Delhi Services Bill: The Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, passed by 131 to 102 votes. Four MPs have abstained. The bill, which requires the President’s sign-off, gives Centre control over Delhi’s bureaucrats
1. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heavy to very heavy rainfall warning for Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura for Tuesday. Meanwhile, heavy rainfall is very likely over Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Arunachal Pradesh, the IMD stated.
2. The Parliament has passed the Mediation Bill 2023 with the Lok Sabha giving its assent to the Bill on Monday (7 August 2023). The Rajya Sabha had cleared it on 1st of this month.
3. The Lok Sabha on Monday (07 August 2023) passed the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill 2023. Replying to a debate on the Bill, Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said, the Bill amends the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005.
4. The Lok Sabha on Monday (07 August 2023) passed the Anusandhan National Research Foundation Bill, 2023. The Bill seeks to establish the Anusandhan National Research Foundation to provide high level strategic direction for research.
5. The Lok Sabha on Monday ( 07 August 2023) passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023.
6. Lok Sabha has passed the Pharmacy (Amendment) Bill, 2023. The bill will amend the Pharmacy Act, 1948. The Bill has a special provision relating to persons registered or qualified under Jammu and Kashmir Pharmacy Act, 2021.
7. Rajya Sabha on Monday (07 August 2023) revoked the suspension of Congress MP Rajani A. Patil with a voice vote. Ms Patil was suspended on 10th February this year during the Budget session for allegedly videographing House proceedings and sharing it on social media against Rajya Sabha rules.
8. The Lok Sabha secretariat yesterday restored the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s membership in the Lower House.
9. The Centre has approved a total of 385 projects under the Nagar Van Yojana (NVY) scheme since its inception in 2020. The scheme aims at promoting urban forestry by involving local communities, NGOs, educational institutions and local bodies.
10. Opposition parties on Monday (07 August 2023) staged a walk out from the Lok Sabha in the post lunch session.
11. The Government has formed a Core Committee to oversee Implementation of One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) to facilitate academic and Research and Development institutions including universities, colleges, and research organizations in the country.
12. Over 28.99 crore unorganised workers registered themselves on eShram portal on 31st July 2023.
13. NATIONAL HANDLOOM DAY CELEBRATIOM : PM Modi said that Vocal for Local has become a mass movement which has given a new impetus to the textile sector in the country.
14. 35th batch of 500 pilgrims left for holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas, Jammu. With this, 1,48,523 pilgrims have now departed the Jammu base camp for the Kashmir Valley since June 30. Shri Amarnathji Yatra registered over 4.19 lakh record-breaking number of pilgrims in just a period of 34 days of yatra.
15. Lok Sabha is set to witness a fierce debate on the no-confidence motion against the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government on Tuesday with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, whose membership was restored following a Supreme Court direction, likely to be the lead speaker of the opposition bloc INDIA.
16. Former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Monday said that the Delhi Services Bill, which gives the Lieutenant Governor control over the transfer of officers in Delhi, is “perfectly, legitimately valid”.
17. Government of Gujarat has implemented One District One Product (ODOP) scheme with a grant of 58 crores rupees to promote its indigenous products at the international level. The Gujarat State Handicrafts and Handicrafts Development Corporation (GSHHDC) has started the implementation of this scheme.
7. 17 new districts and 3 new divisions have come into existence in Rajasthan yesterday. CM Ashok Gehlot inaugurated new districts and divisions through video conference in a program organized at Birla Auditorium in Jaipur.
18. Telangana State Legislative Assembly passes Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (Absorption of Employees into Government Service) Bill 2023.
19. Assam’s CM, Himanta Biswa Sarma, has announced that a bill to end polygamy will be introduced within the current financial year after an expert committee confirmed that the state does possess the power to draft such laws. The president is expected to give assent to any legislation, rather than the governor.
20. The Government is drafting a Bill for establishment of the Higher Education Commission of India. For transforming the Regulatory System of Higher Education, the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020 envisions setting up of an umbrella institution, the Higher Education Commission of India (HECI).
21. The Central government has granted a one-year extension to Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, making him the longest-serving cabinet secretary in India’s history.
CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
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1. The Supreme Court announced on Monday (07August 2023) a three-member Committee comprising of former women High Court Judges and 42 Special Investigation Teams in relation to the Manipur violence cases to restore a sense of faith in the rule of law and build a sense of confidence.
2. Karnataka government has handed over the case of the three girls allegedly filming a fellow girl student inside a college washroom to the Criminal Investigation Department.
3. Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday ordered a halt to the demolition drive in violence-hit Nuh and asked if it was an “exercise of ethnic cleansing”.
4. Supreme Court on Monday refused to stay the Patna high court’s August 1 order giving the go-ahead for a caste survey in Bihar, and deferred the hearing on petitions challenging it to August 14.
5. Enforcement Directorate (ED) is probing alleged fraudulent foreign funds infusion of more than Rs 86 crore into a company that runs the NewsClick portal even as it is expected to soon file a charge sheet in the case being probed under the anti-money laundering law.
FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
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💰USD ₹ 82.76
💷 GBP ₹ 105.79
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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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BSE Sensex
65,953.48 +232.23 (0.35%)🔺
NIFTY
19,597.30 +80.30 (0.41%)🔺
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Rates in Financial Capital Mumbai
GOLD : ₹ 60,440/10gm (24 krt)
SILVER : ₹ 77,000/KG
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PETROL : ₹ 97/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 90/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 74/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1103/14.2 Kg
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PETROL : ₹ 107/Ltr
DIESEL : ₹ 95/Ltr
Auto Gas : ₹ 60/Ltr
CNG : ₹ 79/Ltr
LPG : ₹ 1103/14.2 Kg
1. Survey: 85% taxpayers opt for old regime, 55% fully utilise 80C benefit.
2. Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is in the process of appointing an actuary firm for the purpose of providing consultancy services to it on matters related to insurance and staff pension cum gratuity.
3. Zomato has started charging customers in select markets a ₹2 ‘platform fee’. It’s charged irrespective of the cart value, meaning whatever the value of the food order is, a flat ₹2 platform fee will be charged. “This is in an experiment phase right now, we may or may not scale,” Zomato said.
4. Policybazaar and Paisabazaar’s parent company PB Fintech’s loss dipped 94% year-on-year to around ₹12 crore in the June quarter. In the same period a year ago, its loss stood at ₹204 crore. However, the loss increased slightly on a quarter-on-quarter basis. The company’s total operating revenue jumped 32% year-on-year to ₹666 crore in the first quarter.
5. Elon Musk-led electric carmaker Tesla on Monday named 45-year-old Indian-origin executive Vaibhav Taneja as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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Film director Siddique Ismail was hospitalised on Monday after he suffered a heart attack at around 3 pm. The 63-year-old director, who is said to be in critical condition, is currently under extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support at Amrita Hospital in Kochi. Siddique is known for directing film ‘Bodyguard’, starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor.
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. The latest edition of the Malabar exercise is all set to commence in the Australian waters from August 11-21 that will see the participation of the United States, Japan, India and Australia.
2. In Jammu and Kashmir, the security forces continued searches for the militants at Gunda Khwas and surrounding areas in Koteranka belt of Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district.
3. Two Pakistani drones were recovered near the India-Pakistan International Border in two separate incidents in Punjab’s Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts, a BSF official said.
4. Amidst the ongoing border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, India will now deploy troops from the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) to secure the strategically important Siliguri Corridor, also referred to as ‘Chicken Neck’ that connects north-eastern states with the rest of the country.
5. Indian Air Force (IAF) received air-launched Spike Non Line of Sight (NLOS) Anti-Tank Guided Missiles(ATGM) from Israel which can hit targets up to 50 km from a helicopter and 32 km from the ground.
6. Mohali-based woman entrepreneur Mrinal Tayal has been declared as one of the four winners of project of the Indian Navy. Educated at Harvard and Tuffet University, Boston, Tayal has been selected among applicants bidding for new technology projects under the ‘Make in India’ programme.
7. HAL Completes Production Of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) Prachand ‘Tank-Buster’ Helicopters Ahead Of Schedule.
In March 2022, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) granted approval for the production of 15 LCHs — 10 allocated to the IAF and 5 designated for the Indian Army, with a budget of Rs 3,837 crore.
8. The Lok Sabha has approved the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill-2023, with the aim of enhancing operational efficiency and discipline within the Indian Armed Forces.
9. The US State Department condemned China’s aggression against the Philippines in the South China Sea where it blocked Filipino manoeuvres with water cannons.
10. Sri Lanka Air Force training aircraft crashes, 2 killed: A pilot and an officer were killed after a training aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force crashed on Monday. The Chinese-built PT-6 aircraft crashed two minutes after takeoff from the Air Force station in Trincomalee.
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