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INDIAN AFFAIRS
VAJRA
faculty scheme – 260 applicants for government’s visiting researcher programme
Central Government has received 260 applications from foreign scientists for Visiting Advanced Joint Research (VAJRA) Faculty
scheme. Out of these 260 applications, 70 will be shortlisted for
this year.
i. The department intends to select 1,000 scientists every year under
this scheme.
ii. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary of
Department of Science and Technology, has stated that screening of 260
applicants will start in October 2017 and the shortlisted scientists will begin
work by December 2017.
Gujarat
becomes first state to slash VAT on petrol, diesel; cuts taxes by 4 per cent
On October 2017, Gujarat state
government announced a 4 per cent reduction in VAT (Value Added Tax) on petrol
and diesel. It has thereby become the first state to cut VAT on fuel.
More Details:
i. On account of this
decision, petrol will get cheaper by Rs 2.93 and diesel by Rs 2.72 across
Gujarat from the midnight of Tuesday and Wednesday.
ii. Recently, after
cutting central excise duty on petrol and diesel by Rs. 2, Union Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had
asked the state governments to cut VAT on the fuel products by 5 per cent
citing that they are the biggest beneficiaries of the revenues generated from
petrol and diesel.
iii. Out of the total levy on fuel,
state governments get all of the VAT collection along with 42 per cent of the
central excise collections.
iv. The remaining portion of
excise collections is used by Central Government in centrally sponsored
schemes.
Government
approved Rs 2,000 crore to set up Aadhaar units in post offices
With an aim to gradually phase out private contractors from the data collection
process in Aadhaar enrolment, Central
Government has approved Rs 2,000 crore for setting up Aadhaar centres in post
offices.
Aadhaar
Enrolment and Updation facilities in Post Offices:
i. This decision has been taken
as Government received several
complaints against private vendors such as petty corruption and attempted
frauds. Moreover Supreme Court too had highlighted reports of alleged
leakage of Aadhaar data.
ii. By March 31, 2017,
Government will set up Aadhaar enrolment and updation facilities in around
15,000 post offices.
iii. The centres will have
machines approved by the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) and trained personnel
who will be responsible for the operations.
iv. Government believes that
post offices will considerably extend the reach of UID, particularly in remote
areas.
President
of India inaugurates India water Week 2017
On 10th October 2017, the
President of India, Mr.Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated India Water Week 2017, at
Vigyan Bhavan, in New Delhi.
