JHARKHAND
- Jharkhand budget session begins,Governor lists state’s achievements
- The Jharkhand government is committed to achieve the goals of women empowerment, Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Jharkhand Skill Mission and Johar Yojana, Governor Droupadi Murmu said in her address to the Assembly on the inaugural day of the budget session.
- “Under Johar Yojana, the government is trying to increase the income of two lakh rural families through agriculture, pisciculture, animal husbandry and skill development. On one hand, this would benefit SC/STs, on the other, fifty per cent women farmers would be benefitted.
- An online FIR system has been launched in the state and fire brigade serviceshave been modernised, the governor asserted.
- More than 18 lakh individual toilets have been constructed as part of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yozana, adding three districts, 60 blocks and 1,314 gram panchayats have been declared open-defecation free (ODF).
INTERNATIONAL
- Afghans award Trump ‘Medal of Bravery’
- The residents of Afghanistan’s Logar province have awarded United States President Donald Trump a ‘Medal of Bravery’ over his recent stance against Pakistan.
- The medal is made with funds collected by Afghans from the Logar province, 60 kilometers in the south of Kabul.
- The bravery award has been handed over to the US Embassy in Kabul.
· North and South Korea Agree to Jointly March Under Unification Flag in Winter Olympics
- North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single unified Korea flag at Winter Olympics in the South.
- They also agreed to field a joint women’s ice hockey team after rare talks at the truce village of Panmunjom.
- These are the first high-level talks between the two Koreas in more than two years.
- The Games will take place in February 2018 in Pyeongchang in South Korea.
NATIONAL
· India and Sri Lanka Sign 4 Agreements for Collaboration in ICT Sector
- India and Sri Lanka signed four agreements for collaboration in the Information and communication technology (ICT) sector, setting up of an e-office system and connecting of National Knowledge Network (NKN)for collaboration among universities and academics.
- With the move, Sri Lanka has become the first country to be connected to India’s NKN through a Gigabyte optical fiber network.
- The MoU for cooperation was signed by Union minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad with his Sri Lankan counterpart, during his visit to Colombo.
· India Test-Fires Nuclear-Capable ICBM Agni-V
- India test-fired its nuclear-capable Agni-V inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM), which has a strike range of over 5,000km.
- The ICBM can reach the northern-most parts of China. Agni-V was last tested in December 2016, in what was described as the fourth and final experimental test of the three-stage ICBM.
· Odisha CM Launches Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Yojana
- Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Mukhyamantri Kalakar Sahayata Jojana’ (MMKSJ)– an assistance scheme for Artists in the state. Around 50,000 artists will be benefited from this.
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