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The Current Affairs One Liner – 13th September Till 28th September
Vice President 3-Nation Visit To Serbia, Malta And 10. MOUs entered into related to plant protection, tourism,
Romania: Complete Highlights air services, oil research, diplomatic training and
maritime cooperation.
Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu was on an official 11. In all the three countries, there was considerable
Visit to Serbia, Malta and Romania and returned after a interest in Yoga and Ayurveda and in Romania, the Vice
successful official visit. The visit was characterised by President launched two books on Ayurveda and
extremely cordial discussions with Heads of Governments, inaugurated an Ayurveda Information Centre.
PMs and other senior political leaders. The visit helped in
deepening bilateral ties with each of these three countries.
The key outcomes:
1. Support for India’s aspiration to be on UNSC and for
taking forward UN reforms.
2. Endorsement of India’s stand on terror and support for
early adoption of United Nation’s Comprehensive
Convention on International Terrorism.
3. Strong support for resuming EU-India trade agreement
after Romania assumes Presidency of EU.
4. Business Forums generated a good deal of enthusiasm
among the industrialists and businessmen in every
country as they got to listen to the Vice President about
India’s transformative initiatives. The growth story and
the reports from World Bank, IMF quoted by Vice
President enhanced awareness.
5. The leaders in all the countries expressed unequivocal
admiration for India’s economic growth and were eager
to engage and partner with India politically,
economically and culturally. In Romania, there was a
special interest in Space and Aerospace. Malta expressed
its desire to join the International Solar Alliance.
6. There was a clear demand for Parliamentary friendship
groups and frequent visits by Parliamentarians.
7. The visit gave an opportunity for the members of India
Diaspora to listen to the Vice President about the
transformative agenda of the government and
encouraged them to think of various ways in which they
can contribute to the country’s development. The vice
President underscored the growing importance of India
on the world stage and drew attention to four key Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani Visits India:
features that need to be recognised. He called them 4Ds Important Highlights
– Democracy, Demographic dividend, Demand and
Diaspora. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani was recently in India for
8. The visit evoked a lot of interest among the top political visit. During a day-long visit, he reviewed and positively
leadership and there was an air of bonhomie in all the assessed the progress of the multi-faceted bilateral strategic
meetings. The banquets hosted by the President of partnership.
Serbia and Malta as well as by the President of Senate of 1. Both leaders (Narendra Modi and Ashraf Ghani)
Romania provided an opportunity for sharing views on expressed determination to strengthen connectivity,
bilateral and multilateral issues with rare candour. including through Chabahar port and Air-Freight
9. The address to the Serbian Parliament was very well Corridor.
received and the admiration for India as the largest 2. Expressed satisfaction at the increase in bilateral trade
democracy and a vibrant, well functioning polity was that has crossed the one billion dollar mark.
more than evident in the standing ovation the Vice 3. Mr Modi reiterated India’s support to an Afghan-led,
President received at the end of his address. Afghan-owned and Afghan-controlled peace and
reconciliation process.
Interest Rates On PPF, NSC, Other Small Savings Schemes National Informatics Centre (NIC) and National
Raised Informatics Centre Services Incorporated (NICSI) jointly
The government has raised interest rates on Small Savings set up a Centre of Excellence for data analytics to
Schemes (SSS), including National Savings Certificate (NSC) support Government departments to unlock the hidden
and Public Provident Fund (PPF) by up to 0.4% for the potential of the data that they are generating as part of
October-December quarter, in line with rising deposit rates the governance processes and use it to improve the
in the banks. Interest rates for small savings schemes are overall governance.
notified on a quarterly basis. Union Minister for Tourism (IC), Mr. K.J. Alphons
Interest rate for the different deposits and schemes are as launched the ‘Incredible India Mobile App’ and the
follows: “Incredible India Tourist Facilitators Certification”