25-06-21 Daily-Punjab-PPSC Current Affairs

This 24×7 facility will be one-of-its-own-type and is aimed at checking the increasing menace of stray animals.

Besides, the existing capacity of the cattle pounds besides the sheds at the government facilities will also be augmented with additional space to accommodate more stray animals to be caught under the special drive to free the roads and public spaces of the stray animals in the state.

The uploaded picture on the portal shall be accessed at the headquarter level, from where the same will be automatically transferred to the concerned officials for catching and taking away the photographed stray animals.

On getting the intimation, the animal catching team, along with all requisite necessary equipment and , will move to the area concerned and bring that animal to the nearest shelter, pound, and shed with prior information to that government and private facility for making all the necessary arrangements for the arriving animal.

The animal, after being lodged at the facility, would be given due veterinary care by the local veterinarian and the requisite care and management would be provided by the concerned shelter house for ensuring proper rehabilitation of the caught stray animal.

Union Law Minister launches ITAT e-DWAR.

ITAT e-DWAR is the Appellate Tribunal’s e-filing portal (ITAT). The portal would allow parties to electronically file their Appeals, Miscellaneous Applications, documents, paper books, and so on.

The portal will improve accessibility, accountability, and transparency in the ITAT’s day-to-day operations.

It will not only reduce the use of paper, resulting in cost Savings, but it will also rationalise case fixation, resulting in faster case disposition.

According to a Union Home Ministry manual, migrants from six non-Muslim minority communities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh can also produce National Population Register (NPR) enrolment slips as proof of the duration of their stay in India when applying for long-term visas (LTVs).

The NPR number is one of more than ten documents that could be provided to apply for an LTV, which is a prerequisite to acquiring Indian either by naturalisation or registration under Sections 5 and 6 of the CITIZENSHIP ACT, 1955, for the six non-Muslim communities.

These communities are: Hindus, Sikhs, Parsis, Christians, Jains, and Buddhists.

For the first time, a special provision for LTVs for Hindus and Sikhs from Pakistan and Afghanistan was made in 2011.

It was also claimed that the awareness campaign has nothing to do with the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which is intended to help undocumented migrants from the six groups who entered India before the 2014 cut-off date.

The CAA has not yet been implemented.

Ganga Quest, a national online quiz on Ganga, rivers, and the Environment, was first conceived in 2019 as an educational programme to sensitise children and youth towards the River Ganga in order to strengthen the Namami Gange programme of the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India.

Ganga Quest is a competitive knowledge-building platform, an awareness initiative, and a scientific baseline determination exercise designed to assess knowledge gaps and Attitude orientation toward the Ganga and Rivers.

Ganga Quest is an international bilingual (Hindi and English) online quiz about Ganga organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the TREE Craze Foundation (TCF), a non-profit organisation dedicated to Ganga, Rivers, and the Environment.

Bhutan launched the Tax Inspectors Without Borders (TIWB) programme in collaboration with India.

It is a collaborative effort between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) (OECD).

The programme has been launched in Bhutan, with India serving as the Partner Jurisdiction.

The Tax Expert for this programme has been provided by India.

This programme, which is expected to last about 24 months, aims to assist Bhutan in strengthening its tax administration by transferring technical know-how and skills to its tax auditors and sharing best audit practises in collaboration with the UNDP and the TIWB Secretariat.

The program’s primary focus will be on international and Transfer Pricing.

The TIWB Initiative aims to facilitate the sharing of tax audit knowledge and skills with developing-country tax administrations through a targeted, real-time Learning by doing approach.

Selected experts will work directly with local tax officials on current audits and audit-related issues pertaining to international tax matters as well as general audit practises applicable to specific cases.