Special package for
Jammu & Kashmir for the implementation of the
Special Industry
Initiative Scheme
CCEA (Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs) accepted the execution of the
Special
Industry Initiative Scheme in Jammu & Kashmir
Central Scheme with
100% Central assistance in partnership with National Skill
Development
Corporation, NSDC, and the Corporate Sector
The Scheme to cover
all districts of the State
Companies will screen
and select Trainees and after assessing the Skill Gap, then
they will train them
as per the requirements
Rs 1000 Crore
expenditure proposed to be incurred under the Scheme with an
approximate
expenditure of Rs 2.50 Lakhs per Trainee
Central Government to
make a provision of Rs 500 Crore in the next 5 years
Target of the Scheme
is to train 40,000 Graduates, Post Graduates and
Professional Degree
holders over a period of 5 years
Scheme based on the
recommendations of an ‘Expert Group’ set up by the
Prime Minister’s
Office on August 18, 2010, under chairmanship of Dr.
Rangarajan
Scheme launched to
enhance the employment opportunities in the State of J&K
and to formulate a
jobs plan involving both the public and private sectors,
especially for the
youth
As per the HRD
Minister Kapil Sibal it would be made compulsory for the schools to
focus on the
practical aspects of sanitation, under the National School
Sanitation Initiative
Mr Sibal launched the
website of the National School Sanitation and also launched
an online National
School Sanitation Ratings that would be mandatory
DOPING: One Man
Committee Constituted
A One-man committee
to inquire into issues concerning doping constituted by
(MoYAS) Ministry of
Youth Affairs and Sports
Retd. Chief Justice
of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Justice Mukul
Mudgal appointed for the same
Terms of reference of
the Committee: -
To investigate the
reasons for large scale prevalence of doping and modus
operandi involved
To investigate
availability of the prohibited substances in and around training
camps
Committee to suggest
remedial measures also
Mr. Brenard Gousse
chosen as the Prime Minister of Haiti
Former Justice
Minister, Brenard Gousse chosen by the Haitian President, Michel
Current Affairs : July 7, 2011
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Martelly to be the
Prime Minister of Haiti
Nomination subject to
parliamentary approval
Base Rates raised by
SBI
SBI (State Bank of India
This move by SBI to
raise rates comes as a Result of ICICI
Bank raising rates
by the same percentage
last week
To give some relief
to the small investors the Savings Deposit Rate was also hiked
by SBI across all
deposits by 1%
<< Base Rate is
the minimum rate at which banks can lend >>
Most favoured Nation
Status to each other by India
and Bangladesh
Investment
Agreement signed in
order to promote and protect investments in both the
countries
Following discussions
b/w External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and Bangladesh
Foreign Minister Dr.
Dipu Moni, instruments of ratification signed b/w them
Agreement to be in
effect for: 10 years
from opening the
vaults
SC restrained the
seven-member committee from opening the vaults of the Sree
A Treasure trove (i.e. A Treasure of unknown ownership
found hidden) worth
over Rs 1 Lakh Crore
discovered recently in the Temple
SC Bench asked the
petitioner Raja Marthanda
Varma, the erstwhile Prince
of Travancore, and the Kerala Government to come out
with apt suggestions in
order to ensure
holiness and security of the ancient temple
Appearing for the
erstwhile prince, senior counsel K K Venogopal, elucidated that
the temple was a
public property and no member of the royal family claims any
ownership or right
over the huge property and he told the bench that the property
belongs to Lord Padmanabhaswamy
The Trustee of the
temple (i.e. the Royal Family) challenged the Kerala
Government’s decision
to take over the administration of the temple which was
earlier upheld by the
Kerala High Court
Paramount security to
be ensured in and around the temple in view of the
discovery of the huge
wealth
Scholarship to 1
Crore Minority Students in next 2 years
A target of providing
the benefit of scholarship schemes to 1 Crore Minority
Community’s Students
in the next two years by the Government
So far 60 Lakhs
Students of such community have availed the benefit of
scholarship scheme
run by the Minority Ministry
Minority Affairs
Minister: Salman Khursid
Third phase
expansion of Private FM Radio Network
The Union Cabinet
took the decision for the expansion of private FM networks
The Information and
Broadcasting Minister: Ms Ambika Soni
3rd phase of expansion policy stretches out FM Radio services to about
227 new
cities, over the
present 86 cities
The private FM
channels will also carry All India Radio News bulletins
$400 Million Loan to
MP by the Asian Development Bank
ADB (Asian
Development Bank) to provide a $400 million loan to Madhya Pradesh
To support rural
development and establishment of business and employment
opportunities in the
state To provide 24-hour electricity to rural households
To generate better
Educational Opportunities for the state’s poor
To ascertain
inclusive growth and development in rural areas
ADB to provide $200
million to the state in the first stage and besides this it will
also provide
Technical assistance of $1 Million for the Training of poor Women in
target districts as Entrepreneurs
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