Important Days:
1. March 29 - Mahavir
Jayanti, the birth anniversary of 24th and last Jain Tirthankar Bhagwan Mahavir was celebrated across
India. Lord Mahavir, through his teachings of non-violence and compassion,
showed an enlightened path for happiness and progress of humanity. The
day is considered to be one of the most auspicious events for Jain people and
holds a lot of importance in their religious life.
National:
1. The proposal for
restructuring of National Skill Development Fund (NSDF) and National Skill
Development Corporation (NSDC) to strengthen their governance, implementation
and monitoring framework was approved by the Union Cabinet. The purpose of restructuring is also to ensure better
corporate governance, transparency and accountability in operations of NSDC.
Besides it will also strengthen oversight role of NSDF.
2. A Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) signed between India and South Asian Cooperative Environment Programme
(SACEP) for cooperation on response to Oil and Chemical Pollution in South
Asian Seas Region was approved by the Union cabinet. The MoU intends to promote closer cooperation between India
and other maritime nations comprising South Asian seas region namely
Bangladesh, Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for protection and preservation of
marine environment in the region. As per the MoU , Indian Coast Guard under
defence ministry will respond to oil and
chemical spills on behalf of Government of India. Further, ICG Maritime Rescue
Coordination Centres (MRCCs) will be national emergency response centre for
marine incidents.
3. The continuation
of Credit Guarantee Fund for Education Loans Scheme has been approved by the
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). It also approved continuation and
modification of Central Sector Interest Subsidy Scheme for period from 2017 to
2020. Under the revised scheme, the numbers of loans per year are expected
to be at least 3.3 lakhs i.e. 20% increase over previous scheme. The scheme
which ran since 2009, average educational loans per year were only 2.78 lakhs. This
will provide education loans to 10 lakh students during this period. The
restructuring of scheme is in accordance with policy of Government to make good
quality education affordable to all. Ceiling on loan amount has been refixed at
Rs. 7.5 lakhs, considering the average loan size only of Rs. 4 lakhs in order to
allow more students to access the benefit. The moratorium period will be course
period + 1 year.
4. Certain amendments to
National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill considering recommendations of
Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee (DRPSC) and general
feedback from public were approved by the Union cabinet. The amendments approved are i) The final MBBS examination will
be held as common exam throughout country. It will serve as exit test to be
called National Exit Test (NEXT).ii) It removes provision dealing with bridge
course for AYUSH practitioners to practice modern medicine to limited extent. Now
state governments have been empowered to take necessary measures for addressing
and promoting primary health care in rural areas.iii) The maximum limit of 40%
seats for which fee will be regulated in private medical institutions and
deemed universities has been increased to 50% seats. The fee will also include
all other charges taken by colleges. iv) The nominees of States and UTs in
National Medical Commission (NMC) have been increased from 3 to 6. TNMC will
comprise of 25 members of which at least 21 will be doctors. V) It adds
provision providing different options for warning, reasonable monetary penalty,
reducing intake, stoppage of admission leading up to withdrawal of recognition
on medical college non-compliant with norms.vi) It provides severe punishment
for any unauthorized practice of medicine or by quacks with imprisonment of up
to 1 year along with fine extending up to 1 year along with fine extending up
to Rs. 5 lakhs.
5. The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved new Integrated Scheme on School Education
for period 2018 to 2020 to be formulated by Department of School Education and
Literacy. The new scheme will subsume existing
schemes related to education such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). The scheme comes
in backdrop of Government’s vision of Sabko Shiksha, Achhi Shiksha and aims to
support the States in universalizing access to school education from classes
pre-nursery to XII across the country. It will have estimated allocation of
Rs 75,000 crore for the mentioned period is 20% increase over current allocations.
6. Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand
Sonowal directed all superintendents of
police to ensure swift and correct filing of charge-sheet in all crimes against
women and children so that justice can be given to the victims. He also directed the Deputy Commissioners and SPs
to conduct intensive awareness campaigns so that people are made aware to
prevent heinous crimes taking place against children and women in the state.
7. The two-day meeting of the
Permanent Indus Commission (PIC) between India and Pakistan began in New Delhi
on March 29, 2018. The commission is expected to discuss various
issues under the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT).The Indian delegation for the annual meeting comprises India's
Indus Water Commissioner P K Saxena, a representative of the Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) and technical experts. Pakistan's six-member
delegation for the commission's 114th meeting is being led by Syed Muhammad
Mehar Ali Shah. The meeting will take place in the backdrop of the
continuing tension between the two countries over a host of issues, including
the alleged harassment of diplomats.
International:
1. Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala
Yousafzai returned to Pakistan on March 29, 2018, for the first time since she
was shot by Taliban militants. Yousafzai,
now aged 20 and a vocal human rights activist, was shot in the head by a gunman
for campaigning for female education in 2012. She is expected to
hold meetings with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Though the
details of the trip have been kept secret in view of the sensitivity, it is
expected to last for four days.
2. North and South Korea have
agreed to hold a historic summit of their leaders on 27th April , 2018. This agreement came at a ministerial-level inter-Korean meeting
held on March 29 in Panmunjom, North Korean. According to a joint
news statement issued after the meeting, the officials from both the nations
agreed that South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong
Un will meet at a South Korean facility in Panmunjom.The officials also
agreed to hold working-level talks next Wednesday in Panmunjom to discuss
matters such as protocol and security for the summit.
Science & Technology/Defence:
1. The Indian Space Research
Organisation would be launching GSLV-F08 mission carrying the GSAT-6A
communication satellite on March 29, 2018 from the second launch pad in Satish
Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. The countdown
for the mission started on March 28 following clearance from the Mission
Readiness Review committee and Launch Authorisation Board. GSAT-6A,
similar to GSAT-6, is a high power S-band communication satellite built on I-2K
satellite bus with a mission life of about ten years. The main feature
of the satellite is providing mobile communication to India through multi beam
coverage facility.
Sports:
1. New Zealand skipper Kane
Williamson on March 29, 2018 replaced disgraced former Australian Vice-Captain
David Warner as the captain of IPL franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad.
The decision was announced a day after the Australian was barred from the IPL
for his role in the ball-tampering controversy in South Africa. Warner,
declared the chief plotter of the infamous incident, apologised for his role in
the scandal. He was the captain of SunRisers last season. The senior
batsman has been banned for a year and ruled out of any leadership role in
future due to the incident.
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