NATIONAL
‘Jai
Kisaan’ app launched in Goa
Goa
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar launched the Jai Kisaan App.It is
an initiative of Adventz group, a conglomerate of 25 companies.
The
aim of the app is to fulfil the needs of the farmer’s community in
India. It gives agricultural information and cultivation, covering crop
nutrition, protection, seeds, and diagnostic services .The app will not only
give the farmers database but also help them with the various initiatives of
the government such as the health cards.
Goa
Capital:
Panaji
Chief
Minister: Manohar Parrikar
Governor:
Mridula Sinha
India
donated 500 tonnes of rice to Kingdom of Lesotho
India
donated 500 metric tonnes of rice to the Kingdom of Lesotho (in Southern
Africa).The country is facing acute food shortage, the High
Commissioner of India to South Africa and Lesotho, Ruchira Kamboj handed
over the donation to the government of Lesotho.
Kamboj
also inaugurated the India-Lesotho Centre for Advanced Information Technology
at the Lerotholi Polytechnic in Maseru. This project is fully-funded by the
Government of India.
Lesotho
Capital:
Maseru
Currency:
Lesotho loti
Prime
Minister: Pakalitha Mosisili
President:
Tom Thabane
Incubator
for Women Startups in Telangana
Telangana
government has announced that it will set up a incubation centre for startups
by women entrepreneurs. K T Rama Rao, the state’s industries and IT
minister, said the government would also set up a Rs 15-crore fund to
meet the investment needs of these start-ups.
The
government is planning to launch a series of initiatives to encourage women
entrepreneurs including creation of a women startup incubator ‘WE Hub’,
a first such incubator in the country.
NITI
Aayog Chief Executive Officer Amitabh Kant announced that the Aayog
will support We-Hub under the Atal Innovation Mission. The Aayog
will also create a special women’s cell to ensure enhanced funding for the
women entrepreneurs.
Telangana
Capital:
Hyderabad
Chief
Minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao
Governor:
E. S. L. Narasimhan
Kathakar:
International Storytellers Festival begins in New Delhi
The
Minister of State for Home Affairs Shri Kiren Rijiju will
inaugurate 7th edition of three day ‘Kathakar: International
Storytellers Festival’. It begins at the Indira Gandhi National
Centre for the Arts ( IGNCA), New Delhi.
Kathakar
is the only oral storytelling festival in India and is a part of Ghummakkad
Narain- the Travelling Literature Festival which was started under the
aegis of UNESCO in 2010.
Another
inaugural session was held ,the book ‘Curious Tales from the Himalayas‘
co-authored by Shaguna Gahilote and Prarthana Gahilote was
released.
Cabinet
Approves Setting up of National Nutrition Mission
The
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved
the National Nutrition Mission (NNM). NNM is a three year mission with budget
of 9046.17 crore rupees and it comes under Ministry of Women
and Child Development.
NNM
will strive to reduce the level of stunting, under-nutrition, anaemia, and
low-birth weight babies. It will also create synergy, ensure better monitoring,
and issue alerts for timely action.More than 10 crore people will be benefitted
by this programme.
22nd
Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium held in New Delhi
The
22nd meeting of Board of Management (BOM) of Small Farmers, Agri-Business
Consortium (SFAC), chaired by Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Minister Radha Mohan Singh was held in New Delhi.
The
Scheme aims to facilitate the promotion of agri-business projects establishing
backward linkages with farmers, providing assured market to their production,
thereby generating employment and enhancing farmers’ income.
INTERNATIONAL
Two-days
annual SCO meeting begins in Russian city of Sochi
The
two-day annual meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was
held in Sochi, Russia. The External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj represented India in the two-day summit. She also attended the
reception to be hosted by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
The
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a permanent intergovernmental
international organisation, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001
in Shanghai (China) by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia,
Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation
Headquarters:
Beijing, China
Secretary
General: Rashid Alimov
India
to buy Kamov-226T helicopters from Russia
The
200 Russian light helicopter Kamov-226T, or Ka-226T, will be built using
digital technology in Russia. Out of which 60 would be supplied to India in
fly-away condition.
The
project will be implemented on the basis of an inter-governmental agreement,
under which the Russia is committed to the transfer of technologies.
Ka-226T
Helicopter Programme Director is Dmitry Shvets.
India-Singapore
inks Bilateral Agreement for Navy Cooperation
India
and Singapore inked a naval pact, under the agreement the RSN and the Indian
Navy will step up cooperation in maritime security, increase visits to each
other’s ports, and facilitate mutual logistics support.
Defence
Ministers of Singapore and India,Ng Eng Hen and Nirmala Sitharaman signed
the pact.
Singapore
Capital:
Singapore city
Currency:
Singapore dollar
Prime
Minister: Lee Hsien Loong
President:
Halimah Yacob
India
join hands with Spain on regional “Rapid Rail project”
India
signed a technical cooperation agreement with Spain to launch
a Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS) under which the trains run at a
speed of 180Kmph. India will get technical cooperation from Spain to
design and execute Rapid Rail Transit System (RRTS)—a first-of-its-kind project
in the country
Three
RRTS corridors are expected to link Delhi with Meerut, Panipat and
Alwar.An Indo-Spanish technical cooperation agreement was signed between
the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC) and the Administrador
de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF), Spain.
Spain
Capital:
Madrid
Currency:
Euro
Prime
Minister: Mariano Rajoy
India
re-elected to International Maritime Organisation Council
India
has been re-elected to the Council of the International Maritime
Organisation. Indian High Commissioner to the UK YK Sinha represented
India at the assembly where India secured the second-highest number of votes
(144).
The
International Maritime Organization (IMO), known as the Inter-Governmental
Maritime Consultative Organization (IMCO) until 1982,is a specialised
agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping.
IMO
Headquarters:
London, United Kingdom
Secretary-General:
Kitack Lim
APPOINTMENTS
Sibi
George appointed as the next Ambassador to Holy See
Sibi
George has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Holy See. He
is presently Ambassador of India to Switzerland.The other name of Holy
see is Vatican city
Holy
see
Capital:
Vatican City
Currency:
Euro
President:
Giuseppe Bertello
Dia
Mirza appointed UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador
Dia
Mirza, Actor-activist appointed United Nations Environment
Goodwill Ambassador for India. she will work with the UN to spread the
message on priority areas including clean air, clean seas, wildlife protection
and climate change.
Pradeep
Singh Kharola appointed as Air India CMD
Pradeep
Singh Kharola, has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)
of Air India. Mr. Kharola would replace Rajiv Bansal.
Snehlata
Shrivastava appointed as Lok Sabha Secretary General
Speaker
Sumitra Mahajan has approved the appointment of Senior IAS officer Snehlata
Shrivastava as new Secretary-General of Lok Sabha. She will be the first
woman Secretary-General of Lok Sabha.
She
will replace Anoop Mishra. Her tenure will end on November 30,
2018.
SPORTS
Ankushita
Boro clinched ‘Best Boxer’ title
Ankushita
Boro of Assam has clinched the ‘Best Boxer’ title in World Youth
Women’s Boxing Championship held in Guwahati.
As
she got the fifth gold against Russia’s Ekaterina Dynnik in the 64kg final, She
received this honour.
Shiva
Keshavan wins Gold in Asian Luge Championships
Shiva
Keshavan wins Gold in Asian Luge Championships, which is held at
Altenberg, Germany. He is a Asian champion and he retained his title
with a time of 55.60 seconds. He is a five time olympian.
Keshavan
will represent India at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Alpensia
Sliding Centre at Pyeongchang in South Korea for his record sixth
Olympics.
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