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Current Connect June CURRENT CONNECT JUNE - 18 North Delhi Central Jaipur Bhopal Patna Indore Delhi 2521, Hudson 1/1-A, 2nd 403-404, Apex 43, R.R. Arcade, Above Toyota 232-233, 2nd Line, Vijay Nagar, Floor, Old Tower, Lal 2nd Floor, Zone II Showroom, Floor,Veda Near GTB Nagar RajenderNgr. Kothi, Tonk M.P.Nagar, Exhibition Road, Building, Metro Station, Market, Near Road Bhawar Kuan Karol Bagh Square, Delhi 110009. Metro Stn, J a i p u r - Bhopal-462011. Patna-800001. Tel: 9717380832 Delhi - 110060. 302015. Tel: 7509975361 Tel: Indore - Tel: Tel:82908004 9386337412 452001. 9811293743 41 Tel: 9893772941 For any Query regarding Current Connect Pls. e-mail us at: [email protected] (CURRENT CONNECT-JUNE-18) 2 Page KSG – (DELHI VN) 9717380832, (DELHI RN), (JAIPUR) 8290800441, (BHOPAL)7509975361, (PATNA) 7463950774, (INDORE) 7314977441, www.ksgindia.com (CURRENT CONNECT-JUNE-18) INDEX 1. Swaminathan Commission Report 5 2. Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Amendment Bill 6 3. Article 35 A 7 4. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights 9 5. Lateral entry into Civil Services 10 6. COP CONNECT- a digital arsenal 11 7. NITI Aayog Governing Council 12 8. Centre for United Nations Peacekeeping (CUNPK) 13 9. Women Wizards Rule Tech (W2RT) 14 10. India Smart Cities Awards 15 11. National Testing Agency (NTA) 15 12. Cross-Border Insolvency 16 13. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 18 14. Women in Prisons 18 15. ReUnite 20 16. Jiribam-Tupul-Imphal Railway Project 20 17. Draft Higher Education Commission of India 20 (Repeal of University Grants Commission Act) Bill, 2018 18. Child Labour 21 19. Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) 22 20. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana (DDU-GKY) 24 21. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Livelihoods Mission(DAY-NRLM) 25 22. Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana (National Urban Livelihoods Mission) 27 23. India BPO promotion scheme 28 24. Swajal Scheme 28 25. Inter-Linking of Rivers 30 26. Par-Tapi-Narmada inter-state river link project 31 27. Suryashakti Kisan Yojana 32 28. Solar Charkha Mission 32 29. Van Dhan Scheme 33 30. Parivartan scheme 34 31. Odisha starts health insurance scheme for journalists 35 32. JANAUSHADHI SUVIDHA 35 33. Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) 36 34. PM visit to Southeast Asia 37 35. Geo-Intelligence Asia - 2018 39 36. IBSA Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 39 37. Global Peace Index 2018 39 38. MoU between India and Oman on Cooperation in the peaceful uses of outer space 40 39. Hague treaty 41 40. United Nation Security Council 41 41. Nepal-Bharat Maitri Irrigation Project 42 42. Assumption Island deal drifts 42 43. SAARC fund 43 44. Nuclear Suppliers Group 44 45. U.S. withdraws from U.N. Human Rights Council 45 46. U.S. postpones 2+2 dialogue with India 46 47. Greece financial crisis 47 48. COMCASA 48 3 49. OPEC agrees to lift output 49 Page KSG – (DELHI VN) 9717380832, (DELHI RN), (JAIPUR) 8290800441, (BHOPAL)7509975361, (PATNA) 7463950774, (INDORE) 7314977441, www.ksgindia.com (CURRENT CONNECT-JUNE-18) 50. Charlevoix G7 Summit 2018 50 51. United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) 51 52. Odisha beach is Asia’s first to get ‘Blue Flag’ tag 51 53. Environment Ministry, Teri Sign MOU 52 54. Ganga Praharis 53 55. Ensemble Prediction Systems (EPS) 54 56. NITI Aayog preparing roadmap for full-scale methanol economy 55 57. Ministry of Water Resources accepts two major irrigation and four flood management projects from six states 55 58. World Ocean Day 2018 56 59. Composite Water Management Index 56 60. World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 17 June 58 61. Google flood forecasting 59 62. Government declares national targets for off-shore wind power 60 63. The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2018 60 64. Chilika Lake 61 65. Global Environment Facility (GEF) 62 66. Aldabra Giant Tortoises 63 67. Govt hikes ethanol price 63 68. Uranium contamination in India’s groundwater 64 69. ‘EPIC’ planet 66 70. Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe (IMAP) 66 71. KATRIN experiment 66 72. Lymphatic Filariasis 67 73. Dam Safety Bill, 2018 67 74. Glonass-M navigation satellite 68 75. WHO releases new global classification of diseases 69 76. Ban on Oxytocin 69 77. National healthcare facility registry 70 78. Urban Co-operative Banks now Have a Chance to Become SFBs 71 79. Small Finance Banks 73 80. Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) 74 81. Financial Literacy Week-2018 76 82. Reserve Bank of India Aims to Tighten Working capital loans] 76 83. Business correspondents of Banks 77 84. Export Credit Guarantee Corporation 78 85. Delta Ranking by Niti Ayog 79 86. The Salary Surge Report 80 87. National Data Centre 81 88. World Poverty Clock Study 82 89. Global realty transparency index 83 90. Ambubachi Mela 83 91. Sant Kabir 84 92. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay 84 93. AITUC 85 94. MoU between India and Viet Nam 85 95. Concept Clearing Assignment 85 96. P.T Oriented Questions 86 4 Page KSG – (DELHI VN) 9717380832, (DELHI RN), (JAIPUR) 8290800441, (BHOPAL)7509975361, (PATNA) 7463950774, (INDORE) 7314977441, www.ksgindia.com (CURRENT CONNECT-JUNE-18) Swaminathan Commission Report In News As farmers stage agitations in several states, the importance of implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report has been highlighted. The report that suggests reforms in the interests of farmers is being touted as the solution to the problems of farmers agitating across states. What is the Swaminathan Commission? The government of India constituted the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) on November 18, 2004. The NCF was chaired by Professor M.S. Swaminathan. The reports had suggestions for “faster and more inclusive growth” for farmers as was envisaged in the Planning Commission’s Approach to 11th Five Year Plan. The fifth report was the most crucial as it contained suggestions for inclusive growth of farmers and agriculture sector. NCF’s Swaminathan Commission Report aimed at working out a system for food and nutrition security, sustainability in the farming system, enhancing quality and cost competitiveness of farm commodities and also to recommend PEPPER IT WITH measures for credit and other marketing related steps. Indian Trade Organisation, What were the Commission’s observations? Venture Capital, Contract The Commission observed that farmers needed to have an Farming assured access to and control over rightful basic resources. These basic resources include land, water, bioresources, credit and insurance, technology and knowledge management, and markets. It observed that agriculture must be implemented in the concurrent list from the state list — hence putting it as a matter of concern for both the Union and the states. What are the Commission’s key recommendations? 1. Land Reforms: Distribute ceiling-surplus and waste lands; Prevent diversion of prime agricultural land and forest to corporate sector for non- agricultural purposes. Ensure grazing rights and seasonal access to forests to tribal and pastoralists, and access to common property resources. Establish a National Land Use Advisory Service, which would have the capacity to link land use decisions with ecological meteorological and marketing factors on a location and season specific basis. Set up a mechanism to regulate the sale of agricultural land, based on quantum of land, nature of proposed use and category of buyer. It recommended access to common property resources. One main case was establishing a National Land Use Advisory Service. The purpose of this service would be to connect land usage decisions with ecological meteorological and marketing factors. 2. Irrigation Reforms: A comprehensive set of reforms to enable farmers to have sustained and equitable access to water. Increase water supply through rainwater harvesting and recharge of the aquifer should become mandatory. "Million Wells Recharge" programme, specifically targeted at private wells should be launched. Substantial increase in investment in irrigation sector under the 11th Five Year Plan apportioned between large surface water systems; minor irrigation and new schemes for groundwater recharge. 3. Productivity Growth: Substantial increase in public investment in agriculture related infrastructure particularly in irrigation, drainage, land development, water conservation, research 5 development and road connectivity etc. Page KSG – (DELHI VN) 9717380832, (DELHI RN), (JAIPUR) 8290800441, (BHOPAL)7509975361, (PATNA) 7463950774, (INDORE) 7314977441, www.ksgindia.com (CURRENT CONNECT-JUNE-18) A national network of advanced soil testing The Commission for Agricultural Costs laboratories with facilities for detection of & Prices (CACP) is an attached office of micronutrient deficiencies. the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Promotion of conservation farming, which Welfare, Government of India. will help farm families to conserve and improve soil health, water quantity and The Commission comprises a quality and biodiversity. Chairman, Member Secretary, one 4. Credit and Insurance: Member (Official) and two Members Expand outreach of formal credit system; reduce (Non-Official) crop loan interest rates to 4%; provide moratorium It is mandated to recommend minimum on debt recovery; agricultural risk fund; kisan credit cards for women farmers; integrated credit- support prices (MSPs) to incentivize the cum-crop-livestock human health insurance cultivators to adopt modern package; crop insurance across country for all technology, and raise productivity and crops with reduced premiums; sustainable overall grain production in line with the livelihoods for the poor, investment in human emerging demand patterns
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