CurrentAffairsMaytoJuly2016

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27CurrentAffairswerefoundinLastThreeMonthsforTypeCommitteesand

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Committees
1. Abugoverhalfametrelong(62.4centimetres)discoveredinsouthernChinahasbeendeclaredworldslongestinsectamongst807,625
knowninsects.
2. CommitteeheadedbyTSRSubramaniansetuptoformulatenewNationalEducationPolicysubmitteditsreporttoHumanResource
Development(HRD)ministry.
3. ExpertCommitteeunderAnandDesaihassubmitteditsreportaboutexaminingSpecificReliefAct1963.Committeerecommendedthat
courtsinterventioninpublicworksshouldbeminimal,specificperformanceofcontractsbemadetheruleanddamagesorcompensation
betheexceptionandaseparateclassofcontractsforpublicutilitycontractsshouldbecreated.
4. Governmentconstituted11memberscommitteeunderDBShekatkartorecommendmeasurestoenhancecombatcapabilitiesofarmed
forcesandrebalanceoveralldefenceexpenditure.
5. Governmentconstituteda5MemberCommitteeunderN.K.Singh,togiverecommendationsonFRBM(FiscalResponsibilityandBudget
Management)roadmapforfutureInpursuanceofBudgetAnnouncement201617.
6. GovernmentconstitutedaCommitteeunderShankarAcharya(formerChiefEconomicAdviser),toexaminedesirabilityandfeasibilityof
havinganewfinancialyear.
7. GovernmentconstitutedacommitteeunderGiridharMalviya,toprepareDraftBillonGangatodealwithallissuesrelatedtoGanga
River.
8. GovernmentconstitutedacommitteeunderSanjayMitra(SecretaryofUnionMinistryofRoadTransport&Highways),topreparea
policyframeworkfortaxiandothertransportoperators.
9. GovernmentconstitutedcommitteeheadedbyChiefEconomicAdviserArvindSubramaniantotackleshortageofpulsesinIndia.
10. GovernmentconstitutedcommitteetopreparearoadmapforrestructuringUniversityGrantsCommission(UGC)andAllIndiaCouncil
forTechnicalEducation(AICTE),underNitiAayogViceChairmanArvindPanagariya.Apartfromthis,ArvindPanagariyacommittee
workingonrestructuringofMedicalCouncilofIndia(MCI),hasrecommendedreplacingMCIwithNationalMedicalCommission(NMC).
11. GovernmentmadeaselectioncommitteeheadedbyPKSinhatoshortlistcandidatesforReserveBankofIndiagovernorpost.
12. H.R.NagendraCommitteeonYogaEducationinUniversitiessubmitteditsreporttotheGovernment.
13. InsuranceRegulatoryandDevelopmentAuthorityofIndia(IRDAI)hassetupSureshMathurcommitteetostudyscopeoftitleinsurance
inIndianmarket.
14. MinistryofHeavyIndustry&PublicEnterprisesconstituted3rdPayRevisionCommitteeforexecutivesofCentralPublicSector
UndertakingsunderchairmanshipofJusticeSatishChandra(Retd.).
15. MinistryofHomeAffairshassetupacommitteeunderTVSNPrasad,forexploringotherpossiblealternativestopelletgunsasnon
lethalweapons.
16. MinistryofWaterResources,RiverDevelopmentandGangaRejuvenationconstitutedacommitteeunderMadhavChitaletoprepare
guidelinesfordesiltationofriverGangafromBhimgauda(Uttarakhand)toFarakka(WestBengal).Thecommitteewillalsoestablish
differencebetweendesiltingandsandminingandwillestablishneedfordesiltingforecologyandeflowofGanga.
17. NeerajKumarGuptacommitteeconstitutedbygovernmentandReserveBankofIndia(RBI)toboostcashlesstransactions.
18. OdishagovernmentconstitutedajudicialcommissionunderBimalPrasadDas,tostudyfunctioningofSriJagannathTemple,whichhas
recentlywitnessedmajorcontroversiesovermismanagementofrituals.
 19. ParkashSinghcommitteesubmitteditsreportonJatQuotainHaryana.
20. ParliamentarycommitteeunderchairmanshipofE.M.SudarsanaNatchiappanhasbeenconstitutedtoreviewModelcodeofconduct
(MCC)forelectionpollsandsuggestwaystocheckmalpracticesaheadofpolls.
21. RajivGaubaCommitteeonDecongestionofTrafficinDelhisubmitteditsreporttoMinistryofUrbanDevelopment.
22. ReserveBankofIndia(RBI)hassetupaninterregulatoryWorkingGroupunderRBIsExecutiveDirectorSudarshanSen,tostudy
regulatoryissuesrelatingtoFinancialTechnology(Fintech)andDigitalBankinginIndia.
23. SupremeCourtacceptedrecommendationsofRMLodhaCommitteeonreformsinBCCI(BoardofControlforCricketinIndia)
Barringministersandcivilservantsandthoseabove70yearsofagefrombecomingBCCImembers.MaxtermofmembersofBCCI
willbe3years.
ParliamenttodecidewhetherBCCIshouldcomeundertheRighttoInformationAct(RTI).
DisallowingBCCIofficebearerfromholdingdualpostssimultaneouslyi.e.inastatecricketassociationandintheBCCI.
24. SupremeCourtappointed3threemembercommitteeunderRMLodhatooverseefunctionsofMedicalCouncilofIndia(MCI).
25. UniversityGrantsCommission(UGC)hasconstituteda5membercommitteeunderVSChauhanforpayrevisionofacademicstaffof
UniversitiesandColleges.
26. UttarPradeshGovernmentappointedjudicialcommissionunderMirzaImtiyazMurtazatoprobeintorecentMathuraviolence.
27. governmentconstitutedFinancialSectorSearchandRecruitmentCommitteeheadedbyPKSinhatodecideonmembersandheadsof
financialregulatoryagencies.
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