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Earlier this month, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister said it would be better if both Haryana and Punjab agreed on Chandigarh as a Union Territory and make their independent capitals and Benches of High Courts. But Punjab has always refuted Haryana’s claims over Chandigarh.

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Earlier this month, Haryana Deputy Chief Minister said it would be better if both Haryana and Punjab agreed on Chandigarh as a Union Territory and make their independent capitals and Benches of High Courts. But Punjab has always refuted Haryana’s claims over Chandigarh.
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About:

  • Chandigarh was planned to replace Lahore, the capital of erstwhile Punjab, which became part of Pakistan during the Partition.

  • In March 1948, the Government of (India’s) Punjab, in consultation with the Centre, approved the area of the foothills of the Shivaliks as the site for the new capital. From 1952 to 1966 (till Haryana was carved out of Punjab), Chandigarh remained the capital of Punjab.

  • At the time of reorganisation of Punjab in 1966, the city assumed the unique distinction of being the capital of both Punjab and Haryana, even as it was declared a union territory and was placed under the direct control of the Centre.

  • The properties in Chandigarh were to be divided in 60:40 ratio in favour of Punjab.

  • The-then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had announced that Haryana, in due course, would have its own capital and Chandigarh would go to Punjab.

  • Again, in 1985, under the Rajiv-Longowal accord, Chandigarh was to be handed over to Punjab on January 26, 1986, but the Rajiv Gandhi government withdrew at the last minute.

SITMEX
Indian Navy (IN) Ships including indigenously built ASW corvette Kamorta and missile corvette Karmuk participated in the 2nd edition of India, Singapore and Thailand Trilateral Maritime Exercise SITMEX-20, from 21 to 22 November 20 in Andaman Sea.
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About:

  • The first edition of SITMEX, hosted by Indian Navy, was conducted off Port Blair in September 2019.

  • The SITMEX series of exercises are conducted to enhance mutual inter-operability and imbibing best practices between IN, Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and Royal Thai Navy (RTN).

  • The 2020 edition of the exercise is being hosted by RSN.

INDIA INTERNATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL
India International Cherry Blossom Festival, the calendar event of Meghalaya which attracts record number of tourists annually in Shillong, has been cancelled this year in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic.
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About:

  • The capital, Shillong hosts the only Cherry Blossoms festival in India.

  • These beautiful flowers can be spotted across Meghalaya during this time of the year. It is expected that the flowers will continue to bloom till the end of November.
ALL INDIA PRESIDING OFFICERS' CONFERENCE (AIPOC)
A two day 80th All India Presiding Officers' Conference (AIPOC) will be organized at Kevadia, Gujarat on 25th of this month. President Ram Nath Kovind will inaugurate the two day conference.
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About:

  • Theme of this year's conference is Harmonious Coordination of Legislative, Executive and Judiciary- Key to a Vibrant Democracy.

  • Various sessions will be organised in which presiding officers will exchange their views and shared best practices. discussions will also be held on ways to make the proceedings of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies more productive.

  • On 26th November which is celebrated as Constitution Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the valedictory session of the conference.
JAL JEEVAN MISSION
A multi-disciplinary Technical Committee in the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti has recommended five technologies in Drinking Water and Sanitation to provide Field Level Solutions to the States.
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List of Technologies:

  1. The first of the five technologies that have been recommended is Grundfos AQpure, a solar energy based water treatment plant based on ultra-filtration.

  2. The Second is Janajal Water on Wheel, an IoT based electric vehicle based on GPS location to enable delivery of safe water to the doorstep of households.

  3. Another technology is Presto Online Chlorinator, a non-electricity dependent online chlorinator for disinfection of water for removal of bacterial contamination.

  4. Johkasou technology recommended is an inbuilt sewage and Kitchen and bath water treatment system having advanced anaerobic-aerobic configuration that can be installed underground.

  5. The last innovative technology is FBTec®, a site assembled in a decentralised sewage treatment system using fixed filter media.


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