1)Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) was in News Today:-
Why In News:- CARA launches monthly “Jan Sampark” Program to facilitate adoption.
CARA is statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development established under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
2)Modernisation of Police Forces:- The Union Cabinet has given its approval for implementation of umbrella scheme of “Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF)” for years 2017-18 to 2019-20.
What will be done under Modernisation??
i)Major Thrust will be on internal security, law and order, women security, availability of modern weapons, mobility of police forces, logistics support, hiring of helicopters, upgradation of police wireless, National Satellite Network, CCTNS project, E-prison project etc.
ii)Budgetary Support has been provided for internal security especially for LWE states, J&K, NE.
iii)Under the scheme, new initiatives will be introduced to provide assistance to States for upgradation of police infrastructure, forensic science laboratories, institutions and the equipment available with them to plug critical gaps in the criminal justice system.
iv)Police Stations will be integrated to set up a national data base of crime and criminals’ records. It will be linked with other pillars of criminal justice system such as ‘prisons, forensic science laboratories and prosecution offices.
v)Setting up of State of art Forensic Labs.
3)Scientists have described a new species of non-venomous endemic snake, Aquatic Rhabdops, from the northern Western Ghats.
4)Kandla Port renamed as Deendayal Port:- The Union Ministry of Shipping has renamed Kandla Port Trust as Deendayal Port Trust, by exercising powers conferred on it under Indian Ports Act, 1908.
Kandla is the 2nd largest Port in terms of Volume of Cargo handled.
First is Adani's Mundra Port (Private Port)
Why In News:- CARA launches monthly “Jan Sampark” Program to facilitate adoption.
CARA is statutory body of Ministry of Women & Child Development established under Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
- It is a nodal body for adoption of Indian children.
- It is mandated to monitor and regulate in-country and inter-country adoptions.
- It deals in orphan, abandoned or surrendered children.
- It deals with inter-country adoptions according to Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption, 1993 ratified by India in 2003.
2)Modernisation of Police Forces:- The Union Cabinet has given its approval for implementation of umbrella scheme of “Modernisation of Police Forces (MPF)” for years 2017-18 to 2019-20.
What will be done under Modernisation??
i)Major Thrust will be on internal security, law and order, women security, availability of modern weapons, mobility of police forces, logistics support, hiring of helicopters, upgradation of police wireless, National Satellite Network, CCTNS project, E-prison project etc.
ii)Budgetary Support has been provided for internal security especially for LWE states, J&K, NE.
iii)Under the scheme, new initiatives will be introduced to provide assistance to States for upgradation of police infrastructure, forensic science laboratories, institutions and the equipment available with them to plug critical gaps in the criminal justice system.
iv)Police Stations will be integrated to set up a national data base of crime and criminals’ records. It will be linked with other pillars of criminal justice system such as ‘prisons, forensic science laboratories and prosecution offices.
v)Setting up of State of art Forensic Labs.
3)Scientists have described a new species of non-venomous endemic snake, Aquatic Rhabdops, from the northern Western Ghats.
4)Kandla Port renamed as Deendayal Port:- The Union Ministry of Shipping has renamed Kandla Port Trust as Deendayal Port Trust, by exercising powers conferred on it under Indian Ports Act, 1908.
Kandla is the 2nd largest Port in terms of Volume of Cargo handled.
First is Adani's Mundra Port (Private Port)
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