Shinzo
Abe Gujarat Visit: India's First Bullet Train Project Inaugurated
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe laid
the foundation stone of the 508-km long Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail
in Ahmedabad.
The
two leaders visited the Sabarmati Ashram after Abe’s arrival in Gujarat.
The
Japanese Prime Minister is on a two-day visit to Gujarat. He will also attend
the 12th Indo-Japan Summit.
About
the Bullet Train Project in Brief-
It
is 508-km long High-Speed Rail that will run between Mumbai-Ahmedabad.
The
cost of the project is Rs 1,10,000-crore.
Once
complete, the train which will have a top speed of 350 km per hour will reduce
travel time between the two cities to around 2 hours from the existing 7 hours.
The
Project is scheduled to complete by December 2023 (Tentative).
The
project is mostly on Japanese soft loan.
Note -
Tokyo
is the Capital of Japan.
The
Japanese Yen is the third most traded currency in the world.
Hindi
Diwas: 14 September
Hindi
Diwas is an annual observance in India which is a celebration of the Hindi
language. Celebrated on September 14 every year, Hindi Divas is an
annual day celebration mostly sponsored by the central government of
India.
The
celebration of Hindi Diwas first began in 1949 when the Constituent Assembly of
India had adopted Hindi written in Devanagari script as the official language
of the Republic of India on September 14.
Note - September 14, 1949, marked the 50th birthday of
Beohar Rajendra Simha, who made vital contributions to highlight the importance
of Hindi and push it to be the official language of the country.
India’s
First Advanced Homoeopathy Virology Lab in Kolkata
India’s
first State of art virology laboratory at Dr Anjali Chatterjee Regional
Research Institute for Homeopathy in Kolkata was inaugurated by Shripad
Yesso Naik, Union Minister of State for AYUSH.
The
laboratory, established at a cost of Rs. 8 crore is the only one in India for
conducting basic and fundamental research in Homoeopathy for viral diseases
like influenza, Japanese encephalitis, dengue, chikungunya and swine flu.
Karnataka,
1st Indian State to Approve e-vehicle Policy
Karnataka
is the first state to roll out an Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage
Policy that looks not only at boosting sales of Electrical Vehicles but
also setting up charging infrastructure and special manufacturing zones.
Karnataka
is looking to attract investments to the tune of Rs 31,000 crore from companies
looking at R&D and manufacturing of electric vehicles in the state.
Note -
Siddaramaiah
is the present CM of Karnataka.
Vajubhai
Vala is the Governor of Karnataka.
Shinzo
Abe Gujarat Visit: Complete List of MoUs Signed
The
Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe is on the Two-Day visit to India.
In
his first move, he has inaugurated the first High-Speed Rail Project of India
that will run between Mumbai to Ahmadabad.
ii. Here is the complete list of MoUs/Agreements signed during the visit of
Prime Minister of Japan to India.
Global
Human Capital Index: India at 103, Norway Tops
India
has been placed at a low 103 rank, the lowest among BRICS economies, on
the World Economic Forum's Global Human Capital Index. The list has
been topped by Norway.
The list takes into account "the knowledge and skills people
possess that enable them to create value in the global economic
system" to measure the 'human capital' rank of a country.
India is
ranked lower than its BRICS peers, with Russian Federation placed as high as
16th place, followed by China at 34th, Brazil at 77th and South Africa at 87th
place. The report measures total 130 countries.
Top
5 countries in the list are -
Norway
Finland
Switzerland
United
States
Denmark.
Note -
India
was ranked 105th on this list last year (2016).
Finland
was on the top in 2016 which has pushed by Norway to second place this year.
World
Economic Forum (WEF) is headquartered in Geneva.
Force
Motors, Rolls-Royce Power Tie up
Pune-based
auto firm Force Motors Ltd has entered into a non-binding joint
venture agreement with Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG to produce engines for
power generation and rail application and complete power generation systems.
The
joint venture with Rolls-Royce will be the company’s first step towards
diversifying into the non-auto segment.
In the joint venture, Force Motors will
hold a 51% stake and Rolls-Royce the rest.
Note - Rolls-Royce
is a luxury car and aero engine manufacturing company that headquarters in the
United Kingdom.
UN Chief
Appoints Peter Thomson as First UN Envoy For Oceans
The
Secretary-General of UN Antonio Guterres has appointed the outgoing
president of the General Assembly, Peter Thomson as the first special
envoy for the oceans, seeking to galvanize efforts to protect the world's seas.
Peter
Thomson played a leading role at the first-ever U.N. conference on oceans. U.N.
spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced Thompson's appointment.
The former
ambassador for Fiji (Peter Thompson) will promote action to implement the
conference recommendations.
Note - The
United Nations is Headquartered in New York, United States.
Sachin
Tendulkar Launches Mission 24
Former
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar launched - Mission 24 for Mumbai's M
east ward which is known to have one of highest slum population's in the city.
The
project by NGO Apnalaya and Mumbai first plans to work along with the BMC
-as the principal stakeholder over the next 24 months to improve the quality of
lives of people living in M east ward of Mumbai.
Note -
Devendra
Fadnavis is the Present CM of Maharashtra.
C
V Rao is the Governor of Maharashtra.
Mahendra
Pratap Mall Appointed IRCTC CMD
Mahendra
Pratap Mall was appointed as Chairman and Managing Director of Indian
Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) Ltd.
He
is at present director (finance) in the same organization.
The appointments
committee of the Union cabinet has approved his appointment to the post for a
period of five years, as per the order issued by the Department of
Personnel and Training (DoPT).
Note -
IRCTC was incorporated on 27th September 1999 as an extended arm of the Indian Railways.
Corporate Office of IRCTC is situated at New Delhi.
M
Nagaraja Sarma, New CMD of United India Insurance
M.
Nagaraja Sarma has been appointed the chairman-cum-managing director
(CMD) of the United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
Sarma
is at present the general manager, Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. He has been
appointed the CMD for five years.
Note -
The
Head Office of United India Insurance Co. Ltd. is in Chennai.
United
India Insurance Company Limited was incorporated as a Company on 18th February
1938.
General
Insurance Business in India was nationalized in 1972.
Vijaya Bank Bags Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar
Vijaya
Bank has bagged the first prize under the Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar
(Region C) for the year 2016-17.
President
Ram Nath Kovind gave away the award to the Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer, R. A. Sankara Narayanan.
Note - Vijaya
Bank is headquartered in Bengaluru.
Paris Officially Awarded 2024 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles Gets 2028
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has formally announced that Paris
has been awarded the 2024 summer Olympics and Los Angeles has
been given the 2028 edition.
There
were no other candidates for either of the Games and the two cities had worked
out a deal in advance.
Paris, which has hosted two previous Olympics, will
stage the event 100 years after its last Games in 1924 while Los Angeles
will also organize its third Games after 1932 and 1984.
Note -
The
president of IOC is Thomas Bach.
It
is the first time the IOC has awarded a Games 11 years in advance.
