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S.M.Krishna in Kazakhstan for SCO

S M Krishna (External Affairs Minister India) in Astana to attend t

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)-11th Summit.

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Kazakhstans capital : Astana

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SCO is expected to roll out the Memorandum of Obligations that t

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new aspirant members need to fulfill in order to become f

members.

The SCO is now in the process to finalize rules for taking in n

members.
India keen to play larger role in SCO.

Areas of interest for India: Counter-Terrorism and Econom

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development of the region in addition to focusing on improvi

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transport corridors amongst affiliate nations.

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SCO founded on June 15, 2001

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SCO members: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikist

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Observers: India, Iran, Pakistan and Mongolia

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For River Ganga Cleaning Project World Bank to extend $1 billon Lo

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World Bank and India signed 3 agreements in New Delhi for cleani
the Ganga River
WB will provide $1 billon for the River Ganga cleaning project
Besides this Credit worth approx $24 millon dollars will be given

the two projects: Strengthening Rural Livelihoods and Biodivers

Conservation in the India.

Objective of Ganga project: To prevent the flow of untreat

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municipal sewage and industrial runoff into the Ganga by 2020.

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2 protected areas, one each in Uttarakhand and Gujarat, will put

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place a complete new model of managing the protected areas wh

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safeguarding the livelihoods of local communities.

The new models will be later applied in other areas of the country
well.
Investments to be made in 4 key sectors:
wastewater collection and treatment
industrial pollution control
solid waste management
riverfront management

The Ganga basin accounts for almost 1/4 of the countrys landmass
This basin is abode to ~ 400 million people.

The Ganga faces immense challenges from increasing populatio

urbanization and industrial growth, apart from ever growi

pollutants.
National Athletics Championship: Kerala overall champion

Kerala overall champions in National Senior Inter-State Athlet

Championships concluded in Bangalore.

Asian Games gold medalist of Uttar Pradesh won gold in wome

3000 m steeplechase.
India-Slovenia sign 3 agreements

India and Slovenia signed 3 agreements.

One

on

cooperation

in

the

field

Education, Science and

Technology.

The other two are shared promotion a

protection of

investments including an MoU between B

(Bureau of Indian
Standards) and Slovenian Institute for Standards.

The agreements were signed after the delegation level talks b/w P

Dr M. Singh and his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor in New Delh

In the previous 5 years, the bilateral trade amid India and Sloven
has quadrupled to 245 million

India seeks admission in Central and SE-European markets via t

European nation.
Mr Pahor to travel to Agra and then to Bangalore tol visit the
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(Indian

Institute

of

Science),

Infosys,

Biocon

and

Naraya

Hrudayalaya.

Slovenia, a part of the former Yugoslavia, announced Independen

in 1991.
It was recognised by India in May 1992.
Agriculture credit flow of Government goes past target by 14%

Agriculture credit flows surpassed its target by about 14% to over

4,26,000 Crore in last financial year.

Target of agricultural credit disbursal at Rs 3,75,000 Crore duri

2010-11.
Target for the current financial year fixed at Rs 4,75,000 Crore.

Banks asked to step up direct lending, particularly to small a

marginal farmers.

GOI providing crop loans at concessional interest rates since 200

07.

A Voluntary Code of Conduct adopted by more than 1,500 companies

private sector

Above 1,500 companies in the private sector adopted a volunta

code of conduct for implementation of affirmative action.

Disclosed by the industry associations during the Review Meeting

the Coordination Committee on Affirmative Action in the Priva

Sector, chaired by TKA Nair (Principal Secretary to Prime Minister)

New Delhi.
Under the Programme 1,12,702 persons have benefited so far.
The action has four major points (4Es):Employability
Education
Entrepreneurship Development
Employment

FICCI and ASSOCHAM appointed Ombudsman to monitor t

progress, CII in the process of doing so.
For implementation of the 4E Programme:

CII adopted district of Nawashahar in Punjab and Cooch Behar

West Bengal
FICCI adopted Sonbhadra in UP

Focus: Skill improvement and livelihood support for depriv

population in these districts.

The Industry Associations also supporting Mid Day M

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programmes and Education schemes.

Maritime Boards to be Constituted by Coastal States

All coastal states in India asked to constitute SMBs (State Mariti

Boards) at the earliest.
Union Minister of Shipping: G K Vasan

All ports dealing with EXIM cargo would install Vessel Traf
Management System for security purpose.
The Port Regulatory Authority Bill to be proposed.

Port capacity of the country would go up 3 times more than it was

present as per the Maritime Agenda 2020.
The tonnage would increase 4 times
2 more major ports would be set up:One on east coast
One on west coast
WB govt to passes Singur bill
The Singur Land Rehabilitation and Development Bill, 2011

Bill seeks to revoke the Singur lease contract with the Tatas and ta
back the land leased to them.

To hand over 400 acres of land at Singur to the farmers who nev
accepted compensation for their land from the government.

The historic Bill vested 997 acres of the Nano plot with Governme
for concluding return of about 400 acre to those farmers.

The primary aim of this Bill: To return back the land to the own
whose

land

was

taken

by

the

Buddhadeb

Bhattachar

administration for the what it called public purpose of setting up t

countrys first Nano factory of Tata Motors at Singur in Hoogh

about 40 km from Kolkata.

The Bill marks the deliverance of the major and first political swe

of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, who as opposition leader, vow

to return the land to the disinclined land losers.
On May 18, 2006 former chief minister of West Bengal
Bhattacharjee and Tata chairman Ratan Tata announced Singur

location of the site for the production of the worlds cheapest c

Nano

After constant protest by Mamata Banerjee, on October 3, 2008 Ta

announced exit from Singur.
ATP Aegon Championships : Paes-Bhupathi end as Runners-up
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Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi ended runners up at the A

Aegon Championships in London
Lost finals to American twins Mike and Bob Bryan
Indian Express: Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi

Paes and Bhupathi had lost to Bryan brothers in the Australian Op

summit clash in January also.

This defeat meant a 3rd title of the 2011 season slipped out of the han

of the Indian veterans, who had won the Chennai Open and Mia
Masters earlier.

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