all concerned organizations, hospitals and individuals. (viii) monitors working of transplantation activities in regions and states and maintain data-bank in this regard. (ix) Assist data management for organ transplant surveillance and organ transplant & organ Donor registry. (x) Provide consultancy support on t legal and non-legal aspects of donation and transplantation.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Black List</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was maintained by Indian missions and posts abroad. It included names of those Indian-origin people who had taken asylum abroad under plea of alleged persecution in India are included in the list. These Black listed persons were denied visa services by Indian missions and posts. The scrapping of this list with benefit such asylum seekers along with their family in terms of visa access and consular services at par with foreigners of the country in which they are living. They can now obtain OCI cards if they have held normal Indian visas for at least two years.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Permits to restricted areas</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">MHA also has delegated state governments and Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs) powers to grant permits to foreigners to visit protected and restricted areas in the country. With this, state governments and FRROs now can grant permits even for non-tourism purposes and even in areas not open for tourism purposes.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">However, foreigners will be required to take special permission to visit some parts of Northeastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and few islands in Andamans which have been declared as protected and restricted areas.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> <strong>Under this MoU </strong></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is principal national government agency engaged in promoting energy efficiency in various sectors of the economy.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is a non-profit organization registered society set up under aegis of Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Platform</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> for awareness:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> PCRA as part of its effort to increase awareness about energy conservation undertakes multi-media campaigns through Doordarshan, All India Radio, TV channels, Private FM channels, Digital Cinema Theaters etc</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">They are autonomous in nature and administratively under the control of their host University/Institutions. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">PRC scheme was started by MoHFW in 1958 with establishment of 2 PRCs at Delhi and Kerala. Now it has established network of 18 PRCs spread over 17 major States/UTs. Of these, 12 are attached to various Universities and 6 are in research institutions of national repute.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Provide gainful feedback from these research studies for plan formulation, strategies and policy interventions of ongoing schemes.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Participate in large scale sample surveys of MoHFW like National Family Health Survey (NFHS), District Level Household survey (DLHS) and Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI), All India study on “Rapid Appraisal of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Monitor important components of NHM Programme Implementation Plans.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will help them locate yoga centres as well as yoga instructors within the preferred radius of their vicinity</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will also enable yoga instructors to register themselves and reach out to a maximum number of people.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will also give users information about yoga activities happening in their vicinity throughout the year.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">United Nations (UN) had declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in 2014. The first International Yoga Day celebration was organised at Rajpath in New Delhi on June 21, 2015, in which representatives from 191 countries had taken part. In 2016, the main function was held in Chandigarh and in 2017 it was held in Lucknow. In 2018, main event was held at Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">International Yoga Day 2019: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will be celebrated on June 21 across the globe. Union AYUSH ministry has shortlisted five cities -- Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi for holding the main function this year. Prime Minister's Office (PMO) will finalise one of the cities as venue of the main function of the International Yoga Day. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Home Ministry Notification</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It regulates all grants, gifts and donations from abroad. It is used to regulate foreign contribution (especially monetary donation) provided by certain individuals or associations to NGOs and others within India. The Act was originally passed in 1976 and majorly modified in 2010. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> it will maintain state wide bio-metric and biographic data, capture illegal migrants’ data to computerize data flow for all stakeholders and legalize eligible beneficiaries for welfare schemes.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">CEO of e-FT Mission:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> IPS officer Anand Prakash Tiwari.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Significance:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> The new IT system will help in strengthening judiciary in disposal of cases and police organization in faster detection, prosecution and detention of illegal migrants. This will enhance the transparency of case disposal process.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">They are quasi-judicial bodies, unique to Assam, to determine if person staying illegally is “foreigner” or not. They are established under Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964 which inturn has been enacted by central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1946. Recently, MHA sanctioned around 1,000 Foreigners Tribunals to be set up in Assam in the wake of publication of the final National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) by July 31, 2019. </span></span></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">DBT Tribal web portal</span></span></strong> </span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It aims to streamline and expedite the process of releasing scholarship grants directly into bank accounts of beneficiary students. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will provide single common platform to states to upload data related to beneficiaries, raise queries and give feedback. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has uniform 29-column data sharing format, related to personal and location details of beneficiaries. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is linked with Aadhaar and the Public Financial Management System, thus help to reduce the chances of duplication of beneficiary and manipulation.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is also expected to help States share beneficiary data with the tribal affairs ministry through web services.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">NGO Grants Online Application and Tracking System</span></span></span></span></strong></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has been developed for implementing schemes of aid to voluntary organisations working for tribal welfare.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It fully revamps and simplifies the process as it is automated system and enables NGOs to simply follow specified steps to access grants.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Skilling programme </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It includes tailor-made curriculum with modules for digital literacy, career readiness, employability skills and advanced technology skills via the Bharat Skills portal and in-classroom modules. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Coverage:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> In initial phase, the in-classroom training programme will be rolled out across 227 ITIs in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar and Assam, targeting more than one lakh youth. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will benefit nearly 15 lakh students across all the ITIs in India by accessing digital learning module via the Bharat Skills portal. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Bharat Skills</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">: It is Central Repository for skills which provide National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) curriculum, course material, videos, question banks and mock test etc.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the apex organisation for development and coordination at National level for programmes relating to vocational training including women's vocational training. It also operates vocational training schemes in some of the specialized areas through field institutes under its direct control. It functions under Ministry of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Major functions of the DGT </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Frame overall policies, norms and standards for vocational training.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Organize and conduct specialized training and research at the specially established training Institutes.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Implement, regulate and increase the scope of training of apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Diversify, update and expand training facilities in terms of craftsmen and crafts instructors’ training.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Organize vocational training programmes for women. Provide vocational guidance and employment counseling.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Assist scheduled castes/scheduled tribes (SCs/STs) and persons with disabilities (PwDs) by enhancing their capabilities for wage employment and self employment.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) </span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It implements the Centre’s flagship affordable medicine scheme the Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the implementing agency of Centre’s flagship affordable medicine schem- Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in December, 2008. It functions under Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has been registered as independent society underSocieties Registration Act, 1860 as a separate independent legal entity.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is primarily engaged in coordinating marketing of generic drugs through Jan Aushadhi stores and sourcing of medicines from Pharma CPSUs and Private Sector. It also manages supply chain and ensures proper running of Jan Aushadhi stores.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Procurement and Distribution process:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Once BPPI procures affordable generic drugs from pharmaceutical companies, they are then supplied to various Janaushadhi Kendras that are managed under the PMBJP. There are 4,677 Janaushadhi Kendras functional in the country, as on December 2018.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Generic drug:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is copy of drug medication created to be same as an already marketed brand-name drug. It equals in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality, safety, performance characteristics and intended use. Once patent of branded drugs has expired, companies other than original manufacturer can produce and sell drug. This usually results in significant reduction in costs. These off-patent drugs are called generics.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">This will not result in any financial burden on state government and the company will borne the whole expenses by monetizing gaushalas by exporting items made from gaumutra (cow’s urine), gobar (cowdung) and the stiff hairs on cow’s tail.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The company will also be paying money to people who bring stray cattle to the “smart gaushalas”. It is also planning to grow fodder and generate electricity.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">In the first phase, state government will provide land to build five smart gaushalas near Bhopal, and will allot land for the remaining gaushalas later.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">If company stops running gaushala, land allocated to it will be automatically return to the state government.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Objective:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) Directing development efforts in rural areas through community participation and (ii) create in the rural masses an earnest desire for decent standard of living.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Features:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is the first of its kind unique and ambitious initiative in Jammu and Kashmir. One gazetted officer will attend one panchayat, thus covering over 7,000 villages spread across 4,483 panchayats in the State. Nodal officers will be supervising the initative.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It facilitates MSMEs with set of specially tailored scheme to enhance their competitiveness. It provides integrated support services under marketing, technology, finance and other support service.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Institute of Chartered Accountants of India</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the national professional accounting body of India. It the second largest professional Accounting and Finance body in the world. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament-The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 to regulates profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the only licensing cum regulating body of accountancy profession and financial audit in India. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established on 1 July 1949. It functions under administrative control of Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs. It is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Structure:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Its affairs are managed by Council consisting of 40 members of whom 32 are elected by Chartered Accountants and remaining 8 are nominated by Central Government generally representing CAG, SEBI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) Regulate profession of Accountancy, (ii) Education and Examination of Chartered Accountancy Course (iii) Formulation of Accounting Standards (iv) Prescription of Standard Auditing Procedures (v) Laying down Ethical Standards (vi) Ensuring Standards of performance of Members (vii) Exercise Disciplinary Jurisdiction (viii) Financial Reporting Review and (ix) Input on Policy matters to Government etc.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Impact:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Grant of Organized Group 'A' service status to RPF will end stagnation, improve career progression of the officers and keep up their motivational level.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Delhi High Court in 201o had directed Railways to grant Group 'A' Service status to RPF. Same was upheld by Supreme Court in 2019. Accordingly, Railway Board had proposed for grant of Organised Group 'A' Service status to RPF. </span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Railway Protection Force (RPF)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is security force entrusted with protecting railway passengers, passenger area and railway property of the Indian Railways.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in 1957 through Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 (thus statutory body) enacted by Parliament. It had replaced erstwhile Railway Security Force (RSF). In 1980s it was transformed into ‘Armed Force of Union’ with enhanced powers.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It has the primary duty of protection of railway property, passenger area, and passengers. It also has powers to arrest, investigate and prosecute criminals under its jurisdiction.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Administration:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is under the control of Union Ministry of Railways. It is headed by Director General (DG).</span></span></span></span></li>
<li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> RPF is <strong>not responsible for all security aspects of railways</strong> as it shares its duties with Government Railway Police (GRP) and District Police.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is an Institution of National Importance set up by an Act of Parliament of India. It was founded by Dr. Verghese Kurien in 1965. It is headquartered in Anand, Gujarat.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was created to promote, finance and support producer-owned and controlled organisations. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its programmes and activities seek to strengthen farmer cooperatives and support national policies that are favourable to growth of such institutions. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">NDDB's subsidiaries:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> IDMC Limited-Anand, Mother Dairy, Delhi, NDDB Dairy Services, Delhi and Indian Immunologicals Ltd, Hyderabad.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Tuberculosis (TB)</span></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Top States:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Gujarat ranks first in the country with total 261.97 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity (as of July 2019).</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Maharashtra (198.52 MW) and Tamil Nadu (151.62 MW) ranks second and third respectively in terms of installed rooftop solar capacity.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Financial Assistance: Union G</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">overnment has provided total financial assistance or incentives of Rs 678.01 crore in fiscal 2016-17, Rs 169.73 crore for fiscal 2017-18 and Rs 446.77 crore in fiscal 2018-19 under <strong><em>Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar programme</em></strong>.</span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About National Institute of Miners' Health (NIMH)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Mines (MoM) established by Central Government in 1990. It was registered as a Society underKarnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. </span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its registered office is located at Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka and the Central Laboratory in Nagpur.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It conducts applied research in occupational health and hygiene. It specializes in providing technical support services to mining and mineral based industry with special reference to metalliferous sector. It endeavors for safe mines and healthy miners through R&D. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH)</span></span></strong></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is premier institute aimed at promotion and maintenance of highest degree of physical, mental and social well being of workers in all occupations. It is based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.</span></span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It functions under the aegis of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under Department of Health Research, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.</span></span></span></span></p>
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'description' => '<p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Context:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <span style="background-color:white">The Food and Nutrition Board, <strong>Ministry of Women and Child Development,</strong> is organizing a number of activities on the theme <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding” </span></strong>during the<strong> </strong>World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) being observed from 1<sup>st</sup> to 7<sup>th</sup>August 2019. The <strong>focus </strong>this year is on <strong>protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span></strong></strong></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The objectives of World Breastfeeding Week are:</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To create awareness among the parents about breastfeeding</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Encourage parents to adopt breastfeeding</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Creating awareness about the importance of initiation and exclusive breastfeeding, and adequate and appropriate complementary feeding</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Providing advocacy material about the importance of breastfeeding</span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Breastfeeding is important because:</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It promotes better health for mothers and children alike.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It prevents infections like diarrhoea and acute respiratory infections in early infancy and thus reduce infant mortality</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It decreases the risk of mothers developing breast cancer, ovarian cancer, type 2 diabetes, and heart disease and</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It protects infants from obesity-related illnesses, diabetes and increases the IQ.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The correct norms of infant and young child feeding are:</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Initiation of Breastfeeding within an hour of birth</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Exclusive breastfeeding for first six months of life i.e. only breast Milk ‘NO’ other milk, food, drink or water</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Appropriate and adequate complementary feeding from six months of age while continuing breastfeeding</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Continued breastfeeding up to the age of two years or beyond</span></span></span></span></li>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Activities to be carried out during the week:</span></strong></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The activities being organized during the World Breastfeeding Week are <strong>symposiums for lactating mothers and anganwadi workers</strong> to create <strong>awareness</strong> about the importance of breastfeeding, <strong>annaprashan ceremony of babies</strong> at anganwadi centres by collecting beneficiaries from adjoining anganwadi centres, <strong>competition on nutritious recipes and quiz competitions.</strong></span></span></span></span></p>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>Only after exhausting the above criterion, if any slot remains vacant, consideration shall be given to 'yet to be established (Greenfield)' proposals. </strong></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Wherever there is a <strong>tie, the UGC used theQS-2019 India Rankings as a tie-breaker. </strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>The State Universities:</strong> <strong>Jadavpur University and Anna University can be considered</strong> for issue of the IoE status <strong>only after the respective State Governments have issued an official communication allocating their share of the funds (up to 50%).</strong></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In case there <strong>is any vacant slot after considering all the ranked institutions, the same was used for 'yet to be set up (greenfield)' institution.</strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In case of the private institutions proposed as IoE, there will be <strong>no financial support, but they will be entitled for more autonomy as a special category Deemed University.</strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong>The Greenfield Institutions would get 3 year period to establish and operationalise the institution</strong>, and thereafter, EEC will <strong>consider giving IoE status to such institutions.</strong></span></span></li>
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This means that Central government will by ownership shares of RBI in NHB. This will change ownership of NHB from RBI to Central Government.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This is consequent to amendments made to NHB Act, 1987 in 2018 through Finance Bill 2018 in accordance with recommendations of Narasimhan Committee. Prior to this, authorized capital of NHB of was around Rs. 2,000 crore of which Rs. 1,450 crore was subscribed by RBl. Currently, capital is fully subscribed by RBl. Subsequent to payment of this amount to RBl, the subscribed capital of NHB shall stand transferred to and vested in Central Government.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Significance </span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will strengthen wholesale financing role of NHB with the transfer of ownership to Government and augment funding support to housing finance companies. It will also segregate RBI's role as banking regulator and as owner of NHB.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">National Housing Bank (NHB)</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is apex agency to promote housing finance institutions in India. It aims at promoting inclusive expansion with stability in housing finance market. It is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was established in 1988 as All India Financial Institution(AIFl) through National Housing Bank Act, 1987.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is principal agency to promote housing finance institutions both at local and regional levels.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also provides financial and other support incidental to such institutions and for matters connected therewith. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It registers, regulates and supervises Housing Finance Company (HFCs), keeps surveillance through on-site and off-site mechanisms and co-ordinates with other regulators.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'cabinet-approves-buyback-share-capital-rbi-nhb', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/84ff/4293rp5lm5m2y756g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/84ff/4293rp5lm5m2y756g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Cabinet approves Rs. 1450 crore for share capital of RBI in NHB', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Cabinet, approves payment of subscribed share capital of Rs.1450 crore in National Housing Bank(NHB) to Reserve Bank of India (RBl). 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It will provide young creators an opportunity to see their creations recognized on <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518732413465065845970">national platform</gwmw>.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518732429884380524683">professional body</gwmw> under aegis of DPIIT, Ministry of Commerce, mandated to effectively implement National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy adopted in May 2016.</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It works towards creating public awareness about IPRs in the country, promote <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518732438737363997332">filing</gwmw> of IPRs through facilitation. </span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also provides inventors with <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518732452743105756906">platform</gwmw> to commercialize their IP assets and coordinating implementation of National IPR Policy in collaboration with Government Ministries/Departments and other stakeholders.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'iprism-ip-competition-launched ', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/033f/i7x9lzwjt7d5vzw6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/033f/i7x9lzwjt7d5vzw6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'IPrism: 2nd edition of IP competition launched ', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, 2nd edition, IPrism, Intellectual Property, IP competition, launched recently for students of schools, polytechnic institutes, colleges and universities.', 'metadescription' => 'The second edition of ‘IPrism’, an Intellectual Property (IP) competition was launched recently for students of schools, polytechnic institutes, colleges and universities.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/c5iiamkk1mx6cin/26feb_IPrism.pdf', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 5 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 268, 'title' => 'CIPET Centre for Skilling and Technical Support inaugurated in Tripura', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) Centre for Skilling and Technical Support (CSTS) was recently inaugurated at Bodhjungnagar in Agartala, <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518739434484352535634">capital city</gwmw> of Tripura. It was inaugurated by Union Minister of Statistics and <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15518739441300744296335">Programme</gwmw> Implementation DV Sadananda Gowda. This CIPET Centre will produce 1500 skilled workers per annum. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET)</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is premier national institution established in 1968 by Central Government with assistance of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It is headquartered at Chennai.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. It is devoted in Skill Development, Technology Support Services, Academic and Research (STAR).</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its main objective is to develop manpower in different disciplines of Plastics Engineering and Technology to cater needs of Polymer and allied industries.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It renders technology support service in areas of design, tooling, plastics processing and testing and quality assurance in India and abroad.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also works in close liaison with industries to implement its initiatives in areas of Polymer and allied industries in accordance with the environmental policies of the country.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It has centres at Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Amritsar, Baddi, Agartala, Balasore, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Chandrapur, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Dehradun, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Hajipur, Haldia, Imphal, Kochi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Madurai, Murthal, Mysore, Raipur, Ranchi, Valsad and Vijayawada. </span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'cipet-centre-tripura', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d1c3/00fcxe0168i4p156g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/d1c3/00fcxe0168i4p156g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'CIPET Centre for Skilling inaugurated in Tripura', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology, CIPET Centre for Skilling and Technical Support, CSTS Agartala, Tripura.', 'metadescription' => 'Central Institute of Plastic Engineering and Technology (CIPET) Centre for Skilling and Technical Support (CSTS) was recently inaugurated at Bodhjungnagar in Agartala, capital city of Tripura.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/dryjtknd6qy5mn5/26feb_CIPET_Centre_for_Skilling.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 6 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 254, 'title' => 'Government launches Rail Drishti Dashboard ', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Union Ministry of Railways has launched Rail Drishti dashboard (raildrishti.cris.org.in) aimed at promoting transparency and accountability in Indian Railways. It encompasses all <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-1" id="gwmw-15518741654239584864473">digitisation</gwmw> efforts in Indian Railways and brings information from various sources on <gwmw class="ginger-module-highlighter-mistake-type-3" id="gwmw-15518741654236131985121">single platform</gwmw>. It also gives access to key statistics and parameters to every citizen of the country.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">15 user friendly sections on Dashboard</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">At a Glance: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It gives information on 4 main parameters of Indian Railways viz. Passenger Reservation, Unreserved Ticketing, Freight Earnings and Freight Loading. It also gives information on any station on Indian Railways.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Services: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It allows passengers to view and avail the status of any digital service offered. It consists of 6 services, namely, PNR enquiry, Complaint Enquiry, ODC application enquiry, Shramik Enquiry, Tender Enquiry and Freight related enquiries. It has links of eight important railway websites.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Trains on run: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It allows passengers to track any train on Indian Railways Network. It will also provide information about train as well as contact number of housekeeping staff.<strong> </strong></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">IRCTC Kitchens: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides facility to view live feeds from cameras installed in various IRCTC base kitchens. It will allow passengers to know about how the food being served to them is cooked and packed.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Grievances: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows status of grievances reported via Complaint Management System (COMS). It displays number of grievances resolved and pending. It has zone wise breakup feature.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Achievements: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It showcases overall achievements of Indian Railways as a whole and in various states.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Station Images: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">it helps to monitors progress of major initiatives launched to improve passenger experience on Indian Railways network. It displays images of various areas across network before and after work has been completed.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Heritage: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It showcases cultural aspect of travel on Indian Railways. It has 4 main sections viz. rail heritage, memorable journeys, 360 degree virtual tours of routes, trains and IRCTC tourism desk.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Shramik Kalyan:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It provides information about unorganized sector working with Railway contractors. It also shows amount of wages distributed to casual workers. It seeks to ensure that the laborers in the unorganized sector are paid their dues.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bills: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows bills to be paid by Indian Railways to suppliers and their duration wise pendency.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Freight Earnings: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows earnings of freight across Indian Railways Network. It can be viewed for day, week, month and year along with the zones and commodity wise breakup. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Freight Loading/Unloading: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows number of rakes and quantity of freight loaded and unloaded in day, week, month and year along with their zones and commodity wise breakup is provided. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Passenger Earnings: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It shows earnings of Passenger Reservations and Unreserved Ticketing. It also shows number of passengers, tickets, and earnings. It also shows Unreserved Ticketing performance of suburban, non-suburban, and mobile bookings can be viewed.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Expenditure:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It shows details of expenditure and works byIndian Railways. It also shows figures of four different periods are displayed - performance during day, weekly, month and year.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">SUGAM – The Freight App: </span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides access to Indian Railways freight business information.<strong> </strong>It helps customers keep track of their consignment. It provides information on various terminals and associated nodal officers, prevailing freight rates, indents status, rake allocation plans, restrictions applicable etc. Freight performance and other statististics are also available on the tab.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'govt-launches-rail-drishti-dashboard ', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/df22/5ig6av4745x234p6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/df22/5ig6av4745x234p6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Government launches Rail Drishti Dashboard | Govt Current Affairs', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Ministry of Railways, launches, Rail Drishti dashboard, promote transparency, accountability,Indian Railways.', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Railways has launched Rail Drishti dashboard (raildrishti.cris.org.in) aimed at promoting transparency and accountability in Indian Railways.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/vtc2x3wfjj36yg3/26feb_Government_launches_Rail.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 7 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 233, 'title' => 'Government to conduct All India Citizens Survey of Police Service', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will to conduct ‘All India Citizens Survey of Police Services’, a pan-India survey to gauge public perception of police. It will be conducted by Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) with the help of National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) in nine months period.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Objectives of Survey</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Understand public perceptions and their attitudes about Police.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Timeliness and quality of police response and action.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Better policy formulation and implementation.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Improve crime investigation and allocation of resources.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Gauge perception about women and children's safety.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">All India Citizens Survey of Police Services</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is aimed strengthening model of good governance by acting as link between people and government, considering that globally accepted way to assess impact of government initiatives is through public perception surveys.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will cover representative sample of 1.2 lakh households spread over 173 districts across the country, based on National Sample Survey framework. 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Both apps will help in making all property related matters more public friendly, efficient, accountable and transparent.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">e-Dharti app</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It has made all the three modules related to properties viz. Conversion, Substitution and Mutation online. They are under jurisdiction of Land and Development Office (L&DO).</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also completely digitized all payment system of L&DO. It will allow citizens to submit their applications online by visiting L&DO website and avoid visiting office for submission of their applications and for further follow up.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will soon have other features for other three small modules namely Mortgage Permission, Sale Permission and Gift Permission.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">L&DO:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It deals with public applications which are mainly related to conversion of property from leasehold to freehold, substitution of names of legal heirs and mutation in the name of purchaser, etc. These three applications cover almost 95</span>%<span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> of total applications received.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">e-Dharti GeoPortal </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is GIS based mapping of all its approx 65000 properties of L&DO. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It maps each and every Government property under L&DO, whether it is allotted or still lying vacant.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will allow Lessee of the property to see the basic details of his/her property along with map showing its location.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will also issue lessee Property Card from L&DO office about his property if he asks for it. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will also benefit the government by letting it know the actual status of its vacant properties, whether there is any encroachment on the property.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'govt-launches-e-dharti-app-e-dharti-geo-portal', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a98b/iw2eirk0ipall2x6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/a98b/iw2eirk0ipall2x6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Government launches e-Dharti app and e-Dharti GeoPortal', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs,MoUHA, e-Dharti app, e-Dharti GeoPortal', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoUHA) has launched the e-Dharti app and e-Dharti GeoPortal to help citizens ', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/rkwsk45zw1dpp5m/9Mar_Government_launches_e-Dharti_app.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 9 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 404, 'title' => 'Government reduces prices of 390 anti-cancer non-scheduled medicines', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced prices of 390 anti-cancer non-scheduled medicines with MRP reduction up to 87%. The revised prices would come into effect from 8th March, 2019. Earlier in February, 2019, NPPA had put 42 anti-cancer drugs under 30% Trade Margin cap. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Trade Margin rationalisation for 42 anti-cancer drugs was rolled out as Proof of Concept, stressing on new paradigm of self-regulation by industry. The manufacturers of these 42 drugs have been directed not to reduce production volumes of brands under regulation.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Benefits</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This move is expected to benefit 22 lakh cancer patients in country and will result in annual savings of approx. Rs. 800 crores to consumers. The average out of pocket expenditure for cancer patients is 2.5 times that for other diseases.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">About National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)</span></strong> </span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is independent regulatory body under Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was set up in 1997. It is headquartered in New Delhi. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> (i) Fix/revise controlled bulk drugs prices and formulations placed in National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) under Schedule-I of DPCO. (ii) Enforce prices and availability of medicines under DPCO, 2013. (iii) Monitor prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels. (iv) Implements and enforces provisions of DPCO. (v) Recover amounts overcharged by manufacturers for controlled drugs from consumers. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">So far, around 1,000 drugs have been brought under price control under initiative. Non-scheduled drugs are allowed an increase of up to 10% in prices every year, which is monitored by the NPPA.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">What are scheduled medicines/drugs?</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Government under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 (notified under The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940) classifies drugs under given schedules. Based on these classifications there are guidelines for storage, sale, display and prescription of each drug under each schedule. Scheduled drugs have addictive properties and are classified in to different schedules ranging from lowest potential of abuse to being highest. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Scheduled drug have restrictions that are different from nonscheduled drugs such as quantity it can be dispensed at one time, limited number of refills or no refills at all, shorter time frame prescription, mandatory for presenting prescriptions to pharmacy and limitation on ability to transfer prescription to another pharmacy.</span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'nppa-reduces-prices-390-anti-cancer-non-scheduled-medicines', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/589d/4ae5qrzrc5800cj6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/589d/4ae5qrzrc5800cj6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Govt reduces prices of 390 anti-cancer non-scheduled medicines', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. NPPA, put out, list of 390 anti-cancer non-scheduled medicines, MRP reduction. 87%', 'metadescription' => 'National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has put out list of 390 anti-cancer non-scheduled medicines with MRP reduction up to 87%. ', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'http://www.mediafire.com/file/hrko08ecdjhdx29/9Mar_Government_reduces_prices_of.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 10 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 446, 'title' => 'MHA allows states to use enemy properties for public purpose', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has allowed state governments to put to "public use" some enemy properties. In this regard, MHA has amended guidelines for disposal of the Enemy Property Order, 2018</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> <strong>Key Facts</strong></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Enemy properties are those properties that were left behind by people who migrated to Pakistan since Partition and to China after the 1962 Sino-Indian war. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">New guidelines allow usages of enemy property by state government exclusively for public use.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The move comes as part of Central Government's efforts to sell more than 9,400 enemy properties, worth over Rs. 1 lakh crore and Rs 3,000 crore worth of enemy shares.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Enemy properties</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Enemy properties are those properties that were left behind by the people who took citizenship of Pakistan and China.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Legal Provisions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Parliament had enacted Enemy Property Act in 1968 to regulate such properties and lists custodian's powers. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">This act was amended in 2017 to ensure that successors of those who migrated to Pakistan and China will have no claim over the properties left behind in India.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Value of enemy properties:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> There are 9,280 such properties left behind by Pakistani nationals and 126 by Chinese nationals. The estimated value of all enemy properties is approximately Rs 1 lakh crore.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Of the total properties left behind by those who took Pakistani citizenship, 4,991 are located in Uttar Pradesh (highest in the country), West Bengal (2,735) and Delhi 487. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The highest number of properties left by Chinese nationals is in Meghalaya (57), West Bengal (29) and Assam (7).</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Besides, total 6,50,75,877 shares in 996 companies of 20,323 shareholders are under custody of Custodian of Enemy Property for India.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Of these companies, 588 are functional or active companies, 139 of these are listed and remaining are unlisted.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Central government in February 2019 had constituted high-level committee to recommend quantum and price or price band for sale of enemy shares, worth Rs 3,000 crore.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'mha-allows-states-to-use-enemy-properties', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/14b5/n4wqxvszb679u3u6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/14b5/n4wqxvszb679u3u6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'MHA allows states to use enemy properties', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, MHA allows states to use enemy properties for public purpose', 'metadescription' => 'Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has allowed state governments to put to "public use" some enemy properties. In this regard, MHA has amended', 'author' => null, 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/d7cqdwkesubcf02/13Mar_MHA_allows_states_to_use_enemy_properties.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 11 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 464, 'title' => 'Cabinet approves notifications for 2019 Lok Sabha Elections', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved issuance of statutory notifications for General Elections to Lok Sabha 2019. These notifications were notified under sub-section (2) of Section 14 of Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951. The issuing of notifications will begin election process for constituting the Seventeenth House of the People. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Sub-Section (2) of Section 14 of RPA, 1951</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides statutory and legal backing for calling upon parliamentary constituencies to elect Members to Lok Sabha (House of the People), on dates to be recommended by Election Commission of India (ECI) in its proceedings.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Representation of the People Act (RPA), 1951</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It was enacted by provincial parliament in exercise of powers enshrined to it under Article 324 to 329 of Part XV of the Constitution.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides for actual conduct of elections in India. It also deals with details like qualification and disqualification of members of both houses of Parliament (ie Loksabha and Rajyasabha) and state legislatures (ie. 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This decision aims to harmonize classification systems for examination of trademark and design applications in India, in line with the systems followed globally.</span> <span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will also facilitate in exercising rights in decision making processes regarding review and revision of the classifications under the agreement.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">India will accede to</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Nice Agreement:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It deals with international classification of goods and services for the purposes of registration of trademarks and service marks.</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Vienna Agreement:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It deals with setting up International classification of the figurative elements of marks.</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Locarno Agreement:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It deals with establishing of International classification for industrial designs </span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Significance of accession</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Harmonise the classification systems:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It will help Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in India to harmonize classification systems of</span> <span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Indian designs, figurative elements and goods for trademark and design applications par with global statndards.</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Improve India’s global presence:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It will give opportunity to include Indian designs, figurative elements and goods in international classification systems.</span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Ease of Doing business:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is expected to instill confidence in foreign investors in relation to protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in India.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'india-accede-nice-vienna-locarno-agreements', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2456/6ucy27wsrt4ciku6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2456/6ucy27wsrt4ciku6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'India to accede Nice, Vienna and Locarno Agreements', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Cabinet Decisions, Union Cabinet, India's accession, Nice Agreement, Vienna Agreement, Locarno Agreement', 'metadescription' => 'Union Cabinet approves proposal for accession of India to Nice, Vienna and Locarno Agreements. This decision aims to harmonize classification systems for examination of trademark', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/b1jvm76e89th5ji/14Mar_Cabinet_approves_India%27s_accession.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 13 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 505, 'title' => 'Project Sangam: Government partners with Microsoft for Swachh Bharat Mission', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has partnered with Microsoft India to deploy Project Sangam to train functionaries and officers across India on its Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal. This partnership aims to successfully execute Swachh Bharat campaign by standardizing, centralizing, modernizing and establishing systems for knowledge exchange and capacity development to train municipal functionaries spread across cities in India.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Sangam platform</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is a cloud-hosted, mobile-first community learning platform of Microsoft. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is designed to train municipal functionaries of state sanitation missions, city managers - engineers, administrators, field supervisors and sanitation workers. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It seeks to equip, assess, measure and accredit training of these officers.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will help in standardizing, centralizing, modernizing and establishing systems for knowledge exchange and capacity development to train thousands of municipal functionaries spread across cities in India.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Using it, MoHUA will run custom community training courses for and track their process, manage content, users and analytics acrossprogram in one place.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">More than 110,000 municipal functionaries will be trained on best sanitation practices across 4,000 plus cities in India.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'project-sangam-govt-partners-with-microsoft-swachh-bharat-mission', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6632/tqbddae78ez1upa6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6632/tqbddae78ez1upa6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Government partners with Microsoft for Swachh Bharat Mission', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affiairs, MoHUA, partners,Microsoft India, deploy Project Sangam, train functionaries and officers, Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal', 'metadescription' => 'MoHUA has partnered with Microsoft India to deploy Project Sangam to train functionaries and officers across India on its Swachh Bharat e-Learning Portal', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/ctoddljr00pbno9/19_Mar_Project_Sangam.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 14 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 554, 'title' => 'Government notifies Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 with aim to promote clinical research in the country. The new rules are aimed at changing regulatory landscape for approval of new drugs and conduct of clinical trials in the country. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will apply to clinical trial, bio-equivalence or bio-availability study, new drugs and regulation of ethics committee relating to clinical trial and biomedical health research.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It aims to promote clinical research in India, have predictable, transparent and effective regulations for such trials and also make faster accessibility of new drugs to Indian population.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It reduces time for approving applications to 30 days for drugs manufactured in India and 90 days for those developed outside the country. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It also states that in case of no communication from Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) with 30 days, then application will be deemed to have been approved.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It has done away with formality of conducting local trials so that the drugs can be introduced in Indian markets sooner.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It waives off requirement of local clinical trials for drugs approved and marketed in any of countries to be specified by DCGI with the approval of the government.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It ensures patient safety, as they will be enlisted for trials with informed consent. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It empowers ethics committee to monitor trials and decide on the amount of compensation in cases of adverse events.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">In case of injury to clinical trial subject, medical management will be provided as long as required as per opinion of the investigator or till such time it is established that injury is not related to the clinical trial.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It empowers DCGI to decide compensation in cases of death and permanent disability or other injury to a trial subject.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Functions:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is responsible for approval of licenses of specified categories of drugs such as blood and blood products, vaccines, IV fluids and sera in India. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It lays down standards and quality of manufacturing, distribution, selling and import of drugs in India. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It prepares and maintains national reference standard. It brings about uniformity in enforcement of Drugs and Cosmetics Act. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It analyses Cosmetics received as survey samples from CDSCO. It acts as appellate authority in case of any dispute regarding quality of drugs.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'govt-notifies-drugs-clinical-trials-rules-2019', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2a63/ec233ne838juyqo6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2a63/ec233ne838juyqo6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Govt notifies Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules 2019 | Today GK', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, notifies, Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019, promote clinical research ', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has notified Drugs and Clinical Trials Rules, 2019 with aim to promote clinical research in the country', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/4lk51dnl3711ujg/Government_notifies_Drugs.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 15 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 657, 'title' => 'NPPA hike prices of cardiac stents by 4.2%', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved hike in prices of cardiac stents by 4.2%. This decision was taken in-line with the wholesale price index (WPI) of the previous calendar year 2018 over 2017. As per the new prices, bare metal stent (BMS) would now cost Rs 8,261, while the drug eluting stent (DES) will cost Rs 30,080.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">NPPA for first time had brought life-saving coronary stents into price regulatory (capping) mechanism in February 2017 after it had capped their prices by up to 85</span>% <span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">to give major relief to lakhs of cardiac patients. Prior to price capping, BMS used to cost as much as Rs 45,000 and DES Rs 1.21 lakh. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Coronary stent</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is a tube-shaped mediacal device placed in coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. It keeps the arteries open in the treatment of coronary heart diseases. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bare-metal stent:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It is mesh-like tube of thin wire used in cardiac arteries. It is made of bare metal of 316L stainless steel. More recent stents of this type use cobalt chromium alloy. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drug-eluting stents:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> It slowly releases drug to block cell proliferation after it is placed into narrowed, diseased peripheral or coronary arteries.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is preferred over bare-metal stents as latter can cause restenosis i.e. result in growth of tissue into stent further narrowing blood vessel.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA)</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is apex independent regulatory body that controls and regulatory the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India and ensures availability and accessibility of medicines at affordable prices.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It functions under <strong>Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers</strong>. It was set up in 1997 and is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It advices Central Government in matters related to drug policies and pricing and revisions/changes in drug policy. It also monitors availability of drugs, identify shortages, if any, and to take remedial steps.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> (i) Fix/revise controlled bulk drugs prices and formulations placed in National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) under Schedule-I of The Drug (Prices Control) Order 2013 (DPCO) (ii) Enforce prices and availability of medicines under DPCO, 2013. (iii) Monitor prices of decontrolled drugs in order to keep them at reasonable levels. (iv) Implements and enforces provisions of DPCO. (v) Recover amounts overcharged by manufacturers for controlled drugs from consumers. (vi) Publish lists of medicines and their maximum ceiling prices.</span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'nppa-hike-prices-cardiac-stents', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0e40/5vbeslbgztoi5x36g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0e40/5vbeslbgztoi5x36g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'NPPA hike prices of cardiac stents by 4.2% | Current Affairs, GK', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Drug price regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority , NPPA, approves, hike, prices, cardiac stents, by 4.2%', 'metadescription' => 'Drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved hike in prices of cardiac stents by 4.2%', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/e8851td675ywcv0/NPPA_hike_prices_of_cardiac.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 16 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 686, 'title' => 'BIS, IIT Delhi ink MoU for standardisation and conformity assessment', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to collaborate in the field of standardisation and conformity assessment. This partnership is aimed at making the process of standardization more effective. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Under this MoU</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Centre of Excellence in field of standardization, testing and conformity assessment will be set up.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">IIT Delhi will provide infrastructure support for R&D projects of relevance to standardisation and BIS will provide financial support to IIT Delhi for projects.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Both institutions will jointly organise training and short-term education programmes on standardisation and conformity assessment.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">They will also explore possibility of using laboratory facilities available at IIT Delhi for catering to the requirements of various conformity assessment schemes of the BIS.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Initially, the MoU will remain in force for period of five years and can be extended further.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is national standard body of India established under BIS Act, 1986. It functions under the aegis of Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution. It is headquartered at New Delhi. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Its mandate is harmonizing development of activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods and for matters connected.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It provides numerous benefits to national economy by providing safe reliable quality goods, promoting exports and imports substitute, minimizing health hazards to consumers, control over proliferation of varieties etc. through standardization, certification and testing.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is involved in various activities such as standards formulation, compulsory registration scheme, product certification scheme, hall marking scheme, foreign manufacturers certification scheme, laboratory services, laboratory recognition scheme, sale of Indian standards, consumer affairs activities, promotional activities, training services, national & international level and information services. </span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'bis-iit-delhi-ink-mou-standardisation-conformity-assessment', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f6c2/2u4jjz9h4p4uhiv6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f6c2/2u4jjz9h4p4uhiv6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'BIS, IIT Delhi ink MoU for standardisation, conformity assessment', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, BIS< MoU, IIT Delhi, field of standardisation and conformity assessment.', 'metadescription' => 'BIS has signed MoU with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to collaborate in the field of standardisation and conformity assessment.', 'author' => null, 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/47i6zs0ake768mj/BIS%2C_IIT_Delhi_ink_MoU_for_standardisation.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 17 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 798, 'title' => 'Pharmacy to be used in place of chemists & druggists', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has given its in principal nod to replace words “Chemists & Druggists” by “Pharmacy” to bring uniformity to medical store signboards. In this regard, it has approved to amend Rule 65(15)(b) and Rule 65(15)(c). The change was deliberated and recommended by 55th Drug Consultative Committee meeting held in January and March 2019. The changes will come into force after final approval from Union Home Ministry. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Background</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Under Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, description “chemists and druggists” is displayed by licencees who employ registered pharmacists but do not have pharmacy for compounding-preparing personalised medication for patients against prescriptions. </span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The terms “pharmacy”, “pharmacist”, “dispensing chemist” or “pharmaceutical chemist” can be used only by licencees who employ services of registered pharmacist and run pharmacy for compounding against prescription.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Registered pharmacists no longer practise compounding of medicines because the pharmaceutical industry sells formulations in different dosages and potencies. “There was need for this [renaming] as the concept of druggists is outdated.</span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Reason for change</span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It will bring uniformity of pharmacy stores as they are currently using different nomenclatures.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is in concurrence with international practice of calling medical shop selling medicines by name ‘pharmacy.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The phrase ‘chemists and druggists’ was coined over seven decades ago in 1945 and has lost its relevance in the current scenario.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The word ‘drug’ is looked upon as more clandestine and as addiction to chemicals, and thus it’s not suitable while referring to a professional pharmacist.</span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">The change in nomenclature will give profession better recognition and provide identity and sense of value to practising pharmacist at the outlets.</span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) </span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is highest statutory decision-making body on technical matters related to drugs in India. It is constituted as per Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">It is part of Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Composition:</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif"> Director General of Health Services is its ex officio Chairman. </span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">Mandate</span></strong><span style="font-family:"Quicksand",serif">: To advise Central Government and State Governments on technical matters arising out the administration of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. </span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'pharmacy-used-in-place-chemists-druggists', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/070b/l9w274eqzlltx576g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/070b/l9w274eqzlltx576g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Pharmacy to be used in place of chemists & druggists', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Drug Technical Advisory Board, DTAB, replace words, Chemists & Druggists, Pharmacy, bring, uniformity, medical store signboards', 'metadescription' => 'Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) has given its in principal nod to replace words “Chemists & Druggists†by “Pharmacy†to bring uniformity to medical store signboards', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => '', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 18 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1048, 'title' => 'NOTTO approval mandatory for organ allocation to foreign nationals', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has issued guideline mandating its approval for allocation of organs to foreigner nations. It was issued in cognizance with media reports which had stated that foreign nationals were getting organs ahead of Indian nationals on the waiting list. Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (Transtan) became first to implement this guideline.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is nodal national level body that coordinates with states on procurement and distribution of organs in compliance with the Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), 1994. It has been set up under Directorate General of Health Services, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It functions as apex centre for all India activities of coordination and networking for procurement and distribution of Organs and Tissues and registry of Organs and Tissues Donation and Transplantation in the country.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has two divisions under it viz. National Human Organ and Tissue Removal and Storage Network and National Biomaterial Centre.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Key Functions of NOTTO: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">(i) Lay down policy guidelines and protocols for various functions. (ii) Network with similar regional and state level organizations. (iii) Compile and publish all registry data from States and Regions would. (iv) create awareness, about promotion of organ donation and transplantation activities. (vi) co-ordinates from procurement of organs and tissues to transplantation when organ is allocated outside region. (vii) disseminates information about all concerned organizations, hospitals and individuals. (viii) monitors working of transplantation activities in regions and states and maintain data-bank in this regard. (ix) Assist data management for organ transplant surveillance and organ transplant & organ Donor registry. (x) Provide consultancy support on t legal and non-legal aspects of donation and transplantation.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Since health is State subject, through NOTTO, Central Government provides support to States under National Organ Transplant Programme to set up Regional Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations/State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organizations.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'notto-approval-organ-allocation-foreigners', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4f99/w5cik2wld9i0ie96g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/4f99/w5cik2wld9i0ie96g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'NOTTO approval mandatory for organ allocation to foreigners', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation, NOTTO, issues, guideline, mandating, approval, allocation ,organs, foreigner nations', 'metadescription' => 'National Organ & Tissue Transplant Organisation (NOTTO) has issued guideline mandating its approval for allocation of organs to foreigner nations', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/g37lr2twgik4hfd/NOTTO_approval.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 19 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1057, 'title' => 'Home Ministry revokes Black List of Indian-origin people', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked maintenance of any local adverse lists or commonly referred as ‘Black List’ of Indian-origin people. Henceforth, all those listed in blacklist will be given regular visa as well as Overseas Citizen of India (OIC) cards. This blacklist includes names of those who have taken asylum abroad under the plea of alleged persecution in India. It mostly comprised names of people belonging to the Sikh Community.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Black List</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was maintained by Indian missions and posts abroad. It included names of those Indian-origin people who had taken asylum abroad under plea of alleged persecution in India are included in the list. These Black listed persons were denied visa services by Indian missions and posts. The scrapping of this list with benefit such asylum seekers along with their family in terms of visa access and consular services at par with foreigners of the country in which they are living. They can now obtain OCI cards if they have held normal Indian visas for at least two years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Permits to restricted areas</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">MHA also has delegated state governments and Foreigners Regional Registration Officers (FRROs) powers to grant permits to foreigners to visit protected and restricted areas in the country. With this, state governments and FRROs now can grant permits even for non-tourism purposes and even in areas not open for tourism purposes.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">However, foreigners will be required to take special permission to visit some parts of Northeastern states, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and few islands in Andamans which have been declared as protected and restricted areas.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'home-ministry-black-list-revoked', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/021c/r9re87c5twg0r786g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/021c/r9re87c5twg0r786g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Home Ministry revokes Black List of Indian-origin people', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs,revokes, maintenance of any local adverse lists ‘Black List’ , Indian-origin people.', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has revoked maintenance of any local adverse lists or commonly referred as ‘Black List’ of Indian-origin people.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/gootwewet6am489/Home_Ministry.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 20 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1063, 'title' => 'PCRA, TAFE inks MoU for energy conservation awareness program', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) Ltd has inked MoU with Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) to help in preservation of resources. This CSR partnership aims at contributing towards energy conservation and reducing dependency. It seeks to help farmers to minimise costs through conservation, recycling and use of alternate energy.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> <strong>Under this MoU </strong></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">PCRA will collaboratively conduct agricultural workshops by taking aid of TAFE’s extended network of dealership.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Both entities will spread awareness on advantages of better maintenance of tractors for lowering usage of fuel, minimizing cost and maximizing productivity.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">They will jointly conduct collaborative outreach events and knowledge sharing modules for farmers.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is principal national government agency engaged in promoting energy efficiency in various sectors of the economy.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is a non-profit organization registered society set up under aegis of Union Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) Undertake studies for identifying potential and suggest measure for achieving conservation of petroleum products in various sectors of the economy (ii) Sponsors R&D activities for the development of fuel-efficient equipment/devices.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Platform</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> for awareness:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> PCRA as part of its effort to increase awareness about energy conservation undertakes multi-media campaigns through Doordarshan, All India Radio, TV channels, Private FM channels, Digital Cinema Theaters etc</span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'pcra-tafe-mou-energy-conservation', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c88d/sxiz0lddl5eju3p6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c88d/sxiz0lddl5eju3p6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'PCRA, TAFE inks MoU for energy conservation awareness program', 'metakeyword' => 'In National Current Affairs, Tractors and Farm Equipment, TAFE Ltd, MoU, Petroleum Conservation Research Association, PCRA, preservation of resources. 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The decision o</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is nodal statutory agency responsible for protecting and promoting public health in India through regulation and supervision of food safety. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. 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This move will bring all aspects of water management and regulation under one department. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Ministers:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has been appointed as minster of Jal Shakti ministry and Ram Lal Kataria as its minister of state (MoS).</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Jal Shakti Ministry </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its mandate will encompass issues ranging from international and inter-State water disputes, Namami Gange project, flagship initiative to clean Ganga, its tributaries and sub-tributaries.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will roll out Central Government’s ambitious plans to provide piped water connections to every household in India by 2024. Its priority will be to provide clean drinking water to everyone.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">During 17th Lok Sabha election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to create integrated ministry to deal with water related isuues. Even it was mentioned in vision document of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) in run-up to 2019 Lok Sabha elections, ‘Nal se Jal’ scheme to provide piped drinking water to every household will be a component of government’s Jal Jivan Mission. </span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'new-jal-shakti-ministry', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/366b/3om8xfscovve1xe6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/366b/3om8xfscovve1xe6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Jal Shakti: Government creates new Ministry', 'metakeyword' => 'New Ministry, Jal Shakti Ministry, merger, Ministries of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Drinking Water and Sanitation', 'metadescription' => 'Union Government has created ew Ministry called ‘Jal Shakti’ by merging Ministries of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation along Drinking Water and Sanitation', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/f7pzdu9ixhu15p5/Jal_Shakti_Government_creates_new_Ministry_compressed.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 26 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1309, 'title' => 'AYUSH ministry launches Yoga Locator app', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of AYUSH has launched 'Yoga Locator' mobile application to enable people locate yoga events and centres providing training. It was launched ahead of the International Yoga Day observed every year on June 21.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Yoga Locator</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is map-based location app aimed at encouraging and helping more and more people to adopt yoga.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will help them locate yoga centres as well as yoga instructors within the preferred radius of their vicinity</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will also enable yoga instructors to register themselves and reach out to a maximum number of people.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will also give users information about yoga activities happening in their vicinity throughout the year.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">United Nations (UN) had declared June 21 as the International Day of Yoga in 2014. The first International Yoga Day celebration was organised at Rajpath in New Delhi on June 21, 2015, in which representatives from 191 countries had taken part. In 2016, the main function was held in Chandigarh and in 2017 it was held in Lucknow. In 2018, main event was held at Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, Uttarakhand.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">International Yoga Day 2019: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will be celebrated on June 21 across the globe. Union AYUSH ministry has shortlisted five cities -- Delhi, Shimla, Mysore, Ahmedabad and Ranchi for holding the main function this year. Prime Minister's Office (PMO) will finalise one of the cities as venue of the main function of the International Yoga Day. </span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'ayush-ministry-aunches-yoga-locator-app', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6552/9ahp5mm041fokrm6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/6552/9ahp5mm041fokrm6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'AYUSH ministry launches Yoga Locator app', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Ministry of AYUSH, launches, Yoga Locator, mobile application, enable people locate yoga events and centres providing training.', 'metadescription' => 'Union Ministry of AYUSH has launched 'Yoga Locator' mobile application to enable people locate yoga events and centres providing training.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/9oyjtffypddefzv/AYUSH_ministry_launches_Yoga_Locator_app_compressed.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 27 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1391, 'title' => 'MCA and SEBI ink MoU to tighten regulatory oversight', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for data exchange between the two regulatory organizations. The MoU aims to facilitate robust Corporate Governance through better regulatory oversight.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The MoU comes in wake of increasing need for surveillance in context of Corporate Frauds affecting important sectors of economy. As the private sector plays increasingly vital role in economic growth, there is urgent need for robust Corporate Governance mechanism.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Components of MoU</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will facilitate sharing of data and information between SEBI and MCA on an automatic and regular basis.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will enable sharing of specific information such as details of suspended companies, delisted companies, shareholding pattern from SEBI and financial statements filed with the Registrar by corporates, returns of allotment of shares, audit reports relating to corporates.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will ensure that both MCA and SEBI have seamless linkage for regulatory purposes. It will also enable exchange between MCA and SEBI any information available in their respective databases, for the purpose of carrying out scrutiny, inspection, investigation and prosecution on request.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Data Exchange Steering Group:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It has been constituted for this initiative, which will meet periodically to review data exchange status. It will also take steps to further improve the effectiveness of the data sharing mechanism.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'mca-sebi-mou-tighten-regulatory-oversight', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0070/l7yc2qt2qo7z1k16g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0070/l7yc2qt2qo7z1k16g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'MCA and SEBI ink MoU to tighten regulatory oversight', 'metakeyword' => 'Ministry of Corporate Affairs, MCA, Securities and Exchange Board of India, SEBI, Memorandum of Understanding, data exchange, two regulatory organizations', 'metadescription' => 'Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for data exchange between the two regulatory organizations', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/gte41misrasdxdg/MCA_and_SEBI.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 28 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1411, 'title' => 'FCRA NGOs changing officials need government approval: MHA', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued notification warning of taking penal action against Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who have changed office bearers without taking its approval. The notification was issued after few incidents had come to light in which NGOs registered under Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), have changed their office bearers without Home Ministry’s approval.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Home Ministry Notification</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Replacement of key functionaries of FCRA registered organizations without prior permission is a violation of the law.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is mandatory for NGOs to submit applications for addition or deletion or any change of details about office bearers within one month from the date of issue of notice.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It regulates all grants, gifts and donations from abroad. It is used to regulate foreign contribution (especially monetary donation) provided by certain individuals or associations to NGOs and others within India. The Act was originally passed in 1976 and majorly modified in 2010. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 has come into effect from May 2011. Government (Home Minsitry) has used this law over the years to freeze bank accounts of certain NGOs who it found were affecting India's national interest for wrong purposes.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The 2010 amendments to this act has brought out three main changes viz. (i) </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> FCRA registration will expire after 5 years and has </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">to be renewed afresh, unlike earlier where it was permanent. (ii) It puts r</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">estriction (50</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">%</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">) on proportion of </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">foreign funds that could be used for administrative expenses, thus controls spending of money by civil society. (iii) It s</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">hifted focus from only political </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">parties to organisations of a political nature. It empowered government to target inconvenient NGOs especially those affecting India's national interest for wrong purposes.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'fcra-ngos-changing-officials-need-government-approval-mha', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/19c8/cp7jqyxqsjimteu6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/19c8/cp7jqyxqsjimteu6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'FCRA NGOs changing officials need government approval: MHA', 'metakeyword' => ' Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued notification warning of taking penal action against Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who have changed office bearers without taking its approval', 'metadescription' => ' Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued notification warning of taking penal action against Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) who have changed office bearers without taking its approval', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/b5ev45ajy922vam/FCRA_NGOs.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 29 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1417, 'title' => 'MHA allows states to set up Foreigners Tribunals', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) empowered district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) to decide whether a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner or not. In this regard, it has amended the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964 by the Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 2019. The power to constitute tribunal earlier was vested only with the central government.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Other Changes to the Foreigner Tribunal Order</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It allows all states to constitute their own FTs, earlier unique to Assam, to address the question of citizenship of a person. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It empowers district magistrates in all states and union territories to set up FTs to detect foreigners.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It empowers individuals to approach Tribunals if he/she doesn’t find their name in the final list. Earlier only State administration was only allowed move FTs against suspect.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">District Magistrates can also refer individuals to FT who haven’t filed claims against their exclusion from NRC to the Tribunals to decide if they are foreigners or not.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Foreigners Tribunals</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">They are quasi-judicial bodies, unique to Assam, to determine if person staying illegally is “foreigner” or not. Recently, MHA sanctioned around 1,000 Tribunals to be set up in Assam in the wake of publication of the final NRC by July 31, 2019. In other parts of the country, once a ‘foreigner’ has been apprehended by police for staying illegally, he or she is produced before local court under Passport Act, 1920 or Foreigners Act, 1946, with punishment ranging from imprisonment of three months to eight years. Once accused completes the sentence, the court orders their deportation, and they are moved to detention centres till the country of origin accepts them.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'mha-allows-states-to-set-up-foreigners-tribunals', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9a38/lmu9eztr82l8pfo6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/9a38/lmu9eztr82l8pfo6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'MHA allows states to set up Foreigners Tribunals', 'metakeyword' => 'Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), empowers district magistrates, States,Union Territories, set up, Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) to decide whether a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner or not.', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) empowered district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) to decide whether a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner or not.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/cfeq9ngfup6g0cc/MHA_allows.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 30 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1455, 'title' => 'Government approves setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal in Assam', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Government has approved setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) in Assam. The proposed integrated e-FT IT system will be implemented across the state for effective monitoring and resolution of cases registered with Foreigner Tribunal.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> it will maintain state wide bio-metric and biographic data, capture illegal migrants’ data to computerize data flow for all stakeholders and legalize eligible beneficiaries for welfare schemes.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">CEO of e-FT Mission:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> IPS officer Anand Prakash Tiwari.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Significance:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> The new IT system will help in strengthening judiciary in disposal of cases and police organization in faster detection, prosecution and detention of illegal migrants. This will enhance the transparency of case disposal process.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Foreigners Tribunals</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">They are quasi-judicial bodies, unique to Assam, to determine if person staying illegally is “foreigner” or not. They are established under Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 1964 which inturn has been enacted by central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3 of the Foreigners Act, 1946. Recently, MHA sanctioned around 1,000 Foreigners Tribunals to be set up in Assam in the wake of publication of the final National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) by July 31, 2019. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> In other parts of the country, once ‘foreigner’ has been apprehended by police for staying illegally, he or she is produced before local court under Passport Act, 1920 or Foreigners Act, 1946, with punishment ranging from imprisonment of three months to eight years. Once accused completes the sentence, the court orders their deportation, and they are moved to detention centres till the country of origin accepts them. Recently, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964 by the Foreigners (Tribunal) Order, 2019 to allow district magistrates in all States and Union Territories to set up Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) to decide whether a person staying illegally in India is a foreigner or not. </span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'govt-approves-e-foreigner-tribunal-assam', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5c5f/n3zbc5xmd9wbz546g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5c5f/n3zbc5xmd9wbz546g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Govt approves setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal in Assam', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Government has approved setting up of e-Foreigner Tribunal (e-FT) in Assam. 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The proposed integrated e-FT IT system will be implemented across the state for effective monitoring and resolution of cases', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/zr3cz3c0y2vdb8m/Government_approves.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 31 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1437, 'title' => 'Two e-governance initiatives launched tribal welfare', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched launched e-governance initiatives for welfare schemes for scheduled tribes in the form of two digital portals. They are DBT Tribal portal NGO Grants Online Application and Tracking System. The initiatives for implementation of welfare schemes for scheduled tribes (STs) under the purview of e-governance will help to greater efficiency and transparency.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">DBT Tribal web portal</span></span></strong> </span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It aims to streamline and expedite the process of releasing scholarship grants directly into bank accounts of beneficiary students. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will provide single common platform to states to upload data related to beneficiaries, raise queries and give feedback. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has uniform 29-column data sharing format, related to personal and location details of beneficiaries. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is linked with Aadhaar and the Public Financial Management System, thus help to reduce the chances of duplication of beneficiary and manipulation.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is also expected to help States share beneficiary data with the tribal affairs ministry through web services.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">NGO Grants Online Application and Tracking System</span></span></span></span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has been developed for implementing schemes of aid to voluntary organisations working for tribal welfare.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It fully revamps and simplifies the process as it is automated system and enables NGOs to simply follow specified steps to access grants.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'two-e-governance-initiatives-tribal-welfare', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5bc9/z16bczz15yazwdt6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5bc9/z16bczz15yazwdt6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Two e-governance initiatives launched tribal welfare', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched launched e-governance initiatives for welfare schemes for scheduled tribes in the form of two digital portals. 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This first of its kind initiative (programme) has been launched under the National Rural Livelihood Mission. Its objective is to help Rural Poor Farm-based Households adapt to Climate Change and sustain their livelihoods. It will be implemented in total 638 drought and flood-prone villages of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar on pilot basis. In due course it will be scaled up nationwide.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRDPR)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is premier research institute in the realm of Rural Development. It is an autonomous organization under Department of Rural Development, Union Ministry of Rural Development. It offers a two year PGDM (RM) course and received accreditation from All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in 2018. It is based in Hyderabad, capital of Telangana.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'nirdpr-launches-training-programme-sustainable-livelihoods', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/bb82/31qk73ue244p7of6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/bb82/31qk73ue244p7of6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'NIRDPR launches training programme of Sustainable Livelihoods', 'metakeyword' => 'National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj,NIRDPR,launched, training programme, Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change,SLACC', 'metadescription' => 'National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj,NIRDPR,launched, training programme, Sustainable Livelihoods and Adaptation to Climate Change,SLACC', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/44c2yfcd0739pjn/NIRDPR_launches.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 33 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1463, 'title' => 'DGT partners with Cisco, Accenture for skilling programme', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Directorate General of Training (DGT) has signed agreement with two big private sector companies-Cisco and Accenture to skill youth for digital economy through its Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). This program aims to equip students enrolled in ITIs across India with skills for the digital economy over the next two years. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Skilling programme </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It includes tailor-made curriculum with modules for digital literacy, career readiness, employability skills and advanced technology skills via the Bharat Skills portal and in-classroom modules. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Coverage:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> In initial phase, the in-classroom training programme will be rolled out across 227 ITIs in Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Bihar and Assam, targeting more than one lakh youth. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It will benefit nearly 15 lakh students across all the ITIs in India by accessing digital learning module via the Bharat Skills portal. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Bharat Skills</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">: It is Central Repository for skills which provide National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) curriculum, course material, videos, question banks and mock test etc.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Directorate General of Training (DGT)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the apex organisation for development and coordination at National level for programmes relating to vocational training including women's vocational training. It also operates vocational training schemes in some of the specialized areas through field institutes under its direct control. It functions under Ministry of Skill Development And Entrepreneurship</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Major functions of the DGT </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Frame overall policies, norms and standards for vocational training.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Organize and conduct specialized training and research at the specially established training Institutes.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Implement, regulate and increase the scope of training of apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Diversify, update and expand training facilities in terms of craftsmen and crafts instructors’ training.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Organize vocational training programmes for women. Provide vocational guidance and employment counseling.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Assist scheduled castes/scheduled tribes (SCs/STs) and persons with disabilities (PwDs) by enhancing their capabilities for wage employment and self employment.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'dgt-cisco-accenture-skilling-programme', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8f4e/fa2al3qxf118xzl6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8f4e/fa2al3qxf118xzl6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'DGT partners with Cisco, Accenture for skilling programme', 'metakeyword' => 'Directorate General of Training (DGT) has signed agreement with two big private sector companies-Cisco and Accenture to skill youth for digital economy through its Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).', 'metadescription' => 'Directorate General of Training (DGT) has signed agreement with two big private sector companies-Cisco and Accenture to skill youth for digital economy through its Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs).', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/tdksmwdrfdmbtm2/DGT_partners.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 34 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1471, 'title' => 'Drugs of 18 pharma firms found substandard since 2018: BPPI', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) has found 25 batches of drugs from 18 pharmaceutical companies of substandard quality since January 2018. Of these 18 companies, 17 are private, one is a public sector unit (PSU). Of these, seven companies have been blacklisted for two years i.e. they are barred from supplying generic drugs to Janaushadhi scheme.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It implements the Centre’s flagship affordable medicine scheme the Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the implementing agency of Centre’s flagship affordable medicine schem- Pradhan Mantri Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP). </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in December, 2008. It functions under Department of Pharmaceuticals, Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has been registered as independent society underSocieties Registration Act, 1860 as a separate independent legal entity.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is primarily engaged in coordinating marketing of generic drugs through Jan Aushadhi stores and sourcing of medicines from Pharma CPSUs and Private Sector. It also manages supply chain and ensures proper running of Jan Aushadhi stores.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Procurement and Distribution process:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Once BPPI procures affordable generic drugs from pharmaceutical companies, they are then supplied to various Janaushadhi Kendras that are managed under the PMBJP. There are 4,677 Janaushadhi Kendras functional in the country, as on December 2018.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP): </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is flagship scheme launched by the Department of Pharmaceuticals to provide quality medicines at affordable prices to the masses.Jan Aushadhi stores have been set up to provide generic drugs.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Generic drug:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is copy of drug medication created to be same as an already marketed brand-name drug. It equals in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality, safety, performance characteristics and intended use. Once patent of branded drugs has expired, companies other than original manufacturer can produce and sell drug. This usually results in significant reduction in costs. These off-patent drugs are called generics.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'drugs-18-pharma-firms-substandard-bppi', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0625/l584y4es189f92a6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0625/l584y4es189f92a6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Drugs of 18 pharma firms found substandard since 2018: BPPI', 'metakeyword' => 'Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) has found 25 batches of drugs from 18 pharmaceutical companies of substandard quality since January 2018. ', 'metadescription' => 'Bureau of Pharma PSUs of India (BPPI) has found 25 batches of drugs from 18 pharmaceutical companies of substandard quality since January 2018. ', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/vpvn87hxmd84h5d/Drugs_of_18.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 35 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1475, 'title' => 'MP Government inks MoU for Smart Gaushalas', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Madhya Pradesh Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with foreign company to build 300 Smart Gaushalas in the state. Under this agreement, the company will be setting up 300 smart gaushalas across the state over the next 5 years. The smart gaushalas are expected to address the menace of stray cattle menace on streets and in markets.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Smart Gaushalas</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">State Government will be providing 50 acres of land to company for each proposed “Smart Gaushala” and it will be spending Rs 11 crore on each of them.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">This will not result in any financial burden on state government and the company will borne the whole expenses by monetizing gaushalas by exporting items made from gaumutra (cow’s urine), gobar (cowdung) and the stiff hairs on cow’s tail.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The company will also be paying money to people who bring stray cattle to the “smart gaushalas”. It is also planning to grow fodder and generate electricity.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">In the first phase, state government will provide land to build five smart gaushalas near Bhopal, and will allot land for the remaining gaushalas later.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">If company stops running gaushala, land allocated to it will be automatically return to the state government.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'mp-mou-smart-gaushalas', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5406/6r879hnz7hxv4qn6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/5406/6r879hnz7hxv4qn6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'MP Government inks MoU for Smart Gaushalas', 'metakeyword' => 'Madhya Pradesh Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with foreign company to build 300 Smart Gaushalas in the state.', 'metadescription' => 'Madhya Pradesh Government has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with foreign company to build 300 Smart Gaushalas in the state.', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/rr6lr8g6jqd6j68/MP_Government.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 36 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1501, 'title' => 'Government to waive registration charges for e-vehicles ', 'description' => '<h2 style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released draft notification proposing waiving of registration charges for electric vehicles (EVs). This waiver is aimed at promoting EVs in India and as per Government plans for higher penetration of such vehicles by 2030. </span></span></span></span></h2> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Draft notification </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It has been issued under various sections of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and amends Central Motor Vehicles Rules (CMVR), 1989. It proposes exemptions to battery operated vehicles from payment of fees forpurpose of issue or renewal of registration certificate and assignment of new registration mark. The exemption will be applicable to all categories of electric vehicles, including two-wheelers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Government has drwan blueprint to boost production of electric vehicles in the country and take their share to 15</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">% </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">of total automobiles in the next five years. Government earlier also had approved green licence plates bearing numbers in white fonts for private e-vehicles and yellow for taxis to promote electric vehicles in India.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'govt-to-waive-registration-charges-for-e-vehicles', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2ada/q1xusdulich569m6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2ada/q1xusdulich569m6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Govt to waive registration charges for e-vehicles ', 'metakeyword' => 'Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released draft notification proposing waiving of registration charges for electric vehicles (EVs). ', 'metadescription' => 'Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has released draft notification proposing waiving of registration charges for electric vehicles (EVs). 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Under this programme, bureaucrats across the hierarchy — from Principal Secretaries to entry-level gazetted officers — will visit every panchayat of state, stay overnight and spend two days listening to peoples’ grievances and their needs. During this weeklong programme, officers will participate in various activities in the village and the panchayat during the period.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Back to the Village outreach programme</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Objective:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) Directing development efforts in rural areas through community participation and (ii) create in the rural masses an earnest desire for decent standard of living.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Four main goals:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) energising panchayats, (ii) collecting feedback on delivery of government schemes and programmes, (iii) capturing specific economic potential, and (iv) Undertaking assessment of needs of villages.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Features:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is the first of its kind unique and ambitious initiative in Jammu and Kashmir. One gazetted officer will attend one panchayat, thus covering over 7,000 villages spread across 4,483 panchayats in the State. 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This MoU will also enable CSCs to utilize plethora of NSIC offerings through NSIC portal. Besides, CSCs will facilitate Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) and MSMEs through digital empowerment in accessing NSIC integrated support services encompassing finance, marketing, technology, and other offerings.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is ISO 9001-2015 certified Government of India (GoI) Enterprise under the Mini-Ratna Category. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It functions under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME). 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It provides integrated support services under marketing, technology, finance and other support service.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'nsic-mou-csc-e-governance-services-india', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1d44/nj4w65pp4g7wbga6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/1d44/nj4w65pp4g7wbga6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'NSIC signs MoU with CSC- e-governance services India', 'metakeyword' => 'National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) has signed MoU with Common Service Centres (CSC) e-Governance Services India for enhancing new offerings for MSME sector', 'metadescription' => 'National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) has signed MoU with Common Service Centres (CSC) e-Governance Services India for enhancing new offerings for MSME sector', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/77mb02txxmtplht/NSIC_signs_MoU.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 39 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1522, 'title' => 'World Bank approves $147 Million Loan for Jharkhand Municipal Development Project', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Government (Finance Ministry), Jharkhand Government Government has singed Loan Agreement with World Bank to avail US $147 millionloan for Jharkhand Municipal Development Project. This loan will be from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and has 7-year grace period, and final maturity of 22.5 years.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Jharkhand Municipal Development Project </span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It aims at improving municipal sector’s capacity to provide basic urban services. It aims to help improve the management capacity of the urban local bodies (ULBs) in the State to provide basic urban services to the people. It focuses on closing the gap on access to basic services and at the same time build capacity of its institutions to better manage and provide services effectively. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The loan proceeds from World Bank for this project will be invested in urban services such as water supply, sewerage, drainage, and urban roads. It will be also used to strengthen capacity of Jharkhand Urban Infrastructure Development Company (JUIDCO) as well as that of ULBs to carry out reforms in the areas of urban finance and governance. </span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'jharkhand-municipal-development-project', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2804/u5oygaqw3h2tdnu6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2804/u5oygaqw3h2tdnu6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'World Bank loan for Jharkhand Municipal Development Project', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Government (Finance Ministry), Jharkhand Government Government has singed Loan Agreement with World Bank to avail US $147 millionloan for Jharkhand Municipal Development Project', 'metadescription' => 'Union Government (Finance Ministry), Jharkhand Government Government has singed Loan Agreement with World Bank to avail US $147 millionloan for Jharkhand Municipal Development Project', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/qgzn7bc6xf84h2e/World_Bank_approves.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 40 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1617, 'title' => 'Institute of Chartered Accountants of India celebrates Platinum Jubilee', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) celebrated its platinum jubilee (70 years) on 1 July 2019. Besides, 70th Chartered Accountants Day was also celebrated on this day to mark establishment of ICAI in 1949. The main function to mark this event was inaugurated by Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi. It was attended by over 1200 CA Members and stakeholders.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Institute of Chartered Accountants of India</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the national professional accounting body of India. It the second largest professional Accounting and Finance body in the world. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is a statutory body established by an Act of Parliament-The Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 to regulates profession of Chartered Accountancy in India. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is the only licensing cum regulating body of accountancy profession and financial audit in India. </span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established on 1 July 1949. It functions under administrative control of Union Ministry of Corporate Affairs. It is headquartered in New Delhi.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Structure:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Its affairs are managed by Council consisting of 40 members of whom 32 are elected by Chartered Accountants and remaining 8 are nominated by Central Government generally representing CAG, SEBI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Ministry of Finance and other stakeholders.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) Regulate profession of Accountancy, (ii) Education and Examination of Chartered Accountancy Course (iii) Formulation of Accounting Standards (iv) Prescription of Standard Auditing Procedures (v) Laying down Ethical Standards (vi) Ensuring Standards of performance of Members (vii) Exercise Disciplinary Jurisdiction (viii) Financial Reporting Review and (ix) Input on Policy matters to Government etc.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'institute-chartered-accountants-india', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7586/afm7g8ru82a4guh6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7586/afm7g8ru82a4guh6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'ICAI celebrates Platinum Jubilee', 'metakeyword' => ' Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) celebrated its platinum jubilee (70 years) on 1 July 2019', 'metadescription' => ' Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) celebrated its platinum jubilee (70 years) on 1 July 2019', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/4kcwid5g07ybmzz/Institute_of_Chartered_Accountants.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 41 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1692, 'title' => 'Cabinet approves organised Group A status to RPF', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Grant of Organised Group 'A' status to Indian Railway Protection Force (RPF). It also approved consequential benefits of Non-Functional Financial Upgradation (NFFU) with effect from January 2006 and Non-Functional Selection Grade (NFSG) at 30% of Senior Duty Post (SDP) with effect June .2000, as per Department of Personnel and Training (DopT) guidelines 2009 and 2000 respectively.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Impact:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Grant of Organized Group 'A' service status to RPF will end stagnation, improve career progression of the officers and keep up their motivational level.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Delhi High Court in 201o had directed Railways to grant Group 'A' Service status to RPF. Same was upheld by Supreme Court in 2019. Accordingly, Railway Board had proposed for grant of Organised Group 'A' Service status to RPF. </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Railway Protection Force (RPF)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is security force entrusted with protecting railway passengers, passenger area and railway property of the Indian Railways.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was established in 1957 through Railway Protection Force Act, 1957 (thus statutory body) enacted by Parliament. It had replaced erstwhile Railway Security Force (RSF). In 1980s it was transformed into ‘Armed Force of Union’ with enhanced powers.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Functions:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It has the primary duty of protection of railway property, passenger area, and passengers. It also has powers to arrest, investigate and prosecute criminals under its jurisdiction.</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Administration:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It is under the control of Union Ministry of Railways. It is headed by Director General (DG).</span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Note:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> RPF is <strong>not responsible for all security aspects of railways</strong> as it shares its duties with Government Railway Police (GRP) and District Police.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'cabinet-approves-organised-group-a-status-to-rpf', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c06b/utx94r22d3ue1i36g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/c06b/utx94r22d3ue1i36g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Cabinet approves organised Group A status to RPF', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Grant of Organised Group 'A' status to Indian Railway Protection Force (RPF). 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', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/mdgx32nfdsu8klr/Odisha_implement%C6s_Centr.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 42 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1714, 'title' => 'Govt advises NDDB to bring its subsidiaries under RTI ambit', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries notified Parliament that it has advised National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to extend provisions of the RTI Act, 2005 to its subsidiary companies including NDDB Dairy Services and Mother Dairy Fruits and Vegetables Pvt. Ltd (MDFVPL) among others. This move aims at ushering higher standards of transparency and accountability and trust of consumers.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Background</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Central Information Commission (CIC) in its 2011 order had given judgment that MDFVPL is public authority under clause (i) of Section 2(h) of RTI Act and it should appoint CPIO and the Appellate Authority as per the mandate of the RTI Act. Later on, Delhi High Court also had upheld this order of CIC. According to Department of Legal Affairs, Mother Dairy qualifies in semi-government, if not a fully government, as all of its shareholding is government-owned.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is an Institution of National Importance set up by an Act of Parliament of India. It was founded by Dr. Verghese Kurien in 1965. It is headquartered in Anand, Gujarat.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was created to promote, finance and support producer-owned and controlled organisations. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its programmes and activities seek to strengthen farmer cooperatives and support national policies that are favourable to growth of such institutions. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">NDDB's subsidiaries:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> IDMC Limited-Anand, Mother Dairy, Delhi, NDDB Dairy Services, Delhi and Indian Immunologicals Ltd, Hyderabad.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'govt-advises-nddb-subsidiaries-rti-ambit', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0d0a/bzcpwpy7t1rt6376g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0d0a/bzcpwpy7t1rt6376g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Govt advises NDDB to bring its subsidiaries', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries notified Parliament that it has advised National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to extend provisions of the RTI Act, 2005', 'metadescription' => 'Union Ministry of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries notified Parliament that it has advised National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to extend provisions of the RTI Act, 2005', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/k1bc4oj2gpjfve9/Govt_advises_NDDB_to_bring_its_subsidiaries.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 43 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1744, 'title' => 'Health Ministry signs MoUs with defence, railways ministries to end TB', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare exchanged Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Ministry of AYUSH, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Railways to strengthen inter-ministerial coordination and efforts towards Tuberculosis (TB)-free India by 2025. Union Government has committed eradicate menace of TB from Indian by 2025, a full 5 years ahead of the global target (2030). </span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in; text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Key Facts</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Objective of Inter-ministerial Coordination TB eradication:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> (i) To reach various segments of population served by participating Ministries like the women & children, workers, miners, migrants, and tribal population, etc. (ii) To develop movement for combined efforts to create a ‘Jan Andolan’ in every section of the Society with the aim to end TB in India.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Significance of MoU:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It will help in establishment of linkages and integration of TB care services with existing healthcare infrastructure and institutional network support associated with Ministry of AYUSH. It will also help to increases awareness about Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) guidelines. RNTC is government-run TB control initiative established with the vision to achieve “TB free India”. It aims to provide Universal Access to TB control services in India.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About Tuberculosis (TB)</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is infectious disease caused by bacteria <strong><em>“Mycobacterium tuberculosis”</em></strong> that most often affect the lungs. It spreads through the air from person to person through tiny droplets by coughing, sneezing, and talking or by touching surface with infected saliva or mucus. It commonly affects lungs and also may affect other parts of the body. It is a preventable and curable diseases. It is second biggest killer diseases all across the globe.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">India and TB:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Around 5 lakh people died every year due to Tuberculosis. Thus, India has highest burden of TB. It poses great economic risk in India as it affects mainly the working population of a country. It remains a major roadblock in Indian healthcare. Demographically in India it is associated with social strata which have poor socio-economic development, is marginalized and prone to exploitation.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'health-ministry-mou-end-tb', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2f5d/ufr4cr8arlkb6s06g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/2f5d/ufr4cr8arlkb6s06g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Health Ministry signs MoUs with defence, railways', 'metakeyword' => 'Health Ministry signs MoUs with defence, railways ministries to end TB', 'metadescription' => 'Health Ministry signs MoUs with defence, railways ministries to end TB', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/klp8xfhsc0913t0/Health_Ministry_signs_MoUs_with_defence.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 44 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1783, 'title' => 'Govt sets target of 40,000 MW Rooftop Solar projects by 2022', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Government has set ambitious target for the installation of Rooftop Solar projects (RTS) of 40,000 MegaWatt (MW) by 2022 in the country including installation of RTS on rooftop of houses. It was announced by Union Minister of State (I/C) for New and Renewable Energy RK Singh in a written reply to Rajya Sabha.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Government’s Date</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">The total rooftop solar installations in India is 1700.54 MW. It is estimated that on an average 1.5 million units per MegaWatt per year are generated from solar rooftop plants.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Top States:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> Gujarat ranks first in the country with total 261.97 megawatts (MW) of installed rooftop solar capacity (as of July 2019).</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Maharashtra (198.52 MW) and Tamil Nadu (151.62 MW) ranks second and third respectively in terms of installed rooftop solar capacity.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Financial Assistance: Union G</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">overnment has provided total financial assistance or incentives of Rs 678.01 crore in fiscal 2016-17, Rs 169.73 crore for fiscal 2017-18 and Rs 446.77 crore in fiscal 2018-19 under <strong><em>Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar programme</em></strong>.</span></span></li> </ul> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'govt-target-40000-mw-rooftop-solar-projects-2022', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/06f2/utolyl03w4fm6mp6g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/06f2/utolyl03w4fm6mp6g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Govt sets target of 40,000 MW Rooftop', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Government has set ambitious target for the installation of Rooftop Solar projects (RTS) of 40,000 MegaWatt (MW) by 2022 in the country including installation of RTS on rooftop of houses', 'metadescription' => 'Union Government has set ambitious target for the installation of Rooftop Solar projects (RTS) of 40,000 MegaWatt (MW) by 2022 in the country including installation of RTS on rooftop of houses', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/8atybf6erms5ilz/Govt_sets_target_of_40%2C000_MW_Rooftop_Solar.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 45 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1780, 'title' => 'Cabinet approves merger of National Institute of Miners Health with ICMR-NIOH', 'description' => '<p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved merger/amalgamation of National Institute of Miners' Health (NIMH) with ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad. With this merger, all assets and liabilities of NIMH will be transferred to NIOH. The merger / amalgamation of NIMH with NIOH seeks to benefit both Institutes in term of enhanced expertise in the field of occupational health. Besides it will also help in efficient management of public money.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About National Institute of Miners' Health (NIMH)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It was an autonomous Institute under Ministry of Mines (MoM) established by Central Government in 1990. It was registered as a Society underKarnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960. </span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Its registered office is located at Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka and the Central Laboratory in Nagpur.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif""> It conducts applied research in occupational health and hygiene. It specializes in providing technical support services to mining and mineral based industry with special reference to metalliferous sector. It endeavors for safe mines and healthy miners through R&D. </span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">About ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH)</span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It is premier institute aimed at promotion and maintenance of highest degree of physical, mental and social well being of workers in all occupations. It is based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">It functions under the aegis of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) under Department of Health Research, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">Mandate: </span></span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Quicksand","serif"">(i) Promote intensive research to evaluate environmental stresses/factors at the workplace. (ii) Promote highest quality of occupational health through fundamental and applied research. (iii) Develop control technologies and health programmes through basic and fundamental research and to generate human resources in the field.</span></span></span></span></p> ', 'created_date' => object(Cake\I18n\FrozenDate) {}, 'posturl' => 'merger-national-institute-miners-health-icmr-nioh', 'image' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/fd67/zavassq8ua7emo66g.jpg', 'fbimage' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/convkey/fd67/zavassq8ua7emo66g.jpg', 'metatitle' => 'Cabinet approves merger of National Institute', 'metakeyword' => 'Union Cabinet approved merger/amalgamation of National Institute of Miners' Health (NIMH) with ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad. ', 'metadescription' => 'Union Cabinet approved merger/amalgamation of National Institute of Miners' Health (NIMH) with ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad. ', 'author' => 'Nikhil Paigude', 'downlaodpdf' => 'https://www.mediafire.com/file/nyxjxayscgjllaa/Cabinet_approves_merger_of_National_Institute.pdf/file', '[new]' => false, '[accessible]' => [ [maximum depth reached] ], '[dirty]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[original]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[virtual]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[errors]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[invalid]' => [[maximum depth reached]], '[repository]' => 'currentaffairs' }, (int) 46 => object(Cake\ORM\Entity) { 'tag' => 'Ministries & Departments', 'keyword' => 'ministries-departments', 'id' => (int) 1824, 'title' => 'Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding - World Breastfeeding Week 1st - 7th August', 'description' => '<p><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Context:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <span style="background-color:white">The Food and Nutrition Board, <strong>Ministry of Women and Child Development,</strong> is organizing a number of activities on the theme <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">“Empower Parents, Enable Breastfeeding” </span></strong>during the<strong> </strong>World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) being observed from 1<sup>st</sup> to 7<sup>th</sup>August 2019. The <strong>focus </strong>this year is on <strong>protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">.</span></strong></strong></span></span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The objectives of World Breastfeeding Week are:</span></strong></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To create awareness among the parents about breastfeeding</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Encourage parents to adopt breastfeeding</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Creating awareness about the importance of initiation and exclusive breastfeeding, and adequate and appropriate complementary feeding</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Providing advocacy material about the importance of breastfeeding</span></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Breastfeeding is important because:</span></strong></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">It promotes better health for mothers and children alike.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:white"><span 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