CBI holds searches in
Gujrat in leak case ; one more held
Two men lynched in
Kolkata innseparate incident over suspicion of cellphone theft
Five soldiers killed as tank swept away in during training
in Ladakh Shyok river
Five soldiers lost their lives after a tank was swept away
by strong water current in Shyok river ,
during military training in Ladakh on Friday night .
An army spokesperson said that the incident took place when
the team carrying army got stuck in the Shyok , near Saser Barangsa in eastern
Ladakh “ due to sudden increase in water level “ .
On CBI plea , CBI
sends Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12
Delhi Court sent
Arvind Kejriwal to judicial custody till July 12 , in a case led by CBI in
connection with an excise policy case.
CBI in it’s application
cited the need of further investigation
in the case .
CBI had said that it had gathered evidence against Mr
Kejriwal in January ,ans had got
prosecution sanctions on prevention of
corruption act in April , but the agency did not want to overreach the SC that
is why he was not arrested before election .
Meanwhile, AAP party
staged nationwide protest against the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal .
INDIA may field
Faizabad MP in deputy speaker poll
The opposition is likely to field samajwadi Party leader
Awadhesh Prasad for likely election to the post of Deputy speaker .
The opposition has
decided to force a united front for the demand of the deputy speaker post .
Though constitutionally mandated , the 17th Lok Sabha
functioned without a deputy speaker . Government has not indicated that the
position will be filled.
Article 93 of constitution mandates that Lok Sabha “ as soon
as may be “ , choose a member to be deputy speaker .However , it does not
provide a specific time frame .
It is a convention to Choose deputy speaker from a party
other than the ruling Party.
Dengue may have
helped stem Covid 19 wave severity
A study was Published
in Journal Of Medical Virology this week , the research suggests that
antibodies following dengue infection
were able to ‘ neutralise ‘ it .
NCPCR to facilitate
30 district officials for containing drug abuse among school children
The national commission of protection of Child right will
facilitate 30 top performing districts for successful implementation of Joint
implementation of a joint action plan to contan substance abuse .
A joint portal called ‘ prahari
‘ will also be launched .
FAQ
What was the tussle over covexin IPR ?
Recently Bharat Biotech International Limited ( BBIL )
admitted to an “ inadvertent error “ while filing patent filing by not including ICMR in the list of
inventors of Covexin .
Covexin was jointly developed by ICMR NIV which is a public entity and BBIL .
The Hindu had
cited this . BBIL said that it will file a fresh application to include ICMR on
it .
The process of making
vaccine involves collecting blood
samples , extracting virus and then
putting virus and using different
methods and processes to make vaccines.
The methods and processes
come under IPR.
Why has NTA failed to
deliver?
National Testing Agency ( NTA ) , is under scanner after
allegations of irregularities in NEET UG exams
.
Later NEET PG Exam was also cancelled.
About NTA
NTA was
established as an specialist ,
self-sustaining and autonomous body under the Union Education Ministry .
Its main mandate is to conduct efficient , transparent and
international standard tests .
NTA now conducts more than 20 exams that includes JEE , NEET
, UGC NET .
NTA was to conduct all tests as computer based tests . These
tests are far better in shielding any type of irregularities.
But this year NEET Exam along with UGC NET was shifted to
pen and paper .
The Pen and Paper type of exam in which only OMR needs to be
filled are prone to irregularities such
as cheating , paper leaks etc .
A seven member committee headed by S Radhakrishnan has been formed to recommend reforms in NTA .
What is holding up the Teesta Treaty ?
During the recent visit of Sheikh Hasina , Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on June 22 said , “ A technical team will soon visit to
Bangladesh to discuss , “ conservation and management of the Teesta river in Bangladesh .
West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee wrote to PM over this that any
conversation regarding sharing of Teesta waters
must involve participation of west Bengal .
Foreign secretary later clarified that the current agreement
is based on management rather than sharing of Teesta water .
Teesta water is currently shared as 42.5 % for India and
37.5 % Bangladesh.
World
Iran to have a run
off between reformist and conservative
The sole reformist in Iran’s presidential elections , Masoud
Pezeskian , will face the conservative Saeed Jaleel in a runoff .
The first round voting was completed on 28 June, on Friday .
The election saw the
lowest voter turnout at 39.93 % .
None of the two major candidates got a majority .
Reformist Masood Pezeskian got 42.4 % of vote while Principlist Saeed Jalili got 38.6 % of vote .
Conservative speaker Bagher Ghalibaf was the third with 13.8% of the vote .
As no candidate has got a majority , a run off election will be held between Mr
Pezeskian and Mr Jalili on 5 th July.
Women’s rights is an
internal issue , say Taliban ahead of UN
discussion
Taliban authorities have said on Thursday that demanding
women’s rights was ” Afghanistan’s issue “ to solve , ahead of a key UN
led talk .
The Taliban Is
looking to participate in a key meeting that was initiated by the UN in May
2023 to increase international coordination with Iraq .
UN and civil society groups are particularly concerned about women’s rights in Iran .
Currently no country recognises Taliban government .
Taliban was not invited in previous meeting held in Doha .
Taliban has asked civil society groups from Afghanistan to
not participate as that mnight show that Taliban is not unified .
‘ At least 30 killed
in anti government protest in Kenya ,
Human Rights Watch
sports
India scripts incredible comeback , wins title
India has won the T20 World Cup 2024 played in the West Indies USA .
In the final in Barbados . India beat South Africa by seven
runs .
Man of the Match – Virat Kohli was awarded man of the match
.
Player of the series –Jasprit Bumrah was awarded player of
the series . Bumrah claimed 15 wickets at an average of 8.26 with an economy of
4.17 .
