India was again elected a member of ITU Council (India elected as a Member of the ITU)

Why in the discussion?

India has again been elected a member of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council for the next 4 years (2019-2022). The Council's election was held during the ITU Fullness Conference (ITU Plenipotentiary Conference-2018) running in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

key points

  • India secured third position in 13 countries elected to the council from the Asia-Australasia region, after receiving 165 votes and ranked 8th in 48 countries globally elected to the council.
  • The 193 member countries of the ITU elect the representatives of the Council.

International telecommunications association

  • It was founded on May 17, 1865 in Paris.
  • International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the top UN agency of information and communications technology.
  • 193 countries of the world are members of the 'International Telecommunication Union'.
  • It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

main work

  • Attempting to maintain the lowest rates of telecommunication as well as smooth service along with smooth service.
  • Provide an independent and unbiased basis to the economic administration of the Telecom Union.
  • It regulates the international standards of communication and telecommunications.
  • Fix radio frequencies and drafting specified radio frequencies.
  • In the event of telecommunication, there is no harm to life, finding different ways in this sense and expanding it after implementing those measures.
  • Making suitable recommendations through various study related to telecommunication system and collecting various information related to it so that member states can avail the above information.
  • UPSC syllabus
preliminary examination

Prelims Facts: November 08, 2018

' Sanghvari ' polling station

Election Commission has set up 'Sanghvari' polling booths to encourage women voters to vote in different constituencies of Chhattisgarh for voting in assembly elections.
  • In the speech of Chhattisgarh, 'Sanghwari' means 'Friend'. Therefore, only women officers will be appointed on these polling stations, including security personnel and supervisors.
  • The Election Commission has set up five unionwise polling stations in each assembly constituency of Chhattisgarh.
  • It is worth mentioning that the total number of voters in Chhattisgarh is 1.85 crore, out of which 92 lakh female voters are included. There are 90 constituencies in the state.

Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium

Continuing to rename the process, the Uttar Pradesh government has changed the name of the newly built Ikana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow to Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee International Cricket Stadium .
  • After the nomenclature, the stadium was inaugurated on November 6, 2018.
  • This stadium has a seating arrangement of 50,000 spectators.
  • The name of the stadium is named after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee as he was elected MP from Lucknow for five consecutive terms between 1991 and 2009.

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