DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 28 JUNE 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
SHARED
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1.
GOVERNMENT APPROVES DRAFT ACT TO
REPLACE UGC WITH HECI
i.
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development proposed a draft bill to
repeal the University Grants Commission
and set up the Higher Education Commission of India .
ii.This
move that aims to reform higher education in India.
ii.
The draft Act is in accordance with the commitment of Government for reforming
the regulatory systems that provide for more autonomy and facilitate the
holistic growth of the education system.
iii.
The Act entitled ‘Higher Education Commission of India Act, 2018 (Repeal of
University Grants Commission Act)’ revamps UGC Act, 1951 and its parent
legislation completely.
2.
GOVERNMENT APPROVES 2 MORE STRATEGIC
OIL STORAGES IN ODISHA AND KARNATAKA
i.
The government has decided to set up two more underground crude oil storages in
Odisha and Karnataka to increase emergency stockpile cover by 12 days to 22
days.
ii.The
Cabinet has approved setting up of 4 million tonne storage at Chandikhole in Odisha and 2.5 MT
storage at Padur in Karnataka.
ii.
The storages will be additional to the existing rock caverns to shore 5.33 MT
of crude Visakhapatnam (1.33 MT), Mangalore (1.5 MT) and Padur (2.5 MT).
Dharmendra
Pradhan is the present Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
3.
PAKISTAN PLACED ON FATF’S ‘GREY LIST’
i.
Pakistan has been placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force
for failing to curb anti-terror financing despite its diplomatic efforts to
avert the decision.
ii.
The decision was taken at the global financial watchdog Financial Action Task
Force’s plenary session in Paris where
Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar represented Pakistan.
The
FATF is an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money
laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of
the international financial system.
4.
‘SAGARMALA’ RECEIVES GOLD AWARD AT
52ND SKOCH SUMMIT 2018
i.
The Ministry of Shipping’s flagship programme for port-led-prosperity
‘Sagarmala’ received the ‘Gold Award’ in infrastructure sector in the recently
concluded 52nd Skoch Summit 2018 in New Delhi.
ii.
The Sagarmala Programme also received the ‘Order of Merit’ at the Summit. The
Skoch Awards recognize leadership and excellence in accelerating socio-economic
changes.
