Veteran Gujarati Singer Mahesh Kanodia passes away
Veteran Gujarati film musician, singer and former Lok Sabha MP from Patan constituency
Mahesh Kanodia has passed away following prolonged illness.
He was a member of the 10th, 11th, 12th and 14th Lok Sabha from Patan constituency of
North Gujarat.
His contribution in Gujarati Cinema was spread over more than four decades.
He was known for singing in 32 different voices including female voices.
He was awarded for Best Music for the Gujarati films Jigar ane Ami, Tanariri, Jog Sanjog and
Laju Lakhan.
INTERNATIONAL
India gets Chairmanship of ILO Governing body after a gap of 35 years
After a gap of 35 years, India assumed the Chairmanship of Governing Body of International
Labour Organisation (ILO).
Labour Secretary Apurva Chandra has been elected as the Chairperson of the Governing
Body of the ILO for the period October 2020-June 2021.
The Governing Body (GB) is the apex executive body of the ILO, which decides policies,
programmes, agenda, budget, and elects the Director-General.
At present, the ILO has 187 members. Chandra will be presiding over the upcoming
Governing Body's meeting, to be held in November 2020.
Bangladesh govt. orders ‘no mask, no service’ policy
The Bangladesh government has decided that no service will be provided to people who
don’t wear masks.
The cabinet meeting Chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina decided that no one will be
allowed to enter offices without the mask.
It decided that all offices must install notice boards saying ‘no mask, no service’ in order to
control the spread of COVID 19 virus in the country.
People at all public and private offices, social institutions, haat-bazaars, shopping malls,
other establishments, educational institutions, mosques or other places of worship
throughout the country must use masks in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
NATIONAL
NITI Aayog panel for reforms in urban planning education
A panel constituted by the NITI Aayog will look into introducing reforms in the urban
planning education system.
The 14-member advisory committee, headed by NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar, will
review the urban planning education system in India and examine the availability, demand
and supply of qualified urban planners in the country.
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and secretaries of three ministries—Housing and Urban
Affairs, Higher Education and Panchayati Raj—are among the members of the committee.
Shri Arjun Munda to launch Two Centers of Excellence for Tribal Welfare
Mr Shri Arjun Munda will launch two Centers of Excellence for Tribal Welfare in
collaboration between Ministry of Tribal Affairs and Art of Living (AoL), through video
conference.
The first initiative ‘Strengthening PRIs (Panchayati Raj Institutions)’ will be launched in 5
districts covering 30 Gram Panchayats and 150 villages of Jharkhand.
The initiative is done in creating awareness among elected representatives of PRI about
various Tribal Acts and Rules and different welfare schemes available for these tribals and
help the tribes getting access to these schemes.
The initiative is designed to create the youth volunteers among the tribal youths by giving
them personality development training, hence creating the tribal leaders who will work for
their community.
The 2nd is about training 10000 tribal farmers in Aurangabad, Maharashtra on sustainable
natural farming based on Go-Adharith farming techniques.
Farmers will get help in getting the Organic certification & the marketing opportunities will
be made available to them to make each of them Atmanirbhar Tribal Farmers.
AIM Launches IndiaAustralia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)
AIM (Atal Innovation Mission), in association with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), is organizing a two-day hackathon on the circular
economy, ‘India–Australia Circular Economy Hackathon (I-ACE)’, on 7 and 8 December.
Themes:
♦ Innovation in packaging reducing packaging waste
♦ Innovation in food supply chains avoiding waste
♦ Creating opportunities for plastic waste reduction
♦ Recycling critical energy metals and e-waste
Hackathon will focus on identification and development of innovative technology solutions
by bright-minded students, startups and MSMEs of both nations.
India and Australia have had a strong and productive bilateral partnership since a decade
and our collaborations across a broad range of areas have yielded significant results.
Australia and India can align research and developmental efforts to achieve more at a
challenging time in the history of mankind.
The winning startup/MSME and Indian student teams will be awarded with a prize of Rs 5
lakh and Rs 2 lakh, respectively, coupled with post-hackathon product development
opportunities. The winning student of Australia will be awarded a prize of AUD$3500 and
the winning Australian SMEs/startup team a prize of AUD$9500.
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