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ASEAN Regional Forum Ministerial Meeting Organized
The 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF-28) was held
virtually as part of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM 54) and
related meetings.
Minister of State for External Affairs led India's
delegation to the ARF.
The meeting was chaired by Brunei Darussalam.
India co-chaired the ARF Workshop on Implementation of
the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
ISRO chief inaugurated the Health QUEST
study by Dr. Of
. Sivan, Secretary, DOS/Chairman, Indian
Space Research Organization (ISRO) formally inaugurated the Health QUEST Study
(Health Quality Upgradation Enabled by Space Technology of ISRO) on 4 August 2021.
The objective of this study is to reduce human errors
and strive towards achieving zero defects and quality service in emergency and
intensive care units of hospitals.
Rajasthan Police to get President's Police Medal
President's Police Medal for two police officers of
Rajasthan and Police Medal for 19 police officers and employees of the state
has been announced on the eve of Independence Day.
Additional Director General (ATS & SOG) Ashok
Kumar Rathore and Additional Director General of Police (Vigilance) Biju George
Joseph have been selected for the President's Police Medal.
India and Russia discussed energy cooperation.
Oil Minister,
Hardeep Puri held a video conversation with Russian Energy Minister Shulginov
on taking forward energy cooperation between the two countries.
India's cumulative investment in oil and gas projects
in Russia exceeds USD 15 billion.
It is the single largest destination for Indian
foreign investment in the oil and gas sector.
Russia is the largest investor in India's energy
sector.
Arunachal Pradesh signs MoU with NEEPCO
Arunachal Pradesh on 14 August 2021 signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOA) with NEEPCO, a power utility company, for the
development of two hydroelectric projects in the state.
An agreement
has been signed with North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) to set
up a 90 MW project in Tawang and another 120 MW plant in West Kameng.
DBSE gets
approval for certification
The Delhi
Board of School Education (DBSE) has received approval from apex bodies like
the Council of School Education for examination, certification and equivalence
with other recognized boards.
With this
move, students of schools affiliated to DBSE will be able to take admission in
other boards and its certificate will be valid for admission in higher
education institutions.
Ministry of
Social Justice launched "TAPAS" portal
Union
Minister Virendra Kumar launched an online portal 'TAPAS' (Training for
Augmenting Productivity and Services).
Its purpose
is to provide access to lectures and other study materials by subject experts,
like a physical classroom.
The main
objective of the module is to provide training for capacity building of the
participants and to enhance the knowledge and skills.
President
Kovind approved 144 gallantry awards.
President Ram
Nath Kovind has approved the conferment of 144 gallantry awards to the
personnel of armed forces, police and paramilitary forces.
These include
one Ashoka Chakra, one Kirti Chakra, 15 Shaurya Chakras, four times two Sena
Medals (Gallantry), 116 Sena Medals (Gallantry), five Nausena Medals
(Gallantry) and two Vayu Sena Medals (Gallantry).
Babu Ram has
been awarded the Ashoka Chakra posthumously.
Pakistan
successfully test-fired Ghaznavi
On 12 August
2021, Pakistan successfully conducted a training launch of Surface-to-Surface
nuclear capable ballistic missile Ghaznavi.
Its objective
was to ensure operational readiness of the Army Strategic Forces Command (ASFC)
and to re-validate the technical parameters of the weapon system.
Missile
Ghaznavi is capable of delivering multiple types of warheads up to a range of
290 km.
3 COBRA
commandos get 'Shaurya Chakra'
Central
Reserve Police Force has been awarded 3 COBRA commando's Shaurya Chakra.
He has been
awarded for showing bravery and killing four Naxalites in Sukma district of
Chhattisgarh.
Shaurya
Chakra is the third highest military gallantry medal awarded in peacetime.
Those 3
commandos are Deputy Commandant Chitesh Kumar, Sub Inspector Manjinder Singh
and Constable Sunil Chaudhary.
SEBI sets up
a panel
The
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has set up a panel of
experts.
They will
look into concerns that may hinder the country's process of moving the trade
agreement from the current T+2 to T+1 (trade plus 1 day).
Currently,
trades are settled after two working days from the date of the transaction.
India moved
from a T+3 cycle to a T+2 settlement cycle in April 2003.
India chairs
BRICS Working Group
Agriculture
Ministers of BRICS countries held virtual discussions on 14 August 2021 ahead
of the summit to be chaired by India in September 2021.
Its theme was
"BRICS Partnership to Strengthen Agricultural Biodiversity for Food and
Nutrition Security".
BRICS
Agricultural Research Platform has been developed by India to promote
collaboration and its expansion.
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