Daily Current Affairs 09th July 2020 | Civils OnliEd

Daily Current Affairs 09th July

           

International Events

Þ     India-EU summit

India- EU

            *        India and the European Union (EU) will hold their 15th summit meeting through video link on 15 July

          *        The summit is to be co-chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Indian side and by the President of the European Council Charles Michel and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen on the part of the EU.

           *        The 14th India-EU Summit was held on 6 October 2017 in New Delhi

Source: Livemint

National Events

Þ     India Global week

            * Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi today addressed the inaugural session of India Global week via video-conference.

            *        He said that when India talks of revival it is:  Revival with care, Revival with compassion, Revival which is sustainable - both for the environment and the economy.

            *        He expressed happiness that the Forum was also marking the 100th birth anniversary of Pandit Ravi Shankar, who took the beauty of Indian classical music to the world

             *        India Global Week 2020 is a three - day virtual conference

             *        Theme: ‘Be The Revival: India and a Better New World

             *        India Global Week 2020 will have 5000 global participants from 30 nations being addressed by 250 global speakers across 75 sessions.

Source: PIB

Þ     Rewa Solar Project

           *        Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 750 MW (3x250) Solar Project set up at Rewa, Madhya Pradesh on July 10, 2020.

          *        Developed by the Rewa Ultra Mega Solar Limited (RUMSL), a Joint Venture Company of Madhya Pradesh UrjaVikas Nigam Limited (MPUVN), and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a Central Public Sector Undertaking

           *        Received World Bank Group President’s Award for innovation and excellence

*        included in the Prime Minister’s “A Book of Innovation: New Beginnings”

       *        Delhi Metro will get 24% of energy from the project ,remaining 76% to the State DISCOMs of Madhya Pradesh

           *        The Rewa Project also exemplifies India’s commitment to attain the target of 175 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by the year 2022, including 100 GW of Solar installed capacity.

Source: PIB

Þ     Army bans 89 apps

         *        The order was issued to prevent leakage of 

               sensitive information and also due to security

               considerations

Source: The Hindu

Þ     The Ministry of Home Affairs said in Supreme court is Funds like PM CARES are ‘separate , different, distinct’ form NDRF

PM CARES

Supreme Court

           *        Is a public charitable trust

           *        Chairmen : PM

          Members: Defence Minister, Home Minister and Finance Minister.

     Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund

           *        Created in 1948 by then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, to assist displaced persons from Pakistan.

           *        Contributions towards PMNRF are notified for 100% deduction from taxable income under section 80(G) of the Income Tax Act, 1

The National Disaster Response Fund

            *        Formed under Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act 2005

Source: The Hindu

Science & Technology

Þ     Portable, battery-operated ventilator

             *        Researchers from Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST), Kerala developed an Emergency Breathing Assist System (EBAS) called AirBridge.

            *        The portable, battery-operated and user-friendly device can be used for ventilator support during COVID-19-related and other emergency situations

Source: DownToEarth