DAILY CA 7-8 SEPT

 DAILY CA 7-8 SEPT

1.              IILM UNIVERSITY’S LAW SCHOOL IS INDIA’S 1ST NEP 2020 COMPLIANT LAW SCHOOL

·                Institute of Integrated Learning in Management (IILM University) in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh) launched the first National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020) Complaint Law School in India.

·                The school also has a Legal Aid and Advice Centre as required by the Constitution of India, the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 and the multiple directives of the Supreme Court of India.

 

2.              JAPAN OPEN BADMINTON 2022

·                Japanese badminton players, Kenta Nishimoto and Akane Yamaguchi won the men’s singles and women’s singles titles

·                World no. 21, Kenta Nishimoto defeated World no. 4  Chou Tien-Chen (Taiwan) in the men’s final.

·                Akane Yamaguchi defeated An Se-Young (South Korea) in the women’s final.

·                In Women’s Doubles, South Korea’s Jeong Na-Eun and Kim Hye-Jeong beat their compatriots Baek Ha-Na and Lee Yu-Lim  to win the title.

·                In Men’s Doubles, China’s  Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang defeated Denmark’s Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen to win the title.

 

3.              INDIA & UK CONDUCTS COUNTER RANSOMWARE EXERCISE FOR 26 NATIONS

·                India’s National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS) and the United Kingdom (UK) Government in collaboration with BAE Systems successfully designed & conducted the Cyber Security Exercise, a virtual ransomware drill for 26 Countries.

·                The exercise is being conducted as part of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative (CRI)-Resilience Working Group which is being led by India under the leadership of NCSC.

·                The theme of the exercise was based on the energy sector in which the respective National Cyber Crisis Management Teams of the CRI Partner Nations will have to deal with a ransomware attack on multiple electricity distribution companies.

·                Cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure have increased significantly in the recent past and India has observed a 70% increase in ransomware activities in the 4th quarter of 2021.

 

4.              INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AWARD 2023

·                West Bengal has been accredited the International Travel Award 2023 for Best Destination for Culture by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), an affiliate member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

·                The award will be presented at the World Tourism and Aviation Leaders’ Summit in Berlin, Germany, on March 9, 2023.

·                The Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) is a professional travel writers organisation established in 1998.

·                The Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, one of West Bengal’s most significant festivals, was added to the Representative List of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021.

·                For the second year in a row, World Travel Awards selected the Republic of Cuba as the Caribbean’s Leading Cultural Destination in 2022.

 

5.              LIZ TRUSS IS UK’S NEW PRIME MINISTER

·                Queen Elizabeth II has appointed Liz truss, as the United Kingdom’s (UK) 56th Prime Minister (3rd female premier) at the Balmoral estate in Scotland, UK.

·                The previous Prime Minister of UK was Boris Johnson (2019-2022), formally resigned as the head of the UK Gopvernment.

·                1st time in the Queen’s 70-year reign that handover of power is taking place at Balmoral rather than Buckingham Palace in London.

·                Liz Truss won the Conservative Party leadership contest against Indian-origin former Chancellor Rishi Sunak.

·                Truss was elected by the Conservative Party of 172,000 member to be their lead.

·                Truss won 81326 votes, compared to Sunak’s 60399 vote

 

6.              SURESH RAINA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM DOMESTIC CRICKET & IPL

·                Suresh Raina, a former Indian batsman announced his retirement from all forms of cricket including the Indian Premier League (IPL) and prepared to play in overseas Twenty 20 (T20) leagues and the Road Safety Series around the world.

·                He announced his international cricket retirement on August 15, 2020, less than an hour after MS Doni had announced his retirement.

·                Raina, the 35-year-old left-handed batsman, from Uttar Pradesh started his career in 2000 as a cricketer and became the 2nd youngest captain in India.

·                He was the first Indian batsman to register centuries in all 3 formats (Test matches, ODI and (T20I)Twenty20 Internationals ) of the game

 

7.              INTERNATIONAL DAY OF CLEAN AIR FOR BLUE SKIES 2022 – 7TH SEPTEMBER 

·                The United Nations(UN)’s International Day of Clean Air for blue skies is annually observed across the globe on 7th September to highlight the importance to raise public awareness to promote and facilitate actions to improve the quality of air.

·                The theme of International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 2022 is “The Air We Share”.