The 4-day global meet (2-5 September 2014) will discuss issues related to Internet policy and governance.
The overarching theme for the meeting is: “Connecting Continents for Enhanced Multistakeholder Internet Governance”.
Its purpose is to support the United Nations Secretary-General in carrying out the mandate from the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) with regard to convening a new forum for multi-stakeholder policy dialogue – the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
2- Pro-Russian rebels begins new major offencive; Ukrainian troops concedes Luhansk airport. The move has come in the wake of series of gains achieved by rebels in both the Luhansk and Donetsk regions, and further south around the port of Mariupol. Over 2500 people have died since the outbreak of the hostility in mid-April.
3- Himachal Pradesh High Court bans religious sacrifice of animals at all places of public worship across the state.
4- Government set to replace the ‘Motor Vehicles Act 1988′ with a revived “Road Traffic Act”. The corresponding Bill is expected to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament. The new-age legislation is expected be at par with international Acts in the Road Sector.
5- P Sathasivam, previous Chief Justice of India, to be appointed as the Governor of Kerala.
The post is lying vacant since the resignation of Sheila Dikshit as such.
He served as the Chief Justice of India from 2013-14.
6- Government is taking steps to make organ transplant a little easier in the country. In this regard, a nodal agency regulating organ procurement and transplant namely NOTTO (National Organ & Tissue Transplantation Organisation) has been set up. The body, soon to become operational, will deal exclusively with Kidney related cases initially. The scope would soon expand to cover other transplants as well.
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