DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS 12-13 JULY 2020
1. INDIA’S FIRST E-LOK ADALAT
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Chhattisgarh State Legal Service Authority
and the high Court organised India’s first e-Lok Adalat to ensure the
administration of justice and to solve the financial crisis of the parties and
lawyers amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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The high court Chief Justice P R Ramchandra
Menon inaugurated the e-Lok Adalat through video conferencing.
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Lok Adalat is one of the alternative dispute
grievance mechanisms or a forum where pending cases or disputes in the
court of law are settled or compromised whereas e-lok adalat will be handled
virtually.
2. BECOMING THE SECOND-LARGEST FOREIGN INVESTOR IN UK
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According to the United Kingdom’s
government’s figures released on 10 July 2020, India has become the second
largest Forign Direct Investor in the United Kingdom (UK) after the United
States in 2019, by investing in 120 projects and creating 5,429 new jobs in the
UK.
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India increased with a 4% FDI increase for
the UK on 2018-19 with 1,852 new inward investment projects in the 2019/2020
financial year.
3. 2020 DADA SAHEB PHALKE AWARD FOR ‘CHI
LUPO’
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An
independent filmmaker, Kezang D Thongdok won the 2020 Dada Saheb Phalke Award
for his documentary “Chi Lupo” – showcasing the practice of collection of honey
from the perched rocky hilltops.
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The
documentary Chi Lupo portrays the customs and practices of the Shertukpen
community.
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The Chi in
the title of the documentary refers to honey and Lupo refers to hunter.
4. GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES ASEEM PORTAL
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Dr Mahendra Nath Pandey , Union Minister of
Skill Development and Entrepreneurship(MoSDE) launched the
Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee-Employer Mapping (ASEEM) portal,
which maps the demand of skilled workforce to find available sustainable
livelihood opportunities.
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ASEEM is available as an online portal and
mobile application developed and managed by National Skill Development
Corporation (NSDC) in collaboration with Betterplace,
a Bengaluru based company.
5. IAF RECEIVED LAST 5 AH-64E APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTERS
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US based
Aerospace Company Boeing,
has delivered the last 5 AH-64E
Apache attack helicopters to Indian Air Force (IAF) at the
Air Force Station, Hindan,
Uttar Pradesh.
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This final 5
AH-64E Apache attack helicopters were part of a deal that was signed by Indian
Government & Boeing in the year 2015 to deliver 22 AH-64E Apache attack
helicopters .
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Also the
Chinook is a transport helicopter for carrying troops, artillery guns and other
equipment.
6. BOOK-‘A SONG OF INDIA’
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The book titled ‘A Song of
India’ authored by Ruskin Bond to be
released on July 20, 2020, which will mark the 70th year of the author’s
literary career.
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The book is the 4th installment
in his memoir series(a written record of a person’s own life
and experiences).
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The
book portrays his unknown life before he became a successful author.
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His memoir series are, “Looking for the
Rainbow” (2017), “Till the Clouds Roll By” (2017) and “Coming Round the
Mountain” (2019).
7. WORLD POPULATION DAY 2020: JULY 11
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Theme of 2020– The theme of 2020 is to safeguard the sexual
and reproductive health care, protect the health and rights of women and girls,
and end gender-based violence.
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“Putting the brakes on COVID-19: Safeguarding
the health and rights of women and girls’’
