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Cabinet Approves Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) at Rs 52,497 crore From 2020-2025
Cabinet Approves Phase II of Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural) at Rs 52,497 crore From 2020-2025
- The Centre has approved the second phase of Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), which will be implemented on a mission mode between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
- An estimated budget of Rs 52,497 crore has been allocated for the project, to be shared between the centre and the state.
- The Phase II will focus on Open Defecation Free Plus (ODF Plus), which includes ODF sustainability and solid and liquid waste management (SLWM).
- The ODF Plus programme will converge with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA), especially for grey water management.
- Fund sharing pattern between the Centre and States will be respectively as given below:
- 90:10 for North-Eastern States and Himalayan States and UT of J&K
- 60:40 for other States
- 100:0 for other Union Territories
- In addition to this sum, the 15th Finance Commission has proposed earmarking of Rs 30,375 crore for rural water supply and sanitation to be implemented by rural local bodies in 2020-21.
- The Swachh Bharat Mission (Rural), pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, launched on 2nd October 2014, focussed on sustainability of ODF and management of solid and liquid waste. All the rural areas in all states/UTs were declared open defecation free (ODF) as on October 2, 2019.
Union Cabinet Approves Constitution of 22nd Law Commission of India
Union Cabinet Approves Constitution of 22nd Law Commission of India
- The Union Cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved the 22nd Law Commission of India for a period of three years, from its date of official constitution.
- The Commission will consist of maximum 10 members including one full-time chairperson, four full-time members including Member-Secretary, Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs as ex-officio Member, Secretary, Legislative Department as ex officio Member, and not more than five part-time Members.
- Role and Responsibility of the Law Commission
- Undertake research in law and review of existing laws in India for making reforms therein and enacting new legislations.
- Undertake studies and research for bringing reforms in the justice delivery systems for elimination of delay in procedures, speedy disposal of cases, reduction in the cost of litigation, etc.
- The Law Commission of India is a non-statutory body constituted by the Government of India from time to time.
- The Commission was originally constituted in 1955 and is re-constituted every three years.
- The tenure of the 21st Law Commission of India was up in 2015 upto August 31, 2018 under Justice (Retd.) BS Chauhan.
India will switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from 1 April 2020
India will switch to world’s cleanest petrol, diesel from 1 April 2020
- India is all set to switch to the world’s cleanest petrol and diesel from 1st April 2020, as it will move to Bharat Stage VI-compliant fuel from the current BS-IV grades.
- This will make India join the select league of nations using petrol and diesel containing just 10 parts per million (ppm) of sulphur, whose emission standards are as good as CNG.
- Also, India will be the first nation to achieve this feat in just three years which neither of any other large economies around the globe have done in such short time.
- India adopted the BS-IV equivalent fuel in 2017, that had a sulphur content of 50 ppm. Shifting from BS-IV to BS-VI, it took just three years.
PV Sindhu & Saurabh Chaudhary Wins ESPN Sportsperson of the Year 2019 Award
PV Sindhu & Saurabh Chaudhary Wins ESPN Sportsperson of the Year 2019 Award
- The ESPN.in Awards are the annual award to recognise the best individual and team performances in Indian sport on a calendar-year basis expect Cricket.
- Cricket is already covered by ESPNcricinfo’s annual awards, and so is not included in these awards.
- World Champion shuttler P V Sindhu has won the ESPN’s Female Sportsperson of the Year award for a third consecutive time.
- Young shooter Saurabh Chaudhary bagged the honour in the male category.
- ESPN Multi-Sport Awards recognized achievements across 10 categories.
- Lifetime Achievement award: Balbir Singh Sr. (Hockey)
- Sportsperson of the Year (Female): PV Sindhu (Badminton)
- Sportsperson of the Year (Male): Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
- Comeback of the Year: Koneru Humpy (Chess)
- Emerging Sportsperson of the Year: Deepak Punia (Wrestler)
- Coach of the Year: Pullela Gopichand (Badminton)
- Team of the Year: Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary (Shooting)
- Differently-abled Athlete of the Year: Manasi Joshi (Badminton)
- Moment of the Year: PV Sindhu’s World Championships final win
- The Courage award: Dutee Chand (Athletics)
Pragyan Ojha Announces Retirement from International and First-class Cricket
Pragyan Ojha Announces Retirement from International and First-class Cricket
- Slow left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket with immediate effect on 21 February 2020.
- The 33-year-old has played 24 Tests, 18 ODIs and 6 T20Is for India between 2008 and 2013.
- He last played for India in 2013 during Sachin Tendulkar’s farewell Test against the West Indies in Mumbai.
