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President Inaugurates 21St World Mental Health Conference Prime NOVEMBER 02, 2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS President inaugurates 21st World Mental Health Conference President Shri Ramnath Kovind inaugurated the 21st World Mental Health Conference in New Delhi today (November 2, 2017). ● This conference was organized by the World Federation for Mental Health in collaboration with the Conference Career Foundation and other organizations. ● In his address on this occasion the President said that for the first time in NATIONAL India, the World Mental Health Conference is being organized. NEWS ● The number of cases related to mental health is increasing in our country. ● According to the National Mental Health Survey 2016, 14 percent of India's total population is suffering from mental health problems. ● The President said that the people living in metros and the risk of mental illness in the youth are the highest. ● 65% of India's population is under 35 years of age. ● The rapid urbanization of our society is taking place, in this way the risk of possible mental health pandemic has also increased. Prime Minister will inaugurate the World Food India Festival - 201 Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the World Food Bharat Festival (WFI) - 2017 in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on November 03, 2017. ● WFI is the most expected International Mega Food Festival. ● India will welcome the biggest gathering of global investors and industrialists of big companies of food sector in New Delhi during November 3-5, 2017. ● The purpose of the World Food Festival organized by the Ministry of Food NATIONAL Processing Industries under the leadership of the Union Minister Smt. NEWS Harsimrat Kaur Badal is to transform the food economy and to establish India as a preferred investment destination and sourcing hub for the global food processing industry. www.toprankers.com Page 1 of 5 https://www.facebook.com/TopRankersPage/ NOVEMBER 02, 2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS ● For the first time, India is hosting such a function for the food processing sector. ● The World Food India Forum will strengthen India's position as a global food factory and it is a positive step towards the country's food security. ● During the next three years in India, it is expected to attract investment of ten billion dollars in the food processing sector and create one million jobs. Civil Aviation Rule (CAR) Draft Act declaration for citizen use of drones The Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced yesterday the draft rules for civilian use of remote piloted aircraft system ie drone. ● Union Civil Aviation Minister Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Mr. Jayant Sinha gave information to the media. ● According to the pilotless aircraft system draft, the drone is classified according to the maximum weight being taken as follows: ● Nano - less than or equal to 250 grams NATIONAL ● Micro - Over 250 grams and less than or equal to 2 kg NEWS ● Mini - more than 2 kg and less than or equal to 25 kg ● Small - More than 25kg and less than 150 or less ● Large - Over 150 kg ● According to the format of the draft, all types of drones can be displayed in the visual line and only in the day, whose height does not exceed 200 feet. ● The drone is not allowed to carry or carry any dangerous material, animal or human. Minister of State for Defense inaugurated a seminar on "Challenges of tunneling for highways in the Himalayan region" The Minister of State for Defense, Dr. Subhash Bhamre inaugurated a two-day seminar organized on 'Challenges to design, investigate, design and manufacture tunnels for highways in the Himalaya region'. www.toprankers.com Page 2 of 5 https://www.facebook.com/TopRankersPage/ NOVEMBER 02, 2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS ● This seminar has been organized by the Border Roads Organization (BRO). ● Addressing the program, Dr. Bhamre said that road infrastructure plays an important role in attracting foreign investment and attracting foreign countries to the mainland, creating the country's development, employment generation. ● The infrastructure of roads in the Himalayas has special significance, because it is the only means of transport and development of the residents of this region. ● From the point of view of security, the role of roads used in all seasons NATIONAL becomes even more important. NEWS ● Dr. Bhamre said that many challenges have to be faced in the construction of road network in upper-Himalayan regions. ● The only solution in many areas is to build a tunnel. ● Therefore, construction of tunnels for road and rail networks in the Himalayan region is of particular importance, although initially it seems highly expensive. ● Dr. Subhash Bhamre further said that the country is progressing rapidly in the field of tunnel construction for roads and railways. Integrated Quarter Master Package (IQMP) software application released for Indian Army Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Sharat Chand released Integrated Quarter Master Package (IQMP) software application for the Indian Army in a program held on 2 November 2017 in South Block. ● IQMP is web based software developed by the Army Software Development Center in collaboration with M / s TCS Limited. ● This application is related to the logistics requirements of a military unit. ● This application will replace applications like 'Clothing' and 'Quarter Master NATIONAL Package'. NEWS ● There are 13 modules in this package, which will meet the military unit level logistic requirements at the level of automation. ● Various types of military units can be changed according to this application and data and other information can be shared. ● The purpose of developing the software is to bring speed, stability and transparency in the logistics context at the military unit level. www.toprankers.com Page 3 of 5 https://www.facebook.com/TopRankersPage/ NOVEMBER 02, 2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS ● This will help in effective logistics management and decision making and thus help the military units to get ready for the war. For the first time in India, a 220 KV voltage level sub-station was constructed at an altitude of 11,500 ft Powergrid successfully completed the work of 220 KV Sustaining (Srinagar) -Help Transmission Line 220 KV S / C Leh-Khalasi line section with 220/66 KV GIS sub-station in Leh and Khalasi on October 31, 2017. ● For the first time in India, 220 KV voltage level sub-station has been constructed at an altitude of 11,500 ft. ● This prestigious project of the Government of India linking the Leh-Ladakh NATIONAL region with the grid in Jammu and Kashmir. NEWS ● The strategic importance of this project was laid on 12 August 2014 by the Prime Minister. ● The implementation of Srinagar-Leh transmission system has been handed over to Power Grid Corporation of India (Powergrid). ● On the launch of these facilities, the facility of power supply from the Hydroelectric power station of Neemo Bajo (3x15 MW) in the Leh-Ladakh region will be facilitated. ● The work of the remaining section of the project ie Khalasi-Kargil-Dras-Alsteng (Srinagar) section is in progress. ● On completion of this, with reliability in all seasons, the facility of transmission of electricity in the Ladakh region can be provided directly from the Northern Grid. Nitin Gadkari reviewed PMKSY project in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka Central Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Conservation Minister, Shri Nitin Gadkari reviewed the Prime Minister's Agricultural Irrigation Scheme (PMKSY) projects in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka states at a high level meeting in New Delhi NATIONAL yesterday. NEWS ● Expressing satisfaction over the progress of various PMKSY projects in NATIONAL these states, Shri Gadkari asked the officers to implement the pending NEWS projects without any delay as per the prescribed time limit. ● The Minister said that one of the eight PMKSY projects in Andhra Pradesh has been completed and six will be completed during the current financial year. www.toprankers.com Page 4 of 5 https://www.facebook.com/TopRankersPage/ NOVEMBER 02, 2017 CURRENT AFFAIRS ● He said that the remaining one project will be completed during the next financial year. ● Regarding Odisha, the Minister said that out of eight PMKSY projects, two have been completed and three will be completed during the current financial year. ● He said that the remaining three projects will be completed during the next financial year. ● On the AIBP projects of Karnataka, the Minister informed that a project has been completed and the remaining four will be completed during the next financial year. ● The Central Water Resources Ministry and senior officials of the three states participated in the meeting. Dharmendra Pradhan will attend the Round Table Meeting of 7th Asian Energy Ministers The Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today concluded a two-day visit to Bangkok where he participated in the Round Table Meeting of 7th Asian Energy Ministers organized by the International Energy Forum (IEF). ● India is currently the Chairman of the IEF, which is the largest intergovernmental organization in the oil and gas sector of 72 member countries where 90 per cent of global supply and demand of oil and gas is met. ● Member countries include developing, developing, OPEC, non-OPEC and G-20 countries. ● 18 countries of G20 countries are members of the IEF. NATIONAL ● During his visit Shri Pradhan met the Ministers of Petroleum and Natural EWS Gas from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Thailand, Bahrain, Brunei, N Bangladesh, Myanmar, Kuwait, Yemen and other countries. ● Addressing a full session on natural gas, he outlined the importance of recovering from market and policy barriers and moving towards a flexible, transparent and non-discriminatory global LNG business system. ● He also underlined the efforts of the government to move towards a gas based economy and in terms of opportunities for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the construction of infrastructure for gas including LNG Terminal, Pipeline, CGD etc.
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