Yak Electrical Flow Affairs Roundup 2017 - Polity In Addition To Governance & Awards

Polity too Governance

• The Union Labour too Employment Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has initiated steps to convey the electronic too digital media journalists likewise nether the ambit of the Working Journalists Act The Labour Ministry volition ensure stringent enforcement of the labour laws too implementation of Wage board recommendations inward the paper industry. 
• The Chief Minister of Manipur 'N Biren Singh' has launched the 2 spider web applications to banking company check corruption too perish on rail of authorities activities. The 2 spider web applications were Anti-Corruption Cell too Digital Application for Review past times Public too Nation (DARPAN). 'DARPAN' would upload details of projects correct from the initial phase till sanction of the fund, progress of piece of work too photos the piece of work sites. 
• The Union Government has relaxed restrictions on exports of for sure organic agricultural too processed products similar wheat, non-basmati rice to boost their overseas shipments. It has also increased the annual quantitative ceiling on the export of organic pulses too lentils from existing 10,000 tons to 50,000 tons per annum. 
• The Supreme Court (SC) has laid a bench-mark for maintenance to last paid past times a married adult man to his estranged wife. According to Supreme Court, (a bench of Justices R Banumathi too chiliad M Santanagoudar) direct-ed a resident of West Bengal to laid aside 25% equally maintenance for his erstwhile married adult woman too their son. 
• India too Republic of Korea stimulate got signed an Inter-Governmental Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Defence Industry cooperation betwixt their shipbuilding yards In New Delhi. Republic of Republic of India has nominated Hindustan Shipyard at Vishakhapatnam whereas Republic of Korea is withal to nominate its shipyard. This MoU is component of the 'Make inward India' first of the wedlock government. 0 The Union Minister Piyush Goya! too Indonesia's Energy too Mineral Resources Minister Ignasius Jonan stimulate got participated inward the starting fourth dimension Indian-Indonesia Energy Forum inward Jakarta, Indonesia. Major Indian companies inward stone oil too gas sector, similar ONGC Videsh Limited, Petronet LNG Limited, Gas partici-pated inward this forum.
• India has signed 3 MoU with Armenia inward Yerevan, on peaceful uses of outer space, on cooperation inward youth matters too a programme of cultural cooperation for the years 2017-2020. The 2 countries are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic ties. 
• The Union Minister of Information too Broadcasting Minister chiliad Venkaiah Naidu has launched 'MyMSME app' too website portal of MSME facilitation council inward New Delhi. My MSME mobile application is for all Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) inward Republic of Republic of India too other stakeholders. This application acts equally a origin of all data related to MSME's Policies, Registration, Services, Schemes, etc. 
• India too Sri Lanka stimulate got signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on economical co-operation inward the presence of PM Modi too Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wckremesinghe inward New Delhi. The MoU pro-poses Indian investment inward the evolution of ports too stone oil tank farms inward Trincomalee, setting upwards of an LNG ability plant, piped gas provide inward Colombo too also aims to under-take highway, railway projects inward Sri Lanka. 
• The International Road Federation (IRF) has announced that Republic of Republic of India volition host the 18th World Road Meeting on 13th Nov 2017. The subject of World Road Meeting 2017 is 'Safe Roads too Smart Mobility: The Engines of Economic Growth'. Around 4000 delegates across the earth volition utter over of import Issues facing inward the mobility sector.
• Note : The International Road Federation is a global not-for-profit organization, head-quartered inward Washington, DC since 1948 too supported past times regional offices throughout the world. The IRF seeks to promote the benefits of a sustainable route carry infrastructure at all levels of society.
• In work with 'Ek Bharat- Shresht Bharat' con-cept of unity inward diversity, the states - Telangana too Haryana stimulate got announced to piece of work for usual advertisement of tourism too cul-ture.
• The Supreme Court ordered the sale past times auc-tion of Sahara group's prized Lonavala asset inward Maharashtra, the Aamby Valley property. Market regulator SEBI was asked to frontward the courts monastic tell to the Official Liquidator too mitt over all the details of the belongings to the latter. 
• Railway government minister Suresh Prabhu digitally inaugurated the starting fourth dimension steel coil-carrying Special Freight Train Operations (SFTO) rake of TM International Logistics Ltd (TMILL) from Rail Bhawan inward New Delhi. 
• Note : TMILL, a articulation venture of Tata Steel NYK Holding (Europe) B.V. too ICJ Martrade Holding GmbH of Germany, has commenced operations with 3 BFNSM1 rakes. The starting fourth dimension rake carrying steel coils departed from Tata Steel's Jamshedpur industrial plant life for Channel. 
• As component of the innovative initiatives nether the 'White Revolution' umbrella Schemes, an first of 'Quality Mark' Award Scheme has been taken for dairy Cooperatives to promote too encourage the enhancement of safety, character too hygiene of milk too milk products manufactured past times dairy cooperatives. 
• Indian Railways stimulate got announced to restore the Kolkata - Khulna rider prepare service inward July 2017 after a gap of nearly 70 years. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 trail run of the service from Khulna to Kolkata from Benapole (on the People's Republic of Bangladesh side) inaugurated past times the Prime Minister NarendraModi too the visiting Prime Minister of People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh !tine on Apr 8, 2017 through video link from New Delhi. + Republic of Republic of India added 5,525 MW solar ability generation capacity final fiscal, taking the total from this gear upwards clean origin to 12,288 MW. The Government has envisaged 4,800 MW from rooftop solar too 7,200 MW from large scale solar ability projects inward the country. Among states, Andhra Pradesh tops the nautical chart with largest cumulative solar generation capacity of 1,867 MW equally on March 31, 2017 followed past times Rajasthan too Tamil Nadu at 1,812 MW too 1,691 MW respectively. 
• The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of the Framework of Understanding (Fal) on Cooperation inward the Hydrocarbon Sector with Bangladesh. The objective of the proposed FoU is to constitute a cooperative institutional framework machinery to facilitate too raise India-Bangladesh bilateral cooperafion inward the hydrocarbon sector on the reason of equality too usual benefit. The proposed FoU is non-binding inward nature too volition last valid for 5 years. 
• India has jumped i location to eighth rank inward the 2017 A.T. Kearney Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index. Govemance too regulatory issues made upwards 7 of the top-10 factors that investors consider when deciding on an investment destination. While U.S.A. topped the list, Federal Republic of Federal Republic of Germany too PRC were at the instant too tertiary respectively. Great Britain too Canada brand upwards the residual of summit 5. 
• The Indian Railway has announced to provide Wi-Fi facility to railway stations making them digital hotspots. The plan, nether the Pailwire Saathi' projection volition presently last rolled out across 7,000 stations. 
• As the conduct chances of cyber threats looms over enterprises going digital, a Symantec report reveals that Republic of Republic of India ranks 4th when it comes to online security breaches, accounting for over 5 pct of global threat detections. The U.S.A. too PRC occupy the summit 2 slots too together brand for nearly 34 percent, fol-lowed past times Brazil too therefore India.

Awards 

• Golden Peacock Award
• The Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd (GNFC) has woo the prestigious 'Golden Peacock Award 2017 inward the category of Innovative Product/ Service for pioneering a cashless township transformation model. The GNFC has won from with 313 applicants for Golden Peacock Global Award for Innovative Product/ Service.
• Best celluloid honour at Hong Kong International Film Festival
• Bollywood celluloid "Newton" has won the Jury Prize for best celluloid at the Hong Kong International Film Festival (11th Apr - 25th April). 'Newton' Is Amit Masurkar's instant celluloid after 'Sulemani Keeda' inward 2014. 
• Note : Newton is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language dark comedy celluloid directed past times Anti! V Masurkar too produced past times Manish Mundra of Drishyam Films. 
• P C Chandra Puraskaar 2017
• Nobel laureate (2014) Kailash Satyarthi (83-year) has been awarded the 'P C Chandra Puraskar 201T for his global crusade against youngster slavery too exploitative youngster labour inward Kolkata. He was handed over a citation, a trophy too a cheque of Asia lakh. 
• Note : Satyarthi has founded the 'Bachpan Bachao Andolan' inward 1980. He is the 5th Nobel Prize winner for Republic of Republic of India too solely the instant Indian winner of the Nobel Peace Prize after Mother Teresa inward 1979.
• Honorary life membership of MCC
• The 'Marylebone Cricket Club' (MCC) has offered the honorary life membership to the for-mer captain of the Indian women's Test squad 'Sandhya Agawar. Agarwal is beingness honoured - inward recognition of her distinguished service to the game. She has played xiii Tests too 21 OD's from 1984 to 1995. Presently, she is the chairperson of girl's Under-19 too senior women's squad of Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association (MPCA). 
• Note : Marylebone Cricket Club has been recognized equally the sole say-so on the laws of cricket since its foundation.
• BFJA lifetime achievement award
• Veteran actress Moushurni Chatterjee' has received the lifetime achievement honor at the 80th Bengal Film Journalists' Association (BFJA) awards. Bengali celluloid musician Prosenjit Chatterjee has given the best musician honor for his role inward Sankhachilr Ritunama Sengupta was given the best actress crown for her role inward 'Rajkahini'.
• Note : BFJAAwards is given past times the Bengal Rim Journalists' Association. The BFJA is the oldest association of celluloid critics inward India, founded inward 1937 to serve the developing celluloid journalism too celluloid industry. 
• Goldman Environmental Prize
• Environmental activist Prafulla Samantara (65-year) has been selected for Goldman Environmental Prize' from Asia share for championing the campaign of State's Dongria Kondh tribals too safeguarding their dry reason & culture. The prize also known equally Green Nobel prize too Samantare is the 6th Indian to win the prize. 
• Note : Green Nobel prize has been Instituted past times the Goldman Environmental Foundation, headquartered inward San Francisco. The prize includes a no-strings-attached honor of t lakh 75 thou-sand US-dollar per recipient. Earlier, Indians who received the honor are Medha Patkar, MC Mehta, Ramesh Agarwal too the duo Rashida Bi too Champs Devi Shukla.
• Sahitya Akademi Award for translation of Mathorubhagan
• Writer Perumal Murugan's new Mathorubhagan (One Part Woman) has won the Sahitya Akademi honor -2018 for transla-tion inward English. The translation was done past times 'Aniruddhan Vasudevan' too the mass was published past times Penguin'. The prize is inward the degree of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque too a cash element of Rs.50,000. The mass One Part Woman' is a new based on a possible ancient cultural do with people living some Tiruchengode.
• Dinanath Mangeshkar Award 2017
• 'Aamir Khan' has honoured with the 75th Master Dinanath Mangeshkar Award for his outstanding performance inward celluloid 'Danger. Cricket legend Kapil Dev too veteran musician Vyjayanthimala Bali were also honoured inward the function. Earlier, Mr. Khan attended an honor exhibit xvi years agone when 'Lagaan' celluloid was nominated inward the Best Film category at the Academy Awards. 

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