Daily Current Capsules - 14^th August 2019

Prelims Factoids
20 persons, three organisations conferred with National Youth Awards for 2016-17
International Youth Day: 2019

Relevance IN - Prelims ( about National youth award and International youth day)
What's the NEWS

• Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju conferred the National Youth Awards for 2016-17 on twenty individuals and three organisations on the occasion of International Youth Day.

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• The awards are presented to young persons and voluntary organization every year in recognition of their outstanding work in the field of national development and social service.
• The awards aim towards encouraging them to develop a sense of responsibility to the community and also to improve their own potential as a good citizen.

About International Youth Day

• India observed the International Youth Day by conferring the National Youth Awards for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service.
• The International Youth Day was observed across the world on August 12 to recognize the efforts put in by the youth for the betterment of the society. The 2019 theme of the day is "Transforming education".
• The UN General Assembly first designated August 12 as International Youth Day in 1999

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• The International youth day 2019 theme "Transforming education" emphasizes on the efforts to make education more accessible and inclusive to the youth.
• In line with the Goal 4 of 2030 SDG to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education, the International Youth Day aims to highlight how the governments and youth-led and youth-focused organizations are transforming education to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
• The International Youth Day aims to promote the ways to engage the youth and make them more actively involved in their communities through positive contributions.
• According to the United Nations, there are roughly around 1.8 billion young people between the age group of 10 and 24 in the world. This is the largest youth population ever. However, more than half of these young people aged between 6 and 14 years lack basic reading and maths skills, despite attending school. This fact threatens to severely hamper the progress of the 2030 SDG Agenda.
• The International Youth Day is being co-organised by the UN's Department of Economic and Social Affairs and UNESCO.

Defence
Defence Ministry to extend benefits of child care leave to single male parents
Relevance IN - Prelims ( about the change in provisions of CCL)
What's the NEWS

• The Government has decided to extend benefits of child care leave (CCL) to single male service personnel after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh approved the move. The decision is in sync with an order by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT).
• At present, CCL is granted only to women officers in Defence forces. Recently, DoPT has made certain amendments to allow CCL to civilian employees, whereby the CCL granted to woman employees till now has been extended to single male Government servants also.

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• The age limit of 22 years prescribed earlier in the case of a child with 40 per cent disability has been removed for the purpose of availing CCL. Further, the minimum period of CCL that can be availed at a time has been reduced to five days instead of 15 days
• Now single male service personnel will be able to avail the benefit of CCL. Single male service personnel and woman officers of Defence forces will also be able to avail CCL in respect of child with 40 per cent disability without any restriction of age limit for the child.
• Further, the minimum period of CCL that can be availed in each spell has been reduced to five days from the earlier limit of 15 days, officials said.
• Before this decision, CCL was granted to woman officers only in defence forces. Now, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has made certain amendments to grant CCL to civilian employees, whereby the CCL granted to woman employees till now has been extended to single male government servants also.

State specific
J-K to host 3-day global investors summit in Srinagar from October 12
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What's the NEWS

• Seeking to attract businesses to Jammu and Kashmir, the state administration announced a three-day global investors summit to be held in Srinagar from October 12.

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• The meet will provide J-K an opportunity to showcase its strengths, strategies and potential, the state's Principal Secretary (Industries), Naveen Choudhary, told reporters here.
• It will also help allay fears and apprehensions in the minds of trade and business communities outside the state, he added.
• The announcement comes a week after the Centre scrapped special status to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution. Among the reasons cited was that the provision had restricted the state's industrial growth and development.
• The Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) will be the national partner for the investors meet. An MoU has been signed by Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organisation (JKTPO) and CII for organisation and management of the event
• Trade and industry organisations will come to know first hand about the business- friendly policies of the government, assess infrastructure, natural resources, raw material and skill and un-skilled manpower available and identify business opportunities in the state.
• It will present immense opportunities to develop contacts between the state and business community and between local and outside business communities, he said.
• With effect from October 31, Jammu and Kashmir will be bifurcated into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, as a bill in this regard was passed by Parliament and given Presidential assent.

State Specific
Army launches 'Mission Reach Out' in Jammu
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What's the NEWS

• The Army has launched "Mission Reach Out" in Jammu to ensure basic necessities and essential services are available in the region post the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 and reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir.
• A high level "Mission Reach Out" conference to review the prevalent situation in the region was held in the Nagrota Military Station on Saturday, which was chaired by White Knight Corps Commander Lt Gen Paramjit Singh, they said.

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• The Corps commander lauded the absolute synergy between the Army, civil administration and other security establishments in maintaining peace, harmony and a conducive environment, the officials said.
• The Corps commander informed about the numerous initiatives undertaken by the Army under 'Mission Reach Out'.
• Among these are mobile medical care units with essential medicines and lady medical officers, wherever necessary, providing water in locations where the supply was disrupted, provision of essentials, including rations, assistance in transportation of patients to hospitals, facilitating people to speak to their near and dear ones through Army exchange and creating a safe environment for ATMs, banks and hospitals to function

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