MADHYA PRADESH

Madhya Pradesh withdraws plea against HC order on age relaxation

The Madhya Pradesh government has taken a U-turn after challenging a high court order that said there cannot be different age limits in competitive examinations on the basis of place of birth or place of residence.

The state government moved an application before Supreme Court to withdraw its special leave petition against the HC order, and the SC dismissed the SLP.

Earlier, MP domicile candidates applying for PSC exams were given a relaxation of five years in age limit. On March 7 this year, Madhya Pradesh high court ordered that the relaxation is illegal and unconstitutional, and that the age limit for domicile and non-domicile candidates should be 28 years.

INTERNATIONAL

· Swaziland King Changes Country’s Name To ‘Kingdom Of ESwatini’

Swaziland’s KingMswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch, officially changed the name of his country to the ‘Kingdom of eSwatini’.
Accordingly, the country, a member of the Commonwealth, will now be known by its historic name of eSwatini.
The announcement was made during the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the King’s 50th birthday as well as the 50th anniversary of Swazi’s independence from British colonial rule.

World’s oldest person Nabi Tajima passes away at 117

The world’s oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, has died. Nabi Tajima died of old age in a hospital in southern Japan.

ð Tajima, born on 4 August, 1900, was the last known person born in the 19th century.

She became the world’s oldest person seven months ago after the death of Violet Brown in Jamaica, also at the age of 117

NATIONAL

Civil Service Day: 21 April

The Civil Service Day is celebrated on 21 April every year.

The purpose for this day is to rededicate and recommit themselves to the cause of the people.

It is observed by all Civil Services. This day gives civil servants the opportunity for introspection and thinking about future strategies.

· India Forms Committee to Reform Higher Defence Planning

The Union Government formed a new integrated institutional mechanism, Defence Planning Committee (DPC)to reform the process of higher defense planning.
The permanent body would be chaired by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval.
The committee is aimed at driving the country’s military and national security strategy, draft capability development plans, and guide and accelerate defense equipment acquisitions.
The Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman of the Chief of the Staff Committee (CISC)will be the member secretary of the committee.

· SJVN Signs MoU With Ministry Of Power

SJVN Limited signed a MoU with Ministry of Power for the year 2018-19.
As per the targets set in the MOU, SJVN shall strive to achieve 9200 Million Units generation during the year under ‘Excellent’ category.
Further, SJVN will have Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) target of Rs. 900 crore and Turnover target of Rs. 2175 crore under the Excellent category.

TCS first Indian company with $100 billion market cap

Tata Consultancy Services has touched $100 billion mark in market capitalisation as its share price surged nearly 7%.

The IT major is the first listed Indian company to achieve this milestone.

TCS is the leading the chart as the most valued firm followed by Reliance Industries Ltd, HDFC Bank, ITC and HUL in the top-five list.

· Union Minister Vijay Goel Launches Central Project Monitoring Unit for E-Vidhan Project

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Vijay Goelinaugurated the new office of Central Project Monitoring Unit for the e-Vidhan project of the Government at the Parliament House Annexe.
This was done as a part of Swachhata Pakhwada being observed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
e-Vidhan is a part of the broader Digital India Programme of the Government and is likely to contribute to the cleanliness and environment by reducing the use of papers to a great extent.

· E-SANAD Portal and National Academic Depository Integrated

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD)launched integration of e-SANAD portal and NAD – National Academic Depository in a bid to make education system in India more transparent.
e-Sanad is a project aimed at online submission and verification of documents with the ultimate object to extend contactless, cashless, faceless and paperless document attestation service.
NAD is a 24X7 online storehouse of all academic awards viz. diplomas certificates, degrees, mark-sheets etc.

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