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Government approves National Ayush Mission
Politics
and Government > National
Ayush Mission > September 16
To address gaps in health services in
vulnerable and far-flung areas of the country, the government has approved the
National Ayush Mission. Through the
Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (Ayush) mission,
the Centre seeks to address gaps in health services by supporting the efforts
of state governments for providing Ayush health services and education in the
country.
The mission will also help provide
sustained availability of quality raw material for Ayush systems of medicine
and improve availability of quality drugs through increase in number of
pharmacies and drug laboratories.
Leonardo DiCaprio appointed as UN Messenger of Peace
World
> Leonardo
DiCaprio >
With a special focus on climate change,
Academy Award-nominated actor and environmental activist Leonardo DiCaprio has
been designated the United Nations Messenger of Peace by UN chief Ban Ki-moon. His
new role as Messenger of Peace will be to address the opening of the Climate
Change Summit on September 23 in New York that has been convened by the
Secretary General. The day-long Summit will see participation from about 120
heads of state and governments as well as leaders from government, business,
finance and civil society to promote climate action for a healthy planet,
sustainable economic growth and better standards of living for all.
In 1998, DiCaprio established the ‘Leonardo
DiCaprio Foundation’ with the mission of protecting the Earth’s last wild
places and implementing solutions to build a more harmonious relationship
between humanity and the natural world. DiCaprio will join 11 other United
Nations Messengers of Peace and one Goodwill Ambassador who advocate on behalf
of the United Nations on a variety of priority issues for the Organisation.
Messengers of Peace are individuals who
possess widely recognised talents in the fields of art, film, literature, music
and sports, helping to raise worldwide awareness of the Organisation’s ideals
and activities.
India, China sign 16 MoUs during Xi Jinping's visit
World
> India - China >
India and China have signed 16 Memorandums
of Understanding (MoUs), including one on enhancing cooperation in railways and
customs.
The MoUs were signed after delegation-level
talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The first MoU was signed between External
Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on opening a
new route for Indian Pilgrimage (Kailash Mansarovar Yatra) to the Tibet
Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
Three MoUs were signed for strength
cooperation in railways.
The fourth MoU was signed between Minister
of State for Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman and China's Commerce
Minister Gao Hucheng over the five year Trade and Economic Development Plan.
The fifth MoU called the agreed Minutes of
the Tenth Session of India-China Joint Economic Group was also signed between
Nirmala Sitharaman and Gao Hucheng.
India and China also entered into an
agreement on Audio-Visual Co-production. The agreement would enable the
producers from both countries to get an opportunity to pool their creative,
artistic, technical, financial and marketing resources to co-produce films. It
would hold Indian audio-visual products to gain greater market access.
The other MoUs included the Sister City
Pact between Ahmedabad and Guangzhou and Mumbai and Shanghai, industrial parks
in Maharashtra, drug administration and cooperation etc.
TCS becomes top women employer in India
Corporate
> TCS >
The number of female employees at Tata
Consultancy Services (TCS) has crossed the one-lakh mark, making it the
country's biggest employer of women in the private sector. Women now comprise
one-third of its 3.06 lakh workforce. This makes TCS, also the most valued
company in India, one of the top employers of women in the technology sector
globally. The top slot is held by IBM, which has an estimated 1.3 lakh women
out of a workforce of 4.31 lakh.
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Krishan Kant Paul
takes charge as Mizoram Governor
Politics
and Government > Mizoram > September 16
Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul, who
was appointed to take additional gubernatorial charge of Mizoram and Manipur was
sworn-in as the Governor of Mizoram on September 16. The swearing-in ceremony
was attended by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues,
legislators and top officials.
Le Yucheng is
China's new ambassador to India
Politics
and Government > China > September 17
China has appointed Le Yucheng as its
ambassador to India, in a move coming a day ahead of President Xi Jinping's
maiden visit to the country. Le was earlier China's assistant minister of
Foreign Affairs. Prior to his arrival in New Delhi, he served as the China's
ambassador to Kazakhstan.
The President appointed Le as the country's
envoy, replacing Wei Wei.
Union I&B
Ministry launched News SMS Service in 5 Indian languages
Politics
and Government > Union
Information and Broadcasting Ministry >
Union Information and Broadcasting
(I&B) Ministry has launched free news SMS service of All India Radio (AIR)
in five Indian languages. The five languages are Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit,
Dogri and Nepali.
The SMS service is aimed at providing
important news to the subscribers in their preferred language on their mobile
phones.
RBI cancels licence
of Ajmer Urban Cooperative Bank
Corporate
> Ajmer Urban
Cooperative Bank >
Following financial irregularities and
heavy debts, The Reserve Bank has cancelled the licence of Ajmer Urban
Cooperative Bank. There are over 20,000 accounts with around Rs 85 crore in
savings from the customers. It has the arrangement of Rs 65 crore and is
falling short of more than Rs 20 crore to pay to the account holders.
The RBI had restricted transition by the
bank in 2011 after several financial irregularities came to light and gave it
time for recovery of loans.
World
> Afghanistan >
Ending months of vote-related tension, Afghanistan's
election commission has named a new president after the leading candidates
signed a power-sharing deal that names one of them as the country's new chief
executive.
The commission named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai
as the winner and next president and noted that his one-time rival, Abdullah
Abdullah, will fill the newly created position of chief executive, a post akin
to prime minister. But it pointedly did not release final vote totals amid
concerns that doing so could inflame tensions.
Voreqe Bainimarama
sworn in as Fiji's Prime Minister
World
> Fiji >
Coup leader Voreqe Bainimarama has been
sworn in as Fiji's new prime minister, five days after the South Pacific nation
held its first general election since 2006. With official results confirming
Bainimarama had swept the election with almost 60 percent of the vote, he was
sworn in by President Epeli Nailatikau at a brief ceremony in Suva's Government
House.
The election extended full voting rights
for the first time to ethnic Indians, who make up about 40 percent of the
900,000 population and enthusiastically backed Bainimarama's move to put them
on an equal footing with indigenous Fijians.
Tensions between the two races have been
the underlying cause of four coups in the island nation since 1987.
Yahoo buys
Bangalore based tech startup Bookpad
Corporate
> Yahoo >
Bangalore-based Bookpad has become the
first Indian tech startup to be bought by Yahoo, going from creation to
acquisition in just one year. The deal comes some eight months after Facebook
snapped up Bangalore's Little Eye Labs. Yahoo, which is in line to reap about
$9.5 billion (Rs 57,000 crore) from Alibaba's initial public offering, has
bought the firm in a deal worth around Rs 50 crore ($ 8.3 million).
In January, Bangalore-based Little Eye Labs
became the first Indian firm to be bought by Facebook.
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