CURRENT G.K
1.Representatives in USA passed a condemnation motion against adopting a violent attitude towards the Rohingya community in Myanmar
In the United States, the House of Representatives has passed a resolution condemning racial violence against the Rohingyas community and urged for immediate restoration of humanitarian aid in the newly formed Myanmar state. The proposal has condemned the barbaric action of the Myanmar army and security forces and has been asked to immediately stop the violence. The State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar has been urged to provide ethical leadership to the country.
2.Polling for second and final phase of parliamentary and provincial elections in Nepal tomorrow
Polling for second and final phase of parliamentary and provincial elections in Nepal will be tomorrow. All preparations for voting have been completed in 256 seats in the 128 constituencies and provincial constituencies of the House of Representatives. Comprehensive security arrangements have been made for fair and peaceful voting. Four thousand four hundred and 82 candidates, including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and top leaders of various political parties, are in the fray.
3.There are more than 1.6 million children living in polluted areas in Asia: UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund Fund-UNICEF has said that out of one million seven million children living in areas with high pollution, there are more than 1.6 million children in Asia. These areas have at least six times more pollution than the safe level.
4.Pramukhini Tribute on 62th Punya Dated Day of Constitutionalist Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar
On 62nd Mahaparinirvana day of Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar today, President Ramnath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented their respect to their statue in the Parliament House Complex in New Delhi. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Vice President M Thambidurai, Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Social Justice and Authorities Thawrechand Gehlot and other dignitaries paid tribute to Dr. Ambedkar. Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani on Mahaparinirvana day of Dr. Ambedkar said in his tweet message that the state is indebted to Ambedkar’s efforts to ensure social justice and to build an inclusive society.
On Mahaparinirvana day, thousands of followers paid homage to their memorial in the Chaitya land of Mumbai. Maharashtra Governor Vidya Sagar Rao and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis presented tributes to him on Chaityabhoomi today.
5.Gujarat Assembly elections for campaigning
The election campaign stopped today due to bad weather in Gujarat has started again today. Only two days left for the promotion of the first phase.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the BJP government in Gujarat has been successful in eradicating corruption and the law and order system has improved. Chief Minister Vijay Rupani organized roadshows in his constituency in Rajkot. Our correspondent has said that party chief Amit Shah, Union Minister Smriti Irani, Uma Bharati, Parsustam Rupala and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are also campaigning for the other prominent campaigners of Bharatiya Janata Party.
Meanwhile, rallies that have happened today in Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi’s Narmada, Dang and Tapi districts have been canceled. Congress has said that the Bharatiya Janata Party has not been able to fulfill the promises made during the 2012 Gujarat assembly elections.
6.The cyclone has rapidly weakened in the area of low pressure
Dr. Harshvardhan, Minister of Science and Technology has said that the cyclone has rapidly weakened in the field of low pressure and now it is centered on southern Gujarat. Mr. Harshvardhan said that now there is no possibility of any adverse effects from this. Defense Minister Nirmala Sitaraman said that 233 people in Tamil Nadu, 361 in Kerala and 30 people from Lakshadweep have been rescued.
Meanwhile, Pankaj Kumar, Principal Secretary, Department of Revenue, Government of Gujarat has said that the state is no longer threatened and will improve the weather by tomorrow. But in the coastal districts of South Gujarat and Saurashtra for the next twenty four hours, there may be rainfall from light to normal.
7.Arrangements for making transparent governance accountable to the people are the main pillars of democracy: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu has said that arrangements for creating transparent good governance accountable for stake in information and people are the main pillars of democracy. He was speaking at the 12th Annual Conference of Central Information Commission in New Delhi. Shri Naidu said that the increased accessibility of people to the information makes democracy more progressive, participatory and meaningful. Shri Naidu said that the Right to Information – becoming a RTI Bill has been an important moment in the history of the country.
8.Center will help the Health Ministers of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu to deal with the impact of cyclone: JP Nadda
Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J. P Nadda assured the Health Ministers of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu to give full support to the Center for dealing with the impact of the cyclone. It is stated in the release of the Health Ministry that Shri Nadda discussed this with the Health Ministers of the two states.
9.Today’s economic activity
The sensitive index in the Bombay Stock Exchange was down 125 points to 32 thousand 660. It was open at 32 thousand 702 with a fall of 100 points. The Nifty of the National Stock Exchange also plunged by 55 points to 10 thousand 62. Rupee 6 paise weakness in dollar against dollar in interbank foreign exchange market today A dollar 64 rupee was spoken 44 paise.
10.Water circuit similar to electric circuit will also be developed: Shri Nitin Gadkari
Union Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari stressed the need for irrigation of river contact, barrages, dams, construction of rubber dams, drip and pipes in the country and on the lines of power circuit for better water conservation. Underline the need for water circuit. He was addressing the second India Water Effects Conference in New Delhi in 2017.
Addressing the conference, Shri Gadkari said that availability of water is not a problem, but we have to learn about its management and conservation. The Minister said that the scheme of doubling the income of the farmers by the central government till 2022 can not be achieved without proper water management. Shri Gadkari said that irrigation through drip and pipe will reduce the waste of water and it will be economical for the farmers. He said that the river contact program will reduce the problem of water in key areas like Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Telangana and Maharashtra.
11.The purpose of the Soil Quality Health Card scheme is to provide information regarding the soil of 12 crore farms of farmers: Radha Mohan Singh
On the occasion of World Earth Day, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh has said that the objective of the Soil Quality Health Card scheme is to provide information about the Health Health of 12 crore zones of all the farmers of the country. Mr. Singh said this on the occasion of World Earth Day at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhajjar. It is worth mentioning that every year on 5th December world soil day is celebrated. Soil Health Card scheme in India was started in February 2015 in Rajasthan.
The Union Agriculture Minister informed that soil health card App was launched to help the farmers. This app will benefit area-level workers. This mobile app automatically captures GIS coordination in capturing sample registration details from the time field of sampling collection and indicates the location from where the sample of soil sampling is taken by the field workers. This app works like other geotagging apps developed for the National Agriculture Development Plan. The app contains the names of farmers, Aadhaar card number, mobile number, gender, address, crop details etc.
12.India win 1-0 series against Sri Lanka
The third and final cricket match match between India and Sri Lanka has been drawn. India has won the Test series 1-0. At the Ferozeshah Kotla ground in Delhi, Sri Lanka had scored 226 runs for 5 wickets in the second innings on the fifth and final day of the match.
13.Year 2018 will be the year of game in India: Colonel Rajyavardhana Rathore
Sports Minister Col Rajyavardhan Rathore has said that the year 2018 will be the year of sports in India. Addressing the Big Picture Summit in New Delhi, Shri Rathore said that promoting sports in the country is a big task, because ensuring employment is the first priority of every youth. He said that information about sports should not be given only through the course, now it should be made available from mobile app. The Sports Minister said that the sports university of India will be established in Imphal of Manipur.
14India won the first South Asian Regional Badminton Championship
India has won the first South Asian Regional Badminton Championship. India beat Nepal 3-0 in final in Guwahati. Aryaman Tandon defeated Deepesh Dhami in the boys’ singles finals. At the girls’ singles finals, Ashmita Chaliha defeated Rashila Mahajan. In the boys’ doubles, the pair of Arintap Das Gupta and Krishna Prasad defeated Dipesh Dhami and Nabin Shrestha pair 19-21, 21-14, 21-11.
