No Matter How Many Mistakes You Make Or How Slow You Progress, You Are Still Way Ahead of Everyone Who Isn’T Trying
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No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying. Index • Books & Authors • Awards & Honours • Defense • Banking & Economy • National Affairs • Appointments • Economy / Business • Extra Highlights Books and Authors Navin Chawla's new book launched नवीन चावला की नई ककताब लॉन्च हुई Books and Authors • Former Chief Election Commissioner of India Navin Chawla’s book ‘Every Vote Counts’ was launched by former Vice President of India, Hamid Ansari in New Delhi. • भारत के पूर्व मुख्य चुनार् आयुक्त नर्ीन चार्ला की पुस्तक 'एर्री र्ोट काउंट्स' को भारत के पूर्व उपराष्ट्रपतत हाममद अंसारी ने नई दद쥍ली मᴂ लॉन्च ककया। • This book is about how the electoral machinery works in India. • यह पुस्तक भारत मᴂ चुनार्ी तंत्र कैसे कायव करता है, पर आधाररत है। • The book explains about India is on the cusp of change. • पुस्तक मᴂ बताया गया है कक भारत पररर्तवन के शीर्व पर है| Books and Authors Extra Information: Election Commisssion → Books and Authors • The Election Commission of India is a permanent body entrusted for the conduct of free and fair elections. • An independent Election Commission has been provided for in Article 324 of the Constitution of India. • Currently has three members including Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). • They all are appointed by the President for a term which is fixed by the President Books and Authors Tenure: • The service conditions and tenure of office of CEC and Election Commissioners are determined by Act of parliament titled • The Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Conditions of Service) Act, 1991. This act has fixed their term for 6 years or till age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. Books and Authors Power/salary: • The CEC and election commissioners have equal power and receive an equal salary, allowances, and other perquisites, which are similar to judge of Supreme Court. • In case of difference of opinion amongst the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioner, the matter is decided by the Commission by the majority. Books and Authors Power/salary: • One of the most important functions of the election commission is to prepare an up-to-date list of all the persons who are entitled to vote at the elections. Books and Authors Election Commission is entrusted with : • Election of President • Election of Vice-President • Election of Lok Sabha as well as Rajya Sabha • Elections to State Legislatures as well as Legislative Councils • Reservation of Seats in Lok Sabha and State Legislatures • Qualifications of the MPs and MLAs • Determination of population for purposes of the election. Books and Authors Commission executives : • Sunil Arora, IAS, Chief Election Commissioner of India • Ashok Lavasa, IAS, Election Commissioner of India • Sushil Chandra, IRS, Election Commissioner of India Books and Authors → Article 324 of the Constitution has made the following provisions with regard to the composition of election commission: • The Election Commission shall consist of the chief election commissioner and a such number of other election commissioners, if any, as the president may from time to time fix. • The appointment of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners shall be made by the president. Books and Authors • When any other election commissioner is so appointed, the chief election commissioner shall act as the chairman of the election commission. Books and Authors Voter-verified paper audit trail(VVPAT) : Books and Authors Books and Authors • The VVPAT system is a new initiative of the Election Commission to ensure free and fair elections. • In the VVPAT system, when a voter presses the button for a candidate of his choice in the electronic voting machines (EVM), a paper ballot containing the serial number, the name of the candidate and poll symbol will be printed for the voter. • It is intended as an independent verification system for EVM designed to allow voters to verify that their votes are cast correctly, detect possible election fraud or malfunction and provide a means to audit the stored electronic results. Books and Authors • After being visible to the voter from a glass case in the VVPAT for seven seconds, the ballot slip will be cut and dropped into the drop box in the VVPAT machine and a beep will be heard. • VVPAT machines can be accessed by polling officers only. • VVPAT was first used in an election in India in September 2013 in Noksen (Assembly Constituency) in Nagaland. • VVPAT along with EVMs was used on a large-scale for the first time in India, in 10 assembly seats out of 40 in Mizoram Legislative Assembly election, 2013. Books and Authors List of Books Launched in 2019 BOOK-1 Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu launched the book titled ‘Quality, Accreditation, and Ranking – A Silent Revolution in the Offing in Indian Higher Education’ उपराष्ट्रपतत एम र्ᴂकै या नायडू ने पुस्तक का शभु ारंभ ककया जिसका शीर्वक है , गुणर्त्ता, प्र配यायन और रℂककं ग- भारतीय उ楍च मशक्षा के क्षेत्र मᴂ एक मूक 啍ांतत Books and Authors The book is edited by Education Promotion Society for India’s (EPSI) Alternate President Dr. H Chaturvedi in New Delhi. एिकु े शन प्रमोशन सोसाइटी फॉर इंडडयाि (ईपीएसआई) के र्ैकज쥍पक अध्यक्ष डॉ. एच. चतुर्ेदी 饍र्ारा नई दद쥍ली मᴂ पुस्तक का संपादन ककया गया है। Books and Authors BOOK-2 BOOK TITLE - “Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India” LAUNCHED BY - Former Vice President Hamid Ansari AUTHORED BY - P Chidambaram at Nehru Memorial Museum, New Delhi. The book is a collection of essays on the country’s atmosphere of fear and how the constitutional values are being threatened Books and Authors Books and Authors BOOK-3 BOOK TITLE - “Law, Justice and Judicial Power – Justice P N Bhagwati’s Approach” Launched by - the Chief Justice of India, Shri Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Written by - Mool Chand Sharma NOTE - The first edition of the book was received by President Ramnath Govind. Books and Authors Books and Authors BOOK- 4 Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize winner and Pakistani activist, has written a new book, titled We are Displaced, charting her experiences travelling the world and visiting refugee camps. Publishers Weidenfeld & Nicolson and Hachette India said that her travels through the refugee camps led her to reconsider her own displacement. Books and Authors BOOK- 5 “A Rural Manifesto – Realising India’s Future through her Villages” authored by BJP MP Varun Gandhi was released in Bengaluru. Books and Authors BOOK- 6 “Designing Destiny: The Heartfulness Way” written by Spiritual teacher Kamlesh Patel launched Books and Authors • The book “Designing Destiny: The Heartfulness Way” which has been written by spiritual teacher Kamlesh Patel who is famously known as Daaji, was launched recently. The book deals with issues pertaining to destiny and the way it shapes someone’s life. • The book has been published by Westland Publications. Books and Authors BOOK- 7 • DotBook: India’s first Braille laptop created by IIT-Delhi Scientists • Pulkit Sapra, 26, from Delhi and Suman Muralikrishnan, 27, from Chennai, former students and researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have created a laptop for visually-impaired called “DotBook” Books and Authors BOOK- 8 • Nayantara Sahgal unveiled her new novel “The Fate Of Butterflies” • “The Fate of Butterflies“, Nayantara Sahgal new novel was unveiled at a function hosted by Namita Gokhale at Oxford Bookstore, New Delhi. Books and Authors BOOK- 9 • 800-kg “Astounding Bhagavad Gita” unveiled by Narendra Modi in Delhi • On 26th February 2019, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has unveiled a 800-kg “Astounding Bhagavad Gita” at ISKCON temple in Delhi. This book is the world’s largest sacred book and was prepared by ISKCON devotees.700 Sanskrit verses” after “original” and “along with the commentary of Srila Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (ISKCON’s Founder-Acharya)”. Books and Authors BOOK- 10 Malay and Arindam Chaudhari’s new book ‘What Marx Left Unsaid’ released by Manish Tewari • Indian Politician and author, Manish Tewari, launched ‘What Marx Left Unsaid’ – Production of Skills by Means of Skills, authored by Dr. Malay Chaudhari, Dr. Arindam Chaudhari and Che Kabir Chaudhari at Indian International Centre, New Delhi. Books and Authors BOOK- 11 “Let’s Talk On Air: Conversations with Radio Presenters”by Rakesh Anand Bakshi released • On the occasion of World Radio Day (WRD-2019), on February 13, the book titled “Let’s Talk On Air: Conversations with Radio Presenters” has been released. It has been authored by Rakesh Anand Bakshi. Books and Authors BOOK- 12 Manus Island refugee Behrouz Boochani won Australian literary prize • On January 31,2019 , Manus Island ’s refugee Behrouz Boochani ’s debut book “No Friends But the Mountains” won both the 25,000 dollars non-fiction prize at the Victorian premier’s literary awards and the 100,000 dollars Victorian prize for literature , in Australia. Books and Authors BOOK- 13 Indian Diplomat launches bilingual anthology in Brazil On January 24, 2019, A new anthology titled ‘New Brazilian Poems’, translated and edited by Indian poet-diplomat Abhay Kumar was launched at the National Association of Writers of Brazil Books and Authors BOOK- 14 ‘A Crusade Against Corruption’: book by Manohar Manoj launched by Vice-Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Harivansh Narayan Singh in New Delhi Books and Authors BOOK- 15 Book ‘Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From’ By Tony Joseph Released Books and Authors BOOK- 16 Sanjay Khan announces the second book on 78th birthday • On the occasion of his 78th birthday, veteran actor- producer Sanjay Khan announced his second book, ‘Assalamalaikum Watan’.