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Current Affairs 01 January 2020

India plans to invest over Rs 102 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector in next 5 years to achieve $5 trillion economy by 2024-25

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced an infrastructure project pipeline worth over Rs 102 lakh crore to be implemented over the next five years, as a major step towards achieving the government’s ambition of turning India into a $5 trillion economy by 2024-25.
The total expected capital expenditure amounts to Rs 10,250,704 crore during the fiscals 2020 to 2025.
According to the plan, of the total investments, 39 percent each will come from the Central and state governments while the remaining 22 percent from the private sector
India has been spending an average Rs 8 lakh crore annually since FY13 on infrastructure

Kerala Becomes the First State to Pass Anti-CAA Resolution

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has moved a resolution in the state Assembly on December 31, 2019, to scrap the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
With this, it has become the first state in the country to do so.
The Chief Minister is of the view that the implementation of the controversial act will lead to religion-based discrimnation in granting citizenship, which was against the secular values enshrined in the Constitution.

Haryana CM Inaugurates Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens in Karnal to Provide Veg Thali at Rs 10

The Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar has inaugurated the first Atal Kisan-Mazdoor canteens in Karnal where the farmers and labourers will get food for Rs 10.
The canteen will provide Veg-thali comprising four chapatis, rice, dal and seasonal vegetable, all for Rs 10, with the capacity to serve 300 persons daily.
The canteen has been named after former PM late Atal Bihari Vajpayee
It has been set up by the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board (HSAMB) in collaboration with the state rural livelihood mission.
The actual cost of a thali-served in this canteen is Rs 25 and the HSAMB will provide for the remaining Rs 15.
This is the first canteen in the state and 25 more such canteens would be set up by next year and four such facilities will be made operational in January.

Odisha Government Launches Mobile App Pauti & E-Certificate Project to provide Caste, Residence Certificates Online

The Odisha government has launched ‘e-Certificate portal’, a unique project to provide official documents such as caste certificate, permanent residence certificates, income or similar other certificates online without the need to visit Tehsil offices or Common Service Centres.
The initiative has been launched by the Revenue and Disaster Management department of the state as part of its 5T model of governance.
The applicants will not be required to pay any fees as well for the service.
Patnaik also launched a mobile App “Pauti”, to facilitate online payment of land revenue so that citizens need not visit government offices for the same. They can download the application and make payment.

Vinod Kumar Yadav Reappointed as Chairman Railway Board for One Year

The Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has approved the reappointment of Shri Vinod Kumar Yadav as Chairman, Railway Board and Ex-Officio Principal Secretary to Government of India, for a period of one year effective from January 01, 2020.

Harjeet Kaur Joshi becomes first woman to helm Shipping Corporation

Harjeet Kaur Joshi has been appointed as the full-time Chairperson and Managing Director of privatisation-bound Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).
She is the first female to head the Mumbai based Public Sector Enterprise and the 13th chairperson and managing director of country’s biggest ocean carrier by fleet size.
She will serve the post till her superannuation on May 31, 2022 or until further orders.
It must be noted that the government has decided to sell its 63.75 percent in SCI, to a private strategic buyer and the stake sale is in process.

Umaro Sissoco Embalo Wins Guinea-Bissau Presidential Election

Umaro Sissoco Embalo, has won presidential elections in the West African state of Guinea-Bissau.
The 47-year-old opposition leader picked up 53.55 percent of vote
His rival Domingos Simoes Pereira, head of the country’s historic ruling party PAIGC, took 46.45 percent.
Capital: Bissau; Currency: West African CFA franc

ICC plans to scrap five-day Tests from 2023; set to be limited to four

The Cricket’s apex body, the International Cricket Council has planned to reduce all Test matches, including the Ashes, from five days to four from 2023, to ease workload on players in the crowded calendar.
Test matches have been set at five days since 1979.
England are backing the plans as it could provide a sustainable solution to the complex scheduling needs and player workloads.

Daily Current Affairs – 01 January 2020