20th July, 2022 Current Affairs

Archana Lakkavajula

NATIONAL
Rajasthan introduces the first digital LokAdalat in India

During the 18th All India Legal Services Authorities’ convention, which was held here, National Legal Services Authority Chairman UdayUmeshLalit unveiled the first digital LokAdalat driven by artificial intelligence. Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority’s (RSLSA) digital LokAdalat was created by Jupitice Justice Technologies, the organization’s technological partner.
N V Ramana, the Chief Justice of India, opened the two-day event in the presence of KirenRijiju, the Union Minister of Law and Justice, and Ashok Gehlot, the Chief Minister of Rajasthan.
India’s increasing litigation backlog has recently made attention, particularly during the pandemic when courts were temporarily halted.
The oldest pending case in the nation was recently resolved by a district court in Bihar after 108 years of deliberation.
The NITI Aayog report also estimated that it would take 324 years to resolve every case now outstanding in India.
According to the survey, between 5 million and 40 million legal issues arise each month but only between 75% and 97% of them end up in court.

INTErNATIONAL
India provided assistance worth 3.8 billion dollars to Sri Lanka to tide over unprecedented economic crisis.

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar has said that India has given 3.8 billion dollar assistance for ameliorating the serious economic situation in Sri Lanka.
No other country has given this level of support to Sri Lanka this year. After chairing an all-party meeting convened by the Centre to discuss the Sri Lankan crisis in New Delhi.
In Sri Lanka there is a very serious crisis and situation is unprecedented. He said, Sri Lanka is our close neighbour and India will play a supportive role. If there is instability in any neighbouring country or any violence, that is a matter of deep concern to India, he added.

Facebook-owner Meta released first annual human rights report

Facebook owner Meta released its first annual human rights report, following years of accusations that it turned a blind eye to online abuses that fueled real-world violence in places like India and Myanmar.
The report, which covers due diligence performed in 2020 and 2021, includes a summary of a controversial human rights impact assessment of India that Meta commissioned law firm Foley Hoag to conduct.
Human rights groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have demanded the release of the India assessment in full, accusing Meta of stalling in a joint letter sent in January. In its summary, Meta said the law firm had noted the potential for “salient human rights risks” involving Meta’s platforms, including “advocacy of hatred that incites hostility, discrimination, or violence.”

ECONOMY
Manoj Kumar assumes charge as KVIC’s new chairman

Manoj Kumar, former expert member of marketing at Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC), has been promoted to take charge as Chairman of the Government of India’s statutory body. KVIC’s former Chairman Vinai Kumar Saxena has moved on to take charge as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Manoj Kumar was earlier part of KVIC as the Expert Member (Marketing) and has professional experience in the areas of marketing and rural development.
KVIC is a statutory body incorporated under the Parliament Act with the aim to develop Khadi and other village industries in rural areas.
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is a statutory body formed in April 1957 by the Government of India, under the Act of Parliament, ‘Khadi and Village Industries Commission Act of 1956’.
Earlier this year KVIC had achieved Rs 1.15 lakh croreturnover in 2021-22, clocking a growth rate of 20.54 per cent from the previous year.

IMF warns Russian gas embargo would lead to severe recessions in eastern Europe and Italy

International Monetary Fund warned that a Russian gas embargo would lead to severe recessions in eastern Europe and Italy if countries around the world hoarded their own scarce supplies.
The IMF predicted that unless liquid natural gas was shared and prices were artificially held down, any Russian action to stop supplying Europe would trigger economic contractions over the next year in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Italy.
Russia’s Gazprom had told customers in Europe it could not guarantee gas supplies because of “extraordinary” circumstances, adding to fears that Moscow may not restart the Nord Stream 1 pipeline on Thursday.

SPORTS
Mairaj Ahmad Khan of India writes history by winning gold medal in skeet

Veteran Indian shooter Mairaj Ahmed Khan made history by becoming the first person to ever win a men’s skeet gold medal at an ISSF World Cup.
The 46-year-old from Uttar Pradesh shot 37 in the 40-shot final to finish ahead of Minsu Kim from Korea (36), who took second place, and Ben Llewellin from Britain (26), who took third place.

Australia Tennis star Lleyton Hewitt inducted into Hall of Fame

Two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, Lleyton Hewitt was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.
Before Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic ascended to the top of the sport, Hewitt held the top spot for 80 weeks, good for 10th-most in history. Even when those stars made their mark.
The Aussie icon won his first ATP title in Adelaide in 1998 and his last in 2014 at the Hall of Fame Open, defeating Ivo Karlovic. Hewitt won the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon title.

Published date : 20 Jul 2022 05:16PM