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CURRENT AFFAIRS BOOSTER : 28th & 29th MAY 2023
Current Affairs
28th & 29th May 2023
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
1) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Launched National Medical Devices Policy, 2023 & Other Initiatives
On May 26, 2023, the Union
Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW),
unveiled the National Medical Devices Policy, 2023, and launched the Export
Promotion Council for Medical Devices during the inaugural event of the 8th
International Conference on Pharma and Medical Device Sector in New Delhi,
Delhi.
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Mansukh Mandaviya also
launched a scheme titled ‘Assistance for Medical Devices
clusters for Common Facilities (AMD-CF)’ to establish and
strengthen common infrastructure facilities in the medical devices clusters and
fortify testing facilities for medical devices.
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Mansukh Mandaviya inaugurated
the 8 International Conference on Pharma and Medical Device Sector which was
organized by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and
Fertilizers, in association with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI) for 2 days to promote India as a manufacturing hub of
quality medical products in the pharmaceutical and Medical Device Sector.
About Ministry of Health and
Family Welfare:
Union Minister – Mansukh Mandaviya (Rajya Sabha – Gujarat)
Minister of State (MoS) – Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar
2) PM Modi flags off Uttarakhand’s 1st Vande Bharat train: Dehradun-Delhi
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra
Modi virtually flagged off Uttarakhand’s 1st semi-high-speed Vande Bharat Train
connecting Dehradun with Delhi.
The inaugural run of the train connects Dehradun to Delhi’s Anand Vihar terminal.
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This will be the 6th Vande
Bharat train connecting Delhi from a different state.
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This also marks the 18th Vande
Bharat train in India.
PM Modi also dedicate the
newly electrified rail line sections in Uttarakhand. with this Uttarakhand will
have its entire rail route 100% electrified.
About Uttarakhand:
Chief Minister– Pushkar Singh Dhami
Governor– Gen. (Retd.) Gurmit Singh
UNESCO Heritage Site– Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Festival– Kanwar Yatra; Bissu Mela
3) MoRD Minister Giriraj Singh launches SAMARTH campaign to Promote Digital Transactions at Gram Panchayat Level
On May 25, 2023, a Campaign on
Promoting Digital Transactions in 50000 Gram Panchayats namely ‘SAMARTH’
under the Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav
was launched in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh (UP) by the Union Minister Giriraj
Singh, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) & Panchayati Raj.
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This campaign was already
initiated on February 1, 2023, by the MoRD to promote digital transactions at
the Gram Panchayat level in rural areas, and will continue till 15 August 2023.
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The event was addressed by the
UP Chief Minister (CM) Yogi Adityanath.
The key thrust of the campaign
is to promote Digital Transactions in rural areas, particularly among women.
Key Points:
i.The Non-Performing Assets (NPA) of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) has
decreased from 9.58% in 2013 to below 2% presently.
ii.The BC (Banking Correspondent) Sakhis in UP brought digital
transformation to the tune of 5 Crore 57 lakh transactions.
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They helped rural masses
encash over Rs 75,000 Crore of Government DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer).
iii.During the event, Biometric PoS (Point of Sale)
machines and Certificate of On-boarding were distributed to newly selected BC
Sakhis.
What is BC Sakhi?
In May 2020, the BC Sakhi Yojana was launched by the CM of UP
to benefit the women residents of the state by providing employment
possibilities through this scheme.
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Under the scheme, the state
govt deploys BC Sakhi in rural regions to eliminate the need for rural
residents to travel to the bank as Sakhi delivers the money to their doorstep.
Shailesh Kumar Singh,
Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development, has briefed about the milestones
which are set as well as being achieved under the campaign SAMARTH by Deendayal
Antyodaya Yojna- National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) under the
Ministry of Rural Development.
A compendium of 75
Inspirational Tales of BC Sakhis along with live testimonies of transformations
in the lives of BC Sakhis was released during the event.
About Ministry of Rural
Development (MoRD):
Union Minister– Giriraj Singh (Constituency- Begusarai, Bihar)
Minister of State (MoS)– Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, Faggan
Singh Kulaste
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
4) UNICEF/WHO/The World Bank Group’s JME 2023 Report: 18.7% Indian Children were Affected by Wasting
According to ‘ Levels and
trends in child malnutrition: United Nations Children’s Fund/World Health Organization/International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, The World Bank Group: the Joint Child
Malnutrition Estimates (UNICEF/WHO/The World Bank Group: JME) key
findings of the 2023 edition’ report released on May 23, 2023, 18.7% of Indian
children were affected by wasting in 2020 due to poor nutrient
intake and/or recurrent illnesses.
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In 2022, globally, 148.1
million children under the age of 5 years were stunted, 45 million
wasted, and 37 million overweight.
Key Findings of the Report:
i.India is the largest country in southern Asia, which has half of all
children with wasting in the world live.
ii.In 2022, an estimated 45 million children under five (6.8%) were
affected by wasting globally, of which 13.6 million (2.1%) were suffering from
severe wasting.
iii.More than three quarters of all children with severe wasting live in
Asia and another 22% live in Africa.
iv.India had a stunting rate of 31.7% in 2022, compared to 41.6 % in
2012, a decade ago.
v.India had an overweight percentage of 2.8% in 2022, compared to 2.2%
in 2012.
About United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):
Executive Director – Catherine M. Russell
Headquarters – New York, USA
Establishment – 1946
BANKING & FINANCE
5) SEBI sets up Intermediary Advisory Committee Chaired by former SEBI ED S Ravindran
On May 25, 2023, the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) constituted a 21-member Intermediary
Advisory Committee chaired by the former SEBI executive director(ED)
S Ravindran.
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The committee will advise SEBI
on changes in legal framework and increasing transparency in the functioning of
market intermediaries like stock exchanges, depository participants, clearing
corporations, among others.
Note: S Ravindran handled the charge of SEBI’s
Corporation Finance Department. He had also headed departments related to
investment management, and foreign institutional investors and custodians.
Members:
i.The committee has representation from the broking community, legal,
and financial institutions which include Ashish Chauhan, Managing
Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Stock Exchange
(NSE); Sundararaman Ramamurthy, MD & CEO of Bombay Stock Exchange
(BSE); Vijay Mehta, President of brokers’ body Association Of National
Exchanges Members Of India (ANMI).
ii.Member-Secretary – Jeevan Sonparote, Chief General Manager,
SEBI.
Responsibilities of Committee:
i.To provide guidance to SEBI on matters relating to regulation of
stock brokers, depository participants, clearing members, non-mutual fund
Registrar and Transfer Agents (RTAs), Investments Advisors (IAs), Research
Analysts (RAs), and KYC Registration Agency (KRAs)
ii.To suggest measures for improving market safety, efficiency,
transparency and integrity
iii.To observe new market development and suggest measures
iv.To advise on greater adoption of technology and cyber security by
intermediaries, including in respect of compliances
v.Any other matter that the Committee considers relevant
SEBI follows a recommendation process of the committee before introducing the
proposals for stakeholder comments through a consultation process.
About Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI):
SEBI was constituted as a non-statutory body in 1988 and later it was established
as a statutory body in the 1992.
Chairperson– Madhabi Puri Buch
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
6) RBI approves the voluntary amalgamation of Maratha Co-op Bank with Cosmos Co-operative Bank
On May 26, 2023, The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) sanctioned the merging of Maratha Sahakari Bank Ltd.,
Mumbai (Maharashtra) with the Cosmos Co-operative Bank Ltd, Pune
(Maharashtra), the second largest urban cooperative bank of India through
Voluntary scheme of amalgamation from May 29, 2023, in exercise of its
powers conferred under Sub-Section (4) of Section 44A read with Section 56 of
the Banking Regulation (BR) Act, 1949.
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In accordance with the scheme,
all the 7 branches of Maratha Sahakari Bank Ltd., will function as branches of
The Cosmos Co-operative Bank Limited.
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Voluntary scheme of
amalgamation: A voluntary scheme of amalgamation refers to a merger or
consolidation of two or more companies based on their mutual agreement and
voluntary decision. The Companies Act, 2013, governs the process and
regulations related to amalgamations and mergers in India.
Key Points:
i.Maratha Sahakari Bank was founded in 1946 and has
seven branches in Mumbai. RBI had placed Maratha Sahakari Bank under Directions
under Section 35 of the BR Act, 1949, on August 31, 2016. The Directions were
extended from time to time and the final extension was made on February 28,
2023, till March 31, 2023.
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The bank earned a net profit
of Rs 3.81 crore in FY22 and had accumulated losses of Rs 52.43 crore as on
31st March 2022.
ii. By the end of March 2022, the Cosmos Co-operative
Bank, operating as a multi-state urban co-operative bank with a network of 140
branches across seven states, recorded deposits totalling Rs 16,522 crore and
advances amounting to Rs 12,293 crore.
About Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
Governor– Shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governors– Mahesh Kumar Jain, Michael Debabrata Patra, M.
Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar
Headquarters– Mumbai, Maharashtra
Establishment– 1st April 1935
7) Indian Bank Empanelled as Clearing & Settlement Bank with ICCL
On May 27, 2023, Indian
Bank signed an agreement with Indian Clearing Corporation Limited (ICCL)
as its clearing and settlement bank. Indian Bank will now facilitate banking services
to members of BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) for clearing and
settlement operations.
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Mahesh Kumar Bajaj, executive
director of Indian Bank, exchanged the agreement with Devika Shah, MD and
CEO of ICCL.
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Clearing members can open
settlement accounts with the Indian Bank for fund settlement under the equity
derivatives segment.
· The Indian Bank also launched the electronic term deposit receipt (e-TDR) product for online transmission of fixed term receipts (FDR) and margin with ICCL on behalf of the clearing members with its dedicated Fort Mumbai branch.
ECONOMY & BUSINESS
8) TCS-led Consortium Bags Rs 15,000 crore BSNL Contract for 4G Deployment
The Tata Consultancy Service
Limited (TCS)-led consortium has received an advance purchase order worth
Rs 15,000 crore from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), a central public
sector undertaking (PSU) under the Department of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Communications, for the deployment of a 4G network across India.
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The consortium, consisting of Tejas
Network Ltd., the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), and
the central PSU, ITI Ltd. (formerly known as Indian Telephone Industries
Limited), has won the bid for BSNL’s pan-India 4G project. Around 75% of the
deal value will go to TCS.
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Tejas Networks, Tata
Group’s domestic gear company, will supply and service RAN equipment.
Note: The deadline fixed by the union government to BSNL for rolling out 4G services is August 2023, and the deadline for 5G services is the end of 2023.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
9) Princess Sophia Duleep Singh London home honoured with Commemorative Blue Plaque
On May 26 2023, the London
home of Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, a suffragette Indian princess, Red
Cross nurse, and critic of British rule in India, was honoured with the
English Heritage’s commemorative Blue Plaque in London, the United Kingdom
(UK).
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The blue plaque is erected at
Faraday House, 37 Hampton Court Road, Richmond, London, where Princess Sophia
Duleep Singh lived for over five decades.
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Princess Sophia Duleep Singh
was a member of the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), the militant group
led by Emmeline Pankhurst, a British political activist who organised the UK
suffragette movement.
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Faraday House, was granted to
Princess Sophia and her sisters as a grace and favour apartment in Hampton
Court Palace southwest of London by Queen Victoria.
Note: Faraday House is named after
another former resident, the eminent English physicist Michael Faraday
(1791–1867).
About London’s Blue Plaque:
i.London’s Blue Plaque scheme, run by the English Heritage charity,
celebrates the links between the historical figures of the past with the
buildings of the present. It was started in 1866 it has inspired many similar
schemes in the UK and around the world.
ii.The blue plaque recipients are recognised across several fields,
including the arts, music, social reform and activism.
Note: In 2022, the London home of Dadabhai Naoroji got a Blue
Plaque.
About Sophia Duleep Singh:
i.Sophia Duleep Singh was Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit
Singh’s granddaughter and the daughter of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last ruler
of the Sikh empire and the goddaughter of Queen Victoria.
ii. From 1909 she was active in the WSPU Richmond and Kingston district
branches in the UK.
iii. In 1910, she was also a part of the action on “Black Friday”, where
more than 300 Suffragettes marched on Parliament.
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Suffragette is a woman seeking
the right to vote through organized protest.
iv. She supported the Indian Women’s Education
Association in London (UK) and nursed Indian soldiers during World War I and
housed refugees during World War II.
v.Sophia Duleep Singh, the last princess of the Sikh Empire died in
August 1948.
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS
10) Srikrishnan Hari Hara Sarma appointed as MD & CEO of Karnataka Bank
On May 26 2023, Karnataka
Bank, one of the leading South Indian Private sector banks, appointed Srikrishnan Harihara Sarma
as its new Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
for a period of 3 years with effect from the date of his assuming
charge.
He succeeds Sekhar Rao,
who has been serving as the Interim MD and CEO of Karnataka Bank since
April 2023.
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Following the approval from
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the board of directors has appointed Sarma as
an additional director to take up the role as MD & CEO.
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As per SEBI (LODR) (Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements))
Regulations, 2015, appointment is subject to approval of shareholders at
the Annual General Meeting or within three months from the date of assuming
charge.
About
Srikrishnan Harihara Sarma:
i.Srikrishnan Harihara Sarma has nearly four decades of
experience spread across Commercial, Retail, and Transactional Banking,
Technology and Payments.
ii.Prior to joining Karnataka Bank, he has served at various key
positions at HDFC Bank Limited, Yes Bank Limited and Jio Payments Bank Limited.
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At HDFC bank, he was part of
the founding management team for over nine years and as the country head.
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He served as the Executive
Director and a member of the Board at Yes Bank Limited.
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He served as the MD & CEO
of Jio Payments Bank Limited and was responsible for the
application and coordination for approval of licence with the RBI,
Incorporation of the company, formation of the board, strategic direction, and
commencement of operations in 2018.
About Karnataka Bank:
Incorporated in– 18 February 1924 (Commenced Business on 23-05-1924)
Chairman– P Pradeep Kumar (Part time)
Headquarters– Mangaluru, Karnataka
11) Mukesh Ambani, CMD of Reliance Industries appointed as member of Advisory Committee of COP28
On May 26 2023, Mukesh Ambani,
the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Reliance Industries
has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee to the President
of the 28th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Mukesh Ambani is the only
Indian, other than Sunita Narain, Director General, Centre for Science and
Environment, on the Advisory Committee to the President of COP28.
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE)
will host the COP28 Advisory Committee from November 30 to December 12, 2023 in
Dubai, UAE that brings together the climate expertise of thought leaders from
countries across 6 continents.
Committee board:
i.Mukesh Ambani joined other significant global leaders on the COP28
Advisory Council such as: Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock; Olafur
Grimsson, Chairman of Arctic Circle (Former President of Iceland); Laurent
Fabius, President of COP21 / Paris Agreement, Former Prime Minister of France;
Francesco La Camera, Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA); Bob Dudley, Chair of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), former
CEO of BP (The British Petroleum Company Public Limited).
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In January 2023, the UNFCCC Secretariat
announced the appointment of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of
Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change, as President-Designate
of COP 28.
ii.The 31 members of the Committee representing:
Policy, Industry, Energy, Finance, Civil Society, Youth, and Humanitarian
action, of which 65% are from the Global South, and they will provide guidance
and counsel to the COP Presidency in the run-up to COP28 and beyond.
iii.The panel will inspire collaborative and
transformative action across adaptation, mitigation, finance, loss and damage,
food and agriculture, and nature-based solutions.
The 2023 UN Climate Change
Conference:
The United Nations (UN)
Climate Change Conferences are yearly conferences held in the framework of the
UNFCCC. They serve as the formal meeting of the UNFCCC parties (COP) to assess
progress in dealing with climate change.
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The COP Presidency rotates
among the five recognized UN regions – that is, Africa, Asia, Latin America and
the Caribbean, Central and Eastern Europe and Western Europe
The 2023 UN Climate Change
Conference which will convene from November 30 to December 12, 2023 will
comprise the following events.
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The 28th meeting of the
Conference of the Parties (COP 28);
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The 5th meeting of the COP
serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA 5);
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The 18th meeting of the COP
serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 18);
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The 59th meeting of the Subsidiary
Body for Implementation (SBI 59); and
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The 59th meeting of the
Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 59).
Note – COP28 drives global transformation towards a low-emission and climate-resilient world, promotes ambitious climate action and facilitates implementation, including the related support.
12) Parminder Chopra to Become 1st Woman CMD of Power Finance Corporation
Parminder Chopra is set to become the first
woman Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the Power Finance
Corporation (PFC), India’s largest non-banking financial company (NBFC)
and a Central Public Sector Undertaking(PSU) under the Ministry of Power.
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The Public Sector Enterprise
Board (PESB) has recommended Parminder Chopra for the role of CMD of PFC.
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She will succeed Ravinder
Singh Dhillon, who is set to retire on 31st May 2023.
Chopra has over 35 years of
experience in the power sector, including at the National Hydroelectric Power
Corporation of India (NHPC) and the Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL).
· She has been serving as a Director (Finance) of PFC since July 2020.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
13) Rocket Lab launches 2nd pair of CubeSats for NASA’s TROPICS mission; NASA Completes 1st Globetrotting SuperBIT Balloon Flight to SH
i.On May 25, 2023, the Rocket Lab USA Inc.’s Electron
two-stage rocket launched the second and final pair of shoebox-sized
weather-tracking satellites called CubeSats for NASA’s (National Aeronautics
and Space Administration) TROPICS (Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation
structure and storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats) mission from
Launch Complex 1 at Māhia Peninsula, New Zealand.
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The CubeSats were launched to
low Earth orbit to collect tropical storm data more frequently than other weather
satellites and improve tropical cyclone forecasts.
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The launch was named ‘Coming
To A Storm Near You’
ii.On May 25, 2023, NASA’s globetrotting SuperBIT
balloon carrying the Super Pressure Balloon Imaging Telescope (SuperBIT)
successfully completed a flight test after returning to Earth. With this, it
became the first science mission of NASA to complete two full
revolutions of the Southern Hemisphere (SH) floating at mid-latitudes. The
mission was completed in 39 days and 14 hours.
About National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA):
NASA is an independent agency of the government of the United States of
America(USA) which is responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics
research, and space research.
Administrator– Bill Nelson
Headquarters– Washington, D.C., USA
14) Indian Navy & ISRO Jointly Released ‘Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan’ at WSTF INS Garuda
On May 24, 2023, the Indian
Navy along with Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released a
‘Gaganyaan Recovery Training Plan’ at the state-of-the-art Water Survival
Test Facility (WSTF) at INS (Indian Naval Ship) Garuda,
Kochi, Kerala.
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The training document was
jointly released by Vice Admiral Atul Anand, Director General of Naval
Operations, Indian Navy, Dr Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space
Centre (VSSC), and Dr Umamaheshwaran R, Director, Human Space Flight Centre
(HSFC) of ISRO.
Key Points:
i. The document provides a Training plan for the recovery of the crew
module for the Gaganyan mission.
ii.The document also defines overall requirements with respect to
training of various teams participating in recovery operations such as Marine
Commandos(MARCOS), parajumpers, medical specialists, technicians etc.
iii.The Recovery training is planned in incremental phases starting from
unmanned recovery to manned recovery training in harbour and open sea
conditions.
iv.The overall recovery operations of the crew module are being led by
the Indian Navy in coordination with other maritime agencies.
v.The Gaganyaan recovery teams are set to be trained and familiarized
with the use of mass and shape-simulated mock-up.
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WSTF is equipped with its
state-of-the-art facility in the new avatar with a team of highly qualified
divers all set to assist ISRO by undertaking a series of trials and fine-tuning
of Standard Operating Procedures to train the crew and recovery team of
Gaganyaan.
Note – Gaganyaan mission aims
to send Indian astronauts to space for the first time to low earth orbit (LEO)
for a week and they will be on board a spacecraft `Gaganyaan’.
About Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO):
Chairman – S. Somanath
Headquarters – Bengaluru, Karnataka
Establishment – 1969
OBITUARY
15) Kannada Writer & Sahitya Akademi Awardee, GH Nayak Passed Away
On May 26 2023, noted Kannada
writer, critic and Sahitya Akademi award winner Govindaray
H Nayak, popularly known as GH Nayak passed away at his
residence in Mysuru, Karnataka at the age of 88.
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He was born in Surve village
near Ankola taluk of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka in 1935.
Career:
i. GH Nayak started his career as a Kannada lecturer at the University
of Mysore, Karnataka and retired as a Professor.
ii. He also served as a Visiting Faculty of Hampi Kannada University and
Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies, Manasagangothri, Karnataka.
Notable works:
Some of his notable works includes Samakaleena, Anivarya, and Uttarardha.
Awards and honours:
i.Department of Kannada and Culture, Karnataka Government, honoured him
with the Pampa Prashasti for literature for 2010. He had also been the
recipient of the prestigious Pampa Award.
ii. In 2014, he was honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award for
the compilation of his essays on literary criticism titled “Uttaraardha”
(Kannada).
iii. He has also won the Karnataka Sahitya Academy Award, V M Inamdhar
Memorial Award, Karnataka State Award, G.S. Shivarudrappa Award, and Shivaram
Karanth Award.
BOOKS & AUTHORS
16) Dr. Vijay Darda’s New Book, ‘RINGSIDE,” to be Released by Shashi Tharoor
“RINGSIDE – Up, Close, and
Personal on India and Beyond”, a new book written by former member of parliament (MP) Dr
Vijay Darda, Chairman of the editorial board of Lokmat Media Group, is set
to be released by renowned author and Congress MP Dr Shashi Tharoor on 30th May
2023 in New Delhi, Delhi.
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The book is a compilation of
Darda’s weekly articles, which were published in the Lokmat Media Group
newspapers and other prominent national and regional dailies of the country
between 2011 and 2016.
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This book is a reflection of
contemporary political, social, cultural, and other significant happenings and
developments.
Darda served as an active
member of the Rajya Sabha for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2016.
· “Straight Thoughts,” Dadra’s previous book, is a collection of articles from 2004 to 2011.
STATE NEWS
17) GoI Appoints Chief Justices of 5 High Courts
On 27th May 2023, the
Government of India (GoI) has appointed chief justices to five High Courts:
Bombay, Madras, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Rajasthan. These appointments were
recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India
(CJI) D Y Chandrachud on 19th April 2023.
Note:
The appointments were made by the President of India, in exercise of the power
conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India.
Details of the Appointment:
|
High Court(HC) |
New CJ |
Previous CJ/Acting CJ |
|
Bombay HC |
Justice Ramesh Deokinandan Dhanuka |
Justice Sanjay V Gangapurwala (ACJ
of Bombay HC) |
|
Madras HC |
Justice Sanjay Vijaykumar
Gangapurwala |
Justice S Vaidyanathan (ACJ of
Madras HC) |
|
Himachal Pradesh HC |
Justice Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri
Ramachandra Rao |
Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan(ACJ
of Himachal Pradesh HC) |
|
Kerala HC |
Justice
Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti |
Justice S. Manikumar |
|
Rajasthan HC |
Justice Augustine George Masih |
Manindra Mohan Shrivastava (ACJ of
Rajasthan HC) |
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