CURRENT AFFAIRS : NATIONAL NEWS
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju assigned additional charge of Ministry of AYUSH
- Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has been assigned the additional charge of the Ministry of AYUSH.
- During the hospitalization and treatment of AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik following a road accident
- The President has directed that this arrangement may continue till Mr Naik resumes his work related to the Ministry of AYUSH.
- The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that during the hospitalization and treatment of Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Ministry of Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH); and Minister of State in Ministry of Defence, following a road accident, his portfolio related to Ministry of AYUSH, be temporarily assigned to Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State (Independent Charge) in addition to his existing portfolios.”
About AYUSH :
- Office Holder : Shripad Naik
- Founded : 9 November, 2014
- Headquarters : New Delhi
MoRTH notifies Inter Country Transport Vehicles Rules 2021
- The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has notified Inter Country Transport Vehicles Rules, 2021 which would facilitate and regulate the movement of passenger and goods vehicles between India and neighbouring countries.
- As per the rules, the State Transport Authority has been given the power to grant the Inter Country Transport Permit after thoroughly examining the application.
- The permit will remain valid for a period of one year from the date of its issue and it will be renewable for a period of five years on a yearly basis.
- The State Transport Department will take care of formalities like provisioning of tickets, debugging of bus, frisking or checking of passengers, handling of luggage before departure from the designated place. The frequency can be reviewed by the State Transport Department and it can be increased as per the demand.
- The decision has been taken considering the requests made by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to notify rules under provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 to facilitate movement of vehicles carrying goods and passengers between India and neighbouring countries.
About Ministry of Road Transport and Highways :
- Headquarters : New Delhi
- Founded : July 1942
- Minister of State : Mansukh L. Mandaviya
- Union Minister : Nitin Gadkari
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates LNG truck-loading unit of Shell India in Gujarat
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurated the LNG truck-loading unit of Shell India at Hazira, Gujarat.
- The unit will boost availability of natural gas in off-grid areas where there are no gas pipelines. It will also promote the use of LNG in long-haul trucking.
- Increasing competition in the LNG sector will help in emergence of new markets, creating new employment opportunities, ensure cleaner fuels for industries and facilitate environment conservation.
- This is another big step towards a cleaner and greener future for India.
- The LNG sector will help in the emergence of new markets, create new employment opportunities, ensure cleaner fuels for industries and facilitate environment conservation.
Bhawana Kanth to become the 1st woman fighter pilot to take part in R Day parade
- Flight lieutenant Bhawana Kanth is set to become the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the Republic Day parade.
- She will be a part of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) tableau that will showcase mock-ups of the light combat aircraft, light combat helicopter and the Sukhoi-30 fighter plane.
- She is currently posted at an airbase in Rajasthan where she flies the MiG-21 Bison fighter plane.
- Kanth is also one of the first women fighter pilots in the IAF.
- She, along with Avani Chaturvedi and Mohana Singh, was inducted into the IAF as the first women fighter pilots in 2016.
- Ten women have been commissioned as fighter pilots after an experimental scheme for their induction into the IAF’s combat stream was introduced in 2015.
