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- Sushma Swaraj Participates In 17th CHG Meeting Of SCO In Tajikistan
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be participating in the 17th Council of Heads of Government, CHG, meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on 11th to 12th of this month.
- This will be the second CHG meeting since India became a full member of SCO in June 2017.
- The leaders will be discussing prospects for further development of SCO and will exchange in-depth views on current international and regional issues.
- National Postal Week to be celebrated from October 9
The Department of Posts will celebrate the National Postal Week between October 9 and 15 to highlight its role and contribution in the lives of people.
- The department also celebrated the World Post Day on October 9 to commemorate the establishment of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 1874 in the Swiss capital Berne.
- Central University of Jammu signs MoU with ISRO to set up Space Applications Center
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) signed an MoU with the Central University of Jammu (CUJ) in Jammu for setting up of the Satish Dhawan Center for Space Science in the University.
- Another MoU was signed between CUJ and the Central Scientific Instruments Organization (CSIR-CSIO).
- To create awareness about space research and to motivate young minds to take up research related to space, astronomy, geology, atmospheric sciences and related fields, a two day workshop was also inaugurated at the CUJ campus.
- Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Jitendra Singh that the collaboration between ISRO and CUJ for establishing an ISRO Center at Jammu is a landmark achievement for the State.
- Dilli Series Seapower Seminar 2018 Commences at Indian Naval Academy
The fifth edition of the annual Dilliseminar on ‘Geopolitical Impact of Sea Power’ commenced at the Indian Naval Academy (INA).
- The two day seminar is being attended by several serving senior Naval officers, eminent academicians and distinguished luminaries.
- Vice Admiral RB Pandit, AVSM, Commandant, INA delivered the opening address.
- 32nd India – Indonesia coordinated patrol (CORPAT)
Indian Naval Ship Kulish, a Kora class missile corvette, commanded by Commander Deepak Bali and an Indian Dornier (naval maritime time patrol aircraft) from Andaman and Nicobar command entered Belawan harbour, Indonesia for the opening ceremony of the 32nd edition of India – Indonesia coordinated patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT), to be held from 11 – 27 Oct 2018.
- The delegation is led by Commodore Ashutosh Ridhorkar, Naval Component Commander, Andaman and Nicobar Command.
- The ships and aircraft from both the countries would undertake patrolling on the respective sides of 236 nautical miles long International Maritime Boundary Line.
- The patrolling would be conducted in three phases from 14 – 24 Oct 2018 followed by a closing ceremony at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Island, scheduled from 25 – 26 Oct 2018.
- NITI Aayog’s AIM & IBM India design Student Internship Programme
NITI Aayog and IBM announced a first-of-its-kind internship programme for students selected by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM).
- The internship will see 38 students receive a two-week paid internship, and 14 teachers from Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) across the length and breadth of the country including from states such as Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar and others, to come together and ideate, collaborate and innovate.
- These students will be equipped with the skills for new collar careers in areas like artificial intelligence, Internet-of-Things, cybersecurity, cloud computing and blockchain. Apart from being trained in emerging technologies, students will also be coached in critical workplace skills.
- Pravin Srivastava appointed as India’s third Chief Statistician
Eight months after TCA Anant demitted office, the government has appointed 58-year-old Pravin Srivastava as chief statistician of India (CSI).
- Srivastava’s tenure will be a little less than two years, till August 31, 2020.
- His appointment would take effect from the date of assumption of charge by him.
- Indus Towers Wins Deming Prize for 2018
Indus Towers, world’s largest telecom tower company (outside China), won the Deming Prize for 2018.
- Indus Towers becomes the first Indian company in the service sector and fifth globally to achieve this feat.
- The Deming Prize was bestowed on Indus Towers for distinctive performance improvements through the application of Total Quality Management (TQM) practices.
