Current affairs 8 March 2019 _English | करंट अफेयर्स 8 मार्च 2019 इंग्लिश मध्ये

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Current affairs 8 March 2019 _English | करंट अफेयर्स 8 मार्च 2019 इंग्लिश मध्ये

1320 MW Khurja Super Thermal Power Project in Uttar Pradesh

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA has approved the investment approval for a 1320 megawatt  Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant (STPP) in Bulandshahar of Uttar Pradesh.

Rs. 11089 Cr will be spent on the plant. 

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Cabinet approves reservation in Teachers’ Cadre Ordinance, 2019

The Union Cabinet on 07 March 2019 approved a proposal for promulgation of an ordinance to restore the 200-point roster-based reservation system for faculty in higher education institutions.

The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Teachers’ Cadre) Ordinance, 2019 will provide for reservation considering the university or college as one unit, instead of treating the department or subject as one unit.

Benefit:

This decision will allow filling up of more than 5000 vacancies by direct recruitment in Teachers’ Cadre duly ensuring that the Constitutional Provisions of Articles 14, 16 and 21 shall be complied with and stipulated reservation criteria for the Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes and Socially and Educationally Backward Classes are met with.

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Mandechhu Hydro Electric Project (MHEP)

The Union Cabinet has approved Amendment to the Article 3 of the Agreement between India and Bhutan regarding Mandechhu Hydro Electric Project (MHEP) in order to extend the loan repayment tenure by two years extended by India to Bhutan, for implementation of the said Project in Bhutan from fifteen (15) to seventeen (17) years.

Mandechhu Hydro Electric Project (MHEP)

The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project is a 720MW run-of-river power plant being built on the Mangdechhu River in Trongsa Dzongkhag District of central Bhutan.

Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA), which is constituted by the Indian Government and the Royal Government of Bhutan, is developing the project.

Mangdechhu is one of the ten hydroelectric projects planned under the Royal Government of Bhutan’s initiative to generate 10,000MW hydropower by 2020 with support from the Government of India.

An agreement was signed between the two governments for the execution of Mangdechhu HEPP in April 2010.

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Cabinet approves Continuation of Atal Innovation Mission

The Union Cabinet on 07 March 2019 approved Rs 1,000 crore for continuance of Atal Innovation Mission till 2019-20 and expanding Atal Tinkering Labs — that encourages innovative thinking among young students, to 10,000 schools. 

Each Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL) receives a grant in aid of Rs 12 lakh in the first year and up to 2 lakh per year for subsequent four years for maintenance of the ATL equipment and operational expenses.

Objective of Atal Innovation Mission (AIM)

The AIM of the government’s flagship initiative is to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country.

ATLs are play-workspaces fitted with state-of-the-art technologies like 3D printers, robotics, sensor technology kits, Internet of things (IoT), miniaturised electronics to stimulate innovation among students of class 6-12th.

The lab helps students find solutions by exploring and experiencing design thinking and innovation, a do-it-yourself approach etc.

AIM runs multiple programs such as ATL, Atal Incubation Centres (AIC) and Atal Community Innovation Centres (ACIC) to encourage innovation.

How did it perform in the last 2 years?

• In December 2017, NITI Aayog brainchild AIM had selected additional 1,500 schools across the country for setting up ATLs programme.
• Now, the number of labs has gone over 2000.
• The government aims to take the number to 30,000.

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Advanced Braking Systems Made Mandatory for Vehicles

Advanced braking systems have been made mandatory for vehicles with nine or more seats to curb accidents and improve road safety on 07 March 2019.

The existing vehicles will be required to adopt the new provisions with effect from April 2021, while all new vehicles rolling out from April 2022 will have these pre-fitted.

This includes mandatory fitment of anti-lock braking system, introduction of stringent braking performance, endurance braking requirements, intelligent braking system to assist drivers in managing braking force, and electronic stability for better stability and to reduce roll over.

With this, Indian braking regulations will be at par with European standards.

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e-Dharti App: All you need to know

Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Puri launched e-Dharti appwhere all the three modules- Conversion, Substitution and Mutation related to properties have been made online.

The payment system in Land and Development Office, L&DO has also been completely digitized.

Work is also going on other three small modules namely Sale Permission, Mortgage Permission and  Gift Permission will be completed soon.

The public can now submit their applications online by visiting the L&DO website and are not required to visit this office for submission of them and for follow up of their applications.

Mr Puri also launched e-Dharti GeoPortal, through which the lessee of the property will be able to see the basic details of property along with map showing its location. 

Benefits:

This application will not only benefit public but the Government also in getting to know the actual status of its vacant properties, whether there is any encroachment on the said property.

The action already taken and the proposed ones will go a long way in streamlining the working of the office making it more public friendly, accountable, efficient and transparent.

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Women’s Day: 08 March

International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8 every year. It is a focal point in the movement for women's rights.

Background:

After the Socialist Party of America organized a Women's Day on February 28, 1909 in New York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman's Conference suggested a Women's Day be held annually.

After women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia in 1917, March 8 became a national holiday there.

The day was then predominantly celebrated by the socialist movement and communist countries until it was adopted in 1975 by the United Nations.

Today, International Women's Day is a public holiday in some countries and largely ignored elsewhere. 

Theme of International Women’s Day for 2019 is 'Think equal, build smart, innovate for change'.

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