Uttrakhand to Bring Special Heritage Law
Context :
1.Uttarakhand plans to bring special heritage act to boost preservation
2. Seeking to preserve buildings and sites of historic, aesthetic, cultural or
environmental value, the Uttarakhand government is planning to bring a special
legislation to cover unprotected heritage in the state.
3. The Uttarakhand Heritage Act seeks to conserve landmarks such as the Almora
Jail, where Jawaharlal Nehru was imprisoned, the colonial era Raj Bhawan in
Nainital, historic precincts and trees, groves and natural fields of environmental
significance, an official said.
4. It aims at preserving and restoring heritage buildings and sites, which are not
protected either by the central law of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) or
any other existing government policies.
5. The draft (of the Heritage Act) is ready and it will soon be sent for the cabinet's
approval,"
Archaeological Survey of India
Context:
1. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the Ministry of Culture, is the
premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the
cultural heritage of the nation.
2. It was established in 1861.
3. Maintenance of ancient monuments and archaeological sites and remains of
national importance is the prime concern of the ASI.
4. Besides it regulate all archaeological activities in the country as per the
provisions of the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains
Act, 1958.
5. It also regulates Antiquities and Art Treasure Act, 1972
India-US in talks for C-17 deal
CONTEXT1.India is in talks with the U.S. for buying another Boeing C-17 Globemaster
transport aircraft to be added to its fleet of 10.
2. Since induction in 2013, the aircraft has become the mainstay of India’s
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.
3. The aircraft, along with associated equipment, technical support and warranty,
is estimated to cost $366.2 million.
4. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft.
5. It was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) from the 1980s to the
early 1990s by McDonnell Douglas.
Army to induct women into Military Police to probe gender crimes
Context:
1. The government has decided to recruit women jawans into the Army’s Corps of
Military Police (CMP) for investigating gender specific crimes. The proposal is
very significant as women will be inducted in the military’s non-officer cadre for
the first time, although they will be in a non-combat role.
❖ Key facts:
1. Women were required in the Corps of Military Police (CMP) to investigate
gender-specific allegations and crime.
2. The women will be inducted as junior commissioned officers and jawans.
❖ Background:-
1. The armed forces account for around 3,500 women officers, all of whom are in
non-combat roles. Women were allowed to join the military as officers outside
the medical stream for the first time in 1992
Corp of Military Police
Context:
Ø Corps of Military Police (CMP) is the military police of the Indian Army.
Ø CMP is trained to handle prisoners of war and to regulate traffic, as well as to
handle basic telecommunication equipment such as telephone exchanges.
Ø They can be identified by their red berets, white lanyards and belts, and they also
wear a black brassard with the letters MP imprinted in red.
Ø The term ‘red berets’ is synonymous with the personnel of the elite corps of
Military Police (CMP), since all ranks of this Corps adorn the exclusive red berets
along with white belts to distinguish themselves from other Corps of Army.
Ø Functions:
The role of this Corps is primarily to assist Army formations in maintaining a high
standard of discipline of its troops, prevent breaches of various rules and
regulations and to assist in the preservation of high morale of all ranks of the
formation.
Indian Astronomical Union
1.The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919.
2. Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its
aspects through international cooperation.
3. Its individual members — structured into Divisions, Commissions, and Working
Groups — are professional astronomers from all over the world, at the Ph.D.
level and beyond, who are active in professional research and education in
astronomy.
4. The IAU has 12625 members.
5. Among other activities, it acts as the internationally recognized authority for
assigning designations to celestial bodies (stars, planets, asteroids, etc.) and any
surface features on them
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland
1. Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland is a Greater Naga Revolutionist, Naga
nationalist insurgent group operating mainly in Northeast India, with minor
activities in northwest Myanmar (Burma) until 2012.
2. The main goal of the organisation is to establish a sovereign Naga state,
"Nagalim",which would consist of all the areas inhabited by the Naga people in
Northeast India and Northwest Myanmar.
3. The NSCN (K) has been designated a terrorist organisation in India under the
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
North-East calling
Ø The “North East Calling” event is being organised by the Ministry of
Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of
India under its ‘Destination North East’ series of this year.
Ø The purpose of the event is to promote the art, culture, heritage,
cuisine, handicrafts, business and tourism of North East India.
Ø On the above occasion, Dr Jitendra Singh also launched ‘North East
Venture Fund’,which is a joint initiative of Ministry of DoNER and North Eastern
Development Finance Corporation Ltd.
Ø The objective of the fund is to promote entrepreneurship and Start
up in the North Eastern Region.
Ø It is the first dedicated Venture Fund for the region with a corpus
of Rs 100 crores.
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