KARNATAKA

Karnataka sees 1,000% jump in graft cases; India’s highest

The number of corruption cases in Karnataka saw a massive jump of more than 1,000% in 2017 compared to the previous year, say data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last week. This is the highest increase registered in such cases across India.
The state reported as many as 289 cases in 2017 compared to 25 in 2016, prompting some experts to argue that the sharp increase in percentage terms could be because of the low base number. However, some others pointed out that the number in 2016 could be an anomaly. They cite the 2015 number for the state, which stood at 259.

Karnataka is among the 11 states that saw an increase in corruption cases, but fewer cases in other states and Union territories together brought down the national figure to 4,062 in 2017, from 4,439 in 2016.

In the south, two of the five states saw a decline, with Kerala reporting the highest dip — 67%. Overall statistics for the southern states — Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Telangana and Tamil Nadu — stood at 942 in 2017 compared to 878 in 2016. While some UTs reported zero cases, some of the northeastern states reported just one each.

INTERNATIONAL

· Bangladesh holds the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema

Bangladesh is to hold the first phase of Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslim community after Hajj. Bishwa Ijtema will be held from 10-12 January 2020 in Dhaka. The second phase of the Ijtema will be held from 17 to 19 January 2020.

Bishwa Ijtema is an annual event held in Bangladesh. It is held in a 160-acre field on the bank of the Turag River at Tongi on the outskirts ofDhaka since 1967.

Bishwa Ijtema means world congregation. It draws in Muslims from about 150 countries. In 2010, 5 million people were estimated to take part in the Bishwa Ijtema.

· Philippines to buy Indias BrahMos missile

The Philippines revealed its plan to buy India’s BrahMos missilewhich can be launched from all four platforms, ship, a plane, submarine, or on land. The announcement was made by the Vice Commander of the Philippine Army Major General Reynaldo Aquino during his visit to India.
The Philippine Army is to acquire BrahMos missile as its First Land-Based Missile System Battery (1LBMS). The country aims to strengthen its coastal defences. BrahMos missile is considered as one of the world’s fastest supersonic missiles.

As a part of the wider ties, India and the Philippines have a strong defense relationship. The aim of collaborating with India by buying Brahmos will deepen the defence ties.

NATIONAL

India to play its first-ever Day-Night Test

The Indian cricket team will play its first-ever Day-Night Test match against Bangladesh.

The Test is scheduled to be held at the Eden Gardens from November 22-26 and will be the second game of a two-match series.

The match will start at 2 pm (IST) and will comprise a Tea and Dinner break.

· India to open 100 additional airports in the next five years

The government of India is planning to open100 additional airports by 2024. The decision was made at a meeting that was held to review the infrastructure that is needed by 2025. The move is towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announcement to double the infrastructure projects in a bid to revive growth and achieve a target of making India a $5 trillion economy by 2025.

The aim is to revive economic growth in Asia’s third-largest economy.The proposal included starting1,000 new routes connecting smaller towns and villages. The proposal also includes boosting the number of locally trained pilots to 600 a year and double the domestic aircraft fleet to 1,200 during the period. The government has allocated 1 trillion to build airports in the next 5 years.

· Indian Railways expanded e office system

Indian Railways has expanded thee-office system in the sector. It has adopted to make it paperless, efficient, transparent, and expeditious.

The e-office system will bring absolutetransparency,as anything, once written on the file, will be archived. It will also have a monitoring mechanism to check as to where the files are held up. This would enable quick disposal of files and systematic, timely monitoring of pending files.

Indian Railways will change the work culture for providing better services to the public. The e-Office system will lead to a paperless culture, which will save operational costs and reduce the carbon footprint.

The implementation of phase-I of the NIC e-office suitewas completed ahead of time by It was implemented under a MoU with Indian Railways in March 2019. The phase-I was mandated to complete the work by March 2020. RailTel has created 50000+ users in 58 establishments of Indian Railways that have adopted to paperless work culture as of 30.10.2019. It had also trained all the executives to handle the platform.

· Anup Kumar Singh took charge as the Director General of NSG

Former Ahmedabad city Police Commissioner and Senior IPS officer Anup Kumar Singhhave taken charge as the Director-General of the National Security Guard (NSG). He was appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs for Singh’s promotion was sent on 10 October to the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). The appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
After the retirement of Sudeep Lakhtakia,the post was lying vacant for over months. Lakhtakia is a 1984-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Telangana cadre.

NSG was established in It is the Counter-Terrorism Unit of the government of India. It was raised as the federal contingency force.

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