UTTAR PRADESH

Commercial Courts’ For Quick Redressal To Commercial Disputes

With an aim to providing quick redressal to commercial disputes, the Yogi Government has decided to set up ‘Commercial Courts’ which would come up in 13 divisions besides it was also decided to set up social media communication hub to propagate government’s policies.

The Commercial Appellate Division of High Court Act 2015 allows states to set up separate commercial courts. These courts could be set up at District headquarters and would be empowered to settle disputes of a value of at least Rs.1 crore and above.

Sources say that the focus of the cell will be on ‘sentiment analysis’ that is, using a program that could filter comments and posts on social networking sites and chat rooms to identity those that are filled with hatred. This hub will also be used to propagate schemes and polices of the state government.

INTERNATIONAL

· India Makes it to Top 100 in ‘ease of doing business World Bank

India broke into the top 100 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings, notching up the biggest improvement among all countries on the back of big gains on a number of measures.
The rise to the 100th position from 130 last year made India one of the top 10 best-improved countries and rounded off a day of good news on the economic front for the government.
The World Bank’s ‘Doing Business 2018is Reforming to Create Jobs’ report ranks 190 countries on the basis of a combined score on 10 parameters.
India is the only large country this year to have achieved such a significant shift.

India tops list of new tuberculosis cases in 2016: WHO

India topped the list of seven countries, accounting for 64 per cent of the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2016, according to a new report by the World Health Organisation.
India was followed by Indonesia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, Nigeria and South Africa, according to a Global TB Report 2017 released by the WHO.
An estimated 1.7 million people died from TB in 2016, including nearly 400,000 people who were co-infected with HIV, recording a drop by 4 per cent as compared to 2015, the report said.

NATIONAL

· Bhutan King to Arrive in India for Four-Day Visit

King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has arrived in New Delhi on a four-day visit to India.
He was accompanied by his wife, Queen Gyaltsuen Jetsun Pema Wangchuck.
During the visit, the King will meet with President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

· IAF contingent leaves for Israel to Participate in ‘Ex Blue Flag-17’

A 45 member contingent of the Indian Air Force left for Israel today to participate in exercise ‘Blue Flag-17’.
Blue Flag is a bi-annual multilateral exercise which aims to strengthen military cooperation amongst participating nations.
Indian Air Force is participating with the C-130J special operations aircraft along with Garud commandos.
The exercise is being conducted at Uvda Air Force Base in Israel from 02-16 Nov 17.

· Haryana Government Announces Lifetime Pensions for ‘Hindi Satyagrahis’

The state government of Haryana has announced lifetime monthly pension of Rs 10,000 for ‘Hindi Satyagrahis’ and those from the state who were jailed during the Emergency.
The state government also announced that it would be providing enhanced financial assistance to World War-II veterans and their widows.
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was the Chief Guest for the occasion.

· Vikram Singh Appointed Private Secretary to President

Railway officer Vikram Singhwas appointed Private Secretary to President Ram Nath Kovind. Singh is a 1997 batch officer of the Indian Railway Traffic Service.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment to the post for a period of two years.
IAS officer P C Meena was appointed Private Secretary to Minister of State for Commerce and Industry C R Chaudhary.

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