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Daily G.K. - Top Stories

15 Jul 2019

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Next Dalai Lama Must be Chosen within China

  •  As per Chinese authorities, the successor of the Dalai Lama has to be decided within China and any interference by India on the issue will impact bilateral ties.
  • In first clear assertion on the sensitive issue, senior Chinese officials and experts said that the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama must be approved by the Chinese government and the selection should take place within the country based on an over 200-year old historical process.
  • According to Wang Neng Sheng, Director General at the government of Tibet Autonomous Region, the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama is a historical, religious and political issue.
  • There are established historical institutions and formalities for the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.
  • The current Dalai Lama was recognised by Beijing and his successor must be found through the draw of lots in golden urn process within China.
  • The Dalai Lama's reincarnation is not decided by his personal wish or by some group of people living in other countries.

Pakistan Should Pay Foreign Firm $6bn

  •  As per the World Bank, Pakistan would have to pay almost $6 billion in damages to a foreign gold mining firm whose dig was shut down by the government in 2011.
  • The consortium Tethyan Copper Company is the largest Foreign Direct Investment mining project in the country.
  • More than a decade ago the group found vast gold and copper deposits at Reko Diq, in the turbulent southwestern Baluchistan province, and had planned a hugely lucrative open-pit mine.
  • But the project came to a standstill in 2011 after the local government refused to renew the consortium's lease, and in 2013 Pakistan's top court declared it invalid.
  • In July 2019, the World Bank's international arbitration tribunal committee awarded $5.84 billion in damages to Tethyan.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Chandrayaan 2 Launch Put Off

  •  The launch of Chandrayaan 2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the wee hours was put off after a technical snag was observed one hour before the scheduled liftoff.
  • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that the launch had to be postponed due to a technical snag in the launch vehicle.
  • The revised launch date would be announced later.
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SPORTS

Wimbledon 2019

  •  Novak Djokovic saved two match points to clinch a fifth Wimbledon title and 16th Major, shattering Roger Federer's bid to become the oldest Grand Slam champion in the longest final ever played at the tournament.
  • At 4 hours and 57 minutes, it was the longest Wimbledon final ever played and settled by a final set tiebreak for the first time.
  • Djokovic is the first man in 71 years to win the title from match points down.
  • He is now level with Bjorn Borg as a five-time Wimbledon winner.

Cricket World Cup 2019

  •  England defeated New Zealand to win the World Cup 2019.
  • New Zealand scored 241 for eight, England, after thriving on Ben Stokes (84 n.o.), was bowled out for 241.
  • The World Cup's summit clash was tied and a super-over was needed to break the stalemate at Lord's.
  • As a tense evening waned, England scored 15 with Stokes and Jos Buttler having a biff against Trent Boult.
  • New Zealand replied with 15 too, with James Neesham clouting a six off Jofra Archer in a mad over that ended once Martin Guptill got run-out while going for the winning run.
  • Yet, England prevailed as it had more boundaries (26) than what New Zealand (17) scored through the pulsating contest. 
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Sidhu Quits Punjab Cabinet

  •  Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has been at loggerheads with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and was stripped off key portfolios in the cabinet reshuffle in June 2019, resigned from the state cabinet.
  • In June 2019, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had divested Sidhu of the Local Government and Tourism and Cultural Affairs Departments and allotted him the power and new and renewable energy portfolio.
  • Portfolios of several other ministers too had been changed in the reshuffle exercise.
  • In an apparent snub, Sidhu, the Congress MLA from Amritsar East, was also left out of the consultative groups formed by the chief minister on June 8, 2019, two days after the cabinet reshuffle, to accelerate implementation of government's flagship programmes.

Law Commission to be Formed Soon

  •  With the country left without a Law Commission since September 2018, the Law Ministry has initiated the process of setting up the body which gives advice to the government on complex legal issues.
  • The three-year term of the 21st Law Commission ended on August 31 last year (2018). On at least one occasion, the Ministry had moved the proposal to reconstitute the panel.
  • But the proposal could not move further, and the government later went into election mode. Sources said that the proposal to reconstitute the panel would be before the Union Cabinet in the next few days.
  • The 21st commission, under Justice B.S. Chauhan (retd), had submitted reports and working papers on key issues such as simultaneous polls to the Lok Sabha and the Assemblies and a uniform civil code.
  • While the Law Commission had supported simultaneous polls, it had said that the time was not ripe for a common code.
  • The Cabinet approves reconstitution of the law panel for a period of three years. It is usually headed by a former Supreme Court judge or a former Chief Justice of a High Court.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Passes Away

  •  Bangladesh's former military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad died due to complications from old age at a hospital in Dhaka.
  • He was 91 and is survived by his wife Raushan Ershad, a teenage son from his now severed second marriage and two other adopted children.
  • Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi Army Chief and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990, a time many consider to have been a military dictatorship.
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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS

Year-long Visa-free Access to Gurdwara of Kartarpur Sahib

  •  Pakistan agreed to give year-long visa-free access for Indian pilgrims to the holy Gurdwara of Kartarpur Sahib.
  • The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that the agreement was reached at the second formal meeting held at Wagah, at which India took up the presence of Khalistan supporters in Pakistani territory.
  • It was agreed to allow visa-free travel for the Indian passport-holders and OCI card-holders seven days a week.
  • Throughout the year, 5,000 pilgrims would be allowed to visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara per day. The pilgrims would be allowed to travel as individuals or in groups and also on foot.
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