08th April 2017 The Hindu and PIB Daily Current Affairs

1)SC seeks response on plea for reining in cow vigilantes :=

Background := A PIL has been Filed in the Supreme Court to declare all cow vigilantes as "Extortionists" and to put an end to their atrocities against Dalits and Minority Communities.

Most of the time these cow vigilantes act in an ruthless manner and beat innocent Dalits and Minorities in the name of cow Protection.

This is indeed very wrong.

A Bench led by Justice Dipak Misra issued notices to Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh and asked them, along with the Centre, to file their written responses to the PIL petition for initiating criminal action against the vigilante groups.

Some States have very extraordinary Laws to save these Cow vigilantes which should not happen For Example:=

2)National Awards were given for the Year 2016:-
See in the Picture for Winners:-

THE HINDU

3)‘Difficult to meet BS-VI deadline:- Automobile Makers have told the Supreme COurt that it will be difficult to adhere to the strict Deadline to start the BS-VI because of the Technological Issues.

Background:- 1st April 2020 has been fixed as the Deadline for initiating the BS-VI (Bharat Stage VI).

Let's See in Detail What are the Technological Issues:-  i) Selective Catalytic Filter which is a separate part has to be fitted in the vehicles.

ii)SCR used an aqueous Solution of AUS-32 for reducing Nitrogen Oxides, so throughout the country we will need a separate infrastructure for re-filling AUS-32 like Petrol Pumps.

All these Changes in itself need 3-4 years and thus the deadline of 1st April looks improbable.

4)HCs told to appoint independent public prosecutors in POCSO courts:-

What is POCSO :- It is act of Parliament named Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012.

What the Supreme Court Said:- It directed High Courts to initiate steps to appoint independent public prosecutors for POCSO courts meant for trial in sexual offence cases against children.

Trial by an independent Public Prosecutor is under Section 32 of the POCSO Act.

Also SC directed the High courts to create necessary inrastructure in order to create Child-friendly Atmosphere.

5)Ken-Betwa link hits green hurdle:- India’s apex forest advisory body has imposed tough conditions on the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project.

Background:- Ken- Betwa River Interlinking Project which would pass through and submerge the area of Panna Tiger Reserve.
There were many environmental Callenges associated with the Projects thus it needed various Clearance.
A forest advisory clearance was seen to be the last step before the project was to begin.

What is FAC(Forest Advisory Committee):- The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC), the apex environment ministry authority that clears requests for diverting forest land for projects, usually rejects or recommends a proposal, sometimes with conditions, for the diversion of forest land.

The Recommendations of FAC are passed to the Forest Minister who can either accepts them or reject them.

One More Very important Point := Since in this case Land of Panna Tiger Reserve is diverted for the Project, MP Govt. offered 8000KM Square Area which is at present non-Forest. But FAC has said that this land offered is not up to the mark and is very fragmented.

So Lets wait what decision is taken in Future, still the Picture is not very clear.

6)Trump takes greatest risk of his young presidency:- 
What did the Trump Govt. Do:- Upended his own foreign policy doctrine of avoiding messy conlicts in distant lands and ordered missile strike against the Syrian regime.

Background:- Recently there were horrific images of the use of Chemical Weapons in the Syrian Cities like Aleppo. In Retaliation to this Donald Trump ordered Missile Attack against the Assad Regime.

Remember the Name of the Missile Used:- It was Tomahawk Missile:- They can be launched from Navy destroyers from a distance of 1000 miles.

7)President of India to release India rankings 2017 report on April 10 :- 

What is India Rankings:- India Rankings under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) were introduced in 2016 to rank Indian Universities.

He will also present awards to top-ranked institutions i.e. top 10 in overall category and toppers in the stream-wise categories -Engineering, Management, Universities, Colleges and Pharmacy.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Development had launched the Ranking System on September 29, 2015.

The first Rankings were announced on April 6, 2016. The Second Rankings (India Rankings 2017) have been announcedon April 3, 2017.

NOTE: ***We deliberated in Detail about the NIRF and its 2017 Ranking Click Here to Read

8)President of India inaugurates first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit 2017 on the Occassion of World Health Day (07th April) in New Delhi:- The slogan of the first NIMCARE World Health Day Summit is, ‘Unite for a Healthy Mind’.

What is NIMCARE:- NIM CARE is a non-profit organisation founded in the year 2009, a registered Charitable Trust under the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Questions For the Day :-

1)Administration and Various Officers under Mauryan Empire ?

2)Central Administrative Tribunals?

3)Zonal Councils?