- Election Commissioner of India - OP Rawat
A 1977 batch Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer of Madhya Pradesh cadre, Om Prakash Rawat was appointed as the Election Commissioner of India.
In December 2018, his tenure will come to an end. In December 2014, he had retired from government service. Prior to this, he had served with two chief ministers as their principal secretary and also served as Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises in the Ministry of Heavy Industries.
The tenure for an EC or a CEC is of six years in office or till he or she attains the age of 65 years. Achal Kumar Joti is the other Election Commissioner and Naseem Zaidi is the Chief Election Commissioner.
- Maharashtra has been granted with the Adventure Sport status - Dahi Handi
From nowonwards, State-level association will frame the set of rules for Dahihandi and will be played according to that only and will not be limited to Janmashtami only.
A registration and training process will be carried out for the groups playing this sport.
Do You Know :
In Dahi Handi a human pyramid is formed to break an earthen pot filled with curd hanging mid-air to celebrate the birth of Lord Krishna
- Name the scheme recognized by Guinness Book of World Records as largest cash transfer program - Pahal Scheme
the world’s largest cash transfer program (households) of Union Government named Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (PAHAL) scheme was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records.
Under the aegis of Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas the scheme was formally launched as Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme for LPG subsidy in 291 districts in 2013.
About Pratyaksha Hastaantarit Laabh (PAHAL) scheme
- The scheme seeks to reduce eliminating duplication or bogus LPG connections and its diversion. It also seeks to meet substantive savings in LPG subsidy.
- Under the scheme, subsidized liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders are sold at market rates and consumers are entitled to receive LPG subsidy directly into their bank accounts.
- Currently the scheme covers more than 9.75 crore LPG consumers.
European series was won by - Indian Men's Hockey team
European Series was won by Indian Men's Hockey Team against Spain by 4-2 at Teresa in Spain.
Rupinder Pal fro India scored the first goal in 24th minute followed by Akashdeep Singh in 45th minute and the third and fourth goals by Ramandeep Singh.
- MoU for technical cooperation in Railway Sector was signed between - India & Slovak Republic
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in railway sector was signed by India and Slovak Republic. Zigmund Bertok, Ambassador of Slovak Republic to India and Ganga Ram Agarwal, Secretary of Railway Board of India signed the MoU in New Delhi.
Details of MoU are :
- Any other area mutually agreed between the Parties, falling within the scope of this MoU
- Modernisation of rolling stock
- Modernisation of Signaling & Telecom
- Infrastructure building and management– station development and workshop modernisation
- Information & communication technologies especially for passenger amenities
2015 United States-India Cyber Dialogue held in - Washington, DC
US - India Cyber Dialogue 2015 was held at the US Department of State in Washington, DC to promote the digital economy and increase global cyber security.
India's Deputy National Security Advisor Arvind Gupta and US Cyber security Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President Michael Daniel led the whole-of-government Cyber Dialogue which is fourth in the series.
Consequences of the dialogue
- India and the United States have steadfast to robust cooperation on cyber issues
- In the context of 'Make in India', efforts to combat cyber crime, Internet governance issues, and norms of state behavior in cyberspace the delegations from both the countries had discussed a range of cyber issues including cyber threats, enhanced cyber security information sharing, cyber incident management and cyber security cooperation.
- The two delegations identified a variety of opportunities for increased collaboration on cyber security capacity-building, cyber security research and development, combatting cyber crime, international security, and Internet governance, and intend to pursue an array of follow-on activities to bolster their cyber security partnership and achieve concrete outcomes.
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