4 APril' 2018 No' . Vol' XXXll NEWS DIGEST VOL. XXXII

No. 4 April 2018

CONTENTS

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- 1- 1'4 I KERALANEWS

- 15 - 30 lt NA110NAL NEWS srAfES AND l NEWS FROM OTIIER - 3l - 46 UNION TERRITORIES

- 47- 58 IV INTERNAI'IONAL NEWS o1oid, oc,

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H. - Business Tjmes - P. The Hindu

N,I.E - The pioneer - I,E. New Indian Exprcss

TO.I, - Indiar Express

- The Times of lDdia

- Financial Exprcss - s. Economic Times

T. - The Statesman

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a temporary provrslon a dcclaEtion that Article 370 is obseNation came on a petition seeking under at a time when residenry laws for J8K rhat has lapsed The discussion also"coiics the for denying women marrying outside Articlc 35A ol the Constitution have oeen challenged tf," .igt t of inle tance and rcstficted employment ,i"t" (T.O.I.,04/04)

as 4l memberE take oath Rajya Sabha transacts 37 minutes business 'r'hc Rajya sabha,tra*"_"-l: *:'1",'"J1,';:";il,HX't:i"',11J'#:t itffi"t'TH:.""t :i: House took oath in Presencc oI l re elccted-to the Upper House from Manmohan Singh. Iinance Ministcr erun ;uitt"y' tho t"" rf"use of the 58 members' elected from Uttar Pradesh, was also appointed ttt" i"lJot'"f rn" q union Ministers Ravi shankar Prasad' 15 states in elcctions tast montn, rmemuers, including Prak"ash Nadda and Dharmendra Pradhan' Pmkash Javadekar, Thaawar Chand C"ftf"i' l"g* took oath ofaffirmation (I E"04/04) as voters In election year, only 30 per cent of l8-19 age group are enrolled of the 4 85 crore population in wirh Lok sabha elections due next year, more than two-thirds Commission data also shows that the 18-19 age group are still not enrolled as votc$ Election Pradesh' which go to poll$ enrolment of first-time voters in Karnataka, Raiasthan and Madhya obtained from the Election ,t i. low. According to data on votcr enrolmcnt Jv"ui populationin the commission"f-o", undcr "sthe Righl to Information ect, ofthe esdmated 4.85 crore ablc to ie-ts ,g. g.oup (or millennium votcrs)' 342 crorc or 7051 per ccnt will not be prcsent voter list. cxercise'ihe]r franchise if elections arc held on the ba$is of the (I.E.,04/04)

Anti-graft bill not passed by Lok Sabha: Naidu corrects records to statc that a Bill to Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkiah Naidu corrected thc llouse records has not been passed by the amend the Prevention of corruption Act, 1988, that was taken up through a ;il;;bh";". This happencd after sukhendu shekhar Roy (TMc) mised the issue recall his starement tfiat poi"i oi o"d"t, t"Vi"g Ralya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien should the Lok sabha and the Bill he has allowed rhe minis;er to move has been passed by transmitted to this House. 0.E.,05/04) tourism' says India, Azerbaijan committed to strengthening ties in trade' connectivity' Sushma Swaraj in Baku Sushma Swarai Aftcr calling on Azerbaijan ?rcsidcnt Ilham Aliyev' External Affairs Minister rangc of is$ues including said the two counttics were commtrtcd to strengthening ties in a tourism etc Swamj' who is tradc and i[vestmcnt, connectlvlty and rransportalion' culturc and she also held talks with her on u ,tt."*Aoy visit to the country landcd in capital crty Baku India at a ministerial Azerbaijan countcrpa.t Mammadyarov' and is expected to represcnt This is her first bilateral visir to mccting of the Non-Aligncd Movemcnt over the next two days thc country' o E,os/04)

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(H.,05/04) Parliament adjourned sine die t:!n, y:: agio_urncd srnc dic, marking thc Ilj,,l:n cnd ol a lumulruous Budger scssion ol t:afllamcnt in which 147 hours of w( rf1n9us1,c9,ula rra",,"",,', "",*"iii'0ff::l::,.1::::,1,,';.:fi':n::;:f;:}iil""T,",lji.protestins in the wcrl n"","-i-'ii. oi i'iil"tl*tli$.nfibcrs "r,1" "on.,i*ion " (H.,06/04) congress gives breach ofprivilege notice against Ananth Kumar Thc Congress on April 6 gave a notice for of privilege agairlst parliamentary Affairs Minisrer Ananth Kumar for misleading -breach_ the Lok Sabha over c'on,iiuoa air"upoon, by naming its top Ieaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Ganani. fne noiice wa, !i""" leader I(.C. ro the Lok Sabha #i"rg*r, Y:illll1l Speaker on Aprit 6 in which he u"cure,l the governmenr of not being inlerestcd in runnin{ the House. "l.J (H.,06/04) Nepal Prime Minister K. n Oli arrives in New Delhi on 3_dav visir Ncpal Prime Minisrer K.p Sharma arrivcd .Oli in New Oelhi on a rhree_day visit. Oli, accompanied by his wife Radhika Shakya, was receivcd by Union IIome Mi;ister Rajnarh Singh and Mos Finance s.p shukla. oli is expectcd to hold ralkr."i,t p.rr* rr,rinir,"r Narendra Modi to strcngthen the partnership between-the two countrics, particula.ly aftcr an acrimonious rwo years where Oli had accuscd lndia ofmasrcrminding thc 135-day b"lockadc oiiiepal. 0.E.,06/04) Country-wide IAF exercise to prepare for two-front threat posed by China, pakistan ,1. ,wo-front rhreat posed pakistan, 1]rl-?]r_"f" by China and the Indian Air I.orcc (IAF) is plannrng tor": uagan Shakti, a counrry,wide training exercise, scheduled to take place during April 1l-21. The exercise wili be conductcd in two"sepa.ate ph"re, fo".estern and no hert borders acr-oss India and deep over the Indian Mo"e ,fr- fi,Ooo IAF perconncl, including 300 oflicers, will 'alai"".. move from thetu bases during the exercisc which will scc rhc involvcmcnt of ovcr 1,100 aircrafi. This would mean 3,C00 t 4,000 sortics per day dufing the exercise.

(r.8.,07l04) Unilbrm 59o cST on railway catering services Thc govcrnment said a 5 pcr ccnt unifbrm ratc of GST will apply on all railway catering servlccs rn tralns or on stations. "With a view to removc ony aouUt or unccrtainty in thc maj:c:.and bring uniformiry in rhe rare of GST applicable to supply ot fooo and drinks madc available in trains, platforms or stations, it has been clarifiei with the approval ol thc competent authority that tbc GST rate on supply offood and drinks by the lnaian Railways or April 2018 Ncws Digest r{l otionol News lndian Railways Catcling and Tourism Corpomtion (IRCTC) or their licensees, whethcr in trains or at platforms (static units), will be 5 pcr cent wirhout input tax credit," a financc ministry statemerIt said. (T.O.r.,07l04) India, South Korea to ink pact for seafarers, boost bilateral ties: Nitin Gadkari India and South Korca are set to boost bilateral ties in ports and shipping space and will sign pact to provide Indian seafarers employmcnt on ovcr 500 Korcan ships, Uniou Minister Nitin Gadkari said. Shipping, Road Tmnsport I Highways, Water Resources, fuver Development 8 Ganga Rcjuvenation Minister Gadkari, who will be on a four-day visit to Korea, said both the nations are also eyeing partnerships in shipbuilding, waterways and smart tmnsportation, among others. "Both the nations will sign an undertaking for mutual recognition of certificate of competency of seafarers. It will be beneficial to both the countries as Korea is a large ship owni[g nation, while India is a largc seafa ng nation with over 1.5 lakh seafarers. 0.8.,08/04) Bilt to halve christian couples' cooling offperiod misses Parliament date Despite 24 $tates supporting a proposal to halve the separation pcriod lbr Christian couples secking divorce by mutual consent, the bill for the purpose has missed its date with Parliament. The bill to amend the 149-year-old Ch stian Marriage Act could not bc intrcduced in the just concluded Budget session of Pa rliament. The g6vcrnment had informed Lok Sabha in May 2016 that it has decided to amcnd Scction 10 A of the 1869 Act to rcduce the minimum mandatory period of separation from two years to one year to bring parity with othcr personal laws. The move followed a Supreme Court ruling and demands by ihe commumty. (r.E.,08/04)

Over 500 IPS officers yet to declare property details, may face action Morc than 500 Indian Police Scrvicc officers, including Dircctor Generals of Police and Inspector Gcnerals of Police, havc lailed to file their propcrty details for 2016, which may lead to dcnial of promodon and canccllation of vigilance cleamnce, officials have said. According to thc All India Services (Conduct) Rulcs, 1958, all Indian Police Selvice office$ are required to filc thcir Immovable Property Return (lPR) in a prescribed format by January 31 every year l ill March 31, 2017, as many as 3,390 IPS olficers had filed IPR, out of the total cadre stren8th of 3,905 IPS officers, a home ministry official said. Failure to declare dctails of propefty by lhc IPS officers may lbrce the homc ministry to take action against erring officials, including denial of promotion and vigilance cleamnce. The homc ministry is the cadre controlling autho ty ol IPS officers. (r.E.,09/04) After 450 shows in l7 cities, 8th Theatre Olympics concludes in Mumbai After a long 51-day run across 17 cities, the 8th Theatre Olympics drew to a closc at a colourful function in Mumbai April B. Thc evcnt that startcd on 17 February witnessed 450 shows from morc than 30 count es. Addressing the gathering, Union Culture Ministcr Dr Malicsh Sharma said thc Thcatc Olympics aimed to showcase the rich heritage and culturc across the length and breadth ol the country Hc cxpressed satisfaction at thc success of the cvcnt, adding that thc goal was to take the glory of lndian culturc to all corners of the world The 8th Theatre Olympics had been inauguratcd by Vice President Venk'iAh Naidu on 17

April 2018 Ncws Digcst 19 ational News Fcbruary 2018 at rhe Red Fort in New Drlhi. Nearly 25,000 artistes were pan of the mega evcnt hcld undcr rhe themc -Flaq ofFricndship,l The cveni wirno"."a aiO ,n011r', pertormcd in the 17 cities ofAganala, Ahmedabad, !cngaturu, thopat, Sh;i"r""_"r, ifr*d,g".h, Chennai, Guw-ahati, Imphal, Jaipui Jammu, Kolkata]Mumuai, ti".'" ri"iiii,".r,'trruvananthapuram, and Varanasi.

(s.,09/04) Finance Ministers from South India ro meer over lsth Finance Commission financc ministcrs offour southern statcs will meet to discuss rhcir concerns ovea the Tcrms oi. Relerence of the 15th Finance Commission. Hosred by Ke""fu, ,f," ,o""iln! l"s been convened with thc objc.ive ro highlighr rhe issuc and..makc i. ,";r;i;;;;;6for debare,r lrom Karnaraka, Andhra pradcsh puducherry " officials and *Uf ifr1"..",rng, which inaugurated by Kerala will be Chief Minisrer linarayi Vi;ayan. Oiiici-J"ii""a frorn it i"l"ngrr" wil $kip the ln9 is unlikely tl'at Tamil Nadu wi rir"r""'fiin,rr"" .r, :::,inS:lsaac said ,. Tho.n", the new formula, which will advcrscly"i*ra.r*"t" affect ..we .ili"r, has nor become a debate..in the country will not allow to desrioy ,h. ""*fr""r' nation, f"d;;;i;; ;;;;ive strucrure of the he was quoted as saying by news agency pTl

0.E.,10/04) India inks $420 m farmer project with World Bank In an eflort to tide over the scvere.agrarian crisis prevailing in Maharashtra, the BJpled alliancc Government has rogcther wirh-ihu cou""nrn"n', oitnii""rrr, .,gl"a ,, wirh the world Bank to underrakc rhc Maharashra ?."r;; i;;;il;;: iisiricnt"g"oemcnr Agriculturc, costing $420 million to hcrp small and marginal tar;ers in ,r," ltur",t*"0" and Vidarbha rcgions of thc srarc. The Intcrnarional Bank io" nc"onrt"u"tio; rJ;;;;i;pn''"* (IBRD) will be lcnding $420 million loan for rhe implantarion of thc project. ffr" i""n fr". a 6_year grace pedod and a matu ty of24 years. (P,10/04) Defence ExpO begins; major military firms showcase latest weapons and platlbrms India s mcga defetce exhibition rhe DcIExpo began at Thiruvidanthai, on the outskirts of ctos.e to thc tempte town - :::T"l:19 oi r,aanalanpiram rllil;;;;;',p*i"" ot major gtobat and domcsric military firms, which are eyeing billions of dollars of contract as part ol thc corlntry's milirary modernisarion programme. The NDA governmen, i, i,y,ng prcjecr loth edition to rhe of the event as flrst scrious attempt to transform military.platforms India the-lndia largest lmporrcr ot and wcapons - inro a hub^ ;f milit"ry is expccted ro spcnd close to USD 3OO billion in th ^rrri""i*iri. tt"uring derence cquipment and armosr all major globrr a"r"*.'ir"rr'r".."."ij#: I;::'Ji (s.,r 1/04) Golt. finally dilutes rules on cattle sale 'l hc ccntrc has finally scrapped its contfoversiar notification on a ban on sale of animals for slaughtcr in livestock markcts and co rulcs doing away with theclausc on restnctions on sale ofcartlcl rL::i:yltl:-:t 9raft T-Tl::1 ** for.sraushtcr *;;""#;T,"",l;iul,l.,li{'li.i,l#itriff;:,,rrffilT"1i slaughtcr as such, but restdctions on sale of canlc for this pu.po." in .arkets had the cffcct of rcstraining it evcn in Kcrala. Bengal "ni.r, and fil .',r,*'llr't .t"ugl,t". una salc of beef is not banned. The notiticado; """rin """ "o\,r' aftr"ct"a n"f, fo" cai""irq ti iow vigitantism and n pfil 201{l News Digcsl 20 Nstionol News

wcre past their use as dairy animals as had thc effect of a dse in the number of cattlc that also by seller and buver rhal mc ,h ;;;il;"; be sold at fairs Thc rules necded dcclarations taken lbr slaughter' animal was not (T.o.t.,r1/04)

navigation $atellite ISRO successfully puts into orbit IRNSS-1I part of Indian satellite- navigation system India put into orbit navigation satellite IRNSS-1I' a carried inlo bv Polar satellite r,vrl" rri" r'azitg was -sla:e ;;;;;;;;;;;i '"t"nii" put' N^av1c with Indian Vehicle (PSLV) rockct's 'xl vaiiant Simplv Laudch Sy.,"rnlllliation or IRNSS) is the lndian earlier the Indian n"gronli-fn"uig",ion i"allit" Constellation, of nile satellites - satcrrite navigalion system Navlc consists 'cps,.The Rs. 1,420 crore Indian to provide and two as it'" iully operational sylTT-l1:*0"""d scvcn in orbit region' extending up "uu"nut"'service to users across the country and the ,a"rtai" t"t*"t'i;f;rmation the in IRNss-1^s on" of thc Jstitutes was thc IRNss'lH as i;#;;5;l ft'oot- potltiont]i'"ol Howevcf' thc atomic clo.t irnpott""t ro' gi"ulii u"tutut" rubidium last ycar'!:d-fttl"d ,"torltc r"unch", mission ended in a failure on August 31 inllssliH $,L2/04)

New norms for global Projects guidelincs for projects funded by commission has drawn up a new set of Thc Central Vigilance Bankrhe new s,t"h tne worlo n"ni' nrlr and Asian Development ;iil;i;;;t;c"*e, and agencies "' existing practicc of govcrnment d.epartments quidelincs will ?ut an cnd to in ro'"lg;'a'onott' while ignoring lndian Eovernment rulcs' :il;i.;;';'iltJnri""t draw a distinction for projccts"t furided by thern' The new guidelines also "on.loainggrants-in "on,r".r, aid and loans, bcrwcen (H,,12/o4) of pollution measuring Centre to set up a certification authority for calibration instrumcnts has somctimes leo Noting that the abscnce of standardised pollution-mcasuring.insffuments has decided to set up a certification to aii and watcr potfution a"'tu' the Ccntre country At.present different agencies authority"naccurate fot calibration of att sucn elulpments in the stations and this has lcd to variation in usc non calibrared instruments at dilfer;nt measuring of pJllution'measuring instruments in India' collected dara. Since there ,, "o ""nau'Ji"ution standatd considering dilferent is no calibration orl;u"t' p"' ih" there "" -norms(AQI) docs not givc an i"r.ir"t"ii"i"-","rs A" a,"suli,"quipt"nt" &en the national-Air Quality Indcx utrofu*fy picture of thc level ofpollution in different cities "o.t"", (T.O.1.,r3l04)

Give us power to make poll rules, nc tells Sc court that it should be givcn the power to The Election commission of lndia told thc Supreme of "Rulemakmg authority undcr-rhe make rules under the electoral ut,'inttt"a C"ntt" 'h" Pcople Act 1951' should bc ii"p*r"ti^,i"t Pcople Act rrso una n"p"et"ntarion ofthe Cent'al govcrnmcnt which should' confc[cd on the"f,ne Elcction Cottt"'ion, insrcai of on thc while liaming any rule" the !cI said in an howcver, be consultcd by thc Elcction commission undei the 1950 Act was part of its affidavit. Ihe EC ,"io .ont".."n, o] rut"m"tittg auttto"ity proposals for electoral rcforms in 1998 and 2004 (H.,r3/04)

2'I News Digest n pril20ltt Bullet train service expected to star r by Augusr 202 2; fares between Paypav onlynnh, p" e^^^._ ., n Rsl(s z5u-30002 50_3000 Rs. 3,000 for a ride on Ind *+**:+"'"'r,.l*,it'l;f #*H'#*';ilt jTiJ#*"#Jr,,ffi rn puncruatitv [;il'#r,t"ii a-nJ..il.y-it.," or sra'by ".",r,",o,," Aususr ,, !oii. .1","",1"Tfi'r:'l:"I,;T;JiJ;?[::*,,*re and hopes ro "rl"r'J,i",l:""llilftii;f"Xjl;"":iTl:r'cn ji,I"T::'r,: ; :l,i[ :ff j3; ff ?;;;l*lx JTiL:'j:: Ji, ;fr :,l'jl f "T#,"#:::";. g'E.,74/04) Bihar has highest rate ofcrime against sc,/sTs, Bengal Bihar lowest: NCRB data repons rhe highcst rutc of ".l:xtrJf :*,.",1,* -:9. ;:::;::fi d: #f;il:Ti:j"",,".i!U"iT,#:iF*: iilj;i1,1,Y,:,T"T111,:;: ru::;:x{l mT;1;r,"ffi [: ff.",1 :1,;;;,;"l#; North fndian reservoirs o.E.,l4 /o4t run dry as summer sets in Nofih India $aw good rains last we 0"",. rhe'.'a,,ive n:,"::;Jal"lll.g,;**; lffi j1,#lligii,j$r;:;Ti}lr i,:i,Tji;."ffiffili::-IJ.liit#",",JffiiH:T""il*,r*: ]#;lii -".,1,,',ru*n"*[l,iit ff Tj,y,*i11':",.6tln"::ffi l'.il'illi'jlj,'l;;iilii'ili,il"',::i,;'-T-,1"J,'liltix;"';;1"1".,""J".::;,,",;,,",=:"i!i*l"lirufi

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April 20t8 Ncws l)igest 22 ational News the oath of office in the Rajya Sabha Chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu's chambers. Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh last uronth, tiis special swea ng-in ceremony was done because ofthe Finance Minister's healtl condition. . (H"r5/04) 900-year drought wiped out Indus civilitation: IlT-Kharagpur The Indus Valley civllisation was wiped out 4,350 years ago by a goo-yearlong drought, scientists at the Indian Institute of Technolos/ in Kharagpu! (IIT-Kgp) have found. Evidence gathered during their study also put to rest the widely accepted theory that the said drought lasted for only about 200 yeals. Researchers from the geolosr and geophysics department have been studying the monsoon's variability for the past 5,000 years and have found that the Iains played truant in the northwest Himalayas for 900 long years' drying up the source of water that fed the rivers along which the civllisalion thdved This eventually drove the otherwise hardy inhabitants towards the east and south, where min conditiols were better (T.O.I.,16l04) India may lose aircraft carrler edge over china China is set to begin preliminary sea trials of its second aircraft carder wlthin a month or so, even as it steams ahead with plans to also construct mammoth nuclear-powered ones, signhlling its hard-nosed intent to project military power on the high seas in the years ahead China's scorching pace in constructing aimraft carriers confronts India, which has been operatlng such sea-going airbases or "flat-tops" for over five decades now with the very real prospect oflosing its long-standing edge over its large! neighbour in this arena. (r.o.r.,16l04) Modi in Stockholm to further trade and investment P me Minister Narendm Modi arrived in Sweden capital Stockholm, the fiIst bilatelal visit by an Indian Plemier to the Nordic nation in 30 yeals.Mr, Modi was received at the airport by his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven.The Pdme Minister is on the first leg of a five-day foreign tour, which will also take him to the United Kingdom to attetrd the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). (H,r1 /O4) lndia Mobile Congress 2018 in October, greater international presence expected The second edition of ihe lndia Mobile Congress will be held in New Delhi from 25 October to 27 october, 2018. The event will be held at Aerocity in New Delhi under the thene, "New Digital Hodzonsr Connect. Create. InBowte."As per initial details announced by the India Mobile Congress (Mc) on April 16, more than 200,000 professionals hom the telecom industry encompassing the 5G, start-up ecosystem, lnternet of Things (IoT)' Big Data, Artiiicial Intelligence (AI), Smart Cities, and allied industry secto$, will attend the mega event organised by the Department of Telecommunications, Govemment of India, and the cellular Operators Association of India (COAI). (s.,r7l04)

U.S. keen on signing nuclear reactor deal The U.S. is keen on seeing the completion of the lollg-pending Westinghouse nuclear leactor deal for Andhra Pladesh, said its eisiting Energy Secretary, Rlck Perry However, Mr' Pery clarified it would be a new deal in which the U.S. manufacturer would be involved only in the

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pM (T'o'I"18/04) Modi discusses immigration, counter,terroricm wirh rr, rrttrsnl::T...yli:::" *0,*nffi l,:,'* ;Jjl:":I",J,,,,"",,n,,nn n,, counrerparr"".:0"" Theresa Mav during.whictrilff tire twi teaaers a." i"f-""'rlo to ai".u., range of issue$ of muruat inrerest, in"ruiing ;;;:ilil;:."r, u r,rlia" memorandum of understanding (Mot ""*r,u"ra", immigration. A in20 j4wiil,;;d;ffi ;;;;',"",1#ll:".:::ffjilii.il#1',i.1ft rne neld, atong with a range I[:lff"X"Jf,T:: of nearly a dozen MoUs across differ"";;;;;;. (s"19l04) commercial driving ricence not needed for taxis, autos rne govemment has done awav with.the requiremelt of a commercial ta-\is, three licence for driving wheelers, e-rickshaws andrwo wheelers (food use delivery etc), allowing drivers to their private licences for the same. However, the mandate fo. , alaa"r"i"f a"iving remains in force for trucks, licence buses and other heaw ."r;;";i;i ue-hl"l"riTt ministry issued ,o"d ,r"nrpoa an advisory to the state,governments to fotto* " wrh a Supreme tt is no"^ ll u.o"r ,o couft order of Tulv fumi.,ry "orp,y employmeni .20"17. ,ir"'ir"rr*ry to increase opportunities forlakis of drivers. "in'"1"i"'r"ij (T.Ol., r9l04) NSA to head new Defence panel In an effort to improve higher defence rha d^.,^-__^_. committee r,."o" J'rv,i" iX,iii' ;:::"fr'Trt,::.J1"""r;#,Tf Ministry :*:ffi H:.":,ffJ said the Defence planninp Commiitee (DpC) f -"ngrg.rn"nt will A""f, * securiry straregy,- international defence ""p"",'io'luifa "",ional - srraregy, road ,'"p defence manulacturing ecosystem, strategy a to-, boost deferice .apability oeveropment plans. The DpC will submit these to the Delence"*po",r.--,"nj'prronty Minisrcr. (H.,20 qot / 04) SBI to charge fees on pos cash withdrawals lending major State Bank of India said rhat it will not charge aoy fees from avail the faciliry of withdmwinq cusromers who cash through its pos (poinr ofSale) various merchant machines rnsra ed across locations. Ai oer I ;ff :";r:1";:T: jtH::l'i"tffiH:1,"H,:,:,":,#; crtres*.,ld:"*T"r,iib,"i,""i#f per d / per card. "sBI has a rotal p"s of 6.0g lakh *".fri""r'"iriich 4.7g lakh pos Ap l 2018 News Digest 24 ational News machines are enabl€d to dispense cash to the customers of sBI and the banks who have enabled this facility for their customers; (s.,20l04) t.3bn litres ofwaste flow8 into Ganga every day The government's flagship National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has created sewage treatirent capacity of just over 259 million litres per day (MLD), which is about 11% of the Z,lff VtO ttt" p.bgramme seeki to create With sewage treatment capacity being a fraction oi what is required, over l,3OO MLD of sewage continues to flow into the main stem of the Ganga. (T.O.r.,20l04)

Indla pushes for BRICS rating agency up an lndia has urged the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Aftica) countrie6 to set independenirating agelcy of the group, according to an Indian official The renewed call for setting up a BRIC'Rating Agency was given by Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Ca"g at ttr" first meeting of the BRICS linance Ministers and Central Bank GovernoN in Waihington on tie sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, a Finance Ministry stareme;t said.At the BRICS Summlt in Xiamen in China held in September last year, P me Minister Narendra Modi had strongly pitched for the setting up of a ruting agency to counter the western "big tiree' institutions * S8P, Moody's and Fitch - and cater to the financlal needs of developing nations. (s.,21l04) Available online: Wheelchairs at 22 railway stations xlderly, ailing and differently abled train tavellers can llow book an 'e-wheelchair' online through the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporatiou's website, www.irctc.co in or by cal'iing'139: The iqformation was provided to the Delhi High Couft by the Ministry of Rallways, which added that the iactlity is available at 22 raiiway stations, including New Delhi, Vaishno Devi and Varanasi, at the moment.The ministry added that the service is available free of cost at these $tations to make travelling easier for the old, sick and differently abled, including the visually impaired. 0.E.,21l04) Cabinet approves promulgatio! of Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance The Union Cabinet approved the promulgation of the Fugitive Economic Offelders Ordinance 2018, which would empower the government to selze the domestic assets of those deemed by a relevant court to be fugitive economic offende6,"The Ordinance would lay down the measures to empower Indian authorities to attach and confiscate proceeds of crime associated with economic offenders and the properties of the economic olfenders and thereby deter economic offenders from evading the process of lndian law by lemalning outside the jurisdlction oflndian courts," the govemment said in a release. (H.,22/04) Union Cabinet approves Ordinance for death penalty for rape of girls urder 12 years In response to the outrage over recent cases of rapes in Katltua and Unnao the UAion Cabinet on Saturday approved the promulgation of an Ordinance to provide death penalty for rapists of girls below 12 years, according to a senior government offlclal The Criminal Law

April2018 News Digest 25 Naabnal News jai,termorminimum20 ilff :Xffi?,T:xTfi ,'"1"J:'#fi iff :'"'iil,:iiliT",i,;::. (H'22/o4) Alter e-mail, tax dept saves Rs. 977 crore in five years on portage cost In the last five years, tJle tax deoar nas saved a whopping Rs co.t, rolo'"rng 111"" ;;,;;;;;""1**t 977 54 crore on postage than doubred iince 2rli:i;:il;;,$i"ifi:,:J,fi[:f 212.27 crore on l#irff lH*]l,Liru;: posiage cost in 2017_18 trilr o*urnu"r^ jri,"r*r" crore it saved in 20t3-14, ,f,ii,ooutr" rhe Rs.98.45 and abo,iy_1 ,rrii, iiri p""""iil" same period saw a 11 n"ancial year. The steady rise ln online communicaion,"*!iri!i-l"" with raxpayers in ia,li l"ing senr to 2017 18, as compared ro^lLg2.c.* i" 20i;_li.;;ii.so"io"" "-rnrit, Untme communication arw in 2013.14. sOurt in 2015- 16, when the tax department ""or" assessment across the countrv_" roltea out prpe"ters

Record l,zs 9 8 ,23/04) rakh Indians to go for Haj this y€ari centre Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said a record 1.75 takh pilgrims from *l] C" on Haj rhis ycar after rhe il:tt c"n,"" in..i""ua'ir,"" tbr rhe consecutive year " for rhe first n,iir*i:';""," second rimc a fr", rna"p"naun"", , ,"."ij'i,ii.oZl will go for Haj rhis year 0,,g.,rns from India and rhar ror subsidvl Mr o'g"ni,.a io. pl!"ii;;l;;;;;;;T,J,iTlliH Naqvi said at a trainins camp

(H"23/o4) President Kovind apprcves Fugitive Econlmic offenders ordinance 2018 gave hi$ nod.to lovind the lugitive Economic Offende$ ordinance, ll:.1*lllll_**nwrtn nrs assenr, rhe Ordilance. 2018. aDDroved by the U"nton Cabr*, The Union Cabiner , g", promulgated. had approved a proposal of the Milisrry ""!iapr that Indian of Finance lnwhich it was decided authoriries witt be able m attach the propenies associated a"t;;;;;;;; p"o"""ds of crime with economic ofenders to^d_e,", tir"ri r.i, e""ffi ;;;;;", of Indian law rh"e by l::ll.]:]:c iurisdimion oi rnoran I;;";",il#;;"s passed oacKorop ot.^"'q" a series ofeconomic "ouns," in rhe offpnders neeing trre counif anJri*l;; (s"24l04) India plans to gift obsolete weaponry to fi,iendry countries O:,{"nce cooperarion,.rhe governmenr has l:."l;11-^O:::, asked rhe armed lbrces ro compite a milirary equipmenr rhat can :',t-:^"],::".t"" be..".fu"Uirr,.i-"t-.ii;;;i.""..and grted to rnendty counrrics.Apan from the suategic.significance, to sources saiJ, it e gouernrn"nt t opus create a base "ro expand export of newei aefince ptattorrus, rvtrici-nave teen rnaae in lnala, to these counuies: Holv"u",: ihu rnou lx*:nl::--*l;,n*''#; l:;ffi'i"Ti:":,i:T#fl 3'"ilTJ:'""'"::i:f :#..T,',,,";

Maharashtra's road agency warts porrion ofArabian sea to bu a".-"a ," go,l i;ll'"^' corporation Limited (MsRDc) f;H:rgT:,T:::^11^Developmenr wants a poftion oi rhe i;;;, ;; ;ffi ilTifij'r::;1x,".T:"J wolth*:x'#:.i::"i",J":,:::T:*:",,::rr:: severar thousand *ores,-for r, rr* ffl,: "J-r,"*"pp"j;;;il#fi;""HhTlT":'rt$? April2018_ News Digesr otionol News

building the 17.17-km long Versova,Bandm Sea link (VBSL) off the Mumbai coast, has approachcd the chief minister-led urban dcvclopment department with the proposal. The sea bridge, which is part of Mumbai's coastal road project, is coming up 900 meters away from the Mumbai coast, and would involve piling or rhe $ea bed and erected of pie$ for building rhe cable-stayed bridge. The construction projecr would also involve building dispersal poinrs connecting thc sea link to the mdin land at three different points along the route.

(r.E.,24 / O4\ H1B approvals for lndian IT companies drop by 43ol, between 2OlS-17; Report 'lop scve! Indian IT companies experienced a whopping 43 per cent drop in their H-1ts visa approvals between 2015 and 2017, a US think-tank has said. The National Foundarion for American Policy in a report said that the 8,468 ncw H-18 visas for Indian based companics in the financial year 2017 equaled only 0.006 per cent of the 150 million in the US labour force. The top seven Indian-based companies receivcd only 8,468 approved H-lB petitions for inirial cmploymcnt in IY 2017, a decline of 43 per cent for these companics since Fy 2015, when ir rcceived 14,792 H- 1B visas. 0.E.,2sl04) Army set to break a glass ceiling The Army is holding consultation$ for preparing a plan to grant permanelt commlssloD to women in its mnks as it becomes the last military arm to give up resistance to women serving until their age of rctirement. A senior Army officer said the govemment had to submit an affidavit on the policy changes within rwo weeks to rhe Supreme Court, and a final policy would be ready in six months. (H.,2s /04) New system to measure air quality India is tying up with the Unitcd Statcs and Finland to devclop a pollurion-forecast $ystem that will help anticipate particulate matter (PM) levels at least two days in advance and at a gteater rcsolution than what is possiblc now 'Ihe Minisrry of Earih Scicnces (MoES) will bc coordinating this excrcisc aqd the plen is to have a system in place by winter, according to Madhavan Rajccvan, secretary, MoES. (H.,25l04) Govt urged to impose total ban on smokeless tobacco A recommcndation for blanket ban on smokeless tobacco product has been made to the government in a report submitted by National Institute of Cancer prevention and Research (NICPR) and Indian Council ofMcdical Rcsearch (ICMR). The recommendation is in line with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Conrrcl {FCTC), NICPR said in a statemcnt. Thc NICPR has been designated as a WHO ICTC global knowledgc hub lbr prevention and control of smokelcss tobacco (StI). The usc of SLT products, which includes pan masala, gutkha and khaini, is a serious public hcalth issue in India and rhc rcgion (s.,26l04) Indu Malhotra first woman lawyer set to be Supreme Courtjudge Thc govcrnmcnt i$ learnt to havc clearcd the appointment of senior advocate lnduMalhot.a as a judge of thc Supreme Court, sourccs in rhe Law Ministry said. She will be thc first woman to bc appointcd to the top post directly lrom the bar With rhis development, the governmenr has n pril 201t] Ncws Digcst 27 Notional News dccidcd to pur on hold the elcvati j,,"#ii:,:,] y,,fi ::j"'H""n [",il; :tjffi ] J:jl:;,f\ J ilL:H:lTti,lll::

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rapists of minors: centre 1"""11"ra" to move amendment to make pocso ^::_r":r#l ii"lT:.. lfr ti:,ijfi,iliii:til il,Tii:,,_,.:ji il,"ffi ?:fiT;: :iJiit i"; f : i,"j l;;,}il:Ti"ffil ::':#Ji::,ff lf, *,T,'ii{"T:':;:fi i*,i :ruS,^:H: ",,",1_: n prii 20t B Ncws Digcst 28 Ndtionol Nelvs diffcrcnt age groups - "woman" under 12 years and 15 years. Thosc convicted of mpe of girls under 12 years would be awarded jail for 20 years or life imprisonment or death penalty' while those convicted of rape of girls under 15 years would be imprisoned for 20 years or for the rcst oftheir life. (H.,28 /04) Centre bans manufacture, sale ofoxytocin ccnfe has banned the manufacture and sale of oxytocin by the private sector and also its import with immcdiate effect. Thc movc comcs after several reports about the misuse of thc hormone in agriculture and the dairy industry Oxytocin in any form or name will not be allowed to be sold through retail chemist. There are also elaborate regulations that have bccn laid down for the manufacturc and supply of oxytocin for use in hospitals. Manufacturers will supply directly to hospital$. These regulations will come into effect from July I (1.E.,28 /O4) Modi, xi detail measures to resolve border issue India and china have decided to reboot efforts to resolve thei! bolde! low so that they can lbcus on Asia's rise in a post-western wofld. In a media briefing on the fifst infolmal summit betweel Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi linping, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale signalled that the two countrics werc now set fbr a simultaneous process, which would include additional measurcs to ease lensions and concrete steps to resolvc the differences on Ihe frontiers. (H.,29/04)

U.S. again places India on'watch list' Thc Officc ofthe U.S. Trade Representative has once again placed India on'Priority watch list in its annual Special 301 Report on the state of intellcctual property protcction The rcport has slammed the Indian Health Ministry for "creating uncertainty in the pharmaccutical markct" by demandlng that pharmaceutical companics provide details ofhow they wele using the gmntcd patents. (11.,29 / 04)

India, Pakistan to take part in war Sames In a lirst, arch vals India and Pakisran will be part of a multi-nation counter'terror exercisc in Russia in Scptcmber, which will also be joincd by China and sevcral other countrics. Ihc military excrcise will take placc under the framcwork of thc Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a China-dominatcd security grouping which is increasingly scen as a counterweight to NATO. (H.,30/04) Kabul seeks another Indian transponder for DTH services Aftcr being allocated a transpondcr from thc South Asia Satellite' Afghanistan has rcquestecl India for anothcr one which it could use for Direct-to-Home tclevision services, an olllcial from the Department of Space has said.However, unlike the South Asia Satellite or G SAT 9, which was a "gift" from India to its neighbours and one transponder was allocatcd to thc participaring SAARC countdes for free, Afghanistan may have to pay for thc services this timc the official said. (P,30/04)

News I)igest ational News India, Nepal to check illicit border trade, ease cargo movement Thc India and Nepal Inter Government Committee_(IGC) on Trade, Tmnsit and Cooperadon held tatks lasl week to conrrot unaurhoriscd ways to b"*;"; ;;;; and work out case movcment of cargo through each'ade ";;;rdesj;; orher,s te;i;ry T#rii by the commcrce secretarics of thc rwo Governments functions under.the Inaia_f,fep"i f""uty of Tmde and provides pratrorm f".J:ffJ,,1,I;:[,:|"]Tilj_,"0 ror;;,*;";;;;;i;""iewirs blare.ar

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IRCTC to set up Rail Neer bottling plant at NTPC Simhadri NTPC Energy Technology Research Alliance (NETRA), the RAD wing of power major NTPC, has applied for patent on potable water being produccd from thc desalination plant set up at thc NTPC Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station. "The project is unique as for the first time they have started an innovative prcject to produce drinking water from seawater used by the 4x500 MW coal-fired power plant. A green initiative, we are tleating the water by using fluc gas,'NTPC Simhadri Group General Manager Arupratan Maiti said. The project to produce 120 tonne of treated watcr per day was commissioned last year with an investment of {8 5 crore. An in principle MoU has been signed between NTPC and Indian Railway Catering aDd Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) fbr e$tablishing a Rail Neer bottling plant at Deepanjalinagar Township of NTPC Simhadri. (H.,01/04) Guntur doctor wins Natgeo award for physical thempy app A neuro physical therapist trom Guntur has won thc National Geographic Chasing Cenius Challenge in the U.S. for dcsigning a web/mobile application that helps patients with home exercise programmes in their native language. Dr. Asha's web application - Therax Portal- is now helping physiotherapists to prcscdbe, customise and share home exercise programmes with their patients in their native language. Thousands of people living in rural areas across the world now use the app to get access to physiothempy and rehabilitation exerciscs ln places wherc therc is no intemct facility, people are taking printouts ofthe programmes. (H.,0r/04)

ACB gets into expansion mode after pat from government lmprcssed by the'good work' being done by the Anti-Corruption Burcau (ACB), the State govcrnment has given permission for its expansion and accordingly, plans arc aloot to upgrade ihe institution in a big way.The ACB has becn conducting raids evcn bcfore, but in thc last lwo ycars it has gone bey'ond'the middlc-rung officers to alrest the ones who are at the helm of affairs. (H.,0s/04)

lustice Manjunath's reEignation accepted The Andhra Pradesh State governmcnt accepted the resignation of the Backward Classes on 29' Commission Chairman Justicc K.L Manjunath He took charge as the Chairman lanuary 2016, and his term was to expire on Jinuary 29' 2019. Mr' Justice Manjunath had submitted his resignation letter on Ma;ch 20, 2018. Mr ]ustice Manjunath had differed with thc memberi of the commission, and asserted that the rcport on inclusion ofvarious castcs in thc "report list of BCs submitted by any onc ofthe members could not be considercd as the ofthc commission.' He observed that no single member of the commission could submit the report' The Cabinet had. howevcr, cleared 5% reservation for Kapus orl the basis of the recommcndation of threc membcrs of the commission 0.8.,10/04) Pre-historic rock art site unearthed in Guntur A prc'historic rock art site discovered in the vast cxPanse of limestone blocks on the castern

:11 Apfil 201B Ncws l)ig,est News From other States

i""Li,,.#3'j[.iT.:\"#"",I:'J,:U1". il;?lffi Kadryalaiiliif:.i Vcnkatcswara !l;il. Rao ar (c mandar,"?Iffi:::i#:: has cxciied arcnaeorogists and is ,o ,",gg'"1[o.tl,I'llili,,il.,"o""n"paili "roo"r"a (H.,r8/04) Aadhaar numbers ofSg lakh rural workers put up online individuars ffi*""'l:fi *j::":*"#,iftuh enrored in the MGNRXGA scheme in "liT::: ttle State governmcnt. The lni*:l*:*;*",t"Tt**"T'"1'J:il'Ti:i"",'.H::"yInternet security researcher

(H''27 'Free rice scheme ro continue, /04) Puducherry Lt. Governor Kiran Bcdi i ;iu*mi jf il"J#it"'.1iil*"i#'"ni lillf:i ,.""*.ii"'i"."'r;",il;""tTHii::;;l"r::T::[?i:il,1';;,TK::iX\"ffiilii::";#h,:.t^'.= "t{ii ?

(H.,29 / 04) ARUNACHAL PMDESH Arunachal fl ags infrastructure defi cit Arunachal pmdesh has asked the l5s linance Commission and to factor in inliastructure deficit development of areas borderinq Cii* Vy"rrn".'io, ro the srates." ep"n".a i"o,n"ro"J",^;;'il;"".f",n" ""*rg ", "'*,r" allotment of :L:::l..l11-:1.* riontier", srate,s p."10"t" tr''ii"" no*aken :li:i:lXT[:::il:::?:'jJ,Hjyi""po'"' "r,r'.. orror arc

pradesh (H.'08/04) Arunachal seeks uNEsco world heritage tag for rwo sites raised, the pitch. J*i$tTff i :'ir*l1rf""fil: ror incrusron or two or irs sires in T;:' ^T-1 J il"lj;jil navc::::T'jt madc 9i:,iil :i;ii;",t,ffi #ill ;1lhTffi,:i"1;::iru:fi ir ro rho ronrativc risr of UNESCb :l*: wofld herirage ;;; ,n ,n" r,nal sires, an olficial of rh( ""J:; "y;;,;;r"l'o,Jl" risr or :rf ::fiffi:".1"'l'ft;,jil ffj;TiX$ ii,':i lix iy"" ::[:",:"ill JT:ffi ;l*il*

(r.E., 16 / 04) BIHAR India's first high-speed electric locomorrve to be launched As.part of thc pnme Ministcr.s ija{t j^1l,i tn India. proicct, Indian rnoucr rhe tirsr hrgh spced illl Railways is all sct ro "i"",",; *ruUg*l;,::f :#J'i[i:::,T:'J,1 i"';: J;'j,":;"i.:'iTl#T',i,::,Li:,# illj

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n pril 2018 News Digest :12 News From other States

CHHATTISGARH Regionalconnectivity dieam coming true The Ministry of Civil Aviarion has awarded 10 routes in Chhattisgarh from various airports under the Regional Connectiviry Scheme (RCS), officials informed. Nine routes will bc opemted by Air Odisha and one by IndiGo Airlines. The routes to be operuted by Air Odisha are Ambikapur Bilaspur, Bilaspur-Ambikapu4 |agdalpur-Raipur, lagdalpur-Vishakhapatnam, Raigarh Raipur, Raipur-Jagdalpur, Raipur-Jharsuguda, Raipur-Raigarh and Raipur-Utkela. The IndiGo Airlines will operate on Raipur-Allahabad route, they informcd.Norably, Chhartisgarh has signed MoU with the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation for promoting Centre's Regional Connectivity Schemc (RCS) in the State, officials informed. (P.,O6/O4) DELHI

Halfofcapital's blood banks don't have a valid licence Nearly hallofthe 68 government and privatc blood banks in the capital have bcen functioning without valid licences, the Comptroller and Audiror Geneml of India (CAG) a report has noted. In the capital, blood is availablc at 68 blood banks, of which 11 arc managed by the Delhi government, nine by thc Ccntre, threc by the municipal co.porations, six by voluntary orgarlisations, whiie 39 are pdvate, including those run by private hospitals. 0.8.,04/04) Target to plant 65,000 trees in Delhi but forest dept could only manage 21,000:CAG Thc Dclhi govcrnment s Forest Departmcnt grantcd permi$sion for tree felling without making sure that compcnsatory plantation is caried out, the CAG audit report 2018 said. Between 2015 and 2017, 750 permissions were given for felling of 13,018 trees. The obligation was to plant 65,090 trees but thc department planted only 21,048 saplings - a shortfall of 67%. According to the report, the North and South Delhi forest areas did not plant a single sapling in 2017. (LE.,O4l04) Delhi Metro Phase IV gets boost after finance dept nod to three corridors ln a move that may push Delhi Metro's delayed Phase IV project fotward, thc Dclhi government's finance department has "cleared" three ofthe six proposed corridors- Janakpuri west-R. K. Ashmm (28.92 km), Mukundpur'Maujpur (12.54 km) and Lajpat Nagar-Saket G Block (7.96 km).These lines will touch areas, including Burad, Yamuna Vihar, Paschim Vihar, Rohini east, Mukarba Chowk and Andrews Ganj, Iransport Minister Kailash Gahlot said. Phase IV has already witnessed a two-year delay. (1.E.,08/04) Consumers to be paid for power cuts as LG clearE policy lC Anil Baijal has apploved the AAP government's proposal mandating compensation to consumer! for unscheduled power cuts. The proposal was cleared by CM ANind Kejriwal a Icw days ago. In case of an unscheduled cut, discoms will have to restore power within an hour Failure to do so will result in a peDalty of Rs 50 per hour per consumdr for the first two hours, followed by Rs 100 per hour per consumer after two hours (r.o.r.,20l04) Delhi Metro trial for another section ofPink Line Thc Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) started its trial rurls on thc Lajpat Nagar'Sir

April 20lB Ncws l)igcst 33 Vishweshwaraiah Mori Bagh secrion of the.S9-km corridor). ,"", .,.- ,,]"':;;;T:K:ff: The 8.10 km stietch betw-een lajpat l.f"g* Ira il. vi"i."shwaraiah Moti Bagh r?fi piir sr,rvTir,", phase-rrr, fi;ff;jlH;Titi:: l:r ""j", ""*,0""'ii,"" ,r of als-o consists or 5 starion" rr,. uoi,."".ifl,liiTn"?i[ilffiili:TJj"]il"":,r;lilLX;:l',i,f South lxrension and Lajpar Nagal onrv Sir Vishweshw,""f,n Bash $tation is ereva*o ;"0 *,i u?i"?,11,::ji:::fi'""j::a uJ (s''25/04) .'JARAT cujarar shifts 67 bureaucrats In a major bureaucratic rcshuffle, the Gujafat government transferred the firsr 57 rAS officrars. rhis is major reshuffle aftcr rhe ncw BJp gou".r,*"n, norificarion lrrr-i""ri.r"a. As per issucd by concral Administ."rion n"prnrn"nr, the inal", r* rhc changes raor the statc s sr ar"'i.,'', i"";"ling't"",''";Ji'"',,"."r,r"g* of l'i::lff;:::in::2 or Ahmcdabad,

(s.'03/04) cujarat covt plans wortd,s biggest 5k Mw Borar park lhe tslP-ruled State Governmcnt ! y1c1w;" iiwi; ;-oo1uncs wirh primc ;ild ,i;;.,i'ig, (;:ilT,l Minrsrcr Narcndra'"q lr,iodibrj.i":l;T:::#,'#ilTi:J:,fi:.j:,_iijll .vi..; ; ;i;#" w"n (GW) from ,ilfi ,;:ti;i:"':,:jt",fi ::l1H*j: giT-_ri.i,x-lrf :,xfi :; ui;:.m';rm,ui*irI jr:jilffi :illlT"{{tli#m[fuI"l:l;:ll.*"ml,,"ti"nffi

No sarary for government @.,11/04) omciars if property return not filed :::il-T,il:l:fl::il:J;"".TTIj:":lu'""n,i, orep"ii'lrie withherd-in case they havc '#irj{s1fti*,""".," :r l *fi *: itr,.;il{f ll i; tl* *; ^"Jl run :r ;:ixl1."1lixT,:;T.1,:,:: :1.*j:]*l;i,,,l, lxiil"T*,,?,; H::::1 i'':Hx (r'o I 'r4l04) cas sub-sration in se*or s7 to supply p:*:lil:",.. becn i;";:;,i.1:J::l1il,;',;,t-*lllrf:1"-la-s opcrationariscd in sc*or 57 by powcr fl :i"Ji;Tri:" ;ii**.#iTtr:{,:xd:'l:T*l*##*-^;i[:

Ilarvana to constiture Durga tT,o,.,17 / 4) vahini porice squads for women ln a.bid to safety curb crjmcs against the w( in Haryana r,", a j\t J"lo ;il K ll Til,". "",a" "on;,, Jff "Tt*T,",f;:il,T#"i;l: :;: n pril 2018 - Ncws l)igcst _ Nerts From other Sto'es

in the state This was will recruit 1000 women constables and women volunteers covernmcnt commissioners s.;a;;;;a"f Minister while presiding over a mecting wirh Depury progrcss of various. projccts and development through video contcrcncing to revlew the of various departments wcrc eaai,r""f Chief Sccretaries and Principal Sccretades -""tJ-- the meeting The statc in the rne"ting lr all, 11 issues were discussed during ;i;;;;";;;; serics has so far to".ott our one every monrh and in the same a;;;;;;i ;"t;;.tdea "eform announced three reforms. @.,21/04)

Ilafyana constitutes three expert committees gcnerate maximum employment oppoltunities ahcad of ln a bid to enhancc skills ofyouth and has constituted three cxpert Manohar Lal Khattar Governmcnt in Haryana ;;i;;"1]t, ;; the state Govcrnment ;;;;i,i;;;. iveing 2019 parliamcntary and assembly polls in Haryana' to two lakh unemployed youth of the statc bv il;;,;;tfi; pro',id" 'Saksham "tploy-'ont1 15 lakh youth durin^g 20 l8 lg while the December 3 l and impart skitt traininiio hours of paid work every month to tne v""" i"i"""' rt t"l"gimplemented to'orovidc hundrcd i' not cxploring to enhance the skills and educated unemployed youth, the statJiouetn-"nt jou oppor*nitics to the youth in rhe colleges of Haryana. pr*iJ" (p.,21l 04) employees offers a major bonanza for State Govt Haryana Chief got a major^bonanza on Day with The Haryana Government employees !1",t1^:"Itut of nine allowances on the patern of 7th Pay Minister Manohar Lal announctng enhincemeni allowance for-child f"t"ln Governmcnt Commission, introduction of one new special :1t1]: of many Haryana specific allowanccs'Thc cmployees with disability '" "f'o "nttitt""t"nt ftom lutay t' trri" y"a" Manohar Lal made in all these allowanccs t"tii'll increasc "fft"ti"" IPS officers at the state lcvel *nlro IAs' lFS and thesc announcement" "aa'e'iin'ii'e-senior of 12th Civil Serviccs Day in Panchkula iunction e.,22lo4)

Harappan sites in Haryana ro be digitized one-thousand be uploaded be digitized s:.tYt t"y than 1000 Harappan sites in Haryana will 11:-:1^" Morc world Becausc of so many Harappan Internet to be vie*ua ty rouo"" oiti"-'-it"gc across;hc on of lndian civilisarion': The scientists of sites, thc archacologists tcrm nt;";;';t':t;;;; the sitcr on havc initiatcd process ol plotling ol Harvana Spacc Appli""'iont c"n"o1i"lSeCl is likclv to be complcted bv lune this vear' ;;;.;;,i;;;;";;tk 0.E.,2sl04 )

7l'92L MT wheat procured in llaryana Over pu'chased more than age"cie' tradcrs in Haryana havc The dovcmment prccuri Thctlg "nd it.9f l"kh *",ri. ,onn"" ortlu"t."-o i"' du'ingrhc (grain markets)''urtenrcT:::1T"1?#:A;ltttr;1T:: said tp:i"-t-T.:li tt"",ttly in thc mandis-ilryana tonncs r t"""'ttU whear"' arrival of over 75 lakh Affair" o"p"**.n,. is rargcring and consumer by govelnment agencies' he said seasor,. eiuing o"i"itJoiin" *fr"rip-i-"a during this Rabi p'"t"ir:a t"vLi"."tl1l" co operative SuppLy 28.50 lakh tut"t W civil that ovcr 'onn"'"ni""0"""' ptl'"t'a'"a tn""u"t lood' and Markcting Federation tliotiJ f'nu" :f-Jlo"ai' tto' tnot" th"n 2 I 27 l"kh MT(;;:)04) supplics and consum"r effui""'"tn"o o"p"oitt"ni fut"tt"t"a

35 Ncws Digest April ?0111 News From other states Haryana Housing Board to make services onrine t"ve to vjsit i|;ffi;"#:Tli:l'";'J;"i"#* orrices or estare manasers or the Haryana :;:r*"#"xt#:il:Tx#r,ft""';ff duplicarcli:il:t'"'.fi #[F;;i."#itill;:]# arormcnr letcr, convevance deed, general y: deed rhrough power of attorncy, transfer of property ?;;;i;ffiil,';#;"r.. dc-moftgage in case of sale o. a""in ,na mongage ofproperty would become ;nrin" or rI tt **i.".i",i.'"r"""0y t."n cenified from the govemment "trhese "." 3lH?ttilT;ii:lHoval seruices -u*-"rr" i",ng with "orre*ed Q"27 /o4) Haryana to spend R6. 600 crore to imnr.'veprove .Fwd'da sewerage' drinking water- suppty' drainage ln Haryana, seweragc, drinkinp wa

ili$1il:l.:;T""Tiii{:krffir*'",'fo"il1'lJ,i,,"#:"Jl[ril{*.Kavita Jain, said. Shc said 1:l commniee-ortheGo;;"iil";ffi"*r::":'*",JJ:,"T'"'"1ilm,il","""ff.ir:I.:,f.rl;Iitapproval phasc of AMRUT, a sum of Rs.41.88 crore woutd be spcnt fo;;;;;;-r;;;;; ,"rvemge sysrem il,:",;lTii*.;iXJ;f :.i?".,;1:,tJ:Hnxif ';. X'i,.1.T *:in i J;h-;, r"oory sysrcm. A sum or n..s. i3 ..o* '"fl;" ffii"ii{.# fr'Jll:: '',,". ;oulil;,;"* drainag.. sysrcm

(P.,29 /04) HIMACHALPRADESH

Himachal CM launches new initiati on l2'' civil services Day Himachar chiefMinister Jai Ram Thar set up ror running 0",""".",1i',i.",iLfr''#il'::.};n['J"f*::,il::_H:",,i1: "" *' i'i'i"ir*. ffii:i:il| ;1,fili:;?#Tfl:f 5*:"i'"0 "J'"r,o"i'i'il,gu'ut"a tn" onrin. ortrainees rhe l;".",",..:::ff:,Jjfsl'JH'iLTlililiil:i: also relcascd by"-;;;i;;;;;;;;'l,'fi:ff rhc Chicf l\4inisror on rhc occasion. .-fr" ."f"r"",i li o ru m on services cuarantcc Aft, "" ""l,rmpen Rl l fi1,1:3;"ilXH:r",Hlic an iniriative taken by the Departmenr of

Six major (P.,22 / 04) health schemes for Hp Iaunched Himachal Chief Minisrer Jai Ram Thal il;Ti:*,'.#g;f T*;#ilffr"Hli+iiffiiir:T ]l'J;t"i l.i;iilit.."utiil l;,'r;:l m'*1":'nTi"J"'il"Jil:t fl:'Jxliffi ;::,y;iT #{:t ,"," fllli,i;:l"i,lil: s*"",_".ii", ;;"H:"; i::.*j::ilillill ffi ::i::T::1,:::;n:: ^"i,#""J"x*jli (P.,29 /04)

pril 201{l Ncws l)igcsl 36 News From other Stotes

IAMMU A KASHMIR

Civilian deaths in JAK terror surge by l66010 Jammu er Kashmir witncssed 166 per ccnt mole civilian fatalities due to terrorism in 2017, while thcre was a 42 per ccnt risc in the number ofterro sts neutmlised in 2017 compared to the previous year. As per the annual report of rhe Ministry of Homc Affairs for 2017- 18, thcrc has bcen a spurt in inffltrarion attempts from the Pakistan side from 371 in 2015 to 406 in 2017. As many as 123 infiltrations were successful in 20 17 in compadson ro 119 in 2015. (P,r9l04) I(ARNATAKA l4th legislature met for just 44 days in a year Can important legislations and discussions on issucs concerning the State be discussed in just 44 days? The answer may be 'no' since the State legislature met, on an average, for 44 days in a year over the last five years, data collated by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) show. Collected through RTI applications and released by the ADR, data reveal that law makers had limited time to discuss and debate over the Bills piloted by the governmenr on vanous rssues. (H.,O7 /04) MADHYA PRADESH

After raising retirement age, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan announces I lakh govtjobs foryouth Two days after raising the retirement agc of government cmployees from 60 to 62, Madhya Pradesh ChicfMinister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced that youths will be recruited for one Iakh govcrnment posts. After Chouhan's announcement regardilg the retireme[t age at a mect-the-press event in Bhopal, the govcrnment took the ordinance routc and notified The Madhya Pradesh Shaskiya Sevak (AdhivaNhiki-Ayu) San$hodhan Adhyadesh,20l8, a decision that benefited thousands of employees. while addressing associations of employees and oificers, who called on him to thank him for his decision, the CM also announced extension of relirement age of employecs ofboards, corporations, courts and other governmenr authorities to 62 yca|s. Without giving thc brcak up, he said new posts will be created for youths to cnsurc thcy arc not affected by the hike in retircment age. 0.E.,02/04) covt will market goods of women's SHG: CM ChiefMinister Shivmj Singh Chouhan said that the products manufactured by the women Sclf Help Groups (SHG) will be marketed by the State Government. Hc informed that thc work to sritch uniforms of school children and prepare nutritious food for anganwadi centers will be undertaken through the SHGs. Chouhan was addressing the Mahila sammelan and Antodaya Mela at Jirapur block headquarters ofRajgarh district. (1.E.,o7 / 04) Government will start Anubhuti programme: Shivrai Chief Ministcr Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the State Government will start Anubhuti programmc in which studcnts will be taken to villages.In villages even today one leams to live togcthcr in harmony.Chouhan was addr€ssing the Anubhuti Samvad programme at CM House. Students who stayed in villages shared their experiences in the prcgramme Chouhan said that

April 2018 News Digest :\7 News From other State.s the lifc in a village is amazing. In villages, people live together like a family. Indian culturc and rradition is found even today in villages. Even if essential facilities reach villagcs, the basic, simple and natural lifc ofvillages should remain the same. Even today the entire villagc makcs prcparations ibr a girl's marriage. He said that road amenities in villages of the state have been increased in the last decade. (P.,r2 /04) MAHAMSHTRA

Maharashtra sees 26 per cent revenuejump after GsT kicks in Maharashfa has recorded a 25 pcr cent jump in revcnue collection from Goods and Scrviccs Tax this year The srate received Rs.1.14 lakh crore in revenue from taxes, according to data lrom thc GST dcpartment. Oi the total revcnue, 31 pcr cent was collected as value Added Tax (VAT) between April and July, beforc lhe GSI came into existence. It was the timc when dealers werc confused and gcaring up for thc new tax regime o,E,,oz/04) First live kidney transplant at government hospital in Amravati A year aftcr Amravati's governmcnt-run hospital, Regional Referral Seryices hospital, registered fbr organ transplant, it conducted its first livc kidney tansplant between a father and son. This makes the first organ tlansplant in Amravati district. (r.E.,0s/04) Pune: MP Anil Shirole offers Rs 1.99 cr from MPLAD funds for building 14 e-toilets The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is going to have state of-the-an e-toilcts ar 11 locations across Punc. Xach e toilet will bc operatcd by coins, have a voicc assisted systcm, napkin destroyer and restroom with baby diaper changing station, mobilc charger point and automatic room freshner The initiative has been launched by MP Anil Shirole. The e-toilet infiastructure would enable conncctivity over GPRS network, which would ensurc real timc monitoring ofthe usage and health status of the roilcts. They can be viewed and managed over a wcb interlace for ensuring minimal downtime and standardised maintenance operations through a Cedicatcd team ofenginccrs. 0.E.,06/04) MSEDCL passed on Rs. 1,300-crore benefit to consumers In the past one year, the Maharashtra State Electricity Disrriburion Company Lrd (MSXDCL) has relunded around Rs.1,300 crorc to customers by passing on a negative Fuel Adjustment Charge (FAC). FAC - an amount thar discoms apply on bills based on the varying price of fucl or coal - is chargeable pcr unir of electriciry consumed. With the varying prices of fucl, rhc FAC on electriciry bills vades, too. Whilc mosrly the FAC component is posirive, when thc fuel priccs are high, in 2017-18 the discom was ablc to adjust negative FAC on electricity bills. 0.8.,09/04) Maharashtra makes Aadhaar must lbr free nutrition schemes Frec nutrition schemcs across Maharashtra, mcant for malnourished children, pregnant and lactatlng womcn, can now bc availed only if they have Aadhaar cards. ln a notification datcd April 6, the Maharashtra Women and Child Dcvclopmcnt (WCD) dcparrment maoc lr ''ncccssary" to starr rcgistcring Aadhaar card numbcls of thc bencficiaries. Thc notification will affect over five lakh pregnant and lacrating mothers, and over 61 lakh children aged less than six who are cnrolled in 97,287 anganwadis - an anganwadi is a cenrre that provides

April 20lB News l)igest 3{} . News From other States

nutdtional support through frce meals. 0.E.,13/04) On Mission Indradhanush radar: 192 remote villages in 23 disrricts ofMaharashtrd An intensified version ofMissiou Indradhanush, a central government initiatNe to achicvc tull immunisation, will be launched across 192 villages in 23-districts ofMahalashrm lrom April 23 ]b step up cfforts to achievc complete immunisation coverage, health ofTicials w l rcach out to remote villages in districts across Marathwada and Vidarbha regtons. Mission Intlradhanush aims to immuni$e pregnant women as well as all children under the age of two years against vaccine prevcntablc diseases. (r.8.,r3/04) Maharashtra is now open defecation free chief Minister Devendra radnavis on wednesday announced that the rural Maharashtra is ope'l defecation free (oDF). since the government has already declaled the urban area as ODF, the announcement esscntially b ngs the entire state under the catcgory (H.,19 / 04) Maharashtra records highest Eugar production, millers start distress $ale Maharashtra recorded the highest ever production of sugar at 106.08 lakh tonnes 0r) in thc state this season. Thc record production rhis season, till April 22, howeveq has failed ro cheer thc industry which is reeling undcr the curse of very low realisation. Wiah sugar commissioner stepping up action against millers that have failed to pay farmers, distress sale by mills is likely to furrhcr rcduce rhc priccs. (r.E.,24/O4) Flat owners with illegal extensions to shell out steep penalty Dcspite a $tate government circular on relaxing penalties levied on propefty tax payable by homcowners with unautiorised constructions or extensions, the B hanmumbai MuniciDal Corporation has dccided to continue charging twice the property tax levied on rhe illegal area. The proposal to continue levying a steep penalry was approved by the civic body s Standing Committee. Thc provision for thc pcnalty (twicc the asscssed property tax) was made undei Scction 152 (a) of the Mumbai Municipal Corpomtion Act, 1888, as amended in April 2010. Thc amcndmenr allowed propcrty tax ro bc calculated on the basis of a properry s capital valuc instcad ofon its notional rent earning capacity or rateabie valuc. o.E.,28l04). MANIPUR

Ban on male vendors in Manipur's Ima Keithel

In a bid to preserve the sanffiry of rhc 00-year-old Ima Kcirhel (molher.s markcr), Asia s biggest market rurl exclusively by women, the state government has made the presence of male vendors in the marker a punishable offence. If any man iS found selling goods ar rhc women's market, legal action will be taken under the Manipur Municipalities Act, 2004,,, municipal administration, housing and urban development (MAIIUD). The MAHUD departmcnt will launch a drivc to crack down on shops, buildings and other commercial establishmcnts within the Imphal Municipal Corpomrion (IMC) arca rhat are violating any of the depanment's rules and regulations (T.o.r.,15/04)

April 201B News l)igcsl 3 News From other States AII Indian village$ now have access to power supply Manipxr's Leisang village became the last nofl_electified inhabited village to Joit lndia,s mainlin€ supply nerwork, an imporranr milestote in the country,s io;rn;; towards univcrsal electricity access. This means thar all 597,464 inhabited villages in rhe country now havc acccss to fulfilling promise pM -powe4 a the had rnade on Arrgurt 15, 2015, when he announced that all unelectrified villages would get power over thc iext 1,000 days. The last inhabited village powercd to be through the off giid ,yrt". _ isolatcj suppi nerworks, mostly with solar power plants - was pakol, also in Manipur (T'O I"30/04) oDrsHA

Kaniha plant is sixth among NTPC stations Th_e Talcher Kaniha planr has been ranked 6th among NTPC stations (PLF) with a plant load factor of87.43pcrccnl. The unir penc:a.r:q Mu po*". _2^2.:Jl ,urprrrinf u0 U rarger during Financial Year I 7 1 8 and solar power of 14. l7g MU du rin g rtris pcriod. Cuirenr NTPC insralled capacity is 53,651 MW, said its release. The unit achieveJfirst position in tne ntpC Business Excellence Model for 2016-17. The sration has been awarded Kifi"lairiety ewr"a fcofa; io, 2016 and NTPC Kaniha hospital awarded as rhe Bcst ffospitaf"u_orrg the NTPC power stations. present Ar NTpc Kaniha i$ supplying 523 MW ro odisir" r,r"i""n the responsibility -i,r, of rural elecfification in t 5 districts of Odisha. "rrJ "n,"u.,"a (P,09/04) l0 districts identified as accident_prone As many as ten districts of the State are accident prone. They are Angul, Jharsuguda, Khordha, Koraput, tsargarh, Kandhamal, Keonjhaa Gajpati, Sambalpur S1rnj"rg".n. A review by Chief Secretary A.ppadhi ar rhe "na Secrctariat revealed rhis. tn tter" Jirt",ctr, the number of deaths dxring the first quarter of 201g has increased to OAe tt an-thaili qT3 over rhc samc period during 2017. Thc State as a whole has ,".o"aua toi^t'nuiilr ot t,387 accident faralities during the first quarrer of 2018 against a totat deatfroil,ili'"*" ,n" the matter l^":::1 11.39t1.. llkin^S with thc district co|ecio$ anj sp. through"o."esponding vidco conterencing,. the Chief Secretary-un directed rhem to intensijy tte errior""menr along awareness drivc. with

(P.,28 / 04) PUNJAB Punjab to cover 21 disabilities under new Rights ofpersons 'lhe with Disability Act Punjab Govcrnment has decided to add t4 new disab iries undcr the Righrs of persons with Disability Act 2016 taking the total number ro Zf,ennouncing thts, ttre state Social sccurity' w!men and child Developmenr urnister nazia sut-tan;t;;::Wi;; rhis, the financial and.other benefits of othcr social secunty schemes would be cxtended to more number of disabled pcrsons." Thc decision was announced during thc fi"., ,""aiog oi ,t srate Advisory Board on disabiliric$, constirurcd unde^r the Rights of ih" p;;;;;;;; D"is"bilities" Act,2016 ," rcview the working of different lLly?. .;;u;;;;";;;;;;;;b""s operated in thc

(P.,1rl04) Punjab govt releases Rs.ll2 crore underAashirwad scheme Thc Punjab government has rcleased the amount of Rs.1l2.7B Crore uDder Aashirwad,

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scheme which is given rhe at rime ofrhe marriage of girls belonging to Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Backward Classes (BSs) familie$. Disclosing this, Strte freiare Minister, Sadhu Singh Dhanmsot said government that the state has ieleased the amount of one year from the pcndlng amounr under Aashirwad schcmc. He also said that the amount of R;.15,000 from Deccmbcr 2016 to June 2017 and Rs. 21,000 from July to December 2017 has been released to 55,377 beneficiaries on per beneficiary basis, He further said thar under the Aashirwad scheme' the amount pertaining to the beneficiaries of 201g would also be released $oon. (s.,23l04) MIASTHAN

Cabinet approves declararion ofScheduled Areas in Rajasthan prime Il" ylbl Cabinet, chaired by Minister Narendra Modi, approved declaration of schcduled Areas Rajasthan in under thc constiturion'$ Fifth scheduie for benefit of t bals living there, an official statement said. The Cabinet has given rhe approval by rescinding the Constitution Order (CO) 114 dated February 12, lggl and promulgaii,on ofa new Consrirurion ordcr which "will ensure that rhe scheduled rdbes orRajasrhan w l get benefits ofprorectivc mcasures available under the rifrh schedule ro the constirution ofIndia", ir said. The decision came after the Rajasthan government requested an extension of scheduled Areas in thc state duc to reorganization of new districts and changes in the population of Scheduled Tribes as per the 2011 Census. The Schcduled Tribes residc in Banswira, Dungarpur, pratapgarh, and partia-l areas ofUdaipur, Raj$amand, Chittorgarh, pali arld Sirohi dist cts. (s.,25/04) ln Rajasthan, talk on phone at wheel, lose your licence Talking on the mobilc phonc while ddving in Rajasthan will now cost you your licence. The Jodhpur bcnch of Rajasthan high court has directed rhe tralftc police to obtain photographs of such violators and forward their crcdentials to the regional transport officc for canceilatlon of ddving licencc. The HC passed the order aftcr the ACp (traffic) rold the court that a larqc number of four- and two-wheeler ddveN used cellphones while driving, whictr was n6t permis$ible under law and caused accidents. (T.O.r.,30/04) SIKKIM

Sikkim's Pawan Chamling pips lyoti BaEu as India's tongest-serving chiefminister Sikkim chiel minister Pawan Chamling created history by becoming the longesr-serving CM in India.He surpassed Jyoti Basu, s-term Bengal CM from June 21, 1977 to Novcmber 6, 2000. Basu did not complcte his fifrh term for healrh reasons and handed over charge to Buddhadeb Bhattacha4ee. Chamling, who filst took office on December 12, 1994, has led SDF to five succcssive electoml victories. (T.O.r.,30/04) TAMILNADU

Chennai may get its lst e-bus service on road this December Ashok Leyland, a Chennai-based automobile manufacturer, has rccently come out with an e bus model suiting Indian road conditions and thc firm is planning to operate S0 buses at va ous locations on a pilot basis. With a variety of routcs, Chennai offers an opportunity to run such a pilot project, say top ofliciali fiom the firm. Othcr cities on the tentativc pilor lisr n pril 201{l Ncws l)ig,cst *ts Frcm other states are Surat in Gujarat, Tirupathi and Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pladesh. Without government's subsidy, the cost per km in case of e-buses is Rs 110 alld this would come down to Rs 85 once the volume goes up. (T.O.1,01/04)

NGO detivers food to 3,000 needy at Chennai's 'hunger 6pots' No lood waste (NFW), a homegrown NGO, launched its Chennai chapter, the group has collected and served food to nearly 3,000 people in the city. Started in Coimbatore io 2014, the project was launched in Chennai a year later only to close down ln February this year, with the support ofthe Chennai corporation, NFWS food collectioo cente began functioning out of a corpomtion shelter in Zone 10 to serve tJIe underprivileged and homeless in Nungambakkam, T Nagar and Saidapet. Using two vans donated by the Tamil Nadu food safety depaftment, volunteers work tlrough the day to connect food donors with those depdved of meals in different'hunger spots' in the city. (r.o.r.,04/04) Restoring the sheen of Tamil Nadu'$ forgotten temples The state is home to several temples, whose intricate architecture on stone speaks volumes of the craftsmanship of the ancient Tamils. But not all of them are mainiained well by the concerned departments, while some remain far away from the ladar of the Archaeological Survey of India and Hindu religious and charitable endowment department. The realisation was enough for a group of enthusiasts from Trichy to take initiatives to restore dilapidated temples in the district. The group Veem Cholan Anukkan Padai, comprising 38 members, recently restored a temple from the Chola era, in Nerunjikudi village ofPudukkottai district. (T.O.r.,r7l04) Relief for wind energy producers In its tariff order for the current financial year (Ap l 2018 -Malch 2019), the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has decided to allow the continuatio! of the banking of wind energy for existing projects, much to the lelief of the industry The banking facility allowed captive wind power genemtols to sell surplus power to distribution companies. Through the facility, wind power producers fecd the electricity generated by their wind mills into the State grid and draw the power for captive use within the banking period (from April 1- March 31).The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) had sought the removal of the banking facility, saying it was causing huge losses to the power utility. (H.,r8/04) TEI.ANGANA Telangana government moots unique ID to track school dropouts The Telangana govelnment will issue a unique identification number for each of the 55 lakh children in government, private and corporate schools as also madarsas in the coming academic year, to rack children out of schools. A rough estimate by a study already undertaken by the Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas (MEPMA) in urban areas and Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP) in rural areas has indicated that there could be 25,000 children out of schools, according to Director of School Education G. Kishan. (H.,r6l04)

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TRIPUM week Tripure govt officials to hotd public meetings every all officials - from district magistrater to block development Th" ,t"tJgou""n*.nt has asked grievances A a w"ek and take steps io address their officers - to meet people at tea"t once fix g"n"t"r departme"t says' "The ofnces should notiJication tssued by the of "it-ini"t"trontttoura u" a*" once a week The day timings to address puntic gnevances iriJiiii proper publiciry"lr"t.least also seeks that the officials rhe week fixed for ti" t"",-g nt' toiJgl--ven firsr-w-eek of every month ln taken reports to the general"administration in the send action district magistates and holding public rn""ting', di'ttitt magistrates' additional addition to development block to t"utaluition one rural deDuw commissione* n"u" -"t "na monih judicial "itJ"'iott"t'gi*"* have to visit at least one block every ;;fi;;;;.;;;itsional once a iiiri iil"i.'alt;i,t.",,, #t"" hrvJ to visit all panchavats and village councils rnonth (T'o'I',14l04)

UTTAMKHAND platform to tackle fire lncidents Uttarakhanal gets its first hydraulic aerial high lise buildtngs' t}l" and rescue people, especially frcm the TllTlX To tackle fire incident 4 crore on the occasion oI got its first r'yoouii" phiform worth^Rs' fire department the height of 32 lay. rne ver,icie can""ti"f carry a weight of 400-kg at '"etres' ;;;;;;fii;;;il;; ttt"itn" ptoblem of fightirg Iire in hiSh-rise with this, the fire departrnent auth;ti;t u"f-i*" in a better way buildings could be solved (T.O.L,fS/04)

UTTAR PRADESH grand Ambedkar layanti Pradesh govt plans month-long . Uttar alleged dilution name in official records and the Amid the row over changing B n embe-dfu!'s e"t, ,n. government,is plannltg yttllllg of the Sc and ST (prevention or etroli-t]"ri to oe from"r," April t1 is set acloss UP to t""* J"yanti celebrations and state-run-l^l::"""tto" welfare schemes governm"nt to t"rt" ^t-iJt"'tn""tl"l"'lt"t" of used bv the pt"!ott*""no"i 14is still beitrg Iinalised' for SCs and sT" "while;;i;;O" especiallv programmes""'pril about the government's officials have been instructed unalii"rtt-"titdess 'o riintip"l i""t"t""v ltnrottation) Avaneesh Affirroo, ;"'if"* ;;;;;;"." -"ntu' '*a Gatimaan Express extended till Jhansi' To boost tourism, India's fastest train Uttar Pradesh Delhi and the and improve- connectiviry,-o:j::"X *"t In a bid to encourage tourism Express was PtJ;;;''i;ei"'t fastest running train' Gatimaan Bundelkhand region in utta! b"Y::l Hazrat Nizamuddin from lp"l pt""l"tov :"1 extended till Jhansi of the required railwav track' the Delhi to Agla -rl'"irti'i*it'iiai"n of station in New '"h;;;;;-;*sionn"irt"y' t*eme-nt said' "The extension were extend"a ry tn" *'"i'ity - " tourisr services movement of tourists to various prestigious p,"tiut toin iuili f"tifit"t" this s;laih""a region lt will boost rhe tourism attractions in and around Gwa tror J'J';h""ii "i in the region: (I.E.,03/04)

43 News Digest Ap l 2018 *E Frcm other Statcs

State government announced to enfor'ce E- way bill for movement ofgoods The state government announced to enforce E- way bill for movement of^goods within state boundarie; from Apdl 15. The E-way bill was earlier scheduled to be enforced from April 1 but dre government announced to defer the implementation of the e way bill, till further orders on March 31. Commissioner of Commercial Tax in an order issued on March 29' said that under 'UP Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017, t]te generation of E-way bill was not required for transpoftation of all category of goods within the boundary of Uttar Pradesh till further orders. Thi E-way bill was implemelted across India from April I except for UP and some other states. On Tuesday, the Centre issued a notification to enforce E-way bill system for Intra-station movement of goods in five states including Uttar Pmdesh flom April 15. (P.,1rl04) Proposal to set up a Tiger Conservation Fouudation at Dudhwa gets UP govt's nod In a bid to boost eco-tourism in the state, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet approved a proposal for setting up tie Tiger Conservation toundation at the Dudhwa wildlife reserve, an official spokesman said. At the Cabinet meet, chaired by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, it was also decided that in near future, similar foundations would be set up in tiger reserves at Chuka in Pilibhit distdct and at Nishan Gadha in Bijnorstate Hedlth Minister and government spokesman Siddhartha Nath Singh said it was for the first time in the state that a Tiger Foundation was being mised. G.E.,r1l04) UP gort revi8es excise norms The Uttar Pmdesh state goverlrment eaEed the existing excise policy and revised it in a way to put ao end to monopoly of some business players in the tlade. It has also taken some measures to put a check on illegal liquor suPply to ensure credibility ofbmnded liquor. Excise and Prchibition Minister Jai Pratap Singh said that the existing excise rules were promoting tradels to dominate the trade. "The speciality in the new excise policy is tiat the maximum retail price will remain fixed despite increase in excise duty. The allotment of shops were being done througlh eJottery system and was totally transparent, he said. Singh said that the state government had initiated bar code system replacing hologram system. (P.,r2/04) UP Govt approved RFP for construction ofthis Greenfield expressway Paving the way ior construction of Puryanchal Expressway, the state govenment approved RIP (Request for Proposal) for construction of the Greenfield expressway besides setting up a high -level committee headed by Chief Secretary to look for finances from banks. The approval was given at a cabinet meeting held in Lucknow (P.,r8/04) UP government is setto organize a state-level summit Aiming to popularize 'One District, One Project' (ODOP) scheme, the IJP governmert is set to organize a state-level summit where experts from MSME industry would be invired to educate officials about branding the scheme. Besides, the state government has set a target ofto giving employment to 20 lakh people in tlle next four years. "This is the modern em where branding of schemes is mandatory Office$ should know what to highlight and when, so that the ODOP scheme can carch global headlines, MSM! minister Saryadeo Pachud said while reviewing performance ofthe department in luckrlow. (P.,2OlO4)

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55.22 lakh toilets were conslructed in Uttar Pradesh Over 55.22 lakh toilets were constructed ln Uttar Pmdesh duriqg the last financial year 2017' 18 ending on March 31 this year. As many as 22, 189 villages, 57 development blocks and 8 districts have been declared as open defecation free (ODF) and 12 more districts are likely to be declared as OD! soon.The ministe! for panchyataj Bhupendra Sing;h Chowdhary said tiat eight distdcts shamli, Gautam Buddh nagal Ghaziabad, Bijnor, Meerut, Eapur, Bagpat and Mizaffar nagar have been declared as ODF while Kannauj, Shravasti, Hamirpur, Amroha, Kaushambi, Varanasi ,Hathras, Mirzapur,Etawah' Lalitpur and Agra would soon be declaled as ODi. He said lar geo tagging and unicoding of over 47,41 Lakh toilets have been completed ard data along u'ith the photograPhs has been uploaded on the website of the Union agriculture ministry (P.,23/04) University management in Uttar Pradesh A Committee appointed by the IIP governor Ram Naik to study the state of affairs of the 28 state universities has recommended granting more power to the Chancellor of the Utlive$ities, who happens to be the Governof, The committee headed by the principal secretary to the Govirnor Juthika Patankar in its repolt University management in Uttar ?radeshlA view from the Chancellors Office' has said a University Tribunals to handle service matters and all other cases of a quasi judicial nature be set up or the office of the Chancellor the be strengthened with more powers The report of the committee was released by present. GovernoiRam naik where the Vice Chancellors of all the 28 Universities were also (P.'24104)

UP to provide sC villages free power connection is provided Center has asked the UP government to ensure that free electricity connection identified in the state by May 5, in each household of 3,387 schedule caste dominated villages asked to uirder cenrally sponsored Gram Swaraiya Scheme: UP government. has bee! on war footing. The ilnion minister of energl ministe! (independent ttti" i"ti 'SAUBHAGYA "o.pl.i";;ft; * singh said here that the uP governmeqt should implement the and come what scheire for proiiding free electricity coln;ction to the poor on wa! footilg may each household of 3,387 villages be electrified by May 5 nen (P'261o4',)

WEST BENGAL

Kolkata Port records highest trafrc in 2OU-l8r Chairman Vinit Kumar in tlre year 2017-1-8' said The Kolkata Port handled a record 57.886 million tonnes of traffic handled by the Port so Kolkata Port Trust Chairman vinit Kumar, The highest amount of tlaffic far was 57.329 million tonltes in 2007-08 (I.8.,0s/04) is a farce TMc wins many panchayat $eats unopposed, Opposition $ays it a notificatioo extending by a Hours before the west Bengal State Election Commission issued Jaf;;j;;d"" for filing"nomination papers for the panchavat polls'. Trinamool congress in the Birbhum zilla candidates wele declared 'electeo unopposed- from il of 42 seats panchayat samitis in Birbhum Darishad. The ruling party at.o won'unoppo"ed" 14 of 19 - panchayat elections aie to be held in the srate on May 1' 3 and 5' o.E.'r0/04)

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I,sw Ministry nod to four judges for Calcutta High Court sholtage of judges' Even as lawyers in Kolkara have called for "cease of work' till April 19 ovel judges to the the Union iaw Ministry has given a green sigml to the appointm-ent of four judge recommended Calcutta High Court, However,ihe mtnistry has witbheld the name of one cleared the by the Supieme Court collegium, sources said.According to sources'-the ministry of oiilit-"1it n"su, Amita Sinha, Abhijit GangoPadtyay and Jay Sengupta - members "'"."t Dr Sutanu Kumar Patra was the bar - to be elevated as judges of the HC. The name of withheld' the' said o'E.'13/04) Children have a 'mauifeito'for Bengal's panchayat polls in rural The manifesto, which iocuses mainly on health and social issues faced by children Bengal Education Bengal, was recently launched by two child rights organisations - the West NeJork (WBEN) ;nd child Rights and You (CRY). lts key demands are clean and hygienic maniage schools, regular supply of electiicity and clean water to -them, emdication of child raised demand and child labour, and curbing gender discdmination. The manifesto also the that there should be at least one doctor in every Primary Health Centre in the villages' (H.,r6l04)

EW Metro driverless rake trial run in June The trial run of the new driverless rakes of the East West Metro, one of which has already at the reached the city, will begin ftom the first week of June. The first mke, culreotly kept be Central depot, will be operated along the seven km track inside the depot and later it will run betwein Salt Lake Sector v and Phool Bagan metro stations An overall inspection' covering speed issues, software intedace, safety functions and other technical issues will be carried"ouiby senior engineers and officials of Kolkata Metro Rail Coryoration during the trial run $.,26 / 04)

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Nepal launches accessible rrekking trait for differcnrly abled, elderly Nepal has laulched its first -accessible" pokhara trekking trail in ciry for the rlifl.erently abled and the eld_crly. The trail was inaugurated as a part of th""u_a"y irri"rn"riorr"l conference on Acce$sible Tourism'held for the first time in thc Himalayan nation from Marcfr 29 to March 31 in Pokhara. Accessible tourism is an emcrging con"cpt to ensure that tourist destilations, products and service$ are accessible to alt peoplc, irrespective of tfreir pnyslcat limitations, disabilities or agc, (H.,or/04) Dhaka begins relocating Rohingya refugees Bangladesh has begun relocating 1,O0"OOO Rohingya refugees to safer ground before the monsoo! season for fear of deadly landslides and floods in the congested camps, an official said. Bangladesh's relugee commissioner Mohammad Abul Kalam saij 1,00,000 r;fugees living in "priority" areas most at risk from floods and landslides would be relocated betbre Tune. (H.,0r/04) At 55-km, this is the world's longest sea bridge China is ready to inaugurate the longe$t sea bridge in thc world this year The bridge, which connects Hong Kong and Macau with mainland China, is 55 km long and six lanes wide. Thc prcject is aimed at bringing these three places closer by reducing ihe journey ume ro .Jusr about an hour long. 0.E.,02/04) China raises tariffs on several US products in trade dispute China raised import dutics on a $3 billion lisr of U.S. pork, fruit and other products in an escalating tariff dispute wirh President Donald Trump rhat companies worry might depress Slobal commerce. The linance Ministry said it was responding to; U.S. tariffhike on steel and aluminum that took effect March 23. But a bigger clash looms over Mr. Trump's approval of possible higher duties on nearly $50 billion of Chinbse goods in a separare argumenr over technology policy.

(H.,02 / O4\ India-lapan-US rrilateral in New Delhi ahead ofTrump-Abe summit will hosr ryew ?clhi the $faregically important tdlareral dialogue between India, Japan and thc US this week ahead presidenr of rhe summit between US Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shiqzo Abe at Mar a Lago later this month, the State Department has $aid. Thc Trump administration has sent two of its senior diplomats from the State Department Principal Depury Assistanr Secrctary of Srare for Sourh and Cenfal Asian Affairs ilice Wells and Acting As$istant Secretary of Statc for East Asia[ and pacific Affairs Susan Thornton , to co{cad the American delegation for the trilateral dialogue. (I.E.,03/04) Morocco threatens UN buffer zones in disputed Western Sahara Morocco s government is threatening to take contrcl ofLIN-monitorcd buffer zones in Westcrn Sahara amid concerns that the mission is failing to keep out polisario lront independence fighters. The warning came as UN Security Council members received Secretary-General Antonio Guterres annual report on the situation in Western Sahara and the 27-vear-old UN n pril 201B Ncws I)igest International News peacekeeping mission in the mineml-rich territory claimed by both Morocco and the polisario. (r.8.,03/04) Cape Town 'Day Zero' pushed back to 2019 as dams fiU up in South Al?ica South Africa's drought-stdcken Cape Town has pushed back its estimate tor,,Day Zero,,,when and. peopte jll gry stan queuing for werer, to 2019 from August of this year, ano:"-t"tj:.:\:l,y oara snow ctam levels rising clsewhele in the country An Xl Nino_triggered drought two years ago hit agriculrural production and^economic growth throughout South efrlcl Cape Town was particularly hard hit, and lack of good subsiqu"rrt ,"inl"'"o,ina tle ciry has made its water shortage worse. (r.o.r.,04/04) Impatlent for wall, Donald Trump wants US military to secure border Frustrated by slow action on a major presideIIt campaign promise, US Donaid Trump said he wants to use the military to sccure the Us_Mexico border until his promised border wall is built. Trump told reporters he.s been discussing the idea with n"iuri* i".r"tr"y 1i_ trlrtir. Trump has been annoyed by the lack_of progresJ on building what was the stgnature promise of.his c€mpaignr a "big, beautiful wall. atoig_the Ivtexi."n fiora". tte;s-frevrousty suggested using the Pcntagon's budget pay.for ro building the wall, arguin! it iJ a nationat security p oriry, dcspite strifi rules thar prohibir spending thar,s not auii,o"iioa Uy cong""*. (r.E.,04/04) At Rs. 3,204 and three-and-a-halfhours, you can now reach Amsterdam from London by

At f35 (Rs. 3,204) and threc hours and 41 minutes, you can rlow reach the Nerherlalds of Amsterdam capital from London, with Eurostar nagging oif its nrsi ru"t *_]"-". fn" rail operatot which runs tmins between tondonl parts "ross_Channel pancas and nru."eis, belun its first service from st Inrernational smtion at 8.31 a.m. and at r 18 p.m. The 550 km journey will be completed "J;;;;i;;;; enroute Brussels (1 hour ald 48 minutes) and Rotterdam (3 hourc and I minute). Eurostar has omitted a $top in Lille to reduce the tavel time between London and Brussels.

(1.8.,0s/04) Ranil wins no-confidence vote in parliament Sn lankan lcgistarors primc l^lil::ly "f backed Ministcr Ranit Wickremesinghe, comfonably oclcatlng a no-confidcnce motion in parliament against-him and his go;ment. .Following a marathon 1l-hour dcbate. 122 Mps in thc 225 member Uour" uo-t"A'"g"inrt the motion. ex president ffJffy"::',yJ;,:*rudins uarrinaa nalapaksa,";,;i;;;. ;""", while 26 of

(H.,05/04) Trump signs order sending National cuard to US-Mexico border Asserting ..a-point thc situation had reached of president crisis;, Donald Trump signcd a deptoymcnt of the National ll^Tl:ii:l:l "..d*tng.rhe cuard to ir," ui.U;xiro torder to fight lucgal rmmigrarion. The announcement ,,srrong camc.hours an", f..1. f"urnf prc;ged aclron jll_"t_ and a day after :J-tir-t**,ton he said he anoounced f," _"ni"i to u"" tne mititary $ecure the southern border to until his tong-promiscd, stalled bo.a.. \lr'"li i""."*"a. (H.,0s/04) Malaysia's parliamenr, Najib dissolves paves way lbr elections Malaysian Primc Minister Najib Razak announccd parliamenr the dissolution of , more than April 2018 Ncws I)igesr ntemotional News two months bcfore the end of his five-year term, paving the way for a general election. Mn-Najib, burdened by a multi-billion dollar scandal iinked'to a sta; fund, i; under pressure to deliver an emphatic win for his Barisan National (BN) coalirlon as he struggles ro appease the voters w-ho were unhappy wtth rising living cosrs and blunt a challenge by his old mcntor and former P me Minister Maharhir Mohamad. (H.,06/04) Venezuela cut$ commercial tieswith panama officials, firms Venezuela said it was halting commercial relations with panamanlan official$ and companies, including rcgional airline Copa, for allegcd involvement in money laulderi[g, prompting Panama to recall its ambassador The panamanian presideni resolution names Juan Carloi Varela.and nearly two dozcn Cabiner ministers and top-ranking officials, and says that panama,s lrnaflcial sysrem had becn used by Vcnezuelarl nationals involved in acts ofcoffuption. (l'E"06/04) Donald rrump $igna memorandum to end ,catch and release,poricy US President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memomndum to end..catch and release" pmctice whcrcby illegal immigrants are released into rhe united states shortly after their apprehension. In his prcsidential memorandum, Trump has also asked the Defenle Secretary to produce a list of military facilities which could be used to detain illegal immiglants. Q'E 'o7 /o4) china applies irs own maximum pres'ure policy on pyongyang As the US-North Korea summit loom$, President Donald Trump,s maximum pressure pollcy on North Korea may be working , rhanks to China. Beijing appears ro have gone well beyond IJN sanctions on its unruly neighbor, rcducing it$ total imports from North Korea in the first two months this year by 78.5 and 86.1 perccnt in value - a decline rhat bcgan in lare 2017, according to rhe latesr rrade data from China. Its exports to the North also dropped by 33 pcrccnt to 34 pcrccnt both monlhs (r.8.,02/04) Abbasi in Kabul to discuss peace process, ties Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived on a daylong visit and was warmly received Afghan Presideot Mohammad Ashraf chani at tlle presideltial palace. A contingent ol Afghan Army presented a guard of honour to Abbasi upon his arrival in Kabul. During his visit, the Pakistani leader is expected to discuss the Afghan peace process and political and secudty situation with Ghani and Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah. Bilateral tmde, rctum of Afghan refugees, combating drug production and clamping down on the narcorics t.ade will also comc under discussion during thc mecring, reported Dawn online. This is Abbasi's first visit to Afghanistan since he assumed office. (s.,07l04) lndian-origin MP elected leader ofSingapore's main opposition party P tam Singh, an Irldian-o gin lawmakcr in Singaporc, was electcd unopposed as the new sccrctary-gcneral of the city-state's main opposition Workers parry Singh, 41, a lawyer, took ovcr from vctcran Membe! of Parliament (MP) low Thia Khiang, 61. Elccted to parliament in May 2011, Singh moved up from the assistant secretary-genelal post unopposed wherl cadres clccted their party chief at the biennial Ccntral Executive Council elections, in the first changc ofleadership in 17 yeals. 0.8.,08/04) n pril 2018 News Digest 49 International News lapan launches its first unit ofMarines Iapan s military launched its lirst Marines unit, taskcd with defending remore islands amid China's Srowing maritime presence in thc region. "Dcfending remote islands is a presslng task at a time when securiry surrounding our country is getting morc severe," Vice Defence Minister Tomohiro Yamamolo said. (H.,08/04) Hungarian PM Orban wins election Hungadan Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition won the geneml elections in Hungary, with 49.42 per cent of the vote, at 81 per cent of the votes counted by the National Election office.Former mdical Jobbik party came second with 20 per cent of thc vote, and MSZP-P (Socialist-Dialogue) third with 12.13 per cent, Xinhua reported (H.,09/04) Japan, Cambodia sign $90 million aid agrecment Japan sign€d a grant and loan agreement with Cambodia totaling over $90 million, despite concerns from the international community over Prime Minister Hun Sen's cmckdown on government critics ahead of a July general election.Japan's Minister of loreign Affails Taro Kono and Cambodia's Ioreign Aifairs Ministcr Prak Sokhonn signed the $4.6 million grant and $86 million loans, for economic and electricily transmission projects, in Cambodia'6 capital Phnom Penh. o.E.,0el04) Construction ofNorth-South highway connecting India, China moves ahead swiftly Construction of North-South Kaligandaki Corridor is moving ahead swiftly, raising prospects ofimprovement in living standard ofpeople living along the 43skm highway. The coridor is a strategic project for Nepal as it links Chinese bordcr in the north via Komla with Indian border in the south via Bhairahawa. Completion of the project, which passes through Nawalparasi, Palpa, Tanahu, Syangja, Gulmi, Baglung, Parbat and Myagdi district$, will not only facilitare movement of people from Nepal, lndia and Chioa, but cargo trucks as well. (s.,09/04) US approves licence for Taiwan submarine plan Washington has agreed to allow US defence contractors help Taiwan construct its own submarines, Taipei said, wclcoming the breakthrough in long-standing ambitions to build up its fleet to counter the threat from China. 'Ihiwa[ la$t year launched a plan to manufacture its own submadne$ amid dcteriorating relations with China after its hopes of buying them from the US came to nothing. The US Statc Department has approvcd granting the licence necessary to scll Taiwan the technology nceded for its submarine projcct (P.,10/04) Saudi crown pi'ince wraps up officisl visit to France Saudi Arabia s crown prince wmps up his official visit to France with a gala dinner hostcd by President Emmanuel Macron, as the young leaders seek to shore up cooperation despite Iurking differences. Macron, 40, treads a diplomatic tightrope with the prince as he seeks to bolster his ties with the world's top oil exporter while also managing relations with Saudi Arabia's arch-rival lran. 'fhe two leaders will now work on a "strategic document" involving a $eries of contracts to bc signcd by Macron du ng a visit to Saudi Arabia later this ycar, his office said. In a trip that appcars focused on tou sm, culturc and the ans, the p nces delegation is sct to host a forum with multiple French busincss titans, which could trigger a host of mcmorandums of understandinq. (T.O.r.,10/04)

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Unplanned urbanisetion pose serious development challenge$i India to UN Unplanned urbanisation and migration pose serious development challenges in terms of delivery of serviccs and living condition$, India has said at a UN session and called for a comprehensive approach to deal with the issues oi sustainable cities and human mobility. Filst Sccretary in lodia's Permalent Mission to the UN paulomi Tripathi said at the 5lsr Session Commission on Population and Dcvelopmcnt thar over hatf of ihe world's population was living in urban areas and the figurc is cxpected to cross a level oftwo-thirds by 2050. 0.E.,r r/04) China launches remote sensing satellites The fir$t group of China's Yaogan,31 remote sensing satellires was launched into space. The launch took place at 12.25 p.m. from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre;Xinhua news agency reported. Thc satcllites wcre carried by a Long March-4c rocket, the 271st mission for the Long March locket family. The mission also sent a micro lanotechnology experimett satellite into orbit.The satellites will be used for electromagnetic envilonment surveys and other related technology tests.China launched the first "yaogan" series satellite, yaogan:1, in 2005. (s.,r r/04) New Zealand halts future oil and gas offEhore exploration permits New Zealand said it would not grant any new permits for offshore oil and gas exploration, takirlg the iddustry by surprise with a decision that it said would push investment overscas. The centre-lcft Labourled governtuent said the move would not affect thc country's 22 existing explorution permits, and any oil and gas discoveries from firms holding those licenses could still lead to mining pcrmits ofup to 40 years. (r.E.,r2l04) U.S. displays military muscle in the South China Sea More than two dozcn F/A- 18 Horners roared off the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt in an car-splitting display of U.S. military might as the aircraft carrier sailed through the South China Sea. The training exercise came ahead ofa port call in the Philippines, which along with seveml other nations is embroilcd in dispures with Beijing over its claim to tlle straregic waters. The demonstntion, dulillg a visit by Philippine generals and journalists, was held just days after Beijing flexed its own military muscle with a huge naval drill involving its sole aircraft carrier and dozens of othe! vessels several hundred kilometres to the north. (H.,r2 / O4',) Anchorage voters are first in US to defeat'bathroom bill' Votcrs in Alaska's largest city have bccome rhe first in the U.S. to dcfeat a so called bathroom bill referendum that asked them to require peoplc to use Bublic bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gcndcr at birth. Anchorage voters turned down a propositio! that would have repealed part of a city ordinancc that allowed people to use public bathroom and locker rooms according to their gender identity and would have instead required them to use those facilities according to their gender at bi h. o.E., 13/04) US announces GSP eligibility review oflndia Based on the market access concerns it has with India, the US announced eligibility rcvlew of lndia for the Ceneralized System of Preferences (GSP). Simultaneously, the US also aunounccd eligibility review ofother two countries - Indonesia and Kazakhstan, which it said was based on conccrns about rhe countries compliancc with the programme. The GSP is the largest and

April 2018 News I)igcst 51 ntemotional New: oldest US trade prefcrencc programme and is designed to promote cconomic development by allowing duty free entry for thousarids of products from de$ignatcd beneficiary countries Congrcss last month had voted to renew the GSP through 2020. For India, the GSP country eligibility review is based on conccrns related to its compliance with the GSP market access critcrion, said the US Trade Representative (USTR). o.E., 13/04) Panama considers building train to coEta Rica with china's help Panama is considering building a passenger tmin to Cosla Rica with China, a project that would require an initial investment of $5 billion, Panama's President told Reuters in an intcrview, a sign of the Asian country's growing iilte.cst in Latin Ame ca. President Juan Carlos Varela said Panama is promoting infrastructure invcstment in geneml and will also auction off a third metro line, with an cxpected $4 billion investment requirement. China has bccome morc involved in Latin America as thc United States, under Prcsident Donald Trump, has taken a morc protectionist stance on tmdc. 0.E., 14l04) All civilised nations must unite to end Syrian civil war: US Defense Secretary tim Mattis A scrics of air strikcs in Syria by the US and its allics were designed to send a "clear messagc { to President Bashar al Assad to stop his chemical weapons programme, US.Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today and asked all civilised nations to urgently unite in ending the Syrian civil wax His remarks came after President Donald Trump announced talgeted strikes on Syria in t collaboration with the UK and lEnce to retaliate against the April 7 chemical attack in the Syrian town of Duma, (t.E.,r 4 / 04) Egypt to extend state ofemergenq/ for three months Egypt is to cxtcnd its nationwide state of emergcncy for threc months from April 14, thc ollicial gazette said early. Eglrpt first imposed the current statc of emergency in Apdl 2017 ,ftcr two church bombings killed at lcast 45 people. It was extended in July and again in October IheD January (T.O.r., 14/04) India seeks China's help for expediting Bengaluru-Chennai rail corridor India has sought China's assistancc to spced up thc Bengaluru-Chennai railway corlidor besidcs redevelopment of Agra and Jhansi railway stations, a senior Indian official said. The request was madc at the Strategic Xconomic Dialogue (SED) held between the two counr es. "Wc offered them speeding up of Bengaluru-Chennai nilway corridor," NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said. The SED was held betweert delegations headed by Mr Kumar and He Lifeng, the chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The proposal was made for increasing the speed of the corridor to 150 kmph. India prcvioulrly made a suggcstion to China for the redevclopment of Agm and lhansi railway station. It has been re cmphasispd.

(H" r 5 / 04) I rial run of Bangladesh"Nepal bus on April 2s Taking anothcr stcp towards seamless passenger vchicle movcmcnt across Bangladcsh, India and Nepal, the thrce governmenrs will carry out a trial. bus run on April 23. Two buses carrying 35 passcnge$ will travel from Dhaka ro Siliguri and onwards to Kathmandu. The trial is scheduled just beforc a mecting'among rcprcscnrarivcs of thc thrce countries to work our

April 20lB Ncws l)igcst Intgrnational News the protocol for movemcnt of passcngcr vehicles and to start negotiations for protocols for movcment of cargo vehiclc$ The thrce counrdes are arso schedu'ied to exchange retters for implcmentarion of Bangladesh, Bhuran, India, Nepal (BBIN) Motor Vehicles Agreement. Bhulan is yel to join thc agrccmcnt. (T.O.Lrs/04) fapan, China pledge to work on economic ties amid heightened trade tensions Foreign Japanese Affai$ Minister Taro Kono and his chinese counreriafi kicked off rhe ffrsr high-lcvel economic talks between their nations in eight years, at a time of tense trade rclations with the United States for both countries. Concem is growing about a tradc row betwecn China and thc United States in which the two nations h'ave threatened each other with ta ffs. ]apan has come in for criticism from U.S. presidett Donald Trump on fade and been hit with tariffs on steel and aluminium, butJapan has not yet tlreatened counter-tariffs. (H.,r6l04) Ireland's tallest tower reopens to public after 4? yearg Ireland s tallest tower has reopened to thc public after 47 year$ following a bomb attack whose perpetrator has not becn officially idcntified until now. Hundreds oftourists, both local and foreign, wcre seen coming in from dilferent corners of the city to visit the O.Connell Tower, rcpofts Xinhua news agency. Located in north Dublin, thc tower was built in lg55 in thc memory ofDaniel O'Coqncll, one ofrhe grcatcst political figures in the first halfofthe 19Ih ccntury in Ireland. O'Connell was kDown for his fight for equal polirical and civil dghrs of Catholics in the countrv.

New york rimes, New yorker win pulitzer for Harvey weinstein reporting tnlltl;iijl"? MeToo yorker The New York Times and The New won the pulitzer prize for public service on April 16 for explosive reporting that brought down Haryey Weinstein ind spawned a cultural watershed on the issue of scxual harassment. The presfigious prize was awarded to the Times team led by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey and New yorker coltributor Ronan Farrdw for rcports that ruincd the career of the Hollywood mogul and sparked an avalanche of accusations against other powerful men. (H.,17 /04) China launches website for people to report spies China has launchcd a website for the public to rcporr on spics and rho$e engaging in activities endangering state secudty and attempt$ to "overthrcw the socialist system". The site, http:/,/www 12399.govcn, was launched in Mandarin and English and iI promises to provide ''materiai or spiritual reward" as an incentivc to Chinese citizens to repofi spies. Thc website provides a platform for people to provide anonymou! tips or reports through their real names. But the Ministry of State Security has statcd that real-name reporting is recommended. [8"17 /04\ India, sweden agree upon'win-win' joinr action plan Primc Minister Narendra Modi and his Swcdish counterpart, Stefan Ldfven, agreed upon a joint action plan (JAP) for both count es ro take forward a wide range of initiative$ in defencc. ' tmde and investment, counter tenorism, renewable energY, smart cities, women's skill dcvelopment, space and science and healthcare, Characte sing rhe JAp as a win,win panDcrship for New Delhi and Stockholm, Mr Modi underscorcd the critical rolc of the

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drill on southeast coast chinese forccs hold live-fire exercise (PLA) ground'iorce'have held a live-fire the Peoptt'" e"*y s the An air unit of iid The exe-rcise'. which involved china's southeast coast'''0"'"tton tn" g'"ttlf i"*" and off ttni"Jn"rt*p"ts' was an annual roudne arrangement coordination of various rypes as saying *u"t "' xnttut quot"o ttt" gtound force resrcd its all-weath cr .o "up'ouiil (s.,I9l04) to air pollution for over half of global deaths due India, china account half ol global togcthcr atcount forrnore than A us sludv has esrimatcd tn"t tiitn'n" Air sl udy' 'no" iffects Inst iture s Sta-te of Global ro air pollut ion tlt" t""tJ with an dearhs due t*po'ut" to tir pollution combincd rclca$ed in Boston h"' "lm'"ittiti"ini'"t'ing The rcport ' "tto'ouno ti""iit"g i-;i":" in health- burden from bad air' ageing populadon has lcd ro to* s Io 'tt"uc srarrcd srabilising thal china s PM2 b po i"""it 'xposurc statcs a steep rise^ald,1lcople in India also "u"on'startcd Jcclining but it's on .particulate pollution has (T.o.I.,19/04)

as new NASA chief US Senate conftrms tim Bridenstine pr""iaent Oon"ta Ttt!ll:1T::'1 Representative Jim The US Senate has confirmed voted 50 49 on Senate narrowly o: Bridensrine to lead the US .p""" Thy:Eday Bridenstinc a "g"n"V.ift" as NASAs l3th adminisrrator' lines to con{irm U'to"""u'tt"'i"' t"*t rjarrisan ait*tot ot I'ulsa Air and space Museum US Naw R"'u*" ;ilot in the ""o 'oi'i"'iu"t"uiJu in 2012'he to represent oklahoms s First and ?lanetarium, was electcd . i;; u;'i;;;** congrcssional District. (I.E.,20/04)

diamond Scientists find way to bend, stretch has found that diamond' thc stfongest,of An international team of rescarchers "tt l"]-Yil and tn'p uu* t:1" materials, can bend ana tuitt-tlto ":tr%TI:;t";"ffJl:I "t'"ttt' "ubt"' to a-variety of diaml in the Sciencc opcned thc door Dublished iournal uliornp'iilro tt tii'o imaging' optoelcctronics' and applicadons such as s"n,lng, a"t"'"li''"g1' drug dclivery, Xinhua repofieo (S,,20l04)

antique$ china launches database for $tolen foreign ThestatcAdmidstlationofculmralHeritage(SACH)launchedadatabasefolstolenforeign una The administrarion antiqucs to prevcnt s,,"rt and "nicing intensify"i"culatinq rhe supervision li^:lii' over lhe entry (o to ask ent"y "ntiquut'iot oiiiaes io will on "*n "*".rn",ion ptr"ttion'r *stitutioffi' practitione$ and the cxit ;f stolen foreign ,ntiqu"" rt items' "i''o"t"i"Jo" to avoid the purchasc or sale of such ;ilil;il;,# a","t'"* it"- 'it" io timc' l)igesl April201B Ncws I nternotional News thc damage to cultural hcritage has bccomc a common challenge for the international communiry, and- the stealing and trafficking of anriques h"" il;;;; the hisrorical culrural legacy ---'-o-- and of many counrries, rhe SACH sa"id in the statem;;r

(r.8.,21 / 04) North Korea has suspended nuclear, ballistic mi$sile te$ting, announces Kim long Un Nofih Korea said it has suspenderi nuclear and long mnge mi$iile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site. The North's official Korean Centrai News Agency .aid the country ts mating the move to shift its national focus end improve its economy. The North also vowed to actively engagc rMith regional neighbouru and rhe international community to secure peacc in the Korcan Peninsula and creatc an.'optimal international environmenr.ito build its cconomy.1.hc annouDccments came days bcforc No h Korean lcadcr Kim ]ong Un is set to meer South Korcan President Moon in Jae in a border truce villagc for a rare s'ummii arrnea at resor,ring thc nuclear standoif wirh pyongyang.

(r.8.,2r / O4) Russia bans Google Ip addresses to block Telegmm Russian telccome watchdog Roskomnadzor said that it had banned a number of Google Ip addresses that allow instalt messaging service Telegmm to escape blockage in Russii over user data disputes. Google failed to meet the requirements of Roskomnadzor and in violarion of a cou verdict continued to allow Teleglam to use its Ip addresses to carry out activitie$ in Russia," Roskomnadzor said. Roskomnadzor began blocking the messaging service in accordance with a court decision due to its refusal to provide encryption keys necessary to decode uscr data. (s.,22/O4) Commonwealth backs Charles as next head Princc Charles is to be the next head ofthe Commonwcalth, Commonwealth leaders decidcd at the end of a rwo-day summit in London. lt followcd in the wake of thc Queen expressing her strong wish that her son, thc Prince ol Walcs, be her successor to thc role that she took ovcr liom her farher in 1952. \H.,22/04) G7 foreign ministers' $ummit oppose$ Russia's behavior: US ofricial Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industdalized nations were united in opposing Russia's destabilizing behavior while agrceing to leave the door open for dialogue with Moscow, a senior US official said. The ministers, meeting in Toro[to for two days, discussed tensions with Moscow, Iran and North Korea, while also addressing political problems in Venczuela aDd Myanmax (t.8.,2s/o4) Rome celebrates its 2,771st birthday Celebrations took place across Rome as thc capital of Italy commemorated its founding 2,771 years ago. Mayor Virginia Raggi placed a wreath ar rhe AItar of the Farherland, a lgrh,cenrury monument in ccntral Rome in honuor of King Victor Emmanuel ll who presided ovcr rhe unification of Italy, Xinhua reported. 'Thrce days of cvcnts to creatc community and celebrate loHcl hcrl (s '23'104) SCO Defence, Foreign Minister$' meeting begins in Beijing SCO Defcnce, Foreign Ministers' meeting begin$ in Beijing The meetings of the defence and

April 2018 News Digest lnternationol News rorc,sn minisrer\ orrhc:lTei::t::,t"::li";,:l*,ffii:"X';f,?*"iH::::;[1"* l;111": Ministcr Nirmala sitharamxn "l:':-;;;;;"..";i,trrr"*"n tr'o last night attendcd mecrings are being hcld ""tiued Thcrwo "i:llt-'i:.;;;;,;;k o".i'in ir,. ior"ign ministers mceting i"' rhe"sco summir to bc hcrd in rhc 'i:"Tfl:Tlil:ffi iifi";"*;i; :]il:;;;J;";;' attend Minister t'larendra Modi is likcly to it chines; ciry of Qingdao in Junc Primc $.24/04)

weapons use growing' UN warns Threat ofnuclear and claiming that nucleat ut" necessary UN official denounced growing rhJtoric lH: A top t"*! ut"a *""t on the r-ise "The threat of the use' warncd that the risk of *ttt -o"p3t'- -i'-J'o**g; represcntative for intcntional or otherwise' o' nucr""i't"""ii'it Non preiimlnary revicw:T Yi:,::fmcedng of the Nuclear aiTairs, Izumi Nakamitsu' told a disarmamcnt ttrc height of the cold wat a hail (Np r)' The Np r; iiiJ"Jt it*"att""a tt Proliicration Treaty puls the onus on nuclcar p,"u"nt tn" aromic wcapons but also century a8o, sccks to Geneva mccnn8" stocKpue.'pt""a But "fspcaking ar the. opening.,of statcs to rcducc thetr -the that gave birth .thc to"Oli tal"" siriifar to the context Nakamirsu warned ttrat worto "ttattenges ro the NPT: e.,24/O4) visa holders Us plans to end work permits for spouses of Il-18 ofH-1B visa holders to administration is planning to end allowing spouses The Donald'l'rump mav have a ts, a top lederal agencv official has told layli\e1'^lht ;;;;i;g"lly;lh; the obama-era'o'" rule could impact on tcn" of thousani' oi lndians The move to end devastating permits H-4 is issued .ore than 70,000 H-4 visas holders' who have work ;;;i;;;;;;" are high skilled of HlB visa trolaers, a significantlv large number of whom ;;;';il;; issued bv thc pioi."riJn"l, f.o. rrtdia Thcy had obtained work pcrmits under a special order prcvious obama administration. (s.,2sl04)

china siguals shift in stance on border row with lndia jinping and P me Minister Modi in China said the upcoming summit bctwecn ?residcnt Xi gradually help resolvc the bordcr row and wuhan was a trust building cxercise which would cnablc the two countries to addrcss major global problcms jointly (H.,2Sl04)

US, France for new lran-N-deal Donald Trump calied Frcnch President Emmanuel Macron and his American counterpart the three-vear-old j"*iry f". a new nuclear deal with lran' aftcr the US lcader denounced tried to persuade him not to walk accord as "insanc " T.orop ru,ope"n allies have repeatcdly " the guarantce 01 a ,!v"y i"ot rhe 2015 deal, which gave Imn massive sanctions relicf.and could be used to dcvelop an civilian nuclcar program in rcturn'for curbs on programs that ballistic missilc programs or atomic wcapon. it did not tacklc wcstcrn complaints about lran's suppol for tcrorists groups across the Middlc East. e.,26104)

More than 70 nations hold talks on terror financing in Paris on how to chokc ofl About 500 cxpcrls iiom morc tnan 70 nations are holdiDg talks in Paris two-day intcrnational financing for the lslamic Statc group and Al-Qaida Meeting opens a rhc banner "No MoneY confcren'cc championcd by Frcnch Prcsident Emmanucl Macron undcr

56 npril 2018 News l)igcst International N ews for'error" Islamic statc revenucs aronc arc cstimated at $2.5 bilrion between 2014 and 20 r6, according to the French prcsident's officc

(r.E.,26 O4) Kim / long Un makes history, crosscs border to meet his rival with a singre stcp over a weathercd. cracked srab of concretc, North I(orcan leader Kim Jorg Un madc hisrory crcssing over thc world,s most heavily arrn"; t;;;;;;;;;"", his rival, Sourh Korean Prcsidenr Moon in, for ralks lae on N""rh K;";;;, ;;il;;;;;"". Mr. Kim rhcn invited Mr. Moon to cross briefly north with htm before they reiurn"a ,o iii ,oo,f,".n ,i0". (H.,27 / 04) Senate approves Pompeo as US secretarv ofstate US Senatc votcd to afprove former CIA director pompeo Mke as secretary of state, after a bruising tattlc by Democrats against president Donald Trump,s noIni."". V" pompeo, who eamed Mr. Trump's coofidence after year a at the CIA, was acc;sed by Democrats as being too bellicose and harbouring anti Muslim and homophoiic ,"ntiro"*..'gu,-;ftur Uarety gettin! thc nomiration past Senate the Foreign Rclations Committee, Mr pompeo wa$ caslly confirmed by thc cntire body in a votc ofiZ aZ, wlth a handtut oii"_o".ru" lacing tough re-elcction battles voting in favour. ""nators (H.,27 /04\ China conducts fresh drills near Taiwan china confirmed that had put it into a scrvice a n€w mi$silc that chinese media has dubbed the "Guam killer" for its pacific ability to hit the u.s. ocean base with a coDvenrional or nuclear weapon. China is in the midst of an ambitious modernisation prcgramme for its armed lbrces, developing stealth fighters, aircraft carricrs and advanced missile$ as it strives to become a world class milirary by the middlc ofrhe ccntury. \H''27 /04) 'India should get sanctions waiver, The secretary of state should be allowed to grant waiver to countdes such as rndia that will otherwise come undcr Amcrican sanctions undcr a new American law that intends to targct Russia, Sccrctary of Defence .Jamcs Mattis told lawmakers. Countering America,s Advcrsa es Through Sanctions Act or CAATSA mandates thc U.S ?residcnt to impose sanctions on enrities that have transactions with Rus$ian defcnce and intelligence seciors. India being a closc dclence partner of Russia is a potential target of such sanctions, along with some oihcr kcy Amcrican allies such as Vietnam and Turkev. 0r.,28l04) ASEAN to discuss economic ties, Rohingya issue, Korea summit Southcast Asian leaders are expectcd to discuss economic cooperation and Myanmar,s rcfugec cnsrs at a summit in Singapore. Analysts say they will be taking cues from landmark mecting bctwccn North Koreas Kim Jong Un and South Koreas Moon Jae_In. The Association of Southcast A$ian Nations, a 10-member bloc, has long campaigned for dialogue and peace on the Korean Penin$ula. Foreign ministers met in Singapore to affirm a common vision amid happenings within and bcyond the group ( LE.,2a/04) Russia, Turkey and Iran hold Syria talks Russian Foreign Minister Sergci Lavrov hostecl his Iranian and Turkey counterparts for talks on Syria in thc wake of an allcged chemical attack that has cxposed iilf"""nces bctwccn rhc n pril 201u Ncws Digcsl 57 International News

havc three powers rhc three nir.tions year ::$:1f :iiffi't$:IT; conflict at talks that started last ijix;Hll"l;:il:,lT.t UN-backed ceneva initiative. . (H.,291O4)

upgrade its fleet of F'16 warplanes Grecce to F-16 warplanes' a an upgrade for its flect of US-made ;r;"* Siurd"y emPrgcncy mcclin( "nnoun""d oting to- tott An pro{rammc". pcnding ou"' p""t ilinii' "onccrnt. Alpxis 'rtn 'o chaircd by Primc Mlnister tv rhe governmnnr council ot lorcrgn iii"'ttlrrJ'n"f""t" Tiipras approved the decision. (H.,29l04) scandal Amber Rudd resigns over immigration U.I(. Home Secretary quit the as pressure mourtcd' on her to Britain's Home Secretary Amber ttudd resigned mistreatment of long term UK residents Cabinet post amid a scandal ou"'-"u'ho"lt-i"" Commons nuaa' tno *ut au" to make a House of wrongly labellcd as itt"gut itlntg'^nt'i"M'; increasing pressure to. quit over the scandal statement later in the day, n"o oot" una"t "windrush f from the so'called involving caribbean imrnlg"unt" *tri tlt" "*gftti" over'tt'ux the existence of uK Home officc qcncn on from thc 1940s sh" ;';;";i;;ttitism knowlcdge ofthem l"portution turg"t. und her (H,,30/04) of entertainment resort' 2 1/2 times size saudi Arabia launches multi-biuion dollar World Disney ground-breaking Mohammcd Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince 9t",Sttt"-'1t^tjt:j:d*lhe to opcn rcsort that is at the hcart of an ambitious strategy cercmony of a vast entertainment is bcing qiddiyu' about an ttouis drive from Riyadh' the economy and ease social restncii-o-n' world lt will (g,qoo-u"tct iii'l'ttz times the size-oJ Drsnev built on a 334 $q km vacation ';;ii park"s' motor sports' cultural evcnts' and include a Six Ilags theme p"'*' t"'"t when the qiaorya t" 1 6 milion visilors annually homes. A spokesman saia Jxie""" ""t""t in first phasc opens 2022 (T.O.I.,30/04)

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