04-Sep-17,MondayPrashant Mavani , C u r r e n t A f f a i r s A n a l y s tM S c i n M a n a g em e n t , U n i v e r s i t y o f S u r r e y ( U . K . )

IndexCouncilofMinisters

Onam Festival

BRICSSummit

CouncilofMinistersqPresidentofIndiaontheadviseofPrimeMinisterofIndia,hasappointedthefollowingamembersofCouncilofMinisters:

qCabinetMinistersqShriDharmendra Pradhan:MinistryofPetroleumandNaturalGas,andMinistryofSkillDevelopmentandEntrepreneurship

qShriPiyush Goyal:RailwayMinisterandCoalMinistryqSmt.Nirmala Sitharaman:DefenceMinisterqShriMukhtar AbbasNaqvi:MinorityAffairsMinistry

qMinistersofStateq1.ShriShivPratap Shuklaq2.ShriAshwini KumarChoubey

CouncilofMinistersq3.Dr. Virendra Kumarq4.ShriAnantkumar Hegdeq5.ShriRajKumarSingh:formerHomeSecretaryq6.ShriHardeep SinghPuri:anIFSofficerservedasIndia’spermanentrepresentativetotheUnitedNationsand hasadistinguishedfour-decadecareerindiplomacyspanningthemultilateralarenabehindhim.

q7.ShriGajendra SinghShekhawatq8.Dr. Satya PalSingh:DrSatya PalSinghisaLok SabhaMPfromBaghpat,UttarPradeshandaformer MumbaiPolicecommissioner. DuringhistenureinMumbai,heiscreditedwithbreakingthebackboneoforganisedcrimesyndicatesthatterrorisedMumbaiinthe1990s.

q9.ShriAlphons Kannanthanam:a formerIASofficerfromKeralacadre wasknownasDemolitionManforhavingorderedrazingofthousandsofillegalconstructionswhenhewasheadingtheDelhiDevelopmentAuthority.

CouncilofMinistersqNewDefenceMinisterNirmala Sitharaman hasexpressedherhappinessonherappointmentandsaidthatthecountry'sdefenceisconstantlyonthetopofhermind.qMrsSitharaman said,shewasgratefulfortheconfidenceshownbythePrimeMinisteronher.qShesaid,PrimeMinisterModialwaysbelievesingivingwomentheirdueshare.TheMinistersaid,sheiscommittedtoservetheneedyandpoorpeople.Professionalismwillhavetoprevailinallthatwedo.AgoodlotofprobityandworkingtogetherasteamandmakingsurethatGovernmentofIndiafunctionsanddelivers.Wehavetodelivereandkeepinmindthepoorofthecountryandalsomakesureallthepromisesgiveninthemanifestoisfullfilled.

Onam FestivalGreetingsaspertheofficialprotocol

qThePresidentofIndia, Shri Ram Nath Kovind inhismessageontheeveof Onam hassaidq“Ontheoccasionof Onam,Ioffermygreetingsandgoodwishestothepeopleofthecountry,particularlytoourbrothersandsistersfromKerala.

qCoincidingwiththebeginningoftheharvestseason, Onam celebratesthehardworkandtoilofourfarmers.Maythisfestivalbeanoccasionforcelebrationandsharingjoywithourfamilies,whilenotforgettingtoreachouttothoseinneed.Letuswork unitedly topromoteharmonyandfraternityinoursociety”.

Onam FestivalqTheVicePresident ofIndia,ShriM.Venkaiah NaiduhasgreetedthepeopleofourcountryontheauspiciousoccasionofOnam.Inamessage,hesaidthatOnam,celebratedwithtraditionalgaietyandenthusiasm,reflectsthecentralroleofagricultureinIndiansociety.

qOnam celebrationsspreadovertendaysacrossKeralaaremarkedbydiverseactivitiesrangingfromboatraces,danceeventstofloraldesignsandmartialartscompetitions.

qThePrimeMinister,ShriNarendraModihasgreetedthepeople,ontheauspiciousfestivalofOnam.

q“Onam greetingstoeveryone.Maythisauspiciousfestivalenrichoursocietywithhappiness,harmonyandwellbeing”,thePrimeMinistersaid.

BRICSSummitqPrimeMinisterNarendraModihasreachedChinesecityofXiamenonthefirstlegofhis2-nationtour.MrModiwillattendthe9thBRICSsummitbeginninginthecoastalandcommercialtowntomorrow.

qThethemeofthesummitis'StrongerPartnershipforabetterfuture'.

qThemeetingisexpectedtosignactionagendasonEconomicandTradedevelopmentandInnovationCooperation.

qSecretaryEastPreeti Saransaid,Indiaislikelytoraisetheissueofinternationalterrorismatthesummit.

BRICSSummitqDiscussionsduringthissessionarelikelytofocusonqglobaleconomicsituationqinternationaleconomicgovernanceq nationalsecuritydevelopmentqotherinternationalandregionalissues

qThiswillbefollowedbyaBRICSplenarysessionwheretheleaderswilldiscussthepracticalcooperationforcommondevelopment,peopletopeopleexchangesandculturalcooperationandinstitutionbuilding.

BRICSSummitqMeanwhile,ChinesePresidentXiJinping hascalledonBRICScountriestoadoptaholisticapproachtofightterrorisminallitsformsandensurethatterroristshavenoplacetohide.

qDeliveringaspeechattheopeningceremonyoftheBRICSBusinessForuminXiamentoday,MrJinping askedBRICScountriestotakeaconstructivepartintheprocessofresolvinggeopoliticalhotspotissuesandmakeduecontributions.

qHisremarkscamedaysafterUSPresident,DonaldTrumphitoutatChina'scloseallyPakistanforprovidingsafehavenstoagentsofchaosthatkillAmericansinAfghanistanandwarnedIslamabadthatithasmuchtolosebyharbouringterrorists.

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