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September 30, 2016

Indian Army carries out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across LoC

Indian Army has successfully conducted surgical

strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of

Control () in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) i.e.

along India’s de-facto border with Pakistan. The

surgical strikes were India’s first direct military

response to attack on Uri army base by Pakistan-

based militants that had killed 18 Indian soldiers. The motive of the operation was to hit out at

the terrorists who were planning to infiltrate into the Indian territory. During the operation,

significant casualty was caused to terrorists. The cross-border action comes India reviewed

Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan and pulled out of the regional SAARC Summit that was

scheduled to be held in Islamabad, Pakistan as part of a wider diplomatic offensive to isolate

Pakistan.

Union Cabinet approves ratification of the Paris Agreement

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to ratify the

Paris Agreement (on Climate Change) on Gandhi Jayanti

i.e. on 2nd October 2016. The Paris Agreement was

adopted by 185 nations in December 2015. India had

signed the agreement in New York in April 2016. So far,

191 countries have signed the agreement. The Paris treaty

on Climate Change will come into force when 55 countries contributing to 55 % of total global

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emission ratify the agreement. So far, 61 countries have deposited their instruments of

ratification, approval or acceptance accounting in total for 47.79% of the total global greenhouse

gas (GHG) emissions.

World’s first three-parent baby born in Mexico

The world’s first three-parent baby boy was born in

Mexico to a Jordanian couple with the help a

controversial new fertility technique that incorporates

DNA from three people in the embryo. The ‘three-

parent’ technique also known as Mitochondrial

donation (Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy) allows

parents with rare genetic mutations to have healthy

babies. The boy’s mother was carrying genes for Leigh syndrome, a fatal genetic disorder that

affects the brain, muscles and nerves of developing infants. Genes for the genetic disease reside

in DNA in the mitochondria (powerhouse of the cell), which provide energy for our cells.

World Maritime Day is observed on September 29

The World Maritime Day is observed across the world on

29 September to highlight the importance of shipping

safety, maritime security and the marine environment.

Several events are organised to mark this day by the

International Maritime Organization (IMO), member

Governments, maritime industry etc. 2016 Theme:

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‚Shipping: indispensable to the world‛. The theme focuses on the critical link between shipping

and global society. It also raises awareness of the relevance of the role of IMO as the global

regulatory body for international shipping.

CCEA approves implementation of Project SAKSHAM for CBEC’s GST integration

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)

under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra

Modi has approved ‘Project SAKSHAM’. The Project

SAKSHAM is a New Indirect Tax Network (Systems

Integration) of the Central Board of Excise and Customs

(CBEC). It seeks to bolster the information technology

network for the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime that the Union Government intends

to roll out from 1st April 2017. The Project SAKSHAM will help in Integration of CBEC IT

systems with the Goods and Services Tax Network (GSTN). Extension of Indian Customs Single

Window Interface for Facilitating Trade (SWIFT) other taxpayer-friendly initiatives under

Digital India and Ease of Doing Business of CBEC.

India to invest $2 billion in Sri Lanka

India is going to invest 2 billion dollars in Sri Lanka in the

next three-four years. It was announced by Union Minister

for State (MoS) Commerce and Industry Nirmala

Sitharaman during her visit to Sri Lanka. She had visited

Sri Lanka for talks on the Economic and Technological

Cooperation Agreement (ETCA) to discuss the terms of

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the agreement. ETCA agreement seeks to boost cooperation in scientific expertise, technical

areas and research amongst institutions between India and Sri Lanka. It also seeks to boost

standards of goods and services to compete on global market and improve opportunities for

manpower training and human resource development. The ETCA initiative follows unfruitful

negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between two

countries.


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