DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 06 JULY 2017
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1.
UDAY COVERS 97% OF DISCOM DEBT: CENTRE
i. Union Government has
announced that 97% of the total outstanding debt of all state power
distribution companies has been covered under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance
Yojana.
ii. As on September 30,
2015, the total debt of all state-owned discoms was Rs. 3.95 lakh cr. The 26
states and 1 UT which have joined the UDAY scheme account for total outstanding
debt of Rs.3.82 lakh cr.
iii. Total liability
opted for restructuring by the states through the issuance of bonds was Rs.
2.69 lakh cr. So far, states have already issued bonds of the Rs. 2.09 lakh cr
and discoms have issued bonds worth 0.23 lakh cr. Bonds worth Rs. 0.37 lakh cr
are yet to be issued by various discoms.
2.
10TH SESSION OF THE INDIA- JORDAN TRADE AND ECONOMIC JOINT COMMITTEE (TEJC)
HELD IN NEW DELHI
i. The 10th India-Jordan
Morocco Trade and Economic Joint Committee Meeting was held in New Delhi.
ii. On this occasion, the
two countries emphasized the need for diversification of bilateral trade and
widening their engagements for greater cooperation in investment sector.
iii. During the TEJC
meeting, the two sides discussed the roadmap for cooperation in various fields
such as Fertilizer Sector, Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement, Customs, Visa
and Consular issues, Health and Pharmaceuticals and many more.
iv. The main aim is to
promote economic, trade and investment cooperation based on the principle of
equity and non-discrimination.
v. The meeting is held
under the co-chairs of Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (I/C) for
Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and H.E Eng. Mr. Yarub Qudah,
Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan.
3.
SUSHMA SWARAJ INAUGURATES 9TH EDITION DELHI DIALOGUE
i. External Affairs
Minister Sushma Swaraj has inaugurated the 9th edition of Delhi Dialogue.
ii. Under this programme
the premier annual track 1.5 event to discuss politico-security, economic and
socio-cultural engagement between India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Delhi.
iii. The theme for Delhi
Dialogue 9 was India-ASEAN relations: Charting the Course for the Next 25
Years.
iv. Political leaders,
policy makers, diplomats, senior officials, business leaders, think tanks and
academicians from both sides would be participating in the discussions.
v. It is supported by the
Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, CII, Assocham,
All India Association of Industries, Mumbai, and Indian Chamber of Commerce,
Kolkata.