16th Dec 2017 – Press Information Bureau (Daily PIB PDF-UPSC)

President’s Secretariat

• The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, laid the foundation stone
  of the Nyaya Gram project of the High Court of Allahabad today
  (December 16, 2017) in Allahabad.
• Freedom of the judiciary is a cornerstone of our democracy.
• India’s credibility is enhanced by a fearless and independent judiciary.
• Paradox: Citizens have faith in the judiciary & yet common people tend
  to avoid knocking on its door.
• Need of the hour
  A. Providing justice on time
  B. Making the justice system less expensive
  C. Providing judgments in a language understandable to the common citizen
  D. Ensuring justice for women and weaker sections in society
  E. Strengthen judicial infrastructure
  The President said that training of judicial officers is very important
  to improve the efficiency and quality of the lower courts. He noted
  that there is a plan to establish a judicial academy on the Nyaya
  Gram campus.
• He expressed confidence that this judicial academy will make a
  significant contribution to the capacity of the lower judiciary in
  Uttar Pradesh.

Ministry of Finance

• 24th Meeting of the GST Council: video conference
• Chairman: Shri Arun Jaitley
• It discussed about the implementation of e-way Bill system in the
  country.
• Decision to implement the e-way bill mechanism throughout the country
  by June 1 was taken
• Goods worth more than D50,000 have to be pre-registered online before
  they can be moved from one state to another.
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• An e-way bill is an electric-way bill for the movement of goods which can
  be generated on the GSTN (common portal).
• After the implementation of this bill, any movement of goods of more
  than Rs 50,000 in value cannot be made by a registered person without
  an e-way bill.
• When an e-way is generated, a unique e-way bill number (EBN) is
  allocated and is available to the supplier, recipient, and the transporter.
• An e-way bill can be generated by both registered and unregistered
  persons.
• However, where a supply is made by an unregistered person to a registered person, the
  receiver will have to ensure all the compliances are met as if they were the supplier.

Minister of State DONER

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said,
  his government is committed to the
  development of the North-East.
• Mizoram: 60-Megawatt Tuirial Hydro
  power Project
• Generating electricity
• Navigation
• Water usage
• Eco-tourism
• Mizoram has become the third state in
  North East Region to have surplus power
  energy after Sikkim and Tripura.
• Meghalaya: 264 Km long Shillong-Nongstoin-Rongjeng-Tura Road
• Project will also reduce transportation cost besides serving as the EastWest
  corridor for Meghalaya.
• We want to make Meghalaya a top tourist destination. Government
  of India has sanctioned around Rupees One Hundred Crore for
  development of tourist destination in the state.
• Vijay Diwas commemorating India’s victory over Pakistan in 1971 war,
  was observed today.
• The celebration marked the 46th anniversary of India’s victory over its
  neighbour.
• Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accompanied by chief of three
  services paid homage to Martyrs, at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate, on the
  occasion.
• A wreath laying ceremony was held at Colaba Military Station in Mumbai
  this morning.
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• Vajra Corps also celebrated Vijay Diwas in Jalandhar to commemorate
  the finest hour of the Indian Armed Forces. Lt Gen Dushyant Singh,
  General Officer Commanding, Vajra Corps, veterans of the war and other
  senior serving and retired officers paid homage to the martyrs at the
  Vajra Corps War memorial.
• Eight Maha Vir Chakras, 47 Vir Chakras and numerous other awards were
  conferred on the valiant men of the Vajra Corps for their courage and
  selfless service to the Nation in the 1971 war.
• Bangladesh also celebrated the 46th anniversary of its emergence as a
  new nation.

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