- The Planning Commission of India gave permission to the Delhi Government move to engage with to involve private entities in supply of water in several areas of the city on the lines to power sector.
- The government said the private entities would rationalise the water distribution network and ensure supply of water to the consumers 24X7.
- The private sector would be involved in water distribution, management and maintenance of Delhi Jal Board’s infrastructure in Malviya Nagar, Vasant Vihar and Nangloi and they will be paid a “fee” for their services.
- Planning Commission recommended mapping of all water bodies in Delhi to ensure their proper preservation and maintenance.
- Commission asked Delhi government to diminish supply of non-revenue water and to told it encourage rain water harvesting and ensure regulated exploration of ground water resources.
This blog is meant for UPSC/MPSC aspirants. It is full of important facts useful for these exam.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Planning Commission of India passed privatization of water distribution in Delhi
Pakistan President Formed a Panel to Talk to Hindus
Pak. President Asif Ali zardari has formed a
three member committee of Parliamentarians to meet and reassure Hindus
in Sindh of their security after their families decided to flee their homes.
Zardari has taken serious notice of reports of the “Sense of Insecurity”
among hindus families in sindh and directed the authorities to address their
unfair treatment and report to him. This panel consists of Senator Hari Ram,
National Assembly member Lal Chand and Federal Minister Moula Bakhsh
Chandio.
China and N. Korea signed agreement on SEZs
China signed agreements with North Korea to
increase their joint development of economic zone. They were signed as part of
a high-level meeting between the two sides presided over by China's commerce
minister Chen Deming and Jang Song-Thaek, a top North Korean official who is
the uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un.
They agreed to develop two Special
Economic Zones in North Korea. One is in Rason, on North
Korea’s east coast and the other is in Hwanggumphyong on the
border with China. North Korea and China are jointly developing the former on two
islands in the estuary of the Yalu river that marks their
border. They also signed agreements on agricultural co-operation
and electricity supply.
Gujarati Literature Suresh Dalal Died
On 10 Aug 2012, the doyer of contemporary Gujarati
poet, essayist, litterateur and editor Suresh dalal
died after a brief illness at a mumbai hospital. He was 79. He was born on 11th
October 1932 in Thane. He did his B.A. in Gujarati in 1953, M.A. in 1955 and
Ph.D. in 1969. Suresh Parsho Hmadas Dalal had won Sahitya Akademy Award for
his work ‘Akahnd Zaar Vage’ in 2005. He served as vice chancellor
of the M S University of Baroda and a “National Lecturer” for the
UGC. He edited around 25 books mainly collections of essays and
poetry.
Scientists uncovering origins of singing mice
Scientists discovered the origin of singing mice
that use songs to communicate. This unique singing behavior - information will
help scientists to understand and identify genes that affect language in
humans.
Singing mice have tawny brown fur rodents instead
of the common white ones, they are found from tropical cloud forests in the
mountains of Costa Rica. Apparently, the song of the singing mouse song is a
rapid-fire string of high pitched chirps called trills, which are mostly used
by males in dominance displays and to attract mates, the journals Hormones and
Behaviour and Animal Behaviour report.
Up to 20 chirps are squeaked out per second,
however unlike birds, the mice generally stick to a song made up of only a
single note.
Phelps newest research project is responsible for
examining the genetic components that influence song expression. Centre stage
is a special gene called FOXP2.
Sastra Ramanujan award to Zhiwei Yun
The 2012 Sastra Ramanujan award will be
given to 30 years old Professor Zhiwei on 22nd
December 2012, at New Delhi on the birth anniversary of mathematical
genius Ramanujan. The award will be given away during the closing
ceremony of the International conference on the legacy of Ramanujan,
organised by the National Board of Higher Mathematics of India &
co-sponsored by Sastra University and Delhi University. Professor Zhiwei Yun
has made fundamental contributions to several areas that lie at the
interface of representation theory, algebraic geometry and number
theory. This Prize will be given to under 32 ages, at the same age
as Ramanujan died.
Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh passed away
-The Union Minister for Science and Technology
and Earth Sciences & Former Maharashtra chief minister, Vilasrao
Dagadojirao Deshmukh, died of liver failure and multiple organ
failure at the Global Health City Hospital in Chennai on 14 August 2012. He was
67 years old.
-He was born on 26 May 1945 in Babhalgaon,
Latur district, in Maharashtra. He got a degree in law before
returning to his village to enter politics.
-He entered in active politics. He
was elected as member of the village council in 1974. He became the village
head (Sarpanch) in 1979.
-He was a member of Osmanabad Zilla Parishad and Deputy
Chairman of Latur Taluka Panchayat Samiti (Latur District Panchayat Committee)
from 1974 to 1980.
-Vilasrao Deshmukh first became the Chief
Minister of Maharashtra after 1999 state assembly elections.
He was Chief Minister until 17 January 2003.
-He was re-elected to the State
Legislative Assembly from Latur Constituency in the Elections held in October
2004.
-He resigned from the post following the Mumbai Terror Attack on 26
November 2008.
-In 2009, Deshmukh was elected to the Rajya
Sabha and was made the Minister of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.
Later he became the Minister for Rural Development replacing Manishankar
Aiyyar.
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