CURRENT AFFAIRS 2019!!

Prime Minister Modi to initiate National Animal Disease Control Programme

Prime Minister will launch the National Animal Disease Control Programme for the eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis in the livestock at Mathura. The programme will be implemented for five years till 2024 and the funding would be done solely by the central government with an approximate amount of Rs 12,652 Crores for five years. The main aim is to control these diseases by 2025 and their complete eradication by 2030 through vaccination of 36 Million Female Bovine Calves annually in its fight against the Brucellosis disease and over 500 million livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, etc. for other disease.

He will also launch the National Artificial Insemination Programme and Babugarh Sex Semen facility.

IAF revive 17 Squadron 'Golden Arrows' for Rafale

Indian Air Force restored the 17 Squadron ‘Golden Arrows’ that will operate the first squadron of Rafale fighter jets. The squadron was formed at Ambala on 1st October 1951 under the command of Flight Lt D L Springett and later equipped with Harvard-II B aircraft. The first batch is scheduled to be formally handed over to the Honorable Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on October 8 in France. The jets are set to arrive in India in May 2020.

Israel PM pledge to conquer Jordan Valley

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu announced his intention to annex the Jordan valley, a large portion of the occupied West Bank (since 1967) if he wins next week’s elections. The Palestinians want the whole of West Bank for a future independent state. “Emergency Meeting” is being called by Saudi Arabia in which foreign ministers of 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) would be invited. If he is re-elected, he also has an intention to annex Israeli settlements in the wider West Bank.

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