(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
1. MAURITIUS PM PRAVIND JUGNAUTH’S 3 DAY VISIT TO INDIA
i. Mauritius Prime Minister
Pravind Jugnauth arrived in India for a 3-day official visit.
ii. India, Mauritius sign 4
agreements including bilateral maritime security: Setting up of a civil
services college in Mauritius, USD 500 million Line of Credit agreement between
the SBM Mauritius Infrastructure Development Company and Export-Import Bank of
India, Cooperation in ocean research and Maritime Security Agreement.
2. HARYANA ANNOUNCES PENSION SCHEME FOR JOURNALISTS
i. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar
Lal Khattar announced following incentives for journalists at the “Swarna
Jayanti Journalists’ Meet” in Panchkula:
ii. Rs 10,000 monthly pension
scheme, for those who are above 60 years and have completed 20 years in the
profession.
iii. A new policy would be framed
for giving recognition to representatives of online news portals.
iv. A life insurance covers of Rs
10 lakh and a cashless media claim policy of Rs 5,00,000.
v. Media persons, who have
completed five years in the profession, would be given recognition by the state
government.
3. DAILONG VILLAGE IN MANIPUR DECLARED BIODIVERSITY HERITAGE
SITE
i. The Manipur government has
declared Dailong village of Tamenglong district as a Biodiversity Heritage Site
of the state.
ii. Dialong village is declared
by Kengoo Zuringla, joint secretary of forest and environment. It has an area
of 11.35 sq km.
4. GLOBAL FORUM ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION TAKES PLACE IN MEXICO
i. 5th edition of Global Platform
for Disaster Risk Reduction took place in Cancun, Mexico.
ii. Around 4,000 participants and
delegations from over 180 countries attended this 5th edition of the Global
Platform which was held outside Geneva, Switzerland for the 1st time and hosted
and co-organised with the Mexican government.
iii. This is the first
international summit on disaster since the Sendai Framework, which was adopted
in 2015 in Japan. 6th edition of Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
will take place in 2019 in Geneva, Switzerland.