World Youth Skills Day 2017 observed globally on - 15th July 2017

The World Youth Skills Day (WYSD) was observed globally 15th July 2017.  The day is observed to create more awareness about training and skills development for today's youth, 
in hopes of creating a better opportunity for them when it comes to employment.

This year, the United Nations along with WorldSkills.org organized campaigns SkillsForAll and WYSD to raise awareness about the youth importance developing skills.

SkillsForAll campaign was focused at creating awareness that everyone should have the opportunity to discover and develop  their talents. Through required skills communities, individuals and countries can create a more prosperous future

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NASA’s unmanned spacecraft Juno successfully peered into the Jupiter’s giant storm known as the Great Red Spot.

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is a massive storm (cyclone) measuring about 16,000 km in diameter. It is a largest known storm in the solar system.

It is monitored since 1830 and has possibly existed for more than 350 years.

The spot appears as a deep, red orb surrounded by layers of pale yellow, orange and white. 

The spacecraft has been named from Greco-Roman mythology. It is orbiting Jupiter from pole to pole, 5,000 kilometres above planet’s cloud tops.

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The National Green Tribunal (NGT) passed a slew of directions, measures, fines, and strict deadlines to rejuvenate River Ganga.

It declared ‘No-Development Zone’ along with an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river in the stretch between Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Unnao in Uttar Pradesh.

The NGT banned dumping of waste of any kind within 500 metres from the edge of River Ganga Rs. 50,000 environment compensation will be imposed on anyone who dumps waste in the river. 

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5 States, a UT sign pact with Centre on e-Marketplace

In a spirit of cooperative federalism, 5 States and a Union Territory (UT) have formally adopted the Centre’s initiative called the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).

• The States and the UT that signed an MoU with the Centre include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Telangana, Puducherry and Arunachal Pradesh.

What you need to know about GeM?

It aims to ensure that public procurement of goods and services in India worth more than Rs. 5 lakh crore annually is carried out through the online platform for transparency and to eliminate corruption.

• It aims to transform the way in which procurement of goods and services is done by the Government Ministries/Departments, PSUs, autonomous bodies etc.
• DGS&D with technical support of NeGD (MeitY) has developed GeM portal for procurement of both Products & Services.
• GeM is a completely paperless, cashless and system driven e-market place that enables procurement of common use goods and services with minimal human interface.

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CM Arvind Kejriwal launches e-RTI, Delhi becomes 2nd state to accept online applications

• Filing an RTI application with the Delhi government is now just a click away. 
• Delhi became the second state to launch e-RTI portal that will enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI). Maharashtra is the first state to launch the online RTI platform.
• The portal launched  will enable citizens to file RTI and seek information related to 172 departments of the Delhi government including the office of the chief minister and his ministers.
• The e-RTI application fee will have to be paid through net banking. Citizens can file the e-RTIs by logging at www.rtionline.delhi.gov.in
• You can also call at 011-23392726 and 011-23392421 for any queries related to the process of filing the RTI.

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World Population Day: 11 July

• World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established by the then-Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989, an outgrowth of the interest generated by the Day of Five Billion, which was observed on 11 July 1987.
• By resolution 45/216 of December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly decided to continue observing World Population Day to enhance awareness of population issues, including their relations to the environment and development. 
• The Day was first marked on 11 July 1990 in more than 90 countries. 
• Since then, a number of a number of UNFPA country offices and other organizations and institutions commemorate World Population Day, in partnership with governments and civil society.

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From January 1, 2018 MRP to be sole price of a packaged good

From January 1, 2018, the price of a packaged good would no longer depend on where you bought it- be it a local Kirana store, a mall, a five-star hotel or an airport. The Consumer Affairs Ministry has amended the rules that govern packaged commodities to this effect. As per the amended Legal Metrology rules for packaged commodities, the Centre has clarified that the retail sale price shall be the maximum retail price (MRP) inclusive of all taxes, with the provision to round off the price to the nearest rupee or 50 paise.

Useful Info

Minister of Consumer Affairs – Ramvilas Paswan

Constituency – Hajipur, Bihar

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