02nd August 2022
National
News
India reported 330 deaths while cleaning septic tanks in 5 years: Government
The central government on
Tuesday said 330 people died due to the cleaning of sewer and septic tanks from
2017-2021. However, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment
Ramdas Athawale added that there have been no deaths due to manual scavenging
in the country. Uttar Pradesh reported the highest number of deaths at 47 from
2017 to 2021.
Maldives has special place in India's 'Neighbourhood First' policy: PM
PM Narendra Modi said on
Tuesday that the Maldives occupies a special place in India's 'Neighbourhood
First' policy. His remarks come amid Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed
Solih's visit to India, which is Solih's third visit since assuming office in
November 2018. Notably, India will extend an additional credit line of $100
million to the island nation, PM Modi confirmed today.
Can't compromise quality of education with 100% reservation: SC
Striking down the decision
of the Jharkhand government reserving 100% teaching posts for locals in
government-run tribal district schools, the Supreme Court said quality of
education cannot be compromised due to reservation. Tribal teachers filed
appeals after they were suddenly out of jobs. The non-tribal teachers called
the state government's decision a violation of their fundamental rights.
IFS officer Shweta Singh appointed as Director in PMO
Indian Foreign Service
(IFS) officer Shweta Singh was appointed as a Director in Prime Minister's
Office (PMO), a Personnel Ministry order said on Tuesday. The Appointments
Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) approved Singh's appointment for a period of
three years. The ACC has cancelled the appointment of Aniket Govind Mandavgane
as the Deputy Secretary in the PMO.
Prime Minister launch the IBU of Deutsche Bank at GIFT-IFSC
The Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT City) in Ahmedabad is home to
the Deutsche Bank AG's IFSC Banking Unit (IBU), which was opened by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi. The IBU will
first offer financial products in the areas of trade finance, fixed income, and
currencies, according to Deutsche Bank AG.
According to a release, the IBU will offer all authorised international
finance products to Deutsche Bank's clients in India and abroad. Additionally,
it will enable cash pooling and other deposit proposals for Indian and foreign
clients within the parameters of the current regulations.
International News
Al-Zawahiri's death shows we can root out terror without war: Obama
Reacting to Al-Qaeda leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri's death by US drone strike in Afghanistan, ex-US President
Barack Obama said that the incident highlighted that it's possible to root out
terrorism without being at war. "I hope it provides a small measure of
peace to...9/11 families," he added. Zawahiri became Al-Qaeda's leader
after Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
UN chief to visit Japan on 77th anniversary of atomic bombing
UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres will attend the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic
bombing at the annual ceremony at Japan's Hiroshima Peace Memorial. "The
ceremony aims to console the souls of those lost to...bombing...pray
for...lasting world peace," UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. The US
dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, killing 1,40,000
people.
21 Chinese military planes enter Taiwan's air defence identification zone
Twenty-one Chinese military
planes entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone shortly after US House
Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taipei on Tuesday, Taiwan said. Pelosi landed in
Taiwan on Tuesday evening, defying a string of warnings from China. China
called Pelosi's Taiwan visit "extremely dangerous" and said it will
"launch a series of targeted military operations to counter this".
Japan, US, and South Korea participate in a missile defence drill
A joint ballistic missile defence exercise between South Korea, the US, and
Japan will begin this week in the waters off Hawaii as part of increased
security cooperation against North Korea's growing military threats, a media
outlet claimed. According to the
sources, the biannual Pacific Dragon drill will take place. Australia and
Canada will also take part in the exercise in the edition of 2022, in addition
to the three other nations. The
exercise, which involves the mobilisation of eight warships and two planes,
aims to improve coordination between the participating nations in the
identification, tracking, and reporting of ballistic missile targets. The exercise was planned after the defence
chiefs of South Korea, the United States, and Japan decided to improve their
security coordination during their trilateral meeting on June 11 in Singapore,
which was held in conjunction with the annual Shangri-La Dialogue.
State News
WB to form 7 new districts, making a total of 30 districts
The Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government has chosen to create seven new
districts in the state in an effort to streamline administrative procedures.
With this, there are currently 30 districts in West Bengal as a whole. There used to be 23 districts in Bengal, but
the number will become 30. Sunderban, Ichhemati, Ranaghat, Bishnupur, Jangipur,
Behrampur, and one more district would be named in Basirhat are among the seven
new districts, according to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Appointments News
Auguste Tano Kouamé appoints World Bank's New Country Director for
India
The World Bank has appointed Auguste Tano Kouamé as the Country Director for
India, effective. He replaces Junaid Kamal Ahmad who recently completed a
five-year term. He most recently served
as the World Bank’s Country Director for the Republic of Türkiye, where he led
the expansion of the Bank’s country program and deepened its support to
Türkiye’s climate agenda. Prior to this,
he served as Director of the Department of Human Development and Economic
Management in the World Bank Group’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) from
January 2017 to April 2019.
Satyendra Prakash assume charges as new Principal DG, Press Information
Bureau
Senior Indian Information Service officer, Satyendra Prakash has been appointed
as the Principal Director General of the Press Information Bureau (PIB). A 1988 batch Indian Information Service (IIS)
officer, Prakash, the Principal Director General of the Central Bureau of
Communication, will succeed Jaideep Bhatnagar, who superannuated.
Agreements News
NSE and BSE approve of Zee’s merger with Sony Pictures
The BSE and NSE stock exchanges have given Zee Entertainment their
approval for Zee Entertainment’s proposed merger with Sony Pictures
Networks India. According to a statement
by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., both the Bombay Stock Exchange
(BSE) and the National Stock Exchange (NSE) have accepted the
planned merger with Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited (formerly
Sony Pictures Networks India). The stock
exchanges’ approval is a decisive and encouraging step in the merger approval
process as a whole.
BANKING, BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
India's trade deficit hits record high of $31 billion in July
India's merchandise trade
deficit jumped to a new record high of $31.02 billion in July, Commerce
Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said on Tuesday. The previous record high was set in
June 2022, when trade deficit was $26.18 billion. As per provisional data
released by the Commerce Ministry, merchandise imports stood at $66.26 billion
while exports stood at $35.24 billion in July.
Banks in India reported 248 data breaches in last 4 years: Govt
short by Ashley Paul / 10:56 pm on 02 Aug
2022,Tuesday
Banks in India reported 248
successful data breaches by hackers and miscreants between June 2018 and March
2022, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said. Most of these data
breaches pertain to card detail leakage and theft of business and non-business
information, Karad said. Public sector banks reported 41 data breaches while
private sector banks reported 205 data attacks.
October 1 set as the card tokenization deadline by RBI
In a circular issued, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), instructed all
parties—aside from card networks and card issuers—to delete all previously
stored Card-on-File (CoF) data by October 1, 2022. The RBI has granted the respite in order to
facilitate a smooth transition to a different payment system. In addition, the
merchant and its PA involved in the online transaction may keep the data for a
maximum of T+4 days or until the settlement date, whichever comes first, aside
from the card issuer and the card network.
Schemes and Committees News
Monkeypox virus: Centre creates special task force under VK Paul
The Centre announced that it will set up a task force to keep track of
monkeypox cases in India. Dr. VK Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog, will serve
as the team's leader, and members will include the Secretaries of the Union
Health Ministry, Pharma, and Biotech. Dr.
Paul countered that there was no need for excessive alarm but that society and
the nation should remain on guard. After
India reported its first fatality from monkeypox, this step was taken. A man
from Kerala who had tested positive for monkeypox in another nation passed away
in Thrissur.
Awards News
Canadian Jeffrey Armstrong received the ‘Distinguished Indologist for
2021’ award
Canadian scholar, Jeffrey Armstrong has been awarded the Indian Council for
Cultural Relations (ICCR) Distinguished Indologist for 2021. He has presented
the award in a ceremony by Manish, India’s consul-general in Vancouver. The citation for the award states that it has
been conferred upon Armstrong “in recognition of his outstanding contribution
to the study/teaching/research in India’s philosophy, thought, history, art,
culture, Indian languages, literature, civilisation, society, etc”. He becomes the seventh recipient of this
award and joins the earlier recipients from Germany, China, Japan, the UK,
South Korea and the USA.
Sports News
Stellar show: Anurag Thakur on Indian men's table tennis team's CWG 2022
gold
Sports Minister Anurag
Thakur took to Twitter following defending champions India's gold medal win in
men's table tennis team event at Commonwealth Games 2022 on Tuesday and wrote,
"A stellar show by the Indian men's table tennis team." He added,
"Exhilarated by the way, our paddlers led by Sharath Kamal, Sathiyan
Gnanasekaran and Harmeet Desai outclassed the formidable Singapore 3-1."
They demonstrated great dexterity: PM after Indian women's lawn bowls team win
gold
After India bagged gold in
women's fours lawn bowls event at CWG, PM Narendra Modi tweeted, "Historic
win in Birmingham...India is proud of Lovely Choubey, Pinki Singh, Nayanmoni
Saikia and Rupa Rani Tirkey for bringing home the prestigious gold in lawn bowls."
He added, "The team has demonstrated great dexterity and their success
will motivate many Indians towards lawn bowls."
Commonwealth Games 2022: Weightlifter Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal
India’s Harjinder Kaur claimed the bronze medal in the women’s 71kg
weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games 2022 at Birmingham. England’s Sarah Davies won gold with a
Commonwealth Games record of 229kg, while young Alexis Ashworth of Canada won
silver with a total lift of 214kg. '
Commonwealth Games 2022: In Judo, Shushila Devi Likmabam won the silver
medal
Shushila Devi Likmabam got a silver in the women's judo 48kg final, giving
India its seventh medal of the Commonwealth Games 2022. Shushila had defeated Harriet Bonface in the
quarterfinal, and notched up a second win by beating Priscilla Morand of
Mauritius in the semis to assure herself a medal. Sushila was in for a gold finish but came up
short against South Africa's Michaela Whitebooi in the final.
Commonwealth Games 2022: In Judo, Vijay Kumar bagged the bronze medal
Vijay Kumar Yadav handed India second medal in Judo of the Commonwealth Games
2022 as he beat Petros Christodoulides of Cyprus in the men's 60kg tie to
clinch bronze. Earlier, India's Vijay
Kumar Yadav defeated Dylon Munro of Scotland to enter the bronze medal match. Vijay Kumar had earlier claimed a bronze
medal at the Asian Open in Hong Kong in 2018. The same year he won the
Commonwealth Championships in Jaipur and completed an encore in Walsall 2019.
Science and Technology News
Aurangabad: First smart city in India to receive data from Google's
EIE
The Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) data from Google was officially
released in Aurangabad on Wednesday, according to the Aurangabad Smart City
Development Corporation Limited (ASCDCL).
This makes Aurangabad the first city in the nation to experience this.
The data would aid research groups in formulating sustainable solutions for the
city, according to ASCDCL authorities, who noted that the EIE dashboard for
Aurangabad was introduced by Google during an event in New Delhi.
Nilekani Center established by IIT-M to promote Indian language technology
The Nilekani Centre at AI4Bharat was established by the Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) Madras to advance the state of Indian language technology and
make a positive social impact. Rohini
and Nandan Nilekani have donated Rs 36 crore through Nilekani Philanthropies to
fund this Center, which was opened by Nandan Nilekani. IIT Madras launched the
AI4Bharat programme to create open-source language AI for Indian languages.
Books and Authors News
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik releases a book titled 'Lockdown Lyrics'
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has released a book titled Lockdown
Lyrics’, a collection of poems written by Sanjukta Dash. The poems are an unadulterated narration of
the author’s experiences and exasperations during the pandemic. She has
reflected all the trauma & tribulations and hope and aspirations of
humanity during this most critical journey of society in a long time.
Important Days
World Lung Cancer Day observed globally on 01st August
Every year, World Lung Cancer Day is observed on 01st August to raise awareness
about the causes and treatment of lung cancer and highlight the issues of lack
of sufficient research funding for the ailment. Lung cancer is one of the
leading causes of cancer deaths among men and women. The campaign was first organised in 2012 by
the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS), in collaboration with
the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and also the
American College of Chest Physicians. The IASLC is the largest organisation in
the world of its kind that only deals with lung cancer.
Muslim Women’s Rights Day 2022 observed on 01st August
Muslim Women's Rights Day is observed every year on the 01st of August to
celebrate the enforcement of the law against the 'Triple Talaq' rule among
Muslims. According to the Shariat or
Muslim Personal Law, Muslim men were given the privilege to end their marriage
anytime by uttering the word Talaq three times in a row. But the law was
repealed by the Indian Government in 2019.
The day is celebrated to recognize and honour the enactment of the law
against the Triple Talaq. The Triple
Talaq rule has been declared illegal by the Government of India under the Act
of 2019, Protection of Marriage Rights. The Muslim women celebrate the day with
utmost happiness and have welcomed the law wholeheartedly.
Obituaries News
Veteran bengali singer Nirmala Mishra passes away
Renowned Bengali singer Nirmala Mishra has passed away. She was 81. She was
born in 1938 in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. She sang various
songs in Bengali, Odia, and Assamese films.
Her melodies in the Bengali language include ‘Eamon Ekta Jhinuk’, ‘Bolo
to Arshi’ and ‘Eai Banglar Mati Te’. The
West Bengal government has also awarded her ‘Sangeet Samman’, ‘Sangeet
Mahasamman’ and ‘Bangabhibhushan’ awards. She has been conferred with the
Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award for her lifetime contribution to Odia
music.
Former Philippine Prez Fidel Valdez Ramos passes away
Former Philippine President Fidel Valdez Ramos, has passed away due to the
complications of COVID-19. He was 94. Ramos served as the 12th president of the
Philippines from 1992 to 1998. He was a military officer by profession. During his tenure, the Philippines was
recognized as a budding “tiger economy”. Ramos became a hero to many for
defecting from Marcos’s government, in which he led the national police force,
spurring the dictator’s ownfall during the 1986 popular uprising against his
rule.
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