UTTAR PRADESH

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday launched two apps, one for the convenience of devotees and other for the benefit of Non-Resident Indian (NRI) guests who will visit the city for the NRI convention scheduled here from January 21 to 23 next year.

The Sugam Darshan app allows devotees to register for easy darshan at the Kashi Vishwanath temple. The Kashi Atithya App, will facilitate registration of those who are willing to let NRI guests stay in their homes during the NRI convention.

INTERNATIONAL

6th East Asia Summit and 15th India-ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting held in Singapore

Commerce & Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu attended the 6^thEast Asia Summit- Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EAS-EMM) and 15^thIndia-ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) in Singapore. Singapore is currently holding the Chair of ASEAN.

The 6th East-Asia Economic Ministers’ Meeting was chaired by Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore, and was attended by Economic Ministers from 10 ASEAN countries and their eight dialogue partners, Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and the United States of America.

Justice Tahira Safdar was sworn in on as the first woman chief justice of a Pakistani high court.

Justice Safdar was sworn in as the chief justice of Balochistan High Court at a ceremony held at the Governor House in Balochistan.

She made history in 1982 when she became the first woman civil judge in Balochistan.

· Mauritius tops India’s FDI charts again in FY18

According to RBI data, Mauritius remained the top source of Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) into India in 2017-18 followed by Singapore.
The total FDI in the financial year stood at $37.36 billion, a marginal increase from $36.31 billion recorded in the previous fiscal.
FDI from Mauritius totalled $13.41 billion.

NATIONAL

India finishes 8th with a final tally of 69 medals – 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze, at Asian Games 2018.

The 2018 Asian Games, officially known as the 18th Asian Games were held in Jakarta-Palembang 2018 from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.

· Dipak Misra recommends Ranjan Gogoi as next Chief Justice of India

Present Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, who is set to retire from the post on October 2 this year, recommended senior Supreme Court judge Ranjan Gogoi as the next Chief Justice of India.
Justice Ranjan Gogoi who hails from Assam was appointed a judge in the Gawahati High Court on February 28, 2001. He later became the Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court on February 12, 2011. Then he elevated to the Supreme courtin April 2012. Justice Gogoi is slated to retire on November 17, 2019.

A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokurslapped a cost of Rs 10 lakh on the IT department for making “misleading statement” about the pendency of an appeal and said that the apex court is not a “picnic place”.
The Income Tax Department had delayed the filing of a petition by 596 days.

The Supreme Court has banned all construction activities in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Chandigarh till October 9.
A bench, led by Justice Madan Lokur, announced the ban citing the failure of these States and the UT to implement a solid waste management

TheWest Bengal government has launched a mobile blood donation campin a red luxury bus. The bus moves from location to location, collecting blood in West Bengal. The health activists said that this move by the government is a major success as the bus is often seen in the city collecting blood samples. The service is free of cost.

Bharat Vatwaniand Sonam Wangchuk are among six individuals who received this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, popularly known as Asia’s Nobel Prize.