Assam Current Affairs – January 22 – 28, 2020

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Current Affairs Assam – January 22 - 28, 2020

( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of January 22 – 28, 2020 )

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Assam ranked 7th in 3rd Khelo India Youth Games medal tally
  • Defending champions Maharashtra romped to a whopping 256 medals, including 78 gold and 77 silver in the 3rd edition of the Khelo India Youth Games that came to an end.
  • Assam clinched as many as four gold medals on the penultimate day of the 3rd Khelo India Youth Games. Shivangi Sarma added one more gold to raise her gold medal tally to five. At the Dr Zakir Hussain Aquatic Centre in the Sarusajai Sports Complex, Shivangi won gold in 50m freestyle. Milanton S Dutta (bronze in 50m breaststroke) and Anubhuti Baruah (bronze in 200m butterfly) wee the other swimmers to win medals for Assam today.
  • Assam tennis pair of Parikshit Somani and Sheikh Md Iftikhar won gold in boys U-21 category defeating Shashank Macherla and Sai Karteek Reddy of Telangana in straight sets 6-3, 6-1.
  • In lawn bowling, Assam bagged two more gold medals in mixed pair and triple. The doubles pair team comprised Suman Kumari Pandey and Abhishek Handique while the members of triple team were Adinita Kakoti, Scion Shiv Mahanta and Surajit Buragohain. Assam created a record by winning seven gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals. Previously no team could win such number of medals in any national championship.
  • Isha Rani Baruah and Ankita Gogoi won a silver medal in badminton doubles. The boxing medal winners were – Aikon Mili (silver in 52kg), Pranta Ghatowar (silver in 57kg), Karamveer Phogat (silver in 70kg).

Medal tally by states

Rank State Gold Medal Silver Medal       Bronze Medal      Medal Tally

1      Maharashtra       78     77     101   256

2      Haryana     68     60     72     200

3      Delhi 39     36     47     122

4      Karnataka  32     26     22     80

5      Uttar Pradesh     29     28     30     87

6      Tamil Nadu 22     32     22     76

7      Assam       20     22     34     76

8      West Bengal       19     14     20     53

9      Gujarat      16     16     20     52

10     Punjab       16     15     28     59

 

ICCW National Bravery Awards 2019
  • Twenty two children, consist of 10 girls and 12 boys, from 12 states have been selected for the ICCW National Bravery Awards 2019.
  • Adithya K.,15, from Kerala will get the coveted Bharat Award for saving more than 40 lives after a bus they were travelling in caught fire.
  • Indian Council of Child Welfare (ICCW) has instituted five special awards this year — ICCW Markandeya Award, ICCW Dhruva Award, ICCW Abhimanyu Award, ICCW Prahalada Award & ICCW Shravan Award.
  • ICCW Markandeya Award goes to 10-year-old Rakhi from Uttarakhand, who saved her four-year-old brother from a leopard.
  • ICCW Dhruva Award goes to Purnima Giri, 16, and SabitaGiri, 15, from Odisha for saving 12 persons from drowning after a boat capsized in a river full of crocodiles.
  • ICCW Abhimanyu Award has been given posthumously to Muhammed Mushin E.C. who saved three friends from a violent sea but himself died in the process.
  • SrimatiBadra, 10, has been nominated for ICCW Prahalada Award for helping a friend who lost her right leg in a train accident. Due to her timely and courageous action, her friend”s life was saved.
  • ICCW Shravan Award has been given to SartajMohiudinMugal from J&K for saving his sisters and parents when his house collapsed after an artillery shell hit it.
  • The other recipients are Sri Kamal Krishna Das from Assam, KantiPaikra and BhameshwariNirmalkar from Chhattisgarh, Alaika (Himachal Pradesh), Aarti Kiran Shet and Venkatesh (both from Karnataka), Mudasir Ashraf (J&K), Fathah P.K. from Kerala, Zen Sadavarte and Master Akash MachindraKhillare, both from Maharashtra, LourembamYaikhombaMangang from Manipur, Everbloom K. Nongrum from Meghalaya, Master Lalliansanga, Carolyn Malsawmtluangi and Master Vanlalhriatrenga (all from Mizoram).
  • The National Bravery Awards were started by the Indian Council for Child Welfare in 1957 to recognise children for outstanding deeds of bravery and meritorious service and to inspire others to emulate their example.
  • The ICCW has so far honoured 1,004 children with the award, including 703 boys and 301 girls.
PM Modi, Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli open second ICP at Jogbani-Biratnagar
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with his Nepal counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Jogbani-Biratnagar.
  • The Jogbani-Biratnagar border is an important trade point between the two countries.
  • This is the second ICP on the Nepal border. The first was built in 2018.
  • The second Integrated Check Post at Jogbani-Biratnagar was built with Indian assistance to facilitate trade and people”s movement across India-Nepal border.
  • Both the Prime Ministers participated through videoconference.
  • Both Prime Ministers also appreciated India-assisted post-earthquake housing reconstruction projects in Nepal.
DAC Approves procurement of Rs 5,100 crore indigenous equipment
  • The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved several procurement proposals to boost the ”Make in India” initiative.
  • The DAC accorded approval for procurement of equipment worth over Rs 5,100 crore from indigenous sources.
  • The DAC also approved prototype testing of trawl assemblies designed by DRDO for T-72 and T-90 tanks providing an important indigenous de-mining capability to the Army.
  • These include sophisticated Electronic Warfare Systems for the Army designed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured locally by the Indian industry.
  • These systems will be used in deserts and plains and will provide comprehensive electronic support and counter measure capabilities to the field formations in both communication and other aspects of electronic warfare.
  • The DAC approved shortlisting of Indian Strategic Partners (SP) and the potential Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that would collaborate with SPs to construct six conventional submarines in India.
  • The DAC also accorded approval for inclusion of Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) in defence procurement procedure. This would provide avenues in capital procurement for the armed forces to startups and innovators working for iDEX and provide a huge fillip to their budding efforts.

 

JANUARY 23, 2020

Assam CM inaugurates Atal Tinkering Lab at school in Guwahati
  • Chief Minister SarbanandaSonowal today inaugurated an Atal Tinkering Lab at Sanskriti The Gurukul in a move to inculcate scientific temperament among students.
  • Atal Tinkering Lab is an approach of the Central government to create an environment of innovation, creativity amongst the students.
  • The Government of India has allocated financial support in the form of grant-in-aid for establishing the Atal Tinkering Lab, an initiative of NITI Aayog.

FACTFILE – Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs)

  • With a vision to ‘Cultivate one Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators’, Atal Innovation Mission, an initiative of the NITI Aayog, is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATLs) in schools across India.
  • The objective is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills such as design mind – set, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing, rapid calculations, measurements etc. Young children will get a chance to work with tools and equipment to understand what, how and why aspects of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
  • ATL is a work space where young minds can give shape to their ideas through hands on do-it-yourself mode; and learn innovation skills. Young children will get a chance to work with tools and equipment to understand the concepts of STEM
  • ATL would contain educational and learning ‘do it yourself’ kits and equipment on – science, electronics, robotics, open source microcontroller boards, sensors and 3D printers and computers. Other desirable facilities include meeting rooms and video conferencing facility.
  • In order to foster inventiveness among students, ATL can conduct different activities ranging from regional and national level competitions, exhibitions, workshops on problem solving, designing and fabrication of products, lecture series etc. at periodic intervals.
  • AIM will provide grant-in-aid that includes a one-time establishment cost of Rs. 10 lakh and operational expenses of Rs. 10 lakh for a maximum period of 5 years to each ATL.
Union Govt decided to have National Security Guards centre in Punjab
  • The central government has decided to set up a regional centre of the National Security Guards (NSG) in Pathankot in Punjab.
  • Pathankot city has defence establishments, including the frontier Indian Air Force (IAF) base that was attacked by terrorists.
  • The state Home Secretary has asked the district administration to identify a piece of land for the NSG centre.
  • Pathankot lies in the north of Punjab, close to international border with Pakistan and the troubled state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Union cabinet approved various MoU between India and Brazil
  • The Union cabinet approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India”s Indian Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Brazilian Ministry of Citizenship for bilateral cooperation in the field of early childhood.
  • The MoU will strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two countries and increase bilateral cooperation on the issues of early childhood care.
  • Union cabinet accorded approval to the agreement between India and Brazil on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. The agreement aims to enhance the effectiveness of both countries in investigation and prosecution of crime through cooperation and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
  • The agreement aims to enhance the effectiveness of both countries in investigation and prosecution of crime through cooperation and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
  • The proposed agreement will provide a broad legal framework for bilateral cooperation with Brazil in investigation and prosecution of crime as well as in tracing, restraint and confiscation of proceeds and instruments of crime as well as the fund meant to finance terrorist acts.
  • The Cabinet also approved for a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between India and Brazil on cooperation in the field of geology and mineral resources. The agreement will be signed between the Geological Survey of India (GSI) and the Geological Survey of Brazil (CPRM), it will provide an institutional mechanism between the GSI and the CPRM for cooperation in the field of geology and mineral Resources.
  • A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India and Brazil on cooperation in the field of oil and natural gas is also approved. The MoU will enhance cooperation between the two sides in the oil and natural gas sector.
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd (HFL)
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the closure of Hindustan Fluorocarbons Ltd (HFL), a Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) under the Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals.
  • The company was not operational and the decision only means an official closure of the public sector unit.
  • Hindustan Fluorocarbons was incorporated on July 14, 1983, as a subsidiary company of Hindustan Organic Chemicals Ltd (HOCL). The plant is located at Rudraram in district Sangareddy of Telangana.
  • The company started commercial production in 1987 and was engaged in the manufacture of Poly Tetra Fluoro Ethylene (PTFE) and of Chloro Di Fluoro Methane (CFM-22)
  • PTFE is used in chemical, mechanical, electrical and electronic industries and has strategic applications in the defence and aerospace sectors while CFM-22 is used pure or in mixture form for refrigeration.

 

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Silchar lift RG Baruah Trophy
  • Silchar defeated Guwahati by in the final of the U-16 Inter District Cricket Tournament for the RG Baruah Trophy. In the two-day final played at the Khirod Baruah Stradium, Morigaon, in reply to Silchar’s first innings total of 296, Guwahati were all out for 137. In the second innings Silchar scored 244 for seven when stumps were finally drawn.
  • Assam Cricket Association vice president Porikshit Dutta, noted cricketer Abu Nechim Ahmed among others were present in the closing function.
Manipur CM Biren Singh opens conference of Manipur IT companies ‘MITCON’
  • Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh inaugurated the first edition of MITCON 2020, a conference of IT companies of the State, in Imphal.
  • The conference was organised by the Information and Technology (INCOTE) Foundation, a conglomerate body of 16 IT companies of Manipur.
  • The Chief Minister exhorted the youths of Manipur to develop the entrepreneurial spirit so that they can provide employment to others, instead of looking for government jobs.
  • He said that the present Government is ready to extend all possible support to young entrepreneurs and self-employed youths through the StartUp Manipur and StandUp Manipur programmes.
Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 referred to Joint Parliamentary Committee
  • The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which was introduced in Lok Sabha has been referred to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) of both the Houses.
  • The JPC has been constituted under the chairmanship of New Delhi MP MeenakashiLekhi for examination and report.
  • The memoranda submitted to the committee would form part of the records of the committee and would be treated as “confidential and would enjoy the privilege of the committee”.
  • The draft Bill empowers the government to ask companies including Facebook, Google and others for anonymised personal data and non-personal data.

FACTFILE – Personal Data Protection Bill 2019

  • The Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (PDP Bill 2019) was tabled in the Indian Parliament by the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology on 11 December 2019.
  • The Bill covers mechanisms for protection of personal data and proposes the setting up of a Data Protection Authority of India for the same.
  • Some key provisions the 2019 Bill provides for which the 2018 draft Bill did not such as that the central government can exempt any government agency from the Bill and the Right to Be Forgotten has been included.
Subhash Chandra Bose AapdaPrabandhan Puraskar-2020 for DMMC & IPS officer Kumar Munnan Singh
  • IPS officer Kumar Munnan Singh, who earned accolades for his rescue work during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami disaster, and the Disaster Mitigation and Management Centre (DMMC) in Uttarakhand have been selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose AapdaPrabandhan Puraskar-2020.
  • Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Singh and DMMC have been selected in the individual and institution category, respectively, for commendable work in the disaster management field.
  • A certificate and Rs 51 lakh in cash is given to the winning institution, which has to be used for disaster management-related activities only. In case of individual winners, a certificate and Rs 5 lakh is given.
  • IPS officer Singh was appointed founder-member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in 2005 following his commendable work during the 2004 tsunami.
  • The DMMC, which discharges the functions of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA)under the government of Uttarakhand since its establishment in 2006, has coordinated various post-disaster functions relating to coordination, requisition, information exchange and media briefing, including those after the 2010, 2012 and 2013 major disaster incidents.
India scored 41 in Corruption Perception Index, same as in 2018
  • India’s level of corruption remained the same in 2019 against the previous year, as per the latest survey conducted by Transparency International, an independent organization that determines the corruption perception index globally.
  • India scored 41, the same as in 2018, on the corruption perception index where 100 is considered very clean and 0 is highly corrupt.
  • The survey studied 180 countries in the world by their perceived levels of public sector corruption, drawing on 13 expert assessments and surveys of business executives.
  • Globally, Denmark stood at number one, with a score of 87, followed by New Zealand (87), Finland (86), Singapore (85), Sweden (85), Switzerland (85), Norway (84), Netherlands (82), Germany (80), Luxembourg (80).
  • Many developed countries including Canada, France, the United Kingdom and Denmark have scored less in 2019 compared to the previous year.
  • Many countries also dropped in ranks even as their score remained the same. India’s rank dropped by two places in 2019.

 

JANUARY 25, 2020

 Assam Sahitya Sabha awards for the year 2018-20 announced
  • The AsamSahitya Sabha has announced a host of awards for the year 2018-20 to be given during the upcoming session of the apex literary body to be held at Sualkuchi.
  • It includes Asom Kesri Ambikagiri Raichoudhury Award that will conferred on poet Anubhav Tulsi and writer Dr Apurba Kumar Saikia.
  • Poet Dr Prayag Saikia and writer Nilotpal Baruah have been chosen for the Kalaguru Bishnu Prasad Rabha Award.
  • Basista Deb Phukan, Tapan Kumar Bora and MonoranjanBori have been chosen for Yuba Sangbadik Award.
CEC Arora takes over as new chairman of Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia
  • Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora took over as the new Chair of the Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA) for the year 2020 at the annual meeting of the poll management bodies of Saarc countries.
  • Arora took over from outgoing Chair K.M. Nurul Huda of Bangladesh during the 10th meeting of FEMBoSA. The CEC Bangladesh presented the Stewardship Report on the activities of FEMBoSA members during the last year.
  • After taking the logo of FEMBoSA from the outgoing chief, Arora said: “The democratic scaffold and superstructure can be enacted and strengthened on the principle that the political power is validated by the will of the people.”
  • The Election Commission also signed an agreement with the Independent National Electoral Commission of Afghanistan for cooperation in the field of election management on the sidelines of the international conference on ””Strengthening Institutional Capacity””.
  • The poll panel also signed an MoU with Independent Authority for Election in Tunisia for cooperation in the field of election management.

FACTFILE – Forum of the Election Management Bodies of South Asia (FEMBoSA)

  • FEMBoSA was established at the 3rd Conference of Heads of Election Management Bodies of Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries in 2012.
  • Besides the ECI, the other 7 members are EMBs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

 

O.P. Jindal Global University signs MoU with University of Zurich at WEF
  • India’s O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the University of Zurich (UZH), Switzerland for mutual cooperation in higher education and research.
  • The MoU was signed at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which JGU Vice Chancellor C. Raj Kumar and the President of the UZH, Michael Hengartner, were invited to speak on the future of global universities for promoting sustainable futures.
  • The University of Zurich is the largest and one of the oldest universities in Switzerland with excellence in teaching and research.
  • Located at Sonipat, Haryana, JGU is a multidisciplinary and research oriented university, which made it to the QS World University Rankings 2020 as the youngest university in India and in the world to be featured in the world rankings.
  • JGU is also the only Indian private university in the top 150 ”young” universities in the world (under 50 years of age) in the QS Young University Rankings 2020.
Kerala CM to launch Super Fab Lab
  • Kerala Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan will inaugurate a Super Fab Lab, an incubation centre and a Mini Fab Lab at Palakkad.
  • The Super Fab Lab is based in Kochi and has been built in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
  • It is billed as the world”s first such facility to function outside of the US and has been set up at the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) complex in Kalamassery.
  • It is expected to allow researchers, innovators and developers to do things beyond the purview of the state”s existing fab labs.
  • Currently, a standard community fab lab includes a laser-cutter, a sign-cutter, a high-resolution NC milling machine, a large wood-router and a suite of electronic components as well as programming tools for low-cost, high-speed microcontrollers for on-site rapid circuit prototyping.
  • To this, the super lab adds a set of highly-specialised machines that can do small to mid-volume manufacturing and can also be used for prototyping with a variety of materials including metals, composites and carbon fibres, besides testing, design and fabrication equipment and materials that cover length scales spanning from microns to meters in fabrication size.

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JANUARY 26, 2020

15 from Northeast get Padma awards
  • Altogether 15 distinguished personalities from the Northeast have been named for the coveted Padma awards on the eve of Republic Day 2020.
  • Internationally acclaimed boxer MC Mary Kom from Manipur will be conferred the country’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan, while former Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir, who has also served as Governor of a number of states, including Odisha and Goa, has been named for Padma Bhushan.
  • Five personalities from Assam have been conferred the Padma Shri award. They are celebrated danseuse Indira PP Bora, writer educationist Lil Bahadur Chettri, veterinarian Dr Kushal Konwar Sarma, who is an expert in elephant treatment, scholar Jogendra Nath Phukan and physician Dr Ravi Kannan R.
  • Litterateur Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi of Arunachal Pradesh, who writes in Assamese, was also named for Padma Shri award.
  • The others from the Northeast who have won Padma Shri awards are footballer Oinam Bembem Devi (Manipur), social worker Sathyanarayan Mundayoor (Arunachal Pradesh), archer Tarundeep Rai (Sikkim), journalist Pu Lalbiakthanga Pachuau and social worker and freedom fighter C Kamlova (both from Mizoram), and writer Benichandra Jamatia (Tripura).
Kerala CM Vijayan inaugurates world’s first Super Fab Lab
  • Kerala Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan used a remote-controlled device to open a Super Fab Lab based in Kochi that was set up in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
  • It is billed as the world”s first such facility to function outside of the US and has been set up at the Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) complex in Kalamassery near Kochi.
  • Along with the Super Fab Lab, he also inaugurated an incubation centre and a Mini Fab Lab at a function held at the Government Polytechnic College.
  • He said the new fab labs will enable the users to enter the next stage of scientific creativity.
  • The Mini Fab Lab and the Startup Incubator in Palakkad will be of use to NRI investors who return to the state with the technical expertise and experience they gained abroad.
  • The KSUM Super Fab Lab at Kochi has state-of-the-art machines worth more than Rs 7 crore in an area of 10,000 square feet.
India, Brazil sign pacts to boost strategic partnership
  • In a major boost to their strategic partnership, Brazil and India laid down a comprehensive action plan to enhance their cooperation in all areas, amid an economic slowdown.
  • The two governments signed agreements and memoranda of understanding for cooperation in bioenergy, oil, natural gas, investments, legal assistance in criminal matters, early childhood related issues, health and medicine, traditional systems of medicine and homeopathy, cultural exchange, social security, cyber security, science and technology, geology and mineral resources, animal husbandry and dairy, cattle genomics.
  • The bilateral trade between the two countries was $8.2 billion in 2018-19.
  • Brazil and India are members of several multilateral fora like BRICS, IBSA, G-20 and G-4 and both the countries aspire to have a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.

 

JANUARY 27, 2020

Oil India (OIL) may hold 74% in BPCL’s NRL, Assam 26%
  • Oil and gas explorer PSU Oil India (OIL) and the Assam Govt may acquire Bharat Petroleum Corporation’s entire 61 per cent stake in the Numaligarh Refinery (NRL), retaining the public sector character of the Assam-based entity.
  • OIL may pick up close to 48 per cent stake, Assam has indicated to pick up the rest to raise its stake to 26 per cent from 12.4 per cent.
  • Assam Commerce and Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary recently stated the state government’s willingness to pay up to Rs 2,000 crore to pick 13.6 per cent of BPCL stake in the refinery.
  • BPCL’s stake in OIL may be worth over Rs 8,000 crore, including control premium. With the Centre owning over 50 per cent in BPCL, the stake sale in the NRL will help it pocket around Rs 4,000 crore as disinvestment receipt.
  • Currently, BPCL holds 61.65 per cent stake in the NRL, OIL 26 per cent and the Assam government 12.35 per cent.
  • Privatisation of BPCL has become a concern in the Northeast with demand being raised not to disturb the refinery’s PSU character. NRL was set up as per the 1985 Assam accord.
  • NRL recorded the highest revenue at Rs 18,511 crore in 2018-19, registering a 16.25 per cent growth. Its earnings per share stood at Rs 27.79 while net worth reached Rs 5,551 crore.
Andhra Assembly passes resolution for abolishing Legislative Council
  • The Andhra Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to abolish the state Legislative Council as the government moved to do away with the upper house of the state legislature, considered as roadblock to pass vital Bills.
  • Speaker T. Seetharam announced that the statutory resolution has been adopted with 133 members voting in favour of it. There were no votes against it or abstentions.
  • The result meet both the conditions laid down in the Constitution’s Article 161 (1). According to the Article, resolution for abolishing the Council has to be passed by a majority in the Assembly and by not less two-third of the members present in the House.
  • The resolution will be sent to the Union Home Ministry for drafting a Bill, which will be tabled in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
  • The Bill will have to be cleared by both Houses of Parliament before it can be sent to the President for his assent and issuing the notification.
CISF gets ‘best marching contingent’ award at Republic Day 2020 parade
  • The CISF was adjudged the “best marching contingent” amongst paramilitary and other auxiliary contingents during Republic Day parade, 2020 at Rajpath.
  • This is sixth time that Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) contingent won the “best marching contingent” trophy at Republic Day parade, the earlier occasions being in 2007, 2008, 2013, 2015 and 2017.
  • The CISF contingent this year comprised 148 officers and personnel, including 3 lady sub-officers, and was led by Deputy Commandant PrabhSimran Singh.

 

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Govt signs landmark tripartite Peace Pact with Bodos
  • The Union government entered into a peace agreement with representatives of Bodo organisations. The move comes following the government”s attempts to put an end to the Bodo insurgency demanding a separate state carved out of Assam.
  • The tripartite agreement was signed by representatives of the Union government, Assam government and representatives of banned Bodo organisation – National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) is also a signatory to the peace accord.
  • The peace accord signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, provides for the economic and political development of Bodos without affecting the territorial integrity of Assam.
  • As per the peace plan, 1,550 cadres along with 130 weapons will surrender on January 30. Shah assured the Bodo representatives that all the promises made in the peace agreement will be fulfilled in a time-bound manner.
  • This peace accord is the third Bodo peace agreement to be signed since 1993. The demand for a separate Bodoland is almost five decades old.
Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini Saini to take charge as Army Vice-Chief
  • Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini will take charge as vice chief of Indian Army, Lt Gen Saini, who was the Southern Command chief so far.
  • An alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala and the National Defence Academy (NDA), Lt Gen Saini was commissioned into the Jat Regiment in June 1981.
  • He commanded his battalion (7 Jat), a mountain brigade, a counter insurgency force in Jammu and Kashmir, a corps in the western theatre and then the Southern Army Command.
  • As Southern Command chief, he steered transformation of its operational philosophy to overwhelm the emerging threats and validation of many new concepts during training exercises.
  • He has also been weapons instructor in the National Security Guards (NSG) Training Centre, a senior directing staff at the National Defence College, New Delhi and the Commandant of the Indian Military Academy.
  • Lt Gen Saini had also served as the Deputy Chief Military Personnel Officer in UN Mission in Iraq-Kuwait, attended an exercise on peacekeeping conducted by the Global Peace Operations initiative in Mongolia and a counter-terrorism exercise in Australia.
DSCI &TikTok launch quiz to spread awareness on online privacy
  • Data Security Council of India (DSCI) and Chinese short-video making app TikTok have come together to launch an interactive and informative quiz for its community online.
  • It also aims to appraise users on best practices for online privacy and protection.
  • In line with the theme of the 2020 edition of Data Privacy Day – ‘Privacy is Everyone’s Responsibility’, the in-app quiz asks users interesting questions pertaining to their awareness of online privacy and its importance.
  • With the rising data consumption and increase in time spent online, it is important that the users are aware of privacy practices and principles that are key to adhere to.

 

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