Draft National Civil Aviation Policy to Boost Air Connectivity to Tier-II and Tier-III Cities

Government of India has formulated a Draft National Civil Aviation Policy in order to promote regional connectivity across the country. The Policy encourages revival of unserved and under-served aerodromes and airstrips as no-frills airports to provide connectivity to the Tier-II and Tier-III cities.

The draft National Civil Aviation Policy provides for the revival of air strips, depending on demand, as No-Frills Airports mostly through Airports Authority of India (AAI). AAI has undertaken works at five locations, namely, Hubli and Belgaum in Karnataka, Kishangarh in Rajasthan, Jharsuguda in Odisha and Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh......................................

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Govt approved Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana

In order to enhance  in the country and also provide Har Khet ko pani, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been approved for implementation across the country. Major objective of PMKSY is to achieve convergence of investments in irrigation at field level, expand cultivable area under assured irrigation, improve on –farm water use efficiency to reduce wastage of water, enhance adoption of precision-irrigation and other water saving technologies (More crop per drop), enhance recharge of aquifers and introduce sustainable water conservation practices by exploring the feasibility of re-using treated Municipal Waste Water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.In order to increase agricultural growth through enhancement of production and productivity of crops; Government of India is implementing, through State Governments various Crop Development Schemes/Programmes viz. National Food Security Mission (NFSM); Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH); National Mission on Oilseeds & Oilpalm (NMOOP); National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) etc..............................................................................

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Don’t speak against India, Sharif tells his ministers

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has stopped his ministers from giving anti-India statements so that the peace process is not hit, an official said.

A close aide to Sharif said on Friday that the ministers and senior officials had been asked not to issue any statement that could damage the peace process.

“There will be statements only that encourage the dialogue process rather than digging out the past. The PM has asked the close aides and cabinet members to promote peace,” The Nation quoted an official as saying.

He said Sharif was optimistic about better ties with India, which would benefit the whole region. Sharif was annoyed by statements from India that New Delhi only wanted to discuss Pakistan occupied Kashmir in talks, but understands this is not Inidan government’s policy, the official added.

Sharif, the official said, wanted to give top priority to Kashmir, terrorism and trade when the two sides discuss peace.

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Odisha to get its first rock garden in Berhampur

Odisha’s first rock garden will come up in Berhampur. It would be a State government funded project, which would be executed by the Berhampur Development Authority (BDA). BDA secretary Dipti Mohapatra said this proposed rock garden is a dream project of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik.

The CM’s office had initiated the process for the project and even helped in finding suitable architect for the purpose. The State government has already sanctioned Rs.5.37 crore for the project. The project cost may get revised after the final report. Only solar energy would be used in the garden to create awareness regarding renewable energy sources.............................

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Facebook Messenger’s latest feature: Photo Magic

Facebook is trying to make it easier to send photos as the holiday season’s picture-taking frenzy escalates with the arrival of Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

The world’s largest social networking service is offering a feature called ‘Photo Magic’ that will automatically address a message so it can be sent quickly to Facebook friends identified in a picture. The option relies on the same image-recognition technology that attaches people’s names to Facebook posts.

With this twist, Facebook is deploying the technology in its Messenger application to make it more convenient to distribute pictures to a few friends and family members.

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Australia tour: Jadeja, Shami, Vijay, Ishant likely to make the cut

India will play five ODIs and three T20 internationals in Australia with the first game starting on January 12.

Back in form with an impressive performance against South Africa in the recently-concluded Test series, Ravindra Jadeja is likely to make a comeback when the national selectors meet in New Delhi on Saturday to pick the Indian squad for the upcoming limited-overs series in Australia. India will play five ODIs and three T20 internationals in Australia with the first game starting on January 12.

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Arvind Kejriwal has become a champion of lies: BJP

The allegations levelled by AAP are old charges already countered by Mr. Jaitley and DDCA, Delhi’s cricket body.

Hitting back at AAP after it launched a fresh attack on Arun Jaitley, the BJP on Friday alleged that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had become a “champion of lies” from a self-appointed champion against corruption and was “abusing” everybody to save his “corrupt” colleagues.

The BJP dismissed as “false and foolish” five questions posed to the Finance Minister by AAP leader Ashutosh and accused AAP of using “diversionary tactic” to deflect attention from the corruption charges against Mr. Kejriwal’s principal secretary.

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Mid day meals of poor quality: CAG

The quality of food served in schools under the Mid Day Meal Scheme continues to remain poor across the country, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said in a report tabled in parliament on Friday.The report raised many red flags such as over-reporting of enrolment figures, financial indiscipline, poor quality of means and inadequate meals.“Cases of cooking of poor quality meals in unhygienic conditions, inadequate and poor quality of infrastructure in terms of kitchen sheds and utensils were rampant across all states exposing children to health hazards,” it said.

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UNSC adopts resolution to cut off funding to ISIS, Al-Qaeda

UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to cut off all sources of funding to ISIS and Al-Qaeda with finance ministers from the member nations vowing to ramp up sanctions against the terror groups.

In the resolution adopted here yesterday at the first-ever meeting of finance ministers, the 15-member body called for enhanced actions, from closing financial system loopholes to stopping the abuse of charitable causes, as well as updating the existing ISIS and Al-Qaeda Sanctions List.

At the session presided over by American Treasury Secretary Jack Lew under US’ monthly presidency, the Council stressed that already existing resolutions mandating nations to ensure that financial assets are not transferred to terrorists by persons within their territory “shall also apply to the payment of ransoms to individuals, groups, undertakings or entities on the ISIS and Al-Qaeda Sanctions List regardless of how or by whom the ransom is paid.”........................................

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