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Current Affairs Today – 17th August 2019
NATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
PM announced the road map for farmer welfare
- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the roadmap for the welfare of farmers.
- It also aims to provide house, electricity connection, optical fibre network and broadband connectivity to every house in all the villages across the country.
- Under the welfare of the farmers plan, 1.5 lakh wellness centers will be created at villages. It also aims to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers which can affect the health of soil.
STATE CURRENT AFFAIRS
Aadi Mahotsav is being celebrated at Leh Ladakh
- The Aadi Mahotsav, a National Tribal Festival, is celebrated at Polo Ground in Leh-Ladakh. It is a 9 day event that starts from 17th August to 25th August.
- THEME: ‘A celebration of the spirit of Tribal Craft, Culture and Commerce’.
- The festival was inaugurated by the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik and Arjun Munda, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs.
TamilNadu awards people on various categories on the 73rd Independence Day
- TamilNadu Chief Minister Shri Edappadi K Palaniswami conferred awards to people and organizations at Fort St. George on various categories on the 73rd Independence day celebration.
- It was conferred to Greater Chennai Police Commissionerate for the installation of ‘Third Eye’ CCTV (closed-circuit television).
- They provide 24*7 assistance to migrate to GST(Goods and Service Tax) system Chennai received certificate of appreciation for creating sensory parks for differently abled children under smart city project.
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TamilNadu: Capital City (Chennai) CM (Edappadi K.Palanisamy) Governor (Banwarilal Purohit)
Online revenue payment system launched by CM of Odisha
- Chief Minister of Odisha Shri Naveen Patnaik launched online revenue payment
- AIM: to provide people with an easier way to make their land revenue payments-online on 73rd Independence Day on August 15, 2019, at Bhubaneswar.
- This online payment system was developed at the National Informatics Centre- Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
- This is an initiative of the State revenue department of Odisha under the “5-T mantra”.
- The 5T mantras are based on Technology, Transparency, Team work, Time and Transformation.
- Mahatma Gandhi’s talisman dedicated as part of his 150th birth anniversary.
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Odisha: Capital City(Bhubaneswar) CM(Naveen Patnaik) Governor(Ganeshi Lal)
Chhattisgarh state government increases reservation for SC and OBC
- Chhattisgarh government announced an increase in the reservation for Scheduled caste (SC) from 12% to 13% and for Other Backward Classes (OBC) from 14% to 27%.
- This announcement was made by Chief Minister (CM) Shri Bhupesh Baghel
- The state’s reservation becomes a total of 72 percent is the highest in the country The reservation limit of 50 percent mandated by the Supreme court.
- The “Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi” which will be carved out of Bilaspur. This is done for better administration of the state. The state will have total districts to 28.
- The govt. will be launching a new scheme ‘Suposhan Abhiyan’ on October 2 2019 to fight malnutrition across the state.
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Chhattisgarh: Capital(Atal Nagar) CM(Bhupesh Baghel) Governor(Anusuiya Uikey)
TamilNadu trifurcates Vellore district to form new districts
- TamilNadu Shri Edappadi K Palaniswami made an announcement on trifurcation of Vellore district. Ranipet and Tirupattur will be the new districts carved out of Vellore.
- After the trifurcation, TamilNadu now has 37 districts. The announcement on August 15, 2019, Independence Day celebration at Fort St George in Chennai, TamilNadu.
- The Ministry conducted a series of meet with all the stakeholders including state governments gathering to eliminate the use of single-use plastic.
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- TamilNadu: Capital City (Chennai) CM (Edappadi K.Palanisamy) Governor (Banwarilal Purohit)
INTERNATIONAL CURRENT AFFAIRS
PM is on a two day state visit to Bhutan
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day state visit to Bhutan.
- The two leader will hold talks to further deepen the bilateral ties.
- This is PM Modi’s second visit to Bhutan and the first since his re-election.
- PM Modi is expected to sign 10 MoUs in fields like education amongst others and inaugurate 5 projects including the Mangdechhu hydroelectric power plant and the ISRO-built earth station in Thimphu.
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Bhutan (Capital/Currency): Thimphu/ Bhutanese ngultrum
King: Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck
Prime Minister: Lotay Tshering
Official languages: Dzongkha
Vice President embarks on three-nation visit to Lithuania, Latvia & Estonia
- Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has embarked on a three-nation visit to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.
- He is accompanied by a high-level delegation.
- The visit takes place in the context of increasing political engagement, as well as intensified trade and commercial ties.
- This visit will also provide an opportunity to brief the Baltic countries and get their views on enhanced opportunities for cooperation.
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Lithuania(Capital/Currency): Vilnius (Vilnius County)/ Lithuanian Litas
Latvia (Capital/Currency): Riga/ Euro
Estonia (Capital/Currency): Tallinn/ Euro
SUMMITS AND CONFERENCES
Fifth Meeting Of BRICS Minister Of Environment Held In Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Fifth BRICS Minister of Environment Meeting held in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It is preceded by the 2-day meeting of BRICS Joint Working Group on Environment.
- The Indian delegation led by Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Prakash Javadekar.
- The BRICS Ministers delegations to join at 14th CoP (Conference of Parties ) scheduled to be held from 2 – 13 September 2019 and contribute to the efforts to combat desertification and land degradation.
- The massive campaign that will be launched to make India free of single-use plastic.The Ministers of BRICS countries underlined the” Partnership on Urban Environmental Sustainability Initiative (PUESI)”.
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Brazil (Capital/Currency): Brasilia/Brazilian real
President: Jair Bolsonaro
AGREEMENTS AND MOU SIGNED
India has contributed one million US Dollars to the United Nations
- India has contributed one million US Dollars to the United Nations Special Purpose Trust Fund for the Resident Coordinator System.
- Special Purpose Trust Fund is a specific fund established to receive, consolidate, manage all contributions and financial transactions of the new Resident Coordinator system in a transparent and effective way.
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United Nations: It is an International Organization. Its Objective of UN is to not only maintain International Peace and Security but also to develop Friendly relations among nations.
- Founded – 24th October, 1945
- Headquarter- New York,United States
- Secretary General- Antonio Guterres (9th SG OF UN)
- He is from PORTUGAL
- Portugal (Capital/Currency) – Lisbon/ Euro
- United States (Capital/Currency) – Washington, D.C/ US Dollar
APPOINTMENT
Harshad Pandurang Thakur appointed as NIHFWs director
- Harshad Pandurang Thakur appointed as the director of National Institute of Health and Family Welfare.
- The proposal of appointment was approved by the appointments Committee of the Cabinet.
SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS
Ravi Shastri appointed as Head Coach of Indian Cricket Team
- Former Cricketer Ravi Shashtri appointed as the head coach of Indian cricket team.
- His term will be for another two years.
- Cricket Advisory Committee is led by former Indian Cricket captain Kapil Dev.
- He is along with Anshuman Gaekwad and Shantha Rangaswamy conducted interviews of shortlisted candidates for Indian cricket team’s head coach.
AWARDS
Bajrang Punia to get Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019
- Bajrang Punia awarded Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019.
- It is the highest country award in India. Bajrang Punia is set to be awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2019.
OBITURIES
Damodar Ganesh Bapat passed away
- Social worker and Padma Shri awardee Damodar Ganesh Bapat passed away at an age of 84.
- He was known for his social work among the tribal areas in Chhattisgarh.
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