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Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams – The Hindu – 18 July 2022 – S Seven Academy

1. COVID-19 vaccine dose tally crosses 200-crore mark

Front Page.
GS 2,3; Health, Research and Development, Growth.
India’s cumulative COVID¬19 vaccination drive crossed the milestone of 200¬crore doses on Sunday. The vaccination exercise was being carried out in a citizen friendly approach through initiatives such as ‘Har Ghar Dastak’, workplace- and school-based vaccination, vaccination of persons without identity documents, and near-to home and mobile vaccination centres.

2. Why is Kerala protesting Supreme Court’s ESZ notification

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Environment, Conservation.
Nearly 30% of Kerala is forested land and the Western Ghats occupies 48% of the State. Kerala apprehends that the Supreme Court’s notification would adversely impact the interests of the State besides upsetting the lives of millions living near the protected areas. As it occurred during the post Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) days, a section of the Church has openly come out against the notification.

Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams – The Hindu – 18 July 2022 – S Seven Academy

3. 32 Bills listed for Monsoon Session

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Polity.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament, beginning on Monday. The 32 Bills include the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, the Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment) Bill, the Kalakshetra Foundation (Amendment) Bill, the Family Courts (Amendment) Bill, the Indian Antarctic Bill, the Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Bill, the Trafficking of Persons (Protection, Care and Rehabilitation) Bill and the Cantonment Bill.

4. India, China hold 16th round of talks on Ladakh

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Security Related Issues.
India and China held the 16th round of Corps Commander-level talks for over 12 hours as the two sides attempted to revive the stalled process of disengagement and de-escalation in Eastern Ladakh.

5. Navy decommissions Sindhudhvaj

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Infrastructure, Security.
The Navy’s Kilo class submarine INS Sindhudhvaj was decommissioned from service on Saturday at Visakhapatnam after 35 years in service. With this, the Navy now has 15 conventional submarines in service.

6. ‘Need to prioritise food and energy security’

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Food and Energy Security.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is recasting himself as a global peacemaker ahead of the G-20 summit in Bali in November where growing tensions between the West and Russia are expected to spill over. He spoke to both Ukranian and Russian leaders and forged an agreement on wheat exports, ‘Bapak’ Jokowi said it is time for leaders in the conflict to put their “egos” aside to save the world from disruptions in food and oil supply chains.

7. Only 50% of farmers benefited from loan waivers, says study

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Human Resources, Govt Policies and Interventions, Employment, Growth and Development.
Only about half of the intended beneficiaries of farm loan waivers announced by nine States since 2014 have actually received debt write-offs, shows a study by State Bank of India researchers. The report identified rejection of farmers’ claims by State governments, limited or low fiscal space to meet promises, and change in governments in subsequent years, as the possible reasons for the low implementation rate of these loan waivers. Apart from benefits not reaching the targeted farmers, the report flagged concerns about whether they actually help farmers in genuine distress.

Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams – The Hindu – 18 July 2022 – S Seven Academy