12 DECEMBER 2022 DAILY DEFENCE EXAM CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES)

Former vice president Venkaiah Naidu has been conferred with the 25th Sri Chandrasekarendra Saraswathi National Eminence Award (SIES).

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Other awardees in various categories included the Governor of Kerala Arif Mohammed Khan, eminent industrialist Ratan Tata, renowned cardiologist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Dr Marthanda Varma Sankaran Valianathan, Scientific Advisor to the Government of India Ajay Sood and famous Harikatha artiste Vishakha Hari.
The awards were instituted by the South Indian Education Society in 1998 in memory of the late Seer of Kanchi, Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswati.
Awards are given in the fields of public leadership, community leadership, science and technology and social thinkers to those who had made outstanding contributions in the above four fields.
Each award carries a cash prize of Rs.2.5 lakh, a citation, an ornamental lamp and a scroll.

Source : All India Radio

2. Supreme Court Judges Appointment

Justice Dipankar Dutta recently took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court. With the appointment of Justice Dutta, the Supreme Court will have 28 judges out of the strength of 34 judges.

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Appointment Procedure:

Article 124(3) of the constitution mentions the following people as eligible to become a Supreme Court (SC) Judge:
- A High Court (HC) judge who has held that post for 5 years or more.
- An advocate who has practiced in the HC/SC for 10 years or more.
- A distinguished Jurist (no judge appointed on this basis till date).
Article 124(2)says that the President of India Shall appoint the judges after consultation with such number of Judges of the SC/HC as he deems necessary. For appointment of any Judge of SC (other than CJI), the CJI must be consulted.
The three Judges case of 1981, 1993 & 1998has formalised the collegium system for the purpose of consultation.
- The collegium for appointing SC judge consists of the CJI and 4 senior-most judges of SC.
- Memorandum of Procedure (MoP) was set up after the Third Judge Case of 1998 to provide the process of how the Collegium would recommend names to the Executive.
The President of India can either accept the recommendation or send it back for reconsideration.
The reconsidered advice must be accepted by the President.

Source : All India Radio

3. Nirbhaya Fund

Union Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani has recently said that the government has set up over one thousand fast track courts in the country with the help of Nirbhaya Fund.

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Objective: For implementation of initiatives aimed at enhancing the safety and security for women in the country.
Established in: 2013
Established by: Union Finance Ministry.
Type: It is a non-lapsable corpus fund.

Schemes of Ministry of Women and Child Development under Nirbhaya Fund:

One Stop Centre Scheme (Sakhi Centres):
- It is being implemented across the country since 1st April 2015. It aims at establishing Centres to facilitate women affected by violence.
- It provides First aid, Medical aid, Police assistance, Legal aid and counselling support.
Women Helpline (181):
- The Department of Telecommunication has allocated the number 181 to all States/UTs for Women Helpline.
- This helpline number will link the One Stop Centres being established by the Ministry of Women & Child Development.
Mahila Police Volunteers (MPVs):
- These will act as a link between police and community and help women in distress.
- Haryana launched the scheme in 2016, thereby becoming the first state to launch it.

Schemes of other Ministries/Departments under Nirbhaya Fund:

Integrated Emergency Response Management System:
- The project aims to provide round the clock security to women passengers in all Railway Stations by strengthening of Security Control Rooms of Railways with Security Helpline, Medical Facilities, RPF and police, installation of CCTV cameras, etc.
- Ministry in charge: Railways.
Central Victim Compensation Scheme (CVCF):
- It has been created with a corpus of Rs.200 crores under section 357A CrPC.
- It will support States/UTs in providing fund towards compensation to the victim or her dependents who have suffered loss or injury as a result of the crimes (including survivors of rape and acid attack).
- Ministry in charge: Home affairs.
Emergency Response Support System (ERSS):
- ERSS envisages an integrated computer aided emergency response platform to respond to distress calls and ensure speedy assistance to the distressed persons.
- It aims to integrate all emergency numbers to 112 with state of art technology.
- Ministry in charge: Home affairs.

Source : All India Radio

4. G20 Development Working Group (DWG)

The 4-day meeting of G20 Development Working Group (DWG) will begin on December 13, 2022 in Mumbai under the India's Presidency.

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The Development Working Group meetings aims to discuss developmental issues in Developing Countries, Least Developed Countries and Island Countries.
Its a platform for G-20 member countries to come together and prioritize multilateralism, share solutions that promote growth, remap development plans and achieve the Sustainable Development Goal’s targets.
In these meetings, sessions on Data For Development, Role of G-20 in Advancing the 2030 Agenda, Infusing New LiFE into Green Development and Accelerating Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals are organised.

G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting:

The first G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies (FCBD) meeting will begin on December 12, 2022 in Bengaluru.
This meeting, which will mark the start of discussions on the Finance Track agenda under the Indian G20 Presidency, will be hosted jointly by the Ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of India.
The discussions during the 3-day meeting will focus on the agenda for the Finance Track under the Indian G20 Presidency.
This includes reorienting international financial institutions to meet the shared global challenges of the 21st century, financing cities of tomorrow, managing global debt vulnerabilities, advancing financial inclusion and productivity gains, financing for climate action and SDGs.

Source : All India Radio

5. Mopa International Airport

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently inaugurated the first phase of the international airport at Mopa in north Goa.

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The airport is named after late Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
The airport which was built at cost of ₹2,870 crore will begin its operations from 5 January, 2023.
The foundation stone of the airport was laid by the Prime Minister in November 2016.
This will be the second airport in the state after the Dabolim airport in South Goa.
The airport will have the capacity to handle 44 lakh passengers a year in the first phase and it will go up to one crore passengers a year after the entire project is complete.
The airport has been built on the theme of sustainable infrastructure and has solar power plant, green buildings, LED lights on the runway, besides rainwater harvesting, state of the art sewage treatment plant with recycling facilities, among other such facilities.
It has adopted some of the best-in-class technologies like 3-D Monolithic Precast buildings, StabilRoad, Robomatic Hollow precast walls, 5G compatible IT infrastructure.

Source : All India Radio

6. Lecanemab drug

The drug, lecanemab was recently tested on patients with early Alzheimer.

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Lecanemab, is jointly developed by pharma companies Biogen and Eisai.
Lecanemab belongs to a class of drugs called monoclonal antibodies. These antibody-mediated drugs target beta amyloid, the protein deposition that is seen in patients with Alzheimer’s disease, and disrupts cells function.

Alzheimer’s disease

It is a progressive neurologic disorder that causes the brain to shrink (atrophy) and brain cells to die. It involves parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language.
It can seriously affect a person’s ability to carry out daily activities.

India’s scenario:

In India, only 1 in 10 peoplewith dementia receive any diagnosis, treatment or care for the disease, according to the World Alzheimer’s Report, 2021.

Source : The Hindu

7. Meitei script

Newspapers in Manipur are working towards replacing the Bengali script that’s currently in use with Meitei or the Manipuri script.

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The Meitei script was once patronised by Meitei rulers but which fell into disuse with the advent of Hinduism and eventually disappeared.
The earliest epigraphic record of the script is a stone inscription from Khoibu village which was erected on the orders of Meidingu Kiyamba (1467-1508).
The Meitei Mayek or Meitei script evolved with time and this led to conflict between various proponents. The inscriptions on the coins of the 7th and 8th Century were perhaps in the 18-letter script, which, with the advent of Hinduism in the 17th century during the reign of Meidingu Pamheiba (1709-1748), was perhaps expanded to the 36-letter script.
With the advent of Hinduism, Bengali scripts became so popular that stone inscriptions in the 18th and 19th century were in Bengali script.

Recent developments

The Manipur Official Language Act, 1979, was enacted with the definition of Manipuri language as “Meiteilon written in Bengali script and spoken by the majority of Manipuri population”
By an Amendment Act of 2021, the definition of “Manipuri language” was modified as “Meiteilon in Meetei Mayek and spoken by the majority of Manipur population” with a proviso that for 10 years, both the Bengali and Meitei Mayek scripts shall be allowed.

Source : The Hindu

8. ASEAN Consensus

Indonesian Foreign Minister recently said India and other countries should “respect” and follow the ASEAN’s policy on Myanmar rather than taking a “different path.

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ASEAN’s five points Consensus are

It states that there shall be an immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar.
All parties shall exercise utmost restraint; constructive dialogue among all parties concerned shall commence to seek a peaceful solution in the interests of the people.
A special envoy of the ASEAN Chair shall facilitate mediation of the dialogue process, with the assistance of the secretary-general of ASEAN.
ASEAN shall provide humanitarian assistance through the AHA Centre (ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management).
The special envoy and delegation shall visit Myanmar to meet with all parties concerned.

ASEAN

It is a group of Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which was established in 1967 with the signing of the Bangkok declaration.
Founding members: Indonesia, Malaysia,Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
Presently ASEAN comprises 10 member states namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam.
It promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration between its members and other countries in Asia.

Source : The Hindu

9. Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister recently inaugurated the statue of Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar at the renovated house of Bharathiyar at Varanasi via video conference.

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Mahakavi Subramanian Bharathiyar was a Tamil writer, poet, journalist, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot.
He was bestowed the title "Bharathi" for his excellence in poetry.
Bharathiyar fought for the emancipation of women, against child marriage, vehemently opposed the caste system.
Sister Nivedita inspired Bharathi to recognise the privileges of women and the emancipation of women exercised Bharathi's mind.

Literary works:

Bharathi joined as Assistant Editor of the Swadesamitran a Tamil daily in 1904.
In1907, he started editing the Tamil weekly India and the English newspaper Bala Bharatham with M.P.T. Acharya.
He assisted Aurobindo in the Arya journal and later Karma Yogi in Pondicherry.
Three of his greatest works namely, Kuyil Pattu, Panchali Sapatham and Kannan Pattu were composed during 1912
He also translated Vedic hymns, Patanjali's Yoga Sutra and Bhagavat Gita to Tamil.

Source : All India Radio

10. Greybellied Wren Babbler

According to the recent findings of birdwatchers published by Indian BIRDS, a peer-reviewed journal of South Asian ornithology, they recorded a rare and elusive greybellied wren babbler.

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Grey bellied wren babbler is a specie of songbird named after the Lisu, the local community.
This is mostly found in Myanmar with some birds occurring in adjoining China and Thailand.
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Habitat: Subtropical moist montane forest.
Features:
- Dark edges to its back and crown feathers give it a scaly-looking quality.
- Forages on ground and in undergrowth, almost always under heavy cover and rarely emerging into the open.

Source : The Hindu

11. IND-INDO CORPAT Exercise

The 39th edition of India-Indonesia Coordinated Patrol (IND-INDO CORPAT) between the Indian Navy and the Indonesian Navy is being conducted

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India and Indonesia have been carrying out CORPATs twice a year since 2002.
Aim: Keeping the vital part of the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) safe and secure for commercial shipping, international trade and conduct of legitimate maritime activities.
CORPATs help build understanding and interoperability between navies, and facilitate institution of measures to prevent and suppress Illegal Unreported Unregulated (IUU) fishing, drug trafficking, maritime terrorism, armed robbery and piracy.
It helps to enhance the operational synergy by exchange of information for prevention of smuggling, illegal immigration and for conduct of Search and Rescue (SAR) operations at sea.
As part of Government of India’s vision SAGAR (Security And Growth for All in the Region), Indian Navy has been proactively engaging with countries in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) to enhance maritime security in the region.

Source : PIB

12. Kochi-Muziris Biennale

The 5th edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale opens on December 12, 2022, displaying works of over 90 artists from across the globe in varied media.

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The Kochi Muziris Biennale was founded in 2011 by Kerala-born, Mumbai-based artists Bose Krishnamachari and Riyas Komu.
It aims to "create a platform that will introduce contemporary, global visual art theory and practice to India”.

Biennale

A biennale is an international large-scale showcase of art that takes place every two years at a particular site, centred around a curatorial theme.
The theme for 2022: “In Our Views Flow Ink and Fire”.
One of the most prestigious and oldest biennales in the world is the Venice Biennale, which was established through a resolution by the city council in 1893 to celebrate national artistic talent.
In 2009, a global Biennale Foundation was established with an "aim to create a platform for dialogue, networking, and knowledge sharing among contemporary art biennials around the world".

Significance of the art biennale:

Biennales often named after the host city, become a reason for local pride, promoting cultural tourism and generating revenue through visitors.
Biennale is often viewed as recognition of an artists work Frequented by the powerful and the important in art, a
participation in Biennale can open opportunities for future museum exhibitions,gallery representation and acquisitions.

Source : Indian Express

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