The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given its approval for implementation of the Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) for capacity augmentation of navigation on National Waterway-1 (NW-1) at a cost of Rs 5369.18 crore with the technical assistance and investment support of the World Bank. The Project is expected to be completed by March, 2023.
About Jal Marg Vikas Project:
What is it?
The Jal Marg Vikas Project seeks to facilitate plying of vessels with capacity of 1,500-2,000 tonnes in the Haldia- Varanasi stretch of the River Ganga. The major works being taken up under JMVP are development of fairway, Multi-Modal Terminals, strengthening of river navigation system, conservancy works, modern River Information System (RIS), Digital Global Positioning System (DGPS), night navigation facilities, modern methods of channel marking etc.
NW 1: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system from Allahabad to Haldia was declared as National Waterway No.1.
States covered under NW-1: States: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal.
Benefits of this project:
Alternative mode of transport that will be environment friendly and cost effective. The project will contribute in bringing down the logistics cost in the country. Mammoth Infrastructure development like multi-modal and inter-modal terminals, Roll on – Roll off (Ro-Ro) facilities, ferry services, navigation aids. Socio-economic impetus; huge employment generation.
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About Jal Marg Vikas Project:
What is it?
The Jal Marg Vikas Project seeks to facilitate plying of vessels with capacity of 1,500-2,000 tonnes in the Haldia- Varanasi stretch of the River Ganga. The major works being taken up under JMVP are development of fairway, Multi-Modal Terminals, strengthening of river navigation system, conservancy works, modern River Information System (RIS), Digital Global Positioning System (DGPS), night navigation facilities, modern methods of channel marking etc.
NW 1: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system from Allahabad to Haldia was declared as National Waterway No.1.
States covered under NW-1: States: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal.
Benefits of this project:
Alternative mode of transport that will be environment friendly and cost effective. The project will contribute in bringing down the logistics cost in the country. Mammoth Infrastructure development like multi-modal and inter-modal terminals, Roll on – Roll off (Ro-Ro) facilities, ferry services, navigation aids. Socio-economic impetus; huge employment generation.
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East Asia Summit:
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ASEAN (10) + Australia, China, India , Japan , New Zealand , South Korea, United States and Russia (8)
so India is very well a member of it and North Korea is not a member
Asian Regional Forum:
The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is a formal, official, multilateral dialogue in Asia Pacific region. As of July 2007, it consists of 27 participants. The ARF met for the first time in 1994.
Here also India is a member and North Korea is also a member.
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ASEAN (10) + Australia, China, India , Japan , New Zealand , South Korea, United States and Russia (8)
so India is very well a member of it and North Korea is not a member
Asian Regional Forum:
The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) is a formal, official, multilateral dialogue in Asia Pacific region. As of July 2007, it consists of 27 participants. The ARF met for the first time in 1994.
Here also India is a member and North Korea is also a member.
Advance estimates of CSO for National Income
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1. Real GDP or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant (2011-12) prices in the year 2017-18 is likely to attain a level of 129.85 lakh crore, as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP forthe year 2016-17 of 121.90 lakh crore, released on 31st May 2017. The growth in GDP during 2017-18 is estimated at 6.5% as compared to the growth rate of 7.1% in 2016-17.
2. Real GVA, i.e, GVA at basic constant prices (2011-12) is anticipated to increase from 111.85 lakh crore in 2016-17 to 118.71 lakh crore in 2017-18. Anticipated growth of real GVA at basic prices in 2017-18 is 6.1% as against 6.6% in 2016-1
3. The sectors which registered growth rate of over 7.0% are, 'public administration, defence and other services’, ‘Trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting’, ‘electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services’ and 'financial, real estate and professional services'. The growth in the ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘mining and ’,'manufacturing’, and ‘construction’ is estimated to be 2.1%, 2.9%, 4.6 % and 3.6% respectively.
4.The ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector is likely to show a growth of 2.1% in its GVA during 2017-18, as against the previous year’s growth rate of 4.9%. The GVA estimates of this sector have been compiled using the First Advance Estimates of production of major kharif for 2017-18 and targets based on rabi sowings. According to the information furnished by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), the production of food grains during the Kharif season of agriculture year 2017-18 was 134.67 million tonnes as compared to 138.52 million tonnes during the same period in 2016-17. In case of livestock sector, estimates of production, mainly in the form of production targets for milk, egg, meat and wool from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture has been used.
5. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘mining and quarrying’ sector is estimated to grow by 2.9% as compared to growth of 1.8% in 2016-17. The key indicators of mining sector, namely, production of coal, crude oil and natural gas registered growth rates of 1.5 per cent, (-)0.2% and 3.7% respectively during April-November, 2017-18. Annual forecast of production estimated in respect of these items have been used to extrapolate the Provisional Estimates of value of output of coal, crude petroleum, and other major and minor minerals, respectively. IIP of mining registered growth rate of 3.4% during April-October, 2017-18. The advance estimate of IIP of Mining compiled for the current year has been used for compilation. The private corporate sector growth in the mining sector for 2017-18 is estimated using the information available on the performance of major listed companies during the first halfof financial year 2017-18.
6.GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘manufacturing’ sector is estimated to grow by 4.6 % as compared to growth of 7.9% in 2016-17. . The private corporate sector growth (which has a share of over 70% in the manufacturing sector) as estimated from available dataof listed companies is 7.4% at current prices during 2017-18. The quasi corporate and unorganized segment (which include individual proprietorship and partnerships and khadi &village Industries has a share of around 21% in the manufacturing sector) has been estimated using IIP of manufacturing. The advance estimates of IIP for the current year at 2-digit level isused to extrapolate the previous year’s value added estimates at 2-digit level, separately for the quasi corporate and household sectors. IIP manufacturing registered growth of 2.1% during April-October, 2017-18. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), in respect of the manufactured registered a growth of 2.6% during April-November, 2017-18.
7. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘Electricity, Gas, water supply and other utility services’ sector is expected to grow by 7.5% as compared to growth of 7.2% in2016- 17. Advance Estimate of IIP of Electricity compiled for 2017-18 has b
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1. Real GDP or Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant (2011-12) prices in the year 2017-18 is likely to attain a level of 129.85 lakh crore, as against the Provisional Estimate of GDP forthe year 2016-17 of 121.90 lakh crore, released on 31st May 2017. The growth in GDP during 2017-18 is estimated at 6.5% as compared to the growth rate of 7.1% in 2016-17.
2. Real GVA, i.e, GVA at basic constant prices (2011-12) is anticipated to increase from 111.85 lakh crore in 2016-17 to 118.71 lakh crore in 2017-18. Anticipated growth of real GVA at basic prices in 2017-18 is 6.1% as against 6.6% in 2016-1
3. The sectors which registered growth rate of over 7.0% are, 'public administration, defence and other services’, ‘Trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting’, ‘electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services’ and 'financial, real estate and professional services'. The growth in the ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’, ‘mining and ’,'manufacturing’, and ‘construction’ is estimated to be 2.1%, 2.9%, 4.6 % and 3.6% respectively.
4.The ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector is likely to show a growth of 2.1% in its GVA during 2017-18, as against the previous year’s growth rate of 4.9%. The GVA estimates of this sector have been compiled using the First Advance Estimates of production of major kharif for 2017-18 and targets based on rabi sowings. According to the information furnished by the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), the production of food grains during the Kharif season of agriculture year 2017-18 was 134.67 million tonnes as compared to 138.52 million tonnes during the same period in 2016-17. In case of livestock sector, estimates of production, mainly in the form of production targets for milk, egg, meat and wool from the Department of Animal Husbandry, Ministry of Agriculture has been used.
5. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘mining and quarrying’ sector is estimated to grow by 2.9% as compared to growth of 1.8% in 2016-17. The key indicators of mining sector, namely, production of coal, crude oil and natural gas registered growth rates of 1.5 per cent, (-)0.2% and 3.7% respectively during April-November, 2017-18. Annual forecast of production estimated in respect of these items have been used to extrapolate the Provisional Estimates of value of output of coal, crude petroleum, and other major and minor minerals, respectively. IIP of mining registered growth rate of 3.4% during April-October, 2017-18. The advance estimate of IIP of Mining compiled for the current year has been used for compilation. The private corporate sector growth in the mining sector for 2017-18 is estimated using the information available on the performance of major listed companies during the first halfof financial year 2017-18.
6.GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘manufacturing’ sector is estimated to grow by 4.6 % as compared to growth of 7.9% in 2016-17. . The private corporate sector growth (which has a share of over 70% in the manufacturing sector) as estimated from available dataof listed companies is 7.4% at current prices during 2017-18. The quasi corporate and unorganized segment (which include individual proprietorship and partnerships and khadi &village Industries has a share of around 21% in the manufacturing sector) has been estimated using IIP of manufacturing. The advance estimates of IIP for the current year at 2-digit level isused to extrapolate the previous year’s value added estimates at 2-digit level, separately for the quasi corporate and household sectors. IIP manufacturing registered growth of 2.1% during April-October, 2017-18. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI), in respect of the manufactured registered a growth of 2.6% during April-November, 2017-18.
7. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘Electricity, Gas, water supply and other utility services’ sector is expected to grow by 7.5% as compared to growth of 7.2% in2016- 17. Advance Estimate of IIP of Electricity compiled for 2017-18 has b
een used for compilation. IIP of Electricity registered a growth rate of 5.3% during April-October, 2017-18.
8. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘Construction’ sector is expected to grow by 3.6 % as compared to growth of 1.7% in 2016-17. Key indicators of construction sector, namely, production of cement and consumption of finished steel registered growth rates of 0.6% and 4.2% respectively during April-November, 2017-18.
9. The estimated growth in GVA for the trade, hotels, transport and communication and services related to broadcasting services during 2017-18 is placed at 8.7% as against growth of 7.8% in the previous year. GVA from Trade sector is estimated using an index of turnover based on Sales tax. With introduction of GST, sales tax data is now subsumed under GST. Therefore, a comparable estimate of turnover based on sales tax has been estimated Among the other services sectors, the key indicators of railways, namely, the net tonne kilometres and passenger kilometres have shown growth rate of 4.8% and 3.2% respectively during April-November 2017- 18. Cargo handled at major sea ports registered growth of 3.5% during April-November, 2017-18. Passengers and cargo handled by civil aviation increased by 15.1% and 18.2% respectively during April- November, 2017-18. Sales of commercial vehicles registered growth of 10.6% during April-November, 2017-18.
10. The estimated growth in GVA for this Financial, insurance, real estate and professional services sector during 2017-18 is placed at 7.3% as compared to growth of 5.7% in 2016-17. corporate sector for real estate sector and computer related activities which are estimated using latest available information on listed companies for the first half of financial year 2017-18. The combined growth in aggregate bank deposits and credits as on 10 November 2017 was 8.4 per cent.
11. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from Public administration and defence and other services is expected to grow by 9.4% as compared to growth of 11.3% in 2016-17. The key indicator of this sector namely, Union Government expenditure net of interest payments and subsidies grew by 14.6% during April November2017-18.
12.The per capita income in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) during 2017-18 is likely to attain a level of
13. GDP is derived by adding taxes on products net of subsidies on products to GVA at basic prices. GDP at current prices in the year 2017-18 is likely to attain a level of
14. The nominal Net National Income (NNI), also known as national income (at current prices) is likely to be
15. The per capita net national income during 2017-18 is estimated to be
16. Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) at current prices is estimated at
8. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from ‘Construction’ sector is expected to grow by 3.6 % as compared to growth of 1.7% in 2016-17. Key indicators of construction sector, namely, production of cement and consumption of finished steel registered growth rates of 0.6% and 4.2% respectively during April-November, 2017-18.
9. The estimated growth in GVA for the trade, hotels, transport and communication and services related to broadcasting services during 2017-18 is placed at 8.7% as against growth of 7.8% in the previous year. GVA from Trade sector is estimated using an index of turnover based on Sales tax. With introduction of GST, sales tax data is now subsumed under GST. Therefore, a comparable estimate of turnover based on sales tax has been estimated Among the other services sectors, the key indicators of railways, namely, the net tonne kilometres and passenger kilometres have shown growth rate of 4.8% and 3.2% respectively during April-November 2017- 18. Cargo handled at major sea ports registered growth of 3.5% during April-November, 2017-18. Passengers and cargo handled by civil aviation increased by 15.1% and 18.2% respectively during April- November, 2017-18. Sales of commercial vehicles registered growth of 10.6% during April-November, 2017-18.
10. The estimated growth in GVA for this Financial, insurance, real estate and professional services sector during 2017-18 is placed at 7.3% as compared to growth of 5.7% in 2016-17. corporate sector for real estate sector and computer related activities which are estimated using latest available information on listed companies for the first half of financial year 2017-18. The combined growth in aggregate bank deposits and credits as on 10 November 2017 was 8.4 per cent.
11. GVA at basic prices for 2017-18 from Public administration and defence and other services is expected to grow by 9.4% as compared to growth of 11.3% in 2016-17. The key indicator of this sector namely, Union Government expenditure net of interest payments and subsidies grew by 14.6% during April November2017-18.
12.The per capita income in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) during 2017-18 is likely to attain a level of
86660 as compared to 82269 for the year 2016-17. The growth rate in per capita income is estimated at 5.3% during 2017-18, as against 5.7% in the previous year.13. GDP is derived by adding taxes on products net of subsidies on products to GVA at basic prices. GDP at current prices in the year 2017-18 is likely to attain a level of
166.28 lakh crore, asagainst 151.84 lakh crore in 2016-17 showing a growth rate of 9.5%.14. The nominal Net National Income (NNI), also known as national income (at current prices) is likely to be
147.11 lakh crore during 2017-18, as against 134.08 lakh crore for the year 2016-17. In terms of growth rates, the national income registered a growth rate of 9.7% in 2017- 18 as against the previous year’s growth rate of 11.0%.Per Capita Income15. The per capita net national income during 2017-18 is estimated to be
111,782 showing a rise of 8.3% as compared to 103,219 during 2016-17 with the growth rate of 9.7%.16. Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) at current prices is estimated at
97.75 lakh crore in 2017-18 as against 89.27 lakh crore in 2016-17. At constant (2011-12) prices, the PFCEis estimated at 72.38 lakh crore in 2017-18 as against 68.07 lakh crore in 2016-17. In terms of GDP, the rates of PFCE at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2017-18 are estimated at58.8% and 55.7%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 58.8% and 55.8%, respectively in 2016-17.~cont
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17. Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) at current prices is estimated at
2016-17. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCE at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2017-18 are estimated at 11.9% and 11.2%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 11.7 % and 11.0%, respectively in 2016-17.Gross Fixed Capital Formation
18. Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) at current prices is estimated at
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17. Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) at current prices is estimated at
19.77 lakh crore in 2017-18 as against 17.69 lakh crore in 2016-17. At constant (2011-12) prices, the GFCE is estimated at 14.54 lakh crore in 2017-18 as against 13.40 lakh crore in2016-17. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCE at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2017-18 are estimated at 11.9% and 11.2%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 11.7 % and 11.0%, respectively in 2016-17.Gross Fixed Capital Formation
18. Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) at current prices is estimated at
43.84 lakh crore in 2017-18 as against 41.18 lakh crore in 2016-17. At constant (2011-12) prices, the GFCF is estimated at 37.65 lakh crore in 2017-18 as against 36.02 lakh crore in 2016-17. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCF at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2017-18 are estimated at 26.4% and 29.0%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 27.1% and 29.5%, respectively in 2016-17.The GFCF is expected to register growth rate of 6.5% at current prices and 4.5% at constant prices.13 January
January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 352 days remaining until the end of the year (353 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).
Events
532 - Nika riots in Constantinople.1435 - Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV.1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death.1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.1793 - Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, lynched by a mob in Rome1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battlebetween a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths.1815 - War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.1822 - The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.1830 - The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.1833 - United States President Andrew Jacksonwrites to Vice President Martin Van Burenexpressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.1840 - The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.1842 - Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California.1849 - Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island.1879 - In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.1888 - The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.1893 - The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.1893 - U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaiifrom the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.1895 - First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.1898 - Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.1908 - The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.1910 - The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.1915 - The 6.7 MwAvezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978-32,610.1935 - A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.1939 - The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.1942 - Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.1942 - World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.1950 - British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.1951 - First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.1953 - An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.1958 - The Moroccan Army of Liberationambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.1963 - Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.1964 - Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.1964 - In Manchester, New Hampshire, fourteen
January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 352 days remaining until the end of the year (353 in leap years). This date is slightly more likely to fall on a Wednesday, Friday or Sunday (58 in 400 years each) than on Monday or Tuesday (57), and slightly less likely to occur on a Thursday or Saturday (56).
Events
532 - Nika riots in Constantinople.1435 - Sicut Dudum, forbidding the enslavement of the Guanche natives in Canary Islands by the Spanish, is promulgated by Pope Eugene IV.1547 - Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death.1607 - The Bank of Genoa fails after announcement of national bankruptcy in Spain.1793 - Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, lynched by a mob in Rome1797 - French Revolutionary Wars: A naval battlebetween a French ship of the line and two British frigates off the coast of Brittany ends with the French vessel running aground, resulting in over 900 deaths.1815 - War of 1812: British troops capture Fort Peter in St. Marys, Georgia, the only battle of the war to take place in the state.1822 - The design of the Greek flag is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.1830 - The Great Fire of New Orleans begins.1833 - United States President Andrew Jacksonwrites to Vice President Martin Van Burenexpressing his opposition to South Carolina's defiance of federal authority in the Nullification Crisis.1840 - The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.1842 - Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.1847 - The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the Mexican-American War in California.1849 - Establishment of the Colony of Vancouver Island.1879 - In Mozart Gardens Brooklyn Ada Anderson completed a great feat of pedestrianism - 2700 quarter miles in 2700 quarter hours, earning her $8000.1888 - The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C.1893 - The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom holds its first meeting.1893 - U.S. Marines land in Honolulu, Hawaiifrom the USS Boston to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution.1895 - First Italo-Ethiopian War: the war's opening battle, the Battle of Coatit, occurs; it is an Italian victory.1898 - Émile Zola's J'accuse…! exposes the Dreyfus affair.1908 - The Rhoads Opera House fire in Boyertown, Pennsylvania kills 171 people.1910 - The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.1915 - The 6.7 MwAvezzano earthquake shakes the Province of L'Aquila in Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 29,978-32,610.1935 - A plebiscite in Saarland shows that 90.3% of those voting wish to join Nazi Germany.1939 - The Black Friday bush fires burn 20,000 square kilometers of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people.1942 - Henry Ford patents a plastic automobile, which is 30% lighter than a regular car.1942 - World War II: First use of an aircraft ejection seat by a German test pilot in a Heinkel He 280 jet fighter.1950 - British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.1951 - First Indochina War: The Battle of Vĩnh Yên begins.1953 - An article appears in Pravda accusing some of the most prestigious and prominent doctors, mostly Jews, in the Soviet Union of taking part in a vast plot to poison members of the top Soviet political and military leadership.1958 - The Moroccan Army of Liberationambushes a Spanish patrol in the Battle of Edchera.1963 - Coup d'état in Togo results in the assassination of president Sylvanus Olympio.1964 - Anti-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta, resulting in 100 deaths.1964 - In Manchester, New Hampshire, fourteen
-year-old Pamela Mason is murdered. Edward Coolidge is tried and convicted of the crime, but the conviction is set aside by the landmark Fourth Amendment case "Coolidge vs. New Hampshire (1971)."1966 - Robert C. Weaver becomes the first African American Cabinet member when he is appointed United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.1968 - Johnny Cash performs live at Folsom State Prison1972 - Prime Minister Kofi Abrefa Busia and President Edward Akufo-Addo of Ghana are ousted in a bloodless military coup by Colonel Ignatius Kutu Acheampong.1974 - Seraphim is elected Archbishop of Athens and All Greece.1978 - United States Food and Drug Administration requires all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.1982 - Shortly after takeoff, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737 jet, crashes into Washington, D.C.'s 14th Street Bridge and falls into the Potomac River, killing 78 including four motorists.1985 - A passenger train plunges into a ravine in Ethiopia, killing 428 in the worst railroad disaster in Africa.1986 - A month-long violent struggle begins in Aden, South Yemen between supporters of Ali Nasir Muhammad and Abdul Fattah Ismail, resulting in thousands of casualties.1988 - Lee Teng-hui becomes the first native Taiwanese President of the Republic of China.1990 - Douglas Wilder becomes the first elected African American governor as he takes office in Richmond, Virginia.1991 - Soviet Union troops attack Lithuanianindependence supporters in Vilnius, killing 14 people and wounding around 1000 others.1993 - Space Shuttle program: Endeavour heads for space for the third time as STS-54 launches from the Kennedy Space Center.1998 - Alfredo Ormando sets himself on fire in St. Peter's Square, protesting against homophobia.2001 - An earthquake hits El Salvador, killing more than 800.2012 - The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy due to the captainFrancesco Schettino's negligence and irresponsibility. There are 32 confirmed deaths.
CCEA approves continuation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
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▪️The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval to continuation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) till term of 14th Finance Commission i.e. 2020.
▪️The continuation of scheme will entail annual allocation of Rs.3,950 crore and total outlay of Rs. 11,850 crores over next 3 years.
✔️ MPLAD Scheme
▪️The MPLAD Scheme is Central Sector Scheme launched in 1993-94. It enables Members of Parliament (both elected and nominated) to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up in their constituencies in area of national priorities like drinking water, education, public health, sanitation, roads etc.
▪️The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MSPI) is nodal ministry to coordinate work under scheme.
▪️The scheme is governed by set of guidelines (last revised in June, 2016). Under this scheme, the funds are released in the form of grants in-aid directly to the district authorities on receipt of requisite documents and as per these guidelines.
▪️The funds released under the scheme are non-lapsable i.e. if the fund for particular work is not spent in that year, it will be carried forward to the subsequent years, subject to eligibility.
▪️The annual entitlement under the scheme per MP at present is Rs 5 crore. Role of MPs for the projects is only recommendatory i.e. they can only recommend their choice of works to concerned district authorities who implement these works by following the established procedures of the concerned state government.
✔️ Impact
▪️Since its inception of the scheme, a total number of 18,82,180 works for Rs. 44,929.17 crore have been sanctioned till August, 2017 from MPLADS fund. It has resulted into creation of various durable community assets which have impacted the social, cultural and economic life of the local communities in one way or the other.
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▪️The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has given its approval to continuation of Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) till term of 14th Finance Commission i.e. 2020.
▪️The continuation of scheme will entail annual allocation of Rs.3,950 crore and total outlay of Rs. 11,850 crores over next 3 years.
✔️ MPLAD Scheme
▪️The MPLAD Scheme is Central Sector Scheme launched in 1993-94. It enables Members of Parliament (both elected and nominated) to recommend works for creation of durable community assets based on locally felt needs to be taken up in their constituencies in area of national priorities like drinking water, education, public health, sanitation, roads etc.
▪️The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MSPI) is nodal ministry to coordinate work under scheme.
▪️The scheme is governed by set of guidelines (last revised in June, 2016). Under this scheme, the funds are released in the form of grants in-aid directly to the district authorities on receipt of requisite documents and as per these guidelines.
▪️The funds released under the scheme are non-lapsable i.e. if the fund for particular work is not spent in that year, it will be carried forward to the subsequent years, subject to eligibility.
▪️The annual entitlement under the scheme per MP at present is Rs 5 crore. Role of MPs for the projects is only recommendatory i.e. they can only recommend their choice of works to concerned district authorities who implement these works by following the established procedures of the concerned state government.
✔️ Impact
▪️Since its inception of the scheme, a total number of 18,82,180 works for Rs. 44,929.17 crore have been sanctioned till August, 2017 from MPLADS fund. It has resulted into creation of various durable community assets which have impacted the social, cultural and economic life of the local communities in one way or the other.
☀️ Good Morning News : 19 Aug 2018
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- Israel PM Addresses India-Israel Business Summit in Mumbai
- PM Modi, Netanyahu Inaugurates 'iCreate Centre' in Ahmedabad
- Election Dates in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Declared
- India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable ICBM Agni-V
- Odisha CM Launches 'Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana'
- India Attends its 1st SCO Military Cooperation Meeting in Beijing
- MoS RK Singh Attends ISA Forum in Abu Dhabi
- North and South Korea Agree to Jointly March Under Unification Flag in Winter Olympics
- Vice Admiral A B Singh Takes Over as Chief of Staff Western Naval Command
- ✴️HDFC Bank Becomes 1st Indian Bank to Cross Rs5 trillion Market Capitalisation
- ⭐️ Virat Kohli Named Captain of ICC’s Test and ODI Teams of the Year
- Madhya Pradesh achieves complete door-to-door garbage
- NHRC holds Open Hearing and Camp Sitting in Jaipur
- ✴️Kolkata Police introduces LED-fitted uniforms to ensure safety of traffic cops
- Government planning to set up of Cyber Warrior Police Force to tackle internet-related crimes
- ⭐️ President presents 2016 Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
- ✴️10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture held Berlin
- ⭐️ Maharashtra becomes first state to unveil Public Cloud Policy .
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- Israel PM Addresses India-Israel Business Summit in Mumbai
- PM Modi, Netanyahu Inaugurates 'iCreate Centre' in Ahmedabad
- Election Dates in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland Declared
- India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable ICBM Agni-V
- Odisha CM Launches 'Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana'
- India Attends its 1st SCO Military Cooperation Meeting in Beijing
- MoS RK Singh Attends ISA Forum in Abu Dhabi
- North and South Korea Agree to Jointly March Under Unification Flag in Winter Olympics
- Vice Admiral A B Singh Takes Over as Chief of Staff Western Naval Command
- ✴️HDFC Bank Becomes 1st Indian Bank to Cross Rs5 trillion Market Capitalisation
- ⭐️ Virat Kohli Named Captain of ICC’s Test and ODI Teams of the Year
- Madhya Pradesh achieves complete door-to-door garbage
- NHRC holds Open Hearing and Camp Sitting in Jaipur
- ✴️Kolkata Police introduces LED-fitted uniforms to ensure safety of traffic cops
- Government planning to set up of Cyber Warrior Police Force to tackle internet-related crimes
- ⭐️ President presents 2016 Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards
- ✴️10th Global Forum for Food & Agriculture held Berlin
- ⭐️ Maharashtra becomes first state to unveil Public Cloud Policy .
● First Phase of ESICS Pilot Project of Telemedicine Services inaugurated
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▪️The first phase of ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) Pilot Project of Telemedicine Services was launched for providing specialist medical services at a distance to insured workers.
▪️It was launched by the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya in New Delhi.
✔️ Key Facts
▪️In the first phase, ESIC Model Hospital at Basaidarapur has been connected with three ESIS dispensaries at Katihar (Bihar), Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) and Rudarpur (Uttarakhand).
▪️ESIC has been launched as pilot project for telemedicine services at 11 ESI locations in coordination with C-DAC, Mohali.
▪️It was launched under the aegis of “Digital Inclusive and Smart Community (DISC)” which is a part of Digital India Programme of Union Government.
▪️Under it, three specialized ESIC Hospitals will be connected with eight ESI Dispensaries at remote locations of country where there are no specialized healthcare services available.
▪️In second and third phase rest of the two Hospitals and five Dispensaries will be connected for providing specialized health care services at the doorsteps of insured workers.
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▪️The first phase of ESIC (Employees State Insurance Corporation) Pilot Project of Telemedicine Services was launched for providing specialist medical services at a distance to insured workers.
▪️It was launched by the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya in New Delhi.
✔️ Key Facts
▪️In the first phase, ESIC Model Hospital at Basaidarapur has been connected with three ESIS dispensaries at Katihar (Bihar), Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) and Rudarpur (Uttarakhand).
▪️ESIC has been launched as pilot project for telemedicine services at 11 ESI locations in coordination with C-DAC, Mohali.
▪️It was launched under the aegis of “Digital Inclusive and Smart Community (DISC)” which is a part of Digital India Programme of Union Government.
▪️Under it, three specialized ESIC Hospitals will be connected with eight ESI Dispensaries at remote locations of country where there are no specialized healthcare services available.
▪️In second and third phase rest of the two Hospitals and five Dispensaries will be connected for providing specialized health care services at the doorsteps of insured workers.
Apex court ordered all States to ensure that the law and order
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The Supreme Court stayed the notifications and orders passed by certain States to prohibit the exhibition of the Censor Board-certified moviePadmaavat , saying its “conscience is shocked” that States have guillotined creative rights.
The apex court ordered all States to ensure that the law and order situation is maintained during the screening of the film across the country.
Gujarat and Rajasthan had issued notifications on January 5 and 17, respectively, prohibiting the screening while Haryana had in principle agreed to a ban on exhibition. Madhya Pradesh had made statements that it intended banning the screening of the movie in theatres.
The movie portrayed the 13th century battle between Maharaja Ratan Singh and his army of Mewar and Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi.
Many groups were up in arms about the portrayal of Queen Padmavati in the film.The court ordered the States to protect the artistes and the people involved in the movie from threats.
It further forbade States from passing any order, notification which amounts to a prohibition of the exhibition of the movie.
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said a film may bomb at the box office or people may choose to not watch it, but the States cannot use their machinery to prohibit its exhibition citing risk to public order.
The three-judge Bench, led by the Chief Justice, said in a detailed order that it is “the duty and obligation of the State to maintain law and order."
@UPSC_18
#KARPATHUIAS
The Supreme Court stayed the notifications and orders passed by certain States to prohibit the exhibition of the Censor Board-certified moviePadmaavat , saying its “conscience is shocked” that States have guillotined creative rights.
The apex court ordered all States to ensure that the law and order situation is maintained during the screening of the film across the country.
Gujarat and Rajasthan had issued notifications on January 5 and 17, respectively, prohibiting the screening while Haryana had in principle agreed to a ban on exhibition. Madhya Pradesh had made statements that it intended banning the screening of the movie in theatres.
The movie portrayed the 13th century battle between Maharaja Ratan Singh and his army of Mewar and Sultan Alauddin Khilji of Delhi.
Many groups were up in arms about the portrayal of Queen Padmavati in the film.The court ordered the States to protect the artistes and the people involved in the movie from threats.
It further forbade States from passing any order, notification which amounts to a prohibition of the exhibition of the movie.
Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said a film may bomb at the box office or people may choose to not watch it, but the States cannot use their machinery to prohibit its exhibition citing risk to public order.
The three-judge Bench, led by the Chief Justice, said in a detailed order that it is “the duty and obligation of the State to maintain law and order."