JINGLE BELLS song ON CRISTMAS DAY

“Jingle Bells” is among the most popular Christmas songs around the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont, its original title was “One Horse Open Sleigh” and it was published under it in the autumn of 1857.

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Former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray passes away

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Rabi Ray passes away Rabi Ray, former Speaker of Lok Sabha, passed away on 6 March 2017 after a prolonged illness in Cuttack. He was 91. Ray was also an eminent socialist politician, a Gandhian, and had also served as a former Union minister. About Rabi Ray++++
• Born on 26 November 1926, Rabi Ray passed obtained his bachelor’s degree in History from the Ravenshaw College in Cuttack.
• Later, he studied Law in the Madhusudan Law College in Cuttack.
• In 1948, he joined the Socialist Party as its member.
• During 1953-54, he held the post of the Joint Secretary of the All India Samajwadi Yuvak Sabha.
• Under the leadership of Rammanohar Lohia, Ray founded the Socialist Party in Orissa in 1956.
• In 1967, he was elected to the 4th Lok Sabha from Puri constituency in Orissa.
• He was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Orissa in 1974. He completed his term in Rajya Sabha in 1980.
• From January 1979 to January 1980, he served as the Union minister of Health and Family Welfare in Morarji Desai Ministry.
• In 1989, he was re-elected to the 9th Lok Sabha from the Kendrapara constituency in Orissa as a Janata Dal candidate.
• On 19 December 1989, he was unanimously elected as the Speaker of the 9th Lok Sabha.

Babri Masjid Demolition Case

Babri Masjid Demolition Case: Won't accept dropping of charges against Advani on technical grounds: SC The Supreme Court of India on 6 March 2017 said that it will not accept discharge of senior BJP leader LK Advani and others in the Babri Masjid demolition case only on technical grounds. While making oral observations on the discharge of Advani and other BJP leaders like MM Joshi and Uma Bharti, the apex court kept the option open on reviving the conspiracy charge against them. Besides, the apex court also came up with an option of ordering a joint trial of cases that arises out of the two FIRs, which were lodged in the wake of the demolition of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri structure in Ayodhya in 1992. Oldest litigant of Babri Masjid case Hashim Ansari decided to withdraw his plea These observations were made during a brief hearing by the bench of Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Justice Rohinton F Nariman, who posted the matter for further hearing on 22 March 2017. Altogether, thirteen people were discharged of the conspiracy charge in the case, the trial of which is being held at a special court in Raebareli. Few of them were LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Sadhvi Ritambhara, Vinay Katiyar, Giriraj Kishore and Vishnu Hari Dalmia. The two FIRs on Babri Masjid Demolition Case The two cases of the Babri Masjid Demolition Case on which the joint trail will be ordered in a Lucknow court by the Supreme Court are Oldest and last Babri litigant Hashim Ansari passes away • Crime No. 197/1992: It was registered in a police station of Ayodhya and deals with the actual demolition of the masjid. The case was filed against lakhs of unknown Kar Sevaks (volunteers). The karsevaks were accused of pulling down the three domes of the Masjid.
• Crime No. 198/1992: It was filed against 12 people for promoting enmity, promoting imputations and assertions prejudicial to national integration and statements conducing to public mischief. Some of the 12 accused in the case were Giriraj Kishore, Ashok Singhal, LK Advani, Vishnu Hari Dalmiya, Murli Manohar Joshi, Vinay Katiyar, Uma Bharti and Sadvi Ritambara. At the time of the incident, i.e. demolition of the masjid, they were standing on the dais at Ram Katha Kunj. Punishments of the two cases if found guilty
• Crime No. 197/1992: It calls for the maximum punishment of 10 years imprisonment.
• Crime No. 198/1992: It calls for the maximum punishment of five-year imprisonment. Former IFS and MP Syed Shahabuddin passes away These FIRs were filed shortly after the structure of the Babri Masjid was demolished on 6 December 1992. The two cases are being tried in courts of Rae Bareilly and Lucknow.

Trump revises travel ban, Iraq excluded from the list US President

Trump revises travel ban, Iraq excluded from the list US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on 6 March 2017, reinstating a ban on immigration from six of the previously banned Muslim majority countries for three months and all refugees for four months. The countries featuring on the banned list include Libya, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Yemen and Somalia. Iraq, which was included in the previous ban, was spared from the current one after agreeing for additional visa vetting measures. The decision to exclude Iraq from the list was welcomed by the Iraqi foreign ministry and it said that this order will enhance US-Iraqi cooperation in the fight against Islamic State terrorists. Trump calls for 'merit-based' immigration system in address to Congress
Key Highlights
• The new ban will come into effect on 16 March 2017.
• The new order exempts permanent residents and current visa holders who had initially been covered by the previous order.
• It also dropped language offering preferential status to persecuted religious minorities for refugee settlement, a provision that had been viewed as targeting Muslims. • This revised order was unveiled by the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Department of Homeland Security John Kelly.
• The order also gives permission to refugees who had already received approval from the State department to enter the United States.
• It also lifts the indefinite ban imposed on all Syrian refugees. Trump’s previous executive order, his first immigration directive, was faced with wide-scale protests, especially at the nation’s airports. It was ultimately blocked by a federal appeals court. Trump administration revokes law protecting transgender students

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45% of country's bird species in Himachal Pradesh

45% of country's bird species in Himachal Pradesh: Great Backyard Bird Count The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2017 report, which is under preparation, claims that nearly 45 per cent of the 1263 species available in India are found in Himachal Pradesh. The state forest department of Himachal Pradesh was one of the participants of the four-day long event. Himachal Forest Department has been participating in the eBird event the since 2013. Highlights of the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2017 report
• As per available eBird data, in total 564 bird species were reported from Himachal Pradesh.
• These 564 species is nearly 45 per cent of the 1263 species found in whole country.
• Till date, 2833 bird check lists have been uploaded to e-Bird from all districts of Himachal Pradesh with highest number of 453 bird species reported from the Kangra district only.
• The data was contributed by nearly 50 bird watchers including staff of the Himachal Forest Department and volunteers. Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) 2017 event Great Backyard Bird Count is the first online citizen-science project that was launched in 1998 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Audubon Society to collect data on wild birds and to display results in near real-time. The event is annually organised for four days in the month of February. It is organised to create an annual snapshot of the distribution and abundance of birds. GBBC 2017 engaged bird watchers from the general public in the counting of birds. The event/initiative that ran from 17 February to 20 February 2017 was headed by SK Sharma, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest Wildlife. The event was coordinated by the bird count India partnership, a coming-together of a number of Indian groups and organisation that are interested in birds, nature and conservation. A detailed report is in preparation and will be published shortly. eBird is a website for recording and maintaining the bird sighting data and is based at the Cornell University s Laboratory of Ornithology. The next GBBC will be conducted from 16 February to 19 February 2018.

West Bengal grants official language status

West Bengal grants official language status to Kurukh The West Bengal Government granted official language status to endangered tribal language Kurukh. The official language status was given to the endangered language by the state government in February 2017. However, the announcement was recently made by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Key highlights
• In west Bengal, the language is spoken by Oraon tribal community, who live in Dooars. The Dooars are the alluvial floodplains in north-eastern India that lie south of outer foothills of Himalayas and north of Brahmaputra River basin.
• Most of the tribal languages in the West Bengal have their origins in the Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Barman families; however, Kurukh is an exception. The origin of the endangered language lies in the Malto, which hails from Dravidian family. Malto is not spoken in West Bengal, but in the Rajmahal hills area in Jharkhand.
• Jharkhand has already recognised Kurukh as a language, and students can write their school final examination in its script.
• According to the 2001 census report, the language is spoken by about 17 lakh persons. About Kurukh language
• Kurukh is a Dravidian language.
• The language belongs to the Northern Dravidian group of the Dravidian family of languages, and is closely related to Sauria Paharia and Kumarbhag Paharia, which are often together referred to as Malto.
• It is spoken by nearly two million Oraon and Kisan tribal peoples of Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. It is also spoken in Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan.
• In the UNESCO's list of endangered languages, Kurukh is marked as being in a "vulnerable" state.
• The language is written in Devanagari.
• Narayan Oraon had invented the Tolong Siki script specifically for Kurukh.

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Chandigarh to host Destination North East 2017 Chandigarh will be hosting ‘Destination North East 2017’, a three-day event from 6 March 2017 to showcase North East as a potential destination for investment. The event organised by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Government of India and PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry will see round table discussions and exhibition stalls, displaying various features of the North East in order to attract investment in different sectors including handloom and handicraft, tourism, horticulture and floriculture, skill development, food processing, organic farming and bamboo development, rural livelihoods and entrepreneurship and microfinance.
Key Highlights
• Destination North East 2017 would be inaugurated by Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region.
• The main objective of the event is to showcase the North East region (NER) as a great investment potential by highlighting its rich cultural heritage, customs and traditions.
• The main theme of this year’s festival is to highlight the use of appropriate technologies in all sectors of development for NER.
• According to S N Pradhan, Joint Secretary of DoNER, the main focus would be on the 3 H mission, which includes Horticulture, Handicraft and Handloom.
• Besides providing an opportunity to different sectors to deliberate upon their achievements, issues and challenges, the event would provide a platform to discuss and develop linkage strategies at B2B and people to people level.
• The festival would also include cultural programmes and performances from popular orchestra groups like Shillong Chamber Choir and Angaraag Mahanta (Papon).
• Some of the event participants include the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser to Government of India and Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR). Destination North East is an annual event and this is the first that it is being organised outside Delhi.

Andy Murray won men’s singles title at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

Andy Murray won men’s singles title at Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Andy Murray of the United Kingdom on 4 March 2017 won the men’s singles titles at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships 2017. To win the title, he defeated Fernando Verdaso of Spanish 6-3 6-2 at the summit clash held in Dubai, the United Aran Emirates (UAE).  With this title, Murray has become the first British champion in the 25 year history of the tournament. For Murray, it was his best win over the Spaniard since the Miami Championships almost exactly eight years ago and comes after he finished as runner-up to Roger Federer in Dubai in 2012. Incredibly, it was his seventh final in his last eight tournaments and 14th in his last 16. Rohan Bopanna loses in the final of doubles clash
• Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau claimed the doubles title with a 4-6 6-3 10-3 win over the Indo-Polish pair of Rohan Bopanna and Marcin Matkowski
• It is their 13th title together, which includes both Wimbledon and the ATP World Tour Finals in 2015.
• It is Rojer's 22nd doubles title and Tecau's 30th. Bopanna was seeking his fourth Dubai title after winning in 2012, 2014 and 2015, all with different partners. World’s first robot table tennis tutor sets new Guinness World record About Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
• Since its inaugural edition in 1993, the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships has consistently showcased the world's best players in the competition.
• In 2005, two ATP World Tour champions, Andre Agassi and Roger Federer, scaled the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah for a friendly practice session atop the helipad at the iconic hotel.
• The tournament has frequently been named the ATP World Tour 500 Tournament of the Year at the ATP World Tour Awards presented by Moet & Chandon.
• The championships is owned and organised by Dubai Duty Free and held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

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Sam Querrey beats Rafael Nadal to win ATP Mexico Open title USA’s Sam Querrey on 4 March 2017 defeated second-seeded Rafael Nadal 6-3, 7-6 to win the ATP Mexico Open Men’s Singles title. The match was held in Acapulco, Mexico. It is Querrey’s first win over Nadal, improving his FedEx Head2Head record against Nadal to 1-4. Querrey is also the first American champion in 24-year history of the ATP Mexico Open.   About Sam Querrey
• Born on 7 October 1987, Sam Querrey is an American professional tennis player.
• In January 2011, he achieved his career-high singles ranking of world no. 17.
• He has won nine Singles titles.
• His best performance in a Grand Slam event was at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the quarterfinal. In the third round of the tournament, Querrey defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in four sets.  About ATP Mexico Open
• The Mexican Open is a joint professional tennis tournament.
• It is played on outdoor hard courts. However, it was played on outdoor red clay courts until 2013. The change to hard courts was introduced in the year 2014.
• It is usually held annually in late February at the Fairmont Acapulco Princess in Acapulco, Mexico.
• The tournament is a part of the ATP World Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) World Tour, and of the WTA International tournaments on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour.
• In 2016, the Men’s Singles title was won by Austria’s Dominic Thiem.
• The 2017 Women's Singles title is won by Ukraine’s Lesia Tsurenko.
• The 2017 Men's Doubles title is won by Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares. • The 2017 Women's Doubles title is won by Darija Jurak and Anastasia Rodionova.

GST Council approves the CGST Bill and IGST Bill The Goods and Services Tax (GST)

GST Council approves the CGST Bill and IGST Bill The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council on 4 March 2017 approved the draft Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Bill and the Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) Bill. With this, the Union Government can now take these two Bills to the Parliament for their passage in the Budget Session. Some Provisions of the Bills
• A State-wise single registration will be required for a taxpayer for filing returns, paying taxes and to fulfil other compliance requirements.
• A taxpayer needs to file one single return state-wise to report all his supplies, whether made within or outside the State or exported out of the country and pay the applicable taxes on them.
• A business entity with an annual turnover of up to Rs 20 lakhs will not be required to take registration in the GST regime, unless he voluntarily chooses to do so to be a part of the input tax credit (ITC) chain.
• A business entity with turnover up to Rs 50 lakhs can avail the benefit of a composition scheme under which a much lower rate of tax will be paid.
• In order to prevent cascading of taxes, ITC would be admissible on all goods and services used in the course or furtherance of business, except on a few items listed in the Law.
• In the Services sector, the existing mechanism of Input Service Distributor (ISD) under the Service Tax law is retained to allow the flow of ITC in respect of input services within a legal entity.
• To prevent lock-in of capital of exporters, a provision has been made to refund within seven days of filing the application for refund by an exporter.
• An agriculturist, to the extent of supply of produce out of cultivation of land, will not be liable to take registration in the GST regime.
• In order to provide certainty in tax matters, a provision has been made for an Advance Ruling Authority.
• Exhaustive provisions for Appellate mechanism have been made.
• An anti-profiteering provision has been incorporated to ensure that the reduction of tax incidence is passed on to the consumers.

Centre launches survey in Ganga to determine population of aquatic life

Centre launches survey in Ganga to determine population of aquatic life The Union government has launched the first ever across-the-river survey in Ganga to get details about the population of aquatic life thriving in it, including that of the endangered Gangetic dolphin. According to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), the survey will help create a baseline scientific data for the Centre to take suitable measures to improve the quality of the river water.  NGT bans camping activities within 100 m of Ganga in Uttarakhand Key Highlights
• The first part of the census was launched on 1 March 2017 from Narora to Bijnor stretch in Uttar Pradesh, which covers a distance of about 165 km.
• The second part, which would cover a distance of about 250 km from Allahabad to Varanasi, is expected to be launched later this week.
• Along with this, another study to determine fish species’ composition in the 2,525 km long river has been launched from Harshil village in Uttarakhand. The survey is being conducted through Wildlife Institute of India (WII) under the Namami Gange programme.
• Besides dolphins, the study would also help determine the number of ghariyals and turtles in the river.
• The counting is expected to continue till October 2017.
• Apart from the population count, the study would also help in understanding the distribution pattern of aquatic life in the river, the extent of threat they are facing and their habitat conditions.
• This is the first time that such a comprehensive and scientific study is being conducted in the river. All the studies conducted prior to this were done in bits and pieces.
• After the completion of the study in the river’s mainstream, a similar census will be carried out in its tributaries as well. NMCG, Rotary India signs MoU for Namami Gange Programme  According to an NMCG consultant (Biodiversity Centre), Sandeep Behera, the Gangetic dolphins, which are considered as one among the four freshwater dolphin species in the world, are disappearing from the Ganga’s Narora to Kanpur stretch due to pollution. He further stated that the study would hence, help determine the stretches where dolphin habitates, the conditions in that particular area and also the level of threat the species are facing in a particular belt. The NMCG chose the ongoing period for the study in order to avoid the possibility of repeat count of animals, as due to the current low water level the population of animals would be concentrated in certain pockets.

Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau win Dubai Tennis Championships

Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau win Dubai Tennis Championships Men’s Doubles title Jean-Julien Rojer from the Netherlands and Horia Tecau from Romania on 4 March 2017 won the Dubai Tennis Championships Men’s Doubles title. It is the 13th doubles title of the duo. Rojer and Tecau defeated India’s Rohan Bopanna and Poland’s Marcin Matkowski 4–6, 6–3, [10–3] in the finals to grab the title. The Dubai Tennis Championships was the second final for Bopanna in the year 2017. He had started the season by winning the Chennai Open with compatriot Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan. About Dubai Tennis Championships
• The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament.
• It is owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• It is held on outdoor hardcourts.
• The championship usually takes place at the end of February.
• It takes place under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai.
• In 2001, the Association of Tennis Professionals upgraded the tournament from a 250 level to a more prestigious 500 level tournament.
• In 2016, the Dubai Tennis Championships Men’s Doubles title was won by Simone Bolelli and Andreas Seppi.
• The 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships Men’s Singles is won by Andy Murray.
• The 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships Women’s Singles is won by Elina Svitolina.
• The 2017 Dubai Tennis Championships Women’s Doubles title is won by Ekaterina Makarova and Russia Elena Vesnina.

Union Government inaugurates training of Small & Medium Traders

Union Government inaugurates training of Small & Medium Traders on Digital Payment Initiatives The Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad on 4 March 2017 inaugurated training of self organized small & medium traders on digital payment initiatives.  lOn the occasion, the Minister appealed to the business community to turn digital transaction into a national movement.
*Highlights of the Project of Training of Small & Medium Traders
• The project is entrusted to the National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology (NIELIT) by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology.
• Its objective is to usher transparency in the system along with reducing corruption with evolved participation of all sections of the society.
• It aims to understand and adopt simplified digital payment mechanisms like UPI, USSD, BBPS, AEPS etc. in a convenient manner.
• It will contribute towards establishing digital economy and convey the benefits of digital payments to traders through capacity building programs.
• Around 13500 small and medium unorganized, self organized businesses and traders are targeted through this training project.
• The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) will mobilize the traders and trade union leaders for training on digital payment initiatives.
• NIELIT will organize 5 Regional Workshops at Delhi, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and 30 State Workshops and 100 DigiDhan Camps all over India. Comment Capacity building of SMEs and traders on digital payment by NIELIT will take forward the Union Government’s efforts for creation of a digitally vibrant society in line with the Digital India’ mission. NIELIT through its PAN India centres, accredited training partners and facilitation centres has already been making efforts in promotion of digital payment initiatives. At NIELIT, use of cash as a means for making payment to vendors and suppliers was discontinued in 2014 itself