National
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1. 1st
Meeting Of India-Bangladesh Joint Committee On Border Haats Concludes
i. The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh
Joint Committee on Border Haats concluded in Agartala, Tripura.
ii. Extensive
discussions were held on issues related to review of operations of the four
functional Border Haats and suggestions for improvement, timeline for
setting up the six additional Border Haats that had earlier been agreed to by
both sides and the roadmap for further expansion of Border Haats.
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Bangladesh PM- Sheikh Hasina, Capital- Dhaka, Currency- Bangladeshi
Taka.
2. Lok
Sabha Passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill
i.
The Lok Sabha passed the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which
has the provision of allowing a court trying an offence related to cheque
bouncing, to direct the drawer to pay interim compensation to the
complainant.
ii. According
to the Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla, 16 lakh cheque
bouncing cases are lying in the subordinate courts and 35 thousand cases are in
the higher judiciary. The interim compensation will not exceed 20% of the
cheque amount and will have to be paid by the drawer within 60 days of the
trial court’s order to pay such a compensation.
3. Nitin Gadkari Launches Development
Projects In Madhya Pradesh
i.
Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched
development projects worth over 5400 crore rupees in Guna
district of Madhya Pradesh.
ii. He
addressed the gathering during Vikas Parv and farmers’ convention in
the district. The minister also laid the foundation stones of five
national highway projects stretching 226 km at an investment of Rs
3,583 crore.
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Madhya Pradesh CM- Shivraj
Singh Chouhan, Governor- Anandiben Patel.
4. Government Reduced Minimum Annual Deposit Under Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme
i. The Union Government has
reduced the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under Sukanya
Samriddhi Yojana from Rs 1000 to Rs 250. The minimum initial deposit
to open the account has also been reduced to Rs 250.
ii. The move is aimed at enabling more people to take advantage of the girl child savings scheme. The government has amended the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Rules, 2016 for the purpose.
ii. The move is aimed at enabling more people to take advantage of the girl child savings scheme. The government has amended the Sukanya Samriddhi Account Rules, 2016 for the purpose.
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The Sukanya Samriddhi scheme was launched by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on January 22, 2015, as a part of the Union
Government’s Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign.
5. Government Sets Up High-Level Committee To Check Mob Lynching
i. Considering
the increasing incidents of mob lynching, the Union Government
constituted a High-Level Committee chaired by the Union Home Secretary Rajiv
Gauba to deliberate in the matter and make recommendations.
ii. The
Secretary, Department of Justice; Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs;
Secretary, Legislative Department; and Secretary, Social Justice and
Empowerment are the members of the committee.
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Mob Lynching is an act to punish (a person) without
legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offence or
as an act of bigotry.
6.
NITI Aayog Signs SoI With Lupin Foundation For Collaborating in Aspirational
Districts
i. A Statement of Intent (SoI) was
signed between NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation to collaborate
in Aspirational Districts Programme. The SoI was signed by Yaduvendra
Mathur, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog and Sita Ram Gupta,
Executive Director, Lupin Foundation.
ii. As
per the terms of the SoI, Lupin Foundation, with the NITI Aayog, will
work in three states - Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan to
facilitate the creation of an ideal template to develop economic strength,
technological viability and moral leadership across three districts in these
states.
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NITI- National
Institution for Transforming India.
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NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman- Rajiv
Kumar, CEO- Amitabh Kant.
International
News
7. PM
Modi 3-Nation Visit: Signed 8 Agreements With Rwanda
i.
India and Rwanda signed eight agreements following
delegation-level talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rwandan
President Paul Kagame in Kigali. The two countries signed
agreements in the fields of Defence, Trade, Agriculture, Leather and
allied products and Dairy.
ii. India
also extended two Lines of Credit of 100 million US dollars each – one for
development of industrial parks and Kigali Special Economic Zone, and the other
for three agricultural projects in Rwanda. Mr Modi became the first
Indian Prime Minister to visit Rwanda on the first leg of his
three-nation tour to Africa.
iii. PM Modi also gifted 200 cows to villagers as a part of Rwandan Government's Girinka Programme.
iii. PM Modi also gifted 200 cows to villagers as a part of Rwandan Government's Girinka Programme.
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Rwanda Capital: Kigali, Currency: Rwandan
franc.
8. Pakistan Gets Its 1st Woman Chief Justice Of High
Court
i.
Pakistan has got its first-ever woman Chief Justice of a high court. Justice
Tahira Safdar was named as the Chief Justice of the
Balochistan High Court by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar.
ii. Justice
Safdar had made history in 1982 when she became the first woman civil
judge in Balochistan.
Banking
News
9. Banks,
Financial Institutions Sign Agreement To Speed Up Resolution of Bad Loans
i. Nearly two dozen Banks and Financial Institutions,
including SBI and LIC, have signed the inter-creditor
agreement (ICA) framework to speed up the resolution of stressed
assets which are under the 500-crore rupee bracket.
ii. The framework is part of the Project SASHAKT, the report on bad bank drafted and submitted by the committee headed by Non-executive Chairman of PNB, Sunil Mehta.
ii. The framework is part of the Project SASHAKT, the report on bad bank drafted and submitted by the committee headed by Non-executive Chairman of PNB, Sunil Mehta.
ii. The
objective of ICA is to resolve stressed assets fast, and will primarily focus
on NPAs in the 50 crore to 500 crore bracket.
Sports
News
10. Olympic
Medalists To Now Receive Rs 20,000 Pension Per Month
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore |
i.
Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced
that the rate of pension for sportspersons who have won medals in
international competitions and have retired from active
sports has been doubled from April 1. At present, the government gives
lifelong pension to 588 players under the scheme of ‘Pension to
Meritorious Sportspersons.'
ii. According to the revised rates, Olympic
and Para Olympic medallists will get a sum of Rs 20,000 per month each, while
gold medallists at World Cups and World Championships in Olympic and Asian
Games disciplines will receive Rs 16,000 per month.
iii. Silver and bronze medallists at World Cups in
Olympic and Asian Games disciplines will receive a sum
of Rs 14,000 per month and an equal amount is payable to gold
medallists of the Asian Games, Commonwealth Games and Para Asian Games.
11. Lewis Hamilton Wins German Grand Prix
i.
Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix 2018 held
at Hockenheimring track in Germany. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton secured the first
position.
ii. He
was followed by Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes in the second position. Ferrari’s
Kimi Raikkonen secured the third position.
12. Tokyo 2020 Committee Officially Launches Olympic Mascots
i. The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially
launched its Olympic mascots 'Miraitowa' and Paralympic
mascot 'Someity' at a ceremony attended by Tokyo
Governor Yuriko Koike and Committee’s President Yoshiro Mori.
ii. The name of the blue-checked Olympic mascot ‘Miraitowa’ is derived from a combination of the Japanese words for future and eternity and seeks to "promote a future full of eternal hope in the hearts of people all over the world".
iii. The pink-checked Paralympic mascot 'Someity' owes its name to a type of cherry tree blossom and exhibits enormous mental and physical strength.
ii. The name of the blue-checked Olympic mascot ‘Miraitowa’ is derived from a combination of the Japanese words for future and eternity and seeks to "promote a future full of eternal hope in the hearts of people all over the world".
iii. The pink-checked Paralympic mascot 'Someity' owes its name to a type of cherry tree blossom and exhibits enormous mental and physical strength.
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Winter Olympics will
be held in Beijing, China in 2022.
13. World Junior Squash Championships Begins In Chennai
i.
The Men’s team event of the World Junior Squash Championships has begun
in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A total of 24 countries, divided into eight groups,
are taking part. India, placed in Group-E alongside Switzerland and Saudi
Arabia, is seeded fifth.
ii. Egypt has
been given the top billing and is in Group-A. Canada has been seeded second and
England third. Pakistan has been placed 11th.