1. Subhash Chandra Garg appointed as
World Bank ED
i. Senior IAS officer Subhash Chandra
Garg was today appointed as Executive Director (ED) in World Bank.
ii. Garg, a 1983-batch IAS officer of
Rajasthan cadre, will have a tenure of three years from the date of assuming
charge of the post, said an order issued by the Appointments Committee of
Cabinet (ACC).
iii. The Executive Directors are
responsible for the conduct of the general operations of the World Bank and
exercise all the powers delegated to them by the Boards of Governors. They also
select a President who serves as Chairman of the Boards.
iv. They are responsible for
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s loans, guarantees and
policies that impact the World Bank’s general operations among others.
v. The ACC had last month approved the
proposal for extension of tenure of M N Prasad, a 1972 batch IAS officer of Bihar
cadre (retired), as Executive Director, World Bank till October 31.
2. Govt sets up panel
to review environment laws
i. The Government has
constituted a high-level committee to review various environment laws in order
to bring them in line with current requirements.
ii. The four-member
panel, headed by former Cabinet Secretary T S R Subramanian, has been asked to
review five key green laws concerning protection and conservation of
environment, forest, wildlife, water and air among others.
iii. The committee has
been set up in the backdrop of government taking serious measures to fasten the
environment clearance process for achieving economic growth without
compromising green issues.
iv. "Based
on experience gained in the implementation of aforesaid Acts, it has been
decided to constitute a high-level committee to review these Acts and suggest
appropriate amendments to bring them in line with their objectives," said
a Ministry order.
3. Cabinet approves over Rs 5,000 crore
Telecom Development Plan for NE
i. The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for
implementing a comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for the North-Eastern
Region. The proposal entails an estimated cost of over Rs 5,336 crore.
ii. The project will increase the reliability of district and state headquarters connectivity by providing alternative optical fiber connectivity.
iii. It will also ensure that notwithstanding any problem in one route, the voice and data transfer through other route will keep the district and state headquarters connected.
iv. This project is aimed to cover the remote villages in the region as also to keep seamless connectivity on national highways in the area.
ii. The project will increase the reliability of district and state headquarters connectivity by providing alternative optical fiber connectivity.
iii. It will also ensure that notwithstanding any problem in one route, the voice and data transfer through other route will keep the district and state headquarters connected.
iv. This project is aimed to cover the remote villages in the region as also to keep seamless connectivity on national highways in the area.
4. Gates Foundation pledges $50 million
to fight Ebola epidemic
i. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged 50
million US dollars to support emergency efforts to contain West Africa's Ebola
epidemic, which has already killed almost 2,300 people in the worst outbreak of
the virus in history.
ii. The US based philanthropic foundation said it would release funds immediately to UN agencies and international organisations to help them buy supplies and scale up the emergency response in affected countries.
ii. The US based philanthropic foundation said it would release funds immediately to UN agencies and international organisations to help them buy supplies and scale up the emergency response in affected countries.
5. Meghalaya Governor to take additional
charge of Manipur, Mizoram
i. President Pranab Mukherjee today accepted the resignation
of Vinod Kumar Duggal, as the Governor of Manipur and Mizoram.
ii. A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said, Meghalaya Governor Dr. Krishan Kant Paul has been asked to discharge the the functions of the Governor of Manipur and Mizoram, in addition to his own duties.
ii. A Rashtrapati Bhawan communique said, Meghalaya Governor Dr. Krishan Kant Paul has been asked to discharge the the functions of the Governor of Manipur and Mizoram, in addition to his own duties.
6. Guj FSL to tie-up
with US-based firm for ballistic testing
i. Gujarat Forensic
Science Laboratory, which provides services to various companies for testing of
armour panels and bullet-proof jackets, is likely to soon tie-up with a
US-based firm to share best practices in the field of ballistic testing.
ii. The Gandhinagar-based FSL has it own ballistic testing
centre where it tests products for Indian Army and now it is also providing
this service to private defence companies and is also in touch with other
companies to test their products.
iii. "We, here in Gujarat FSL, have conducted tests for
US-headquartered company DuPont for their products like Kevlar and Tensylon
which are being used as ballistic-proof jackets and ballistic-panels used in
armoured vehicles," FSL's deputy director H P Sanghvi said.
iv. Upbeat by the experience with the FSL, DuPont is eyeing better ties with the local lab in the form of an 'agreement'.
v. Elaborating further, the official said, "DuPont made Kevlar brand fibre is extensively used by military and police organisations across the world for making bullet resistant jackets and helmets."
vi. "DuPont has recently introduced Ultra High Modulus Polyethylene brand TensylonT for hard armour panels," he added.
iv. Upbeat by the experience with the FSL, DuPont is eyeing better ties with the local lab in the form of an 'agreement'.
v. Elaborating further, the official said, "DuPont made Kevlar brand fibre is extensively used by military and police organisations across the world for making bullet resistant jackets and helmets."
vi. "DuPont has recently introduced Ultra High Modulus Polyethylene brand TensylonT for hard armour panels," he added.
7. India, B'desh sign MoU on traditional
medicine
i. Bangladesh and India
have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for enhanced cooperation in the
fields of traditional medicine like Ayurveda and Unani, as World Health
Organisation decided to lay an extra focus on the issue as an "important
part of healthcare" in the region.
ii. The two countries
inked the deal in Dhaka late Tuesday on the sidelines of the WHO's South-East
Asia regional conference where the traditional medicine was one of the major
issues of discussion of the 11 health ministers, experts and officials.
iii. Bangladesh's
health officials said under the deal the two sides agreed to exchange all kinds
of traditional medicines alongside the experts and physicians for conducting
training.
iv. They said recognised institutions of both the countries would provide scholarships to each other in addition to setting up an 'academic chair'.
iv. They said recognised institutions of both the countries would provide scholarships to each other in addition to setting up an 'academic chair'.
8. India successfully test-fires
nuclear-capable Agni-I missile
i. India today successfully test-fired indigenously
developed nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Agni-I missile from Wheeler Island
off Odisha coast.
ii. The single-stage, solid-fueled missile was launched at 11.11 this morning from launch pad complex number - 4 as part of a user trial by the Strategic Force Command of the Indian Army.
iii. The ballistic missile has a striking range of 700 to 1250 km. It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead.
iv. Agni-I was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) missile technologists.
ii. The single-stage, solid-fueled missile was launched at 11.11 this morning from launch pad complex number - 4 as part of a user trial by the Strategic Force Command of the Indian Army.
iii. The ballistic missile has a striking range of 700 to 1250 km. It can carry a one-tonne nuclear warhead.
iv. Agni-I was developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) missile technologists.
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