MAHARASHTRA
- Trust in police reaches lowest level, says report
- People in Rajasthan have the lowest level of trust in police as compared to other states, according to the first Status of Policing in India Report 2018: A Study of Performance and Perception.
- The report, from the findings of a nationwide survey of 22 states between 2012 and 2016, is collaboration between Common Cause and Lokniti programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), and draws on earlier efforts by civil society, academia, think tanks and research institutions.
- The scheduled tribes (STS) were found to be most distrustful of the police (37%), followed by other backward classes (30%) and scheduled castes (29%).
- Among the SCS, the highest level of distrust was recorded in Punjab, followed by Rajasthan.
INTERNATIONAL
- France reiterates support for Indias permanent seat in reformed UNSC
- France, which assumed the March
Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), has
reiterated its support for India as the permanent member of the powerful
UN organ. It said that the UNSC’s enlargement is the first
crucial part towards its reform.
- India has been calling for
the reform of the UN Security Council along with Brazil,
Germany, and Japan for long, emphasizing that it rightly
deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.
- It also stressed that the UN cannot be recognised as a centre of gravity for multilateralism throughout the world unless it can step up partnerships and focus should also be made on openness to civil society, business world, NGOs and trade unions, which are all stakeholders that breathe life into the UN.
- Marshall Islands digital currency SOV to be released in 2019
- The Marshall Islands is
planning to release a digital currency called “SOV” this year in 2019.
- Neema, an Israel-based company, is partnering with the Marshall Islands government to develop the digital currency.
- India launched its 3rd IT corridor in China
- National Association of Software and Services
Companies (NASSCOM) entered into a partnership with China’s
Xuzhou city from Jiangsu Province in China to
help develop the IT corridor. This is India’s third IT corridor in China. The
corridor will facilitate partnerships between Indian and Chinese
companies.
- The partnership will
enable Indian
software and service industry associations to enter the
Chinese market and seize the development opportunities in China. The
earlier two corridors launched at Dalian and Guiyang cities has brought to fore
opportunities with over 300 companies where more than 10 Indian SME
companies have signed deals worth 31 Million
RMB (USD 4.5 million).
- The first two corridors had enabled cooperation in co-create mode in emerging technologies such as A1, IOT, and Analytics in the Chinese market. IT corridor project between India and China strengthens India-China Digital Cooperation
NATIONAL
- Ministry of power to give star rating for 2 electrical appliances
- The Ministry of Power has announced that
two more electrical appliances microwave ovens and washing machines will
now be assigned star ratings based on their energy efficiency metrics.
- The rating of appliances in India is undertaken
by the Bureau
of Energy Efficiency. Bureau of Energy Efficiency is a
statutory body set up under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
- The program to rate microwave ovens and washing machines will be implemented on a voluntary basis and will be valid up to December 31, 2020. Star Rating of Appliances provides a basic sense of how energy efficient each product is. Higher the rating, higher is the efficiency of the appliance.
- PM inaugurated Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Pandit
Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of Archaeology at Greater Noida
in Uttar Pradesh. He also unveiled the statue of Pandit
Deendayal Upadhyaya at the campus.
- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Institute of
Archaeology is
a state-of-the-art institution that comprises of an auditorium, an open-air
theatre, and an Archaeological Museum. Institute of Archaeology is an academic
wing of the Archeological Survey of India under the
Ministry of Culture.
- Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage in India. It functions under the under the Ministry of Culture. ASI regulates all archaeological activities in the country as per the provisions of the Ancient Monuments andArchaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958 and Antiquities and Art Treasure Act,1972.
- Pinaka guided rocket system successfully test fired
- Defence Research and Development
organisation, DRDO successfully test fired the PINAKA guided WEAPON rocketsystem
from Pokhran range in Rajasthan.
- This indigenously developed Guided PINAKA by DRDO
will significantly boost the capability of the artillery to make precision
hits.
- Pinaka is a multiple rocket launcher produced in
India for the Indian Army.
- Pinaka saw service during the Kargil War, where it was successful in neutralising enemy positions on the mountain tops.
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