Yuvayana Current Affairs Digest Pdf - July 2015.pdf

Yuvayana Current Affairs Digest – July 2015
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Implementation:
The scheme will be implemented in phases.
In first phase, 83 feeders have been identified covering 310 villages having minimum line
losses between 25 to 70 per cent and have made payment of their electricity bills.
Firstly the power supply will be increased to 15 hours in these villages instead of 12 hour
power in present time.
Later the power supply will be further increased to 21 hours on those feeders where the
payment of bills would cross the mark of 90 per cent.
Bijli Panchayat will be also organized in all villages falling under such feeders. The
electricity department officers will join these Panchayats and will resolve the complaints
of consumers on the spot.
► ‘One nation, One number’ plan : Nationwide mobile number portability (MNP) become
operational from 3 July 2015 after major private mobile operators like Vodafone, RCom,
Airtel, Uninor and Idea Cellular along with state-run BSNL and MTNL issued statements to
launch MNP.
Feature :
Nationwide MNP will allow customers to keep their existing mobile phone numbers
while shifting between States and circles by changing operators.
Earlier, customers were only able to change their operator by retaining the same number
only in the same state or telecom circle.
In November 2014, Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had approved the national
MNP recommendations of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).
TRAI had set the deadline to rollout full MNP on May 2, 2015. However it was extended
on the request Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) by two months till July.
Note :
MNP within a circle or state was first launched in Haryana in November 2010 and later was
expanded to other circles. At present India is divided into 22 telecom service areas or circles.
► Four Indian-Americans conferred with prestigious Great Immigrants, The Pride of
America award 2015.
They are among 38 distinguished personalities from more than 30 countries around the world
who have been honored with this year’s award.
4 Indian-Americans are
Preet Bharara : US Attorney, Southern District of New York.
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