Daily Current Affairs for June 22,2018 ( English)
National:
1.
A draft on
cross-border insolvency has released by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in
order to strengthen Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC). The existing IBC provides for two Sections –234 and 235
relating to cross border insolvency but these are not adequate to effectively
deal with default cases of domestic corporate debtor having assets and
operations outside India. The new draft will help banks access overseas assets
of company undergoing resolution. Similarly, Indian authorities will also be
required to cooperate with foreign creditors to domestic company.
2.
Under anti-terror law,
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967 al Qaeda in Indian
Subcontinent (AQIS) and Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) has banned by
the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). AQIS is an
affiliate of al Qaeda and ISKP is Afghanistan wing of Islamic State (IS).
3.
The foundation stone
of a new office complex for the Department of Commerce’ Vanijya Bhawan’ was laid by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
New Delhi. The complex is located near India Gate
and is being built on plot of 4.33 acres at an estimated cost of Rs 226 crore
and is expected to be completed by December 2019. The building will be a
modern, eco-friendly structure. It will be completely paperless office with
modern facilities such as smart access control, video conferencing and
completely networked systems. It will help in ease of doing business by
bringing all Departments of Commerce under one roof.
4. The use of Aadhaar biometric data for criminal investigation is
not allowed under Aadhaar Act, 2016 according to the notification of the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). As
per Section 29 of the Aadhaar Act, the biometrics data collected by UIDAI can
be used only for purpose of generating Aadhaar and for authentication.of
identity of Aadhaar holders and cannot be used for any other purpose....
5.
The redevelopment of
the seven government colonies in Delhi that includes Nauroji Nagar,
Netaji Nagar, Sarojini Nagar, Mohammadpur, Sriniwaspuri, Kasturba Nagar and
Thyagaraj Nagar will lead to an increase the green area coverage by about 3
times from the existing green space area, as per Union Ministry of Housing
& Urban Affairs. This is being done with
complete adherence to environmental sustainability and green building concepts
and special care and attention is being given towards retaining maximum number
of existing trees and incorporating them in a large cluster, as an integral
part of landscaping design scheme.
6.
According to the
National Health Profile 2018 report, there is one allopathic doctor for 11,082
people in the country’s villages. India spends 1% of its gross domestic
product on public health. India aims to increase its public health
expenditure to 2.5% of the GDP by 2025. While the low-income nations like
Bhutan and Nepal spend 2.5% and 1.1% of its GDP respectively on public health.
7.
Rajasthan has been
ranked first by the NITI Aayog among all states after it registered a
significant increase in groundwater level due to the water conversation
structures built under Chief Minister’s Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan. As many as 4 lakh structures were built in Rajasthan in the
last three years. The state also witnessed an increase of 81% in
irrigation capacity.
8.
The Union Minister of
Health and Family Welfare J P Nadda said at an event to mark the fourth
International Yoga Day in Shimla on June 21 that over 1.50 lakh wellness
centres will be set up by 2022 across the country and each centre will have
yoga facility. The Minister also stated
that 1.50 lakh health sub centres and primary health centres would be upgraded
into wellness centres with modern facilities for treatment.
International:
1.
The inaugural India,
United States 2+2 Dialogue will be held on July 6, 2018 in Washington. DC,
capital city of US. The dialogue will focus
on strengthening strategic, security, and defence cooperation as both countries
jointly confront global challenges. It is seen as a vehicle to elevate the strategic
relationship between two countries. The new dialogue format was agreed between
two countries during visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to US in June, 2017.
It will replace earlier India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
2.
The 11th edition of the
International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) released by the World Health
Organization in Geneva. The ICD is the
standard disease coding for statistics and information regarding diseases
around the world. These codes are common for healthcare professionals worldwide
and provides a common sharing platform for reporting diseases and condition
Science & Technology:
1. An Indian team of scientists led by Professor Abhijit
Chakraborty of Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, have discovered a
sub-Saturn or super-Neptune size planet around a Sun-like star. The discovery was made by measuring the mass of the planet using
the indigenously designed ‘PRL Advance Radial-velocity Abu-sky Search’ (PARAS)
spectrograph integrated with 1.2m Telescope at PRL’s Gurushikhar Observatory in
Mount Abu, India. The planet has a mass of about 27 Earth Mass and size of
6 Earth Radii. It goes around the host star in about 19.5 days.
Economy:
1. India has decided to raise customs duty on 29 US products
including almond, walnut and pulses In a retaliatory move to the heavy tariffs
imposed by the United States on imported steel and aluminium items, The duty hike by India would have equivalent tariff
implications for the US.
Sports:
1. Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy on June 21, 2018 slipped three and five places to be placed
at the 7th and 13th spots respectively in the latest BWF world ranking. In
women's singles, P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal continued to remain static
at the 3rd and 10th spot respectively. 2014 Commonwealth Games gold
medallist Parupalli Kashyap is now at 51st position.
2. England made the highest one-day international total of 481-6 as
they defeated Australia by 242 runs at Trent Bridge. The England broke their
own record of 444-3 set against Pakistan in 2016 at same venue. This is England’s biggest ODI win and Australia’s heaviest
defeat in terms of runs. With this the England captain, Eoin Morgan
became the highest ODI run scorer for his country.
3. Young
Indian table tennis player Manav Thakkar stunned World No. 18 Kristian Karlsson
2-1, inspiring Empowerji Challengers to a 15-6 victory over
Maharashtra United in the CEAT Ultimate Table Tennis in New Delhi on June 21,2018.
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