Assam Current Affairs – September 08 – 14, 2019

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Current Affairs Assam – September 08 - 14, 2019

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

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September 08, 2019

 Assam’s first IoT solution in mini piped water scheme launched at Amingaon
  • The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) Assam and Piramal Water Pvt Ltd (PiramalSarvajal), launched a project on deployment of the first Internet of Things (IoT) solution in single village mini piped water supply scheme at Colony Pahar, Amingaon.
  • The Internet of Things, or IoT, is a system of interrelated computing devices, mechanical and digital machines, objects, animals or people that are provided with unique identifiers and the ability to transfer data over a network without requiring human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction.
  • The solution is a maiden pilot project not only in Assam but all over India.
  • This is derived using state-of-the art sensors for accurate measurement, micro-controller based control unit and remote monitoring dashboard.
  • The control unit converts signal from sensors to digital data and sends it to a centralised server.
  • A remotely managed dashboard helps Government and local administration in tracking the scheme’s geo-location with its functional status for monitoring various parameters graphically, such as volume of water extracted from the ground, volume of water distributed to the village, water quality and ground water level.
  • This integrated solution will help the PHED in taking necessary corrective or preventive action and thereby help in good governance.
 India’s first water-grid to come up in Maharashtra
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that The country’s first-ever ‘water-grid’ costing Rs 3,50,000 crore will come in the parched Marathwada region of Maharashtra in the next five years as part of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JMM)
  • The Marathwada region will benefit in a big way from this as it will increase water availability for the people. It will free women from the hassles of having to toil hard to fetch water.
  • To be implemented over the next five years the JJM involves saving water and delivering it to the people”s doorsteps to resolve their water problems.
  • The state government cleared a Rs 4,802 crore water-grid project for Beed district and is working on a Rs 15,000 crore water-grid project for the region, along with the ongoing Jal YuktShivarAbhiyan.
  • Modi also dedicated the nation the state-of-the-art Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) Shendra Project, India’s first ‘Walk-to-Work’ Smart City, which targets an investment of Rs 600-Rs 700 billion from global investors.
 India Business Summit in Singapore
  • The High Commission of India in Singapore is organising a two-day business summit in Singapore.
  • The objective of the business summit “India-Singapore: The Next Phase”, being organised at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore is aimed at setting the agenda and momentum for the next five years.
  • The summit also aimed at expanding modernisation, access and inclusion.
  • It will be a platform to project the government”s strategic outlook and economic agenda; provide opportunities for investors, companies and startups in and operating out of Singapore to interact with policy makers as well as corporate and tech leaders from India.
  • Singapore is a key economic partner for India, the leading source of foreign investment, a major financial market for Indian companies, and a partner in areas of India”s development priorities like urban development, skills and infrastructure.
  • Singapore is also emerging as a major startup and innovation hub with growing links to India.
  • The summit will focus on core sectors, including financial, infrastructure, urban development, real estate, logistics, regional trade, water, agro-tech and food processing, and skills development.
 President Kovind inaugurates the First World Youth Conference on Kindness
  • President Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the first World Youth Conference on Kindness in New Delhi.
  • The President said that Mahatma Gandhi was not just a great leader and visionary, he was one who personified certain timeless ideals and values.
  • He said we could place Gandhiji in a time machine and transport him to any period of human existence and we would find him to be relevant and his is also true of the times we live in.
  • President said Gandhiji remains extremely relevant to our present day concerns such as need for peace and tolerance, terrorism and climate change.
  • The first World Youth Conference on Kindness is being organised by the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Human Resource Development with the aim to impart critical competencies (i.e. empathy, compassion, mindfulness and critical inquiry) in global youth to inspire, empower and enable them to transform themselves and build long-lasting peace in their communities.
  • Youth leaders, representing over 27 countries, are participating in this Conference.

September 09, 2019

 ISRO spots Chandrayaan 2 Lander on Lunar Surface
  • The Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram module has been located on the lunar surface and it must have been a hard-landing, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said, in an admission that the planned soft-landing wasn’t successful.
  • The image of the lander rover ‘Pragyan’ is housed inside it was captured by on-board camera of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter, which is healthy, safe and functioning normally in the intended orbit around the Moon.
  PM Modi launches first greenfield smart industrial city ‘AURIC’
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the country’s first greenfield industrial smart city, Auric City, at Shendra in Aurangabad, which is projected to attract around Rs 70,000 crore in investments on completion.
  • The mega project in the parched region of Marathawada region of Maharashtra is part of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) and is expected to boost the overall development of this region.
  • Auric City is India’s first ‘walk-to-work’ smart industrial city which will encourage housing options, workplaces, and shopping centres, to be developed in the vicinity of each other.
  • Inaugurating the administrative headquarters of the smart city – Auric Hall -from where the entire industrial city and its facilities will be operated.
  • Auric City is expected to attract Rs 60,000-70,000 crore investments from global players, which will generate lakhs of jobs.
  • The city is expected to earn $11.6 billion in exports on an output of over USD 46 billion. Maharashtra has already approved a Rs 7,947- crore infrastructure package to help Auric offer high-value, sustainable infrastructure.
 ADB to provide $200 million to upgrade rural roads of Maharashtra
  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $ 200 million (about Rs 1,400 crore) to upgrade rural roads to all-weather standards in 34 districts of Maharashtra with an aim to improve road safety and better connectivity with markets.
  • An agreement in this regard was signed between the government and the ADB.
  • The project will improve the condition of about 2,100 kilometer of rural roads to all-weather standards, with climate resilience and safety features, connecting rural communities with productive agricultural areas and socio-economic centers.
  • Provision of contractual maintenance for five years following construction has also been provided under the project.
 Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn-in as Governor of Telangana
  • Tamilisai Soundararajan sworn-in as the second Governor of Telangana. Chief Justice of Telangana High Court Raghavendra Singh Chouhan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Tamilisai during a ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad.
  • With this, she has become the first lady Governor appointed from Tamil Nadu.
  • A physician-turned-politician, Soundararajan entered politics in the year 1999.
  • She started her political career as South Chennai District Medical Wing Secretary in the same year and held various positions in the BJP.

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September 10, 2019

 India Post Payments Bank unveils Aadhaar-linked service
  • India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has announced launch of the Aadhaar-enabled payment services (AePS) for unbanked and under-banked people.
  • Said it has made 1 crore customers within one year of operations.
  • Around 34 crore bank accounts have been opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan DhanYojana. Of this, 22 crore belong to the rural people.
  • With the IPPB”s AePS, now they have the ability to provide inter-operable doorstep banking services to account holders of ”any bank”.

FACTFILE – India Post Payments Bank (IPPB)

  • India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) is a 100% government owned payments bank operating under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, which aims to utilize all of India’s 155,015 post offices as access points and 3 lakh postal postmen and Grameen Dak Sewaks to provide house to house banking services.
  • MD & CEO – Suresh Sethi
 India to host first SCO conference on military medicine
  • India will host the first conference on military medicine for member nations of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) in New Delhi.
  • It will be the first military co-operation event to be organised in India under the SCO after it joined the organisation in 2017.
  • The two-day conference on military medicine will be held on September 12 and 13 in accordance with the SCO Defence Co-operation Plan 2019-20.
  • The meeting will be conducted by the Indian armed forces under the aegis of the Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff.
  • The primary objectives of the conference are to share best practices in the field of military medicine, build capacities and overcome common challenges.
  • The delegations will also discuss issues including rendering of combat medical support, humanitarian assistance during disasters and measures to improve patient safety.
  • India”sneighbours Nepal and Sri Lanka will also participate in the conference as dialogue partners. The two nations will be sending their delegations of experts to the conference.

FACTFILE – The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)

  • The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasianpolitical, economic, and security alliance, the creation of which was announced on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai, China by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan; the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Charter, formally establishing the organisation, was signed in June 2002 and entered into force on 19 September 2003.
  • The original five nations, with the exclusion of Uzbekistan, were previously members of the Shanghai Five group, founded on 26 April 1996.
  • Since then, the organization has expanded its membership to eight countries when India and Pakistan joined SCO as full members on 9 June 2017 at a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
 UP Govt offers 3,000-acre land bank for defence firms
  • Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offered a land bank of 3,000 acres for defence industries to set up manufacturing units in Uttar Pradesh, during a review meeting for the Defence Expo preparations.
  • Defence minister Rajnath Singh chaired the review meeting that was held in New Delhi with apex committee members for DefExpo 2020.
  • An MoU was signed between the Defence Ministry and the state government, outlining roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders responsible for organising the event next year.
  • The review meeting was attended by the three service chiefs. Senior Defence Ministry officials, including Secretary (Defence) Dr Ajay Kumar, also attended the meeting along with senior officials including those from Defence Research Development Organisation and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.

September 11, 2019

 Assam’s Sanjib Pol Deka among the 23 young Indian writers conferred the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar
  • The Sahitya Akademi conferred the Yuva Puraskar on 23 youths for their outstanding literary works in one of the 24 major Indian languages.
  • The Yuva Puraskar containing an engraved copper plaque and a cheque of Rs 50,000 was given away to each of the recipients during a small but glittering function at LalchandKanoi Memorial Auditorium of DHSK College.
  • The awards were presented to the recipients by Chandrashekar Kambar, president of Sahitya Akademi.
  • As prelude all the awardees were garlanded and felicitated with Assamese traditional gamosas by Madhav Kaushik, vice president, Sahitya Akademi. Eminent English writer and author Professor Emeritus Amaresh Datta attended the function as the chief guest.
  • Sanjib Pol Deka is awarder the honour for his work ‘Ei Pine Ki Ase?’ in Assamese language and Moumita is conferred the award for ‘Kuntal Fire Ase’ in Bengali language.

FACTFILE – Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar

  • Yuva Puraskar is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India’s National Academy of Letters, annually confers on young writers of outstanding works in one of the twenty-four major Indian languages.
  • Instituted in 2011, the Yuva Puraskar recognises young writers under the age of 35 years, with the aim to encourage and promote young writers.
  • The award comprises a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 and an engraved copper plaque.
 India, Sri Lanka begin joint naval military drill
  • India and Sri Lanka began joint naval military exercises in the Bay of Bengal off the Vizag port in Andhra Pradesh.
  • Four naval ships from both countries which are participating in the exercise began co-ordinated maritime operations in the ‘sea phase’ of the exercise.
  • Prior to the sea phase, the Navies had engaged in professional interactions, training activities, cultural events and sporting exchanges, in a ‘harbour phase’, for three days at the Vizag port.
  • The six-day joint exercise SLINEX 2019 had formally commenced on September 7 at the Vizag port.
  • The four ships and their crew will participate in drills including aircraft tracking, cross-deck flying, gun firing, visit board search and seizure procedures, underway replenishment and navigational manoeuvres in the sea.
  • Sri Lanka has sent SLNS Sindhurala, an advanced offshore patrol vessel which had been constructed by India’s state-run defence firm Goa Shipyards, and SLNS Suranimala.
  • The Indian Navy is being represented by the missile corvette INS Khukri and the Naval offshore patrol vessel INS Sumedha.
  • India has also deputed integral helicopters in addition to shore-based maritime patrol aircraft in the event.

FACTFILE – SLINEX (Sri Lanka India Naval Exercise)

  • The SLINEX Exercise enhance co-operation and to further strengthen mutual trust and interoperability between two navies.
  • The bilateral maritime exercise enables Indian Navy and Sri Lankan navies to rehearse and improve own capabilities and enhance operational effectiveness required to maintain maritime security in Indian Ocean region (IOR).
  • First edition of the SLINEX exercise took place in 2005.
 PM Modi inaugurates Indo-Nepal petro pipeline
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Motihari-Amlekhganj (Nepal) petroleum pipe line through video conferencing. It is the first ever cross border petroleum pipeline in South Asia.
  • PM Modi reiterated that it will help to enhance security of the region and “substantially cut down on transit costs”.
  • He also reaffirmed India’s commitment to help Nepal for developmental works according to its own priorities.

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September 12, 2019

  PM Modi launches National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ambitious National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) in Uttar Pradesh”s Mathura, among a slew of government schemes for farmers.
  • With 100 per cent funding from the Centre of Rs 12,652 crore for a period of five years till 2024, NADCP aims at vaccinating over 500 Million livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs against foot and mouth disease.
  • The programme also aims at vaccinating 36 million female bovine calves annually in its fight against Brucellosis disease.
  • The programme has two components – to control the diseases by 2025 and eradication by 2030.
  • This is part of the government’s effort to double farmers” income.
  • The Prime Minister also launched nationwide workshops in KrishiVigyanKendras in all 687 districts of the country with artificial insemination of livestock as one of the goals.

 FACTFILE – National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)

  • The project will be fully funded by the Central Government.
  • The livestock that will be covered under the programme includes cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, and pigs against the FMD.

NADCP program’s main aims are

  • To vaccinate over 600 million cattle in the country in an effort to mitigate the two diseases namely, the Foot & Mouth Disease, & brucellosis.
  • To vaccinate 36 million female bovine calves annually in its fight against the brucellosis disease.
  • To control the livestock diseases by 2025, and eradicate them by 2030.
 DRDO successfully test-fires indigenous Anti-Tank Missile for Army
  • In a major boost to the indigenous missile development programme, India successfully test-fired the Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM) from a firing range in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool.
  • This was the third successful test-firing of the 100 percent indigenous ATGM, which is being developed for the infantry battalions of the Indian Army, who would use them for taking out the enemy tank and other armoured vehicles during war times.
  • Currently, the Indian Army uses the imported Milan 2T and Konkurs Russian anti-tank missile in the infantry but they are vintage missiles and the force is looking for a third-generation ATGM.

FACTFILE – The MPATGM (Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile)

  • MPATGM is an Indian third-generation fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile.
  • It is currently under development by the DRDO in partnership with Indian defence contractor VEM Technologies Private Limited. The missile is derived from India’s Nag ATGM.
  • The MPATGM will be manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited at a facility located in Bhanoor, Telengana.
 DRDO hands over second ‘Netra’ to IAF
  • The Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) handed over the second airborne warning plane, Netra, to the Indian Air Force.
  • The indigenously-built aircraft was handed over to Western Air Command chief, Air Marshal RaghunathNambiar, at the Bathinda Air Base in Punjab.
  • The Netra, an Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEWC) aircraft, had played a stellar role during the Balakot air strikes that had been carried out by the IAF in February this year.
  • It provided surveillance and radar coverage to the five Mirage jets that bombed terror launch pads in Balakot in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan.
  • Designed and developed by scientists of the DRDO, with assistance from the Bengaluru-based Centre for Airborne Systems, the Netra is fitted with indigenously developed electronics and hardware.
  • It is useful for surveillance, tracking, identification and classification of airborne and sea surface targets and is useful in detecting incoming ballistic missile threats.
 2 Indians in UAE develop app to help visually impaired
  • Two UAE-based Indian nationals developed a smartphone app that can help visually impaired people.
  • The app developed by Nandujit Prathap and Visakh G.S is called Ioptyc.
  • It uses distance sensors and visual recognition technology to assist people with visual impairments.
  • The project which has two parts, the smartphone app and a special glove, was one of the winning projects in the Ma’an Social Incubator programme of Abu Dhabi, that aims to support people of determination.
  • Ioptyc utilises the power of Google Tensorflow Lite for visual recognition of objects in front of the user, who may be visually impaired.
  • Once the object in front of the person is detected, the app sends an alert and announces the name of the object over the user’s headphone, with the help of Google natural languages package.
  • The glove’s sensors are capable of detecting objects as far as two metres away, and the intensity of vibrations varies depending on how far the object is from the user.

September 13, 2019

 Mary Kom becomes the first female athlete to be recommended for Padma Vibhushan
  • Six-time World Champion and 2012 Olympic medalist MC Mary Kom has been recommended by the sports ministry for country’s second-highest civilian award – the Padma Vibushan.
  • The 36-year-old pugilist becomes the first woman athlete to have been recommended for the award. She has been already honoured with Padma Bhushan and Padma Shree in 2013 and 2006 respectively.
  • Only three sportspersons – Vishwanathan Anand (2007), Sachin Tendulkar (2008) and Sir Edmund Hillary (2008) have received the Padma Vibhushan, so far.
  • Badminton world champion PV Sindhu has been nominated for Padma Bhushan, which is the country’s third highest civilian award. Sindhu recently clinched the World badminton championships title, beating Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara 21-7, 21-7, becoming the only Indian to win the title. Vinesh Phogat (boxing), Harmanpreet Kaur (cricket), Rani Rampal (hockey), Suma Shirur (shooting), Manika Batra (table tennis), Tashi and Nungshi Malik (mountaineering) have been recommended for Padma Shri awards.
  • Archer Tarundeep Rai and hockey Olympian MP Ganesh were recommended for the Padma Shri alongside seven women sportspersons by the Sports Ministry.
  • The final list of the awardees will be released on 25 January 2020 by the Padma awards committee.
 PM launches ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana’ pension scheme for farmers & small traders
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana from Jharkhand. The Prime Minister also launched the National Pension Scheme for traders and self-employed people.
  • He inaugurated the new building of the state Assembly and also inaugurated the Multi-Modal Transport Terminal at Sahibganj and referred to plans to construct 462 Eklavya model residential schools in tribal areas.
  • He also laid the foundation stone of the new building of the state secretariat.
  • The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana shall secure the lives of 5 crore small and marginal farmers by providing a minimum pension of Rs 3000 per month to those who attain 60 years of age.
  • The National Pension Scheme for the traders and the self-employed aims at providing a minimum assured pension of Rs 3000 to small traders and self – employed after attaining age of 60 years.
 India joins global antimicrobial resistance research hub
  • India has joined the Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R & D) hub as a new member.
  • Department of Biotechnology said that this would expand the global partnership working to address challenges and improve coordination and collaboration in global AMR research and development to 16 countries, the European Commission, two philanthropic foundations and four international organisations as observers.
  • AMR is the ability of a microbe to resist the effects of medication that once could successfully treat the microbe.
  • India will be a member of the board of members of the hub from this year.
  • By partnering with the hub, India looks forward to working with all partners to leverage their existing capabilities, resources and collectively focus on new research to address drug-resistant infections.
  • The hub supports global priority setting and evidence-based decision-making on the allocation of resources for AMR research and development through identification of gaps, overlaps and potential for cross-sectoral collaboration and leveraging.

FACTFILE – Global Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Research and Development (R & D) hub

  • a collaboration of 16 countries, the European Commission, two philanthropic foundations and four international organizations (as observers).
  • It was launched in 2018 during the 71st session of the World Health Assembly, following a call from G20 Leaders in 2017.
  • It is supported through a Secretariat, established in Berlin, Germany.
  • It aims to further improve the coordination of international efforts and initiatives to tackle Antimicrobial Resistance while further increasing investments into R&D for AMR.
  • It’s works will be aligned to the priorities set by
    • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    • World Health Organization (WHO)
    • World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
 UAE confers honour on outgoing Indian Ambassador Navdeep Singh Suri
  • Navdeep Singh Suri, the outgoing Indian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was conferred with the First Class Order of Zayed II honour in recognition of his efforts and contribution to the development and strengthening of bilateral ties between the two countries.
  • UAE President Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan presented the highest civilian honour in the country to Suri. Sheikh Abdullah lauded the envoy’s role in bolstering the UAE-Indian ties.
  • Navdeep Singh Suri has been heading the Indian mission in the UAE since October 2016.

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September 14, 2019

 ONGC to invest Rs 13,000 crore in Assam in next five years
  • State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) will invest over Rs 13,000 crore in Assam over the next five years.
  • The oil and gas company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Assam government for boosting its exploration and production activities in the state.
  • The company will make investment for drilling more than 220 oil and gas wells across the state.
  • ONGC is giving impetus to its activities in alignment with the reducing import by 10 per cent by 2022 and Northeast Hydrocarbon Vision 2030.
  • ONGC, in a new vision document for 2040, has set a target to double oil and gas output from its domestic and overseas fields and expand its refining capacity threefold apart from diversification into renewables. India’s top oil and gas producer plans to invest $15-16 billion to achieve this target.
  • The ONGC Board recently approved the business roadmap for the company and its other group entities. Titled ‘ONGC Energy Strategy 2040’, the blueprint envisioned ONGC as “a diversified energy company with a strong contribution from non E&P business; 3x revenues and about 5-6x market capitalisation”.
  • The firm produced 24.23 million tonnes of crude oil in the 2018-19 fiscal year and 25.81 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas from its domestic fields. Another 10.1 million tonnes of oil and 4.736 bcm of gas were produced from its overseas assets.
 India, Thailand joint military exercise – MAITREE
  • MAITREE, the joint military exercise between India and Thailand, will be conducted at Foreign Training Node, Umroi, in Meghalaya.
  • Indian and Royal Thailand Army (RTA) contingents comprising 50 soldiers each will participate in the exercise with an aim to share experience gained during various counter-terrorism operations.
  • Joint military exercise will enhance the level of defence cooperation between Indian Army (IA) and Royal Thailand Army (RTA) which will further foster defence cooperation and bilateral relations between the two nations.
  • The scope of this exercise covers company-level joint training on counter-terrorism operations in jungle and urban scenario.

FACTFILE – MAITREE Exercise

  • MAITREE is an annual training event which is being conducted alternatively in Thailand and India since 2006.
  • Exercise MAITREE with Thailand is significant in terms of the security challenges faced by both the nations in the backdrop of changing facets of global terrorism.
  • It will improve the level of defence co-operation between the Indian Army (IA) and Royal Thailand Army (RTA) which in turn will further foster defence cooperation and bilateral relations between the two nations.
 BHEL commissions 1,320 MW Thermal Plant in Odisha
  • State-run engineering firm BHEL announced commissioning of 1,320 MW IB thermal power station in Jharsuguda district of Odisha.
  • The power project is owned by Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC), a joint venture company of the Odisha Government and US-based energy company AES.
  • A substantial portion of power generated from the project will be supplied to the Grid Corporation of Odisha (GRIDCO).

FACTFILE – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)

  • BHEL is owned and founded by the Government of India, is an engineering and manufacturing company based in New Delhi, India.
  • Established in 1964, BHEL is India’s largest power generation equipment manufacturer.
 CISF’s Delhi airport unit wins best aviation security award
  • The CISF’s Delhi airport unit has won the top award in an inter-unit competition of the Aviation Security Group (ASG) organised between the months of April and July.
  • For the competition, the CISF had divided 61 Indian airports into two categories.
  • The first category included seven joint venture airports – Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Nagpur and Chandigarh, while the second category had 52 airports run by the Airports Authority of Indias and Shirdi Airport.
  • Among the airports run as joint ventures, Delhi airport”s CISF unit won the first prize, and Hyderabad airport unit was named runner-up. In the second category, the Kolkata airport unit won the first prize.

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