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Work hard in silence. Let your Success be your noise. Index • Polity • Appointments • Sports • Agreements & MOUs • Reports & Indices • National Affairs • Business & Economy • Art & Culture Polity Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed in LS नागरिकता (संशोधन) विधेयक लोकसभा मᴂ पारित Polity . The Lok Sabha passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on 8 January 2019. लोकसभा ने 8 जनवरी 2019 को नागररकता (संशोधन) ववधेयक पाररत ककया। . The Bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, eligible for citizenship of India. इस ववधेयक में ह दं ,ू ससख, बौद्ध, जैनी, पारसी, और अफगावनान, बांग्लादेश और पाककान के ईसाई अवैध प्रवाससयⴂ को भारत की नागररकता के सलए पात्र बनाने के सलए नागररकता अधधवनयम, 1955 में संशोधन ककया गया ै। . It will apply to those migrants who have entered India before December 31, 2014. य उन प्रवाससयⴂ पर लागू ोगा, सजन्हⴂने 31 हदसंबर, 2014 से प ले भारत में प्रवेश ककया ै। Polity . Extra Information: . Citizenship: Polity . Extra Information: . Citizenship: → The Constitution does not lay down a permanent or comprehensive provision relating to citizenship in India. → Articles 5 to 11 under Part II of the Constitution simply describes classes of persons who would be deemed to be the citizen of India at the time of commencement of the Constitution that is on 26th January, 1950 and leaves the entire law of the citizenship to be regulated by law made by Parliament. Polity Article Provisions Citizenship at the commencement of the Article 5 Constitution Rights of citizenship of certain persons who have Article 6 migrated to India from Pakistan Rights of citizenship of certain migrants to Article 7 Pakistan Rights of citizenship of certain persons of Indian Article 8 origin residing outside India Persons voluntarily acquiring citizenship of a Article 9 foreign State not to be citizens Article 10 Continuance of the rights of citizenship Parliament to regulate the right of citizenship by Article 11 law Polity . Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution 1. Every person who has domicile in the territory of India and Who was born in the territory of India; or either of whose parents was born in the territory of India; or who has been ordinarily resident in the territory of India for not less than five years immediately preceding such commencement; shall be a citizen of India. 2. Persons who migrated to India from Pakistan before 19 July, 1948 and since then have been ordinarily residing in India. 3. Persons who migrate to India from Pakistan on or after 19 July, 1948 but got themselves, duly registered as citizen with a competent officer appointed for that purpose. Polity . Citizenship at the commencement of the Constitution 4. Persons who migrated to Pakistan after 1st March, 1947 but returned to India under a permit for resettlement. 5. Any person who or either of whose parents or any of whose grandparents was born in India. → However, no person will be deemed to be a citizen, if he voluntarily acquired the citizenship of a foreign State. The Constitution makes use of the words ‘domicile’ and ‘residence’. The basic idea of domicile is permanent home. Residence in the country and the intention to make it his home are necessary to constitute a domicile. Polity . 2. Lok Sabha passes 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill . LS ने 124वा संवैधाननक संशोधन नवधेयक पारित ककया Polity . The Lok Sabha has passed the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019. 8 जनवरी 2019 को, लोकसभा ने 124वा संवैधावनक संशोधन ववधेयक, 2019 पाररत ककया ै। . The bill seeks to provide a 10% reservation to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the General category. य ववधेयक सामान्य श्रेणी में आधथिक 셂प से कमजोर वगⴂ (EWS) को 10% आरक्षण प्रदान करना चा ता ै। . The bill facilitates reservation for EWS in direct recruitments and admission in higher educational institutions. य ववधेयक प्रत्यक्ष भवतियⴂ और उ सशक्षण संानⴂ में प्रवेश के सलए EWS के सलए आरक्षण की सुववधा प्रदान करता ै। . The Bill amends Article 15 of Constitution of India. य ववधेयक भारत के संववधान के अनुेद 15 में संशोधन करता ै। Polity . Extra Information: . Article 15 (Article 14 - Article 18 => Right to Equality) Polity → In order to uphold the spirit of a secular nation and create a society based on equality, the Constitution makers of India have incorporated various provisions in the Indian Constitution. → Article 15 is one such legislation. The Concept of Article 15 → Their access to public properties like shops, restaurants and entertainment hubs should not be restricted on grounds of religion or caste. → The Article also guarantees special provisions for women, children and socially disadvantaged classes. Benefits of Article 15 Polity → The clause (3) of the Article empowers the government to make special laws/ provisions for women and children. → It is considered one of the earliest legislations that emphasised on gender equality and women empowerment. → In Article 15 (4) and (5), the Constitution gives government the power to make special provisions “for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens.” → This holds true for the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes as well. Such ‘protective discrimination’ is a step taken to eliminate inequalities existing in society. → Moreover, the reservation of OBCs under Article 15 was aimed at providing equal opportunities in education and raising social and economic levels of those who are lagging behind. Appointments . Pranav R Mehta becomes President of Global Solar Council (GSC) . प्रणव आि. मेहता GSC के अध्यक्ष बने Appointments . Pranav R Mehta took over as the President of Global Solar Council (GSC) from 1 January 2019. 1 जनवरी 2019 से प्रणव आर. मे ता ने ग्लोबल सोलर काउंससल (GSC) के अध्यक्ष के 셂प में पदभार संभाला। . At present, he is the Chairman of National Solar Energy Federation. वतिमान में, व राष्ट्र ीय सौर ऊजा म ासंघ के अध्यक्ष ैं। Appointments . Extra Information: Appointments → The Global Solar Council is international non-profit association of the national, regional and international associations in solar energy and the world‘s leading corporations. → It offers programs in regulatory policy, trade policy, new market opening and jobs & skills training. → Its aim is to enable solar energy to deliver on the promise of clean & distributed power, economic development and access to opportunity. → The GSC has its headquarters in Washington D.C. → GSC was launched on December 6, 2015, following the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UN COP 21). Appointments . Sanjiv Arora appointed Secretary in MEA . संजीव अिोडा MEA मᴂ सचिव ननयुक्त Appointments . Senior diplomat Sanjiv Arora was appointed as the Secretary of Consular, Passport, Visa, and Overseas Indian Affairs in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) with effect from 1 February 2019. वररष्ठ राजनययक संजीव अरोडा को 1 फरवरी 2019 से ववदेश मंत्रालय (MEA) में दतू ावास, पासपोर्ि, वीजा और प्रवासी भारतीय मामलⴂ के सचचव के 셂प में वनयुक्त ककया गया ै। . He is a 1984-batch officer of India Foreign Service. व भारतीय ववदेश सेवा के 1984 बैच के अधधकारी ैं। . At present, he is India's Ambassador to Lebanon. वतिमान में, व लेबनान में भारत के राजदतू ैं। Appointments . Extra Information: . List of Ambassadors of India to other countries Ambassador/ High Country Commissioner Iraq George Raju Ireland Vijay Thakur Singh Israel Jaideep Sarkar Italy Reenat Sandhu Ivory Coast (along with Liberia & Guinea) R. Ravindra Jamaica Sevala Naik Mude Appointments . Extra Information: . List of Ambassadors of India to other countries Ambassador/ High Country Commissioner Japan Sujan R. Chinoy Jordan Anil Trigunayat Kazakhstan Harsh K Jain Kenya Suchitra Durai Korea Atul M. Gotsurve Kuwait Sunil Jain Kuwait Sunil Jain Kyrgyzstan L. Savithri Lebanon Sanjiv Arora Sports . Egypt to host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations . नमस्र 2019 अफ्रीका कप ऑफ नेशंस की मेजबानी किेगा Sports . The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. अफ्रीकी फुर्बॉल पररसंघ (CAF) ने घोषणा की ै कक वमस्र 2019 अफ्रीका कप ऑफ नेशंस की मेजबानी करेगा। . Egypt will be hosting the tournament for the fifth time. वमस्र पांचवीं बार इस र्ूनामेंर् की मेजबानी करेगा। . Egypt will use eight stadiums during the tournament, hosting in five different cities: Alexandria, Ismailia, Port Said, Suez and the capital Cairo. वमस्र र्ूनामेंर् के दौरान पांच अलग-अलग श रⴂ में आठ स्टेकोयमⴂ का उपयोग करेगा: अलेक्जेंकोरया, इाइसलया, पोर्ि सईद, स्वेज और राजधानी काह रा। Sports . Extra Information: Sports . Formation: 10 February 1957 . Type: Sports organization . Headquarters: Cairo, Egypt . Membership: 56 member associations . Official language: English, French and Arabic . Secretary General: Amr Fahmy . President: Ahmad Ahmad . Parent organization: FIFA Sports . Khelo India Youth Games begins in Pune . पुणे मᴂ खेलो इंकिया यूथ गेम्स शु셂 Sports . The second edition of Khelo India Youth Games was inaugurated in Pune on 9 January 2019. 9 जनवरी 2019 को पुणे में खेलो इंकोया यूथ गेम्स के दसरेू संस्करण का उदघ् ार्न ककया गया। . Students from colleges and Universities will be allowed to compete in the games. कॉलेजⴂ और ववश्वववद्यालयⴂ के छात्रⴂ को खेलⴂ में प्रवतस्पधा करने की अनुमवत दी जाएगी। . Tennis and table tennis will also be a part of the games.