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AIIMS CVO removed from post, demands CBI probePolitics and Government >AIIMS CVO

Sanjiv Chaturvedi, an Indian Forest Service officer, has demanded a CBI investigation into his removal as ChiefVigilance Officer of AIIMS or All India Institute of Medical Sciences. His term would have ended in June, 2016.

Just three months ago, he was praised for his "absolute integrity" in a letter signed by the Health Secretary.

The letter commended the "record number of penalties imposed/disciplinary proceedings initiated by him.

Chaturvedi has a reputation of being an anti-corruption crusader. He has written to the secretary of the

Ministry of Health in which he has stated that his sacking order bypasses the directions of PMO and Civil

Services Board's repeated commitments to the parliamentary committee statuary approvals under the AIIMS

Act, 1956. He has demanded revoking of the order.

Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan defended the removal of Sanjiv Chaturvedi saying he was "not eligible"

for the post.

Indian companies investing heavily in defence manufacturing, inspired by

Modis pledge to domesticize arms productionIndia > DefenceIndias biggest companies are investing heavily into manufacturing defense weapons and equipment for the

countrys military encouraged by the Modi governments commitment to upgrade Indias armed forces using

domestic factories and technology. Tata Sons said it will invest $35 billion in the next three years with special

focus on the defence sector. Larsen is putting $400 million into a yard to build ships for the navy, while

Mahindra Group is expanding a facility that makes parts for planes, including for the air force, and investing in

armoured vehicle and radar production. The companies are expecting lucrative returns on their investments as

the Modi government has pledged to make "buy Indian" the default option for future orders. India, the world'slargest arms importer, will spend $250 billion in the next decade on defence kit, to upgrade its Soviet-era

military and narrow the gap with China, which spends $120 billion a year on defence. Within weeks of

becoming prime minister, Modi boosted defence spending by 12 percent to around $37 billion for the current

fiscal year and approved plans to allow more foreign investment into local industry to jump-start production.

Arvind Subramanian, US-based economist, set to become chief economic

adviserPolitics and Government > Chief Economic AdviserUS-based economist Mr. Arvind Subramanian is set to be named as chief economic adviser to Prime Minister

Narendra Modi's government. The appointment of Subramanian, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute forInternational Economics, was recommended by finance minister Arun Jaitley. Cabinet-level approval is

expected to follow.

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To counter China, India deploys Akash missiles in northeastWorld > IndiaAfter basing Sukhoi-30MKI fighters at Tezpur and Chabua, India has now begun deploying six Akash surface-to-

air missile (SAM) squadrons in the northeast to deter Chinese jets, helicopters and drones. IAF has started

getting deliveries of the six Akash missile squadrons, which can "neutralize" multiple targets at 25 kminterception range in all-weather conditions, earmarked for the eastern theatre.

The Akash deployment in the northeast is in tune with the overall plan to progressively achieve "meaningful

and credible deterrence" against China.

China, incidentally, has been conducting major exercises with its J-10, Sukhoi-27UBK and Sukhoi-30MKK

fighters in the high-altitude Qinghai-Tibet plateau in recent times.

Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha appointed 29th Thai PMWorld > ThailandGen Prayuth Chan-ocha, chief of Thailand's National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), received a royal

command appointing him the country's 29th prime minister at Army headquarters. He promised to solve

national problems urgently and to be accountable.

Gen Prayuth promised to tackle corruption, especially that in the government sector, and to develop the

nation in all dimensions. He asked general public to support the work of his government. The nation's

economic problems would be solved quickly and sustainably to prepare Thailand for the ASEAN Community, he

pledged.

Flipkart signs pact with Textiles ministry to provide online platform for

weavers

Corporate > FlipkartOnline e-retailer Flipkart.com has signed an agreement with the Textiles Ministry to provide an online

marketing platform to textile weavers from across the country from September. The online initiative will help

weavers tap the growing online market. Under the agreement, the company will help weavers choose the right

designs, colour schemes and sizes according to what is in demand. The project is being launched on a pilot

basis for six months, after which it will be assessed. Flipkart will connect the artisans directly to the buyer and

help in relaying the orders to weavers, packaging, collecting and delivering to the buyer. Flipkart will charge a

3-4 commission on sale but there will be no listing charges. The transportation charge will be extra which will

be mentioned clearly.

Supreme Court refuses to recognize pending criminal cases against MPs as

disqualificationPolitics and Government > Criminal Cases Against MPsThe Supreme Court of India has refused to recognize pending criminal cases against MPs as a disqualification

for their appointment as ministers. However, the SC bench said that both the Prime Minister and chief

ministers of states owe it to constitutional morality not to appoint persons with criminal background as

ministers. The SC said it cannot read an additional disqualification for appointment of ministers other than

what is provided in the Constitution.

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France gets new cabinet as political crisis avertedWorld > FranceFollowing the collapse of the government, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls's new cabinet has been

unveiled after 4 months. President Hollande had to request the formation of a new cabinet - his third in just

over two years - after the government fell apart last weekend.

The new government is said to have been formed in line with his "direction" and is seen by analysts as

Hollande's last chance to save his five-year term as president. If the new cabinet fails to get the support of

lawmakers, Hollande and France face a political crisis that could lead to the dissolution of parliament and a

snap election

France has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal figures and the ninth largest economy by PPP figures.

It has the second-largest economy in Europe (behind its main economic partner Germany) in nominal figures,

based on the dynamic industrial structure of the French economy.

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