Daily Current Affairs 03 June 2021

Daily Current Affairs – 03 June 2021

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CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL NEWS

Ministry of Home Affairs Constituted Committee - Offences relating to Speech and Expression:

• Ministry of Home Affairs Constituted a committee to propose a separate Section in IPC on ‘Offences relating to speech

and expression’.

• Presently there is no specific definition of ‘Hate Speech’ in Indian Penal Code, 1860.

• It will take into account the recommendations made by the T K Viswanathan committee, which recommended strong

laws to deal with online hate speech.

Sri Krishna Deva Rao Head Vice Chancellor of National Law University,Delhi

S.Bajpai Convenor Registrar, NLU Delhi

Balraj Chauhan Member Vice Chancellor, Dharmasastra NLU Jabalpur

Mahesh Jathmalani Member Senior Advocate,Supreme Court of India

P.Thareja Member Former District and Sessions Judge, Delhi

• Union Minister (MHA) – Amit Shah (Constituency- Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat)

MoD notifies ‘Second Positive Indigenisation List’ of 108 items

• In pursuance of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s endeavor of ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ and to boost indigenisation in the

Defence sector, Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal of the Department of Military Affairs,

Ministry of Defence (MoD) to notify the ‘Second Positive Indigenisation List’ of 108 items.








• All the 108 items will now be procured from indigenous sources as per provisions given in Defence Acquisition

Procedure (DAP) 2020.

• In August 2020, the ‘First Positive Indigenisation’ List comprising 101 items was notified, in pursuance of Government’s

endeavor of ‘AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan’ and to boost indigenisation in the defence sector.

RDSO ( Research Design & Standards Organization) First Institution to be declared SDO

• RDSO (Research Design & Standards Organization) of Indian Railways has become the FIRST Institution to be declared

SDO (Standard Developing Organization ) under "One Nation One Standard" mission on BIS (Bureau of Indian

Standards) which is Institution under Department of Consumer Affairs.

• To attain “ Nation One Standard” vision of Govt. of India, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards

Body, has launched a scheme which provides for “Recognition of SDO”. Through this scheme, BIS aims at aggregating

and integrating the existing capabilities and dedicated domain specific expertise available with various organizations in

the country engaged in standards development in their specific sectors, and enable convergence of all standard

development activities in the country resulting in “One National Standard for One Subject”.

• Research Designs & Standards Organization (RDSO), Lucknow, which is the sole R&D Wing of Ministry of Railways, is

one of India’s leading Standard formulating Body undertaking standardization work for railway sector.

NRTI to undertake research on initiatives of Railways








India gets 8 new Flying Training Academies

• India is set to get 8 new Flying Training Academies under the liberalised Flying Training Organisation (FTO) policy of the

Airports Authority of India (AAI). These academies will be set up at Belagavi, Jalgaon, Kalaburagi, Khajuraho and

Lilabari. The set-up of these 8 FTOs is aimed at making India a global flying training hub and to prevent the exodus of

Indian cadets to foreign FTOs. Additionally, these FTOs will also be designed to cater the flying training requirements of

cadets in India’s neighbouring countries.

• Airports Authority of India had invited bids for the same in November 2020. The award letters were issued on 31 May

2021 to winning bidders: Asia-Pacific, Jetserve, Redbird, Samvardhane and Skynex. The parameters set for prospective

bidders included familiarisation with aviation safety aspects, regulatory mechanisms, experience in the field of training

pilots on manned aircraft, the availability of equipment, trainers, etc. To make FTOs attractive for bidders, AAI reduced

the minimum annual rental significantly to Rs.15 lacs. Furthermore, the concept of airport royalty was scrapped to make

these ventures business-friendly.

About Airports Authority of India (AAI) :

• Headquarters: New Delhi

• Founded: 1 April 1995

• Owner: Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL NEWS

IAU approved 8 Features on Moon with Chinese names:

• International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature gave approval for naming 8

features (Mons Hua, Mons Heng, Pei Xiu, Shen Kuo, Liu Hui, Song Yingxing, Statio Tianchuan, and Xu Guanqui) in the

Moon with Chinese names around the location where China’s Chang’e-5 Spacecraft landed in December 2020.

• The locations are named after China’s famous Astronomers, Scientists, Mathematicians, Cartographers, Mountains, and

a Constellation.

• In 2019, China’s Chang’e-4 probe became the 1st spacecraft to land on the dark side of the Moon.








• Chang’e-5 brought back fresh Lunar samples to Earth, which was previously bought 40-years back by the USA’s 1969

Apollo 11 Mission.

• In August 2020, ISRO named 250-300 kms long Moon crater as “Sarabhai Crater” to pay tribute to Vikaram Sarabhai,

“Father of Indian Space Program”

About International Astronomical Union (IAU):

• President – Ewine van Dishoeck

• Headquarters – Paris, France

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING NEWS

The Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Margao, Goa – Extension of Period:

• The Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Margao, Goa was placed under Directions vide Directive dated April 26,

2019 from the close of business on May 02, 2019 for a period of six months.

• The validity of the above Directions was extended from time to time, the last being vide Directive dated March 02, 2021

up to June 02, 2021.

• It is hereby notified for the information of the public that, the Reserve Bank of India, in exercise of powers vested in it

under sub-section (1) of Section 35 A read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, hereby directs that the

Directive dated April 26, 2019, issued to The Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd., Margao, Goa as modified from

time to time, the validity of which was last extended up to June 02, 2021, shall continue to apply to the bank for a further

period of two months from June 03, 2021 to August 02, 2021, as per the Directive dated June 02, 2021, subject to

review.

Expert Committee on Variable Capital Company submits its report to the International Financial Services Centres

Authority:

• Dr. K.P. Krishnan headed expert committee on Variable Capital Company has submitted its report on the feasibility of

Variable Capital Companies in the International Financial Services Centres to the Chairperson of the International

Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA), Shri. Injeti Srinivas.








• The IFSCA set up this Committee to explore the potential for allowing another legal structure – popularly known as a

variable capital company (VCC) – as an additional option through which asset managers could pool the investors’ funds.

• The Committee assessed the features of a VCC or its equivalent, in other jurisdictions such as the UK, Singapore,

Ireland and Luxembourg. The Committee recommended the adoption of a VCC-like legal structure for the purpose of

conducting fund management activity in IFSCs

About International Financial Services Centre:

• The International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) has been established on April 27, 2020 under the

International Financial Services Centres Authority Act, 2019. It is headquartered at GIFT City, Gandhinagar in Gujarat.

• Chairman : Injeti Srinivas

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN NEWS

Scientists develop efficient Artificial Synaptic Network that Mimics Human Brain:

• Scientists have fabricated a device that can mimic human brain cognitive actions and is more efficient than conventional

techniques in emulating artificial intelligence, thus enhancing the computational speed and power consumption

efficiency.

• Scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of the

Department of Science & Technology, Government of India, devised a novel approach of fabricating an artificial synaptic

network (ASN) resembling the biological neural network

• This work has been recently published in the journal ‘Materials Horizons’.

• Using programmed electrical signals as a real-world stimulus, this hierarchical structure emulated various learning

activities such as short-term memory (STM), long-term memory (LTM), potentiation, depression, associative learning,

interest-based learning, supervision, etc. impression of supervision. Synaptic fatigue due to excessive learning and its

self-recovery was also mimicked.

About Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research :

• The Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) is a multidisciplinary research institute

located at Jakkur, Bangalore, India. It was established by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government

of India, to mark the birth centenary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India.

• President : G U KULKARNI








India’s 1st Privately built Hall-effect Thruster:

• Bellatrix Aerospace, a Bengaluru based Space Transportation company has successfully tested a highly efficient electric

propulsion system for microsatellites & India’s 1st Privately Developed Hall-effect Thruster.

• The propulsion system is ideal for microsatellites weighing 50-500 Kg and can be scaled up for heavier satellites.

• The Technology is a critical technology for the Space Taxi that Bellatrix Aerospace is developing.

• The current model of the thruster uses Xenon as fuel.

• Bellatrix Aerospace has also developed the World’s 1st commercial Microwave Plasma Thruster, which uses water as

fuel.

• Also, the company has bagged an order from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

• The tests were conducted at the Asia’s largest privately funded lab Spacecraft Propulsion Research Laboratory set up by

Bellatrix at Society for Innovation and Development-Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru

• CEO – Rohan M Ganapathy

A new AI-driven platform will facilitate early-COVID interventions over Whatsapp:

• A new AI-driven platform will now help early intervention through rapid screening of COVID 19 with the help of Chest X-

ray interpretation over WhatsApp for doctors who have access to X-ray machines. The solution called XraySetu can work

with low-resolution images sent via mobiles, is quick and easy to use, and can facilitate detection in rural areas.

• ARTPARK (AI & Robotics Technology Park), a not-for-profit foundation established by the Indian Institute of Science

(IISc), Bengaluru, with support from the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Govt. of India, in collaboration with

Bangalore based HealthTech startup Niramai and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has developed XraySetu

specifically designed to identify COVID positive patients even from low-resolution Chest X-Ray images sent over

Whatsapp.

• To conduct the health check, any doctor simply needs to visit www.xraysetu.com and click on the ‘Try the Free XraySetu

Beta’ button. The platform will then redirect the person to another page, wherein he or she can choose to engage with

the WhatsApp-based chatbot via web or smartphone application. Or the doctor can simply send a WhatsApp message to

the phone number +91 8046163838 to start the XraySetu service. Then they just need to click the picture of the patient’s

X-ray and obtain the 2-page automated diagnostics with annotated images in a few minutes.





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Modern technology and Indian traditional knowledge combine to bring safe & healthy drinking water:

• Modern technology and Indian traditional knowledge of Ayurveda have been combined for a solution to disinfect water

completely and also offer possible health benefits of natural oils.

• Disinfection of water is essential for removing pathogenic microorganisms that are responsible for causing a number of

water-borne diseases. However, the common drawbacks of chemical methods such as chlorination include formation of

harmful/ carcinogenic disinfection by-products. Therefore, it is pertinent to develop technology that provides safe and

healthy drinking water at low cost with substantial ease of operation, scale-up, and without harmful disinfection by-

products.

• Scientists, Dr. VM Bhandari and his group at CSIR-NCL Pune, with support from the Water Technology Initiative of the

Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India, has developed the novel hybrid technology called

SWASTIIK’ (Safe Water and Sustainable Technology Initiative from Indian Knowledgebase) that involves boiling of a

liquid as a result of pressure reduction (cavitation) and also uses natural oils having antimicrobial properties.

• This technology can eliminate harmful bacteria, including antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, economically. It not only

integrates Indian traditional knowledge of Ayurveda for complete disinfection of water but also may offer possible health

benefits of natural oils.

• The technique used ---hydrodynamic cavitation combines chemistry, biology, and chemical engineering along with

natural resources in the form of natural oils and plant extracts.

• The process, which draws inspiration from Indian traditional knowledge, has resulted in increased efficiency and reduced

cost of water treatment.

• The team achieved complete elimination for gram-negative E. coli and gram-positive S. aureus bacteria and even AMR

bacteria/ difficult opportunistic pathogenic bacteria typically in 5-10 minutes. It was observed that increased rates of

disinfection using oil can drastically reduce the time of operation and consequently reduce cost as compared to other

advanced treatment processes.

• The novel strategy of SWASTIIK can have significant benefits in terms of providing SAFE WATER and also possible

health benefits that can also boost immunity, an important aspect as underlined in the current COVID-19 era.








CURRENT AFFAIRS: AWARDS IN NEWS

1st Indian To Win 2021 Rudolf V Schindler Award

Valeria Luiselli won Dublin Literary Award 2021








World’s First Global Satellite-Based Reef-Monitoring System

• Scientists working with the Allen Coral Atlas, a research initiative developed by Arizona State University, the University of

Queensland, the National Geographic Society, Planet, and Vulcan launched the first global, satellite-based reef

surveillance tool to monitor the coral bleaching issue.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS

Controller Warship Production and Acquisition

• Vice Admiral Kiran Deshmukh, AVSM, VSM, has assumed charge as the Controller Warship Production and Acquisition.

• Prior to his appointment as Controller Warship Production & Acquisition, as Flag Officer he has served as Director

General Naval Project at Visakhapatnam, Admiral Superintendent of Naval Dockyard Visakhapatnam, Chief Staff Officer

(Tech)/ HQENC and Assistant Chief of Material (Dockyards & Refits).

Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over Eastern Command as its General Officer Commanding-in-

Chief:

• Lieutenant General Manoj Pande takes over Eastern Command as its General Officer Commanding-in-Chief . Prior to

this, he was Commander-in-Chief Andaman & Nicobar Command, the only Tri- services Operational Command in India

from 01 Jun 2020 to 31 May 2021.








Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes over as Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command:

• Lt Gen Ajai Singh takes over as 16th Commander-in-Chief, Andaman & Nicobar Command

Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair takes over as Director General Assam Rifles:

• Lieutenant General Pradeep Chandran Nair, AtiVishishtSeva Medal (AVSM), YudhSeva Medal (YSM) took over as the

21st Director General of the Assam Rifles (popularly known as Sentinels of the North-East)

• In his last assignment at the Army Headquarters, he was the Director General Recruiting, responsible for recruiting

officers and jawans in the Indian Army.

Rear Admiral IB Uthaiah took over as the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam:

• Rear Admiral IB Uthaiah took over as the Admiral Superintendent, Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam from Rear Admiral

Sreekumar Nair, NM








Rear Admiral Sreekumar Nair would take over as Director General Naval Project at Visakhapatnam:

• Rear Admiral Sreekumar Nair would take over as Director General Naval Project at Visakhapatnam, on promotion to

Vice Admiral.

VAdm Dinesh K Tripathi has assumed charge as Chief of Personnel of Indian Navy:

• Vice Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi has assumed charge as Chief of Personnel of Indian Navy.

Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh assumes charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff:

• Vice Admiral Ravneet Singh assumes charge as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff. The Admiral relieves Vice Admiral MS

Pawar who was superannuate.








Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani assumes charge as the Chief of Materiel of Indian Navy:

• Vice Admiral Sandeep Naithani assumes charge as the Chief of Materiel of Indian Navy. The Admiral relieves Vice

Admiral SR Sarma, PVSM, AVSM, VSM who superannuated on 31 May 21

CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS

Global Parents Day: June 1








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