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Agartala Airport Renamed
- The Union Cabinet approved proposal of renaming Agartala Airport in Tripura as ‘Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, Agartala.
- He was the king of Tripura from 1923 to 1947 before its merger with India.
- He is considered the father of modern architecture in Tripura, as entire planning of present-day Tripura was initiated during his rule.
- Cabinet has also approved umbrella schemes for Relief and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates.
- Cabinet has given its approval for continuation of eight existing schemes of Home Ministry up to March 2020 for relief and rehabilitation of migrants and repatriates.
- The schemes will cover benefit displaced families from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Sri Lankan refugees, Bru families lodged in relief camps in Tripura, 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims, civilian victims of terrorist, communal and Maoist violence.
- Union Cabinet has approved extension of scheme of recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for next three years (upto 2019-20).
- This will enable RRBs to maintain minimum prescribed Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of 9%.
- It will ensure strong capital structure and minimum required level of CRAR.
- This will facilitate financial stability of RRBs and enable them to play greater role in financial inclusion and meeting credit requirements of rural areas.
- The scheme of Recapitalization of RRBs was started in 2010-11 and was extended twice in the year 2012-13 and 2015-16.
- The Union Cabinet has approved India’s accession to WIPO Copyright Treaty, 1996 and WIPO Performers and Phonograms Treaty, 1996
- These treaties which extends coverage of copyright to the internet and digital environment.
- The proposal was submitted by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
- Both treaties provide framework for creators and right owners to use technical tools to protect their works and safeguard information about their use i.e.
- Rights Management Information (RMI) and
- Protection of Technological Protection Measures (TPMs).
- Union Cabinet has approved creation of one post each of Vice-Chairperson and Member in the National Commission for Safai Karmacharis (NCSK).
- The decision aims at optimizing functioning of NCSK and fulfilling desired objectives of welfare and development of target group.
- At present, it has sanctioned strength of four members and a chairperson.
- With this posts, sanctioned strength of NCSK will be one Chairperson, one Vice-Chairperson and five members.
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