Top Headlines 6th December 2020: EducationBro

Top Headlines 6th December 2020: EducationBro

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I. Indian Navy and Russian Federation Navy organise Passage Exercise (PASSEX) in Eastern Indian Ocean Region

• The Indian Navy (IN) is undertaking a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Russian Federation Navy (RuFN) in the Eastern Indian Ocean Region (IOR) from 4 to 5 December 2020. The exercise involves participation of RuFN guided missile cruiser Varyag, large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleyev and medium ocean tanker Pechenga. INS being represented by indigenously constructed guided missile frigate Shivalik and anti-submarine corvette Kadmatt along with integral helicopters.
• The exercise is aimed at enhancing interoperability, improving understanding and imbibing best practices between both the friendly navies, and would involve advanced surface and anti-submarine warfare exercises, weapon firings, seamanship exercises and helicopter operations.

II. PM Modi to inaugurate construction work of Agra Metro project on 7th December

• Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate the construction of the Agra Metro Project on 7th December 2020 at 11:30 AM via video conferencing. Union Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath, and other dignitaries will also attend the event that will be held at 15 Battalion PAC parade ground in Agra.
• The Agra Metro project comprises 2 corridors with a total length of 29.4 km and connects major tourist attractions like Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandra with railway stations and bus stands. The project will benefit the 26 lakh population of the city of Agra and will also cater to more than 60 lakh tourists who visit Agra every year. It will provide an environment-friendly Mass Rapid Transit System to the historic city of Agra. The estimated cost of the project will be Rs 8,379.62 cr which will be completed in 5 years.

III. Government asks private television channels to follow ASCI guidelines on online gaming and fantasy sports

• The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued an advisory asking all private television broadcasters to follow guidelines issued by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) for advertisements relating to online gaming, fantasy sports etc. The Ministry has advised that the advertisements should not promote any activity prohibited by statute or law.
• The advisory has been issued after a consultation meeting held by the I&B Ministry with the officials and representatives of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, ASCI, News Broadcasters Association, Indian Broadcasting Foundation, All India Gaming Federation, Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports, and the Online Rummy Federation.

IV. Farmers Unions and Government Talks to continue on 9th December: Farmers Protest

• The fifth round of talks with representatives of 40 Farmer Unions was held at Vigyan Bhawan today with Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Railways & Commerce Shri Piyush Goyal and Minister of State for Commerce Shri Som Prakash. The next round of talks will take place on 9th December.

V. All States choose Option-1 to meet the GST implementation shortfall

• All the 28 States and 3 Union Territories with legislature have decided to go for Option-1 to meet the revenue shortfall arising out of the GST implementation. Jharkhand, the only remaining State, has now communicated its acceptance of Option-1. All the 3 Union Territories with Legislative Assembly who are members of the GST council have already decided in favour of Option-1.
• The Government of India has set up a special borrowing window for the States & Union Territories who choose Option-1 to borrow the amount of shortfall arising out of GST implementation. 

VI. PM Modi to lay foundation stone of new proposed Parliament Building in New Delhi on December 10

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the new proposed Parliament Building in New Delhi on 10th December 2020. Addressing the media in New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said that the new building is being constructed keeping in mind the need of next 100 years.