, POLICIES = & PROGRAMMES on, INDIAIN EFFI (Finarion DAIRY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND see e It is to boost financing of milk processing capacities. oe Itis announced at Rs. 8,000 er and will be created over the next 3 years. ? NABARD NABARD will be the nodal agency. NABARD would allow cooperatives to access low cost loan for meeting the expenses towards modernisation. The basic purpose is to ensure quality of milk confirming to ISS al FSSAl standards to the consumers. Oo ao(CF nora tome Corus mesa ol enna It is under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 ¥ Ministry of Corporate Affairs porate ACIS Companies above a specified threshold of tuover or net-worth or net profit are required to spend at least 2% cate, of their average net profits earned during 3 immediately % 3 4 preceding financial years on CSR activities. 8 3 2 > CSR is “the responsibility of enterprises for their * & Cons impacts on society” Every company, Private Limited or Public Limited, which = Either has a net worth of Rs. 500 cr. = Ora turnover of Rs. 1,000 cr. = Ornet profit of Rs. 5 or. Have to implement CSR. CSR activities came into force from 15 April, 2014POLICIES & PROGRAMMES BB works wi————————_——————— BHARATNET Its previous name was National Optical Fibre Network. It is to bring high-speed broadband to every village in the country by 2018. POPOV Ta pate Gi aly UTILS The aim is to cover a total of 2.5 lakh village panchayats. It is funded primarily through Universal Service UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND Dbrgetion fund Department of Telecommunications Ministry of Communication & Information Technolgy During 2017-18 Budget, Rs. 10,000 cr was allocated. war warea RaanStRC Oe COMMARWCA TIONS At least 1,50,000 villages are going to be connected through BharatNet by March, 2018.————————_——————— (PB) teorrgtene OAC MOLL UNS} Boe. . 201718 * Digital India | 2 | ASE Dea medicine, education and skills through digital technology. It will be launched to provide tele- | [itis announced in 2017-18 Budget. | tele-medicine and education to ‘It is intended primarily toexpand | rural areas.(CF) teerning Spoce ne) Ae eel cd TRANSIT TRANSPORT PROJEC It was first conceived in 2008. Alternate connectivity to Mizoram through Myanmar with a mixture of Sea, river and road transports. Sittwe Port at Kaladan river mouth will be used as well as inland river terminal at Paletwa will be used. At present, the route is through chicken’s neck and is taking lot of time. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2019.Myanmar (Burma) Bay of BengalBangladesh (oF Myanmar (Burma) ewan ele can) amen Ce ean Pra ror Someta s Siareres sere Bay of Bengal(ES) teaming space © agar India Ports Global Private Limited, is a joint venture between Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust NPT) and Kandla Port Trust (KPT) KALADAN MULTI-MO! TRANSIT TRANSPORT PROJECT Progress of Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project is not on the expected lines. It is intended to connect North-Eastern part of the country with Haldia port in West Bengal through Kaladan river in Myanmar, Only recently, WAI & IPGPL signed an MoU for implementation of the Kaladan Multimodal Transit Transport Project (KMTTP) at a cost of Rs. 476 cr.A ———————————— Bl TRILATERAL HIGHWAY fitted itcBnéon@an 200 —* © [It is 1.360 kms trilateral highway. i 3 It will connect Manipur in India to Thailand through ‘Myanmar. ‘The project is progressing at slower pace. | EB [tis significant so as to have better connectivity | with ASEAN countries as well as with the expected ‘esurgence of BIMSTEC region*)teoming spose CHINA Myanmar (Burma) Mandalayr rs BE J Initially on 6" June 1997, a new sub-regional grouping was formed in Bangkok and given the name BIST-EC. Initially. it comprised 4 countries & the name given was Bangladesh. India. Sri Lanka and Thailand Economic Cooperation Gradually, three more countries were added i.e., Nepal, Bhutan and Myanmar. The name was changed to BIMSTEC or the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi- Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation. BIMSTEC Secretariat was opened in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The main objective is technological and economic cooperation among South Asian and South-east Asian countries along the coast of the Bay of Bengal. Not much headway efter the formation of BIMSTEC and literally it is on paper for all practical purposes.Mf) texageros ‘AFGHANISTAN: SHINS PAKISTAN. Cu viernane Coy Lao POR(ES) toning space ne) Ae eel cd Bo Maina en acu EW Matemityieave available tothe working Maternity leave available to the working women will be increased from 12 weeks to For children beyond the first two, it will be | 12 weeks only. Maternity leave of 12 weeks to be available to mothers adopting a child below the age of 3 months. FAI | For commissioning mothers also, 12 weeks | leave would apply and commissioning | mother is biological mother, who uses her egg to create an embryo planted in any | other woman Ei Every establishment with more than 50 employees or which employ more than 30 women need to provide creche facilities for working mothers and mothers will be permitted to make four Visits during working hours to look after and feed the child in the creche. G Every employer may permit a woman to | work from home, if itis possible. Every establishment will be required to make these benefits available to the women from the time of her appointment.((L J] Learning Space ne) Ae eel cd Bo Maina en acu : India became the third country to have longest leave for child birth at 26 weeks after Canada with 50 weeks and Norway with 44 weeks. This will be applicable to all the private sector enterprises also which employs 10 or more workers (formal sector). India also became one of the 42 countries which grant maternity leave of greater than 18 weeks.ENEMY PROPERTY (AMENDMENT AND VALIDATION) BILL, 201 After the wars against the China in 1962 and Pakistan in 1965 and 1971. property belonging to the nationals of these two countries was taken over by the Union Govt. Later, Enemy Property Act, 1968 was passed and all such movable and immovable properties were kept with Custodian, Custodian is an office instituted under the Central Govt. 1968 Act regulates these Enemy Properties and lists the powers of the custodian.(EA) corning space ne) Ae eel cd India ATTN dea e] 01) dak?) add se Immovable properties belonging to Pakistani nationals in India are 9,228 and comprising 11,882 acres. Total value estimated to be Rs. 1,04,340 crore with shares in companies valued at Rs. 2,634 crore. Similarly, there are 149 properties belonging to Chinese nationals in ayaa = The property worth thousands of crores would continue to be with the custodian i.e. the Central Govt. = Inheritance of Enemy Property is prohibited as per this Bill. * Hence, the legal heirs of the original property owners cannot claim these properties. Hence, the contentious issue is finally resolved.oo ——_—————————— COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND ACT, 20: HISTORY It is afforestation carried out to compensate for the loss of forests due to diversion for other purposes. Gives prior approval for ~) diversion of forest land for Non-Forest purposes STATE GOVERNMENTS States should realise funds Ce from User Agency for LY Ge Compensatory Afforestation, Revenue Receipts under Wildlife Management ete. Consolidated Fund and budgetary allotment to Forest Depts. ¥ COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND. a mechanism to look at Afforestation,(EG teorings 7 ne) Ae eel cd COMPENSATORY AFFORESTATION FUND ACT, 20. Permanent institutional frameworkat | Annual audit by CAG. Centre / State level is created. “a [Gi state Govts. can utilise funds meant for Non lapsabie interest Bearingfunds under | | afforestation in a proper manner. Public Accountof Union of Indiaand Each eS SS SSS State. | Every year Rs. 6.000 cr will be available for | States / UTs for afforestation / conservation To be utilised for the purpose it has been Lete. a EE More than 15 crore man-days of direct Out of accumulated Rs. 42,000 cr under kempleymentyilNbe.created, s_ Ad-hoc CAMPA (CompensatoryAfforestation | Fund Management and Planning Authority), 90% will go to states. All fresh amounts will be deposited directly with the State Govts.MARRAKESH VIP (VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS) TREATY eS | 2 | This is for the people with visual impairments = ] = It creates a framework for persons, who are blind and —o visually impaired to enjoy access to literacy —— a It facilitates equal and inclusive way of bringing blind / visually impaired people to the mainstream This facilitates bringing texts in accessible formats such as braille, audio or large print a It was adopted on June 27, 2013 at a diplomatic conference organized by WIPO EG tt was hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco in Marrakesh FRANCIS GURRY Director General, WIPONorth ET eee Marrakesh et de Treaties niga en0PIA————————_——————— (PB) teorrgtene OAC ALL MLS) = ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 2 Total 75 WIPO member states signed the treaty WIPO To come into force, it requires 20 ratifications vane INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION India was the first country to ratify it in 2014 oO Canada ratified as the 20" country on June 30, 2016 After 90 days of ratification by 20 countries, this comes into force, as such Marrakesh Treaty came s into force on 30 September, 2016(ES] teaming space ne) Ae eel cd sn MAIN POINTS OF THE TREATY SB Contracting parties should make national laws that permit wipo reproduction, distribution and making available published Ite eoruns works in accessible formats, such as braille, audio, large print etc. oS It also provides for the exchange of accessible format works across borders, by organizations that serve the people who are blind, visually impaired and print disabled. This assumed significance, as 285 mn people worldwide live with visual impairments and there is less than 10% chance of going to the school(PB) teorrgtene OAC ALL MLS) >) NOTE: Yet to be passed. SURROGACY BILL Siti = ‘Surrogacy is when a woman carries a baby for another couple and gives up the baby at birth.ne) Ae eel cd US CP | REM > + Altruistic surrogacy involves no monetary compensation to the surrogate mother other than the medical expenses and insurance coverage during the pregnancy = Commercial surrogacy includes surrogacy or its related procedures undertaken for a monetary benefit or reward (in cash or kind) exceeding the basic medical expenses and insurance coverage.ne) Ae eel cd ERUSeecnm C| Renee > Childless couple, who did not = Foreigners naturally have child for 5 years * Homo-sexual couples after marriage and in the age 4 group of 23-50 for women and 26- People in live-in relationships 55 for men. : eae oe Surrogate mother must be among verseas Indians the relatives: * Unmarried couples Notransfer of fundsas inducement except medical expenses. San Surrogate mother should bein the age group of 25-35 years, can act as surrogate mother only once in a life time.WE EXPRESS OUR SINCERE THANKS FOR VIEWING THIS VIDEO Presented by 4 (c J Learning Space For Suggestions: Visit us at: suggestions@learningspace.in www.learningspace.in G.V.Rao G. Ravi Babu To Contact us: : : 0866-24.44472 \ a i D.Sunil Kumar _D. Joji Info@leamingspace.in Y.StiPoojita _K. Victor Babu 09849942299