Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 08 November 2020

::NATIONAL::

Breach of Privilege

• Supreme Court recently gave relief to Arnab Goswami in breach of privilege case for making derogatory remarks against the CM of Maharashtra.
• A breach of privilege is a violation of any of the privileges of MPs/Parliament (Article 105) or MLAs/Both the houses of State Legislators (Article 194).
• Any act that obstructs or impedes either House of the state legislature in performing its functions is treated as breach of privilege.
• As there is no law enacted by the Parliament, breach of privileges are governed by the British Parliamentary conventions.

::ECONOMY::

Make India an electric vehicles hub by 2025

• The Centre on Friday reiterated that electric vehicles (EVs) should be promoted in the country while diesel must be stopped from usage in automobiles. 
• The Indian industry has also now been asked to work towards making India an EV hub by 2025.

Charging infrastructure:

• There are EV-specific concerns around batteries, charging and driving range that prevent a large-scale consumer pull, but these issues are being addressed rapidly.
• On charging infrastructure, he said that the government will make sure there are enough charging stations — 50 in each district — so that EV users don’t have to worry about range of the vehicles.
• India needs to import oil to cover over 80 per cent of its transport fuel, and the import of crude is a big economic problem.
• Need to develop an ecosystem of fast-charging or swapping of batteries.

::INTERNATIONAL::

1982 Myanmar Citizenship Law 

• The Myanmar Army Chief has said that the issue of the citizenship of Rohingya is solely a matter of domestic law. 
• He said that the citizenship process in Myanmar is subject to the 1982 citizenship law which identifies only 135 indigenous ethnic groups and Bengalis or Rohingya are not among these.
• He further said that Myanmar does not object to the Rohingya living inside the Myanmar territory. 
• However, the issue of citizenship, definition of indigenous people and their rights are matters of domestic law. 

Science and Technology

AIM–Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0

• Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and Sirius, Russia, launched ‘AIM–Sirius Innovation Programme 3.0’– a 14-day virtual programme for Indian and Russian schoolchildren.
• The first Indo-Russian bilateral youth innovation initiative, the AIM–Sirius programme seeks to develop technological solutions (both web- and mobile-based) for the two countries.
• Innovations developed by the student teams will leverage 21st-century technologies such as app development, artificial intelligence, blockchain, machine learning, data analytics and visualization, UI/UX, virtual reality, augmented reality, gamification, 3D design, and rapid prototyping, among others. 
• AIM and Sirius’ mentors from the industry and academia will work closely with the teams.

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