RAJASTHAN
- Now panchayats get rights to transfer land mutation deeds
- The government decision will benefit 295 panchayat samitis, and 46,229 villages that fall under 9,891 panchayats. Earlier, there was no provision to transfer land deeds at panchayat level.
- Rural development and panchayati raj minister Rajendra Rathore said the gram panchayats can now transfer the land deeds by charging a nominal fee. The family members or successor of the land owner must submit the required documents to get land deed, sale deed or registered gift deed registered.
- The minister said after the gram panchayat is satisfied with the documents submitted by the applicant, the proposal will be put in the panchayat meeting. It will be transferred after getting panchayat’s approval.
- Directions have been issued to gram panchayats to maintain records of deeds in the format mentioned in Rajasthan Panchayati Raj rules 1966.
INTERNATIONAL
- President Kovind becomes first President to visit Siachen in 14 years
- The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, visited Siachen Base Camp on May 10, 2018 and addressed the soldiers posted there.
- He also visited the Kumar Post. President Kovind is the second President of India to visit Siachen.
- The previous visit was undertaken by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in April 2004.
- This makes President Kovind the first President to travel to Siachen in 14 years.
· Malaysia Gets Oldest Prime Minister in The World
- Mahathir Mohamad has been sworn in as prime minister of Malaysia again after a shock election victory, 15 years after he stood down.
- The former strongman who governed for more than two decades has become, at 92, the world’s oldest elected leader.
- He came out of retirement and defected to the opposition to take on and beat former protege Najib Razak.
· China Launched Gaofen-5 To Monitor Air Pollution
- Chinasuccessfully launched a hyperspectral imaging satellite ‘Gaofen-5’ for comprehensive observation of the atmosphere, including air pollution which is one of the country’s major problems.
- The Gaofen-5 satellite was launched off the back of a Long March 4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
- It was the 274th flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket. It has a designed life of eight years. Gaofen-5 is the first China-developed satellite that can monitor air pollution. It can dynamically reflect the state of air pollution in China through the monitoring of air pollutants, greenhouse gases, and aerosols.
- The Gaofen project began in 2010.
· Around 7.6 million babies are not breastfed each year: UNICEF
- The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) released a report titled ‘Breastfeeding: A Mother’s Gift, for Every Child’, claiming that over 7.6 million babies are not breastfed each year.
- Despite the fact that breastmilk saves lives, protects babies and mothers against deadly diseases and leads to better intellectual and educational outcomes, 21 percent of babies are never breastfed in high-income countries and in low-and-middle-income countries, the rate is 4 percent.
- The report was launched just before the Mother’s Day that will be held on May 13, 2018.
- Babies are much more likely to be breastfed at least once in low- and-middle-income countries like Bhutan (99 percent), Madagascar (99 percent) and Peru (99 percent) than those born in Ireland (55 percent) the United States (74 percent) or Spain (77 percent).
NATIONAL
· Indian Tea Industry Records Highest Ever Production, Export in FY18
- Indian tea industry recorded the highest ever production as well as exports in FY18.
- The total tea production was 1325.05 million kgs, an increase of 74.56 million kgs as compared to 2016-17.
- In percentage terms, the increase is around 6%.
- Similarly, the total quantity of tea exported during the financial year 2017-18 stood at 256.57 million kgs, while the foreign exchange realized from exports of Indian tea was $ 785.92 million.
- The number of tea exports increased by 12.71% to 28.94 million kgs during 2017-18.
- The growth in exports was majorly driven by the following countries: Egypt (increased by 7.49 million kgs), Iran (increased by 6.95 million kgs), Pakistan (increased by 4.96 million kgs), China (increased by 2.91 million kgs) and Russia (increased by 2.89 million kgs).
· Union Government approves green license plates for private electric vehicles
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)approved the green license plates bearing numbers in white fonts for private e – vehicles and yellow vehicles in India.
- The purpose behind distinctive green number plates is easy identification for vehicles in parking, free entry in congested zones besides other proposed benefits class="youtube-icon"> Subscribe on YouTube