Center rules out MSP law , invited farmers for talk
· On Tuesday during talks with farmers, the center made it clear again that announcing a guaranteed Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) for farmers will not be possible.
· The government however offered a third round of talks to the farmers body .
· The constituents of SKM ( Samyukt Kisan Morcha ) urged PM Modi to intervene and stop using force. .
Center’s stand
· Union. Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda told that the law on guaranteeing MSP center has to look at all sides of it .
He also asked farmers to be wary of “ disruptive elements “ in their movement .
Heavy deployment in Delhi
· Borders that come to Delhi have been barricaded and heavy security arrangements have been made at several locations .
· Farmers clash with Haryana Police on their way to Delhi .
Congress promises MSP if it comes to power
· Expressing solidarity with farmers in Delhi , the Congress on Tuesday promised that it would provide a legal guarantee for Minimum Support Price ( MSP ) if the INDIA bloc comes to power .
India UAE relations serve as model to world : Modi
· PM Modi on Wednesday reached Abu Dhabi . He is on a two-day visit to the UAE .
· PM Modi met Sheikh Abdul Bin Nahyan , the two sides signed several Agreements , some key agreements are :
● Separate agreements were signed to link India’s UPI and UAE’s AANI .
An agreement was also signed to link India’s Rupay and UAE’s JAYWAN .
JayWan is based on the Rupay stack system .
● A panel is formed to build early understanding over the India Middle East Economic corridor ( IMEC ) .
● Discussion was also to look into possibilities of buying LPG gas from UAE
● PM Modi took part in gathering of Indians living in the UAE at Sheikh Zayed stadium . The stadium was filled with 65,000 spectators from the Indian community .
● PM Modi on this occasion called UAE as “ partner in progress “ . He told that the partnership was getting stronger in all areas , and reaching newer heights .
Indira Gandhi , Nargis Dutt film awards to be renamed
● The ‘ Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director ‘ has been renamed to ‘ Best Debut Film of a Director
● Nargis Dutt award for best feature film on National Integration ‘ has been renamed as ‘ Best film on Social issues ‘
● The prize amount of these awards has also been increased
● The changes has been made on recommendation of a committee on rationalization of Film awards
Karnataka tables bill making 60% kannada necessary in
nameboards
● The Kannada Language Comprehensive Development ( Amendment ) Bill , 2024 , was tabled in the state legislative assembly on Tuesday .
● The bill has provisions that the name boards of commercial , industrial and business undertakings , trusts , counseling centers , hospitals , laboratories , amusement centers and hotels etc should have at least 60 % in Kannada in the upper half of the board .
● Recently Kannada outfits have been campaigning aggressively to promote use of Kannada on signboards .
Ranjan Gogoi receives Assam Vaibhav award
● Former Chief Justice of India ( CJI ) Ranjan Gagoi was conferred Assam’s highest civilian award Assam Baibhav in Guwahati on Tuesday .
● Assam Vaibhav award was announced by CM Himanta Biswa Sharma in December , 2021 on ‘ Asom Divas ‘ .
● This is the second time a person has been given the Assam Baibhav award , the first Assam Baibhav award was given to Ratan Tata .
● The award contains ₹5 lakh and free medical treatment by Assam govt .
World
Pakistan’s
leading parties agree to form a Coalition without. imran’s PTI
● Pakistan’s leading political parties minus Imran Khan’s party has agreed on the formation of a new Government in Pakistan .
● PML- N ( Nawaz Sharif’s party ) has proposed the name of Shahbaz Sharif for the Prime Ministership post . Daughter of Nawaz Sharif Maryam Nawaz has been proposed for Chief Minister of Punjab Province .
● The stand of parties in election results is PTI -101 PML – N -75 , PPP -54, MQM – 17 , Others 17
Ethiopian forces massacred at least
45 civilians : rights bodies
● Ethiopia’s government’s security forces killed at least 45 civilians in Amhara state in late January .The information was revealed by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission ( EHRC ) in a statement .
● The statement said that “ the identity of at least 45 individuals who were extrajudicially killed by government security forces “ in the town of Merawi for allegedly supporting an ethnic Amhara militia known as Fano .
● Ethiopian army for months has clashed with ethnic militant group Fano .
US senate passes Ukraine aid bill
,house likely to reject it
● The US senate on Monday approved long delayed funding for Ukraine’s war effort .
● The 95 billion dollar package includes funding for Israel’s military and key strategic ally Taiwan , but the lion’s share – 60 billion dollars would help Ukraine depleted ammunition supplies , weapons and other crucial needs .
● The previous attempt to pass the bill was stalled by Republicans.
Russia declares ‘ Estonia ‘ PM
wanted in war memorials spat –
● Russia declared Estonian leader Kajjas Kallas and other US officials as “ wanted” over alleged involvement in destruction of Soviet Era war Memorials .
● Soviet Era war memorials in Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania are seen as symbols of their time under Soviet occupation .
Armenia says four killed in border
flare up with Azerbaijan
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Armenia and Azerbaijan have
accused each other of opening fire on Thursday .
● This is the first major escalation after the Nagorno Karabakh region being completely occupied by Azerbaijan .
