-India offers 100 million dollars credit to Vietnam to
purchase military equipment.
- Master Partnership Pact signed for Giant 30-m Optical
Telescope
the Master Partnership Agreement (MPA) for the
construction of the $1.5-billion Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT), what would be
the world’s largest optical and infrared telescope, was signed by the five
partner countries — Canada, China, India, Japan and the U.S. — in Hawaii, the site
for the proposed telescope. The Department of Science and Technology (DST), is
the main government agency coordinating the Indian participation. The construction is expected to begin next
year and the telescope is expected to become operational in 2022. India is a 10
per cent partner in the project, which implies a financial commitment of about
Rs. 1,000 crore. Also, India is designing a mirror coating system and exploring
the possibilities of setting up a unit to polish 100 segments to the project
-Last day tea board eased the export licensing norm.
Following this it would now be possible to obtain a license within 48 hours
-India is staking the water projects of Bangladesh. The
projects include Teesta-1, Teesta II and Tipimukh hydel project.
-India approves power projects of USD $160 million to
boost power projects in Nepal. It includes Koshi Corridor Transmission Lines
(220 KVA), Solu Corridor Transmission Lines (32 KVA), Rahughat hydro power
project (32MW)
-Govt setup autonomous agency to coordinate skill
development efforts. They plans to skill 500 million Indian citizens by 2022.
The name of the agency is NSDA (National Skill Development Authority)
-Wild Life Institute of India to track the movement of
The great Indian Bustard Bird one of the critically endangered species using
satellites
-According to PMRP (Prime Ministers Reconstruction Program)
, Baninhal-Quzigund Rail link was made. It is a 118 KM long rail link. It has
11 KM long tunnel which is water proof, and it has the largest air quality
monitoring system
-UIDAI wins 21st century achievement award 2013.
-Kiran Bedi was honored with Nomura Award in Singapore
for her humanitarian works. She donated the entire reward money for the
education of the children of prisoners.
-India won 3 awards at SAARC film festival.
Best Feature Film
– Paan singh Tomar
Best
Director - Kaushal Oza
SAARC Film
festival was held at Colombo Sree Lanka
- 29th annual meeting of World Economic Forum is to be
held in Kochi, Kerala. 22 of the WEF were held in New Delhi. One was held at
Maharashtra. This is the second time to be held in Kerala.
-Highest Krishi Vignjan Kendra to be set up at Nyoma,
Leh.
-IGNOU has decided to shut ISLRTC ( Indian Sign Language
Research and Training Center)
-Center, Odisha locks horns over mining in Niyamgiri
-India Australia raise the pitch on maritime cooperation
It has agreed to hold joint naval exercises in 2015
-According to the new Crime Record Statistics by National
Crime Record Beuro Kerala tops with 455.8 cases of crime of 100000 persons.
Kerala is followed by Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh
-Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 : The Act mandates a Complaints Committee
in every workplace. It also mandates district officials to set up a Local
Complaints Committee in every district. unwelcome act or behavior, either
direct or implied, which includes physical advances, demands or requests for
sexual favors, sexually coloured remarks, sharing pornography, other unwelcome
physical, verbal or non-verbal conduct of a sexual nature. It also includes
promises of promotions, threats of dismissal, and creating an intimidating work
atmosphere. If a complaint is false or malicious, action can be taken against
the woman. A failure on behalf of the employer to constitute a Committee or
take action is a penal offence.
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