Today’s top News – 02-August-2023

bills cleared in parliament

Parliament passed several bills, but with little discussion and no participation from the principal Opposition parties.

1. IMD has issued very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall warning for in many parts the country for Wednesday. (Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Goa and Maharashtra).

2. The National Capital Territory Of Delhi (Amendment) Bill will be taken up for passing and consideration in the Lok Sabha today. It empowers the Lieutenant Governor to have final say in transfer and posting of government officials and counters Supreme Court verdict that granted administrative power to Delhi government.

3. Parliament has passed the Biological Diversity (Amendment) Bill 2023, with the Rajya Sabah approving it yesterday.

4. Rajya Sabha passed the Mediation Bill 2021 on Tuesday. The Bill requires persons to try to settle civil or commercial disputes through mediation before approaching any court or tribunal.

4. The Rajya Sabha passed The Multi-State Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Tuesday.

5. The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday amid din.

6. Lok Sabha passed the Offshore Areas Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill on Tuesday.

7. Lok Sabha passed the Constitution (Scheduled castes) Order Amendment Bill 2023 on Tuesday.

8. The Lok Sabha passed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 on Tuesday.

9. The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill 2023 has been introduced in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday amid din.

10. The government has clarified that it is not going to review the existing New Pension Scheme as of now.

11. Centre has brought the IIM (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which proposes to make the President Visitor to all the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs). The Bill seeks to give powers to the President to audit IIMs’ functions and appoint and remove Directors. If passed, the Bill will also give the President powers to appoint Chairpersons of IIMs’ Board of Governors.

12. Government has said that nearly 2.46 lakh farmers have been benefitted from the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan, PM-KUSUM Scheme.

13. India Post will sell National Flag through its 1.60 lakh post offices to celebrate Har Ghar Tiranga.

14. The National Mission of Clean Ganga, NMCG has approved seven projects worth around 692 crore rupees.

15. PM Modi inaugurates several developmental projects in Pune; Lays foundation of over 7,000 houses for poor.

16. PM Modi flagged off Metro trains marking inauguration of services on completed sections of the two corridors of Pune Metro Phase I. Prime Minister also inaugurated the Waste to Energy Plant under Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC). Developed at a cost of about 300 crore rupees, it will use up about 2.5 lakh MT of waste annually to produce electricity.

17. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred the Lokmanya Tilak National Award for his outstanding contributions towards the progress of the country.Prime Minister began his Pune visit by performing Darshan and Pooja at Dagdusheth Mandir.

18. Gurugram District Magistrate Nishant Yadav issued an order banning fuel stations in the district from selling loose petrol and diesel to anyone, except for emergencies.

19. The Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request to cut over 4,000 trees around Taj Mahal in Agra for Uttar Pradesh government’s Industrial hub project.

20. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Monday said the 10-day Dasara festival, which is celebrated as “naada habba” or state festival, will be organised in a grand way in Mysuru this year. Siddaramaiah said the festivities will include an air show, an exhibition and cultural programmes.

CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud

#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
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1. In a major crackdown against those involved in the attack on the Indian high commission in London, the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday raided 31 locations in Punjab and Haryana to unravel the full contours of the conspiracy and bring to book the culprits, an official said.

2. Gangster Sachin Bishnoi, who was allegedly involved in the murder of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, was extradited from Azerbaijan and brought back to India on Tuesday.

FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
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💰 USD ₹ 82.31
💷 GBP ₹ 105.32
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GDP rate (2023 ) : 6.5%
( $3.75 trillion)

Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr (17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%

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1. The Income Tax Department on Tuesday said that more than 6.77 crore ITRs for AY 2023-24 were filed till July 31, 2023, 16.1% more than the ITRs filed in the corresponding period last year.

2. Promoter and Chairman Emeritus Kushal Pal Singh has offloaded his entire shareholding of 1.45 crore shares worth ₹731 crore in DLF via open market transactions on Tuesday. The total promoter and promoter group’s shareholding in the real estate company was 74.95% as of June 2023. Singh’s shareholding was equivalent to 0.59% of paid-up equity.

3. Karnataka and US-based International Battery Company (IBC) on Tuesday signed an MoU to establish a recyclable lithium-ion battery manufacturing unit with an investment of ₹8,000 crore. IBC Founder and CEO Priyadarshi Panda said.

4. Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) hiked prices of Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) by 8.5%—for the second month in a row. ATF prices in Delhi were increased by ₹7,728/kilo-litre to ₹98,508.26/kilo-litre and to ₹92,124.13/kilo-litre in Mumbai.

5. Union Ministry of Rural Development informed Parliament on Tuesday that it owes ₹6,366 crore under the wage component of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) to States.

There are a total of 14.42 crore active MGNREGS workers, most of whom are women.

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur

#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, which features Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, has crossed ₹100 crore worldwide. Director Karan Johar shared the news on his Instagram.

2. The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has reportedly removed ‘Bas***d’ and replaced it with ‘idiot’ in ‘Gadar 2’. Furthermore, the word ‘Tirange’ was changed to ‘Jhande’ and a scene showing rioters chanting ‘Har Har Mahadev’ has been removed, as per reports. The Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel-starrer film has been passed with a U/A certificate.

3. OMG 2′ producer Ajit Andhare confirmed on Tuesday that the film hasn’t been postponed and will arrive in theatres on August 11.

DEFENCE
#Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. Eastern Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Dasgupta retires in Visakhapatnam: Eastern Naval Command (ENC) bid adieu to Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C) of ENC, on his superannuation on Monday at an impressive Ceremonial Parade held at the naval base in Visakhapatnam.

2. Indian Armed Forces Set to get Tank-Buster Missiles as HELINA and Dhruvastra Clear Trials : Both HELINA and Dhruvastra missiles are guided by an advanced imaging infra-red seeker operating in both the ‘lock-on before launch’ and ‘lock-on-after-launch’ mode, making it one of the world’s most advanced anti-tank weapons.

3. India’s 4.5+ light fighter jet TEJAS is competing for the Argentinian defence acquisition pie: Washington’s desire to sell fighter jets to Argentina is a setback for China and India, as they have also submitted their proposals to provide fighter jets to the South American country.

Reportedly, Russia has extended an offer to sell its MiG-35 fighter aircraft to Buenos Aires.

4. Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) successful testing of the RudraM-II missile marks a significant milestone in India’s air defence capabilities.

This indigenous missile, tested for the first time in October 2020, is designed for deployment on the Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jet and Mirage-2000 aircraft, empowering the Indian Air Force (IAF) with enhanced firepower.

5. INDIAN ARMY IMPLEMENTS COMMON UNIFORM FOR BRIGADIER AND ABOVE RANKS: Indian Army has introduced a uniform regulation for senior officers with Brigadier and above ranks, aimed at promoting a common identity and character within the Army. The new step will see headgear, shoulder rank badges, gorget patches, belt, and shoes standardised.

6. China, India, and Japan are pushing forward with potent air wings in line with their development of formidable aircraft carriers. The new Chinese aircraft carrier CNS Fujian is perhaps the world’s most anticipated warshipby Greg Waldron.

7. Indian Navy Chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar during his three-day visit to Oman, discussed issues regarding bilateral defence cooperation with Gen Sultan bin Mohammed Al-Nu’amani, Minister of Royal Office.

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ODISHA : Bhubaneswar
formerly called as Orissa

Formation of state
1 April 1936

Districts : 30

Governor : Ganeshi Lal
CM : Naveen Patnaik (BJD)

State:-

Language – Odia
Bird: Indian roller
Flower : Ashoka
Mammal: Sambar
Tree : Sacred Fig
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02 Aug (Wednesday)
Vedic Ritu/ Varsha
Drik Ritu : Varsha (Monsoon)
पक्ष :: Krishnapaksh
Vikram Samvat – 2080
Shaka Samvat – 1945
Month : Sravana 16, (Purnimanta)
Sravana 16, (Amanta)
Nakshatra: Shravana (up to 12:58 pm)
Dhanishta

Tithi : Pratipada (up to 8:06 pm)Dwitiya

Rahu : 12:33 PM – 02:10 PM
Yamaganda : 07:39 AM – 09:17 AM

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