NATIONAL NEWS
1.Government is committed to achieving National Health Policy and sustainable development goals by 2030: Anupriya Patel:-
Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Anupriya Patel has said that the government is committed to achieving national health policy and sustainable development goals by 2030. Ms. Patel was addressing the workshop organized on the topic of improvement in health and nutrition status in aspiring districts in New Delhi . The workshop was organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
He said that the quality of health services has improved considerably and this has reduced the mortality rate of mothers, newborns and children.
Minister of Health and Family Ashwani Kumar Chaube appealed to maintain balance in the inclusive growth process. He said that health related campaigns are being run smoothly and the center is trying to make the country TB free by 2025.
2.Prepare for merger in Power Sector after banks, announcements in few weeks:-
Just after the NDA government came to power, it was said that there was not a need for a lot of government companies in the power sector. Now the government has made preparations to merge the power companies in the power sector. If everything is okay then it is expected to be a key announcement in the next few weeks.
In the first phase, financial sector companies like PFC are talking about merger of REC. In the next phase, the idea of joining hydro power PSU is to create a large company. Let’s say that three banks have been merged recently while the process of merger of three government general insurance companies has been started. Whereas the government companies of the oil sector have also been merged.
According to government sources, the merger of power companies in the Power Sector is also essential for achieving the target of raising Rs 80,000 crore through disinvestment during the current financial year. With the merger of PFC and REC, the government is expected to get Rs 14-15,000 crore. This money will be given to the REC government to buy a stake in PFC The PFC has about 66% stake in the government. About this, a discussion has recently been done between the Ministry of Power and Finance.
Along with forming a government at the Center, the NDA government had said that it wants to set up large companies in the energy sector in the country. For this, it was said that coal, oil, power sector merger and adoption of integration. The then Power Minister Piyush Goyal aimed to include NTPC and Coal India Limited in the world’s ten largest energy companies. There is nothing special about this, but it is expected that there will be some path ahead of the merger of PFC and REC.
3.Scheme of secretly changed the Prime Minister Jyoti Jyoti Bima Yojana:-
The government has quietly changed the scheme of the very ambitious Prime Minister Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojna launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide social security to the lesser premiums. This information was not provided to the insured. Notification was not sent in the bank also. When the family members’ claims were rejigated after the accident, bank workers were also surprised. When the local bank employee sought information under the Right to Information Act 2005 in this regard, the truth came out. After Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), SBI Life Insurance, which has the highest insurance record under this insurance scheme, in response to the RTI, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi started this scheme in June 2015. One year after the plan, one important amendment was made in the scheme from June 1, 2016. In which new arrangement was made that insurance company will not give any claim to the death of the insured who participated in the scheme from June 2016, within 45 days of enrollment. While this condition was not at the beginning of the plan. Any person of 18 to 50 years of age can get this insurance on a nominal premium of Rs. 330 per annum. On death due to any reason, the nominee is given a claim of two lakh rupees.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
4.Indian Navy has urged to increase humanitarian assistance and disaster relief cooperation in the Indian Ocean region:-
Indian Navy has urged to increase humanitarian assistance and disaster relief cooperation in the Indian Ocean region, so that there can be stability and prosperity in this area. Addressing the Gal Talks-2012 in Colombo , Rear Admiral Ashish Kumar said that the future of this region is connected to the Indian Ocean, hence there is a need for peace in the coastal area.
5.External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia and the Foreign Minister in New Delhi:-
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with Croatian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maria Pythonyovich in New Delhi . The two leaders discussed the measures to increase cooperation in the areas of trade, investment, health, science and technology, tourism and culture. Multilateral cooperation was also discussed. The Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia had reached Delhi for a three-day visit to India.
SPORTS NEWS
6.Sports Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore honored the medal winners of Youth Olympic Games -2018:-
Sports Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore honored the medal winners of Youth Olympic Games -2012 . The honor ceremony was organized by the Indian Olympic Association in New Delhi.
On this occasion, Shri Rathore appreciated the excellent performance of the Indian players and said that this will strengthen their confidence in international fora. He said that this would encourage the players to do better in the future.
7.Sri Lankan legend Herath announced his retirement, England will retire after the first Test:-
Rangana Herath , Sri Lankan veteran and Test cricket’s most successful left-arm spinner, is going to retire now. Herath will say goodbye to the cricket world after the first Test played at Gaul in the three-match series against England.
At present, Herath is the only Test cricketer who has started his career in the 90s. In his Test career, Herath has played 92 Test matches and has taken 430 wickets. Apart from this, he has taken 74 wickets in 71 ODIs and 74 wickets in T20 matches. He is the 10th most successful bowler in the history of Test cricket.
Gaul is a memorable field for Herath because he started his Test career in 1999, and now he will take 100 wickets here with the only wicket on this field. Muralitharan will be the second spinner to do so. Along with this, he has also taken 10 wickets against Pakistan.
The 40-year-old spinner has not played a full series of three matches since the beginning of the year 2017. Since Muralitharan’s retirement, the responsibility of the team’s spin attack was on their shoulders.
Rangana Herath, also known as Sri Lankan cricket, who is going through difficult times, will be considered a big loss. Because any spinner at the level of herath is not present in the team. However, Akila Dhananjaya, Syndicate Sandakan and Melinda Pushpakarma are trying to fill the place by making a place in the team. But he still lacks experience.
Herath has taken 430 wickets in the total of 92 Test matches for Sri Lanka and is at number 10 in the list of highest wicket taker bowlers. But if Herath succeeds in taking five wickets in his last Test, he will move to seventh place in the list, behind Richard Hadlee (431 wickets), Stuart Broad (433 wickets) and Kapil Dev (434 wickets).
BUSINESS NEWS
8.World Food Security Laboratory will be set up to prevent adulteration of food items in Goa: Suresh Prabhu:-
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that in Goa, a world-class Food Testing Laboratory will be set up to prevent food adulteration, especially in fishery products.
In press conference in the State Secretariat in Povorm, Mr. Prabhu said that the Export Investigation Agency and the Indian Quality Council will jointly constitute this laboratory. This will ensure high quality of food items.
9.Delhi Public Library has decided to increase the number of bus libraries in the buses for book lovers:-
The Delhi Public Library has decided to increase the number of moving mobile library buses for book lovers in the capital. For this, the library has purchased five new buses, which cost the cost of about three crore rupees.
According to the library administration, the services of the moving library were still available at hundred places in 12 districts of Delhi, but due to the arrival of these buses, people can read books in the library in most parts of the capital. There is a work to change these buses to the moving library and there are about ten thousand books in a mobile library.
