Daily Current Affairs for Sep 28 to 30, 2017 ( English)
1. Governors for five states and Lieutenant
Governor for Andaman and Nicobar Islands was appointed by President Ram Nath
Kovind.
Banwarilal Purohit was appointed
as Governor of Tamil Nadu. Prior to this appointment, he was Governor of
Assam. He is a veteran political leader.
Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (Retd) was appointed as Governor of
Arunachal Pradesh.
Satya Pal Malik was appointed as Governor of Bihar.
Prof Jagdish Mukhi was appointed as Governor of Assam.
Ganga Prasad was appointed
as the Governor of Meghalaya.
Devendra Kumar Joshi was appointed
as Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar islands.
2.
Veteran theatre,
television and film actor Tom Alter best known
for his performances in “Shatranj Ke Khilari”, “Junoon” and “Kranti”. He was
Indian actor of American descent was passed away.
3.
ARPAN 3.0 (Army Record
Office Process Automation 3.0), a new
automation software for Defence Security Corps personnel has rolled out by
the Defence Ministry. The software was jointly developed by Army Software
Development Centre (ASDC) and Tech Mahindra, using state-of-the-art web-based
technology to ease personal documentation and all issues related to their
progression.
4.
8th annual Global
Entrepreneurship Summit (GES 2017) in Hyderabad
(Telangana) from November 28 to 30, 2017 was going to host by the National
Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog in partnership with US
Government. The theme for this year is “Women First, Prosperity for
All” to celebrate entrepreneurship in all its strength, diversity and
entirety. This is the first time GES is being held in South Asia.
5.
The world’s largest single
electric vehicle procurement of 10000 electric
vehicles (EVs) from Tata Motors will be procured by State-run Energy Efficiency
Services Ltd (EESL). Tata Motors had quoted lowest
price of Rs 10.16 lakh exclusive of GST in the competitive bidding. Other
companies, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Nissan had also participated
in the tender. EESL’s this move aims to make India’s passenger mobility
shared, electric, and connected to cut country’s energy demand by 64% and
carbon emissions by 37% in 2030.
6.
Domestic
telecom equipment provider Vihaan Networks Limited (VNL) signed
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL)
to launch Relief 123 service to provide disaster management in India.
The Relief 123 service is based on “ResQMobil”, an integrated
portable communication solution which packs in the required hardware into a
portable transportable trailer-on-wheels. It has been designed and manufactured
by VNL. BSNL will provide backhaul connectivity to it. The Relief 123 service
is an integrated disaster response solution for first responders and public
safety agencies.
7.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
(MoES), Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) and Vijnana Bharati
(VIBHA) have organized the third India
International Science Festival (IISF-2017), which will be held in Chennai, Tamil Nadu from
October 13-16, 2017.. The festival aims to build strategy for rural India
through advancement of S&T. It also intends to make innovation beneficial
for people and develop technology that is affordable to the masses.
8.
Sep 30- International
Translation Day. It was observed for the first
time to recognize contribution of unsung heroes behind international
diplomacy who work as language professionals to facilitate dialogue and
contribute to development and strengthens world peace and security. The
date 30 September was chosen to celebrate feast of Bible translator St Jerome,
who is considered as patron saint of translators. It was instituted by United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA).
9.
Ministry of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has notified new
Wetland (Conservation and Management) Rules 2017 to prohibit range of activities
in wetlands. The new rules will replace earlier rules notified in 2010. There
are 115 wetlands officially identified by Central Government and of those 26
are identified as wetlands of international importance under Ramsar Convention.
10.
India has registered a significant decline of 8% in Infant
Mortality Rate (IMR) in 2016, according to recently released Sample
Registration Bulletin (SRS). IMR in India has declined by three points from 37
per 1000 live births in 2015 to 34 per 1000 live births in 2016.
11.
Gravitational waves were detected by the scientists for the fourth time. It is the
first time that this phenomenon has been measured simultaneously by both the
US-based LIGO and Italy based Virgo detectors. The detection was prescribed in
a paper and that will be soon published in Physical Review Letters.
12.
The Union cabinet has given its nod for implementation of umbrella scheme for Modernization
of Police Forces ( MPF) for years 2017-18 and 2019-20.However police is in
a state list and it is exclusive to states.
13.
The Union cabinet has approved the suggestion to increase the retirement age
of doctors to 65 years. But this decision is not applicable to the Central
Health Service ( CHS) doctors. The decision is expected to help in better
patient care , better academic activities in Medical institutes and colleges as
also it will help in effective and better implementation of National Health
Programmes ( NHP).
14.
Sep 28 – World Maritime
Day with this year’s theme ‘ Connecting
Ships, Ports and People’. Its main objective is to
build on the World Maritime Day theme for 2016 , ‘Shipping : indispensable to
the World.
15.
The Union Cabinet has
given its approval to the agreement between India and Ethiopia on co-operation
in the field of Information, Communication and Media. The pact mainly aims to harness the growing power of Information,
Communication and Media for information, dissemination and enhancing outreach
between the two countries for inclusive development.
16.
An expert committee headed
by former Lok Sabha secretary general TK Viswanathan to deal with cybercrimes
especially online hate speech has submitted its report to Union Home Ministry. The committee has recommended appointing cybercrime
coordinators in all states and establishing cybercrime cells in each district.
They will deal with those fomenting trouble or spreading hate against anybody
on rounds of religion, race, caste or community, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, language, place of birth or residence, disability or tribe
through any means of communication, etc.
17.
In order to bring greater
transparency in funding of political parties, the Union Government has finalised
electoral bonds scheme.It will make India first
country in the world to have such unique bonds for electoral funding. The
scheme was announced in 2017-18 Union Budget as part of certain electoral
funding reforms. Under the scheme, proposed electoral bonds will resemble
promissory note and not an interest-paying debt instrument. The electoral bonds
will prompt donors to take banking route to donate, with their identity
captured by the issuing authority. These bonds will only be issued by notified authorized
bank and can only be bought using cheques or digital payments. These bonds
purchased by donor w ill be given to political party for fixed period of time.
18.
India has signed Letter of
Intent (LoI) with Norway to extend
cooperation within health sector through Norway India Partnership
Initiative (NIPI) for period of three years starting from 2018. Through this
LoI, cooperation between both countries will continue to be aligned with
development goals of India as outlined in its National Health Policy, 2017 for
achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The cooperation will also
focus on global health issues of common interest. It will include areas related
to reproductive, maternal, child, new-born, dolescent health and health system
strengthening to be build based on experiences from NIPI phase I and II.
19.
The Banaras Hindu
University has appointed Royana Singh as the first woman proctor of the
institution. This appointment was approved
by the Vice chancellor Girish Chandra Tripathi.
20.
Indian Railways would be
working with ISRO to device safety mechanism to make travel by train safer.
21.
Election Commission of
India has announced that Gujarat will
become first big state to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) equipped with
Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) in coming Assembly elections to make
election process more transparent. Gujarat will be second state after Goa
to use VVPAT system for the Assembly elections in entire state.
22.
Indian Railways is going
to introduce 100 additional local train services on its Mumbai suburban network of Western Railway and Central
Railway zones.
23.
The Diamond Jubilee of
Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DGQA) was observed on 28 September 2017 as it completed 60 years of
its existence. To commemorate the occasion, Minister of State (MoS) for
Defence, Dr Subhash Bhamare released the ‘First Day Cover’ of DGQA. He also
launched portal for e-registration of vendors.
24.
The Central Adoption
Resource Authority (CARA) launched monthly Jan Sampark program, the first of its kind programme under it was held recently in
New Delhi to enable public to interact with its officials to obtain information
related to child adoption. Nearly 150 Prospective Adoptive Parents (PAPs),
adoptive parents and representatives of agencies participated in session.
25.
The Asian Development Bank
(ADB) has decided to increase its annual
lending to India to maximum of $4 billion between 2018 and 2022 to help
fasten inclusive economic transformation towards upper middle income status. The
ADB’s programme in India will focus on three main pillars of activity during
the 5-year period. These three pillars are (i) Boost economic competitiveness
to create more and well-paid jobs. (ii) Improve access to infrastructure and
services, and (iii) Address climate change and improving climate resilience.
26.
A new species of
non-venomous aquatic snake named Aquatic Rhabdops, which was misidentified since 1863, was identified and
described as new species from northern Western Ghats in Maharashtra, Goa and
North Karnataka. Aquatic Rhabdops snakes belong to genus Rhabdops which are
endemic to India. It is named after its aquatic nature since adults of these
species are mostly associated with freshwater forest streams and juveniles are
seen in water-logged areas, mostly on rocky plateaus. Earlier the new species,
Rhabdops aquaticus, was considered as variant of Olive Forest Snake, first
described in 1863. But new study has confirmed that Aquatic Rhabdops has
different colours and patterns and also vary in other features of size, shape
and structure, and also genetic make-up.
27.
The 13th Formation Day of National Disaster
Management Authority (NDMA) was celebrated across the country on Sep
28,2017. The theme of this year’s Formation Day was School Safety. On
this occasion, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh released National Disaster
Management Guidelines on School Safety Policy with an aim to strengthen the
risk resilience of schools across the country. Moreover, National Disaster
Management Guidelines on Boat Safety and Cultural Heritage Sites & Precincts,
and a study report on Chennai Floods of 2015 were also released.
28.
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.
29.
28 Sep- World Rabies Day is observed every year to raise awareness about rabies disease
and its preventable measures. The 2017 theme is ‘Rabies: Zero by 30’.
30.
India jumps to 14th
rank as best country for expats to work in and
live as by HSBC Survey.
31.
The Union government has
extended the deadline for obtaining Aadhaar to avail
benefits of government schemes and subsidies by three months to 31 Dec 2017.
Earlier the deadline was 30 Sep 2017.
32.
The Union government has given its ex-post
facto approval for MoU signed between India and Belarus on Oil and Gas
sector.
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