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Daily Current Affairs 10 June 2021
China hosts ASEAN ministers to push back against Quad
China hosts foreign ministers from the 10 ASEAN countries with Beijing pushing for closer economic cooperation and aligning COVID-19 recovery efforts even as it looks to push back against the recent regional outreach of the Quad grouping.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional organization that brings together disparate neighbors to address economic, security, and political issues, but the group’s impact remains limited.
It is an intergovernmental organization of ten Southeast Asian countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The bloc’s biggest success has been promoting economic integration among members. It also helped negotiate the RCEP agreement to create one of the world’s largest free trade blocs.
ASEAN has struggled to form a cohesive response to China’s claims in the South China Sea, which conflict with those of several members.
World Bank approved $500 mn program to help boost India’s MSME sector
The World Bank recently approved a USD 500 million program to support India’s nationwide initiative to revitalise the MSME sector, which has been heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
The USD 500 million Raising and Accelerating Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Performance (RAMP) Program is the World Bank’s second intervention in this sector.
The first being the USD 750 million MSME Emergency Response Program, approved in July 2020 to address the immediate liquidity and credit needs of millions of viable MSMEs severely impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The programme targets improvements in the performance of 5.5 lakh MSMEs and is expected to mobilise financing of USD 15.5 billion, as part of the government’s USD 3.4 billion MSME Competitiveness – A Post-COVID Resilience and Recovery Programme (MCRRP).
The RAMP program will provide better access to finance and working capital for MSMEs by strengthening the receivable financing markets.
The First Solar Eclipse of 2021
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the first solar eclipse of the year 2021 to be occur on 10th June which will be visible to people across the northern hemisphere.
Solar eclipse will be visible in India, but only from Ladakh and Arunachal Pradesh. During a solar eclipse, the moon casts a shadow onto Earth.
NASA describes solar eclipse as an astronomical phenomenon which occurs when the Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on the latter, fully or partially blocking the Sun’s light in some areas.
However, this solar eclipse will be an “annular” solar eclipse, which means that the Moon is so far away from Earth, that it appears smaller in size than the Sun in the sky.
Since the Moon is not blocking the entire view of the Sun, space enthusiasts will see a “dark disk on top of a large, bright disk.” This is also known as the “ring of fire.”
Jeff Bezos is going to space on his rocket company’s first crewed flight
Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of the New Shepard, the rocket ship made by his space company, Blue Origin.
Founded in 2000, Blue Origin Federation, LLC is an American privately funded aerospace manufacturer and sub-orbital spaceflight services company headquartered in Kent, Washington.
Founded by Jeff Bezos who later went on to become the chief executive officer of Amazon, the company is led by CEO Bob Smith and aims to make access to space cheaper and more reliable through reusable launch vehicles.
Blue Origin is employing an incremental approach from suborbital to orbital flight, with each developmental step building on its prior work. The company motto is Gradatim Ferociter, Latin for “Step by Step, Ferociously”.
Indian Navy inducts 3 Indigenously-Built Advanced Light Helicopters
The Indian Navy recently inducted three indigenously-built advanced light helicopters ALH MK III that would be used for maritime reconnaissance and coastal security.
The three helicopters, made by the Centre-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, were inducted at the Indian Naval Station (INS) Dega, Eastern Naval Command (ENC), in Visakhapatnam
ALH MK III helicopters feature an array of systems previously seen only on heavier, multi-role helicopters of the Indian Navy.
These helicopters are fitted with modern surveillance radar and electro-optical equipment, which enable them to undertake the role of maritime reconnaissance in addition to providing long-range search and rescue, both by day and night.
America set to hand over three MH-60 Romeo helicopters to India
The Indian Navy is set to receive its first set of multi-role helicopters as America is set to hand over three MH-60 Romeo helicopters to the force in the United States in July.
The first batch of Indian pilots has also reached the US for training on the helicopters which would be arriving in India next year in July.
The 24 MH-60 Romeos would be equipped with multi-mode radars and night-vision devices as well as armed with Hellfire missiles, torpedoes and precision-guided weaponry.
The MH-60 would be replacing Sea Kings which would be on their way out of the force very soon.
The helicopters are designed to operate from frigates, destroyers, cruisers and aircraft carriers.
Anup Chandra Pandey appointed as Election Commissioner of India
Centre recently appointed Anup Chandra Pandey, a retired IAS officer of the 1984 batch, Uttar Pradesh cadre, as Election Commissioner.
Pandey had served as the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and also as the Infrastructure and Industrial Development Commissioner of the state.
Pandey has been appointed to the position left vacant by former Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora’s retirement on April 12.
This restores the three-member commission to its full strength, which will now oversee the next set of crucial assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand next year.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra and Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar are the other two members on the panel.
Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court
The e-committee of the Supreme Court recently released the Draft Model Rules for Live-Streaming and Recording of Court Proceedings which is aimed at bringing greater transparency, inclusivity and access to justice”.
The rules made it clear that matrimonial matters, including transfer petitions arising thereunder, cases concerning sexual offences, including proceedings instituted under Section 376 (rape) of Indian Penal Code, cases concerning gender-based violence against women among others will be excluded from live-streaming.
The e-Committee of the Supreme Court of India along with the Department of Justice, Government of India is working under the National Policy and Action Plan for implementation of Information and Communication Technology ICT in the Indian Judiciary.
Justice Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud is the Supreme Court Judge and Chairperson of e-Committee.
The right of access to justice, guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution encompasses the right to access live court proceedings.
Government of Assam to confer awards on lines of Bharat Ratna, Padma awards
The state government of Assam decided to institute the ‘Asom Ratna’ award to be presented every year to one person who has made a significant contribution to society.
The cabinet also decided to bestow ‘Asom Bibhushan’ award to 3 people, ‘Assam Bhushan’ to 5 people and ‘Asom Shree’ to 10 people every year.
The awards will be accompanied by a cash reward of Rs 5 lakhs, Rs 3 lakhs, Rs 2 lakhs and Rs 1 lakh, respectively, with other benefits like free medical treatment of critical illness, free stay at Assam Bhawans, free travel on ASTC buses, among others.
The government also decided that from the current year onwards, Literary Pension will be conferred in the name of litterateur Dr Homen Borgohain on his birthday, December 7.
Sports Pension will also be given in the name of Arjun Bhogeswar Barua on his birthday, September 3 and the Artiste Award on January 17 every year.
Bombay HC cancels Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana’s caste certificate
The Bombay High Court recently cancelled the caste certificate of Navneet Kaur Rana, an Independent member of Parliament from Maharashtra’s Amaravati.
According to PTI, the high court noted her claim of belonging to ‘Mochi’ caste for obtaining the Scheduled Caste certificate itself was fraudulent.
The court also said that it made with an intention to avail benefits given to a candidate from such category, despite knowing she does not belong to that caste.
A division bench of Justice RD Dhanuka and Justice VG Bisht directed her to surrender it within six weeks.
The bench also imposed a fine of ₹200,000, which she needs to pay to the Maharashtra Legal Services Authority within two weeks.
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh reappointed as MD and CEO of Bandhan Bank
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to re-appointment Chandra Shekhar Ghosh as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kolkata-based Bandhan Bank.
It only for a period of three years, as against a five-year tenure approved by the bank’s board.
Chandra Shekhar Ghosh, born in 1960 at Bishalgarh in Tripura, India, is the founder, CEO and managing director of Bandhan Bank.
Ghosh started Bandhan-Konnagar in 2001 with a capital of INR 2,00,000 and three employees in Kolkata, West Bengal.
The NGO provided microfinance services to small and marginalised women entrepreneurs in areas not assisted by formal banking services.
In 2009, Ghosh transferred the microfinance portfolio of the NGO to the NBFC that he had acquired. in 2010, Bandhan was recognised as the largest microfinance entity in India.
Militant attack in Burkina Faso
The death toll from the worst militant attack in Burkina Faso in recent years has risen to 132, after armed assailants laid siege overnight to a village in the jihadist-plagued northeast.
Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa and is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and the Ivory Coast to the southwest.
It was previously called Republic of Upper Volta. Its capital is Ouagadougou.
The country owes its former name of Upper Volta to three rivers which cross it: the Black Volta (or Mouhoun), the White Volta (Nakambé) and the Red Volta (Nazinon).
The basin of the Niger River also drains 27% of the country’s surface.
Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan launched in 112 aspirational districts
Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan was launched in 112 aspirational districts by NITI Aayog and Piramal Foundation to support district administrations in providing home-care support to asymptomatic COVID-19 patients or those who have mild symptoms.
The campaign is a part of a special initiative -Aspirational Districts Collaborative, through which local leaders and civil societies and volunteers working with district administrations will address emerging problems across key focus areas of the Aspirational Districts Programme.
The Surakshit Hum Surakshit Tum Abhiyaan campaign will be helmed by the district magistrates in partnership with around 1,000 local NGOs.
The NGOs will help mobilise over 1 lakh local volunteers and train them to connect with patients through inbound/outbound calls.
These volunteers will be trained to support 20 affected families each by educating the caretakers to follow Covid protocols and also provide psycho-social support and timely updates about patients to the administration.
They will mainly help in providing home-care support to those affected, based on the guidelines of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Sunil Chhetri becomes the second-highest active international goalscorer
Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri becomes the second-highest active international goalscorer as he overtook Argentina star Lionel Messi.
Chhetri achieved the feat when he struck a brace to help India defeat Bangladesh 2-0 in the ongoing FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and AFC Asian Cup China Qualifiers at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium at Al Sadd Club in Doha.
The 36-year-old Chhetri scored both his goals in the second half of the match as he netted the ball into the goalpost in the 79th and 92nd minutes.
Chhetri has now scored 74 goals, two more than Messi, and is only behind Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo (103) in the list of active footballers with the most international goals. Ali Mabkhout is third on the list having scored 73 goals.
Save Me Too TV series won ‘Best Drama’ BAFTA TV Awards 2021
Save Me Too, a TV series recently won ‘Best Drama’ BAFTA TV Awards 2021. The series that was created, written and stars James had some strong competition for this award.
BAFTA is the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and held its 74th ceremony on June 6, 2021.
In addition to the Awards, BAFTA provides year-round learning events offering learning via workshops and classes with some of the world’s greatest talents.
Save Me Too is the second series in the Save Me family. The first series, titled Save Me, was released in 2018, and the second series was released in 2020.
NHPC with JKSPDC incorporates Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited
NHPC with JKSPDC incorporates a Joint Venture company “Ratle Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited” for the implementation of 850 MW Ratle Hydroelectric Project.
The JVC has been incorporated on 01.06.2021 with NHPC and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC) holding equity share of 51% and 49% respectively.
Ratle Hydoelectric Project (850 MW), is a Run of River Scheme located on River Chenab, Kishtwar district, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
In January 2021, the Union Cabinet has given its approval for the investment of Rs.5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric (HE) Project. It shall be commissioned within a span of 5 years.
