WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2018 Asian Games: Neeraj Chopra Fourth Asian electoral Defence Minister Nirmala becomes first Indian to win gold stakeholders forum in Colombo Sitharaman calls on Thai 28 August 2018 (International News) in javelin throw PM Prayut Chan-o-cha 28 August 2018 (Sports News) Sri Lanka, the fourth Asian 28 August 2018 (International News) electoral stakeholders forum Neeraj Chopra became the first Indian (AESF-IV) will begin in The Defence javelin-thrower to win an Asian Games Colombo tomorrow to discuss the Minister Nirmala gold medal as he shattered his own state of elections and democracy Sitharaman called national record by clearing a distance of in the region. The two-day forum on Thai Prime 88.06m in Jakarta. The 20-year-old’s is being held for the first time in Minister Prayut winning throw came in his third attempt. South Asia with support from the Election Commission of Sri Chan-o-cha in He began with 83.46m and fouled the Lanka and the Asian network for free elections (ANFREL). Bangkok. The second attempt. The AESF will be attended by more than 250 delegates from delegation led by Neeraj Chopra’s gold is only the second medal India has won 45 countries. Mrs Sitharaman in javelin throw in Asian Games history after Gurtej Singh The theme is, 'Advancing Election Transparency and Integrity: also called on the Deputy Prime Minister and won bronze in 1982 in New Delhi. Promoting and Defending Democracy Together'. The forum Defence Minister of Thailand. Neeraj won the Federation Cup in March with 85.94m, gives an opportunity for Asian election commissions, election clinched a gold in the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games observers, non-government organizations, and interstate bodies Both the leaders discussed matters concerning with a throw of 86.47m. He was the 2016 IAAF World U20 to gather and discuss the state of elections and democracy in strengthening India-Thailand strategic ties. Champion and holds world junior record setting 86.48 m at the region. India is being represented by Chief Electoral Earlier, Smt Sitharaman inspects the Guard of the U20 championships. Officer of Maharashtra Ashwini Kumar and an NGO. Honour in Bangkok, Thailand. Committee on review of penal MoU signed for skill development of Government announces provisions of Company Act 2013 Arogyamitras under the PMJAY regulations for drones 28 August 2018 (National News) 28 August 2018 (National News) submits final report 28 August 2018 (National News) A Memorandum of The Understanding (MoU) was Government signed between the National announced Skill Development regulations Corporation (NSDC) and which will National Health Agency enable the safe, (NHA), to provide capacity commercial building for Pradhan Mantri usage of Jan Arogya Yojana drones. The (PMJAY) to ensure regulations will effective rollout and be effective continued quality implementation. from 1st of As per the MoU, NSDC will ensure quality training of December this year. Arogyamitra through its network of Skill Development Centres Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said, the functioning under PMKVY and Pradhan Mantri Kaushal regulations are intended to enable visual line-of- Kendras(PMKK). All the currently recruited/ deputed Pradhan sight daytime-only and a maximum of 400 feet The Committee constituted by Government of India in July Arogyamitras will be certified by health care sector skill altitude operations. 2018 to review the existing framework dealing with offences council, the body notified as non-statutory body for health under the Companies Act, 2013 and related matters and sector under the aegis of NSDC. Also air space has been partitioned into Red make recommendations to promote better corporate National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) Zone in which flying is not permitted, Yellow compliance, has submitted its report to the Union Minister The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) is an Zone that is controlled airspace and Green Zone for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley by Indian not-for-profit company set up to address the need for for automatic permission. Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Shri Injeti Srinivas, providing skilled manpower across various industry sectors. It who chaired the committee. was founded in 2009 by the Ministry of Finance, and is These progressive regulations will The main recommendations of the Committee are as follows: currently under the Ministry of Skill Development and encourage a vast Made in India drone (i) Restructuring of Corporate Offences to relieve Special Entrepreneurship, Government of India. industry. He expressed confidence that Courts from adjudicating routine offences Important: (ii) De-clogging the NCLT many new and exciting applications will Shri Dharmendra Pradhan is the Minister of skill Development emerge which will take India’s economy (iii) Recommendations related to corporate compliance and and entrepreneurship & Petroleum and Natural Gas and Shri forward. corporate governance. J.P.Nadda, Minister of Health and family Welfare. Centre signs MoU with 6 states for Nashik Police Commissioner Lakhwar Yamuna basin project in Ravinderkumar Singhal wins the Asian Games: P V Sindhu Uttarakhand Ironman triathlon becomes first Indian 28 August 2018 (National News) shuttler to win Silver medal 28 August 2018 (International News) The Centre signed a 28 August 2018 (Sports News) Memorandum of Understanding with the six PV Sindhu Upper Yamuna basin states became the for the construction of first Indian Lakhwar multi-purpose to win a project in Uttarakhand. Silver medal in The states are Uttarakhand, Badminton Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana, and at the Asian Delhi. Union Minister for Ganga Rejuvenation Nitin Gadkari Games. inked the MoU with the Chief Ministers of these states in In the Gold New Delhi for the project worth 3966.51 crore rupees. medal match at the 18th Asiad in Indonesia, Sindhu seeded 3rd, lost to world number one Lakhwar Project: Tai Tzu-Ying of Chinese Taipei in straight The Lakhwar project envisages construction of a 204-metre games, 13-21, 16-21 to give India its third Silver high concrete dam across river Yamuna in Uttarakhand with Nashik Police Commissioner Ravinderkumar Singhal has of the day. Earlier, India bagged two Silver a live storage capacity of 330.66 million cubic metre, MCM. successfully completed the Ironman triathlon which involves a medals in Archery. set of physically gruelling activities. About PV Sndhu This storage will provide 78.83 MCM water for domestic Pusarla Venkata Sindhu born on 5 July 1995 is and industrial use in the six basin states. It will also irrigate The event, which includes cycling for a staggering 180 km, an Indian professional badminton player. She 33,780 hectares of land and generate 300 Megawatt of swimming for around 4 km and a 42-km full marathon, was became the first Indian woman to win an power. held in France. Olympic silver medal, and one of the two Indian Singhal, 53, completed the triathlon in 15 hours and 13 badminton players to ever win an Olympic Background: minutes as against the stipulated time of 17 hours. medal – other being Saina Nehwal. Sindhu won Upper Yamuna refers to the stretch of River Yamuna from silver in Women's singles at Commonwealth its origin to the Okhla Barrage in Delhi. The six Upper Earlier, model-turned-actor Milind Soman had successfully Games 2018 . She was also a silver medalist at Yamuna Basin states had signed a MoU on 12th May 1994 completed the race in 2015 and Maharashtra's senior IPS the 2017 BWF World Championships and 2018 regarding allocation of surface flow of River Yamuna. officer Krishna Prakash participated in it last year. BWF World Championships consecutively. Railways planning to enable WiFi in 6 thousand railway stations 28 August 2018 (National News) Railway Minister Piyush Goyal addressing a Smart Railways Conclave in New Delhi has said that the railway is planning to enable wifi in six thousand railway stations in the next 6 to 8 months. Figure & Facts: Currently railway is offering free wi-fi service at more than 700 stations across the country. Government is taking fibre optics to country's remotest corners and on the other hand, Railways is working to get technology across the Railways network. In May 2014 the optic fibre cable was about 358 kilometres and today it is about two lakh 30 thousand kilometres in four years. Also 60 per cent of villages are already connected with optic fibre .