Assam Current Affairs – December 08 – 14, 2019

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Current Affairs Assam – December 08 - 14, 2019

( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of December 08 – 14, 2019 )

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December 08, 2019

  Indo-China joint military exercise commences in Meghalaya
  • A joint military exercise between India and China on counterterrorism – Hand-in-Hand-2019 – commenced at the Joint Traning Node at Umroi in India’s Northeastern state of Meghalaya.
  • The eighth edition of the joint military exercise will cover company level Joint Training on counter-terrorism operation in semi-urban terrain under United Nations mandate.
  • The exercise will be aimed at building and promoting positive relations between both the armies.
  • The 14-day long exercise schedule will also be focused upon training on various lectures and drills associated with counter-terrorist handling and firing with each others’ weapons, battle obstacles course, special heliborne operations and case studies of various operations carried out in counter-terrorism environment.
  • Two tactical exercises are scheduled during the training are a counter-terrorism scenario and the other on Humanitarian and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations.
 PM visits ‘Param Brahma’ supercomputer facility at IISER Pune
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with scientists at the prestigious Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) here and visited the supercomputer facility “Param Brahma”.
  • The IISER scientists made a detailed presentation on varied topics ranging from new materials and devices for clean energy application to agricultural biotechnology to natural resource mapping.
  • These presentations also showcased cutting edge technologies in the field of molecular biology, antimicrobial resistance, climate studies and mathematical finance research.
  • Modi also visited the state-of-the-art supercomputer “Param Brahma”, deployed by C-DAC in IISER, which has a peak computing power of 797 Teraflops.
  • The IISER is a group of premier science education and research institutes in India.
 Indian Army won Sudan Polo Cup
  • The Indian Army team lifts Sudan Polo Cup, one the most prestigious polo tournament, beating beats British Army team.
  • The match took place at the Jaipur Polo Grounds in Delhi between both the polo teams.
  • The Indian team won the match by 5-3 following which Vice Chief of Indian Army Lieutenant General ManojMukundNaravane felicitated the teams.
  • The Sudan Cup is one of the most prestigious polo tournament, played between the British Army and the Indian Army alternately in India and UK. It was instituted in 1922.
  • After Independence, this cup could not be played until it was revived in 1971 when an Indian Army polo team visited England and had been regularly contested till 1998.
  • After a lapse of 21 years, the Sudan Polo Cup has been revived and played at Jaipur Polo Ground between visiting British Army Polo team and host Indian Army Polo team.

 DECEMBER 09, 2019

 Asom Natya Sanmilan 2019 awards to be conferred on Sayad Nazim Ahmed
  • The Asom Natya Sanmilan Award-2019 will be conferred on noted actor Sayad Nazim Ahmed of Lakhimpur.
  • Similarly, the Mahendra Borthakur Award will be presented to senior actor and professor Parag Sarma.
  • The other awards will be given to actor Pabin Sarma of Nalbari, playwright Pankaj Jyoti Bhuyan of Sootea, play wright and director Ajit Borthakur of Sipajhar, critic Atul Mazumdar of Guwahati, actress Bina Patangia of Tezpur, playwright Ganesh Das of Tezpur and playwright Nitul Medhi of Pathsala.
  • The awards will be presented at the open meeting of the 58th conference of Asom Natya Sanmilan to be held at Nalbari on January 2020.
 Rohit Sharma named La Liga’s first India brand ambassador
  • Rohit Sharma was named the first-ever India brand ambassador of top Spanish football club Real Madrid. He is the first non-footballer in the history of the league to have become a brand ambassador.
  • Rohit comes on board following a series of major initiatives by La Liga in India since 2017.
  • The current ICC World No. 2, is the only batsman in the history of the game to have scored three double hundreds in the 50-overs format including a world record 264.
  • Jose Antonio Cachaza, managing director, La Liga India said, “India is a very important market for La Liga from a global perspective, we came here in 2017 to get a better understanding of the pulse of the nation.
 Gurugram MDA partners with CISCO to make Gurugram safer, smarter
  • The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has partnered with networking giant Cisco to set up an Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) that leverages digital technologies to enhance citizen safety, optimise public infrastructure and better manage traffic.
  • Powered by Cisco’s Smart City digital solutions, the command centre will be a nodal point for traffic management and city surveillance, and soon bring in other utilities such as waste management, water, lighting, parking, urban mobility, and power distribution.
  • The facility was inaugurated by Haryana Chief Minister M.L. Khattar.
  • The ICCC is designed to simplify control room operation and system integration, while increasing operational efficiency and lowering operating costs.
  • The platform will also allow city administrators to collect and integrate data from multiple sources, enabling them to use data analytics to optimise city operations, improve governance, and accelerate decision making.
  • The solution will also lay the foundation for an integrated video surveillance system that will be deployed across all 115 sectors of Gurugram and Manesar, falling under the GMDA.
  • As part of the ICCC platform, Cisco’s analytics engine will enable safe data exchange across community infrastructures.
 Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in LS
  • The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
  • Which seeks to give Indian nationality to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan facing religious persecution there.
  • According to the proposed legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, till December 31, 2014 and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.

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 DECEMBER 10, 2019

 Two startups from Assam chosen for NIDHI-EIR program
  • Two startups from Assam – Let’s Learn Together and Little Machines – have been selected for the NIDHI-Entrepreneurs-In-Residence programme, under which they are entitled to a monthly grant of up to Rs 30,000 for a year.
  • The NIDHI-Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIR) programme is an initiative by the National Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Development Board (NSTEDB), Government of India, supporting technology business incubators.
  • It aids academic and research institutions to leverage technologies and innovations for venture creation. The programme provides opportunities for innovative entrepreneurs to expand their networks and get critical feedback on their ventures.
  • The selected startups will receive expert guidance, mentorship and crucial networking support from IIM Calcutta Innovation Park along with co-working space at IIM Calcutta campus and a monthly grant of up to Rs 30,000 for a year.
  • Both the startups are currently incubated at Assam Startup–The Nest, in association with IIM Calcutta Innovation Park.
  • Let’s learn together is an app-based startup offering coaching for various competitive exams in regional language in Assam.
  • Little Machines has developed ‘Microcam’ – a smart and portable digital microscope with AI implement across the device for better diagnosis and observation.
 Lok Sabha passes the Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019
  • The Lok Sabha passed a Bill on rationalising and facilitating the licensing procedures for use of firearms by individuals as well as to curb crimes committed by using illegal firearms and to provide effective deterrence against violation of law.
  • The Arms (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks amendment to the Arms Act, 1959, provides for enhancement of period of arms licence from three years to five years and also to issue arms licence in its electronic form.
  • The Bill, which was introduced on November 29, seeks to decrease the number of licenced firearms allowed per person and increase penalties for certain offences under the Act.
  • The Bill proposes to define new offences and prescribing punishment for them, such as for taking away firearms from police or armed forces, involvement in organised crime syndicate, illicit trafficking including smuggled firearms of foreign make or prohibited arms and prohibited ammunition, use of firearms in rash and negligent manner in celebratory gunfire endangering human life.
  • The Bill seeks to enhance the punishment for existing offences such as illegal manufacture, sale, transfer; illegal acquiring, possessing or carrying prohibited arms or prohibited ammunition; and illegal manufacture, sale, transfer, conversion, import, export, of firearms.
 Rajya Sabha passed Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 for safety in ship recycling activities
  • The Rajya Sabha passed the Recycling of Ships Bill, 2019 that seeks to restrict the use of hazardous materials on ships and provide safety cover to workers.
  • The Bill introduced by the Minister of State for Shipping Mansukh Mandaviya provides for setting up a national authority for monitoring the recycling activities.
  • The Bill provides for setting up a national authority to administer, supervise and monitor all activities relating to ship recycling.
  • As per the Bill, ships should not use prohibited hazardous materials as notified.
  • Further, ship recycling facilities are required to be authorized and ships shall be recycled only in authorized ship recycling facilities.
  • Alang in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat is the recycling hub of the country.
  • Recycling of ships emerged as a major industry in 1983 and has fast emerged as a major leading destination.

 DECEMBER 11, 2019

 IIT Guwahati gets Samsung Innovation Lab
  • Samsung India inaugurated an innovation lab at IIT-Guwahati which will train students in Internet of Things (IoT), embedded systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), helping them learn industry-relevant skills.
  • Samsung has so far set up five innovation labs in IIT-Delhi, IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Hyderabad, IIT-Kharagpur and IIT-Roorkee as part of its Digital Academy programme and more such labs will come in the near future.
  • The current focus of the labs is on activities such as collaborative research with Samsung and course/training offered by the South Korean giant.
  • The course will be taught over 14 weeks through classroom lectures, assignments and lab room sessions, self-study and mini projects.
  • Extensive tutorials and approach documents will also be provided to students to facilitate practical exercises.
 8th Nupi Lal Day observed in Manipur
  • The 80th Nupi Lal Day was observed across Manipur in remembrance of the women freedom fighters who took part in the first and second Nupi Lal (Women’s War) against the Britishers.
  • Biren Singh stressed the need to have a “collective approach” to resolve issues confronting the State. He also asserted that there is a need for another Nupi Lal to fight against various problems prevailing in the society such as drug menace, alcoholism, etc.
  • Highlighting the unique qualities of women in the State, the Chief Minister said that it is indeed a matter of pride that many Manipuri women are at the forefront in various fields in the country. Manipur topped in women’s ownership of micro, small and medium enterprise businesses in the country, besides holding many top posts in government departments.
  • In the first Nupi Lal in 1904, women rose up in arms against the British Government’s order to use men as “forced labourers” for construction works in Imphal.
  • In the second Nupi Lal in 1939, thousands of women marched to the State Durbar Hall, demanding a ban on export of rice as floods had caused extensive damage to crops that year.
 Data Protection Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
  • The Centre introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, empowering the government to ask companies including Facebook, Google and others for anonymised personal data and non-personal data.
  • Introducing the Bill in the Lower House, Union Electronic and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said by this data protection, they are safeguarding the rights of Indians.
  • As per the architecture of the Bill, if data is taken without consent of the individual, you will suffer a penalty.
  • The second is, if you misuse the data beyond the permissible consent, you will suffer consequences. And we have given penalty of crores of rupees on all the persons.
  • Therefore, by this data protection, they are safeguarding the rights of Indian.
  • The Bill defines personal data as information that can help in the identification of an individual and has characteristics, traits and other features of a person”s identity.
 Union Culture Minister launches Indian Culture web portal
  • Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Prahlad Singh Patel launched the Indian Culture web portal.
  • Indian culture portal is the first government authorized portal where knowledge and cultural resources of various organizations of Ministry of Culture are now available in the public domain.
  • The Indian Culture portal was envisioned by the Ministry of Culture and has been developed by a team from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay while the curation of the data has been done by Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
  • The content available on the portal comprises mainly of rare books, e-books, manuscripts, artefacts from museums, virtual galleries, archives, photo archives, gazetteers, Indian National Bibliography, videos, images, cuisine, UNESCO, Musical Instruments of India among others.
  • As envisioned by the Ministry, the portal also will be available in other regional languages in future.
  • The larger aim of the Indian Culture portal is to create awareness among the citizens about the diverse heritage of our country.
Lok Sabha passes Bill to extend SC/ST reservation
  • The Lok Sabha passed a Bill with voice vote to extend the reservation of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for the next 10 years up to January 25, 2030.
  • Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019 amends provisions related to reservation of seats for SCs and STs and that reservation is the right of these under the privileged community.
  • The government brought the Bill in the House for its passage as the reservation provision for SCs and STs in the Constitution is to cease on January 25, 2020.
  • The Bill, however, did not mention about the extension of reservation for the Anglo-Indian community whose reservation will also cease on the same date.
 Andhra Pradesh cabinet clears Bill to punish rapists in 21 days
  • The Andhra Pradesh cabinet approved draft legislation that mandates disposal of cases of atrocities against women within 21 days and handing out the death penalty.
  • The legislation, an amendment to the AP Criminal Law, will be called the “AP Disha Act”, in memory of the veterinary doctor raped and murdered in neighbouring Telangana recently.
  • Another draft legislation has also been approved, which will pave the way for the establishment of special courts to try cases of atrocities against women and children.
  • Under the proposed AP Disha Act, the death penalty has been prescribed for rape.
  • Where cognizable evidence is established in such cases, the amended law prescribes completion of investigation in seven days and court trial in subsequent 14 days so as to award punishment within 21 days.
  • The existing law permits trial in such cases in four months.
  • The Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, also approved the draft ‘AP Special Court for Specified Offences Against Women and Children Act, 2019.
  • Under this act, special courts will be set up in each of the 13 districts to try cases of atrocities against women and children like rape, sexual harassment, acid attacks and harassment through social media.
  • Depending on the gravity of the offence, the punishment will range from 10 years to life imprisonment, including under the POCSO Act.

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 DECEMBER 12, 2019

 ‘Dharitri’ Land Records Computerization Systemintroduced in Kokrajhar Revenue Circle
  • The Land Records Computerization Software system known as ‘Dharitri’ was formally introduced in Kokrajhar Revenue Circle recently. The scheme was successfully implemented at the Kokrajhar Revenue Circle.
  • Dharitri is a completely web-enabled system of the Revenue department meant to do away with drawbacks of the traditional system of keeping land records in registers like Chita and Jamabandi etc.
  • Keeping in view the necessity of e-governance for good administration, the BTC authority introduced the system for the first time in the BTC region.
  • BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary, inaugurated the system at a function held at Kokrajhar Revenue Circle Office premises.
  • The same scheme would be implemented in all the Revenue Circle Offices of BTC region within a very short period of time.
  • The system eventually will promote faster, accurate and less time consuming official process in this regard.
 Union Cabinet approved to set up Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT)
  • The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways authorising the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to set up Infrastructure Investment Trust(s) (InvIT).
  • The trust will enable the NHAI to monetise completed national highways with toll collection record of at least one year.
  • The NHAI reserves the right to levy toll on the identified highways.
  • The NHAI”s InvIT will be a Trust established under the Indian Trust Act, 1882, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014.
  • The InvIT will be formed with an objective of investment primarily in infrastructure projects (as defined by the Ministry of Finance). InvIT might hold assets either directly or through an SPV or a holding.
 Infosys wins UN Global Climate Action Award
  • Infosys was presented with the prestigious United Nations Global Climate Action Award in the ‘Climate Neutral Now’ category at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) in Madrid, Spain.
  • Infosys won the award for its carbon neutral program, which delivers scalable, innovative and practical climate actions that address climate change and help drive progress on many other sustainable development goals, such as gender equality, health and well-being and economic opportunity.
  • Every year, the United Nations honours outstanding achievements in combating climate change through the Climate Action Awards.
 Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Govt of India and Japan for ”India-Japan Steel Dialogue”
  • Union Cabinet has given its approval for signing the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between Government of India and Government of Japan to constitute the ”India-Japan Steel Dialogue” to strengthen cooperation in steel sector.
  • The ”India-Japan Steel Dialogue” envisages enhancement of mutual understanding to secure sustainable growth in the steel sector.
  • The Dialogue aims to examine all aspects of cooperation in steel sector including promotion of investment in high grade steel making and finding new avenues of steel usage in India.
  • The MoC will help in capacity building for high grade steel manufacturing in India.
 India successfully launched radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1
  • India successfully placed into orbit its latest radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine foreign satellites from four countries using its PSLV rocket.
  • In the process, India touched 319 foreign satellite launch mark ever since 1999.
  • India’s latest radar imaging earth observation satellite RISAT-2BR1 will send sharp clarity images for surveillance, agriculture, forestry and disaster management.
  • The satellite camera can look through the clouds and take pictures.
  • It was the 50th flight of PSLV rocket and 75th rocket mission for the Sriharikota rocket port.
  • The PSLV-QL is a four-stage/engine expendable rocket powered by solid and liquid fuels alternatively. The rocket has four strap-on booster motors to give additional thrust during the initial flight stages.

 DECEMBER 13, 2019

 UN accepted India’s proposal to observe May 21 as International Tea Day
  • The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has decided to observe May 21 every year as International Tea Day across the globe in response to a proposal moved by India at the FAO Intergovernmental Group meeting on Tea on October 16, 2015. The UN General Assembly accepted the proposal in September 2019.
  • The idea behind observing International Tea Day is to celebrate the goodness of tea and to focus on its benefits for generating awareness on the importance of drinking tea among the younger generation.
  • India, had initially mooted the idea before Santosh Sarangi, Head of the Indian delegation and Joint Secretary, Commerce at Milan in Italy.Sarangi accepted the idea and placed it at the FAO session in Milan. The FAO session unanimously accepted the idea.
  • Theproposal was moved by the Indian Ministry of Commerce through the nodal Agriculture Ministry of the country to the Indian permanent representative to the FAO. China also extended its full support to the proposal.
  • The UN General Assembly selected May as the month for International Tea Day as it is the quality tea manufacturing season in most of the tea-producing countries.
  • The UN General Assembly in its resolution on the issue said, inter alia, that tea production and processing contributes to the fight against hunger, reduction of extreme poverty, empowerment of women and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.
  • Moreover, it said tea can play a significant role in rural development, poverty reduction and ensuring food security in developing countries because of it being one of the most important cash crops.
  • Teaconsumption can bring health benefits and wellness, among others.
  • Observanceof International Tea Day would promote and foster collective action to implement activities in favour of the sustainable production and consumption of tea and raise awareness of its importance in fighting against hunger and poverty.
 Indian, Russian navies conducting joint tri-services exercise
  • Indra-2019, a tri-services exercise being conducted jointly by the Indian and Russian navies off Goa, will further strengthen relations between the two armed forces and enable them to undertake joint operations in a cohesive manner to address common challenges.
  • Russian Federation Navy ships Yaroslav Mudny, Viktor Konetsky and Elyna along with Indian Navy vessels INS Aditya, INS Tarkash, MiG29K fighter aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft and ship-borne helicopters are participating in the 10-day tri-services exercise.
  • Exercise Indra was initiated in 2003, with an aim to enhance interoperability between Indian and Russian navies.
  • India and Russia have shared long standing co-operation in defence equipment, training of personnel, transfer of defence technology and equipment spares.
  • The exercise has been divided into the harbour and the sea phase.
  • The harbour phase of the exercise commenced on December 10, includes formal calls, planning conferences, professional interactions and sports events.
  • The sea phase of the exercise will be held off Goa from December 16-19, in which INS Aditya, INS Tarkash, MiG29K fighter aircraft, maritime patrol aircraft and ship-borne helicopters would be participating from the Indian Navy.
 Central Sanskrit Universities Bill passed in the Lok Sabha
  • A Bill to convert three Sanskrit deemed universities into Central Sanskrit Universities was passed in the Lok Sabha.
  • Union Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ”Nishank” said the purpose of the universities is to teach students Sanskrit so that they can gain knowledge written in Sanskrit literature of our country and help in the development of the country.
  • The Minister said that the Sanskrit language is taught in 250 universities across 100 countries including 14 universities in Germany.
  • He said that the Bill seeks to convert three Sanskrit deemed universities presently functioning in the country into Central universities.
  • The three Sanskrit deemed universities that will be converted into central universities include the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, the Shri Lal Bahadur ShastriRashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth in New Delhi and Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth in Tirupati.

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 DECEMBER 14, 2019

 Sarifa Khatoon Chowdhury receives Madhabilata Literary Award
  • Assamese poet and former president of TinsukiaZilaSahityasewi Mancha (TZSM), SarifaKhatoon Chowdhury was presented the Madhabilata Literary Award for the year 2017-2018 by the Satradhikar of AuniatiSatraDrPitambar Deva Goswami at a solemn function held in Tinsukia.
  • The award carries a cash prize of Rs 10,000/- , a memento, a selengsador and a gamusa.
  • The award was instituted by renowned writer and literary organiserAtul Chandra Sharma on behalf of Madhabilata Literary Trust in 2003 in memory of his late mother Madhabilata Sharma.
  • The award is presented every two years to a renowned litterateur of Tinsukia district.
 Lok Sabha passes International Financial Services Bill
  • The Lok Sabha passed a Bill for setting up of an authority to develop and regulate the financial services market at the International Financial Services Centres (IFSCs) in India.
  • Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said it would allow formation of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) and apply to all IFSCs set up under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005.
  • The IFSCA members will include the Chairperson, one member each to be nominated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA); two from among officials of the Ministry of Finance, and two to be appointed on the recommendation of a Search Committee.
  • Members will have three-year term, subject to reappointment.
  • The IFSCA will regulate financial products financial services, and financial institutions which have been approved by any appropriate regulator (such as the RBI or the SEBI), in an IFSC.
  • It will follow all processes that are applicable to such financial products, financial services and financial institutions under their respective laws.
  • As per the bill an IFSCs Authority Fund will be set up and the items credited to the fund will include all grants, fees and charges received by the IFSCA, and all sums received from various sources, as decided by the central government.
  • The Fund will be used for salaries, allowances and other remuneration of members and employees, and expenses incurred by the IFSCA.
  • As per the Bill, all transactions of financial services in IFSCs will be in such foreign currency as specified by the authority, in consultation with the central government.
Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code Bill, 2019
  • The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
  • The Centre introduced a Bill in the Lok Sabha with provisions seeking removal of bottlenecks and streamline the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) aimed at protection of last mile funding to boost investment in financially distressed sectors, a move faced sharp objection of the opposition requesting to sent it to the Standing Committee.
  • The Bill was approved by the Union cabinet.

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