One Liners of the Day, 09 November 2018

National

• National River Ganga (Rejuvenation, Conservation and Management) Bill, 2018 banned the construction of jetties, ports or “permanent hydraulic structures” in the Ganga, unless permitted by the - National Ganga Rejuvenation Authority.
• There are no mandatory pension benefits in the final version of the Centre’s model construction workers’ welfare scheme despite earlier suggestions that 20% of the construction cess fund be set aside for retired workers.
• The government has released Welfare Scheme for the workers of this sector - Construction.
• This state government has decided to set up development boards for the Matua and Namasudra communities - West Bengal. 
• To encourage women voters, Election Commission has set up ‘Sangwari’ polling booths in various constituencies of - Chhattisgarh. 

International

• India has been elected as a Member of the Council for another 4-year term (2019-2022). The elections to the Council were held during the ongoing ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 at Dubai, UAE.
• India ranked third elected to this telecom sectors organization from the Asia-Australasia region for the year 2019-2022 - International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
• On November 7, 2018, ITU Plenipotentiary Conference 2018 held at - Dubai, UAE.
• ITU South Asia Region Office and Technology Innovation Center to be set up in this Indian city - New Delhi.

Sports

• In the 'Asian Shotgun Warship 2018' in Kuwait City, this player has won gold in skeet event - Angad Vir Singh Bajwa (India) (60 out of 60).
• The first Indian to win a gold medal in the shotgun skeet event globally - Angad Vir Singh Bajwa.

Person In News

• This person has been appointed as the ‘Honorary Consul’ of the Czech Republic in Bengaluru - C S Prakash.
• India's current Chief Election Commissioner - Om Prakash Rawat.

General Knowledge

• Election Commission of India (ECI) established in the year – 1950.
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU) established in the year – 1865.
• Headquarter of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) - Geneva (Switzerland).
• India is a regular member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council since - 1952.
• United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA) established in the year - 1951.