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Civil Services Chronicle Online, March, 2020 :
UP Govt. Approves Ground Water Act, 2020
- To improve the falling groundwater level, UP Govt. has approved the Ground Water Act, 2020. It aims to improve the falling groundwater level.
- Under the Ground Water Act, 2020, registration is mandatory to install submersible pumps. The domestic users and farmers need not pay any fee. Rainwater harvesting system has been made mandatory in all private and government schools and colleges. Also there are penal provisions for misuse of groundwater.
Joginder Singh Saini
- Dronacharya awardee (1997) athletics coach Joginder Singh Saini has passes away.
- He was the chief coach of the Indian athletics team which won 18 medals, including eight golds, at the 1978 Asian Games.
Wendell Rodricks
- Noted fashion designer, author and social activist Wendell Rodricks has passed away.
- In 2014, he was conferred with the Padma Shri by Govt. of India.
P. Parameswaran
- Renowned author of Indian philosophy and society P. Parameswaran has passed away.
- He was awarded Padma Shri (2000) and Padma Vibhushan (2018) in the field of Literature & Education.
Giriraj Kishore
- Noted writer Giriraj Kishore who was awarded ‘Padma Shri’ by the Govt. of India in 2007 for his literary work, has passed away.
- He was given the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 and the Vyas Samman in 2000 for his work – ‘Pahla Girmitiya’ (The Girmitiya Saga).
Rajendra Kumar Pachauri
- Dr Pachauri, who contributed immensely to global sustainable development through his leadership (2002-2015) in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and laid the ground for climate change conversations today, has passed away. The IPCC was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize during his tenure. He was also the former Chairman and Director General of The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
- He was also awarded with the Padma Bhushan (2001) and the Padma Vibhushan (2008).
Hosni El Sayed Mubarak
- Egyptian military and political leader - Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, who served as the fourth president of Egypt (1981 to 2011) has passed away.
Bimal Julka
- Former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Bimal Julka, currently serving as an Information Commissioner, has been selected as the new Chief Information Commissioner in the Central Information Commission.
- The Central Information Commission is a statutory body, set up under the Right to Information Act in 2005.
- The work of CIC broadly relate to adjudication in second appeal for giving information; direction for record keeping, suo motu disclosures receiving and enquiring into a complaint on inability to file RTI, etc; imposition of penalties and Monitoring and Reporting including preparation of an Annual Report. The decisions of the Commission are final and binding.
Sanjay Kothari
- The Secretary to the President, Sanjay Kothari has heen selected as the next Chief Vigilance Commissioner.
- Central Vigilance Commission is an apex governmental body of Central Govt. to address governmental corruption.
- It is a statutory body and derives its powers from the Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
Arvind Kejriwal
- Arvind Kejriwal became the Chief Minister of Delhi for the 3rd time after his party won the recent Delhi Assembly election.
