1. A
regional project on ‘Climate Resilience Building among Farmers through Crop
Residue Management’ under National Adaptation Fund for Climate Change (NAFCC)
was approved by the Environment Ministry. The project aims to mitigate
climate change impacts and enhance adaptive capacity and counter adverse
environmental impacts arising from stubble burning. The first phase of the
project was approved for Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan at cost
of approximately Rs. 100 crore. The project was approved at meeting of National
Steering Committee on Climate Change (NSCCC) held in New Delhi under the
chairmanship of Secretary, Environment Ministry.
2. The
loan agreement of $40 Million IBRD Credit for “Uttar Pradesh Pro-Poor Tourism
Development Project” was inked by the Union Government with the World Bank.
The objective of UP Pro-Poor Tourism Development Project is to increase
tourism-related benefits for local communities in targeted destinations. These
main tourist and pilgrimage attractions are Agra, Mathura, Vrindavan, Barsana
and Govardhan in Braj region.
3. The
World Health Organisation (WHO) is set to classify gaming disorder as a mental
health condition in its forthcoming 11th International Classification of
Diseases (ICD) is due to be published in 2018.
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5. Amardeep
Singh Bhatia (Senior IAS officer of 1993 batch, Nagaland Cadre) was
appointed as new director of Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO).
Presently, he is joint secretary in Ministry of Corporate Affairs. The SFIO is
involved in major fraud probes and is the co-ordinating agency with the Income
Tax Department and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI. The SFIO is a
fraud investigating agency in India, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs.
6. The
Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriages) Bill 2017.
The Bill makes all declaration of talaq, including in written or electronic
form (text message, email etc) to be void and illegal i.e. not enforceable in
law. It refers Talaq-e-biddat to practice under Muslim personal laws where
pronouncement of word ‘talaq’ thrice in one sitting by Muslim husband to his
wife results in instant and irrevocable divorce. It makes declaration of talaq
a cognizable and non-bailable offence. Moreover, if Muslim husband declaring
triple talaq can be imprisoned for up to 3 years along with a fine.
7. Indigenously
developed Prithvi Advanced Air Defence (AAD) supersonic interceptor missile was
successfully test-fired from a test range in Odisha. It is capable of
destroying any incoming ballistic missile in low altitude. This was the third
supersonic interceptor test of missile carried out this year in which an
incoming ballistic missile target was successfully intercepted, within 30 km
altitude of the earth’s atmosphere. The earlier two tests were conducted on
February 11 and March 1 2017, as part of efforts to have full-fledged
multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system.
8. National
Capital Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Amendment Bill,
2017 was passed by the Parliament. It seeks to amend National Capital
Territory of Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Second Act, 2011. The Bill extends
deadline for relocating slum dwellers and Jhuggi-Jhopri clusters, regulating
street vendors, regularising unauthorised colonies, village abadi areas in NCT
Delhi and calls for creating policy for farm houses constructed beyond
permissible limits.
9. The
Parliament has passed a bill seeking to extend the deadline of a law to protect
slums, unauthorized colonies and illegal structures in the national capital from
penal action for a period of three years from 1 Jan 2018 to 31 Dec 2020.
10. Nepal
has rejected India’s offer to jointly re-measure the height of Mount Everest,
the world’s highest peak, following the massive earthquake in 2015 and
will carry out the measurement exercise on its own. However, Nepal will seek
help from China and India for receiving crucial data and information for this
exercise.
11. China
has successfully tested the roads with solar panels with the presence of
built-in wireless charging systems for electric vehicles and other sensors for
drones. China achieved this feat of having first photovoltaic highway based
on home-grown technology, in the country’s eastern Shandong province.
12. The
United Nations Security Council has denied International Port access to four
North Korean Ships suspected of carrying or having transported goods
banned by International sanctions targeting Pyongyang.
13. Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was introduced in Lok Sabha. The
bill prohibits certain persons from submitting a resolution plan in case of
defaults. These are i) wilful defaulters ii) promoters or management of the
company having non-performing debt for over a year iii) disqualified directors,
among others.
14. CM
of Assam, Sarbanada Sonowal has launched skill development training
centres across the state in a programme organized by the Department of
Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship in Guwahati under Skill India programme.
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