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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 05 August 2022
Update On PM SVANidhi Scheme & e-Shram Portal
- under the PM SVANidhi Scheme, 4.85 lakh accounts of street vendors have become Non-Performing Assets with a total amount of 344 crore rupees till the 27th of last month.
- as per information submitted by the Lending Institutions with Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises, a total of 3,700 crore rupees have been disbursed by the lending institutions.
- In all, 14 crore 81 lakh women workers have been registered on e-Shram portal till 27th of last month. Out of this, women domestic workers are three crore 24 lakh.
- The e-Shram portal captures data about 400 occupations including domestic workers. One of the main objectives of e-Shram portal is to facilitate delivery of social benefit schemes to the unorganized workers.
Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022 Comes Into Effect From Today
- Under The Act, The Police Or Prison Officers Have Been Given the Power To Take Measurements Of Any Person Who Resists Or Refuses To Give Measurements. The New Act Replaced The Identification Of Prisoners Act, 1920. It Provides Legal Sanction For Taking Appropriate Body Measurements Of Persons. This Includes Finger-impressions, Palm-print And Foot-print Impressions, Photographs, Iris And Retina scans, Physical, Biological Samples, And Their Analysis, Among Others.
- The Act Also Empowers The National Crime Records Bureau Of India To Collect, Store, And Preserve The Record Of Measurements And For Sharing, Dissemination, Destruction, And Disposal Of Records.
- Under The Act, The Police Or Prison Officers Have Been Given the Power To Take Measurements Of Any Person Who Resists Or Refuses To Give Measurements. The New Act Replaced The Identification Of Prisoners Act, 1920.
Justice Uday Umesh Lalit Recommended As Next CJI
- Chief Justice of India N. V. Ramana has recommended the name of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor.
- He has sent the recommendation to Law and Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju.
- Chief Justice Ramana is retiring this month.
Centre Announces Free Entry For Visitors
- Government has made free entry for the visitors and tourists to all its protected monuments and sites across the country from 5th to 15th August.
- In a tweet, Tourism Minister G. Kishan Reddy said, the decision has been taken under the aegis of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and 75th Independence Day celebrations.
- The Director General of Archeological Survey of India has said that no fee will be charged at all the ticketed centrally protected monuments and Archaeological sites from 5th to 15th August this year.
India’s Updated NDC To Be Communicated To UNFCC
- The Union Cabinet has approved India’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution, NDC to be communicated to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC).
- The updated NDC seeks to enhance India’s contributions towards the achievement of the strengthening of the global response to the threat of climate change, as agreed under the Paris Agreement. Such action will also help India usher in low emissions growth pathways.
- It will protect the interests of the country and safeguard its future development needs based on the principles and provisions of the UNFCCC.
- India at the 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the UNFCCC held in Glasgow, United Kingdom, expressed to intensify its climate action by presenting to the world five nectar elements (Panchamrit) of India’s climate action.
- This update to India’s existing NDC translates the ‘Panchamrit’ announced at COP 26 into enhanced climate targets.
Indian Athletes Shine At CWG
- Indian Judoka Tulika Maan claimed a Silver medal in the women’s 78 kg category after suffering a defeat against Scotland’s Sarah Adlington at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
- Indian weightlifter Gurdeep Singh bagged the bronze medal in the men’s 109-plus kg final with a combined weight of 390kg.
- India’s Tejaswin Shankar won India’s first medal in athletics at the Commonwealth games 2022, by clinching a historic bronze in the men’s high jump final.
- Lovepreet Singh bagged a bronze medal in men’s 109kg weightlifting while setting a national record in the clean and jerk round.
- Murali Sreeshankar Clinched A Silver In Men’s Long Jump Event To Give India A Second Medal In Athletics At The Commonwealth Games.
- India’s Sudhir Claimed The Gold Medal In Men’s Heavyweight Para Powerlifting Event At The Commonwealth Games.
China Protest Pelosi’s Visit To Taiwan
- China summoned the US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns to protest US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s high-profile visit to Taipei, warning that Washington will “pay a price” for its “mistakes” and asking it to stop using the Taiwan issue to contain China in any form.
- China views Taiwan as a breakaway province. Beijing has not ruled out the possible use of force to reunify the self-ruled island with the mainland.
- State media reported Joint military exercises around the island of Taiwan by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) continued Wednesday with a joint blockade, sea assault, and land and air combat training, involving the use of advanced weapons including J-20 stealth fighter jets and DF-17 hypersonic missiles after the drills started on Tuesday evening when US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed on the island which China says is a serious violation of its sovereignty.
National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 Passed By Parliament
- The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 Was Passed By A Voice Vote In Rajya Sabha. It Was Cleared By Lok Sabha Last Week Along With Certain Official Amendments. Currently, India Can Carry Out Only About 6,000 Tests A Year, And The Law Would Help In Increasing The Testing Capacity Significantly.
- The Bill Will Facilitate The Operation Of The National Anti-doping Agency, The National Dope Testing Laboratory, And Other Allied Bodies. Currently, Anti-Doping Activities Are Implemented By The National Anti-Doping Agency, Which Was Established As A Society.
- The Bill Permits The National Anti-doping Agency (NADA) To Conduct Raids To Catch Doping Offenders & The Power Of “Levying Sanctions For Anti-doping Rule Violations, The Disciplinary Procedures To Be Adopted And The Powers Of Inspection, Sample Collection, And Sharing And Free Flow Of Information.”
- The National Board For Anti-doping In Sports Will Be Established To Make Recommendations To The Government On Anti-doping Regulations And Compliance With International Commitments On Anti-doping. The Board Will Oversee The Activities Of NADA And Issue Directions To It.
- With The Passage Of The Bill, Any Rule Violation With Regard To Anti-doping Policies Will Result In The Disqualification Of A Sportsperson’s Results, Including Forfeiture Of Medals, Points, And Prizes, Ineligibility To Participate In A Competition Or Event For A Prescribed Period, And Financial Sanctions.
REVIEW QUESTIONS
- When Did The Manchu Dynasty Fall?
- 1910
- 1911
- 1912
- 1913
ANSWER: B
- Who Was The Hero Of The Chinese Revolution In 1911 AD?
- Mao Ze Dong
- Sun Yat Sen
- Deng Xiaoping
- Vladimir Lenin
ANSWER: B
- Who Founded The Kuomintang Party In 1912 AD
- Zheng Xi
- Sun Yat Sen
- Mao Ze Dong
- Sun Chung Shan
ANSWER: B
- People’s Republic Of China Was Established In
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
ANSWER: C
- The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution Of China
- 1966
- 1972
- 1981
- 1991
ANSWER: A
- The Great Leap Forward Movement Of China
- 1948
- 1952
- 1958
- 1963
ANSWER: C
- Not A Part Of ‘AUKUS’, A Trilateral Security Pact
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Japan
ANSWER: D
- Malabar Naval Exercise Is Conducted By
- ASEAN
- QUAD
- NAFTA
- OIC
ANSWER: B
- Capital Of Taiwan
- Kaohsiung
- Taipei
- Hsinchu
- Taichung
ANSWER: B
- President Of The Republic Of China
- Tsai Ing-wen
- Xi Jinping
- Hu Jintao
- Wang Qishan
ANSWER: A
- World Anti-Doping Agency Was Established In
- 1992
- 1997
- 1999
- 2001
ANSWER: C
- HQ Of World Anti-Doping Agency
- Montreal
- Geneva
- New York
- Berlin
ANSWER: A
- Official Languages Of World Anti-Doping Agency
- English, French
- Spanish, French
- Russian, English
- Chinese, English
ANSWER: A
- International Convention Against Doping In Sport
- 2000
- 2002
- 2005
- 2007
ANSWER: C
- World Anti-Doping Code Was Adopted In
- 1998
- 2000
- 2003
- 2007
ANSWER: C
- National Anti-Doping Agency Was Established In
- 1997
- 2002
- 2005
- 2008
ANSWER: C
- HQ Of National Anti-Doping Agency
- New Delhi
- Kanpur
- Chennai
- Kolkata
ANSWER: A
- The National Anti-Doping Bill, 2022 Was Introduced By
- Ministry Of Health
- Ministry Of Sports
- Indian Olympic Committee
- National Anti-Doping Agency
ANSWER: B
- The Use Of Banned Athletic Performance Enhancing Drugs
- Dumping
- Doping
- Duping
- Drinking
ANSWER: B
- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Banned Doping
- 1947
- 1957
- 1967
- 1977
ANSWER: C
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