Assam Current Affairs – January 08 – 14, 2020

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Current Affairs Assam – January 08 - 14, 2020

( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of January 08 – 14, 2020 )

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JANUARY 08, 2020

IIT Guwahati featured in ‘Top 50 young universities in Chemistry’ in 2019
  • Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has featured in the ‘Top 50 young universities in Chemistry’ in 2019, according to Nature Index.
  • IIT Guwahati is in the 20th position with 17.30 as the Fractional Count 2018 and 19 Article Count 2018 in the subject.
  • As per the index, the output share from chemistry was the highest with 22.08 followed by physical sciences at 8.62 and life sciences at 0.39.
  • IIT Guwahati is the only IIT to be featured in this list which also includes a total of eight institutes from India.
  • 13 from China, six from Australia, five from South Korea, three from Germany, two each from France, Spain and the United states, and one each from Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and Switzerland.
IISc, Canadian varsity to research for water security
  • The Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and the Canada-based University of Saskatchewan”s Global Institute for Water Security will jointly conduct a research for water security.
  • Signed a five-year agreement with the Canadian institute to partner on joint research, training and academic exchanges related to water security, climate science and policy issues.
  • University of Saskatchewan (USask) President Peter Stoicheff and IISc in-charge Registrar Indumati Srinivasan signed the agreement for collaboration in the research projects.
  • USask topped in water resources research in 2019, while the state-run IISc ranked number 1 in India for post-graduate research.
  • Both institutes have national and global network of scientists, policy makers, business leaders and practitioners to collaborate in the joint research projects.
  • As part of the partnership, the institutes will provide access to their research facilities and pursue bi-lateral and/or global funding opportunities.
  • Both the institutes will also explore short and long-term exchanges of faculty members and qualified personnel, including graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and scientists.
  • USask”s institute is a global leader in water science for cold regions and home to the global water futures programme, the world”s largest freshwater research project.
  • The joint research goal is to transform the way communities, governments and industries in Canada and other cold regions the world over prepare for and manage increasing water-related threats.
Infosys Science Prize 2019 for six researchers
  • Infosys Science Foundation awarded six winners with the Infosys Science Prize 2019 for research and academic excellence, in the fields of engineering and computer science, humanities, life sciences, mathematical sciences, physical sciences and social sciences.
  • Amartya Sen, the 1998 economics Nobel laureate and Harvard University economics and philosophy professor, felicitated the winners with a citation, gold medal and a purse of $1 lakh (Rs 72 lakh).
  • The winners are Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Professor G. Mugesh, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay (IIT-Bombay) Computer Science and Engineering chair professor Sunita Sarawagi and IIT-Mandi School of Humanities and Social Sciences Assistant Professor Manu V. Devadevan.
  • Other winners include Hyderabad-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology”s (CCMB) Chief Scientist Manjula Reddy, Professor Siddhartha Mishra at Swiss University ETH Zurich in mathematical sciences and Anand Pandian, Anthropology professor at Baltimore”s John Hopkins University.
  • The winners were zeroed in on from a pool of 200 nominations by a jury of eminent international academicians.
  • Set up in 2009 as a not-for-profit organisation by Infosys co-founders N.R. Narayana Murthy, Nanda Nilekani, S. Gopalakrishnan, S.D. Shibulal and Dinesh, the foundation promotes interest in science and research in the country.

FACTFILE – Infosys Prize

  • The Infosys Prize is an annual award given to scientists, researchers, engineers and social scientists of Indian Origin by the Infosys Science Foundation and ranks among the highest monetary awards in India to recognize research.
  • The prize for each category includes a gold medallion, a citation certificate, and prize money of US$100,000 (or its equivalent in Indian Rupees). The prize purse is tax free in the hands of winners in India.
  • In 2008, the prize was jointly awarded by the Infosys Science Foundation and National Institute of Advanced Studies for mathematics. The following year, three additional categories were added: Life Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. In 2010, Engineering and Computer Science was added as a category. In 2012, a sixth category, Humanities, was added.

JANUARY 09, 2020

Gaan Ngai Festival begins in Manipur
  • Gaan Ngai, the biggest post-harvest festival of the Zeliangrong tribes of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, got under way in the Zeliangrong-dominated areas of Manipur and the North East region today. On the occasion, a sacred fire was made to purify the entire community and a colourful dance was performed by troupes representing numerous Zeliangrong communities.
  • The formal inauguration of the festival in Manipur, heralding the arrival of the New Year, was marked by an invocation to god, congregational prayers and dance performances.
  • The Gaan Ngai Festival is also celebrated across 85 Kabui villages in the valley areas.
  • The Gaan-Ngai Festival was declared a restricted holiday in 1976 and it was upgraded to a public holiday on January 10, 1998 when W Nipamacha was the Chief Minister.

FACTFILE – Gaan-Ngai

  • Gaan-Ngai is a festival of the Zeliangrong people of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland. It is the biggest festival out of many festivals observed throughout the indigenous calendar of Rongmei Naga/Kabui tribe.
  • It is also a post harvest festival, mainly performed by the followers and devotees of Zeliangrong Indigenous religion of ‘Poupei Chapriak’ and ‘Heraka’ cults.
  • Gaan-Ngai is traditionally celebrated in the month of “Gaan-Bu” of the indigenous calendar of the Rongmei Naga tribe which typically falls in the Gregorian month of November or December.
  • Gaan-Ngai is celebrated in Assam as per the date fixed using the indigenous Rongmei Naga Calendar with the said festival having status of Restricted Holiday in Assam. While in Manipur, Gaan-Ngai is celebrated in the 13th day of the Manipuri month of “Wakching” of Meetei Manipuri Calendar with the festival being a State holiday in Manipur.
  • Gaan-Ngai has also been recognized as the Tourist Festival of India by the Govt of India
Govt proposes investor-friendly changes in model concession agreement for highways
  • Seeking to revive private investment in the roads sector, the Centre has proposed investor-friendly changes in the model concession agreement (MCA) for Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) highway projects.
  • The changes are aimed at putting in place a progressive dispute resolution mechanism, mutual foreclosure agreement and harmonious substitution of the concessionaire.
  • The availability of credit was a much bigger issue for the sector and revival of BOT (Toll) projects may take upto nine months.
  • National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has invited suggestions from various stakeholders such as bankers, contractors, consultants and industry bodies on the proposed amendment.
  • The amendments have been proposed after deliberations with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRT&H), Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and NitiAayog.
  • The major modifications proposed in the MCA are related to capping of liabilities of either party throughout the subsistence of the agreement, tightening of conditions precedent prior to declaration of appointed date and dispute resolution.
Union Cabinet approves ratification of Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France
  • The Union Cabinet gave its approval for the ratification of Migration and Mobility Partnership Agreement between India and France.
  • The agreement, which was signed in March 2018 during the state visit of the French President to India, represents a major milestone in enhancing people-to-people contacts, fostering mobility of students, academics, researchers and skilled professionals and strengthening cooperation on issues related to irregular migration and human trafficking between the two sides.
  • It is a testimony to India”s rapidly expanding multi-faceted relationship with France and symbolises the increasing trust and confidence between the two sides.
  • The agreement is initially valid for a period of seven years and incorporates provision for automatic renewal and a monitoring mechanism through a joint working group.

Union Govt approved to divest equity shares of six PSUs, including MMTC and Odisha Mining Corporation

  • The Cabinet approved a proposal to divest equity shares of six PSUs, including MMTC and Odisha Mining Corporation in NeelachalIspat Ltd.
  • The Cabinet has approved divestment of some shares of six companies held in NeelachalIspat.
  • Cabinet has allowed NeelachalIspat stakeholders to sell shares.
  • The six PSUs are MMTC, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (BHEL), Odisha Mining Corporation, Odisha Investment Corporation and MECON.
  • The minister further said MMTC will sell 49 per cent in NeelachalIspat, while that of Odisha Mining Corporation 20 per cent, Odisha Investment Corporation 12 per cent, NMDC 10 per cent.
  • MMTC, a trading firm under the Union ministry of commerce and industry, is the largest stakeholder in NINL with equity of 49.9 percent.

 

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Union Cabinet clears North East Gas Grid project
  • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has cleared the North East Gas Grid project of Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited, for supply of piped cooking gas and compressed natural gas (CNG) for transportation in the northeastern states have been cleared
  • A CCEA meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the project with viability gap funding (VGF) at 60 per cent of the estimated cost of Rs 9,265 crore, including interest during construction.
  • The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) shall identify milestones for major activities for this project and link the same for release of capital grant of the project.
  • The pipeline will enable the supply of piped cooking gas to households and CNG to automobiles, besides fuel to industries. However, in the absence of anchor customers, the Rs 9,265-crore project was not economically viable.
  • For effective monitoring of the project implementation, a committee comprising officials from the MoPNG, Department of Expenditure, Ministry of DoNER, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Department of Fertilizers may be formed, which would periodically review the progress in implementation of the project and take steps to smooth out any issues in execution.
  • According to the plan, the gas pipeline grid would be developed in the eight states of the Northeast. The 1,656-km North-East Natural Gas Pipeline Grid will connect Guwahati to major cities in the region, including Itanagar, Dimapur, Kohima, Imphal, Aizwal, Agartala, Shillong, Silchar, Gangtok and Numaligarh.
  • The pipeline grid will be implemented by Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited, a joint venture of state-owned GAIL India, Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited, Oil India Limited and Numaligarh Refinery Limited.
  • The consortium had pitched for a 60 per cent funding support from the government and would raise the rest via equity and debt. Without government support, the pipeline will not be viable, added Pradhan.
  • The project will also boost exploration and production activities in the Northeast and connect regional gas sources with a pipeline network for early monetisation of natural resources in the region.
Government approves formal structure of Department of Military Affairs
  • The government approved a formal structure of the newly-created Department of Military Affairs.
  • The Department of Military Affairs will be two joint secretaries, 13 deputy secretaries and 22 under-secretaries who will assist the Chief of Defence Staff to carry out his responsibilities.
  • The CDS will push the three services to truly integrate in planning, procurements, logistics, doctrines and training.
  • The CDS provides single-point military advice to the government as well as function as the military advisor to the Prime Minister-led Nuclear Command Authority.
  • Though the three service chiefs will retain full operational control over their forces, the CDS will clearly be the “first among equals” in the hierarchy.
  • The Department of Military Affairs will be the fifth department in the Ministry of Defence. The existing ones are the Department of Defence, the Department of Defence Production, the Department of Defence Research and Development and the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare.
  • The Department of Military Affairs deals with the armed forces, the integrated headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, comprising the Army, Naval and Air and defence staff headquarters and the Territorial Army.
Union Communications, Electronics and IT Minister inaugurated the submarine optical fibre cable laying
  • Union Communications, Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad inaugurated the submarine optical fibre cable laying work between Chennai and Anadaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • The project will connect Port Blair along with seven other islands of Andaman & Nicobar viz Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Havelock, Long Island and Rangat.
  • Total length of the submarine cable project is 2,250 km and will have four fibre pairs.
  • Each fibre pair has the ultimate capacity of 6.4 Tbps with very low latency.
  • At present, the combined availability for Andaman & Nicobar Islands is only 3.2 Gbps.
  • At the initial stage of commissioning the project itself, bandwidth availability will be 400 Gbps which is nearly 100 times of the existing capacity.
  • Presently the Andaman & Nicobar islands are connected to the mainland through satellite link with limited bandwidth capacity with high latency.

JANUARY 11, 2020

3rd Khelo India Youth Games stated in Assam
  • The 3rd edition of the Khelo India Youth Games is inaugurated at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Sarusajai here.
  • The 20-discipline Games will be held in eight different venues where 6,800 athletes from across 37 states and union territories will compete.
  • State-of-the-art infrastructure have been set up for the Games in different venues and host Assam is fully geared up to conduct the multi-sport event.

FACTFILE – Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG)

  • Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) held annually in January or February, are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot games in India held for two categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students.
  • Every year best 1000 kids will be given an annual scholarship of ₹5 lakh for 8 years to prepare them for the international sporting events.
  • On 31 January 2018, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, declared open the inaugural Khelo India School Games. From the 2019 events, Khelo India School Games were renamed to Khelo India Youth Games.
  • The second edition of the event was kicked off in Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, a sports complex situated in Balewadi, Pune.
Light Combat Aircraft lands on INS Vikramaditya
  • The indigenously designed and developed Light Combat Aircraft (N) Mk1 has made a successful arrested landing on the India”s biggest warship INS Vikramaditya.
  • With this feat, the indigenously developed niche technologies specific to deck based fighter operations have been proven.
  • This will now pave the way to develop and manufacture the twin engine deck based fighter for the Indian Navy.
  • The DRDO in a statement said that after completing extensive trials on the shore based test facility of DRDO”s Aeronautical Development Agency, developed the LCA Navy.
Union Home Minister inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) and also the dedicated National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal to the nation, a citizen-centric initiative that will enable citizens to report cybercrimes online.
  • This state-of-the-art Centre is located in New Delhi.The scheme to set up I4C was approved in October 2018 at an estimated cost of Rs 415.86 crore to deal with all types of cybercrimes in a comprehensive and coordinated manner.
  • It has seven components — a national cyber crime threat analytics unit, a national cyber crime reporting portal, a national cyber crime training centre, a cyber crime ecosystem management unit, a national cyber crime research and innovation centre, a national cyber crime forensic laboratory ecosystem and platform for joint cyber crime investigation team.
  • National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal (www.cybercrime.gov.in) is a citizen-centric initiative that will enable citizens to report cyber crimes online through the portal.
  • All the cyber crime related complaints will be accessed by the concerned law enforcement agencies in the states and UTs for taking action as per law.
  • So far, more than 700 police districts and more than 3,900 police stations have been connected with this portal.

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JANUARY 12, 2020

Bumrah becomes India’s highest wicket-taker in T20s
  • Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became India’s highest wicket-taker in the T20 Internationals after he dismissed Sri Lankan opener Danushka Gunathilaka in third and final T20 series against Sri Lanka.
  • Bumrah has now 53 T20 wickets to his name from 45 T20 internationals. Wrist-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal (52 wickets from 37 matches) and ace off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (52 wickets from 46 matches) are the joint second highest on the list.
  • Bumrah, who was injured, returned to international cricket from the ongoing series against Sri Lanka.
National Youth Festival 2020 inaugurated at Lucknow
  • The 23rd National Youth Festival 2020 is inaugurated on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh on 12th Jan 2020.
  • The National Youth Festival 2020 is jointly organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and the State Government of Uttar Pradesh.
  • The NYF is organised with an objective to provide a platform to the youth of the country and provide them with an opportunity to showcase their talents in various activities.
  • The government has been organising NYF since 1995.
  • It is organised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India in collaboration with one of the State Governments annually. It is held in a different state each year during National Youth Week, 12 to 16 January every year.
  • The birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda (12th Jan) is celebrated as National Youth Day and the week commencing from that day is known as the National Youth Week.
PM Modi opens light & sound show at Howrah Bridge
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an interactive light and sound show at the iconic Howrah Bridge – Rabindra Setu – through a glittering programme held in the picturesque Millenium Park on the banks of the Hooghly.
  • The 150-second show and sound is part of the various initiatives taken to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Kolkata Port Trust.
  • The British era Howrah Bridge, which serves as a crucial gateway to the city, ferrying one lakh-plus vehicles and over 1.5 lakh pedestrians daily, was thrown open to the public on February 3, 1943, replacing a pontoon bridge linking Kolkata and Howrah.
  • The cantilever bridge, where not a single nut or bolt was used, is now the sixth largest bridge of its kind in the globe.
India, China agree to set up a military hotline
  • In an effort to keep peace and tranquillity along the borders, India and China have agreed to set up a military hotline between Indian Army”s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) and Western Theatre Command (WTC) of the Chinese People”s Liberation Army.
  • The proposal for the hotline has been accepted by both sides after all procedural issues were resolved.
  • Both sides see hotlines as a necessity for better interaction between their armies and to defuse tensions caused by differing perceptions of the Line of Actual Control.
  • Both borders, including Northern and Western, are equally significant and stressed that the advanced weapons systems are being deployed and infrastructure improved along the Chinese border.

JANUARY 13, 2020

Free education support system for Assam, NE students
  • Vectors Academy has started a unique initiative named #LetsTeamUp in a bid to build an education support system for the students of Assam and the North East aspiring to crack national-level competitive exams like IIT-JEE or NEET (AIIMS) without bearing any cost.
  • A mobile app – FAST Vectors – has already been launched where students can directly communicate with mentors and clarify their study-related questions and concerns.
  • Science students can also avail course material, previous years’ questions and online mock tests of all leading competitive tests completely free of cost.
India to acquire 200 fighter jets for Air Force
  • Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar has said, the government is in the process of acquiring around 200 aircraft to cope with the depleting aerial inventories of the Indian Air Force.
  • On the sidelines of commissioning Indian Coast Guard vessels in Kolkata, he said, the contract for HAL-manufactured 83 LCA Tejas Mark 1 A advanced fighter jets are in the final stages.
  • Expression of Interest has been floated for another 110 aircraft, based on which Request for Proposal will be floated. He said that roughly for 200 aircraft, the acquisition is in process
  • The Air Force has Sukhoi 30 MKIs, Mirage 2000s, Mig 29s and the ageing Jaguars and Mig 21 Bisons in its inventory of fighter jets at present.
  • The last fleet of seven swing-wing MiG-27 fighters, which played an important role during the 1999 Kargil war, was decommissioned on December 27.
India’s First Cyber Crime Prevention Unit launched
  • Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated country’s first Cyber Crime Prevention Unit called the “Cyber AASHVAST” in Gandhinagar.
  • Along with AASHVAST, the Video Integration and State Wide Advance Security project called VISWAS was also launched for preventing crimes in the state.
  • The Cyber AASHVAST is a unit that will act to prevent cyber crimes with the help of VISWAS and NETRANG. It will own an exclusive online portal that will have dedicated service helpline for victims of cyber-crimes.
  • The AASHVAST will also monitor, prevent and control cyber-crimes in the state. Along with AASHVAST and VISWAS, Project NETRANG was also launched. It will establish command and control rooms in 33 districts of Gujarat.
  • In India the cyber-crimes have almost doubled between 2016 and 2017 according to NCRB. Therefore, GoI is taking many measures to bring them under control.
  • The projects aims to meet the challenges of Cyber-crime include:
  • Project VISWAS: Video Integration and StateWide Advance Security.
  • ‘Netrang’ project to establish Command and Control Room in 33 districts.
  • AASHVAST to pay E Challan online and provide Cyber Crime Prevention which will have a dedicated service helpline for victims of cyber crimes.
  • Six different postal memory cards were released by the Minister depicting various folk dances of Gujarat.

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JANUARY 14, 2020

Dibrugarh honoured with Plastic Waste Management Award
  • Dibrugarh district was awarded the Plastic Waste Management Award -2020 for being the best district of India in plastic waste management category during Swachhta Hi Sewa 2019.
  • Pallav Gopal Jha, Deputy Commissioner, Dibrugarh received the award from renowned Bollywood actor Amir Khan at a function held at Pride Plaza.
  • The function was organised by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.
  • Swachhta hi Seva 2019, a massive nationwide awareness and mobilisation campaign on Swachhta, was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mathura on September 11, 2019.
  • Massive awareness and mobilisation programmes were organised in Dibrugarh district to generate awareness on single use plastic waste collection, segregation and effective disposal under the Swachh Bharat Mission-G (SBM).
  • The campaign in the district was a joint initiative of the District Water & Sanitation Committee, Dibrugarh administration and the PHED.
Jarprit Bumrah set to receive Polly Umrigar Top BCCI Award
  • India’s pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah will receive the prestigious Polly Umrigar Award for his exploits in international cricket in the 2018-19 season.
  • The world’s leading pacer will be honoured during the BCCI Annual Awards here on Sunday. The World’s No. 1 ODI bowler made his Test debut during India’s tour of South Africa in January 2018 and hasn’t looked back since.
  • He picked up a five-wicket haul in South Africa, England, Australia and the West Indies becoming the first and only Asian bowler to achieve the feat. He played a stellar role in the historic 2-1 Test series win in Australia, India’s first Down Under.
  • While Bumrah nets the biggest prize in the men’s category, Poonam Yadav will claim the top prize in women’s section and will be awarded the best international cricketer.
  • Krishnamachari Srikkanth and Anjum Chopra will be presented with the Col CK Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award and the BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award for women respectively.
Raisina Dialogue to begin from 14th January
  • India’s flagship global conference on geopolitics and geo-economics Raisina Dialogue will begin from 14th Jan 2020 in New Delhi.
  • This will be the fifth edition of the prestigious Raisina Dialogue. The Dialogue is being jointly organized by the Ministry of External Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation.
  • 12 Foreign Ministers will participate in the 3-day conference including from Russia, Iran, Australia, Maldives, South Africa, Denmark, Uzbekistan and the EU.
  • The Dialogue was initiated in 2016 and involves a variety of global policymakers including heads of state, cabinet ministers and local government officials.
  • It is designed on the lines of Singapore’s Shangri-La Dialogue. The name “Raisina Dialogue” comes from Raisina Hill, an elevation in New Delhi, Rashtrapati Bhavan.
IOCL launches new fuel exclusively for Indian Navy warships
  • The Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) launched a new fuel known as High Flash High Speed Diesel (HFHSD – IN 512) exclusively for Indian Navy warships.
  • The new fuel will enable India to ensure interoperability amongst foreign Navies during fleet exercises and provide fuel of quality better than that mandated to all foreign Navies under bilateral and multi-national logistics support pacts, including Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA).
  • The Indian Navy had collaborated with IOCL to carry out an extensive and thorough study and a comparative evaluation of existing international regulations like International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
  • IOCL, post the upgradation of the refinery units, initiated a limited supply of the product to Indian Navy platforms following which rigorous machinery performance checks and acceptance trials were carried out.
  • The deal for fuel quality standards revision was inked to keep pace with induction of new technology equipment and meet contemporary emission standards.

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