Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 23 OCTOBER 2019

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Prime Minister NarendraModi has said people’s Participation remained a guiding tenet of policymaking for his government. The Prime Minister stated this during his meeting with JP Morgan International Council in New Delhi yesterday.
The Council comprises global statesmen like former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former Australian Prime Minister John Howard and former US Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and Condoleezza Rice.
During his meeting, Mr Modi discussed with global statesmen his vision for making India a five trillion dollar economy by 2024. He said, the development of world-class physical infrastructure, improvements in affordable health care and providing quality education are some other policy priorities for his government.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says the Navy has a crucial role to play in the form of safeguarding the Sea Lines of Communication (SLOC) - the economic lifeline to make Indian economy to reach the Five Trillion Dollar mark by 2025.
He was speaking at the Naval Commanders' Conference in New Delhi today. Mr Singh urged the Naval Commanders to continue reviewing procedures and strengthen the Coastal Security framework, so as to counter emerging threats and challenges, effectively.

Sixty-six per cent of business decision makers in India believe lack of security expertise is a challenge for their organisations, while 63 per cent of Indian businesses are concerned about being exposed to cyber threats due to employee errors, according to a new report
The success of an organisation's cyber security investment lies not just in buying technology, but corporate culture, employee education and path-to-purchase also play critical roles, according to the Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan-Culture, Efficiency, Awareness report.
"Cyber security is a shared responsibility. While IT teams must be proactive in their response to cyber threats, knowledgeable employees and leadership teams pave the way for organisations to better detect, protect and respond," Sharma said.
In line with this approach, 79 per cent of Indian business decision makers would want to adopt deeply-integrated or synchronised security solutions that could detect, investigate and respond to cyber threats, it added.

Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said that optimal and balanced use of fertilizers and micro-nutrients in agriculture is the need of the hour. He said excessive use of fertilizers deteriorates soil fertility.
Mr Tomar was speaking at a fertilizer application awareness programme jointly organized by Agriculture Ministry and Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in New Delhi today. He said farmers must utilize bio-fertilizers to enhance the health of soil, resulting in high yield of agri-produce.

President Ram NathKovind on Tuesday met his Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari here and discussed several issues of mutual interest and bilateral cooperation.
The official Twitter account of the RashtrapatiBhavan said that Kovind, who is the first Indian president to visit Japan in 29 years, held talks with Nepal's President Bhandari.
The two leaders discussed several issues of mutual interest and bilateral cooperation between India and Nepal," it said in the tweet.
The president arrived here on Monday after concluding his five-day state visit to the Philippines.
During his three-day visit, Kovind will also interact with the Indian community in the Japanese capital.

Indian Railways has installed the most advanced Electronic Interlocking System on the Grand Chord route. The measure is expected to help Indian Railways speed up trains and achieve the objective of reducing the travel time between Delhi and Howrah to about 12 hours from the existing 17 to 19 hours.
Grand Chord is part of the Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line. It acts as a link between Sitarampur in West Bengal and Pt. DeenDayalUpadhyay Junction, Uttar Pradesh, and covers a stretch of 450 kilometres falling in North Central Railway Zone.
The new Electronic system has replaced outdated 65-year old mechanical signalling system at Tundla Junction in Uttar Pradesh on the route.
The work will go a long way in improving punctuality of trains on New Delhi-Howrah mainline and benefits will be manifold during the incoming foggy season through safe and detention free handling of trains at Tundla Junction.