25.06.21 Daily [Madhya Pradesh] MPPSC Current Affairs

The proposed industrial belt inAgar-Malwais attracting close to Rs300 crore investments from mostly micro and smallscale industries of the region.

The Madhya Pradesh industrial development Corporation (MPIDC),Indore, has taken possession of around 29.7 hectares for developing the multi-sector industrial belt. The proposed belt is expected to house around 200 micro and small units from engineering, packaging, automobile and other sectors.

As per the department, the industrial belt in Agar-Malwa is expected to give EMPLOYMENT to close to 2,000-2,500 people of the area. The industry department has held talks with industries and associations of the region to understand their requirements and facilities anticipated from the proposed industrial belt. A senior official from MPIDC, Indore said, Over 150 applications have come to us from various industries who are interested in taking up land in theAgar-Malwa industrial belt. This greatly helps us in understanding the interest level of industries though as per the rule, we will invite expressions of interest from industries.

According to the industry department, the phase one development of the Agar-Malwa industrial belt will cost Rs32 crore.

Union Law Minister launches ITAT e-DWAR.

ITAT e-DWAR is the Appellate Tribunal’s e-filing portal (ITAT). The portal would allow parties to electronically file their Appeals, Miscellaneous Applications, documents, paper books, and so on.

The portal will improve accessibility, accountability, and transparency in the ITAT’s day-to-day operations.

It will not only reduce the use of paper, resulting in cost Savings, but it will also rationalise case fixation, resulting in faster case disposition.

According to a Union Home Ministry manual, migrants from six non-Muslim minority communities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh can also produce National Population Register (NPR) enrolment slips as proof of the duration of their stay in India when applying for long-term visas (LTVs).

The NPR number is one of more than ten documents that could be provided to apply for an LTV, which is a prerequisite to acquiring Indian either by naturalisation or registration under Sections 5 and 6 of the CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955, for the six non-Muslim communities.

These communities are: Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Christians, Jains, and Buddhists.

For the first time, a special provision for LTVs for Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan was made in 2011.

It was also claimed that the awareness campaign has nothing to do with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which is intended to help undocumented migrants from the six groups who entered India before the 2014 cut-off date.

The CAA has not yet been implemented.

Ganga Quest, a national online quiz on Ganga, rivers, and the Environment, was first conceived in 2019 as an educational programme to sensitise children and youth towards the River Ganga in order to strengthen the Namami Gange programme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.

Ganga Quest is a competitive knowledge-building platform, an awareness initiative, and a scientific baseline determination exercise designed to assess knowledge gaps and Attitude orientation toward the Ganga and Rivers.

Ganga Quest is an international bilingual (Hindi and English) online quiz about Ganga organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the TREE Craze Foundation (TCF), a non-profit organisation dedicated to Ganga, Rivers, and the Environment.

Bhutan launched the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme in collaboration with India.

It is a collaborative effort between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (OECD).

The programme has been launched in Bhutan, with India serving as the Partner Jurisdiction.

The Tax Expert for this programme has been provided by India.

This programme, which is expected to last about 24 months, aims to assist Bhutan in strengthening its tax administration by transferring technical know-how and skills to its tax auditors and sharing best audit practises in collaboration with the UNDP and the TIWB Secretariat.

The program’s primary focus will be on international and Transfer Pricing.

The TIWB Initiative aims to facilitate the sharing of tax audit knowledge and skills with developing-country tax administrations through a targeted, real-time Learning by doing approach.

Selected experts will work directly with local tax officials on current audits and audit-related issues pertaining to international tax matters as well as general audit practises applicable to specific cases.