1. MoD approved 33 new fighter jets for IAF worth rupees 38900 crore
Amid ongoing tension on the border, defence acquisition council Chaired by defence Minister approved the deal of 21 mig 29 and 12 Su 30MKI
Other deals Pinaka ammunition armored vehicle BMP armament and software defined radio long range land attack missile 1000 kilometre Astra beyond visual range air to air missile
PM Modi congratulation president Putin and discuss importance upcoming trip to India expected in October.
Defence Acquisition Council
The Defence Acquisition Council is the highest decision-making body in the Defence Ministry for deciding on new policies and capital acquisitions for the three services (Army, Navy and Air Force) and the Indian Coast Guard.
The Minister of Defence is the Chairman of the Council.
It was formed, after the Group of Ministers recommendations on 'Reforming the National Security System', in 2001, post Kargil War (1999).
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2. Italian marines case.
To Italian marines killed the two fishermen of Kerala coast in 2012.
International tribunal tribunal ruled that India is entitled to payment of compensation.
Italy breaches India's freedom of navigation under United Nations convention of law of the sea.
On board Italian flag oil tanker of shooting dead two Indian fishermen at sea approx 20.5 nautical miles exclusive economic zone.
Italy claimed that Indian vessel are close to Italian Vessel and they thought Pirate attack.
Tribunal rejects the Atlas claim to compensation for attention of the Marine.
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3. Environment impact assessment notification 2020 issued by ministry of environment forest and climate change.
1994 2006 and now 2020 drug to make process more transparent and expediate.
Repressive departure from 2006 version.
Delhi high Court has extended the window for feedback up to 11 August.
Under environment protection Act 1986 India notified its first EIA in 1994 TO ASSESS UTILISE AND EFFECT (pollute) natural resources. every development projects required to go throw a process for obtaining prior environmental clearance.
Draft exempted a long list of projects from public consultation. Like roads and pipeline in border area will not require any public hearing, hundred km aerial distance from border.
also include roads that cut through forest and dredging of major river.
United conservation movement from Karnataka urging citizen to demand is stronger EIA.
New norms could mean massacre of 21 lakh trees, ecology of river kaveri and copier paper production will be lost forever.
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4. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana.
Government will provide 5 kg rice or wheat to each member of family and 1 kg of chana to family for next 5 month.
Will aid to 80 crore individual.
Government will distribute total 200 lakh metric ton of grain and 978000 metric ton China from 1st July 20 to 30th November 2020.
Ensure that the poor and needy people do not go hungry and free ration is available to the poor person.
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5. Drug Discovery hackaton launched to work for development of drug to combat the covid-19 pandemic.
Hackathon is a joint initiative by the all India council for technical education and the council of scientific and industrial research.
Individual participate will submit their ideas online.
Indian passport holder and all India student in India are allowed to participate.
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