Assam Current Affairs – October 15 - 21, 2019

Current Affairs Assam – October 15 - 21, 2019

( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of October 15 – 21, 2019 )

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October 15, 2019

IIT Guwahati joins hands with Japan institute for international symposium

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Guwahati, in collaboration with the Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT), will organise an international symposium on ‘Advances in Sustainable Polymers (ASP-19)’ from October 14 to October 18 at the KIT, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
ASP-19 is the fifth international symposium of the ASP series.
The aim of the symposium is to provide a platform to researchers to share recent state-of-the-art advances in the area of sustainable polymers.
The symposium will include plenary lectures and invited lectures on recent advances in several aspects of sustainable polymer-based technologies.
ASP-19 will also host three bilateral symposia as a part of the symposium.
They are on ‘Industrial Forum – Bio-based Materials Developed by Worldwide Industries’, the Second India-Nepal-Japan Trilateral Joint Symposium and the IITG-KIT Joint Symposium.
Apart from IIT-Guwahati and KIT, the symposium is supported by Kansai Branch, the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan, Mille-Feuille Structure Materials, Unitika Shusei-kai, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, and Research Committee on Fundamental Fiber Science, the Society of Fiber Science and Technology Japan.

Delhi cabinet nod for new skill, entrepreneurship university

The Delhi Cabinet gave its approval for a new skill and entrepreneurship development university with an initial capacity of 50,000 students.
The proposal will require clearance from the Lt Governor before its approval by the Assembly.
The new Delhi Skills and Entrepreneurship (DSE) University will focus on imparting the skills and knowhow to the youth that will equip them for employment.
Different courses, ranging between six months to two years, will be made available for students from Class 10 to the graduate and post graduate levels.
The courses will have also have high level of flexibility in terms of redesigning for the requirements.
The proposed varsity”s initial intake will be 50,000 students, who will be enrolled in regular and part-time courses in various streams.
Students who complete Class 10, Class 12, and graduation can join the University for courses ranging from durations like 6 months, one year, two years and so on.

Andhra Pradesh launches ”Rythu Bharosa” scheme

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy launched ”YSR Rythu Bharosa scheme-PM Kisan” scheme, under which each farmer will get Rs. 13,500 as input assistance every year.
The Chief Minister launched the flagship scheme at Kakutur in Nellore district by handing over cheques to beneficiaries.
The scheme is expected to benefit 54 lakh farmers including landless tenant farmers across the state. The amount will be deposited in the bank accounts of the beneficiaries.
The beneficiaries under PM Kisan Nidhi scheme of the Centre will get Rs. 6,000 while the remaining amount will be paid by the state government.
Those not covered under the Centre”s scheme will get the entire assistance from the state.
Beneficiary farmers were given Rs. 2,000 each in June and now they will get Rs. 9,500. Another Rs. 2,000 will be paid during ”Sankranthi”.
From next year, every beneficiary will get Rs. 7,500 in May at the beginning of Kharif sowing season, Rs. 4,000 in October for harvesting Kharif crop or for Rabi needs.
The remaining Rs. 2,000 will be paid on the occasion of ”Sankranthi”.

Margaret Atwood,Bernardine Evaristo won 2019 Booker Prize

Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo jointly won the 2019 Booker Prize after judges “flout” the rules by declaring a tie.
British Indian novelist Salman Rushdie’s tragicomic ‘Quichotte’ was among the six books shortlisted for the prize.
The Booker rules say the prize must not be divided, but the judges insisted they “couldn’t separate” Atwood’s ‘The Testament’ and ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ by Evaristo, who is the first black woman to win the prestigious award since its creation in 1969.
The rules were changed after the last tie in 1992, and organisers told this year’s judges that they were not allowed to pick two winners.
The judges said they strongly wanted both the authors to split the GBP 50,000 award at a gala ceremony at Guildhall
The others shortlisted included Lucy Ellmann for ‘Ducks, Newburyport’, Chigozie Obioma for ‘An Orchestra of Minorities’, and Elif Shafak for ’10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World’.
The 2019 shortlist had been selected from 151 submitted books published in the UK or Ireland between October 2018 and September 2019.

October 16, 2019

3^rd Shirui Lily Festival begins in Ukhrul, Manipur

The 3rd Shirui Lily Festival got under way at Shirui village in Ukhrul in the presence of ministers, dignitaries and a large gathering of people. The festival will end on October 19.
Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (in-charge) Prahlad Singh Patel said that there would be no tourism without culture. A collective effort is needed from all stakeholders to explore ways to attract tourists to the State. The North East region is gifted with scenic beauty and a rich cultural heritage.
The Manipur Government has been urging the Centre for a “topographical need-based budget” to bring inclusive development to the State.
The performance by Scottish band Nazareth will be the highlight of this year’s festival.

FACTFILE – Shirui Lily Festival

The annual festival is hosted by state Department of Tourism in Ukhrul district. The event features demonstrations of age-old traditions and culture of inhabitants of district of Ukhrul. The festival is organized during this time keeping in mind the peak blooming season of flower.
Festival seeks to spread the awareness about the endangered Shirui Lily and promote the district of Ukhrul as a tourist destination in Manipur.
The lilies of Shirui: The lilies play a significant role in festival. The rare, pink-white flower is only found in this area. The lilies are also known as Siroy Lily, or Lilium Macklinae, named after Jean Macklin, who supposedly spotted these flowers in 1946.
Manipur Tourism recognizes importance of Shirui Lily as State Flower of Manipur and event is a part of its efforts to develop and implement sustainable and responsible tourism State.

India, US Special Forces hold joint military drill

A 45-member Special Forces team from the Indian Army has begun a 15-day joint military drill with US Special Forces in Seattle. The exercise ”Vajra Prahar” commenced at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
This is the 10th edition of the exercise, which is conducted alternately between India and the US to share the best practices and experiences in areas such as joint mission planning capabilities and operational tactics.
Bilateral military exercises and defence exchanges are an important aspect of deepening bilateral defence cooperation between India and USA.
In 2018, the exercise was held in Jaipur, Rajasthan.

India hands over 2- Mi 24V choppers to Afghanistan

India handed over two Mi 24V gunship helicopters to Afghanistan at a ceremony held in Kabul.
The attack chopper, which is also capable of low-capacity troop transport, was handed over to Afghanistan”s Defence Minister Asadullah Khalid by India”s Ambassador Vinay Kumar.
These helicopters are meant as replacement for four helicopters that had earlier been gifted by India to Afghanistan in the year 2015-16.
The handover took place at a military airport in Afghanistan.

Government Announced 14 new Institutes for Media and Entertainment Sector

The government announced that 14 new institutes will be set up across nine cities for advanced skill training in the media and entertainment sector.
The 14 Authorised World Skills India Training Centers (AWSITC) would be set up in nine cities – Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Indore, Mumbai, Pune, Shillong and Thiruvanthapuram.
The state-of-the-art AWSITCs, set up in partnership with the Media and Entertainment Skill Council (MESC), will help the candidates to enhance their skill as per the global standards.
The new institutes are being set up for advanced skill training of candidates in the media and entertainment sector, not just to compete in the WorldSkills and IndiaSkills competitions but also to further develop the skilling eco-system for training candidates for the international market.
In the biennial WorldSkills competition the 48-member Indian team won one gold, one silver, two bronze medals besides 15 medallions of excellence at the competition.
These world class state of the art centres will help in preparing the candidates to be ready in making our country proud at various competitions and also equip them with enhanced skills in order to become industry ready.

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October 17, 2019

Assam set to have India’s first International Multi-Modal Hub

Assam Industry Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said that the state is all set to have India’s first International Multi-Modal Hub.
He said that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to fund the project at an estimated cost of around Rs 600 crore.
The Government of Assam is planning to develop Jogighopa, a small township near Brahmaputra river, as a logistics hub or trans-shipment point for cargo moving from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland to Bangladesh.
The Munshiganj River Terminal in Bangladesh will be used as a customs station to handle third-party export and import cargo via Kolkata Port.
The Bangladesh government agreed to hold stakeholder consultations and revert on the matter.
Standard operating procedure for the use of Chattagram and Mongla ports for movement of goods to and from India, particularly to and from the Northeast of India has recently been concluded.

Half of India’s children suffer from malnutrition, says UNICEF Report

UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children report for 2019, the first UNICEF report in 20 years on child nutrition, shows one in three children under the age of five years – around 200 million children worldwide – are either undernourished or overweight. And in India, every second child is affected by some form of malnutrition.
35% of Indian children suffer from stunting due to lack of nutrition, 17% suffer from wasting, 33% are underweight and 2% are overweight.
According to govt figures, stunting and wasting among children in the country has reduced by 3.7 per cent and the number of underweight children have reduced by 2.3 per cent from 2016 to 2018.
Among countries in South Asia, India fares the worst (54%) on prevalence of children under five who are either stunted, wasted or overweight. Afghanistan and Bangladesh follow at 49% and 46%, respectively. Sri Lanka and the Maldives are the better performing countries in the region, at 28% and 32%, respectively.

India conducts bilateral air exercise ‘Eastern Bridge V’ with Oman

India’s bilateral air exercise with Oman Exercise Eastern Bridge V, is being held at the Air Force Base Masirah in Oman from October 17-26.
The MiG 29 fighter aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) will be flying alongside the Eurofighter Typhoon and F-16 in India”s bilateral air exercise with Oman.
This is the first occasion that the MiG 29 will participate in an international air exercise outside India.
The Royal Air Force Oman will fly its UK-made advanced trainer aircraft Hawk too during the 10-day air exercise.
India”s military transport aircraft C-17 Globemaster will also participate in the air exercise.
The exercise will enhance inter-operability during mutual operations between the two air forces and will provide an opportunity to learn from each other”s best practices.
The participation of IAF in the exercise will also promote professional interaction, exchange of experience and operational knowledge.
Besides strengthening bilateral relations, it will also provide a good opportunity to the air-warriors to operate in an international environment.

Union Environment Ministry directed Assam Govt to take steps to declare Poba reserve forest a wildlife sanctuary

The Union Environment, Forest and Climate Change Ministry has directed the Assam government to take necessary steps to declare the Poba reserve forest in the state’s Dhemaji district a wildlife sanctuary.
Assm’s prominent wildlife and nature conservation organization Nature’s Beckon wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his immediate intervention in declaring the Poba reserve forest as a wildlife sanctuary.
The PMO forwarded the letter to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change directing for actions and steps as necessary by the Assam Forest Department to declare Poba as a wildlife sanctuary.

FACTFILE – Poba Reserved Forest

Poba Reserved Forest is situated in Jonai Subdivision of Dhemaji District of Assam.
The Reserved Forest (RF) was created in the year 1924 and covers an area of 10,221 hectares.
Poba is one of the richest rain forests of North-East India in terms of the flora and fauna found in it and can be very well termed a biodiversity hotspot.
The forest receives annual rainfall of 3600 mm to 4000 mm; highest temperature so far recorded is 35°C in summer and lowest 7.0°C in winter.
RF is an important elephant corridor linking the foot hills of Arunachal Pradesh and Dibru Saikhowa National Park via the proposed Kobu Chapori Reserve Forest. Peripheral area of the RF is inhabited by a few ethnic groups such as Mising, Bodo, Sonowal Kachari and Hajong (Rabha).
Poba forest is under serious threats from anthropogenic activities and natural calamities particularly erosion by the Siang river.

October 18, 2019

Hailakandi first district in Assam to introduce online leave application

The government employees working under the Hailakandi district administration need to file their applications online and can proceed on leave only after getting a digital approval, as henceforth no leave applications will be accepted on paper.
Deputy Commissioner, Keerthi Jalli inaugurated the new online leave module at her office conference hall.
Hailakandi becomes the first district in Assam to introduce such a system.
The Circle Offices in the district, too, have come under the new system. Additional Deputy Commissioner Omar Sheriff will look after leave related matters of the DC establishment while the Circle Officers will man their respective offices.
The employee needs to apply online which will then go to the reporting officer for approval. Each employee has been allotted a login ID and password.
After the leave is applied by the employee either through the mobile phone or personal computer on the Manav Sampada website, the reporting officer will either approve or reject the leave and the employee can see the leave status whether it has been approved or cancelled by the reporting officer. Users can also check the status of leave balance.

Karnataka tops India Innovation Index 2019

Karnataka has been ranked as the most innovative state in the country. These rankings were released by the NITI Aayog under the India Innovation Index 2019.
Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Telangana, Haryana, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Gujarat, and Andhra Pradesh form the remaining top ten major states respectively.
Sikkim and Delhi take the top spots among the north – eastern & hill states, and union territories.
Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh are the most efficient states in translating inputs into output.
The study is an outcome of extensive research and analysis, which looks holistically at the innovation landscape of India by examining the innovation capabilities and performance of Indian states and union territories.
The aim is to create a holistic tool which can be used by policymakers across the country to identify the challenges to be addressed and strengths to build on when designing the economic growth policies for their regions
Karnataka is the leader in the overall rankings in the category of major states. Karnataka”s number one position in the overall ranking is partly attributed to its top rank in the performance dimension.
It is also among the top performers in infrastructure, knowledge workers, knowledge output and business environment.

FACTFILE – The India Innovation Index 2019

The India Innovation Index 2019 is calculated as the average of the scores of its two dimensions – Enablers and Performance.
The Enablers are the factors that underpin innovative capacities, grouped in five pillars: (1) Human Capital, (2) Investment, (3) Knowledge Workers, (4) Business Environment, and (5) Safety and Legal Environment. The Performance dimension captures benefits that a nation derives from the inputs, divided in two pillars: (6) Knowledge Output and (7) Knowledge Diffusion.

Ranking of NE and Hill states

SIKKIM
HIMACHAL PRADESH
UTTARAKHAND
MANIPUR
JAMMU & KASHMIR
TRIPURA
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
ASSAM
NAGALAND
MIZORAM
MEGHALAYA

NASSCOM to train Army veterans for IT jobs

The Indian Army and the National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) will come together in Bengaluru to orient veterans to the modern industrial needs in the IT sector in order to tap their expertise and potential by offering them jobs.
The initiative has been planned as several multi-national firms, which have in the past, failed to hire Army veterans, despite their keenness, because of technological and cultural differences with the corporate world.
The initiative has been taken jointly by the Indian Army, the NASSCOM and US-based multinational financial services firm Wells Fargo which is also being supported by the multi-national e-commerce firm Amazon India.
NASSCOM is looking for a single-point contact where it can get all details of Army veterans in the IT sector.
Army will assess industrial needs during the two-day event, NASSCOM will help Army in orienting to the modern industrial needs in the IT sector.

Goa signs an MoU with STPI for start-up centre

The Goa government’s Information Technology Corporation signed an MoU with the Software Technology Park of India to set up a start-up centre in the coastal state.
Chief Minister Pramad Sawant said that 14,000 square metres of land would be handed over to the STPI, a society set up by the Union Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology.
Sawant also said, that Goa was trying to position itself as a hub for the start-ups industry and the co-operation with the STPI would help attract more start-ups to the state.

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October 19, 2019

2 persons from Assam selected for National award in Agriculture promotion

Mahan Chandra Borah and Dr Prabin Saikia of Assam are among those selected for the Plant Genome Saviour Award by the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority of the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar will hand over the awards, which will consist of Rs 10 lakh, a citation and a memento each.
Mahan Chandra Borah hails from Teok in Jorhat district, Dr Prabin Saikia is from Bhogpur Chariali in Lakhimpur.

Anup Kumar Singh appointed as Chief of National Security Guard

IPS officer Anup Kumar Singh was appointed as the new Director General of the elite National Security Guard (NSG) force.
The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet approved the Home Ministry’s proposal to appoint the 1985-batch Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service officer to the post.
Singh would take charge from Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General S.S. Deswal, who is holding additional charge of the post since the superannuation of Sudeep Lakhtakia.
Singh will hold the post till September 30, 2020 from the date of joining or till further orders, whichever is earlier.
NSG is a federal contingency “zero error” force to deal with anti-terrorist activities in all its manifestations.Specially equippped and trained to deal with specific situations, it is, therefore, to be used only in exeptional circumstances to thwart serious acts of terrorism.

FACTFILE – The National Security Guard (NSG)

The National Security Guard (NSG) is a counter terrorism unit under the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
It was raised in 15^th October 1984, following Operation Blue Star, Akshardham Temple attack and the assassination of Indira Gandhi, “for combating terrorist activities with a view to protect states against internal disturbances”.
It is not categorised under the uniform nomenclature of Central Armed Police Forces. It has a special forces mandate, and its core operational capability is provided by the Special Action Group (SAG) which is drawn from the Indian Army.
The Special Rangers Group (SRG), the police component of NSG, which also handles VIP security, is composed of personnel on deputation from other Central Armed Police Forces and State Police Forces.
The NSG personnel are often referred to in the media as Black Cats because of the black outfit and black cat insignia worn on their uniform

NASA astronauts conduct first all-women space walk

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir ventured out of the International Space Station for the first all-women spacewalk to replace a failed power controller.
It is the first time that all space walkers are women and the 43rd space walk to include women.
An all-women space walk, involving Koch and NASA astronaut Anne McClain, was originally scheduled for March.
But that was scuttled because properly fitted spacesuits could not be readied in time for both astronauts.
The first all-women space walk is a milestone worth noting as NASA looks forward to putting the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024 with the agency`s Artemis lunar exploration programme.

October 20, 2019

Assam Cabinet adopts new land policy

Assam state Cabinet adopted the new land policy, under which three bighas of agricultural land will be allotted to landless indigenous families.
Landless families will also be allotted half bigha plots for house construction, and the plot cannot be sold for 15 years.
Under the small family policy, persons having more than two children will not be eligible for government jobs with effect from January 1, 2021.

DNA Technology Regulation Bill referred to Parliamentary panel

The DNA Technology Regulation Bill that provides for the establishment of a national DNA data bank and regional DNA data banks and was passed by Lok Sabha has been referred to a parliamentary standing committee for examination and come back with a report.
The bill seeks to provide the regulation for use and application of Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) technology for the purpose of establishing the identity of certain categories of persons including victims, offenders, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unknown deceased persons.
Members are informed that the Chairman, Rajya Sabha in consultation with the Speaker, Lok Sabha has referred the DNA Technology (Use and Application) Regulation Bill, 2019, as introduced in Lok Sabha, to the Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests for examination and report within three months.

FACTFILE – The DNA Based Technology (Use and Regulation) Bill, 2017

The DNA Based Technology (Use and Regulation) Bill, 2017 or the Human DNA Profiling Bill is a proposed legislation in India.
The bill will allow the government to establish a National DNA Data Bank and a DNA Profiling Board, and use the data for various specified forensic purposes.
The bill has raised concerns of privacy among citizen rights groups. The bill was expected to be presented in the parliament in the monsoon session of 2015.
Use of DNA Data: Under the Bill, DNA testing is allowed only in respect of matters listed in the Schedule to the Bill. These include offences under the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and for civil matters such as paternity suits. Further, the Schedule includes DNA testing for matters related to establishment of individual identity.

Arvind Kejriwal inaugurates 100 Mohalla Clinics in Delhi

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal inaugurated 100 more Mohalla Clinics in the national capital.
Kejriwal said that with these new health clinics, a total of 302 Mohalla Clinics are now functional in the city.
These clinics are part of the city government’s push to set up 1,000 neighbourhood clinics in the national capital.
Kejriwal said that 100 more such clinics were ready and would become operational next month.
In such clinics, facilities of diagnostic tests such as lipid profile, kidney and liver function test are available free of cost.

India, Thailand joint naval exercise

India and Thailand began a joint naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal that will involve air exercises with integral helicopters from ships of both nations.
The five-day exercise commenced off the port of Vishakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh.
Two naval ships of Thailand – UMS Sin Phyu Shin (F-14), a frigate and UMS Tabinshweti (773), a corvette – have been deployed for the exercise.
India has deployed its ships INS Ranvijay, a guided-missile destroyer and INS Kuthar, a missile corvette, for the exercise.
The opening ceremony of the exercise was held on board INS Ranvijay at Visakhapatnam.
The harbor phase of the exercise will involve professional interaction for sharing of expertise on various maritime issues between both the navies.
The sea phase will involve a variety of drills including anti-air and surface firing exercises, flying exercises using integral helicopters and seamanship evolutions at sea.

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October 21, 2019

Infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,500 crore approved in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh’s Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 2,500 crore.
Of the approved projects, Rs 1,100 crore has been earmarked for upgradation of road infrastructure in the State capital and all administrative headquarters over a period of next three years.
The CCI also Okayed project proposals worth Rs 75 crore for the Department of Tirap, Changlang and Longding Affairs, besides giving its seal of approval for upgradation of Police Training Center at Banderdewa, upgradation of power infrastructure, water supply projects in all newly-created districts headquarters, and comprehensive scheme for providing public amenities in all major townships.
The CCI has doubled the allocation for horticulture projects pertaining to Kiwi, orange, large cardamom, etc from existing Rs 30 crore to Rs 60 crore.
The Committee also directed for revival of all defunct cold processing units at Namasai, Pasighat and Bhalukpong.

UN endorses India’s steps to address hunger, malnutrition

The UN World Food Programme (UNWFP) has endorsed India’s policy measures for addressing hunger and malnutrition to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Bishow Parajuli, Representative and Country Director to India, UNWFP, told that India has all the ingredients in place to achieve SDG 2, which is to end hunger, achieve food security, improve nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture prior to the 2030 targets.
In 2015, India, along with other countries, signed the declaration on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, comprising 17 SDGs.
Within this agenda, ending hunger, achieving food security and improved nutrition, and promoting sustainable agriculture was set as SDG 2.
While India has made progress in the last couple of decades on key indicators including economic growth, poverty reduction, food grains self-sufficiency and adoption of technological solutions and though there has been a drop in the malnutrition rates, the progress however, needs to be accelerated to achieve the SDGs.
UNWFP has been working in partnership with the Government of India for more than 50 years to contribute to its efforts to achieve food and nutrition security.

India seeks UN action to combat anti-microbial resistance

India has expressed its concern on the global emergence of anti-microbial resistance (AMR) and called upon the relevant United Nations agencies to contain this threat to public health, at G20 Health Ministers meeting.
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan participating in the deliberations on health risk and health security, made an intervention on AMR, seen as a serious emerging threat to global public health.
He called upon all relevant UN agencies to align themselves in their endeavour to combat antimicrobial resistance.
He conveyed to G20 countries the efforts done so far under National Programme for Health Care of Elderly to provide accessible, affordable, and high-quality long-term, comprehensive health care services to an ageing population and also mentioned public health measures to tackle dementia.
The deliberations of the G20 Health Ministers focused on four major global health issues, namely achievement of Universal Health Coverage, response to population aging, management of health risks and health security management including AMR and its containment.

Vice President presents Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu presented Most Eminent Senior Citizen Award to legal luminary and former Attorney General K. Parasaran.
Mr Parasaran was honoured with the award on the occasion of the Elder’s Day celebration of Age Care India, an organization working for the welfare of the elderly.
Vice President said that the Award is a fitting recognition of Mr Parasaran’s exceptional contribution to the field of law and justice as well as his extraordinary personality.
He said that throughout his distinguished career, Mr Parasaran had handled a wide array of cases.

BIOGRAPHY – K. Parasaran

Parasaran is a lawyer, who was Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu during President’s rule in 1976 and then, Attorney General of India under Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi between 1983 and 1989.
Parasaran was awarded the Padma Bhushan in the year 2003 and Padma Vibhushan in the year 2011.
In June 2012, he received a presidential nomination to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of India’s parliament, for a period of six years.

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