Current Affairs Question - 04 October 2019

Explanation :

• In a bid to make governance more people-centric, the Odisha government Mo Initiative in which ministers would dial common citizens to seek feedback on the kind of response they get during recent visits to police stations and district headquarter hospitals (DHH).
• The state government will collect feedback on the behaviour and professionalism of government officers. All of these government officers will then be graded on the basis of feedback received from people.
• The government employees with good grades will get promotions while action will be taken against those with negative scores.
• Notably, the state government is implementing the 5T model governance - Teamwork, Transparency, Technology, Time leading to Transformation.

Explanation :

• The CAATSA is a United States federal law, passed in 2017 that imposed sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia.
• The Act empowers the US President to impose at least five of the 12 listed sanctions on persons engaged in a “significant transaction” with Russian defence and intelligence sectors.
• Its ultimate goal is to prevent revenue from flowing to the Russian Government.

S-400 Missile Defence System

• It is an air defence missile system that can take down enemy’s aircraft in the sky from the surface itself.
• It is known as Russia’s most advanced long-range surface-to-air missile defence system, capable of destroying hostile strategic bombers, jets, missiles and drones at a range of 380-km.