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Dream is the first step towards the road to advancement, but dream alone Dowd eaves nowhere, We will be left the tdcrness of nothingness fw just dream and dream and do nothing. Dream should be accompanied with vision, perspective, for without vision dream is simply w hollow proposition. Vision is something greater than mere dream, but when combined with action it takes on reality Flonce, dream snd visi both show be followed by ecfion. Lard Keston the action. His Karmyaga isthe cornerstone of His entie philosophy, Arjun in the Gita represents action, forthe Lord exhorts him to pursue action. Abjuring action and holding on to mere dream and vision toill again leave ws in the lerness of failure. While action isthe forte of our life, inaction is the betenoire. Arnold Toynbee’s statement that “life which does not go into action isa failure” is true upto the hilt and edge. Blind action also does not lead to success. Action to be fruitful must be preceded by dream and vision. Tt is said that “what we ate, isthe action, for vision without action is for the harder we work, the more we God's gift tous, butby dreaming and simply passing the time. But vision jive, we rejoice in life for its own sake visioning about Him, whatever we with action is to have the dream —1jf¢isno brief candle tous. Its sort Dbecome—is our gift to Him.” faites ays Barker thee abot spend rch which we hae ‘A visionary has written—"God Vision and action success and pro%- hold of for the m we wan! said to me, Tbecame man for yoo, Peat are Bound lo come Inthe 15th Rok of for the moment and we want anrtyou become godly forme?” chapter ofthe Sri Mad Bhagwat Gita _t@ make it burn as brightly as possible y Tree heen ail trot whee there ig before handing it over to future How do we become godly so : ion? what do we do lo Become what God Vision: (Yogeshwar Krishna), and Senerations Haan ae ts Boose 3 We knee thar Karma (the archer Arjun) there will ‘Thus for spiritual unfoldment, as sats us to aoe We know tat Ge prosperity, ictory and happiness. well as for" worldly upitiment =a a With this conviction, let us proceed dreams, vision and Karma—action sep” So the Sst top 810 keep the Seu chonen path, and the God are all iyporant, To us Karma oF cure within us will lead us to our deter- action, is the most important factor, mined goal. Some wise person has because the great end of life is not very aplly said, ‘Happiness keeps knowledge, but action and a gene- you sweet, tials keep you strong, rousaction sits own reward somtow keeps you human, failure Ay the x great scholar of History, keeps you humble, success Keeps You rmold J, Toynbee observes—"A Tife Jamies Allen author of Asn Man hecbsYor tumble succes Meeps you Thinketh.” Rishi Matreya, also said 810WiN8 but only God Keeps you which does not go into action is a As you think, so you become’. Merely 8°"8 failure.” Thomas Carlyle’s words dreaming is neither enough nor Vision must be followed up by make it clear what makes action so important. But pursuing the dreams the Karma—"action is very impor- important in lite—Our grand is important, as our dreams can tant, for it is not enough to stare up business isnot to see what hes clearly become true only if we have the the stairs, wemust step the stairs” at @ distance but to do what lies courage to pursue them, Dreams, in . clearly at hand. Summarising, this turn give rise to vision, We human, Thebest way to perform actions spirit, Kalidas—the great Sanskrit beings are not limited by our abilities, ‘©.d0.0ne's duty with full devotion, to dramatist—says : “Yesterday is but a bat the vision. The most pathetig serve selflessly others and the society. dream, tomorrow is only a vision person in the world is he who has The same sentiment is expressed by but today, well lived makes every Sight, but no vision. The path for George Bernard Shaw thus—"This is yesterday a dream of happiness, realisation can never be discovered the true joy in life, being used for a ad every tomorrow a vision of hope Gales wehaveapopervion"" pumoue roped by Fra ar 2k well theatre os ay ahd mighty one, a force of nature en eee ns tote a, Do remember that dreams of mighty one, being a f f nat ideals. Cherish the music that stirs in future ate better than the history of instead of feverish selfish clod of ls Chevih te mus that tis in the past. Let us lead a godly lifeand ailmentsand grievances, complaining} ar vind; that lvelines that drapes the life will interpret our dreams. It that the world will not devote elf 0 Jour purest thoughts, for out of them will be useful to Know that ideologies taking you happy. We are of the wll grow all delightful conditions, al separate us while dreams bring us opinion that our lives belong to the heavenly environment if you but vonetee whole community and as long as we remain true to them. Of these the Ttmay be emphasised that only live, iti our privilege to do for it, world of your dream will a last be dreaming and visioning are not ade- whatever we can. We want to be bull’ quate, what is important is Karma, thoroughly used up when we die, ad ‘The first step for us is to dream about ‘Him’. This enables us to vis alse His‘Sagun Saka’ form. “Dreams are the seedlings of realities, observes PD/November/2015/13 “The art of leadership is ying no, not yos. Its vory easy to say yes.”Three-day Hindu-Buddhist Conclave at Gaya (© Religious infolerance giving rise to conflict, says PM Modi {© uid cone ofthe most impactful teacher, PM. {© Flniges to develop Gos as the epiciual enpital of the Buddhist worl. A three-day conclave of Hindu-Buddhist Initiative Conclave was held at Bodh Gaya, Bihar on Sept. 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8, 2015 made a strong case for religious freedom in the world, stressing, that radical elements trying to force their own ideologies on others give rise to conflicts. The Prime Minis- ter's comments came in the back-drop of growing religious and cultural intolerance in the world, highligh ted by violent acts of fanatical groups like the Islamic State. Poa rR ara Modi was speak- mses 2!" — ing at the concluding" Gvsen Sere s function of a Hindu-Buddhist conclave on. ‘confit avoidance’ which was attended by delegates from nearly 50 countries. “On the issue of conflicts, most of which are driven by religious intolerance, participants have agreed that while there is no problem about the freedom to practice one's religion it is when radical elements force their own ideologies on others that potential for conflict arises”, he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi offers He also quoted Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, cone of his closest friends among all world leaders “who, the other day, highlighted the importance of tolerance”. Before addressing the conclave, Modi offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple, the holiest shrine of the Buddhist community targeted by Islamic terrorists in July 2013. ‘The complex houses the ‘holy bo tree’ under which Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. Modi described Buddha “as a great preacher of equality’ and said the country could also be termed as "Buddhist India’ because of the religion's influence in shaping the nation’s socio-religious character. He announced that Bodh Gaya, a UNESCO World Heritage site, would be developed as a spiritual hub to strengthen the bonds between India and the Buddhist nations. Modi described the founder of the faith Buddhism as one of the most impactful teachers in world history PDiNovember/2015/14 Modi was in Gaya, a town sacred for both Hindus and Buddhists to attend the concluding event of the three-day Global Hindu-Buddhist Initiative on Conflict Avoidance and Environment consciousness. “Buddha was a great teacher of equality, I would personally call India Buddhist Indio’, the Prime Minister said referring to the religion's influence on shaping the country's socio-religious character Describing Buddha as a ‘crown jewel’ of India, who accepted all ways of worship, he said he regarded Buddha as reformer of not only Hinduism but also the world, who gave a new world view and vision which is critical for survival of all “The government of India would like to provide all possible support that its Buddhist cousin nations need for the satisfaction of their spiritual needs from this holiest of holy places for them,” he said after visiting Mahabodhi Temple. “This quality of Hinduism in India wasa product of many great spiritual masters and chief among them was Buddha, And this is what sustains the secular character of India,” he said. He also said that Lord Krishna and Gautam Buddha ‘were two great teachers, both of whom gave importance to principles. Modi’s Gaya visit coincided with Janmashtami, a Hindu festival to celebrate the birth of Krishna. Conflict resolution and conflict avoidance was the main theme of the deliberations at conclave. Centre Launches Smart Mobility Card To enable seamless travel by different metros and other transport systems besides retail shopping and purchases, the Centre launched a Smart National Mobility Card (NCMC) mode! on September 1, 2015 The card will do away with the need to carry separate cards for banking and transist requirements Union Minister for Urban Development M. Venkaiah Naidu has approved the ‘EMV Open Loop Card with stored value’ in this regard. Following an unsuccessful attempt in the past to come out with such an inter operable mobility card, a committee was sot up last year by theurban development ministry. The committee after ‘The card would meet travel needs base on stored value of money and ean bbe used for travelling by any means of transport and also enables account based retail applications. “to git, no story.”Examination-oriented study material catering to the various needs of the examination |~ encompassing the wide spectrum of syllabi 2475.00 (PAPER MD ea CHI recite 70) vy cant, Code No. 1553 7355.00This card meets travel needs based on stored value of money and can be used for travelling by any means of transport and also enables account based retail applica tions,” the statement said The urban development ministry has decided to task the National Payments Corporation of India with indi- genous development and management of clearing and settlement of payments, simulating cards, terminals and network, a suppor base of vendors for providing certified tools, cards, terminals and other services Naidu has directed the ministry officials to ensure time bound and coordinated progcess in this regard by various agencies to ensure early introduction of Smart Mobility Cards. He has also asked that states be informed of this initiative for taking appropriate action for integration of other systems with the new smart car ‘Centre Announces One Rank and One Pension (OROP) ‘The key demands re sald to be dropped. Pensions will be revised every five yeats. Implementation of the scheme will entail an expenditure (of € 8100-10000 crore, Veterans reject key provisions, eee The government on September 5, 2015 approved a long pending scheme to equalise pension payouts for ex- servicemen but hundreds of protesting former soldiess rejected key provisions of scheme. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said the one rank-one pension (OROP) scheme would be implemented from July 2014 and be revised every five years but wouldn't be applicable to soldiers who took voluntary retirement Veterans demand the voluntary retiement has to be an integral part of OROP because about 40% of personnel take VRS. The OROP scheme is expected to benefit about three million military pensioners and may be a vote catcher for Prime Minister Modi, especially because army pension overhaul was a key promise of his 2014 Lok Sabha campaign, “The government has accepted OROP in true spirit without being constrained by previous inaccurate esti- ‘mates. Despite the huge financial burden, given its com- mitment to the welfare of exservicemen, the gov has taken the decision to implement OROP,” Parrikar told reporters in New Delhi. But experts have also raised concerns over the crushing financial burden on the exchequer amid flagging, economic growth and similar demands by other govern- ‘ment officals, especially paramilitary personnel Soldiers have demanded OROP for over four decades now, saying basing their pensions on their exit salary was unfair because most personnel retire between 35 and 38 - leaving them vulnerable to inflation eroding their live hoods PD/November/2015/17 Relief With Ri ‘What Govt. Offers Je the scheme, which will cost the government bet- ‘ween © 10,000 10 12,000 crore annually, to beimple- mented retrospectively from July 2014 and revised ‘every five years, Soldiers ‘who took voluntary retire-|@ ment won't be inchided. Je The base year for OROP will be 2013 and artears. ‘will be paid in four halt- yearly installments. ll widows, including war widows, will get armars in| lump-sum. Je Setup a one-member judicial panel, which will ‘examine interest of retirees ‘of different periods and ranks. A report wil be filed insix months Jee Every your, € 9:000-10,000 crore more will go to ex- servicemen. The Bharatiya Janata Party halls the Prime Minister fr this, What Veterans Want ‘An annual or biennial rev sion of pensions. According to thom, voluntary retire. ment is an integral part of ‘OROP because about 40% personnel opt for voluntary retirement Have been demanding OROP for aver four deca des now. They say basing. their pensions on their exit salary was unfair because most personnel retire bet- ween the age of 35 and 38, Want a judicial committee ‘with five members, inclu ive of three ex-servicemen, They have asked for the report to be filed in 30 slays Colonel Pushpendta, (retired army officer) Amit Shah, BJP President Parrikatr said the base year for OROP would be 2013 and arrears would be paid in four half-early instalments and all widows, including war widows, would get ari in lump sum. As per latest reports even those soldiers ‘who have put in at about 15 years service and have taken LVRS thereafter will also be benefited by the scheme. What OROP Means ‘OROP means uniform pension to be paid to Armed Forces personnel retiring in the same sank with the same length of service, regardless of their date of retirement. Future enhancements in the rates of pension would be automatically passed on to the past pensioners. This implies bridging the gap between the rates of pension of current and past pensioners at periodic intervals GSAT-6 Successfully Positioned in Orbit Slot Indian Satelite GSAT-6, the country’s latest commu- satellite has been successfully positioned in its Crbital slot, Indian Space Research Organization said on September 6, 2015, “GSAT-6 has been successfully posi- tioned in its orbital slot of 83 Deg E and collocated with INSAT 4A, GSAT 12, GSAT 10 and IRNSSIC, after carey ing out four drift arresting manoeuvres,” ISRO said. ISRO had successfully launched GSAT-6 having an indigenous zyogenic engine on board GSLV-D6 rocket from the spaceport at Sriharikota on August 27, 2015. ‘Leadership isan action, not postion.Women to Get 33% Quota in Paramilitary Union Home Minister Raj Nath Singh announced on September8, 2015 that 33% reservation would be provided for women in all paramilitary forces including the CISF. ‘The minister made the announcement at the passing out parade in Hyderabad at the Nation a Industrial Security Academy (NISA), a promier training centre of the CISF (Central Industrial Secuity Force), According to the minister women’s share in the force stood at just 504%. He also said that initiatives had been launched to the take the head count of the force from the present 1-36 lakh to an estimated two lakh, 1,050 Indian Islamic Scholars Issue Fatwas against Islamic State (IS) Acts In what is being projected as the “biggest fatwa (religious edict) against Islamic State (1S) by Indian Islamic scholars, as many as 1,050 muftis and imams from, all over the country have jointly condemned the killing of innocent people by IS and posting of images and videos of the crimes online as’un-Islamic’ and contrary to the tenets of Shariat Among the prominent imams and organisations that signed the fatwa, issued in August, are Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid Ulema Council of India, Ajmer Dargah and Nizanvuddin Aulia The Fatwas wasshared with United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon on August 15. “We filed a petition before the Islamic scholars about the said acts of and ina fitting reply more than a 1,000 muftis and imams stated that it is absolutely un-Islamic and inhuman,” said Dr. Abdul Rahim Anjatia, chief adviser of Darul Uloom Ali Hasan Ahle Sunnat who had moved the petition, The fatwa, which fits in with India’s strategy to promote moderate schools of Islam as a counter to the ‘extremist ideology of Islamie State (IS), was issued based. ‘on this petition. eau Rees Lae aL ene cL Fatwa against IS by 1,050 Indian Islamic scholars (translated from Urdu) images /@ Ifyou be kind to people on ‘earth, then only the divine mercy will be bestowed upon you. “Allah doesn't (how) _mercy an those who are not kind to his creations.” Claims of ISIS of Islamic rule are absolutely absurd land accursed. I can't be rule of Islam in any cont tion. The un-tslamic and inhusman views and practi: ‘es of IS prove it has no relations with Islam or its teachings © Publishing. videos of killings of Innocent humans on the internet is absolutely un- Islamic and inhuman. AS Allah says, “Whoever kills a soul unless for a soul ot for corruption in the land, itis a6 fhe has slain entie mankind.” ‘Those who torture inno- cent people for no lawful reasons deserve to be punished, “Definitely Allah punishes those who torture his creations in the world” PD/November/2015/18 “We, the people of India, request the secretary general to uphold this fatwa as an example fo the world. This could be the commencement fora revolution to encourage other countries to come forward and denounee... organi- zations like IS for the sake of global harmony, world peace and forthe generations to come,” Anjaria wrote Through the fatwa, also shared with the heads of state of around 47 countries including, the US, the UK, China, France, the UAE and Turkey, the clerics have ruled as ‘absurd’ the IS claims that its violent acts were Islamic and done lawfully as per Sahat. Sti Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesi Visit to India Mndia, Sri Lanka to Boost ties on Security, ‘bilateral Trade] Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe was ‘on a visit to India in the second week of September. Mr. Ranil had wideranging talks on matters of mutual interest with Indian leaders including Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself. It was his first foreign visit following his being elected as Prime Minister after the Parliamentary elections. India and Sri Lanka on September 15, 2015 firmed up new ways to deepen ties as Colombo looks for greater investment from India to reduce dependence on China For Mutual Cooperation Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised retired St Lathan cricketer Kumar Sanga- kara, considered one ‘of the greatest batsmen frora Sri Lanka. "We just finished an absorbing, test series, We shall all iss the great Kumar Sangakkara on the cricket field,” Modi said 5 during 2 joint. press briefing with SriLankan PM Nosendea Modi with his Sa Prime Minister Rani Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickreme- Wickeemesinghe. PM Narendra Modi also nudged his visiting Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe on political economy to Tamil minorities, agreed for early solution on adidressing the issue of fishermen and stressed mutual understanding of security concems. “We recognise our closely aligned security interests and the need to remain sensitive to each other's concems, ‘We both reaffirmed out commitment to deepen our and security cooperation.” Modi said. Wickremesinghe said voters had given his govern. ment of national unity a mandate for trade and investment with India, “We are looking at a permanent agreement ‘on cooperation on economic affsir—trade, investment and technology—which is essential for development,” Wickremesinghe told reporters after meeting Modi Modi addressed fears that India’s economy could dominate that of Sri Lanka, with a gross domestic product ‘Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority, got cut ofthe way.”of just $75 billion, by saying that he would like bilateral trade to grow and become more balanced. “We discussed how we can achieve these goals in a more open and competitive Indian market, including through bilateral arrangements for trade and invest- ments,” Modi reciprocated On devolution of power to Tamils in Northern and Eastern provinees, Wickremesinghe said, “We are looking at how power sharing takes place within the Const tution.” “Lam confident that with the wisdom and will of the leadership in Sei Lanka and the support of the people, Sri Lanka will achieve genuine reconciliation and develop- ‘ment, so that all Sxi Lankans, including the Sri Lankan Tamil community, can live a life of equality justice, peace and dignity in a united Sri Lanka,” Modi said “We agreed that fishermen’s associations on both sides should continue their efforts to find a solution,” Modi said ~ AP's Godavari, Krishna Rivers Formally Linked css In a historic move, the waters of the two geeat rivers of the South—the Godavari and the Krishna—were formally linked on September 16, 2015 Under the Pattiscema Lift Irrigation Scheme, execu- ted by the Chandrababu Naidu government within six ‘months, the Godavari waters reached the Krishna, cover nga distance of 175 kms Naidu, on September 16, 2015, inaugurated a pylon named Pavitra Sangamam near Ibrahimpatnam in Krishna district: He went on to Pattisam in the West Godavari istrict, where he started the first pump to lift waters from Godavari into the Polavaram right bank canal Lifeline of Andhra People ‘The Polavaram project, which aimed to link the two. rivers to provide tlie to farmers inthe region, began taking shape during the UPA regime. ‘But asthe project would take four more years to eom- pele the AP government decided to set up 28 vertiesl turbine pumps in West Godavai distri o lift thesiver's ‘waters int the Polavaram right canal ‘On Sept. 16 the fest pump was switched on. However it would take two more months for another 12 pumps to be made operational. The rest would be prepared by February-March next year Estimating that one TMC would irrigate 10,000 acres, ‘over seven lakh aete of fields majorly growing paddy in Guntur, Krishna districts could be watered every year ‘besides part of the water utilised for domestic and indus tral needs ofthe new capital region, Amaravali- About twelve years ago an attempt was made on my life when I was going for Tirumala brahmotsavams. AS the brahmotsavams are beginning again, the interlinking of the two sacred rivers took place. lam fortunate to have witnessed such a great event and I congratulate all those who made this feat possible,” said Naidu ‘The linking of the two rivers was originally envisa- ged as part of the river linking, programme initiated by PD/November/2015/20 the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, And the Polavaram project, now accorded a national project status, was supposed to achieve it by taking the 80 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of surplus waters from the Godavati to Krishna through its right bank canal, But as the Polavaram project itself would take at least four more years to be completed, the Naidu government decided to use the Godavari flood waters in the interim. ‘The major benefit of this interlinking would be to the farmers and people of Rayalaseema, PM in the USA : Meets Investors Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the USA. after his visit to Ireland on September 23, 2015. His first engagement there was his meeting with the US investors ‘on September 24, 2015. He tried to woo US investors, vowing to remave hurdles. He met eight of top 10 finan- cial entities. In the biggest pitch yet to woo US investments, Mr, Modi on September 24, 2018 courted top financial sector CEOs fy to sell the India growth story, assur- ing them their cor corns will be resol- PM Modi greets people in New York. ved and bottlenecks removed Kicking off his second visit to the US in one year with ‘a meeting with eight of top 10 financial entities in the US, including J.P. Morgan and Blackstone, Modi outlined efforts made during last 15 months to increase investment in key areas like infrastructure He outlined the government's reform agenda as well as improving economic climate and said, “any bottlenecks ‘which should not be there, will not be there.” ‘The GDP geowth last year was 73 per cent—among the highest in large economies world over, he said. Also, there has been a 40 per cent jump in Foreign Direct Investment (FDD, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Moody’s say the economic climate is bound to improve further, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup quoted the Prime Minister as telling the one-hour long roundtable CEOs, he said, shared their concerns as well as experiences of doing business in India. The Prime Minister “took on board’ suggestions made by the executives as he outlined the sheer scale of development that will happen in India and the “tremendous opportunities” it offers to foreign institutional investors and for FDL G-4 Leaders Seek Time Bound UN Reforms 9 Ses: akan ul ie lar vin pe cheny of ode New Weck ttiraney £6 (© Ahr sumit hosed by Modi hey soe a joint statement Ina show of solidarity and as a message to the world, ‘community, leaders of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan "Show me the man you honor and Iwill now what kind of man you are."on September 26, 2015 called for urgent reforms of the United Nations in a ‘fixed time frame’, expressing dis- appointment that no substantial progress had been made in the past decade on the issue. The Group of Four, or G-4 Summit, taking place after a decade, was hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, In the moming, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe travelled to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel where Mr. Modi was staying. Japan, Germany, India and Brazil are the third, fourth, seventh and eighth biggest economies, respectively. In terms of population, India is the second biggest, Brazil fifth, Japan 10th and Germany léth biggest in the world (UNANIMOUS CALL FOR RADICAL CHANGE “The leaders emphasised that the G-4 countries are legitimate candidates for permanent membership in an expanded and reformed (Security) Council and supported one another's candidature. They pledged to work together with all member states and to accelerate outreach towards achieving an early and meaningful reform of the Security Council, “said a joint statement issued by the leaders after the meeting.” "... the leaders noted with concern that no substantial progress had been made since the 2005 World Summit where all the Heads of State and Government had unanimously supported the ‘early reform’ of the Security Council as an essential element of the overall effort to reform the United Nations.” PM Narendra Modi Addresses the UN General Assembly The Gist of Modi’s Address Presenting his government's domestic development agenda as completely in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a special summit of the UN on September 25, 2015 that he came from a tradition that considered the entire world as one and the earth as our mother. Reiterating the Indian position on climate change, the Prime Minister emphasised the concept of “common but differentiated responsibility”, which is part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. 18-Minute Address In his 18-minute speech, Mr. Modi outlined the various development targets that his government has set, and how special measures were being taken to ensure that they were environmentally sustainable. PD/November/2015/22 “The SDG mirrors India’s developmental goals,” the Prime Minister said. According to him, whenever nations, have been united in dealing with a crisis, they have been successful “Seventy years ago, the UN offered a new hope for humanity. Today, the time has come for us to seek new direction,” he said, calling for reforms in the UN. “The UN Security Council needs to be made more broad based in order fort to have higher credibility,” Pointing out that removing poverty is the biggest challenge before the world, the Prime Minister said it was the collective responsibility of all to work towards a “world that is peaceful, a system that is just and development that is sustainable.” Sustainable Future can’t be Won Without Tackling Poverty : Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 25, 2015 invoked Jana Sangh founder Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya to argue that his ideal of antyodaya, or the uplift of the poorest, and the UN Sustainable Develop- ment Goals were similar. Addressing a special summit ofthe UN, Mr. Modi listed the Indian schemes of financial inclusion, education and skill development, direct benefits transfer, and pension schemes for the vulnerable Prime Minister Narendra Modi add- among the initiatives sing the UNGA on Sept. 25,2015. that would promote sustainable development in India. The Highlights of Modi’s Address ‘Mahatma Gandhi had said that we should be concemed about the future that we won't able to sve. One of our top agenda is poverty eradication There are 13 billion people living in slate of po worldwide. am in favour of ‘Blue Revolution’ It should be about the development of fland nations. Education and skill development are priorities fr us ‘Women empowerment is important to us. “Bet Bachao, Beti Padhao’ has become chief feature of oar women empowerment programme. Thelong to a culture where Earth is considered as mother. We see the entie world as one family hope that world will tick to its commitments to climate change and development (Our next generation should be raised to protect the The Security Council and the United Nations should be reformed so that its credibility is maintained. ‘The world is connected and dependent on each other. Our international partnerships need to be centered on progress of the humanity. | wvant everyone to prosper and that's what I pray for everyone's happiness, and prosperity “Aman always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.World This Founding Members Ink Agreement on ALB India along with 49 Prospective Founding Members (PEMs) on August 31, 2015 signed the Articles of Agreement for the formation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The remaining seven founding members can sign the agreement till December 2015. The signing ceremony took place in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People. The AIIB is expected to focus on the infrastructure development in Asia, and unlike the 1g International Monetary Fund (MF) and World Bank is unlikely to restrict lending on political const- erations, Following the signing ceremony, China's President Xi Jinping wel comed the Heads of Delegations from the Bank's 57 Prospective Founding Members ‘Ashok K. Kantha Indian Ambassador to China, led the Indian delegation According to an ALIB press statement, the Bank will be headquartered in Beijing, and will have an initial authorized capital of § 100 billion. Reflecting the regional character of Bank, its regional members will be the majority shareholders holding approximately 75 per cent “The Bank’s foundation will be built on international best practices and the lessons and experiences of existing, Multilateral Development Banks and the private sector,” the statement said. The AIIB is expected to become operational by the end of the year. From the Indian side Ashok K. Ka of India to China, led the Indian delegation and signed the Agreement, tha, Ambassador Migration Crisis The situation in the Arab World in the wake of Islamic State activities and other situations has sparked off a migeation cviss, forcing thousands of refugees to abandon theit homes and seek shelter in foreign lands. Thousands of exhausted, elated people fleeing theit in newerending Tramit Ret Arab and Asian wait to board buses at the Aust homelands reached Hungarian border on Sept 52018 their deeam destinations of Germany and Austria on September 5, 2015, Austria, Germany opened door to over PD/November/2015/26 46,500 refugees. Thousands finished epic journey by bus, boat, tra pe war and poverty Migrants feel more welcome in Europe than in the Gulf and an foot to es Pope invokes Mother Teresa, asks Catholics to house asylum seekers. He calls on parishes, all religions ‘communities in Europe to host one family Refugees Influx to Cost Germany € 10 billion Chancellor Angela Merkel said on September 5, 2015 that her country won't stop anyone from seeking asylum, ‘even as the cost of taking in thousands of refugees could hit € 10 billion, Desperate to leave Hungary, many refugees made their way to Germany and Austria during the weekend. As a strong, economically healthy country we have the strength to do what is necessary” and ensure every asylum secker gets a fair hearing, Merkel told the Funke consortium of newspapers Rich Gulf Nations Face the Heat over Syrian Refugees As hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees languish in camps or risk their lives to reach Europe, questions are being asked about why wealthy Gull states have accepted so few. By the end of August 2015 more than four million Syrians had fled their country but very few of any refugees have been officially accepted by the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have donated billions to help refugees, but are facing serutiny for increasing their Migeans try tobreakethrough a cordon ‘F Macedonian police forces to oad apparent unwilling: § train after crossing the Macedonia ness to accept mig- Greek border near Gewgeia on Sep 7am rants. Why, ask many, as one of the greatest migration crises of modern times unfolds, are fellow Arab countries, with similar cultural and religious values and.a relative proximity compared to Europe, doing litte to help settle people? And crucially that criticism is voiced not just in the west, but within the region itself “The Gulf countries have to be ashamed when they see Europe's doors open to Syrian refuj close before us” Abu Mohammed, a 30 year old Syrian 1, while they refugee now living in Jordan said ‘An influx of Syrian refugees has swamped Europe this summer with Germany alone expecting, 8,00,000 new ‘Don't blow off another's candle fori won't make yours shine brighter"asylum applications this year and efforts underway to organise the allocation of tens of thousands more. But in the oil rich Gulf, GOC states have been absent from talk of helping with the refugee crisis No Statement Yet “Tragically, the cash-rich Gulf countries have not yet (When these lines were being written) issued a statement on the crisis-much less come up with a strategy to help the migrants, who are overwhelmingly Muslim,” Qatar's Gulf Times newspaper wrote in a recent editorial Sultan Al Qassemi, a prominent Emirati blogger, wrote that the time had come for Gulf countries to take the “moral, ethical and responsible step” of changing their policy towards accepting refugees. it may meanwhile be mentioned that most of the European states including France and England have expressed a desire to extend a helping hand in some measure the ather. They have pledged each to take in some number of migrants. Venezuela has offered to take in 20 thousand Syrians. European Union also plans €1'8 billion to curb migrant crisis, Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Longest Reigning Monarch Queen Elizabeth Il has lived longer than any of her predecessors, seen a dazen Prime Ministers come and 0, and presided over six decades of British history—from war with Germany to the death of princess Diana and terror attacks on London ‘At 89, Queen Elizabeth Il has become the longest reigning monarch in British history, On September 9, 2015 she beat the record set by her great-great-grand-mother. Queen Vietoria-63 years and 7 months-more than a century ago. Only four other British kings and queens have reigned over 50 years or more Born on April 21, 1926 in London, the queen was christened Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of York and was known as young Lilibet to her family. It seemed at the time unlikely that she would become queen—that is until Edward VII, her uncle, unexpectedly abdicated in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Simpson. Elizabeth's father reluctantly became king George VI and she was heir when he died in 1952, Theonly monarch most living Briton have ever known, Elizabeth has been the constant heart of British life since she came to the throne as 25-year ol. Much fod sine then. When at of Fame Philipn 1947, Britain female monaich tn the world today, was still in the grips Her years on the throne are second of post-World War Il only to King Bhumibol Adulyadej of austerty-—the couple’s Thatland, 67, the world’s current wedding cake had to longest-serving head of state. bbe made from ingredients sent as wedding presents from abroad. In 1953, when she was crowned in West-minster Abbey, television was a novelty and British colonies were still dotted around the world, By the 1990s, the empire had all bt vanished has chan- Britain's ‘Queen Tran Claims to Have Found Rich Uranium Stores Iran has discovered an unexpecteally high reserve of uranium and will soon begin extracting the radioactive element at a new mine, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organisation said on September 12, 2015. The comments cast doubt on previous assessments from some western analysts who said the eountey had a low supply and sooner or later would need to import gramme. im, the raw material needed for its nuclear pro- REELS UTE he MATHS PEST FOR ALL COMPETITIVE EXAMS OO me eT) ¥y Hansraj Sir Hansraj Sir & siratea argtsars ait wid fear grt ust at 15 Seconds Bea wer dre, 100% amat & arr 1) 92890-71000/ 72000/ 73000, 9212088877 640, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar Main Road, Opp. Signature View Apartment, Delhi-9 CeO RUS LORE ee PD/November/2015/27Nuclear Scare ‘The comments cast doubt om assessments from Western analysts who said the country had a low supply and ‘would soon depend on import, Any indication of Iran's self-sufficiency will be closely watched by world powers, which reached a dealin July ver itsmuclar programme. Any indication that Iran could become more self- sufficient will be closely watched by world powers, which reached a landmark deal with Tehran in July over its programme. They had feared the nuclear activities were aimed at acquiring the capability to produce atomic weapons—something denied by Tehran. “Teannot announce (the level of) Iran's uranium mine fl reserves. The important thing is that before a prospecting for uranium ores we were not too optimist but the new discoveries have made us confident about our reserves” Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi was quoted as saying by state news agency IRNA. Salehi said uranium exploration had covered almost two-thirds of fran and would be complete in the next four years. He added that exteaction was set to begin at a new mine in the central province of Yazd, The July deal between Iran and world powers will lift international sanctions on Iran in exchange for at least a decade of curbs on the country’s nuclear activity The US State Department said any new reserves of uranium discovered in Iran will be under the same moni- toring as existing mines under the nuclear agreement. “Any violation of that commitment would be met with the appropriate response,” State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a statement. Malcolm Turnbull Becomes Australia’s fth PM in Eight Years Replacing Tony Abbott Australia’s beleagured Prime Minister Tony Abbott ‘was ousted from power in an internal party ballot on September 14, 2015 as the Ruling Conservative Party attempts to win back a disenchanted public by replacing, the nation’s polarising gaffe-prone leader with his more moderate rival Abbott leadership ballot by members of his party, who voted 54 to 44 to replace him with former Liberal Party leader and communi- cation minister Mal- colm Turnbull. Turnbull had lost a Malcolm Turnbull walks with his iene il atten gchar flagging opinion polls for the two year old conservative coalition government. PD/November/2015/28 ‘The change in leadership continues an extraordi- narily volatile period in Australian politics. Tumbull becomes Australia’s fourth Prime Minister in just over two years. The political turbulence comes as Australia enters its record 25th year of continuous economic growth However a cooling mining boom that helped Australia avoid recession during the global financial crisis has slashed tax revenue and a hostile Senate has blocked several key parts of the government's financial agenda, Japan Sheds its Pacifist Role © Japan's military gets more muscle with new legislation @ A nistoric move of momentous importance. For the fist time in 70 years, Japan makes decision to let tops fight abroad, |@ Japan thus sheds ts pacifist role imposed on it following. ‘and world war. Japan’s Parliament voted into law on September 19, 2015 a defence policy shift that could let troops fight foverseas for the first time since 1945, a milestone in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to loosen the limits of the pacifist constitution on the military Abe says the shift, the biggest change in Japan's defence policy since the creation of its post-war military in 1954, is vital to meet new challenges, such as China US Welcomes the Shift Ally the US has welcome the changes but China, where memories of warlime aggression run deep, expres sed concern. Shedding its Pacifist Role How big is Japan’s military, and why is it restricted ? Japan's military...Self Defense Forces...bas 227,000 personnel across its army, navy and air force. That is small compared to China's 2:28 million and 143 million in the US, but more than Britain, Germany and Prance. Currently, they can only use force for selfadefence if the country or they themselves are directly attacked. The rule is based on the Japanese constitution, drafted by the US after Japan’ defeat in the World War Il, which hans the “use of force as means of settling international disputes”, Hiow will new law change this ? The new law allows Japanese troops to defend their American counter parts, but also troops of ether nations friendly to Japan. It will take sis months to come into ‘effect, but the ovement still has to sock parliamentary approval before sending troops on any dangerous overseas mis sions, The government would also have to prove that, without the mission, Japan ‘and its people would face grave danger. ‘Are thore likoly to be any legal challenges tothe legislation ? ‘Yes, both to its content and the way the government has pushed it through Parliament. Opponents say the legislation violates Japan’s Constitution, which would require a public referendum to change, Abe's government has so far avoided putting it to-a public vote, which he would likely lose. ‘Opponents othe legislation have said they would challenge it {nthe legal system. The legislation could also be overturned if the Supreme Court niles the changes unconstitutional, Shinzo Abe "Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision”A key feature of the laws is an end to a long-standing ban on exercising the right of collective self-defence, or defending another friendly country that comes under attack, in cases where Japan faces a ‘threat to its survival’ Howevet, ng Constitution bans its army from doing so. ‘Over 90% of Japan's constitutional law experts believe the legislation violates the Supreme law The revisions also expand the scope for logistic support for the militaries of US and other countries, and for participation in peacekeeping. Abe, however, says the legislation is “necessary to protect lives and peaceful way. of living and is for the purpose of preventing wars’ ‘adding “I want to keep explaining the laws tenaciously and courteously” the country’s. war-renoun Nepal Adopts New Constitution © President announces promulgation of statute, which took awaitof over six decades. © The Constituent Assembly had overwhelmingly voted the new Constitution earlior on Sept. 16,2015. (© The Constitution s bom ontof bloodshed, compromise. Nepal’s new Constitution drafted by an elected Constituent Assembly—a dacument expected to usher in peace, stability and development—came into effect on September 20, 2015, Nepal's President Ram Baran Yadav announced promal- gation of the statute, which took a wait of more than six decades and a seven-year process at a special ceremony held in the : eae Pest Ram Brn Yas Clmastons damembly Pts ese oe Cons RE ‘ Parliament in Kathatandi on Septem- “efit my com Beran Ts gh pls Pose is tall Nepal rhe an ses on this spi Tri fd thumping of cos by awa: Wat the ssa fllfeiged Paramert, wih» ew government we Key Features : Federalism and Secularism ‘Nepal has had six Constitutions and interim statutes since 1948, but this is the fire ime such a comprehensive document has been prepared by an elected Constituent assembly The latest process began in 2008 after a civil war which claimed ver 16,000 lives, but the first assembly was dissolved in 2012 due 10 differences among partes, The second aesernbly was elected tn 2013. The April quake which claimed 9,000 lives forced abbling parties to come together and speed xp the Constitution drafling process. Parties from Madhes how ever, quit the Constituent Assembly in protest Endorsed by an overwhelming majority, Nepal's new constitution espouses multi-party democracy, federalism, secularism, human rights, press freedom and indepen dence of judiciary According to the new Constitution the monarchy will be a thing of the past and the President will be the Constitutional Head of the State, while executive powers ‘will be exercised by the council of ministers headed by the Prime Minister. All the religions in the country will enjoy religious freedom. Cow will be Nepal's national animal. The authority will be decentealised, with federal govern ment of the Centre and State governments in provinces, each with a legislature and Chief Minister. Nepali has been continued to be the national langu- age, while all regional languages have been granted recognition. The new Constitution provides for bicameral Parliament. The lower house will have 375 members, while the upper house will have 60 members. A high level Commission will finalize all the seven states/provinces in a year's time. It may be recalled that out of the 601 members of the Constitution Assembly 85% members have extended their support to the Constitution, News ina Nutshell Guatemala swears in new President after Molina resigns Guatomala’s newly sworn-in Presidont demanded that all ‘op government oficial sub Want to clear IAS Prelims? irl ad Ld ims 2016 for ey ‘ConvrtionalAveas(7 Booties} Tw cc coverirsl ah Me 30" Inn Cau, Geopahy (Wats and ‘eon indian Poly and Governor Economie ant Socal Development Genel Eneromart ar Geer Soe (Phys, Chemis, Bolg and compar speabos IT). 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Chinese military to lay off 1-70 lakh officers = Report China's new move to downsize its 23-million strong anita’ il result in laying off of about 1.70 lakh officers as the world’s largest army plans to scrap two ofits existing seven commands and three corps to streamline forces. Officers will Account for more than half of the 300000 personnel to go in President Xi inping's plans to streamline the People's Liberstion Army. They will be offered early retirement packages. Nepal lawmakers pass draft constitution with overwhelming majority Nepat's conetivent aemobly:ioied ovenficininghy In jour of a new Constitution on September 16, 2013 ending a seven-year process that saw many ups and downs, Despite 11 minor parties from southem plains quiting the process in protest against cemarcation of federal states, 507 Ihumbers of the @i-stzong assembly voted in favour of te new Statute ‘Lawmaker fom Rashtriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal, which ‘espouses reinstatement of Hinde state status and monarchy, was the only port that voted against the final drat “The constituent assembly endorsing the Constitution is a ‘matter of pride forall Nepalis, Congratulations ancl best wishes for all” Prine Minister Shushil Koirala tweeted soon attr voting ended. Egypt Prime Minister resigns Egypt's Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and his cabinet resigned on September 12,2015 after 15 months in ofice follow ing corruption allegations. While accepting Mabiab’s resignation, President Abel Fattah el Sis asked outgoing petrleam minister ‘Sherif Ismail fo form a new government. The new government was swornin by the President on September 18, 0 Nepal rejects calls for Hindu nation, to remain secular Nepal's lawmakers on September 14,2015 voted against an amendment proposal ina drat of the country’s new Constitation to declare the Himalayan nation a Hinwha state. Only 21 member of the 601 strong constituent asiembly voted in favour of the peo posal forwarded by the right-wing Rashtriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal. A proposal needs two-thirds majority tobe adopted. Nepal, a sectilar nation now, was Hindu state for centuries tani the abolition of the monarchy in 2006. North, South Korea agree to family reunion in October 2015 North and South Korea agreed September 8, 2015 to hit reunions next month of families separated by the Korean War in the eaely 1950s a small but important bit of pregress for Hvals that just last month were threatening each other with war, One Inundred mestlyeldeniy people from each county wil be ren id with Hie telativen October 20.26 at the Diamond Mouctain resort in North Koren. The decison came alter overnight tals among the Koreas’ Red Cross officals a the Borer village of Paumerjar that ocjan Scpeber7. 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After Rajasthan, Haryana has become the second state of India to set an essential ‘exiucational qualifications and other eligibility criteria to contest local body polls The Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2015 fixes matriculation as the minimum educational {qualification for general canclidates while the qualification for the women (general) and Scheduled Caste candidate will remain midale standard (VHLD). A woman candidate of the SC category must hold V class pass certificate to contest polls for the post of Punch. ‘The Bill was moved by Agriculture Minister O.F Dhankar in the Assembly and got easily sailed through amid a walkout by the Congress Party RAJASTHAN Bill for Amendment to Right to Education Act Gets Assembly's Nod The Rajasthan State Assembly on September 17, 2015 passed a Bill for amendment to Right to Education Act, 2009, The Bill is aimed at improving the standards of ‘education by doing away with the provision of not failing, students till Class 8 and instead evaluating them on the basis of their performance, The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Rajasthan Amendment) Bill 2015 was among, the four Bills which the State Assembly passed amid the uproarby the opposition. The Rajasthan Assembly became the first House of India to have this type of bill cleared GUJARAT Gujarat Tops World Bank’s Business-Friendly State List ByP-ruled Gujarat has topped the World Bank's first ever ranking of States on the ease of doing business in India followed by Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand on the second and thitd places respectively, These rankings were ation provided in the report titled ‘Assessment of State Imple- mentation of Business Reforms’ which was prepared by World Bank in association with the Department of Indus trial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), KPMG and FICCL States were assessed on the implementation, over a six: month period from January to June, this year of a 9%-point reforms agenda, Gujarat implemented 71-14 per cent of reforms, according to theassessment. Andhra Pradesh came second with a score of 70-12 por cont. Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh are other BJP-ruled states which figured in top- five, WEST BENGAL Bengal Ayurvedic Health Bill Gets State Assembly Nod The West Bengal State Assembly on September 21, 2015 gave its nod tothe West Bengal State Ayurvedic Health Service (Amendment) Bill-2015, ignoring the ‘opposition left front’s demand to refer the Bill to the select committe, The Bill ) sailed through the Assembly with 97 Cs aes WPA RUS EULLY votes in its support 8 lawmakers oppo- sed the Bll, expres: sing concern for the | Applications are invited for transparency and | FREE COACHING (with Hostel fair recruitment Of | Facility) for CIVIL SERVICES (Preliminary-cum-Mains)- 2016, for Minorities, SCs, STs and Women candidates. health workers in West Bengal Last date for submission of 16th Speaking about the Bill, Minister of State for AYUSH, Health and Family Welfare Depart ment, Ashish Banerjee, said the posts in the West Bengal Ayurvedic Education Service and the West Bengal Ayurvedic Health Service would now be filled up through the West Bengal Health Recruitment Board. Application Form October, 2015 (Friday) Written Test GS (objective type) & Essay: 25th October, 2015 (Sunday) 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Further details available on Jamia's website (www.jmi.ac.in) Contact: Office: 26981717 Extn - 4270, 4272 REGISTRAR PD/November/2015/31 “The very essence of eadorship is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.ACRONYMS AIIB—Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank CISP—Central Industrial Security Force NCMC—National Common Mobility Card NISA—National Industrial Security Academy. SDGs—Sustainable Development Goals WIL—Wildlife Institute of India PERSONS IN THE NEWS RSampanthan The Sri Lankan Tamil has been named the leader of ‘opposition for first time in 32 years ‘The 83-year-old is the st ethnic minority oppesition leader since 1983, when Tamil MLAs resigned en masse to protest against a law that compelled them to denounce separatism, Sampanthan’s. party, the political proxy of the Tamil Tiger insur- gents, backed Maithripala Sirisena in the January presidential elections defeat- ing Rajapaksa The move is being seen as a sign of growing reconciliation in the nation following the end of a bloody civil war that ended in 2009 after Rajapaksa ordered a bloody offensive Majority of the nation’s population. belongs. to Sinhalese community and the minority Tamils have alle xed persecution by the government since the uprising, of “Tamil separatists 30 years ago. Jhumpa Lahit Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winner to be presen- ted with National Humanities Medal Lahiri has been selected for the prestigious 2014 National Humanities Medal ““in her works of fiction, Lahiri has illuminated the Indian-American experi tence in beautifully wrought narratives of estrangement and belonging,” the White House said ina statement Jhumpa, 48, has been selected for enlarging the human story. Among other awardees include historians, writers, a philosopher, scholar, preservationist, food activist and an education course former The first National Humanities Medal was awarded in 1996, Since then, there have been 175 recipients, 163 individuals and 12 organisations, including this year’s. PD/November/2015/32 Lydia Sebastian 12-year-old Indian-origin giel in United Kingdom. gets top score in Mensa, The Essex-resident has achieved the highest possible score outwitting physicists Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, Lydia Sebastian from Essex has joined the 1% ofall entrants to attain the highest mark in the Cattell ll B paper supervised by Mensa, the society for people with high IQs Lydia completed the paper with minutes fo spare. “At first, I was really nervous bitt once I started, it was much easier than I expected it to be and then I relaxed,” said Lyalia, who has been playing the violin since the age of four, Lydia joins Nicole Barr, a 12-year old from Harlow, Essex, as well 2s Aahil Jouher, a 10-year-old from Blackburn, in achieving perfect Mensa scores this year. Lee Hsien Loong Singapore ruling par Registering a landslide victory in the general election despite an emboldened opposition, Prime Minister Loong on September 12, 2015 thanked Singaporeans for return- ing his party to power. es landslide victory The People’s Action Party (PAP) won an absolute majority of $3 seats in the 89-member Parliament. The PAP's main rival the Workers’ Parly—ended up with just six seats The PAP, which has been ruling the sity-state since independence in 1965, got 69-86% of the popular vote, an increase of almost 10% points from its share in 2011 Lee, Secretary General of the PAP, reiterated that he had called the poll because Singapore was at a “turning, point” and he needed a “fresh and clear mandate” to take the country forward. Jeremy Corbyn, Radical Leftist Elected UK’s Opposition Leader A British MP who vowed to publicly apologize for the Iraq war and a critic of former PM Tony Blair was elected Labour Party’s new leader on September 12, 2015 Jeremy Corbyn has become the lead largest Party in Britain and the government's main opposition with a thumping majority, getting 60% of the vote share Corbyn, who began the contest as a rank outsider, gathered 2, 51, 417 or 595% of the votes seeing off the of the second "A leader takes people where they would never go on their own.”challenge from front benchers Andy Burnham, Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall. The result of the contest gave stewardship of the Labour Party to the hard left for the first time in more than three decades, a development seen in England as one of the most surprising ‘upsets in modem British politics, His success underlines the extent to which European political structures have been destabilized by the Jeremy Corby aftershocks of the financial crisis in 2008, with voters increasingly attracted away from the political center ground, either to the socialist left or the nationalist right, Known for his activism, Corbyn entered the British Parliament in 1983 and was a staunch opponent of the Iraq War. He was also one of 12 MPs in 2006 to back an inquiry into the invasion by the allied forces. He was arrested in 1984 outside the South African embassy for breaking a protest ban during the apartheid era, Corbyn became MP from Islington North in 1983 and has been in the same seat ever since. He is known to be a rebel and since 2001 has defied Labour whips more than 500 times. He has also been a patron ofthe Palestine Solidarity Campaign, which urges a boycott of Israeli goods i protest atthe situation in Gaza. He was the truste of the Dalit Solidarity Network in UK Ageela Asifi Afghan educator of uprooted girls wins United Nations refugee award-—the Nansen prize The 49-year-old teacher has dedi- cated her life to bringing education to Afghan refugee girls in Pakistan Asif, who fled from Afghanistan with her family in 1992, was given the prestigious award for “her brave and tireless dedication to education for Afghan refugee gies” Afghanistan represents one of the largest and most protracted refugee css in the world, with over 26 milion Afghang eurenty Living in exle-more than hall them children, shows UN dat Clobaly, only one in every two refugee chikten able to goto primary school and only one in four atend secondary schon Pakistan, around 80 percent of hem remain out of schol Ashok Sridharan Indian-origin man wins elections, becomes fist Indian mayor of Germany's Bonny ‘-yearold Sridharan secured the BM | arsotute majority by polling 50-06% of the votes in September, 2015 election in Until now, Srdharana served as the treasurer and assistant mayor In the DRG | inci aniston ar eve ington of Koenigewinter His absolute majority in the first round ofthe election and his tong lsc! over his vo min opponeni came as a surprise to many politi who predicted a close finish, al observers, His victory marks the end of more than 21 years’ rule of the city by the Social Demo- cratic Party (SPD) and he will take over the reigns of the city administra tion from the out- going SPD. mayor Juergen Nymptsch ‘on October 21 Seema Malhotra Jeremy Corbyn, the newly elected Seema Malhotra Labour leader, has indudedtwolndian- ‘origin women in his shadow cabinet Seema Malhotra as the shadow chief secretary tothe treasury and Lisa Nandig as the sha- dow secretary for ‘energy and climate change. Victor Ponta Romania Prime Minister — indicted ‘on corruption char- Bes. Romanian pro- secutors on Sep- tember 17, 2015 said Ponta will be tried by the country’s top court, but will not be arrested, The 42-year-old is the first sitting Romanian PM to be indicted and have his assets seized. 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Road YMCA Bldg ‘*Sonesoains eareoutesa "as7e0ss039 PD/November/2015/33 "Aman who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.”resign. Parliamentary polls are due in December 2016. ‘There was no immediate comment ‘on September 17, 2015 from Ponta, who was in a defence meeting. Four other people have also been indicted in the cease and will stand trial, Ponta was indicted in July on charges including tax evasion, money-laundering, conflict of interest -and ‘making false statements while he was working as a law- yer in 2007 and 2008. At the time, Ponta was a lawmaker. DEATHS Actress Jean Darling Dies at 93 Jean Darling, who appeared in dozens of ‘Our Gang’ silent comedy shorts as a child actress, has passed away She was 98. Darling, who later origina ted the role of Carrie Pipperidge in the original cast of musical comedy ‘Carousel’, died on September 4 in Rodgau, Germany, writer-director Rene Riva has confirmed, said The Holly- ‘wood Reporter. In 2013, she starred in his silent slapstick short film, The Butler's Tale. Born Dorothy Jean LaVake Jean Davling in Santa Monica, Dasling was spotted by an assistant of Our Gang, ‘Aadesh Shrivastava Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who was battling cancer, passed away on September 4, 2015 midnight at the age of 51. Shrivastava had been undergoing treatment at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Andheri for over 40 days. AWARDS/HONOURS 67th Primetime Emmy Awards ‘The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony was, organised at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on. September 20, 2015. The Primetime American TV honours ceremony was dominated by ‘Game of Thrones’, an immensely popular fantasy show based on novelist George R. R. Mastin’s best selling series, Game of Thrones was declared the winner of Emmy for outstanding Drama series category. Peter Dinklage’s role as Tyrion Laninster in Game of Thrones earned him Emmy for outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Game of Thrones also won the Emmy honours in the outstanding Directing, for a Drama Series, while David Benioff and D. B. Weiss were decorated with the award for outstanding writing, for a Drama Series for the show. Game of Thrones took home total 12 Emmy honours, breaking the eight win record set by the West Wing in 2002 Veep, Olive Kitteridge, Transparent and The Daily ‘Show with John Stewart also emerged as top winners in the 67th Emmy Awards ceremony. Veep got four Emmy. honours out of its nine nominations, including the Emmy for outstanding Comedy Series. Veep’s Julia Louis Dreyfus won the Emmy for outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. How to Get Away with Murder fame Viola Davis became the first African-American to be decocated with the Emmy for the outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Andy Samberg hosted the glittering award cere- Major Emmy Award Winners Winner Category © Veep / Outstanding Comedy Series Game of Thrones (Outstanding Drama Series © John Hamm (Mad Men) | Outstanding Lead Actor- Drama Series © Viola Davis (How to Get Outstanding Lead Actress- ‘Away with Murder) Drama Series (© JJefrey Tambor (Transparent) Outstanding Lead Actor | Comedy Series © Julia Loui-Dreyfus (Veep) | Outstanding Lead Actress Comedy Series © Olive Kitteridge Outstanding Limited Series @ Richard Jenkins (Olive | Outstanding Lead Actor— Kitteridge) Limited Series or Movie . Frances MeDormand (Olive | Outstanding Lead Actress: Limited Series or Movie Kitteridge) Goutam Narayan Chosen for Harry Messel Award Renowned conservationist Goutam Narayan from Assam was chosen for the Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership during the IUCN Species Survival Commission Leaders’ meeting held in Abu Dhabi from September 16 to 19, 2015. Dr. Goutam became the first Indian to get this coveted honour “in recognition of his pivotal role on leading the Pygmy Hog Conser- vation Programme in North-Eastern India since 1985, thus savinga whole genus from extinction, and his long service to the SSC Wild Pig Specialist group.” The Harry Messel Award, instituted in 2004, usually given at an interval of two to four years, recog- nising outstanding service to IUCN Species Survival ‘Commission, especially from individuals. Dr. Goutam began his career as a conservationist in 1980 at Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) under ‘great omithologist Dr. Salim Ali. In 1995, Dr. Goutam joined Durrell wildlife and set up the Pygmy Hog Conser- vation Programme (PHCP) in Assam to save the critically endangered pygmy hogs. Miss Georgia Cantrell Crowned Miss America 2016 Title Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell was crowned the Miss America—2016 title in a splendid ceremony in Atlantic city, New Jersey. Miss Cantrell piped 51 other con- testants to be crowned by Miss America—2015 Kira Kazantsev Miss Mississippi Hannah Roberts was adjudged the first runner-up and Miss Colorado Kelley Johnson was zamed the second runner-up inthis beauty pageant. The jury was chaired by Vanessa Williams who opened the beauty pageant with a performance of her hit ‘Oh How the years Go By’ PD/November/2015/34 "Become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily, even if you had no title or position."Kashi Nath Singh Gets Bharat Bharti Award Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akbilesh Yadav feli dilated noted Hindi novelist Kashi Nath Singh with the Bharat Bharti Award, the most prestigious literary honour given by the Uttar Pradesh government in Lucknow on September 14, 2015, The Bharat Bharti Award carries 3 citation and @3 lakh in cash Dr. Singh, the Sahitya Akademi Awardee in 2011 for his novel ‘Retin par Raggu, is best known for his novel ‘Kashi Ka Assi’. The Bollywood film Mohalla Assi is based on Kashi Ka Assi which portrays life on the Varanasi ghats, the student politicians from the 1970s and other aspects related to the spiritual capital of India in a realistic way ‘Meanwhile renowned litterateur Mridula Garg was honoured withthe Lohia Sahitya Samman. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards-2015 ‘The Ministry af Science and Technology announced the coveted Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Awards for the year 2015 for 11 young scientists in seven different fields of Science and technology on September 26, 2018 in New Delhi. The Shanti Swatup Bhatnagar Award for Science and Technology carries a citation, a plaque and a cash prize of 85 lakh to each award winner. The list of the award-winners is as follows Chaitanya’s Court Chosen As India’s Entry to Oscar-2016 Chaitanya Tamhane’s National Award-winning Marathi film court, will offidlly represent India in the Best Foreign film Category at the 88th Oscars in 2016 as a low budget gripping movie court was selected for the honour over 29 other movies in this race on September 23, by a 16-member Film Federation of India jury chaired by veteran actor and filmmaker Amol Palekar. Debutant Tamhane’s Court beat major hit films like Rajkumar Hirani’s PK, Omung Kumar's Mary Kom, Vishal Bharadwaj’s Haider, Kabir Khan's Bajrangi Bhaijaan and S. §. Rajamouli’s Bahubali to get the opportunity to represent India in the 2016 Oscar Awards Court unfolds many hidden, but real aspects of the judicial system of Inia based on a true story in a very touchy and emotional way’ CONSTITUTION/LAW/JUSTICE Delhi High Court Allows Female Navy Officers to Serve Full Term In a landmark judgement the Dethi High Court allowed female officers of the Indian Navy to serve full term on September 4, 2015, saying rules that mandated Subject Category | S.No. Winner Biological Science 1. | Balasubramanian Gopal 2. | Rajeev Kumar Varshiney Medical Science 3. | Vidita Vaiaya Engineering Science 4. | Yogesh Joshi Pysical Science 5. | Mandar Deshmukh 6 | Bedangadas Mohanty ‘Mathematical Science 2. | Ritabrata Munshi 8 | K Sandeep Chemical Science: 9. | Dr Srinivasa Reddy 10. | Pradyat Ghosh Eath, Atmosphere, Ocean| 1 and Planeta Iyotiranjan Srichandan Ray | Phy'seal Science Laboratory, Ahmedabad Oct. 2015 : Exclusive Short Term Batch for Mains 2015 Starting Immediately after Prelims Results Nov. 14, 2015 : Exclusive Batch for Mains 2016 Including Test Series | Only 40 Seats Admissions Start : Nov. 2 Jan. 12, 2015 : Last Batch before Prelims ___Test Series after Prelims | Only 40 Seats Admissions Start T Tnatitate "dian Insitute of Science, Bengaluru International Crops Research lnstitte for the Semi-Arid “Tropics (ICRESAT) “Tata ntitute of Fundamental Research CFR), Munk UT Kanpur TIER Mab [Notional Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar ata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai TIF Cente for Applicable Mathematics, Bengaluru CGSIR’s National Chemical Laboratory Pune Indian Associaton forthe Cultivation of Science, Jadavpur Jan.4 For Details Contact Personally: WANDS ICS, DELHI 25/10, Old Rajender Nagar, Delhi | Ph : 09311337737, 09999946748 PD/November/2013/35/3women could only be commissioned fora maximum of 15 Yyewrs amounted to gender discrimination The landmark verdict fulfils a long-standing demand by female officers denied retirement benefits because they were only eligible for short-aervice commissions and tracks the end ofthe practic in incl’ nltary “Courts would frown upon any endesvour to block the progres of women” the court aid ‘More than 3,000 women serve in the armed forces but often complain of inhospitable conditions, especialy the restriction of only being allowed to serve in shor-service commissions, a period of between five and TS yeas The armed forces began inducting women inthe erly 1995 through the SSC route The army and air fore did away with the $8C stipulation for women in 2010 after high court order and the mitary has 0 far granted permnanent commission to HO female officers which allow them to serve fall term il atleast the age of 34 Tealso makes them eligible for pensions, for which a sninimumm duration of 20 years of service i required But female officers are still excluded from close- combat responsibilities such as serving inthe infantry, armoured comps flying fighter planes and serving aboard warships making it extremely dificult for them to win gallantry awards The Delhi high court order came after seven retired and one serving women officers of the Indian Navy moved a petition seeking permanent commission EDUCATION Ina 1st, 2 Indian Institutes Make it to World’s Top 200 Two Indian Institutes for the frst time made it to the top 200 lst ofthe world’s best Universities The Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, has taken the top spot among its Indian counterparts, bagging the 7th rank. The only other institute to make it to the top 200s Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, ranked 179th ene ‘QS World University Rankings 2015/16 - Indian Institutions T Institution Name Indian Institute of Science Bangalore 288 | ITDalhi CTD) 22 | tT Bombay (TB) TIP Madras (177M) 300 | AFT Kanpur IT) 824 IIT Kharagpur (ITTKGP) 461-470 | IIT Roorkee (TR) [581-600 | TIT Guwahati (TG) 421-430 | University of Delhi 601-650 | University of Calcutta 7OL+ | Banaras Hindu University — | Panjab University 551-600 | University of Mumbai 701+ _| University of Pune Source = QS World University Rankings 2015/16-Indian Institutions PD/November/2015/36 this year. It has made great progress from last year when it was ranked 235thin the world According to QS World University Rankings 2015, there are 14 Indian Institutions in the world university rankings and half of them are among, the global 400 The bad news is that the University of Delhi and the University of Mumbai have lost ground. ‘The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is the world's top university, closely followed by Harvard. The University of Cambridge is tied to Stanford Univer sity for the third place. London is the only city in the world with four universities in the top 50, more than Boston and New York (3) Paris, Sydney, Hong Kong and Beijing (2), with the London School of Economics and Political Science making the top 40 forthe first ime In an exclusive interview Ben Sowter, QS head of research, said, “India has two institutions in the top 200 this yeas, which has occusred as a result of QS evolving its methodology to be more even-handed across subject areas and it has revealed strength in research in engineering, technology and the natural science. If you want 0 compare India and China, the primary short falls are ‘money and consistent policy leadership. ‘Thiety-four countries are represented in the top 200. ‘The USiis the dominant nation, with 49 institutions, ahead of the UK (30), the Netherlands (12), Germany (11), Canada, Australia, and Japan (8), China (7), France, Sweden and Hong Kong). Indian Students in US Universities Increased by 32% ‘The US Universities and colleges have experienced a 32% increase in number of students from India since last year as compared to 9% internationally, latest official figures have stated, ‘According to ‘SEVIS by the Numbers’, a quarterly report on international students studying in the US released by the Student and Exchange Visitor Programme (SEVP), which is part of US Immigcation and customs Enforcement, there has been a 32% increase in students from India since 2014 Seventy-six per cent of all international students are from Asia. The top 10 countries of citizenship for inter- national students included China, India, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam, Mexico and Brazil India and Vietnam had the greatest percentage increase in students studying in the US at 31:9 and 25-9% respectively when compared to statistics extracted from SEVIS July 2014, WILD LIFE Finally, India Gets a Count of Its Leopard Numbers : 12,000-14,000 India finally has an estimate of its most populous large predator, the leopard. The first count of India's eopards, conducted along side last year’s tiger census, has put the spotted cat population at 7,910 in and around tiger habitats across the country except the northeast "Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”The leopards were counted using the same methods adopted for the tiger census, which involved getting pictures of animals through camera trapping and gather- ing other evidence of their presence and then extrapolat- ing the numbers to cover the entire forest landscape. “There are leopards outside the areas we covered, ‘we estimate India’s total leopard population to be 12,000 to 14,000,” said Yadvendradev V Jhala, lead scientist of the tiger census, who presented the leopard figures at Wildlife Institute of India’s annual research seminar in Dehradun sometime back. NO gee EOE eo een Rete The study found the species well distributed across the