DAILY GK 3-4 SEPT 2024
1. NATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT JUDICIARY
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The Prime Minister (PM) of India Narendra
Modi inaugurated the two-day long ‘National Conference of District
Judiciary’ at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, Delhi. Organized by
the Supreme Court of India (SCI), the event marked 75 years of
the SCI.
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The PM Narendra Modi unveiled the stamp and coin commemorating
75 years of the establishment of the SCI.
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The President of India, Draupadi Murmu,
delivered the valedictory address and unveiled the new flag and insignia of
the SCI.
2.
23RD LAW COMMISSIONOF
INDIA
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The
President of India Droupadi Murmu has sanctioned the 23rd Law
Commission of India(LCI) for a three-year term, from September
1, 2024, to August 31, 2027.
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The
Commission will focus on reviewing and
recommending legal reforms and improvements to the legal bout The
23rd Law Commission will have a full-time Chairperson, four full-time Members (including a
Member-Secretary), a Secretary, the
Department of Legal Affairs as an ex
officio Member, the Secretary of the Legislative Department as an ex
officio Member, and a maximum of five
part-time Members.
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The chairperson and members of the commission could be serving judges of the Supreme Court(SC) or High Courts(HC)
or other category of persons.
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The
LCI is a non-statutory body that researches and recommends changes
to the law in India.
·
The then Attorney-General of India, M.
C. Setalvad was the chairman
of this commission.
·
The
22nd LIC, headed by Justice (retd) Ritu Raj
Awasthi was working on reports on simultaneous elections and a
Uniform Civil Code, but had not submitted them to the government before Awasthi
left to become a member of the Lokpal in March 2024.
3.
#एक_पेड़_मां_के_नाम #PLANT4MOTHER CAMPAIGN
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Union Minister for
Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan, planted saplings at the IARI Campus PUSA as
part of the #एक_पेड़_मां_के_नाम #Plant4Mother campaign.
·
The
Ministry will establish a “Matri Van” on
approximately 1 acre of land.
·
Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi launched the
Global Campaign #एक_पेड़_मां_के_नाम #Plant4Mother on World Environment Day (June
5, 2024).
4. VADHVAN PORT,
INDIA'S LARGEST DEEP-WATER PORT
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation for the Vadhvan
Port project
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The Vadhvan
Port is situated in the Palghar district of
Maharashtra, approximately 150 km from Mumbai.
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It is set
to be India's largest deep-water port with an investment of Rs
76,220 crore.
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The port
will have a capacity of 300 million tonnes annually (mta),
featuring 9 container terminals and 4
multipurpose berths.
5.
WEST BENGAL APPROVES LANDMARK ‘APARAJITA’ ANTI-RAPE BILL
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The West
Bengal Assembly unanimously passed the 'Aparajita
Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) Bill 2024'.
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The bill
seeks capital punishment for rape
convicts if their actions result in the victim’s death or leave her in a
vegetative state.
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West
Bengal becomes the first state to amend central laws relating
to rape, gang-rape, and sexual crimes against children.
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The bill
is named 'Aparajita' in tribute to a 31-year-old trainee doctor who was raped
and murdered at RG Kar Medical Centre
and Hospital.
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Life Imprisonment Without Parole: For other rape convicts not resulting in
death or vegetative state.
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Aparajita Task Force: Established to ensure that punishment is
delivered within 21 days of the preliminary report.
6. INDIA -SAUDI
ARABIA SIGN MOU FOR COOPERATION IN PUBLIC SECTOR
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The
Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has
signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
General Court of Audit, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia) to
enhance bilateral cooperation and exchange expertise in the filled of public
sector auditing.
·
The CAG of India is a supreme audit institution
of India, established by Article 148
of the Constitution of India. CAG is
appointed by the President of India.
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CAG – Girish Chandra Murmu
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Headquarters – New Delhi, Delhi
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Established – 1858
7.
SUPER TYPHOON YAGI HITS SOUTHEAST ASIA
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Super Typhoon Yagi, the most powerful storm
to hit Asia in over
a decade, has caused significant disruption across Southeast Asia.
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After
devastating the northern Philippines,
the typhoon made landfall in southern
China’s Hainan province, leading to mass evacuations and widespread damage.
8.
WHO DESIGNATES MONKEYPOX A GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH
EMERGENCY
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared monkeypox,
which has badly affected the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a
growing number of countries in Africa, to be a public health
emergency of international concern.
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Monkeypox is a self-limiting viral infection caused by an
orthopoxvirus.
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Monkeypox was first discovered in humans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in 1970.
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WHO Formation
: 7 April 1948
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Headquarters
: Geneva, Switzerland
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Director
General : Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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The WHO
is a specialized agency of the United
Nations responsible for international public health.
9.
66TH RAMON MAGSAYSAY AWARDS
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The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation
(RMAF) has announced recipients of the 66th edition of
Ramon Magsaysay Awards (2024), the , premier prize of Asia and highest honor which recognises the
greatness of spirit shown in selfless
service to the peoples of Asia.
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The 2024 recipients includes 4 Individuals and 1 Group: Hayao Miyazaki
(Japan),Karma Phuntsho (Bhutan),Dr. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong (Vietnam),Farwiza
Farhan (Indonesia), and the Rural
Doctors’ Movement (Thailand).
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Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in 1958 in honor of President
Ramon Magsaysay, the seventh president of the Philippines
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Ramon Magsaysay Award is Asia’s highest honor.
10.
IOC AWARDS OLYMPIC ORDER IN GOLD AWARD
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Emmanuel Macron, President of France,
was presented with the Olympic Order in Gold, for his unwavering
support of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
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He received this honour from Thomas Bach, President of the International
Olympic Committee (IOC), at an official ceremony held at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France.
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They were awarded for their exceptional
contribution to the success of the Olympic
and Paralympic Games in Paris, France 2024.
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The
Olympic Order, established in 1975, is the highest honour granted by the IOC.
11.
YOUTH ICON OF INDIA AWARD
2024
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Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and
Industry (FICCI) organised the 1st edition of
the ‘FICCI Young Leaders Awards (2024)‘ and
recognised outstanding young achievers across 13 categories.
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Bollywood
actor Ayushmann Khurrana with ‘The
Youth Icon Award 2024 (Entertainment)’ and
Indian Javelin thrower and Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra with
‘The Youth Icon Award 2024 (Sports)
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FICCI
also honoured Indian fashion designer Rahul Mishra with
Youth Icon Award 2024 (Art
& Culture); Amitabh Shah,
Founder of Yuva Unstoppable, with Youth
Icon Award 2024 (Public Service); and
Journalist Palki Sharma with Youth Icon Award 2024 (Media).
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New Delhi (Delhi)-based FICCI, established in 1927, is the largest and oldest apex business
organisation in India.
12. INDIA’S
1ST PCVS SAMUDRA PRATAP & GSL YARD 1267
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Pollution
Control Vessel (PCV), ‘Samudra Pratap’
for the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is launched at Goa Shipyard
Limited (GSL), in Vasco
da Gama, Goa.
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‘GSL
Yard 1267’, another PCV for the
ICG was also launched
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These are
the 1st indigenously built PCVs, designed and constructed
entirely in-house by the GSL to meet the specific
needs of the ICG.
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Samudra Pratap will aid in controlling
oil spills along India’s coastline, whereas GSL Yard 1267 will help
protect the maritime environment.
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The
vessel Samudra Pratap is 114.5 meters (m) long, 16.5 m
wide, and displaces 4170 Tonnes (T). The Ship will be manned by 14 Officers and
115 Sailors.
13.
INDIAN ARMY LAUNCHES 1ST PHASE OF PROJECT
NAMAN
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The Indian Army (IA) has
launched the first phase of Project NAMAN to
provide support and services to Defence pensioners, veterans, and their families.
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Project
NAMAN focuses on
the implementation of the System for
Pension Administration Raksha (SPARSH), a digital pension
system that streamlines pension-related processes for Defence Pensioners, addressing
the critical need for accessible facilitation points for Veterans and Next of
Kin (NOK) throughout India.
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It entails the establishment of reception and
facilitation centres known as CSC, which provides SPARSH-enabled
pension services, Government to Citizen (G2C) services, and Business to
Consumer (B2C) services in a single place for Army Veterans, Pensioners, War
Widows, and NOKs.
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In
the first phase of Project NAMAN, 14 CSCs were established around India,
including New Delhi, Jalandhar, Leh, Dehradun, Lucknow, Jodhpur, Bengdubi,
Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Secunderabad, Saugor, Guntur, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore.
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It is set to expand and aims to
establish nearly 200 centres across India over the
next 2 to 3 years.
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The
Village Level Entrepreneur (VLE) of each CSC is chosen
by the Local Military Authorities (LMAs) from among the veterans or NOKs to
manage.
14.
INDO-FRENCH NAVAL EXERCISE
VARUNA 2024
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The Indian Navy’s (IN) P-8I
aircraft has arrived at Air Base 125 Istres-Le Tube in France,
marking its first deployment in Europe, to participate in the 22nd edition
of Exercise‘VARUNA’ (2024), an Indo-French
Bilateral Naval Exercise.
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The Exervise was conducted in the Mediterranean Sea
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VARUNA, the
bilateral exercise between the Indian and French navies was initiated in 1993.
15.
UNMANNED BOMBER
AIRCRAFT “FWD 200B”
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Bengaluru
(Karnataka)-based Flying Wedge Defence
and Aerospace (FWDA), a defence and aerospace company,
announced the successful maiden flight of India’s
first Indigenous unmanned bomber aircraft, the FWD 200B.
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The
aircraft is classified as a Medium
Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (UAV).
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FWD 200B features a wingspan of 5 meters (m) and a length of 3.5 m.
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It has a maximum take-off weight of 102 kilograms (kg) and a payload capacity of 30 kg.
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It can fly at a cruising speed of 152 km per hour, with a maximum speed of 250 km
per hour.
16.
VISHANU YUDDH ABHYAS: INDIA'S PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS MOCK
DRILL
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Under
the National One Health Mission (NOHM), a national mock
drill named "Vishanu Yuddh Abhyas" (Virus War Exercise) was
conducted in Ajmer district, Rajasthan.
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The
exercise aimed to assess pandemic preparedness by
evaluating the readiness and response of the National
Joint Outbreak Response Team (NJORT), which includes experts from
human health, animal husbandry, and wildlife sectors.
