Central government to organize 100 Hunar Haats in next five years:
Union Government decided to organize a hundred Hunar Haat across the country in the next five years.
Aim
The market exposure and employment opportunities to artisans, artisans, and traditional culinary experts.
The 100 Hunar Hubs in different parts of the country wherein training is being provided to master artisans, artisans, and traditional culinary experts. Around two lakh 65 thousand artisans and craftsmen employed Hunar Haat in the last two years.
Hunar Haat
The first Hunar Haat organized in Jaipur in August-September this year. Around 200 artisans and culinary experts including a large number of women artisans from every corner of the country, participated in this Hunar Haat. Several Hunar Haats organized in different parts of the country. Hunar Haat held in New Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Dehradun, Patna, Indore, and other places.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends Integrated Financial Advisors Workshop:
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh termed Integrated Finance as the backbone of any ministry. The desired objectives can be achieved when a department can manage within its budgetary resources without compromising on operational needs.The Integrated Financial Advisors Workshop in New Delhi commended the Finance Division in the Ministry of Defence and Controller General of Defence Accounts for meeting the needs of the three Services and other allied organizations.The Defence Ministry has been able to fully utilize its allocations, ending the trend of on-utilization of funds due to substantial delegation of financial powers.
The financial powers have been delegated for capital and revenue procurement so that the Armed Forces can make the own procurement of up to 300 to 500 crore rupees.
PM Narendra Modi launches social media campaign in support of CAA:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a social media campaign in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He launched the drive via the Twitter account of Narendra Modi.PM Modi tweeted a video featuring spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev provided a lucid explanation of aspects relating to CAA and calls out the misinformation by placed interest groups. Political leaders showed them the trending hashtag #IndiaSupportsCAA through their twitter handles. Sadguru video provides historical context, brilliantly highlights our culture of brotherhood.
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It is amended by the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship. for Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities fleeing persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.