MAHARASHTRA

• To rev up e-vehicle use, govt inks pact with auto firms

 

• To promote use of e-vehicles, the state government on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said that in the coming days, use of e-vehicles will be increased for government and public transport.

 

• The MoUs were signed for use of e-vehicles in public and private transport and setting up charging centres at government buildings.

 

• The state transport department inked a pact with Tata Motors to supply 1,000 e-vehicles for the government. As per this MoU, Tata Motors will set up 100 charging centres in the state with the cooperation of Tata Power. The public works and general administration departments signed an MoU with EESL to provide charging facility for e-vehicles, including cars of these departments.

 

• Another agreement regarding fund supply was signed between the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and EESL. According to this, UNEP will provide funds to EESL to enable it to implement the policy of using e-vehicles in the state.

 

• EESL will supply 1,000 vehicles to Maharashtra in the first phase. In this phase of the program, EESL had floated a global tender for 10,000 electric vehicles which was split into two parts. Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra were successful bidders in the first tender of the EESL for 10,000 cars. 

  INTERNATIONAL

   

  • India Signs Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in Nursing with Singapore

   

  • India has signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) in Nursing with Singapore. This is the first MRA being signed by India with any of our FTA partners.

   

  • In a major gain for India, Singapore agreed to expand coverage of Indian nursing institutions by recognising seven nursing institutions in the MRA.

   

  • This has paved way for our healthcare service providers to institutionally access markets abroad.

   

  • It will further open up doors for India to enter into similar mutual recognition arrangements with other countries.

   

  • India and Singapore concluded the 2^ndReview of India Singapore CECA which was officially announced by both sides today during Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s State visit to Singapore.

   

   

  • Committee constituted under to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi

   

  • The Government of India has decided to commemorate 150^thBirth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

   

  • A National Committee (NC) under the Chairmanship of the  President of India has been constituted for this purpose and the first meeting of the National Committee was held on 2^ndMay 2018 in New Delhi.

   

  • As decided in the meeting, an Executive Committee (EC) under the Chairpersonship of Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has been constituted comprising of Senior Ministers in the Cabinet, Leader of opposition (Rajya Sabha), Renowned Gandhians, Social Activists and noted public figures.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

  NATIONAL

  ·        Ganga Survey By Geographic information system (GIS)

  ð   In 15 months time, Survey of India, the country’s principal mapping agency, will map the entire stretch of the Ganga using geographic information system (GIS) technology and provide high-resolution maps to the government.

  ð  It will help river cleaning authorities in getting minute details of sewage and effluent discharge outlets and identify pollution hot-spots up to 10 km on both sides of the river.

  ð  Since the project will map sewage outlets and other discharges from all units (industrial, commercial and others) from the source to the public drainage network, it will help in monitoring of polluting sources and quicken the process of taking appropriate action.

  ·        HRD Ministry notifies 75 National Resource Centres

  ð  The Ministry of Human Resource Development has launched a major and unique initiative of online professional development of 1.5 million higher education faculty using the MOOCs (Massive online open course) platform SWAYAM.

  ð  In the first phase, 75 discipline-specific National Resource Centres have been identified which are tasked to prepare online training material with focus on latest developments in the discipline, new & emerging trends, pedagogical improvements and methodologies for transacting revised curriculum.

  ð  Under this initiative, all in-service teachers, irrespective of their subject and seniority will have an enabling opportunity to keep abreast of the latest developments in their disciplines through the technology based online refresher course.

  ð  HRD Ministry Launches Initiatives for Online Professional Development Using SWAYAM

  ð  Human Resource Development Ministry launched a major and unique initiative of online professional development of 1.5 million higher education faculty using the Massive Open Online Courses platform SWAYAM.

  ð  In the first phase, 75 discipline-specific National Resource Centres (NRCs) have been identified.

  ð  National Resource Centres are tasked to prepare online training material with focus on new and emerging trends, pedagogical improvements and methodologies for transacting revised curriculum.

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