27 JUNE 2014: Gujarat govt. declares PALITANA a vegitarian zone

Ø  Kerala formally began a 218-day countdown for the 35th National Games, which is to be held across seven districts of the State from January 31 to February 14 next year. The State was awarded the Games in October 2008 and has since then been assiduously preparing to host the event, focussing itself on establishing a slew of state-of-the-art facilities for almost all 36 disciplines which competitions are to be conducted in a marked difference to the approach which was adopted when Kerala hosted the event for the first time in 1987. The Games are to cost the government a little over Rs.612 crore, a part of which has been funded by the Planning Commission through the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Besides Thiruvananthapuram, which will be the main venue of the Games, competitions are to be held in Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kannur.

Ø  Global Ratings Agency Moody’s had warned that the Modi government’s decision to hold steady natural gas prices for three more months could halve the increase in revenues for this year for both Reliance and ONGC. It also warned that the development is credit negative for Reliance Industries and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Ø  Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman, has been elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.

Ø  The government has clarified that licences won’t be required for manufacturing items for the defence sector except those used in the battleground such as tanks and warships. This clarification, issued in an official release, will also help attract more investments in the sector; the industry has complained of confusion over several dual-use products, an official statement said.

Palitana Temples

Ø  The Gujarat government is mulling over demands for the creation of a vegetarian zone in Palitana town in Bhavnagar district following the now-concluded hunger strike by Jain monks. Around 200 monks in Palitana — one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains — had gone on thehunger strike four days ago demanding a total ban on sale of eggs and meat, and strict implementation of the law against illegal slaughter in the town. They called off their agitation after assurances from the government.

Ø  Tehzibul Akhlaq , one of the oldest periodicals in India launched in 1870 by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, has started its online edition. The digitised version of the periodical can be accessed on the university’s website www.amu.ac.in.Ø  Kerala formally began a 218-day countdown for the 35th National Games, which is to be held across seven districts of the State from January 31 to February 14 next year. The State was awarded the Games in October 2008 and has since then been assiduously preparing to host the event, focussing itself on establishing a slew of state-of-the-art facilities for almost all 36 disciplines which competitions are to be conducted in a marked difference to the approach which was adopted when Kerala hosted the event for the first time in 1987. The Games are to cost the government a little over Rs.612 crore, a part of which has been funded by the Planning Commission through the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs. Besides Thiruvananthapuram, which will be the main venue of the Games, competitions are to be held in Kollam, Alappuzha, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode, and Kannur.

Ø  Global Ratings Agency Moody’s had warned that the Modi government’s decision to hold steady natural gas prices for three more months could halve the increase in revenues for this year for both Reliance and ONGC. It also warned that the development is credit negative for Reliance Industries and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Ø  Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman, has been elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.

Ø  The government has clarified that licences won’t be required for manufacturing items for the defence sector except those used in the battleground such as tanks and warships. This clarification, issued in an official release, will also help attract more investments in the sector; the industry has complained of confusion over several dual-use products, an official statement said.

Ø  The Gujarat government is mulling over demands for the creation of a vegetarian zone in Palitana town in Bhavnagar district following the now-concluded hunger strike by Jain monks. Around 200 monks in Palitana — one of the holiest pilgrimage sites for Jains — had gone on thehunger strike four days ago demanding a total ban on sale of eggs and meat, and strict implementation of the law against illegal slaughter in the town. They called off their agitation after assurances from the government.

Ø  Tehzibul Akhlaq , one of the oldest periodicals in India launched in 1870 by Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) founder Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, has started its online edition. The digitised version of the periodical can be accessed on the university’s website www.amu.ac.in.