Jul 20, 2020

COVID-19 : UAE launches its first Mars Mission “Hope”

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) launched its first mission to Mars early on 20 July, 2020 as it strives to develop its scientific and technology capabilities and move away from its reliance on oil.


The Arab world's first - the “Hope” Probe blasted off from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center at 6:58am Japanese time on Monday (21:58 GMT on Sunday) for a seven-month journey to the red planet, where it will orbit and send back data about the atmosphere.




The mission was initially due to launch on July 14, but was delayed by bad weather.


Just over an hour after launch, the probe deployed solar panels to power its systems and established radio communication with the mission on earth.


There are currently eight active missions exploring Mars; some orbit the planet and some have landed on its surface. China and the United States each plan to send another this year.




The Emirates Mars Mission has cost $200m, according to Minister for Advanced Sciences Sarah Amiri. It aims to provide a complete picture of the planet's atmosphere for the first time, studying daily and seasonal changes.


The UAE first announced plans for the mission in 2014 and launched a National Space Programme in 2017 to develop local expertise. Its population of 9.4 million, most of whom are foreign workers, lacks the scientific and industrial base of the big spacefaring nations.

It has an ambitious plan for a Mars settlement by 2117.


Hazza al-Mansouri became the first Emirati in space last September when he flew to the International Space Station.

Emiratis and Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) worked with US educational institutions to develop and build the Hope Probe.

The MBRSC space centre in Dubai will oversee the spacecraft during its 494 million km (307 million mile) journey at an average speed of 121,000kph.
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Jul 11, 2020

Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan and his Son Abhishek Test Coronavirus Positive

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On 11th July, 2020 Superstar Amitabh Bachchan along with his son Abhishek, tested positive for Covid-19. Senior Bachchan has been admitted to Mumbai's Nanavati hospital.

Nanavati Hospital spokesperson confirmed that Bachchan got admitted late in the evening. “He is undergoing a series of tests,” he said.

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek Bachchan, on Saturday, also said that they have tested positive for coronavirus and have been taken to a hospital.


Read Also : Government launches AI-based ASEEM Portal

After the news of the Big B being admitted started circulating on Saturday night, the thespian confirmed on Twitter. The 77-year-old actor revealed that his family and staff as well had been tested and the results were awaited.



Abhishek too announced his Covid-positive status via a tweet. “Earlier today both my father and I tested positive for Covid-19,” he tweeted. He said both have mild symptoms and are in hospital.

The 44-year-old, who made his OTT debut this weekend with the thriller 'Breathe', also requested everyone to stay calm and went on to add that they had "informed all the required authorities". He also wrote that the actor and his family were complying with the BMC.


According to the sources, Amitabh Bachchan is asymptomatic and stable and he is at the Respiratory Isolation Unit at the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai.


Affectionately known as "Big B", Amitabh Bachchan lives in Mumbai, which has been one of the worst hit cities by the deadly respiratory disease in India, recording 91,745 cases and 5,244 deaths so far, second only to Delhi.

Amitabh, whose various hospitalisations in July 1982 and December 2005 have been closely followed by his fans, has been vocal about his ailments, including tuberculosis and Hepatitis B.
इसे भी पढ़ें : 11 जुलाई, 2020 के मुख्य हिंदी करेंट अफेयर्स प्रश्न-उत्तर
Bollywood recently resumed film shoots after a months-long hiatus following the imposition of a nationwide lockdown in India in late March.

But actors over the age of 65, such as Mr Bachchan, are banned from set due to their vulnerability to the virus.

Mr. Bachchan's announcement prompted a wave of wishes from people wishing him a quick recovery.




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Government launches AI-based ASEEM Portal

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On July 10, 2020 The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has launched ‘Aatamanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping (ASEEM)’ portal to help skilled people find sustainable livelihood opportunities.

It aims to support decision and policy making via analytics and trends generated by the system for programmatic purposes.

The Portal is expected to improve the information flow and bridge the demand-supply gap in the skilled workforce market.

ASEEM also available as an APP, is developed and managed by NSDC in collaboration with Bengaluru-based company Betterplace specialising in blue collar employee management.



इसे भी पढ़ें : 11 जुलाई, 2020 के मुख्य हिंदी करेंट अफेयर्स प्रश्न-उत्तर


What is ASEEM?
  • ASEEM is a digital platform that will refer to all the trends, data, and analytics describing the workforce market and map demand of skilled workforce to supply. 

  • Through ASEEM, agencies, employers, and job aggregators who are looking for a skilled workforce in the specific sectors will have the required details at their fingertips.

  • The Artificial Intelligence-based ASEEM will provide employers a platform to assess the availability of skilled workforce and formulate their hiring plans.

  • It will enable policymakers to take a more objective view of various sectors in the economy.




Benefits
  • It will help in strengthening industry-relevant skills and explore emerging job opportunities especially in the post Covid era.

  • It will provide real-time granular information by identifying the relevant skill requirement and employment prospects. 

  • It will be used as a matchmaking engine to map skilled workers with the jobs available.

  • Candidate data coming to Skill India Portal from various state and central skilling schemes will be integrated including that from Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Fee-based Programs, National Urban Livelihoods Mission, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana, etc.

  • Database of labour migrants in Indian states and overseas citizens, who returned to India under the Vande Bharat Mission and filled SWADES Skill Card, has been integrated with the ASEEM portal.

  • Employers will be able to assess the availability of a skilled workforce and formulate their hiring plans.





National Skill Development Corporation - NSDC
It is noted that NSDC is a not-for-profit public limited company incorporated in 2008 under section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956 (corresponding to section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013). And It was set up by the Ministry of Finance as a Public Private Partnership (PPP) model.


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Jun 22, 2020

#NoExamsInCovid - buzzing on Twitter

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#NoExamsInCovid – is buzzing on Twitter nawadays. Congress-affiliated National Students' Union of India (NSUI) and other students who joined the movement are pressing for JEE Main, NEET and other similar exams to be postponed in the light of the COVID-19 crisis.


The students have demanded that third-year exams be cancelled by variety of students being advanced based on their prior exams and internal assessments.


“Considering the fact that the coronavirus cases have been rising rapidly in India and the graph doesn't seem to flatter, it would be very unjust for the students to still appear for their examinations,” NSUI said in a statement released after #NoExamsInCovid garnered support.




As the COVID-19 cases are still on the rise in the country, the remaining board exams and competitive tests for engineering and medical colleges are unlikely to take place in July, according to sources.


“The situation doesn't seem conducive to hold these examinations,” education ministry sources have said.




"Safety of students is paramount. The situation doesn't seem conducive to hold these examinations," sources in the Education Ministry said, adding that some exams may be cancelled and competitive exams like NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate) or the JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) are likely to be postponed.
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Nepal parliament introduces changes to citizenship law

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A Nepalese legislative commission recently introduced an amendment to Nepal's Citizenship Act. Under the change, a foreign woman who marries a Nepali citizen would have to wait seven years to acquire naturalized nationality.


The ruling Secretariat of the Communist Party of Nepal (NCP) decided to make foreign women married to Nepali men eligible for naturalized citizenship only after seven years on the basis of marital relations.


An amendment to the country's Citizenship Act was suggested by a legislative commission in Nepal. The amendment would require that a foreign woman married to a Nepali national await naturalized citizenship for 7 years.


Opposition parties said that it is uncomfortable for people living in Madhes, where cross-border marriage is common.


Nepal's main opposition parties opposed the proposal, claiming it would inconvenience people living in Madhes where cross-border marriages are prevailing quite widely. The parties- Nepali Congress (NC) and Janata Samajbadi Party (SJP) also argued that such a provision would have a bad impact on the age-old ‘bread and bride relations’ (Roti-Beti) between Nepal and India.


The Madheshi are the inhabitants of the Terai region in southern Nepal, on the Himalayan foothill at Bihar's border with India.




Key Highlights

  • It includes seven rights that a foreign woman married to a Nepali national can exercise till she acquires citizenship certificates.
  • The amendment bill proposes changes to Clause 4.1(b) of the Citizenship Act, which paves the way for women who are granted residence permits to exercise economic , social and cultural rights and grant seven different economic , social and cultural rights to such women.
  • It will now be presented for endorsement to the full House of Parliament.
  • it will impact 'bread and bride relations' (Roti-Beti) between Nepal and India. 





Conditions for Women without Citizenship

  • Failure to obtain a citizenship certificate will not prevent them from running any business and from earning, using and selling any fixed and mobile assets, making profits through business and engaging in any kind of property transaction.
  • Such a woman may also set up companies, operate businesses as well as other activities, record crucial events such as birth , death, marriage , divorce and relocation, and offer facilities, rights and discounts offered by every law-based agency. 
  • She would also be eligible to study at any accredited institution, obtain academic qualifications and exercise physical , social and cultural rights and obtain national identification cards as per the proposed amendment.




Condition for a foreign Man married to Nepali Woman

Actually a foreign man married to a woman from Nepal will wait for citizenship for 14 years. Woman organisations have requested fair rights in legislation, said The Kathmandu Post. The main opposition groups, the NC and the JSP, wrote protest notes against the reform bill.

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Mar 20, 2020

Bollywood Singer Kanika Kapoor tested Coronavirus positive

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Kanika Kapoor, who tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Friday March 20, attended three parties after returning to Lucknow from London last week, according to her father Rajiv Kapoor. Kanika was admitted to the King George's Medical University (KGMU) hospital in Lucknow after testing coronavirus positive.





While giving an interview on March 20, Rajiv Kapoor said that Kanika came in contact with around 400 families at the three different parties in Lucknow.

The singer, however, has denied her father's claims and said that she only attended one family get together.



Soon after father Rajiv Kapoor's interview, Kanika spoke to a news channel in a telephonic conversation and contradicted her father's statement, adding that she was only exposed to about thirty people at one get together.



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Kanika Kapoor travelled to London lately to meet her children and returned to Lucknow last week. Upon landing in the Uttar Pradesh capital, Kanika refrained from informing authorities concerned about her travel history. Kanika also attended a lavish party with her friends and family at a five-star hotel in Lucknow thereafter. This party was hosted by top interior designer Adil Ahmad, nephew of Akbar Ahmad Dumpy. Adil had designed the interiors for Vasundhara Raje's Delhi home. Raje was also part of the dinner hosted by Adil, as was her son Dushyant.


She, however, has denied reports of dodging airport authorities after landing in Lucknow. "I am an educated and hardworking girl. I was part of the scanning process at the airport. I also called the CMO to check me and filled all forms at the airport," Kanika told a news channel. Her father Rajiv Kapoor also reiterated and said that Kanika did the test at the airport and "nothing" was reported at that point of time.

Kanika Kapoor has provided vocals to the songs Baby Doll, Chittiyaan Kalaiyaan, Chhil Gaye Naina and Da Da Dasse.

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PM Modi Urges 'Janata Curfew' On March 22, 2020

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PM Modi Urges 'Janata Curfew' On March 22, 2020

On March 19, 2020 PM Narendra Modi appealed to citizens to observe a "Janata curfew" on Sunday, March 22 across India.

PM Modi urged people not to move out of their homes on 22nd March. He also urged the state governments, organisations like the NCC and NSS, which are led by youth, civil society and other organisations to actively encourage citizens to follow ‘Janata Curfew’ and stay inside their homes.

Read also: What is COVID-19

The Prime Minister also cautioned citizens against hoarding and panic-buying, assuring that there would be no shortage of essentials like milk, medicines and food.

PM Modi said, "Under this Janata (public) curfew, no one should leave their home or gather in their neighbourhoods. Only those related to essential services should go out".

The Prime Minister suggested that the one-day exercise would help people get used to self-isolating. Stay home unless absolutely essential in the next few weeks, he said, urging determination and restraint.


PM requested all citizens to applaud the services extended by airlines’ staff, the cleanliness staff, those who deliver food, those who drive railways, bus or autorickshaws, government officials, policemen and the media. Terming them as ‘Rashtra Rakshaks’, PM Modi said that the country was indebted to their services. PM Modi urged citizens to stand in the balconies at 5 PM on 22nd March and clap for five minutes to express gratitude to such people.

Schools, colleges, theatres, malls and shopping areas have been shut down in large parts of the country. Religious gatherings and weddings have been put off.

PM thanks people for supporting the cause of Sunday's Janata Curfew

PM Modi has hailed the efforts of people from various walks of life that have come together to support the initiative of Janata Curfew this Sunday, the 22nd of March, in an effort to contain the spread of corona virus Covid 19.

PM thanks people for supporting the cause of Sunday's Janata Curfew



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