Sainthood to Mother Theresa
Mother
Theresa, the Nobel Laureate of Kolkata, to be made a saint of a Roman
Catholic Church. Pope Francis has recognized her second miracle and the
mother will be given sainthood. Canonization will be held in the first
week of September, 2016 as a part of the Pope’s Jubilee year of mercy.
Mother Theresa was the founder of ‘The Missionaries of Charity’
dedicated her life to serve the poor, the orphaned and the sick on the
streets of Kolkata around 45 years. In 1979 she received the Nobel Peace
Prize for her humanitarian work. She also received Bharat Ratnam Order
of the Smilem Padmashree, Ramon Magsaysay award etc. In 2003, Mother was
beatified which is the first step towards sainthood.
Government lowers Economic Growth Projection
The
Government of India has lowered it’s economic growth forecast for
2015-16 to 7-7.5 per cent from 8.1-8.5 per cent. The finance ministry
said it will be able to stick to fiscal deficit target of 3.9 per cent
for the current year. The government, in it’s Economic Survey in
February, had projected a growth rate of 8.1-8.5 per cent for 2015-16,
but has now lowered it to 7-7.5 per cent, mainly on account of deficit
rainfall and slowdown in exports because of global factors.
Uttar Pradesh bans use of polythene bags
Uttar
Pradesh government has decided to enforce the ban on the use of
polythene across the state to protect the environment and public health.
The ban prohibits manufacturing, importing, purchasing and storage of
all kinds of plastic carry bags in state. However, the ban will not be
applicable on carry bags used for packaging purposes. State Government
is also looking at alternative material that can be distributed to the
people.
R K Mathur appointed as CIC
Former
Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur has been appointed as Chief
Information Commissioner (CIC). He will have tenure of about three years
(2017) till he attain the age of 65. He succeeds Vijai Sharma as he has
retired after completion of his tenure. R K Mathur is a retired IAS
officer of Tripura cadre. He had served as Defence Secretary for two
years. He also had served as Secretary Union Ministry of Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Defence Production and Supplies.