Dree festival in Arunachal Pradesh
Dree
Festival: The chief festival of the Apatani community in Arunachal
Pradesh
Dree being celebrated in the state with conventional passion
Few rites are performed to worship and appease Gods and Goddesses, who
protect
the crops, and ensure well-being
In every village, after
observing Dree, 7 days taboo period is strictly
observed
During this 7 days period, people are not allowed to work in the field or
garden nor
they can bring green vegetables and fire woods as it is supposed that if
the
adherence of these taboos is violated the performance at the time of
festival may
not be successful
India, Netherlands to intensify efforts to augment trade, economic ties
which stands at over € 5 Billion at present
Decision taken after the External Affairs Minister Mr. S.M.Krishna held
extensive
talks with his Dutch counterpart Professor Rosenthal in New Delhi
Netherlands,
a founding member of EU and NATO is one of the most
developed countries and the 16th largest economy globally
Both leaders also held talks on wide range of bilateral, regional and
international
issues
SBI
to open a branch in Netherlands
Professor Rosenthal expressed Netherlands ’
support for India
membership in an expanded UN Security Council
$ 200 million Loan extended to Kerala by the World Bank
$
200 million Loan to Kerala
by WB
(World Bank)
Objective:-
To assist Kerala improve its basic infrastructure facilities in urban and
rural
areas
To help the state usher in second-generation reforms towards greater
decentralisation
at the local level
Around 978 gram panchayats
and 60 municipalities
in Kerala to
benefit from
the Project
EU combat group formed by France, Germany
and Poland
combat
group
Agreement signed in Brussels , 4 days after Poland
Current Affairs: 5 & 6 July
2011
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presidency
EU maintains a rotation of rapid reaction forces, known as Battle Groups, to be
positioned in cases of emergency, though they have not yet been called into
action
The new unit will be known as the Weimar Triangle Combat Group
Weimer
Triangle Combat Group to become available in 2013
Operational
command of the unit to be located near Paris , in
Mount Valerien , France
Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Kisan Sandesh Padyatra’
Congress
General Secretary Rahul Gandhi‘s ‘Kisan Sandesh Padyatra’
Mr. Rahul Gandhi began his ‘Kisan Sandesh Yatra’ from Bhatta Parsaul area
Bhatta Parsaul has become the nerve centre of the farmers’ movement in the
state and has ignited a debate on U.P’s land acquisition policy
Rahul Gandhi visiting villages in U.P. and holding small meetings with
villagers on
the farmers issue including the land acquisition policy of the U.P
Government
As per Mr. Gandhi he wants to understand the farmers’ views on the
development
issues
Rahul Gandhi will continue his Padyatra up to Aligarh
organizing a Kisan
Mahapanchayat on the 9th July
2011 on the land acquisition and other agrarian and developmental issues
Arming of Tribals Unconstitutional: SC
Supreme Court criticized the Practice of deploying Vigilante Groups like ‘SALWA
JUDUM’ in the fight against Maoist
Supreme Court asked the Central Government and Chhattisgarh Governments to
discontinue from arming the Tribals in the name of SPOs (SPECIAL POLICE
OFFICERs)
Supreme Court held that these SPOs were
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
The Apex court criticized the Governments for supporting and funding
creation of
SPOs under various titles like ‘Koya Commandos’ and ‘Salwa Judum’
Country pays tribute to Babu Jagjivan Ram
Rich tributes to the former Deputy Prime Minister of India
one
of the founding fathers of the Indian Constitution, Babu
Jagjivan Ram on his 25th death anniversary
Popularly known as Babuji
A man of diverse talents Babuji ascended from a modest beginning
to become a cabinet minister and later the Deputy Prime Minister of
the country
During
his tenure as
Agriculture Minister, the country saw
the
Green
Revolution
He
had an uninterrupted parliamentary career of half a century, which
is
a world
record
NHRC issues Notices to states, Ministries for banning use of Asbestos
NHRC (National Human Rights Commission) issued notices to all
states and several Union Ministries on banning the use of white
asbestos
It asked them to file a status report on it within 4 weeks
Reason
for Action: NHRC took into consideration a complaint
alleging that around 50,000 people die every year in the country due
to asbestos related cancer
The complainant Gopal Krishna of Toxics Watch Alliance sought
NHRC’s intervention for a ban on the use of White asbestos, which
is dangerous for the health and causes a variety of deadly diseases
The appellant also requested for grant of compensation package for present
and
future victims of asbestos related diseases
Some
facts about White Asbestos:-
White asbestos: A Chrysotile
Asbestos , a fibrous material used for
building roofs and walls
Chrysotile is the most common form of Asbestos
Chrysotile / White Asbestos has been recommended for
inclusion in the Rotterdam
Consent
If listed in Rotterdam
would only be permitted to countries that explicitly
consent to imports
restricts the global trade in hazardous materials
78 Gold
at Special Olympics World Summer Games for India
Team representing India
Special Olympics World Summer Games held in Athens
The medals include 78 Gold, 73 Silver and 92 Bronze
The team returned from Athens
Rollers Skating bagged the maximum 31 Gold
Actor Aamir Khan appointed as the Brand Ambassador for
Mr. Aamir Khan has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador
for India
spreading the message
of curbing malnutrition among
children
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