Aug 31, 2017
Aug 30, 2017
[CA] Women Transforming India Awards, 2017
NITI Aayog recognized the exceptional work of 12 women
in critical areas such as preventing violence against women; bridging the
gender gap in education; providing healthcare; building livelihoods and
enterprises for women; and promoting inclusion for persons with disabilities.
The awardees were selected after a rigorous process by
an eminent jury comprising P.T. Usha, track and field Olympian; Pooja Thakur,
Wing Commander, Indian Air Force; Nirupama Rao, Former Foreign Secretary and
Ambassador, Arvind Panagariya, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog; Amitabh Kant, CEO,
NITI Aayog and Yuri Afanasiev, UN Resident Coordinator.
Launched on International Women’s Day on 8 March, the
contest aimed to gather lesser-own stories of women leading change. It was
hosted on MyGov.in and ran till 1 June and was supported by an extensive
outreach campaign to promote equal opportunity for women.
TOP 6 CONTESTANTS
1) Laxmi
Agarwal: Uttar Pradesh; Attacked in 2005 in broad daylight at the age of 15,
Laxmi Aggarwal is today a champion of violence against women. She has filed
public interest litigations in India’s highest court to restrict the sale of
acid.
2) Safeena
Husain: West Bengal; The founder and executive director of Educate Girls, a
non- profit organization working for girls’ education, Safeena Husain has
worked to bring education to some of India’s most backward districts.
3) Kamal
Kumbhar: Maharashtra; Broke free from the shackles of poverty and a suffocating
marriage to create a micro-enterprise network, enabling women like herself to
realise their dreams of a brighter tomorrow.
4) Subasini
Mistry: Uttar Pradesh; After losing her husband at a young age, Subasini Mistry
saved for two decades to build a hospital for the needy.
5) Arunima
Sinha: Uttar Pradesh; Is the first female amputee to scale the highest mountain
in the world.
6) Jamuna
Tudu: Jharkhand; Along with her band of women activists, Jamuna Tudu has
conserved 50 hectares of forest land around her village in Jharkhand, taking on
encroachers with little more than bows and arrows and courage.
RUNNERS-UP
1) Rajlakshmi
Borthakur: Karnataka; Determined to save her child’s life, Rajlakshmi Borthakur researched epilepsy for more than
three years and developed a simple wearable device, a smart glove, that can
predict epileptic seizures before they happen
2) Harshini
Kanhekar: Maharashtra; is India’s first woman firefighter.
3) Sunita
Kamble: Maharashtra; As a goat doctor in the severely drought affected region,
Sunita Kamble worked with her team to protect the community’s livestock and
create alternative and sustainable livelihood opportunities for women.
4) Kiran Kanojia:
Haryana; Survivor of a horrific accident, Kiran Kanojia, is a champion blade
runner, constantly pushing the limits on her quest for the next challenge.
5) Shima
Modak: Meghalaya; For almost a decade, Shima Modak has been working
relentlessly for the welfare of the distressed. Albeit with very little
financial assistance, Shima has helped improve the future of children in her
community by taking free education to the doorstep of the vulnerable.
6) Kanika
Tekriwal: Madhya Pradesh; A self-made aviation entrepreneur and cancer
survivor, Kanika Tekriwal launched her company, JetSetGo in 2013. JetSetGo,
India’s first marketplace for chartered jets, is an interactive
technology-driven platform enabling users to charter aircrafts and helicopters
around India.
Aug 29, 2017
[CA] PMAY(Urban)
Andhra Pradesh is far ahead of others in sanctions under
PMAY(Urban) accounting for 20.71% of all the houses sanctioned so far. Details
of top ten States in respect of number of sanctioned houses under PMAY (Urban)
are:
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#
|
State
|
No of affordable
Houses sanctioned
|
Total investment
Approved (Rs. Cr)
|
Central Assistance
Approved (Rs. Cr)
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
5,41,300
|
31,056
|
8,138
|
|
2
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Tamil Nadu
|
3,35,039
|
11,987
|
5,090
|
|
3
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Madhya Pradesh
|
2,87,101
|
19,502
|
4,415
|
|
4
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Karnataka
|
2,03,260
|
9,282
|
3,345
|
|
5
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Gujarat
|
1,72,816
|
11,497
|
2,493
|
|
6
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West Bengal
|
1,44,904
|
5,920
|
2,186
|
|
7
|
Maharashtra
|
1,44,165
|
15,868
|
2,244
|
|
8
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1,20,028
|
4,767
|
1,959
|
|
9
|
Jharkhand
|
95,742
|
3,561
|
1,474
|
|
10
|
Bihar
|
88,375
|
3,915
|
1,454
|
These 10 States account for 82% of the total 26,13,568 houses so
far sanctioned under PMAY(Urban).
Aug 28, 2017
[CA] World Badminton Championships 2017
|
Category
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Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
|
|
Men’s Singles
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Viktor Axelsen
(Denmark)
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Lin Dan
(China)
|
Son Wan-ho
(South Korea)
|
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Chen Long
(South Korea)
|
|||
|
Women’s Singles
|
Nozomi Okuhara
(Japan)
|
P. V. Sindhu
(India)
|
Chen Yufei
(China)
|
|
Saina Nehwal
(India)
|
|||
|
Men’s Doubles
|
Liu Cheng
(China)
|
Mohammad Ahsan
(Indonesia)
|
Takeshi Kamura
(Japan)
|
|
Zhang Nan
(China)
|
Rian Agung Saputro
(Indonesia)
|
Keigo Sonoda
(Japan)
|
|
|
|
|
Chai Biao
(China)
|
|
|
Hong Wei
(China)
|
|||
|
Women’s Doubles
|
Chen Qingchen
(China)
|
Yuki Fukushima
(Japan)
|
Misaki Matsutomo
(Indonesia)
|
|
Jia Yifan
(China)
|
Saaka Hirota
(Japan)
|
Ayaka Takahashi
(Indonesia)
|
|
|
|
|
Kamilla Rytter Juhi
(Denmark)
|
|
|
Christina Pedersen
(Denmark)
|
|||
|
Mixed Doubles
|
Tontowi Ahmad
(Indonesia)
|
Zheng Siwei
(China)
|
Chris Adcock
(England)
|
|
Liliyana Natsir
(Indonesia)
|
Chen Qingchen
(China)
|
Gabrielle Adcock
(England)
|
|
|
|
|
Lee Chun Hei
(Hong Kong)
|
|
|
Chau Hoi Wah
(Hong Kong)
|
Aug 26, 2017
[CA] Agreements / MoUs signed between India and Nepal
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S.No.
|
Title of
Agreement
|
|
1.
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MoU on Modalities for
Utilization of India’s Housing Grant Component to support Reconstruction of
50,000 Houses
|
|
2.
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MoU on Implementation
of the Grant Component of India’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Package in
the Education Sector in Nepal
|
|
3.
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MoU on Implementation
of the Grant Component of India’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Package in
the Cultural Heritage Sector in Nepal
|
|
4.
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MoU on Implementation
of the Grant Component of India’s Post-Earthquake Reconstruction Package in
the Health Sector in Nepal
|
|
5.
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MoU for Implementation
Arrangement on Cost Sharing, Schedules and Safeguard Issues for Construction
of Mechi Bridge under ADB's SASEC Road Connectivity Programme (Tranche 2),
Funded by Government of India
|
|
6.
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MoU on Drug Demand
Reduction and Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs,
Psychotropic Substances and Precursor Chemical and Related Matters
|
|
7.
|
Agreement on
Cooperation in the Field of Standardization and Conformity Assessment
|
|
8.
|
MoU between the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Nepal
|
Aug 25, 2017
[CA/GK] Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Winners - List
|
Year
|
Recipient(s)
|
Discipline(s)
|
|
1991-92
|
Viswanathan Anand
|
Chess
|
|
1992-93
|
Geet Sethi
|
Billiards
|
|
1993-94
|
Homi Motivala
|
Yachting (Team Event)
|
|
Garg Puushpendra Kumar
|
Yachting (Team Event)
|
|
|
1994-95
|
Karnam Malleswari
|
Weightlifting
|
|
1995-96
|
Nameirakpam Kunjarani
|
Weightlifting
|
|
1996-97
|
Leander Paes
|
Tennis
|
|
1997-98
|
Sachin Tendulkar
|
Cricket
|
|
1998-99
|
Jyotirmoyee Sikdar
|
Athletics
|
|
1999-2000
|
Dhanraj Pillay
|
Hockey
|
|
2000-01
|
Pullela Gopichand
|
Badminton
|
|
2001
|
Abhinav Bindra
|
Shooting
|
|
2002
|
K. M. Beenamol
|
Athletics
|
|
2002
|
Anjali Bhagwat
|
Shooting
|
|
2003
|
Anju Bobby George
|
Athletics
|
|
2004
|
Rajyavvardhan Singh
Rathore
|
Shooting
|
|
2005
|
Pankaj Advani
|
Billiards & Snooker
|
|
2006
|
Manavjit Singh Sandhu
|
Shooting
|
|
2007
|
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
|
Cricket
|
|
2008
|
No Award
|
|
|
2009
|
Mary Kom
|
Boxing
|
|
Vijender Singh
|
Boxing
|
|
|
Sushil Kumar
|
Wrestling
|
|
|
2010
|
Saina Nehwal
|
Badminton
|
|
2011
|
Gagan Narang
|
Shooting
|
|
2012
|
Vijay Kumar
|
Shooting
|
|
2012
|
Yogeshwar Dutt
|
Wrestling
|
|
2013
|
Ronjan Sodhi
|
Shooting
|
|
2014
|
No Award
|
|
|
2015
|
Sania Mirza
|
Tennis
|
|
2016
|
P. V. Sindhu
|
Badminton
|
|
Dipa Karmakar
|
Gymnastics
|
|
|
Jitu Rai
|
Shooting
|
|
|
Sakshi Malik
|
Wrestling
|
|
|
2017
|
Devendra Jhajharia
|
Para Athlete
|
|
Sardar Singh
|
Hockey
|
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