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18 Jul 2022

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Leaders Vow for Security, Stability in Middle East at Jeddah Summit

  • A statement was announced following the Jeddah Summit for Security and Development, emphasising the importance to take the required measures to protect the security and stability in the Middle East.
  • Hosted by Saudi Arabia, the summit was attended by leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and the US.
  • The summit reviewed global challenges and regional affairs, while the leaders reaffirmed their commitment to guarantee the region's security and stability.
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY

NHPC Inks Two Pacts to Develop Green Hydrogen Technology in Leh, Kargil

  • State-owned hydro power giant NHPC inked two agreements to develop green hydrogen technologies in Leh and Kargil.
  • NHPC signed two MoUs for the development of 'Pilot Green Hydrogen Technologies' in line with the country's resolve to reduce the carbon footprint in the Power Sector in Leh and Kargil districts of Union Territory of Ladakh.
  • The MoUs were signed in the presence of R.K. Mathur, Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Ladakh.

RBI and Bank Indonesia Sign MoU to Improve Mutual Cooperation

  • The Reserve Bank of India and Bank Indonesia entered into an agreement to expand cooperation in payment systems, digital financial innovation, and anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML-CFT).
  • The two central banks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Bali on the sidelines of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting to improve mutual cooperation.
  • The MoU will be implemented through policy dialogue, technical cooperation, exchange of information and joint work.
  • It was signed by RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra and BI Deputy Governor Dody Budi Waluyo in the presence of RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and BI Governor Perry Warjiyo.

Govt. Launches "Jagriti" Mascot for Empowering Consumers and Generating Awareness towards their Rights

  • The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) launched "Jagriti", a mascot for empowering consumers and generating awareness of their rights. Jagriti would be projected as an empowered consumer who is spreading awareness about consumer rights & addressing solutions to the problems faced by the consumers.
  • The "Jagriti" mascot would be used to generate consumer awareness about various themes of the Department like provisions of Consumer Protection Act 2019, Hallmarking, National Consumer Helpline toll free number 1915, provisions of weights & measures Act, decisions of the Central Consumer Protection Authority and testimonials by consumers on grievance redressal.
  • By bringing the Jagriti Mascot, DoCA aims to strengthen its consumer awareness campaign presence in digital and multimedia and reinforce a young empowered and informed consumer as a top-of-mind consumer rights awareness recall brand.
  • Jagriti mascot shall be shown along with tagline "Jago Grahak Jago" in all its media campaigns. The two are new synonymous with young aware consumers and bring sharp focus to consumer rights knowledge and movement.
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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Astronomers Detect Mysterious Fast Radio Burst with a 'Heartbeat' Pattern

  • Astronomers detected a strange and persistent radio signal from a far-off galaxy that appears to be flashing with surprising regularity, similar to a 'heartbeat'.
  • The signal is classified as a Fast Radio Burst (FRB), an intensely strong burst of radio waves of unknown astrophysical origin that typically lasts for a few milliseconds at most.
  • However, this new signal, labelled FRB 20191221A, persisted for up to three seconds -- about 1,000 times longer than the average FRB.
  • Within this window, the team, including from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), detected bursts of radio waves that repeat every 0.2 seconds in a clear periodic pattern, similar to a beating heart.
  • FRB 20191221A is currently the longest-lasting FRB, with the clearest periodic pattern, detected to date. The source of the signal lies in a distant galaxy, several billion light-years from Earth.

Kerala Becomes First State to have Own Internet Service

  • Kerala is the first and only state in the country to have its own internet service, according to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who made the announcement.
  • The announcement followed the Department of Telecommunications' granting of an Internet Service Provider (ISP) licence to the IT infrastructure project of the Kerala Fiber Optic Network Ltd, which aims to provide everyone in the state access to the internet.
  • K-Fon or Kerala Fiber Optic Network Ltd is a state government initiative that aims to eliminate the digital gap. As per the government, the infrastructure created by this project is expected to complement the state's current telecom ecosystem.
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SPORTS

P.V. Sindhu Wins Singapore Open 2022

  • India's badminton star P.V. Sindhu thrashed China's Wang Zhiyi in the final of the Singapore Open 2022. She defeated Zhiyi 21-9 11-21 21-15 in the summit clash.
  • Sindhu is the second Indian women's shuttler, and third Indian overall, to win the Singapore Open title. Saina Nehwal (2010) and B. Sai Praneeth (2017) have earlier lifted the title in women's and men's singles, respectively.

Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Announces Retirement from T20 Internationals

  • Bangladesh ODI captain Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from T20 Internationals following his side's 50-over series win against the West Indies.
  • He played 78 T20 Internationals, scoring 1758 runs at 24.08.
  • In January, Tamim had taken a six month break from the shortest format but he did feature in a domestic tournament during that period.
  • Tamim is one of the best openers to have come out of Bangladesh, having scored 5082 runs in Tests and 7943 runs in ODIs.

Tokyo to Host 2025 World Athletics Championships

  • Tokyo was selected as the host city for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, the sport's governing body announced.
  • The event would return to the site of last year's Olympic Games in the year that the Japanese Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) celebrates its centenary.
  • Nairobi, Silesia and Singapore had also bid for the championships, while Budapest will host the 2023 version.
  • Tokyo held the event in 1991, highlighted by the incredible world-record-breaking long jump duel between gold medallist Mike Powell and Carl Lewis, while it was also held in Japan in 2007 with Osaka hosting.
  • This year's (2022) Championships, delayed from 2021, begin in Oregon.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS

Laxmikant Bajpai is BJP's New Chief Whip in Rajya Sabha

  • Rajya Sabha member Laxmikant Bajpai was appointed as the BJP's new chief whip in the House.
  • Bajpai, a former Uttar Pradesh BJP president, succeeded Shiv Pratap Shukla who retired from the house.
  • Bajpai has served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh assembly for four terms.
  • Meanwhile, the BJP again appointed Piyush Goyal as its leader in the Upper House.

PM Modi Inaugurates Bundelkhand Expressway

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Bundelkhand expressway.
  • The PM was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and other dignitaries.
  • The 296-km-long Bundelkhand expressway connects Chitrakoot in the underdeveloped Bundelkhand region with the Lucknow-Agra Expressway near Etawah. The fourth expressway project in the state, was completed in record 28 months – 8 months ahead of its deadline. Modi laid the foundation of the project in February 2020.

NDA Names Jagdeep Dhankhar as Vice Presidential Candidate

  • The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) selected West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar as its candidate for the post of vice president of India.
  • Lauding the governor, PM Modi said that Dhankhar always worked for the well-being of farmers, youth, women and the marginalised.
  • Dhankhar has excellent knowledge of the Constitution and he is also well-versed with legislative affairs.
  • Prior to his present role as the governor, Dhankhar has been a noted lawyer and was instrumental in getting OBC status for Jats in Rajasthan.
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DEFENCE

CM Introduces e-FIR Service and a Police App for Uttarakhand

  • The e-FIR service and the Uttarakhand police app were introduced by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami. The State police's five online services are all integrated into the police app. Dhami, who spoke at the event, asserted that the app woudl provide better services to the public. On behalf of the government's policy of simplification, solution, and resolution, he noted that this is a commendable endeavour. This is a commendable effort to put Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concept of smart policing into practise.
  • The head of the police department The Uttarakhand police app now includes all of the online services that the State police offers to the general public, according to Ashok Kumar.
  • These are Lakshya Nasha Mukt Uttarakhand, Meri Yatra, Gaura Shakti, traffic eye, and public eye.
  • Additionally linked to this app are the cyber hotline number 1930 and the emergency number 112.

INS Sindhudhvaj Retires after 35 Years

  • The Navy's Kilo-class submarine, INS Sindhudhvaj, was decommissioned from service at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service. With this, the Navy now has 15 conventional submarines in service.
  • The traditional ceremony was conducted when the Decommissioning Pennant was lowered and the submarine was paid off after a glorious patrol of 35 years. The event was attended by 15 of the former Commanding Officers, including Cmde S.P. Singh (Retd.), the Commissioning CO, and 26 Commissioning crew veterans.
  • The decommissioning of the submarine was delayed by about a year.
  • Commissioned into the Navy in June 1987, Sindhudhvaj, was one of the 10 Kilo-class submarines India acquired from Russia between 1986 and 2000.

Defence Ministry to Allow Private Companies to Develop Military Helicopters

  • In a major push to "Atmanirbhar Bharat" in military hardware sector, the Defence Ministry decided to amend the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) manual to allow private sector to collaborate with an Indian Defence PSUs with a majority stake and manufacture the required weapon system.
  • As per reports, this collaboration would be tested in the development and manufacture of Indian Multi-Role Helicopter (IMRH), which would ultimately replace all Russian built Mi-17 and Mi-8 helicopters in the Indian military's present inventory.
  • It is understood that Indian private sector companies have already shown their eagerness to participate in the project with the Defence Ministry telling them to start manufacturing in the next seven years. The French Safran has already signed an MoU with Indian HAL, to form a new joint venture company to develop, produce and support the IMRH engine including the naval variant.
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PERSONS IN NEWS

Former Punjab Speaker, SAD Leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon Passes Away

  • Former Punjab Speaker and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Nirmal Singh Kahlon passed away. He was 79.
  • He was the Rural Development and Panchayat Minister from 1997 to 2002 and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2012.
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DAYS AND EVENTS

Nelson Mandela International Day

  • The United Nations officially designated Nelson Mandela International Day or Mandela Day in November 2009. Every year on July 18, Mandela Day is celebrated on the birth anniversary of the former President of South Africa. The day is celebrated worldwide to commemorate achievements of the anti-apartheid leader and to carry forward his legacy for a better future.
  • He was the country's first black President. The purpose of the day is to inspire everyone to make a difference in their communities by following the ideology and vision of Mandela.
  • According to the United Nations, the theme for Nelson Mandela International Day 2022 was "do what you can with what you have and where you are."
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND SCHEMES

Centre Revives Bill to Regulate Registration of Digital News Media

  • The central government is preparing a bill for a new registration regime for newspapers that will also include the digital news media industry, which currently is not included in the Centre's registration framework.
  • The government will propose the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019, with the changes before the Cabinet soon. The new bill will replace the colonial-era Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, which currently regulates the newspaper and printing press industry in India.
  • If the bill is passed, digital news websites operating in India will come on par with newspapers, and they will have to register themselves with the Press Registrar General, equivalent to the prevalent Registrar of Newspapers in India.

Jharkahand Cabinet Approves Old Pension Scheme

  • The Jharkhand cabinet approved the proposals for the implementation of the old pension scheme with certain conditions and 100 units of free electricity every month for the poor.
  • For the implementation of the old pension scheme, a three-member committee headed the by Development Commissioner will be set up.
  • The committee will draft a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the implementation of the scheme. It will be brought to the cabinet for approval.
  • The old pension scheme was discontinued on April 1, 2004, and replaced by the National Pension System (NPS).
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GENDER/ HEALTH/ EDUCATION

NLSIU is India's Top Law College

  • The National Law School of India University, Bengaluru retained the top position in the National Institutional Ranking (NIRF) 2022.
  • Meanwhile, National Law University, New Delhi remained the second-best institute in the rankings, the third position was taken by Symbiosis Law School, Pune, which significantly improved its position of ninth place last year. Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad slipped one position from third last year to fourth this year.

Delhi's Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute Gets First Indigenously Developed Surgical Robotic System, SSI-Mantra

  • Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center (RGCI), New Delhi got its first-ever made-in-India Surgical Robotic System, SSI-Mantra developed by med-tech start-up SS Innovations. Robotic cardiac surgeon Dr. Sudhir P. Srivastava and creator of SSI Mantra, along with Dr. Sudhir Rawal, Medical Director, RGCI announced the official launch and acquisition of the first model of the indigenous surgical robotic system.
  • The Gurugram-based company claims that it is cheaper, more advanced, and more efficient than the US FDA-approved Da Vinci system which was approved for use in India in 2000.
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ART AND CULTURE

Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022

  • Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022 is being held from July 16, 2022 to August 14, 2022 in New Delhi.
  • This is the 22nd edition of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav.
  • It is being held as a part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, under name "22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav 2022 (Azadi Segment).
  • Event was inaugurated by Arjun Ram Meghwal, Malini Awasthi, and Arvind Kumar.
  • The 22nd Bharat Rang Mahotsav is being held by National School of Drama (NSD) New Delhi.
  • The 22nd edition of the event aims to showcase incidents and raise awareness about unsung heroes of India's freedom struggle who have not made to India's history. For instance, in 1913, tribal people were brutally tortured and killed in Maangarh. But this incident is hardly known to people. Thus, theatre artists can prepare plays based on these incidents.
  • National School of Drama started the Bharat Rang Mahotsav two decade ago, in a bid to revive the growth and development of theatre across India. It is a national festival that is held annually to showcase the work of most creative theatre workers in country.
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TOURISM AND HOTEL INDUSTRY AWARENESS

Varanasi to be 1st Cultural and Tourism Capital of SCO

  • The holy city of Varanasi showcasing India's culture and traditions over the ages will be declared the first Cultural and Tourism Capital of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
  • The Beijing-headquartered Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an eight-member economic and security alliance comprising China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
  • Varanasi would become the Cultural and Tourism Capital of the SCO for 2022-23 under a new rotating initiative by the eight-member organisation to promote people-to-people contacts and tourism among the member states.
  • Under this initiative, each year a city of the cultural heritage of a member country that will take over the rotating Presidency of the organisation would get the title to highlight its prominence.
  • The organisation's new initiatives ahead of this year's Heads of the State summit of the SCO scheduled to be held at Samarkand in Uzbekistan on September 15-16, 2022. The new initiative would come into force after the Samarkand summit following which India would take over the Presidency and host the next Heads of the State summit.

Gurugram's Kingdom of Dreams Sealed over Non-payment

  • The Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSPV) sealed Gurugram's key tourist attraction 'Kingdom of Dreams' over non-payment of pending dues of around Rs. 100 crore.
  • India's first live entertainment, theatre and leisure centre was set up on 6 acres of HSVP land. According to the lease, the centre was owned by the Great Indian Nautanki Company and had to pay around Rs. 34 lakh rent every month. The company had not paid it since long and after repeated notices.
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LAW AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Provisions Allowing Electoral Candidates to Contest from Two Seats

  • The Supreme Court issued notice on a petition challenging the provisions allowing electoral candidates to contest from two Legislative or Parliamentary seats.
  • A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kaul and Justice M.M. Sundresh passed the order on a petition that further sought directions to implement the proposal made by the Election Commission of India that such candidates should bear the cost of bypolls themselves.
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