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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.