1. Joao
Lourenco was sworn in as the President of Angola
recently.
2. Kandla Port Trust was renamed as Deendayal
Port Trust by the Union Ministry of Shipping .The name was changed as part of yearlong centenary celebrations
of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, who had stood for uplift of poor and weaker
sections of society by exercising powers conferred on it under Indian
Ports Act, 1908. Kandla Port is one of twelve major ports in country. It is
situated on Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat. It is the largest port of India in terms
of volume of cargo handled (around 100 million tons freight).
3. King Salman of
Saudi has recently issued a decree allowing women to drive in his
country. The decree ordered the formation of ministerial body to
give advice within 30 days and then implement the order by 24 June 2018.
4. The Union
Government has approved 221 rural road projects and bridges for
the state of Himachal Pradesh.
5. Sep
27 - World Tourism Day with the theme
of 2017 is ‘sustainable tourism – a tool for development’. It is
dedicated for exploring contribution of tourism to Sustainable Development
Goals. It
aims to foster awareness among international community of importance of tourism
and its social, cultural, political and economic value.
6. A
MoU signed between India and Afghanistan on Technical Cooperation on Police
Training and Development was approved by the Union Cabinet. The MoU
has been approved for period of five years from date of signing. It will help in
capacity building of Afghanistan National Police and improving security
apparatus in region. It can be extended for further period of 5 years on
condition that are not further changes and or revision.
7. Global
Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2017-18:
India has slipped by one position compared to 39th spot in 2016
GCI. India
was placed at 40th spot among 137 countries in World Economic Forum’s
(WEF) Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2017-18. Top 5 Countries:
Switzerland (1st), United States (2nd), Singapore (3rd), Netherlands (4th) and
Germany (5th). BRICS Countries: China (27th), Russia (38th),
India (40th), South Africa (61st) and Brazil (80th).
8. Bilateral
Investment Treaty (BIT) between India and Belarus which was
signed and ratified on Investments was approved by the Union Cabinet. The
signing and ratification of BIT will work as strategic initiative for India as
Belarus is member of Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU). The BIT will increase
investment flows between two countries. It is also expected to improve the
confidence of investors resulting in increase in FDI and Overseas Director
Investment (ODI) opportunities. It will also have positive impact on employment
generation. The Cabinet also approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed
between India and Belarus in oil and gas sector.
9. Interbank Local
Currency Credit Line Agreement and Cooperation Memorandum relating to Credit
Ratings was signed by Exim Bank with member banks under BRICS
Interbank Cooperation Mechanism was approved by the Cabinet. These
agreements were highlighted in BRICS Leaders Xiamen Declaration adopted in
Xiamen, China in September 2017.
10. The Cabinet
Committee of Security (CCS) has approved implementation of umbrella scheme of
Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF) for years 2017 to 2020 to
strengthen country’s law and order mechanism, modernize police forces and
effectively fight against terrorism.
11. The Union Cabinet
has approved proposal for revision of policy of Ministry of Defence for providing
Defence land to Communication Operators for construction of Shared
Communication Towers and allied Infrastructure. This move will help to improve the
quality of communication services in the Cantonments and Military Stations and
help address mobile call drop issues in these localities.
12. The Union government has
launched electronic Negotiable Warehouse Receipt System (e-NWRs).
The e-NWRs would be immune from any tempering , mutilation, fudging, lose or
damage with no possibility of any multiple financing.
13. The President of
India , Ramnath Kovind, presented the National tourism award 2015-16 to various segments
of travel, tourism, and hospitality industry at a function organized by the
Ministry of Tourism on the World tourism Day at New Delhi on 27th Sep
2017.
Gujarat Tourism won the Hall of Fame award for being the Best
State in Comprehensive Development of Tourism category .Madhya Pradesh tourism won
the Hall of Fame award for being the Best State in Comprehensive
Development of Tourism category .It also won the Best film
Promotion Friendly State. MP also won the award “ Best State for Adventure
Tourism “.Government of Telangana won the Swachchta award.
Best Heritage City Joint winners – Warangal, Telangana, Chanderi ,Madhya
Pradesh. Tourist Friendly Railway station – Ujjain Railway Station, Madhya
Pradesh.
14. Rural
areas in Nargund taluk of Karnataka was declared Open
Defecation free (ODF ) by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu while
inaugurating Swachhta Hi seva programme.
15. The
state government of Andhra Pradesh has declared the year 2017
as e-pragati year
16. The
National Human Rights Commission has sought an action against
unidentified persons for child rights violation in Tamil
Nadu.
17. The High
Court of Punjab has issued notice to the state
government of Punjab over abolition of agricultural pump set
subsidy to rich farmers.
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