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Daily Current Affairs 4 June 2021
Dinesh K Tripathi assumes charge as Chief of Personnel of Indian Navy
Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi recently assumed charge as Chief of Personnel of the Indian Navy. The flag officer is a specialist in communication and electronic warfare and has served on frontline warships of the Navy.
Previously he served as the Director General of Naval Operations (DGNO) at Naval HQ. His earlier appointments include Commandant of Indian Naval Academy and Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet (FOCEF).
Tripathi was commissioned into the Indian Navy in the Executive branch on 1 July 1985. He is a specialist in Communication and Electronic warfare.
In the early years of his career, he served as a Signals Communication officer and Electronic Warfare Officer of the Guided missile destroyer, INS Mumbai (D62).
He has completed the staff course at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington Cantonment where he won the Thimayya Medal, the higher command course at the Naval War College, Goa.
He has also attended the Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island in the United States when he was awarded the Robert E Bateman International Prize.
CBSE, CISCE cancelled Class XII exams after review by PM
The Class 12 examinations of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have been cancelled, following a review meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
CBSE is a Board of Education for public and private schools, under the Union Government of India.
The Board functions under the overall supervision of the Controlling Authority which is vested with the Secretary (School Education & Literacy), Ministry of Education, Government of India.
UP Board of High School and Intermediate Education was the first Board set up in 1921. It has under its jurisdiction Rajputana, Central India and Gwalior.
In 1929, the then Government of India set up a joint Board in 1929 for all the areas which was named as the ‘Board of High School and Intermediate Education, Rajputana’. This included Ajmer, Merwara, Central India and Gwalior.
In 1952, the constitution of the Board was amended wherein its jurisdiction was extended to part-C and Part-D territories and the Board was given its present name ‘Central Board of Secondary Education’.
Split rural jobs scheme wages into separate categories for SCs, STs
The Centre has asked the States to split wage payments under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme into separate categories for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and others from this financial year.
Government of India has decided to provide separate budget heads for SC and ST categories under MGNREGS from the financial year 2021-22 for wage payment.
The existing system for wages under the scheme is for only one type that is there is no category wise provision of wage payment.
Workers’ rights advocates said this will complicate the payment system, and expressed fears that it may lead to a reduction in scheme funding.
Nearly 10,000 children in country need immediate care and protection
Bal Swaraj recently shows details of nearly 10,000 children in the country in immediate need of care and protection. They include children aged between zero and 17 orphaned or abandoned during the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020.
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has created an online tracking portal “Bal Swaraj (COVID-Care)”
NCPCR has developed it in furtherance to its function as a monitoring authority under section 109 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 and in view of the growing problem related to children affected by COVID-19
This portal will do online tracking and real-time monitoring of Childrens who have lost both its parents or either of the parent during COVID-19 and are in need of care and protection under Section 2(14) of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015.
It will track children affected by COVID-19 right from the production of children before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) to the restoration of the children to their parent/guardian/relative and its subsequent follow-up. The data will be filled in the portal by the District officers and State officers for each child.
Monsoon Rainfall likely to be 101% of Long Period Average
National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the Southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is most likely to be normal (96 to 104 % of Long Period Average (LPA)).
Quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the country as a whole is likely to be 101% of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of ± 4%.
The LPA of the season rainfall over the country as a whole for the period 1961-2010 is 88 cm.
The southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the four homogeneous rainfall is most likely to be Normal over Northwest India (92-108%) and South Peninsula (93-107%).
Seasonal rainfall is most likely to be below normal over North east India (<95%) and above normal over Central India (>106%).
The southwest monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall over the monsoon core zone, which consists of most of the rainfed agriculture regions in the country is most likely to be Above Normal (>106% of LPA).
IMD maintains five rainfall distribution categories on an all-India scale which are –
- Excess: If the rainfall is more than 110 % of this LPA.
- Above Normal: If the rainfall is between 104 and 110 % of this LPA.
- Normal: If the rainfall is between 96 and 104 % of this LPA.
- Below Normal: If the rainfall is between 90 and 96 % of this LPA.
- Deficient: If the rainfall is less than 90 % of this LPA.
Seed Minikit Programme to Boost Production of Pulses, Oilseeds
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched a seed minikit programme by distributing high yielding varieties of seeds of pulses and oilseeds to farmers.
The Seed Minikits programme is a major tool for introducing new varieties of seeds in the farmers fields and is instrumental for increasing the seed replacement rate.
The mini kits are being provided by the Central Agencies National Seeds Corporation (NCS), NAFED and Gujarat State Seeds Corporation and wholly funded by the Government of India through the National Food Security Mission.
20,27,318 Seed Minikits of pulses, about 10 times more than last year, and more than 8 lakh Soybean seed mini kits and 74 thousand Groundnut mini kits are to be provided free of cost directly to the farmers under the National Food Security Mission.
41 cities testing cycling friendly initiatives in India
The India Cycles4Change challenge is beginning to gain momentum in Indian cities. The challenge was launched last year under the Smart Cities Mission by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs on 25th June, 2020, as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic that was gaining ground in the country.
Over the last year, a cycling revolution has taken over India, with cycling being seen as an important mode of safe and healthy personal transport medium that ensures social distancing, while being environmentally sustainable.
As the COVID-19 pandemic was making inroads across the country, cycling saw a huge rise in demand.
The lockdown restrictions had significantly affected the commuters of public transport, who saw cycling as a personal and COVID-safe alternative for short and medium distance commute.
Moreover, cycling was also seen as a means of staying healthy- physically and mentally by the people who were confined to their homes.
With the launch of India Cycle4Change challenge, 107 cities registered to be a part of the cycling revolution and 41 cities undertook initiatives vis. surveys, discussions, pop-up cycle lanes, safer neighbourhoods, open street events, cycle rallies, or online campaigns that were aimed at creating a cycle friendly city.
The Smart Cities Mission, in association with Institute for Transport and Development Policy (ITDP) conducted training modules and other capacity building initiatives to guide 107 cities on various cycling initiatives.
Cabinet approved ratifying SCO agreement on mass media cooperation
The Union Cabinet gave its ex-post facto approval for signing and ratification of an Agreement on “Cooperation in the field of Mass Media” between all the Member States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. The Agreement was signed in June, 2019.
The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance and has been the primary security pillar of the region.
It was established in 2001. It was preceded by the Shanghai Five mechanism. The Eight member states are: India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
The Heads of State Council (HSC) is the supreme decision-making body in the SCO. It meets once a year and adopts decisions and guidelines on all important matters of the organisation.
India gets 8 new flying training academies
India is set to get 8 new Flying Training Academies under the liberalised Flying Training Organisation (FTO) policy of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). These academies will be set up at Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajuraho and Lilabari.
The set-up of these 8 FTOs is aimed at making India a global flying training hub and to prevent the exodus of Indian cadets to foreign FTOs.
Additionally, these FTOs will also be designed to cater the flying training requirements of cadets in India’s neighbouring countries.
To make FTOs attractive for bidders, AAI reduced the minimum annual rental significantly to Rs.15 lacs. Furthermore, the concept of airport royalty was scrapped to make these ventures business-friendly.
Model Tenancy Act for circulation to the States/Union Territories for adoption
The Union Cabinet approved the Model Tenancy Act for circulation to all States / Union Territories for adaptation by way of enacting fresh legislation or amending existing rental laws suitably.
The government had first released the draft of the MTA in 2019. The Act aims to bridge the trust deficit between tenants and landlords by clearly delineating their obligations.
Besides, The Act is expected to give a fillip to private participation in rental housing as a business model for addressing the huge housing shortage.
The Model Tenancy Act will provide a model for urban and rural properties, as well as a template for residential and commercial properties.
In case of dispute between landlord and tenant, a rent authority, or a rent court would be available for speedy resolution.
A tenant will have to submit a security deposit of two months for residential premises. For commercial property, a tenant will have to pay six-month rent.
The tenant cannot sublet a part of or the whole property to someone else.
If the tenant fails to vacate the premises on the expiration of the period of tenancy or termination of tenancy, the landlord is entitled to double the monthly rent for two months and four times after that.
the landowner would give a notice in writing three months before revising rent. The landlord cannot hike the rent in the middle of the tenure.
National Egg Day 2021
National Egg Day is observed on June 3 annually to celebrate the nutritious food, which is packed with protein and amino acids.
Eggs are one of the few foods considered to be a complete protein, because they contain all 9 essential amino acids. Amino acids are considered ‘building blocks for the body’ because they help form protein.
In addition to giving you energy, your body uses the protein found in eggs to:
- build and repair body tissues and cells
- build and maintain healthy muscles
- grow strong hair and nails
- help fight infections
- help keep your body fluids in balance
To maintain a healthy, balanced diet, Canada’s Food Guide recommends eating 1-3 servings of Meat and Alternatives every day, depending on age and gender. This includes a variety of protein sources, such as meat, poultry, fish, beans and eggs.
Isaac Herzog elected as the new president of Israel
Isaac Herzog has been elected as the new President of Israel, as opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu try to reach a last-ditch agreement on a new coalition government.
His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations before being elected president.
His uncle, Abba Eban, was Israel’s first foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations and United States. His grandfather was the country’s first chief rabbi.
Herzog has served as head of the Jewish Agency, a nonprofit that works closely with the government to promote immigration to Israel, for the past three years since resigning from parliament.
Given his deep ties to the political establishment, he was seen as the favourite to win the presidency.
The president, while largely a ceremonial head of state, is tasked with picking a political party leader to form governing coalitions after parliamentary elections.
