NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Patanjali
Research Institute in Haridwar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated
Patanjali Research Institute at Patanjali Yogpeeth in Haridwar, Uttarakhand. Patanjali
Research Institute has been established by Patanjali Yogpeeth with an aim to
globally establish the Great Vedic knowledge of Ayurveda of our ancient India's
saints and sages. An amount of Rs. 2000 crore was spent on building the
Patanjali Research Centre.
2. Over 2 crore LPG connections given under
Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY): The PMUY scheme has been
implemented across 600 districts in the country and LPG distribution process
has been integrated through digital Platforms. 4600 new distributors were added
in the last 3 years primarily in the rural areas. Last 3 years saw 10% growth
in LPG demand and 38% beneficiaries of the scheme belong to Scheduled Caste
(SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST).
3. Draft
Rules for No Fly List for Banning Unruly Passengers Unveiled: The government
has released draft rules for a ‘no-fly list’ for banning unruly passengers. The
Ministry of Civil Aviation had set up a committee to come up with the final
draft of the new set of rules. The new rules would be opened for public
comments for a period of one month. After receiving comments, the civil
aviation ministry would study the comments and then will release the final
Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR).
4. SAMPADA
Scheme for re-structuring the schemes of MoFPI: The Cabinet Committee on
Economic Affairs has approved re-structuring the schemes of the Ministry of
Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) under new Central Sector Scheme called as
SAMPADA (Scheme for Agro-Marine Processing and Development of Agro-Processing
Clusters) for the time period 2016-20.
5. BB Kumar appointed new ICSSR chairman: The union Human
Resource Development ministry has appointed Braj Bihari Kumar as the new chairman of the Indian Council of Social Science
Research (ICSSR) for a term of three years.
6. New Chairmen
appointed: Chairman
of Tea Board of India and Chairman of Coffee Board of India: Prabhat Kamal
Bezboruah has been appointed as the Chairman of the Tea Board of India (till November
2018). Renowned coffee grower M S Boje Gowda has been
appointed as Chairman of the Coffee Board of India (till December 2018).
7. India launches South Asia Satellite
GSAT-9: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has launched the
Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) carrying GSAT-9, from Satish
Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The main goal of the GSAT-9
satellite is to provide communication channels and meet the telecommunication
needs of the SAARC nations.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. China to launch its own encyclopedia as
a rival to Wikipedia: China has the plan to launch its own
online encyclopedia next year rivaling Wikipedia and
Britannica (Britain’s Encyclopedia). The main objective of this project is to
guide public thought. China fears that its citizens who use Wikipedia are being
corrupted by foreign influences. Around 20,000 scholars and academics have been
tasked to create more than 300,000 entries before launch in 2018.
SPORTS:
1. Union Sports Ministry announces changes
in National Youth Awards: The Union Minister of Youth Affairs
& Sports Vijay Goel has revamped
the National Youth Awards (NYA) to promote transparency in the
selection process. The number of Awards in the Organization category has now been increased from one to ten and the prize money is now two lakhs with a Trophy and Certificate.
BUSINESS &
ECONOMY:
2. Quikr acquires home services start-up Zimmber: Online classifieds company Quikr has announced the acquisition of on-demand
household services provider Zimmber. Zimmber will
benefit from synergies with Quikr Services and other Quikr verticals.
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