DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 30TH JAN 2017
(Daily News India)
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1. IMD TO SET UP WEATHER STATIONS IN 660 DISTRICTS BY 2019
i. The India Meteorological Department has decided to
set up weather stations in 660 districts of the country for better and prompt
weather forecasting with major focus on non-rain-fed and rain-fed areas to give
crop specific advisories.
ii. Initially, IMD has planned to set up the system in
130 districts and gradually increase it to 660 by 2019. After successful
functioning at district level the plan will be taken at block level.
iii. The India Meteorological Department has also tied
up with the Ministry of Agriculture to use the Krishi Vigyan Kendras, under the
Indian Council of Agricultural Research in the districts, as weather
forecasting observatories.
iv. The India Meteorological Department is an agency
of the Ministry of Earth Sciencesof the Government of India responsible for
meteorologicalobservations, weather forecasting and seismology.
2. INHERITANCE COURT FOR NON-MUSLIMS TO BE SET UP IN ABU DHABI
i. The Deputy PM and Minister of Presidential Affairs
and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, has issued a resolution to set up a Personal Status and Inheritance
Court for non Muslims in Abu Dhabi.
ii. The objective of setting up the Court is to ensure
access to services for all segment of the society and promote the culture of
tolerance and acceptance of other communities values at the judiciary level.
iii. The aim of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department is
to enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of the judicial procedures in
harmony with the prevailing norms in the community