Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 16 July 2022

SSC CGL Current Affairs

Current Affairs for SSC CGL Exams - 16 July 2022

::NATIONAL::

Govt lists 24 bills for Parliament’s monsoon session

The 24 bills listed for Parliament’s monsoon session include a bill to modernise and democratise administration of cantonments and the proposed law to rename the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Mumbai.
A bill to modernise and democratise administration of cantonments, a legislation to rationalise the government’s role and enable cooperative societies to compete in the new economic environment and a proposed law to turn the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE) Mumbai into Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Mumbai will be part of the Centre’s legislative agenda for the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament that starts from July 18.
The Cantonment bill will be one of the 24 new bills that the government plans to bring in this session. It is a bill for the administration of Cantonments with a view to impart greater democratisation, modernisation and efficiency thereof, and to achieve greater developmental objectives in alignment with municipalities across the country. The bill also intends to facilitate ‘ease of living’ in Cantonments.
The multi-state Cooperative Societies (Amendment) is a significant legislation after the formation of the new ministry of cooperation. It intends to “Rationalize Government role and increase members participation in the working of the multi-state cooperative societies, so as to increase public faith in these societies and create a conducive environment for their growth and development.”
The bill also plans to “Facilitate the building of self-reliant and democratic cooperative institutions; Enable cooperative societies to compete in the new economic environment and to raise resources more effectively by promoting functional autonomy and professionalization and protect the interest of the depositors/members from the vested interest and mismanagement of the Multi-State Cooperative Societies.”
The government will bring bills to further amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and the Competition Bill. It also wants to amend The Wild Life (Protection) laws and bring The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

::INTERNATIONAL::

China's Xi, in Xinjiang, signals no change to Uyghur policy

Chinese leader Xi Jinping, on a visit this week to the Xinjiang region where his government is widely accused of oppressing predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities, showed no signs of backing off policies that have come under harsh criticism from the US and many European countries.
Xi stressed the full and faithful implementation of his ruling Communist Party’s approach in the region, highlighting social stability and lasting security as the overarching goals, the official Xinhua News Agency said Friday.
Under his leadership, authorities have carried out a sweeping crackdown on Xinjiang’s Uyghur and Kazakh communities following an outburst of deadly separatist violence. While no exact figure has been released, analysts say hundreds of thousands and likely a million or more people have been detained over time.
Critics have described the crackdown that placed thousands in prison-like indoctrination camps as cultural genocide. The US and others have placed officials responsible under visa bans for their part in extralegal detentions, separation of families and incarcerating people for studying abroad or having foreign contacts.
While the needs of religious believers should be ensured, they should be united closely to the Communist Party and the government, the official news agency quoted him as saying.
He called for educating and guiding people of all ethnic groups to strengthen their identification with the Chinese nation, culture and Communist Party.

::ECONOMY::

Delhi govt, IARI to provide training for urban farming from August

The Delhi government along with the Indian Agricultural Research Institute will provide training in urban farming to the citizens from August for growing fruit and vegetables for self-consumption and as an entrepreneurial venture.
Delhi Environment, Development, General Administration Minister GopalRai chaired a review meeting with environment department officials and KrishiVigyan Kendra regarding the plan to promote urban farming, an official statement said.
Rai said that the training for smart urban farming will be given by experts of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and Delhi will witness a "sharp rise in its green cover" unde the Smart Urban Farming Initiative.
"Experts from Indian Agricultural Research Institute will start the training programme of Urban Farming in entire Delhi from August month onwards. 400 awareness workshops and 600 entrepreneurship training programmes will be organised across Delhi under the initiative," he said.
On June 29, the Delhi Cabinet approved the Smart Urban Farming Initiative, which will benefit nearly 25,000 families in the first year from the 1,000 workshops that will be conducted.

::Sports::

Jasprit Bumrah back to No.1 in ICC ODI Player Rankings after Oval wins

Fast bowler JaspritBumrah has regained the top spot in the ICC men's ODI Player Rankings after fashioning India's 10-wicket win over England with a career-best haul of six for 19 in the first game at The Oval.
Bumrah had lost the top spot to New Zealand's Trent Boult in February 2020 after being No. 1 for most of the preceding two years. He has been at the top for a total of 730 days, more than any other Indian and the ninth-most in history.
Bumrah, who has been No. 1 in T20Is in the past and is currently at a career-best third position in Tests, is only the second Indian fast bowler after KapilDev to be No. 1 in the ODI rankings.