Weekly Current Affairs

Weekly  Current Affairs

UPA to bring about new changes in the food bill

The UPA government has finally decided to bring revisions to the National Food Security Bill to ensure wider support in Parliament. The prime minister Manmohan Singh held consultations with senior leaders including the finance minister P.Chidambaram, defence minister A.K Antony, rural development minister Mr. Kamal nath, Human resources development minister M.M Pallam Raju, Women and child development minister Krishna Tirath. The food ministry is to take approval of the law ministry and complete other formalities with the Lok Sabha speaker to move the official amendments.


 ISRO calls for GSLV launch post fuel leak

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will go back to rectify all its imperfections in its native cryogenic Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), which was aborted from launch due to a fuel leak experienced on Monday. The mission of this rocket was to inject the cuboid-shaped, 1982-weighing GSAT-14 in orbit to signal India’s entry into a league with capabilities of launching 2000-2500 kg class of advanced communication satellites in outer space, as told by the experts at Sriharikota, Hyderabad.


 Narendra Dabholkar, anti-superstition campaigner shot dead at Pune

The person who led to persuade Maharashtra Government to pass an anti-superstition bill and black-magic bill, Narendra Dabholkar was found dead in the pool of blood shot by unknown assaulters. A staunch fighter responsible for eradicating the in-human activities was murdered ruthlessly at Omkareshwar Bridge of the city.


Election Commission to use VVPAT system in Nagaland by polls

The Election Commission of India has decided to use EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) along with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trial (VVPAT) for the first time to the Noksen Assembly Constituency of Nagaland for the elections, which is due to be held in the month of September 2013.

 
A new criteria, Hysterectomies included in the National family Health Survey-4

Government of India has decided to include Hysterectomies, as a part in the fourth round of the National Family Health Survey, which is to be started from January, 2014. This was added as a component on the demand of several health activists and medical practitioners.


Minister of finance launches “Star Scheme”

The Finance Ministry launched the national “STAR” scheme (Skill certification and monetary reward scheme) which will be implemented at a national level.  This scheme will encourage and motivate the youth to equip a vocational skill and it is expected to benefit more than a million people in the first year of its implementation.


Government intend to propose a 35% tax- a new slab for super-rich

The DTC bill (Direct taxes Code) to be replaced by a 50-year old legislation, is to be discussed on Thursday i.e. 22nd august in-order to introduce a new tax slab of 35% for those earning more than Rs. 10 crores and a even higher slab for those earning more than Rs. 50 crores. Further details would be disclosed by the government at parliament.


The Right to Information Bill 2013, commenced in Lok-Sabha
V Narayanaswamy, the Union minister for personnel and training, introduced RTI bill 2013 and the Union Cabinet approved this bill in August 2013. This bill high-lights the transparency in the financial aspects of political activities of their respective parties and candidates.