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12 SEPTEMBER 2022 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS | UPSC CDS CAPF AFCAT NDA SSB

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12 SEPTEMBER 2022 DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS | UPSC CDS CAPF AFCAT NDA SSB
1. VINOBA BHAVE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Vinoba Bhave on his birth anniversary.
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  • Vinayak Narahari also known as Vinoba Bhave (1895 – 1982) was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. Often called Acharya, he is best known for the Bhoodan Movement.
  • He is considered a National Teacher of India and the spiritual successor of Mahatma Gandhi.
  • He was an eminent philosopher. The Gita has also been translated into Marathi language by him with the title Geetai (meaning 'Mother Gīta' in Marathi). 
Source : The Hindu

2. INDIA ISSUES GUIDELINES TO STUDENTS WISH TO STUDY MEDICINE IN CHINA
Embassy of India in China said that prospective Indian students who wish to seek admission for undergraduate clinical medicine programme in China are required to obtain a license to practice medicine in China before they appear for the Foreign Medical Graduates Exam (FMGE) in India.
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  • The Indian Embassy said that such prospective Indian students are also required to clear the NEET-UG (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-Under Graduate) exam, which is the entry examination for undergraduate medical education in India, as a prerequisite to pursue medical education abroad.
  • Only such students - after completing their degree program - can appear in FMGE which is required to pursue clinical medical practice in India.
  • The advisory was issued in response to several queries from prospective Indian students and their parents with respect to seeking admission to undergraduate clinical medicine programme in China.
  • More than twenty thousand Indian students mostly enrolled in medical courses in different Chinese universities are waiting to return to China for more than two and half years due to COVID-related restrictions and a ban on direct flights to and from India.
  • China has now started giving visas but due to non-availability of direct flights, it is very costly affair to travel to China through transit route.
Source : All India Radio

3. WORLD'S PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS, 1893
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled Swami Vivekananda’s iconic speech at Chicago in 1893. Mr Modi said, his address gave the world a glimpse of India's culture and ethos.
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  • There have been several meetings referred to as a Parliament of the World's Religions, the first being the World's Parliament of Religions of 1893, which was an attempt to create a global dialogue of faiths.
  • Swami Vivekananda represented India and Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions (1893).
  • This was the first World's Parliament of Religions, and it was held from 11 to 27 September 1893. Delegates from all over the world joined this Parliament.
Source : The Hindu

4. WORLD PHYSIOTHERAPIST DAY
On the occasion of World Physiotherapist Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today lauded the efforts of all physiotherapists who play a key role in safeguarding the health of people.
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  • World Physiotherapist Day is observed to generate awareness about the crucial contribution physiotherapists make to society, enabling people to be mobile, well, and independent.
  • This is observed on 8 September. 
Source : All India Radio

5. NATIONAL DEFENSE MSME CONCLAVE
Defense Conclave and Exhibition is being organized for the first time in Rajasthan.
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  • The two-day National Defense MSME Conclave and Exhibition began in Kota, Rajasthan.
  • Defense equipment including T-90 and BMP-2 tanks, artillery guns, various types of sniper and machine guns and military bridges are being displayed in the exhibition.
  • Youth innovating in the defense sector, start-ups and MSMEs are also displaying their products.
  • More than 50 companies, start-ups and MSMEs working in the defense sector are participating in the event.
  • The conclave was formally inaugurated by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. 
Source : All India Radio

6. CENTRE-STATES DASHBOARD TO SHARE THE BEST TECHNOLOGY PRACTICES
Union Minister of Science & Technology announced setting up of a Dashboard to share the best technology practices among the Centre and the States.
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  • This high level mechanism will be developed by the Department of Science and Technology to monitor and coordinate the follow up action of the conclave.
  • This was informed by him while presiding over the concluding session of the two-day "Centre-State Science Conclave" at Science City in Ahmedabad. 
Source: PIB

7. F-16 FIGHTER JET
During official meetings with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Donald Lu in Delhi last week, India raised “strong objections” to the U.S. plan for Foreign Military Sales (FMS) to Pakistan at an estimated $450 million for hardware, software and spares for the F-16 fighter jet programme.
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  • The Indian side cited concerns about the technology and support being made available for the F-16s which Pakistan claims are needed for “counter-terrorism operations”.
  • The government conveyed that it believed they would be used for operations against India.
  • Lu told officials that the FMS package was a maintenance deal for F-16s, some of which are 40 years old and part of the U.S.’s global policy of maintaining its defence sales for their entire life cycle.
  • The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF).
Source: The Hindu

8. INDIRA GANDHI URBAN EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME
The Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme has rolled out in Rajasthan with the objective of providing economic support to the poor and needy families living in the cities through work to be provided on demand for 100 days in a year.
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  • The Congress government has touted it as the country's biggest scheme to give guaranteed jobs to the people residing in cities, on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for villagers started by the UPA government at the Centre in 2006.
  • Those in the age group of 18 to 60 years residing within the limits of urban local bodies are eligible to demand and get employment in the identified segments.
  • There is no income limit, though the poor and destitute people, especially those who lost their livelihood during the pandemic, will be given preference.
  • More than 3.5 lakh people across the State have got themselves registered under the scheme so far and job cards have been issued to 2.25 lakh of them.
Source: The Hindu

9. IZUIM
In a rapid counter-offensive, Ukraine seized the town of Izium in what is being seen as a major setback for Russia in the Kharkiv region.
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  • Izuim had fallen to the Russians on April 1, and has been recaptured over six months later.
  • Izium is considered the gateway to Donbas region, a Russian-speaking area whose complete capture has been Russia’s key war aim since the beginning of the conflict. It is considered a passage to the Black Sea, and thus referred to as the Izium passage by the Russians.
  • With this, Ukraine is back in control of two key logistics centres. Kupiansk was the major railway station supplying Izium formations. 
Source: Indian Express

10. CITIZENSHIP (AMENDMENT) ACT
A three-judge Bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) U U Lalit will hear the challenge to the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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  • The Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to a class of migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan.
  • The Act was passed on December 12, 2019 and was notified on January 10, 2020.
  • While the government claimed the amendment was sympathetic and inclusionary, critics said it was unconstitutional and anti-Muslim. The law provoked widespread protests in the country.
  • The law, an amendment to the Citizenship Act, 1955, was challenged before the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution.
  • The challenge rests primarily on the grounds that the law violates Article 14 of the Constitution that guarantees that no person shall be denied the right to equality before law or the equal protection of law in the territory of India. 
 
Source : Indian Express
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