Appointment of US Ambassador to India
- Elizabeth Jones, 74, a coordinator for the relocation of Americans from Afghanistan, has been appointed as the US ambassador to India.
- The order to this effect has been issued by the Office of the President of the United States. Elizabeth will soon take charge of the US Embassy in New Delhi, the White House said in a statement.
- The committee was set up under the chairmanship of retired Karnataka High Court judge Nagamogandas to enhance the existing reservation for SCs and tribals living in the state.
- In its study and report to the government, the committee recommended increasing the reservation for SCs from 15 percent to 17 percent and the reservation for tribals from 3 percent to 7 percent.
- Accordingly, a consultative meeting was held in Bengaluru on the 6th under the leadership of Chief Minister Tommy in which all party representatives participated.
- In that meeting, all the parties unanimously said that the reservation should be increased. Accordingly, a special cabinet meeting was held in Bengaluru on the 8th under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Basavarajbom.
- The Competition Authority of India has imposed a fine of Rs 936.44 crore on Google for abusing its dominant position in Google Play Store policies. It has also asked him to change his behavior within a certain time frame.
- Google Play Store has become an essential medium for mobile apps to reach all users. It has been discovered that the licensed OS for smart mobile phones used Google's Android OS in disguise.
- Google Play Store is the main distributor of app manufacturers for Android mobile phones. It enables users to take advantage of app features coming to the market. Accordingly, licensed OSes for smart mobile phones in India have dominated other OSes as well
