DAILY CURRENT
AFFAIRS: 9 JAN 2018
(DAILY NEWS INDIA)
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1.
GOVT PROPOSES ROLLING OUT E-SANSAD, E-VIDHAN IN PARLIAMENT &
STATE LEGISLATURES
i. 18th
All India Whips’ Conference began in Udaipur, Rajasthan. The 2-day conference
was inaugurated by Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Chemicals &
Fertilizers, Ananth kumar.
ii. Among
other things, rolling out of e-Sansad and e-Vidhan in Parliament and State
Legislatures will also be considered during the course of the conference.
e-Sansad and e-Vidhan are Government of India’s projects under Digital India,
aimed at making the functioning of Parliament and State Legislatures paperless.
iii
.Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs is the Nodal Ministry for implementation of
e-Sansad and e-Vidhan projects. These projects would not only make the
functioning of Parliament and State Legislatures participative, transparent,
responsive, productive and more accountable but will also promote Government of
India’s ‘Go Green’ initiative.
2.
INDIAN NAVY SIGNS MOU WITH COCHIN PORT TRUST
i. The
Indian Navy has inked an MoU with the Cochin Port Trust, Kerala towards leasing
of 228 metres of berths at Mattancherry Wharf for a period of five years.
ii. The MoU
has been concluded to cater for the futuristic requirements of the Navy with
the sizeable increase in its fleet scheduled in the near future. This is the
first time such an agreement has been signed between the Navy and CPT.
3.
BSES LAUNCHES ROOFTOP SOLAR SINGLE-POINT FOR APARTMENT COMPLEXES
i. BSES
Rajdhani Power Ltd launched “Solar City Initiative”, aimed to maximise rooftop
solar power use in south and west Delhi. Under this initiative, rooftop solar
installations will be provided at a single point for the entire apartment
complex unlike conventional method of having individual installations.
ii. This
initiative has been launched in partnership with the United States Agency for
International Development PACE-D and Indo-German Collaboration. Around 150
residential societies will be targeted in the first phase.
iii .From
cosumers’ perspective, these installation may lead to monthly saving on bills
of about Rs 750 for a period of 25 years