Current Affairs Assam – October 1-7, 2018
( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of October 1-7, 2018 )
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October 1
Over 8,000 children missing in Assam since 2013
- As per an assembly reply by Assam’s Parliamentary Affairs minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, around 8,443 children went missing from Assam in the last five years.
- The trend of children going missing has been increasing every year in Assam.
- Very less number of missing children are recovered. Only 4,377 missing children were recovered in the last five years.
- In 2017, 1,839 children went missing and 1,086 missing children were recovered by the police.
Reliance Foundation keen to partner with Meghalaya for sports infrastructure
- Nita Ambani said that Reliance Foundation Youth Sports (RFYS) is keen to partner with Meghalaya government in building sports infrastructure ahead of the National Games in the mountainous state.
- It is to be mentioned that Meghalaya will be hosting the National Games 2022 coinciding with the 50th year of the creation of the state.
- Nita Ambani is the founder-chairperson of Reliance Foundation and also a member of international olympic committee.
FACTFILE – Reliance Foundation Youth Sports
- RFYS is an initiative driven by Reliance Foundation, a non-profit and CSR front of the Reliance Group, which focuses on providing a platform for youth sports in India, especially at the school and collegiate level.
- Currently, eight cities are a part of the foundation’s long-term goal which aims at establishing a sports association
- In 2015, Reliance Foundation had also initiated Reliance Foundation Young Champs (RFYC) – a programme to foster football talent in India. The programme was tied to the Indian Super League’s eight cities and the respective teams conduct grassroots initiatives to contribute to the RFYC.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opens crucial meeting to consider global warming report
- The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with representatives from 195 countries and leading scientists opened a crucial meeting here to consider its special report on global warming.
- The representatives will work with the scientists from 1stoct to 5thoct to finalise the Summary for Policymakers of the report, Global Warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius, an IPCC special report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways.
- The IPCC is the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change.
- The report will analyse the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development and efforts to eradicate poverty.
- Governments invited the IPCC to prepare the report in 2015 when they adopted the Paris Agreement to combat climate change.
- The Paris Agreement sets a long-term goal of holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5 degrees.
The IPCC was established by the N Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization in 1988 to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments concerning climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation strategies.
GST revenue collection for September 2018 month crosses Rs 94,000 crore
- GST collection in September unlike August witnessed an upward trend. In September, the revenue collected under GST touched Rs 94,000 crore.
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue for August was the lowest in the five months so far this fiscal. In July the collection was Rs 96,483 crore, in June it was Rs 95,610 crore, in May Rs 94,016 crore and in April Rs 1.03 lakh crore.
- Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue for August was the lowest in the five months so far this fiscal. In July the collection was Rs 96,483 crore, in June it was Rs 95,610 crore, in May Rs 94,016 crore and in April Rs 1.03 lakh crore.
- The revenues collected in September, 2018 of Rs 94,442 crore shows an upward trend as compared to August, 2018 collection of Rs. 93,690 crore.
- However, compliance improved as 67 lakh GSTR-3B or summary sales returns were filed during August, up from 66 lakh filed in July.
October 2
Assam CM launches Wage Compensation Scheme for pregnant women in tea gardens
- Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on 1st Oct launched Wage Compensation Scheme for Pregnant Women to bring down the mortality rate among pregnant women in tea garden areas of the state.
- Large working labour population in the tea gardens have not been given access to quality healthcare.
- The high maternal mortality ratio (MMR) among pregnant women in tea garden areas has been a major cause of worry they have to work through their pregnancy till the time of delivery.
- To address this concern, the Wage Compensation Scheme for Pregnant Women will provide a total of Rs 12,000 to each pregnant woman working in the tea gardens.
- An amount of over Rs 55 crore has been allotted in the state’s 2018-19 health Budget towards this scheme, which will benefit nearly 48,000 pregnant women of tea garden areas every year.
- All temporary, permanent or non-workers living within the tea garden premises will be eligible for the scheme.
Assam Police Day 2018 celebrated on 1st October
- Assam Police Day 2018 celebrated on 1st October at the 4th battalion of Assam police office in Guwahati’s Kahilipara.
- Leading up to the celebrations, Assam police organised awareness programs on cyber crime, use of social media, drug abuse, mob violence, lynching, superstitions and other social issues throughout the state.
- The foundation day celebrations also strive to boost relation between police and the general public.
- Assam CM said that the State government was taking a lot of steps to modernise the Assam Police, Sonowal said along with infrastructural changes the mentality must also be changed befitting a modern police force. The Cyberdome has been set up in the State to tackle cyber crimes and a lot of other initiatives have been taken to make the Assam Police a smart force.
- Director General of Police Kuladhar Saikia also highlighted the crucial role played by Assam Police in the fight against insurgency and maintenance of law and order.
FACTFILE – Assam Police
- The Assam Police is the law enforcement agency for the state of Assam in India.
- A regular police force was initiated in Assam by the British after the Treaty of Yandaboo to maintain the law and order.
- It functions under the Department of Home Affairs, Assam.
- The Headquarters of Assam police is situated in state capital Dispur.
- The Assam Police is headed by Director General of Police.
Point2Remember – DGP of Assam Police is Kuladhar Saikia, IPS
India, Uzbekistan sets bilateral trade target of $1 billion
- India and Uzbekistan set an annual bilateral trade target of US $1 billion to be achieved in two years and agreed to cooperate in counter-terrorism efforts as the two sides signed 17 agreements across a range of sectors following delegation-level talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- They also agreed to further strengthen their Strategic Partnership and boost connectivity in a significant manifestation of India’s increasing engagements with Central Asia.
- They noted the favourable conditions for investment by Indian companies in Uzbekistan, including in the framework of the special economic zones and free pharmaceutical zones.
- Both countries positively assessed the establishment of an Uzbek-Indian Business Council between industry body CII and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan.
- Uzbekistan has agreed to be a part of the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC).
- The INSTC is a 7,200-km-long multi-modal network of ship, rail and road routes to move freight between India, Iran, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russia, Central Asia and Europe.
- Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and other international forums.
- Two countries agreed to strengthen cooperation between their law enforcement agencies and special services, including under the framework of the Uzbekistan-India Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism.
- The 17 agreements signed between the two sides covered the areas of tourism, military training, law and justice, agriculture, science and innovation, health and pharmaceuticals.
FACTFILE – Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia.
- The sovereign state is a secular, unitary constitutional republic.
- Uzbekistan is bordered by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the north; Kyrgyzstan to the northeast; Tajikistan to the southeast; Afghanistan to the south; and Turkmenistan to the southwest.
- Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, it declared independence as the Republic of Uzbekistan on 31 August 1991.
- Total Area of 448,978 km2 and estimated population in 2017 was 32,979,000
- The Registan was the heart of the ancient city of Samarkand of the Timurid dynasty, is in Uzbekistan. And India’s Mughal dynasty is a descendent of the Timurid dynasty.
IMF appoints Gita Gopinath as the Director of Research Department
- Gita Gopinath, a well-known educationist and economic adviser to the Kerala government, has been appointed the Director of Research Department of International Monetary Fund.
- Announcing her appointment, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said that Gopinath is one of the best economists in the world and her last record is very fantastic and she has a great international experience.
BIOGRAPHY – Gita Gopinath
- She has got her Bachelor degree from Lady Shri Ram College, New Delhi and MA degree from the Delhi School of Economics.
- She joined Harvard in 2005, before she was an assistant professor in the University of Chicago.
- She is a John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University.
- She is also the economic adviser to the Chief Minister of Kerala, and according to her life introduction in Harvard, her appointment to this honorary post took place in 2016 and she has been given the rank of Chief Secretary.
- She has also been included in the G-20 Advisory Committee of India’s Ministry of Finance as a reputed member.
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