1. SC ruled 3 percent quota for disabled
persons in all government jobs
i. The Supreme Court ruled 3
percent quota for disabled persons in all government jobs.
ii. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha said that the disabled people have not got their due in the last 19 years. Despite the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act was passed in 1995. The bench also comprised Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton F Nariman.
iii. On the other hand, government contended that reservation cannot be given in case of promotion to Group A and Group B officers category as it is not a case of appointment. Further, it claimed that the Persons With Disabilities Act provides for three per cent quota for the differently-abled people
ii. A bench headed by Chief Justice R M Lodha said that the disabled people have not got their due in the last 19 years. Despite the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act was passed in 1995. The bench also comprised Justices Kurian Joseph and Rohinton F Nariman.
iii. On the other hand, government contended that reservation cannot be given in case of promotion to Group A and Group B officers category as it is not a case of appointment. Further, it claimed that the Persons With Disabilities Act provides for three per cent quota for the differently-abled people
i. The World Health
Organisation (WHO) honoured Bangladesh and Timor-Leste with South East Asia
Regional Award for Excellence in Public Health.
ii. The newly instituted
awards were presented to Saima Hossain of Bangladesh and National Malaria
Control Programme of Timor-Leste in Dhaka on 10 September 2014.
iii. Saima Hossain was
conferred the Award in the individual category for leadership in advancing the
cause of Autism in South East Asia and worldwide.
iv. She is a
chairperson of National Advisory Committee on Neuro development and Autism in
the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare of Bangladesh.
v. The
National Malaria Control Programme of Timor-Leste was conferred the Award in
the region category for its aggressive anti-malaria effort which has
drastically reduced malaria cases in Timor-Leste.
3. Raya Power to set up 50 MW solar park
in Andhra Pradesh
i. Rays Power Experts announced to set up 50 mw Solar Power
Generation Park in Andhra Pradesh. The total cost of the project is 300 crore
ruppes and it will be completed by January 2015.
ii. The project includes the complete infrastructure designing
of the project, its technical and engineering ground work, installation and
commissioning.
About Rays Power Experts
Rays Power Experts is a third largest
company in solar power executed in India. It was started in 2009 and since
2011, it is catering the nationwide demand for clean, sustainable energy. It
has built its presence pan India with solar parks across 6 states.
4. Chitresh Tatha is the youngest sailor
at the Asian Games 2014
i. Chitresh Tatha, 12, is
the youngest sailor to represent India at the 2014 Asian Games . He sails in
the Optimist Dinghy category.
ii. The 17th edition Asian Games will be held in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.
ii. The 17th edition Asian Games will be held in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.
5. SBI celebrated 150 years of its
operations in Sri Lanka
i. State Bank of India, SBI, celebrated 150 years of its
operations in Sri Lanka at a glittering ceremony Friday evening. Addressing a
gathering in Colombo, SBI Managing Director Krishna Kumar reaffirmed the bank's
commitment to partner in Sri Lanka’s efforts in developing its economy.
ii. Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Chief thanked SBI for believing in Sri Lanka and investing money and skill in development of the country.
ii. Sri Lanka’s Central Bank Chief thanked SBI for believing in Sri Lanka and investing money and skill in development of the country.
6. Peru to sign free trade pact with
India
i. Latin American nation Peru has plans
to sign a free trade agreement with New Delhi to ship more of minerals and
metals it produces.
ii. “Peru got permission to sell gold to
India in 2011. We began exporting in 2012 and shipped out 106 million ounces.
Last year, we exported 270 million ounces. This year, it will be even higher,”
said Javier Paulinich, Ambassador of Peru to India. He is in Pune in connection
with the 11th India International Gold Convention – 2014.
Note:
Peru is the sixth
largest gold producer, mining 5 million ounces every year. Peru is also the
second largest producer of silver and the third biggest producer of copper,
tin, zinc and lead.
7. Food inflation remains flat at 9.4 %
i. Retail inflation moderated slightly to 7.8 per cent in
August from 7.96 per cent in July on the softening of the prices of vegetables
and fuels. Food inflation finally showed signs of coming under control,
remaining flat at 9.4 per cent.
ii. However, it remained higher than the June level of 7.97
per cent, according to official data released here on Friday.
iii. The rate of price rise in vegetables
climbed down to 15.15 per cent in August against 16.88 per cent in July.
Inflation in cereals moderated marginally from 7.5 per cent to 7.4 per cent.
The rate of inflation for the category ‘fuel and light’ declined somewhat to
4.15 per cent from 4.47 per cent.
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