01 Aug 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC PDF

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Last Day Important Questions with ans:- 
Que 1-   Atal Innovation Mission launches ..AIM iCrest  in partnership with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Wadhwani Foundation.

Que 2-  section 10 of the  of  The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 envisaged ..Establishment of Consumer Protection Authority
Que 3-  Objective the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 .Promote, Protect and enforce the rights of consumer

Que 4-  49% of the total equity share capital of Odisha Power Generation Corporation Limited (OPGC)  proposed acquisition by ..Adani Power Limited

Que 5-  Competition Commission of India is a .Statutary .. body.


Que 6- NASA's Perseverance  mission for..Explore Mars ...

Que 7- first ever helicopter to fly on Mars, sent by NASA...Ingenuity

Que 8- Name of rocket used Perseverance  mission of NASA ...Atlas V

Que 9- The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020 (SOFI 2020) report published by ...FAO

Que 10- First Chief Commissioner of Central Consumer Protection Authority ....Smt Nidhi Khare
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Current Affairs Today:- 

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1. World breastfeeding week 01-07 August

Celebrate since 1992.

To encourage breastfeeding and improve the baby's health around world.

It provides health nutritional and emotional benefit to both mother and children.

Theme 2020- Support breastfeeding for healthier planet.

WHO and UNICEF are calling on government to protect and promote women's access to skilled breastfeeding counselling a critical component of breastfeeding support.

Skilled counselling- advice and reassurance need to nourish babies optimally.

As the provision of unnecessary liquids food and breast milk substitute to infants.

INDIA- Maternity benefit Act 1961 amended in 2017 as Maternity amendment Bill 2017.

Under the law every establishment having 50 or more employees must provide the facility of creche(शिशु गृह)
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2. 1st August 1920- Non cooperation movement was launched by Mahatma Gandhi with aim of self governance.

Reason- Rowlatt Act of 21 March 1919 and Jallianwala bagh massacre of 13 April 1919.

Ended in February 1922 after the chauri chaura incident.
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3. Slavery abolition act 1833 in British history, act of Parliament that abolished slavery in most British colonies.

Freeing more than 8 lakh and slave African in Caribbean in South Africa.

actor received Royal assent on August 28 1833 and took effect on August 01, 1834
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4. Asian development Bank science $ 200 million financial deal with Reliance for power plant in Bangladesh.

Development at Meghna ghat Narayanganj district near Dhaka.

Asian development Bank will provide $ 100 million.

Other $ 100 million from Leading Asia Private infrastructure fund (LEAP) 

LEAP- established in March 2016, an infrastructure co financing fund, to fill financing get and increase access to finance for infrastructure project in the region.

Japan International cooperation agency (JICA) has made a contribution to the fund.
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5. Khadi and village industries commission and Indo Tibetan Border Police sign MoU : Taste khadi mustard oil now

step towards making India aatmnirbhar  by joining hands with ITBP to supply mustard oil.

Union Home minister made it mandatory to sale only swadeshi products through CA PF canteen across India.

Soon high quality kacchi ghani mustard oil will be supplied.
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6. 8 core industries output shrink by 15% in June 2020.

Except fertilizer all 7 had recorded negative growth in my.

Coal- 15.5 %, Crude oil- 6 %, Natural gas- 12 %, Refinery product- 8.9%, Steel- 33.8%, Cement- 6.9%, Electricity- 11%,

These industries account for 40.27 percentage in the index of industrial production(IIP).
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7. Defence ministry writes to to Central Board of film certification, says advice  production houses to seek NOC on army theme content.

Received complaints about the portrayal of Indian Army personnel and the military uniform in an insulting manner.

Communication has also been sent to the Ministry of Information and broadcasting and the ministry of electronic and information technology for consideration.
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8. 6.7 million children under 5 could suffer from wasting due to covid-19 - Lancet

Child wasting in 2020 could rise by 14.3%

Pandemic resulted in destruction of food system and impeded access to  health care services.

80% of the additional number of bastard children would be in sub Saharan Africa and South Asia, and over half from South Asia alone.
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9. Protesting a fundamental right:  United Nation human rights committee

Comes at time of worldwide protest in support of political rights and racial justice.

Fundamental human rights for people to gather to celebrate or to  air grievances in public  in private space outdoor indoor and online

Government could not prohibit protest by making generalised reference to public order and public safety.

government could not block internet network or close down any website because their role in organising a peaceful assembly.

Journalist and human right observer have right to monitor and document any assembly including those that are violent and unlawful.

United Nation human Rights committee is a United Nation body of 18 experts established by human rights treaty, the international convention on civil and political right. 

Please don't confuse with more high profile UN human rights council or UN commission on human rights or office of the United Nations high commissioner for human rights.
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Most important question- 

Que 1-theme of World breastfeeding week....
Que 2- maternity amendment Bill 2017 made amendment in maternity benefit Act......

Que 3- immediate cause of non cooperation movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi in 1920 are.....

Que 4- Asian development Bank science deal with reliance for power plant in ......,........country

Que 5- khadi and village industries commission sign  MoU with ......... To supply mustard oil

Que 6- only.......... One of the core industry science positive growth in June 2020.

Que 7- United Nation human right committee is a body........

Que 8- wasting is........

Que 9- CBFC in film industry stands for......

Que 10- leading Asia Private infrastructure fund established by contribution of......
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