Current Affairs Assam – July 29 - 31, 2019
( Covers all important Assam Current Affairs & GK topics for the week of July 29 – 31, 2019 )
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July 29, 2019
7th Economic Census begun from Tripura
- The 7th Economic census has begun from 29th July from Tripura. The census will be conducted by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in partnership with CSC e-governance Services India Ltd. (CSC SPV) after a gap of 5 years.
- The officials will collect the data through the door to door household survey under the provision of Collection of Statistics Act 2008.
- The economic census gives an idea about the economic activities being carried out across the country, types of ownership and source of finance, their geographical distribution, the number and distribution of workers etc.
- It covers all residential and commercial structures across the country but excludes some economic activities such as plantation activities, crop-production, extra-territorial organisation, illegal activities and public administration and defence.
- Shelter-less and nomadic population establishments and people living in open are also not covered in this census.
FACTFILE – Indian Economic Census
- Indian economic census is the census of the Indian economy through counting all entrepreneurial units in the country which involved in any economic activities of either agricultural or non-agricultural sector which engaged in production and/or distribution of goods and/or services not for the sole purpose of own consumption.
- The economic census provides detailed information on operational and other characteristics such as number of establishments, number of persons employed, source of finance, type of ownership etc.
- These informations are used for micro level/ decentralized planning and to assess contribution of various sectors of the economy in the gross domestic product (GDP).
- In 1976, Government of India launched a plan scheme called Economic Census and Surveys.
- In 1977 Central Statistical Organisation conducted First economic census in collaboration with the Directorate of Economics & Statistics (DES) in the States/Union Territories.
Odisha ‘Rasagola’ bagged GI Tag
- Odisha bagged the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, under the Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999, for its ‘Rasagola’ with registering it with the name ‘Odisha Rasagola’ on 29th July 2019. The ‘Rasagola’ is a syrup confectionary made of cottage cheese.
- Odisha has been embroiled in a battle with West Bengal since 2015, which had secured the GI tag for ‘Banglar Rasogolla’ in 2017.
- In Odisha, the ‘Rasagola’ has been a part of century-old rituals performed for Lord Jagannath and is also mentioned in the ancient Odia literature.
FACTFILE – Geographical Indication (GI) tag
- A geographical indication (GI) is a sign/identity given to a product belonging to a specific geographical location (a region, town, state, country).
- India has enacted GI of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 from 15th September 2003.
- The GI tag ensured that only the authorised user is allowed to use the product name. Darjeeling tea was the first product to bag the GI tag in India in 2004-05.
MoC signed for promotion of Chinese acupuncture in India
- The Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Dr D.N. Kotnis Health and Education Centre, Punjab, have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) to enhance collaboration in education and research in acupuncture as well as other academic and cultural areas.
- The MoC was signed by Vice-President of Guizhou Acupuncture and Moxibustion Association Yang Xiaofang and Medical Superintendent of the Dr D.N. Kotnis Health and Education Centre Inderjeet Singh Dhingra.
- It would pave the way for setting up of an acupuncture institution in Ludhiana where degree courses would be offered.
- The MoC was signed on the sidelines of the international advanced workshop-cum-training of acupuncture in Ludhiana.
- The first of its kind workshop is being organised with the help of Chinese experts in collaboration with the “World Federation of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Societies, Education (WFAS, Edu)”.
- The 10-day training workshop will cover neurological disorders, paralysis, facial paralysis, chronic pain syndromes, cosmetic problems, alopecia, nerve weakness, stress management and many new techniques, like ”catgut embedding therapy”.
July 30, 2019
Meghalaya to hold National Conference on e-Governance
- The 22nd National Conference on e-Governance will be held here in Meghalaya on August 8 and 9, in a first for the north-eastern region to organise the knowledge sharing event.
- The theme of the conference is ‘Digital India: Success to Excellence’.
- It provides a platform to disseminate knowledge on effective methods of designing and implementing sustainable e-Governance initiatives to provide end-to-end digital services, exchange experiences in solving problems, mitigating risks, resolving issues and planning for success, P S Thangkhiew, the chief secretary of Meghalaya.
- The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), in association with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and the Meghalaya government will organise the 22nd National Conference.
- This is the first time the event is being organized in the north-eastern region of the country. The conference at Shillong is part of the DARPG’s 100 days initiatives.
Bill for dam safety introduced in Lok Sabha
- The government introduced a Bill to set up a national authority as well as a committee for inspection and maintenance of dams across the country.
- The Bill seeks to set up the National Dam Safety Authority for proper surveillance, inspection and maintenance of specified dams as well as to address unresolved issues between states.
- Besides the authority, the government has proposed setting up a national committee on dam safety in order to prevent dam failure-related disasters.
- According to the Bill, the committee would maintain standards of dam safety and also evolve policies for ensuring safety of dams.
Airtel builds digital network for UP government
- Telecom major Bharti Airtel has designed and implemented a “State Wide Area Network” (SWAN) for the Uttar Pradesh government as part of the Centre”s e-governance initiative.
- Deputy Chief Minster Dinesh Sharma launched the network “UPSWAN 2.0”
- UPSWAN 2.0 comprises of 885 Points of Presence (PoPs) across the state and is designed to provide secure, high-speed connectivity for delivery of government services to citizens over a ”closed user group” network”.
- This modern network infrastructure now digitally connects all state headquarters, district headquarters, block headquarters and tehsil headquarters across Uttar Pradesh.
100th warship built by GRSE commissioned by Indian Navy
- A landing craft utility (LCU) – the 100th warship built by the Kolkata-headquartered Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers – was commissioned by the Indian Navy at Visakhapatnam.
- The sixth of the eight Mark-IV LCUs was commissioned by Eastern Naval Command chief, Vice Admiral Atul Kumar Jain at a ceremony attended by GRSE Chairman and Managing Director, Rear Admiral V.K. Saxena (retd) and other senior officials of the Indian Navy.
- LCU are amphibious ships with the primary role being transportation and deployment of Main Battle Tanks, armoured vehicles, troops and equipment from ship to shore.
- They can be deployed for multirole activities like beaching operations, search and rescue, disaster relief operations, supply and replenishment and evacuation from distant islands.
- The LCU is 63 m in length and 11 m wide and has a displacement of 830 T with a low draught of 1.7 m.
- The LCU Mark IV class are fitted with close to 90 per cent indigenous content in line with the government”s ”Make in India” initiative.
July 31, 2019
Manohari gold tea breaks record yet again
- Setting a new auction record in the country, a speciality tea made by a garden in Dibrugarh fetched Rs 50,000 for a kilogram under the hammer at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) here. This is the highest price any tea has fetched in any auction centre all over the world.
- The line of the delicate ‘gold special tea’ of Manohari Tea Estate located at Mohanbari went under the hammer at the pan-India auction this morning.
- Gold tea – the tea looks like pieces of gold – is made from the finest tea clones and is very delicate. This hand plucked tea is rich in aroma and is regarded as the world’s finest tea.
- Tea expert CK Parashar, under whose supervision it was made, said the tea was made from the P-126/A clone.
- Last year, a kilogram of the same tea was sold for Rs 39,001, a record which was soon broken by ‘golden needle’ variety from the Donyi Polo Tea Estate in Arunachal Pradesh which sold for Rs 40,000 a kilogram.
Parliament passes Bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq
- The Central government in the Rajya Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill. The Bill has already been passed by the Lok Sabha. With the approval of the Rajya Sabha, the Bill is all set to become an Act after the Presidential node.
- The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019 criminalises instant triple talaq among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband.
LS passes Bill to set up regulator for consumer complaints
- A Bill to establish a national level regulator – Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) – to deal with consumer complaints pro-actively was passed in the Lok Sabha.
- The Bill, which seeks to replace the Consumer Protection Act 1986, has 109 clauses to establish CCPA as a national level regulator.
- The Bill will clear the way for consumers to go to court if they were not satisfied.
- The Bill also has provisions to deal with class actions, product liability, misleading advertisements, liability for celebrity endorsements and others.
- It also addresses new age developments like e-commerce, direct selling and tele-marketing.
- The CCPA will deal with matters relating to violation of rights of consumers, unfair trade practice and false or misleading advertisements which are prejudicial to the interests of public and consumers.
CISCO to train 10 lakh Indian students in digital skills
- In line with the government”s efforts to train the youth in emerging technologies, networking giant Cisco committed to train 10 lakh students by 2025 by expanding its Networking Academy programme.
- The Networking Academy programme in India is one of its largest in the world. Across 583 academies nationwide, more than 350,000 Indian students have been trained since its inception so far.
- The Cloud-delivered skills-development programme helps students learn how to design, build, secure and maintain digital infrastructure.
- The curriculum include courses on IT essentials, networking, cybersecurity, programming and Internet of Things.
- Through the programme, schools, colleges, universities, vocational institutions, government and non-profit organisations are provided a Cisco-developed curriculum that can be integrated with the institution”s own educational offerings.
- Cisco also supports government education institutes in providing training on networking and cybersecurity skills aimed at improving the employability of engineering graduates.
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