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APPOINTMENTS
Dr. Najma Heptulla sworn-in as 18th Governor of Manipur
Former Union Minister Najma Heptulla was sworn-in as the 18th governor of Manipur, Heptulla’s appointment as Manipur governor comes after her resignation from the NDA Union cabinet last month on “age” grounds. The government is believed to have set an unwritten ‘75-year age bar’ for ministers and has kept veterans such as L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi out of the cabinet. The swearing in ceremony was attended by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi and his cabinet colleagues among others.
Quick Link – Governor of Manipur
AWARDS AND HONOURS
IOA chief Ramachandran awarded the Olympic Order
President of the Indian Olympic Association N Ramachandran was awarded the Olympic Order for his outstanding services to the Olympic movement. The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement and is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement, that is, recognition of efforts worthy of merit in the cause of sport. It was established in May 1975.
Quick Link – Olympic Order Award
India world’s third biggest tech startup hub
India is the third largest number of technology driven startups in the world, with theUS and the UK occupying the top two positions. The study, done by Assocham in association with Thought Arbitrage Research Institute, also revealed that Bengaluru is host to the largest share of technology startups in the country.
The disruptive innovation in technology and process is creating newer Indian startups and foreign investors, including some of the well-known venture capital funds, are showing immense interest in these startups.
Quick Link – Startup India
INDIAN AFFAIRS
Indian Railways to Collaborate With Google
Railways will collaborate with Google for digitizing and showcasing its heritage on digital platforms. Google has agreed to partner with Railways to digitize its heritage assets and help create a digital repository for universal online access free of cost. Indian Railway has a huge list of heritage assets including bridges, steam locos, buildings, artifacts and museums which can be showcased for global audience. An agreement in this regard will be signed soon between National Rail Museum and Google Cultural Institute (GCI).
Quick Link – Indian Railways With Google
BSNL joins hands with Microsoft for enterprise business
State-run telecom firm BSNL has signed a strategic business pact with Microsoft India for offering complete suite of telecom and IT solutions for enterprise businesses. “BSNL signed a strategic business MoU (memorandum of understanding) with Microsoft India offering complete suite of telecom and IT Solutions for enterprise business.”
Quick Link – BSNL joins with Microsoft
Uma Bharti launches Rs 560 crore Namami Gange projects at Kanpur
Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti launched various projects worth Rs.560 crore under Namami Gange programme at Ganga Barrage in Kanpur.
This includes Rs.63 crore interception and diversion plan of Sisamau drain, Rs. 397 crore networking schemes and river front development scheme at Bithoor worth Rs. 100 crore. 14 Ghats and five crematoria will be constructed at Bithoor.
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Global Innovation Index: India moves up to 66th rank
India has improved its innovation ranking in Global Innovation Index to reach 66th position from its last year’s rank of 81st, this improvement in the rank for India comes after 5 years of continuous drop in its ranking.
Switzerland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Finland and Singapore lead the 2016 rankings in the Global Innovation Index, released jointly by Cornell University, INSEAD, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) AT Kearney and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
Quick Link – Global Innovation Index
NLC Ltd to add 6,820 Mw of power at cost of Rs 27,740 crore
Navaratna company (NLC) Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC), which comesunder the Ministry of Coal, is planning to add over 6,821 megawatt (Mw) of power, with an investment of over Rs 27,740 crore in these projects.
NLC Ltd, earlier known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation, is presently operating four thermal power stations at Neyveli, Tamil Nadu, and one thermal power station at Barsingsar, Rajasthan, with a total installed capacity of 3,240 Mw. During the year, two units of TPS-II Expansion (2×250 Mw) achieved commercial operation.
Quick Link – NLC
Government selects four investment banks for share sale in HUDCO
The government has selected four investment banks for the proposed share sale in Housing & Urban Development Corporation Limited. These are Nomura, SBI Caps, ICICI Securities and IDBI Capital. A leading investment bank participated in the process. “The fee quoted by investment banks were for the entire cost of the public issue, which is going to 10 crore. The government is planning to sell 10% stake in HUDCO, which is under administrative control of the urban development ministry, through an initial public offering.
Quick Link – HUDCO
Maneka Gandhi Inaugurate Animal Birth Control Centre in Dehradun
Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi inaugurated the state’s first animal birth control centre (ABC) at Kedarpuram . The centre will take up birth control measures with stray dogs the population of which has been rising in the city and the state.
The DMC took the help of an NGO run by Maneka Gandhi to start the centre. After Dehradun, the centres will be set up in Nainital and Mussoorie and other five municipal corporations in Haridwar, Haldwani, Kashipur, Haldwani and Roorkee.
Quick Link – Animal Birth Control Centre
Andhra Pradesh police launches pilot project on DNA profiling
With an aim to tightening the noose around criminals, Andhra Pradesh Polic launched DNA Index System (DIS), the first-of-its-kind initiative that allows generation of DNA profiles from live samples like saliva and blood stains. The system uses the latest DNA technology tool called RapidHIT developed by IntegenX of USA.
Quick Link – pilot project on DNA profiling
FOREIGN RELATIONS
BRICS women’s conference begins in Jaipur
A two-day meeting of BRICS women parliamentarian’s forum began in Jaipur. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said that government has chosen the path of removing poverty by empowering the poor. The Lok Sabha Speaker called on the BRICS countries to strengthen cooperative mechanisms and to innovate new institutional means for meeting the needs of the member countries. A total of 43 Parliamentarians from BRICS countries, including 28 MPs from Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, are participating in the meeting.
Quick Link – BRICS women’s conference
China’s high-speed train maker launches operation in India
China’s largest high speed train maker has announced that its first USD 63.4 million joint venture plant in India to repair and manufacture railway locomotive engines has started operations.
The state-run China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC) is the first foreign company to set up assembly line of rail transportation equipment in India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled his ambitious ‘Make in India’ campaign in 2014.
Quick Link – high-speed train maker operation
BANKING AND FINANCE
NBFCS allowed using Sarfaesi for cases above Rs.1 Crore
The government has allowed NBFCs with asset base of Rs.500 crore and above to be covered under the Securitization and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest (Sarfaesi) Act 2002 for cases of above Rs.1 crore, like all other financial institutions.
The restriction on using SARFAESI for cases of Rs.1 crore would mean that NBFCs couldn’t enforce the security interest for lower ticket size loans. This would restrict their ability to recover smaller loans.
Quick Link – NBFCS allowed using Sarfaesi
SPORTS
Real Madrid start La Liga campaign with 3-0 win
A Gareth Bale brace and a Marco Asensio lob helped Real Madrid make light work of Real Sociedad, running out 3-0 winners at Anoeta in their opening game of the season in La Liga. Bale was the only member of the renowned ‘BBC’ forward line who was fit enough to play in game, as Zinedine Zidane’s team travelled to San Sebastian in the midst of an injury crisis, with five regular starters unable to make the squad.
Quick Link – Real Madrid
OBITUARY
Smallpox epidemiologist Donald Ainslie Henderson dies at 87
American epidemiologist Donald Ainslie Henderson — leader of the international campaign against smallpox in the 1980s — has passed away at age 87 due to complications from a hip fracture.
D.A. will forever be known for his work as a “disease detective,” which led to the eradication of smallpox more than 30 years ago. This achievement was the only such vanquishment of a human disease in history, consequently saving millions of lives.
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