National News
1. Ravi Shankar Prasad Launched Centre of
Excellence for Data Analytics and DigiVaarta
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| Ravi Shankar Prasad |
i. National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National
Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) have jointly set up
a Centre of Excellence for data analytics to support
Government departments to unlock the hidden potential of the data that they are
generating as part of the governance processes and use it to improve the
overall governance.
ii. Launch of Centre of
Excellence for Data Analytics (CEDA) was done by the Union Minister of
Electronics & Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad, as part of
Workshop on Data Analytics in Government.
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National Informatics Centre (NIC) was
established in 1976.
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NIC Headquarters in New Delhi.
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Ms. Neeta Verma is the Director General of NIC.
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National Informatics Centre Services Inc.
(NICSI) was established in 1995.
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NICSI Headquarters
in New Delhi.
2. Tourism Minister Launches Incredible India
Mobile App
i. The
Union Minister for Tourism (IC), Mr. K.J. Alphons launched the ‘Incredible
India Mobile App’ and the “Incredible India Tourist Facilitators
Certification” programme.
ii. The Minister announced that India will be
the host country for official World Tourism Day celebrations
for the UNWTO, in 2019. The theme for the World Tourism Day
2018 being “Tourism & Digital Transformation”.
3. India And UN Signed A Five-Year
Sustainable Development Framework
i. CEO NITI Aayog, Amitabh Kant and United Nations Resident Coordinator in India, Yuri
Afanasiev, signed the Government of India-United Nations Sustainable
Development Framework (UNSDF) for 2018-2022, at a special
signing ceremony. The NITI Aayog is the national counterpart
for the UN in India for the operationalization of the UNSDF.
ii. The government of India-United
Nations Sustainable Development Framework (SDF) 2018-2022 outlines the
work of UN agencies in India, to support the achievement of key development
outcomes that have been identified in consultation with the government and are
aligned to the national priorities.
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The Prime Minister is the
Ex-officio chairman of NITI Aayog.
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Present Vice Chairmen of NITI
Aayog- Rajiv Kumar.
4. PM Modi Inaugurated Parakram Parv Exhibition In Jodhpur
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Parakram
Parv exhibition at the military station in Jodhpur to mark the
second anniversary of the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian Army
across the LoC.
ii. On September 29, 2016, the Indian Army
carried out surgical strikes on seven terrorist launch pads across the Line of
Control (LoC) as a response to an attack on its base in Uri. Konark
Corps is organizing this three days exhibition on Indian Army’s Combat
Capability.
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Nirmala Sitharaman is
the present Defence Minister of India.
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Rajasthan Chief Minister: Vasundhara
Raje, Governor- Kalyan Singh.
5. 2
MoU’s Signed Between India and Uzbekistan
i. A meeting between Union Minister
for Electronics & Information Technology, Mr Ravi Shankar Prasad and
the Minister for Development of Information Technologies and Communications,
Uzbekistan Mr Shuhrat Sadikov was held in New Delhi for strengthening
bilateral cooperation between the two countries in ICT sector.
ii. Subsequently, in presence of both the Ministers Two Memorandum of Understandings (MoU’s) were signed: -
ii. Subsequently, in presence of both the Ministers Two Memorandum of Understandings (MoU’s) were signed: -
a) Agreement
between National Informatics Centre (NIC), India and e-Government
System development centre of the Ministry for Development of
Information Technologies and Communications of Uzbekistan for strengthening
e-Governance cooperation.
b) Declaration of Intent between
CDAC, India and Tashkent University of Information Technologies,
Uzbekistan for cooperation in the area of capacity building in ICT
sector.
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Uzbekistan Capital: Tashkent, Currency: Uzbekistani
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6.
Government Forms Lokpal Search Committee
i. The government has set up an eight-member
Lokpal Search Committee under the Chairmanship of former Supreme Court
Judge, Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai. Prasar Bharati Chairman A
Surya Prakash, former SBI Chief Arundhati Bhattacharya and Justice
Sukha Ram Singh Yadav among others will be members of the panel.
ii. An official order issued by Ministry
of Personnel stated that the panel will recommend the names for the Chairperson
and Members of the Lokpal to the Lokpal Selection Committee.
International News
7. High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis
At 73rd Session Of UNGA Held In New York
i. J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare addressed at the ‘High Level Meeting
on Tuberculosis at 73rd session of United Nations General Assembly
(UNGA) at New York’.
ii. He
stated that India has shown personal commitment to tackle TB head-on as India
plans to eliminate TB by 2025, five years ahead of the SDG target of 2030, by
launching the TB Free India Campaign.
8. World Rabies Day: 28 September
i. World Rabies Day is
celebrated on 28 September. It is celebrated annually to
raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating
this horrifying disease.
ii. 28 September also marks the anniversary of Louis
Pasteur's death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed
the first rabies vaccine.
Awards
9. Tourism
Minister K J Alphons Presents National Tourism Awards 2016-17
i. Tourism Minister K J Alphons presented National
Tourism Awards 2016-17 in New Delhi. Andhra Pradesh bagged the
first prize in state category for comprehensive development of
tourism.
ii. The state got the prize for promoting
Andhra Pradesh Tourism as a global tourism brand. Kerala bagged the second
prize for comprehensive development of tourism. The Tourism sector
has generated 14.62 million jobs in the country in the last
four years.
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Andhra Pradesh Capital- Amravati,
Chief Minister- N Chandrababu Naidu.
Sports News
10. 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship Begins In
Thiruvananthapuram
i. The 8th Asian Yoga Sports Championship organised
by Asian Yoga Federation has begun in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will formally inaugurate the event.
ii. Nearly 450 participants representing 12
Asian countries showcasing their yoga skills will take part in the four-day
event. Yogaratna Awards will be given away to foreign delegates
who were instrumental in popularising yoga in their respective countries.
