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15 July 2016 Current Affairs

11th ASEM summit begins in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

“The eleventh edition of Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM11) or ASEM2016 began in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. World leaders including from the leaders of 51 member countries and the representatives of European Union and Asian are attending the two day summit. Indian delegation is led by Vice President Mohmmad Hamid Ansari. India’s agenda for the summit is to push the efforts to boost inter-continental connectivity.”

15 July – World Youth Skills Day

“The World Youth Skills Day is observed globally on 15 July every year to raise awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development. Create more awareness on training and the development of skills for the youth of today. Create better employment opportunities for the youth. On the occasion, United Nations had organised the event facilitated by the UN Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi. It was co-organized with the Permanent Missions of Sri Lanka and Portugal to the UN along wth UNESCO and the International Labour Organization (ILO).”

President of India inaugurates ‘India Skills-2016’

President Shri Pranab Mukherjee here today inaugurated the first edition of “India Skills Competition” on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day in the gracious presence of Union Ministers Shri Venkaiah Naidu, Smt. Smriti Irani, Shri Prakash Javadekar, Dr Jitendra Singh and Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy. Marking the first anniversary of the “Skill India” initiative, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) also announced the launch of five major initiatives reinforcing Ministry’s commitment to the youth of India. These initiatives are Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 2.0, India International Skill Centres, India Skills Online and a Labour Management Information System (LMIS). These initiatives were launched by the President Shri Pranab Mukherjee.

Madhya Pradesh becomes first state to have Happiness Department

Madhya Pradesh became the first state in India to have ‘Happiness Department’ that will work as knowledge resource centre on the subject of happiness on the lines of Bhutan. Decision to set up Happiness Department was taken by the state cabinet meeting presided by chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. The Happiness Department will will work under a working committee headed by a chairman. The committee will evaluate the state’s gross happiness. Bhutan is the first country in the world to come up with the concept of Gross National Happiness (GNH). The department will prepare guidelines for coordination between different departments like women and child development, health, and sports for propagating happiness in the state.

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