DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 20 NOV 2015
(Daily News India)
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1. 7TH
CENTRAL PAY COMMISSION HEADED BY JUSTICE AK MATHUR SUBMITTED ITS REPORT
i. The 7th Central Pay Commission
headed by Justice AK Mathur submitted its report to the Union Finance Minister
Arun Jaitley.
ii. The commission has recommended
23.55 percent hike in pay and allowances of government employees.
iii. The recommended pay revision will
come into effect from 1 January 2016.
iv. The minimum pay for government
employees is recommended to be set at 18000 rupees per month.
v. One Rank One Pension proposed for
civilian government employees on line of OROP for armed forces.
2. 2ND
WORLD CONGRESS ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT STARTED IN VISAKHAPATNAM
i. The second World Congress on
Disaster Management has started in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
ii. It was inaugurated by Andhra
Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.
iii. It was jointly hosted by the
Disaster Management, Infrastructure and Control Society and Andhra Pradesh
government.
3. NITISH
KUMAR TO TAKE OATH AS BIHAR CM FOR 5TH TIME
i. Janta Dal United leader Nitish Kumar
will be sworn-in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the fifth time today.
ii. Rashtirye Janta Dal president Lalu
Prasad's son MLA Tejaswi Prasad Yadav
will sworn in as deputy Chief
Minister.
4. UNHCR
SELECTED FOR INDIRA GANDHI PRIZE FOR PEACE, DISARMAMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR
2015
i. The United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees is chosen for the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and
Development for 2015.
ii. The jury was headed by Vice
President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari on birth annniversary of Indira
Gandhi.
iii. UNHCR was chosen for the award in
recognition of its immense contributions in helping millions of refugees in
their rehabilitation and resettlement.
iv. United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees was established on 1950 by the UN General Assembly with an aim to
lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve
refugee problems worldwide.
Headquarters
of UNHCR: Geneva, Switzerland
5. CCEA APPROVED EXTENSION
OF INDIAN DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE SCHEME
i. The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs approved extension of Indian Development and Economic Assistance Scheme
for next five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20.
ii. It was approved by the Prime
Minister presiding CCEA in view of continued relevance of the scheme.
iii. The main aim of the scheme is to
promote India's strategic political and economic interest abroad by positioning
it as an emerging economic power, investor country and partner for developing
countries.
6. RAM
KRISHAN TRIVEDI, THE FORMER GUJARAT GOVERNOR AND CEC, DIED
i. Former Gujarat Governor Ram Krishna
Trivedi died on 19 November after prolonged illness in Lucknow.
ii. He also served as the Chief
Election Commissioner from 1982 to 1985.
iii. He was the first person to
introduce the voter ID cards in Indian Elections.
