16.10.18 Maharashtra (MPSC) Current Affairs

MAHARASHTRA

  • President in Maharashtra; inaugurates Vishwashanti Ahimsa Sammelan

 

  • The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Vishwashanti Ahimsa Sammelan at Mangi Tungi, Nasik, Maharashtra.

 

  • The event is being organised by the Bhagwan Shri Rishabhdev 108 Feet Vishalkai Digambar Jain Murti Nirman Committee.

 

  • Speaking on the occasion, the President said that in the Jain tradition, the principle of ‘Ahimsa Paramodharma’ is distinguished for human welfare and compassion – not just for the absence of physical violence.

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

  • World Students’ Day: 15 October

 

  • World Students’ Day is observed to mark the birthday of A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. It is observed on Kalam’s birthday, 15 October.

 

  • In 2015 the United Nations declared 15 October “World Students’ Day”.

 

 

  • Kalam was the 11th president of India.

 

 

 

NATIONAL

 

·        Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi launched

  • Air Quality Early Warning System for Delhi was launched in Delhi by the Union Minister for Earth Sciences and Environment, Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

 

  • The System is designed to predict extreme air pollution events and give alerts to take necessary steps as per Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) of the Government of India.

 

  • The air pollution system has been developed jointly by the scientists at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune, India Meteorological Department and National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting (NCMRWF).

 

·        Government launches award scheme under ‘Saubhagya’

  • Awards would be provided for achieving 100 per cent household electrification at DISCOM/Power Department level of the States.

 

  • Eight States which have already achieved more than 99 per cent household electrification prior to launch of Saubhagya (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu), are ineligible for participation under the award scheme. All the remaining States and their Discoms are eligible for the award.

·        Drought conditions in 1/3rd of districts

 

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  • Ahead of a general election next year, rural distress will likely keep the Modi government under pressure from farmers already battling higher cultivation costs, pricier diesel needed to run farm equipment and poor returns due to a slump in commodity prices.

 

·        Centre is to set up a committee to deal issues raised by Metoo India movement

 

  • Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhiannounced that the Centre is to set up a committee of judges and lawyers to examine the existing legal and institutional framework. The committee is to deal with complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace that are emanating from the#MeTooIndia movement.
  • The move comes even as the government is yet to make a statement on allegations by several women journalists against Minister of State for External Affairs J. Akbar.

 

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