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The Hindu – 09 July 2022

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Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams – The Hindu – 09 July 2022

1. Former Japan PM Abe assassinated

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  • Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving leader, died on Friday after being shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election. India will observe a day of mourning.

2. The shadow war between Israel and Iran 

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  • The Obama administration signed the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, which practically cut off its path towards nuclear capability. But Israel and the Gulf kingdoms were not happy with the JCPOA (or the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, as the deal is known) because in return for limiting Iran’s nuclear programme, the agreement promised economic rewards to the Islamic Republic, which could transform Iran into a nonnuclear conventional, mainstream power in West Asia.

Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams – The Hindu – 09 July 2022

3. Beating the heat

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  • The steady rise in the planet’s temperature as a consequence of humanity’s unfettered use of fossil fuel forms the backdrop to altered weather patterns everywhere. India too has been registering instances of anomalous weather with alarming frequency with an erratic monsoon and coastal erosion. It is time that India includes financial incentives, preferably via Budget outlays, for effective cooling plans. Adapting to and mitigating this most visceral challenge is the need of the hour.

4. A plan that is much more than just planting trees 

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  • In 2011, the Bonn Challenge was launched with a global goal to restore 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested landscapes by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030. India joined the Bonn Challenge in 2015, pledging to restore 26 million hectares of degraded and deforested land by 2030. There are a many government programmes such as Compensatory Afforestation, the National Afforestation Programme, the National Mission for a Green India (Green India Mission), the Nagar Van scheme and the Forest Fire Prevention and Management Scheme to name a few. There is a spotlight on youth via the Green Skill Development Programme for youth who aspire to attain employment in the environment and forest sectors.

5. 13 killed as flash floods hit yatra camp

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  • At least 13 people, mainly Amarnath pilgrims, died and dozens went missing after flash floods caused landslips near the Baltal base camp in the Ganderbal area.

Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams – The Hindu – 09 July 2022

6. Differences over Russia dominate G­20 meeting

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  • External Affairs Minister met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Bali on the side-lines of the G-20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The meetings indicated the emerging differences within the G-20 grouping as Russia accused the United States of forcing Europe and the rest of the world to abandon cheap energy sources while the U.S. blamed Moscow for “global food insecurity”.

7. My friend, Abe San

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  • The QUAD, the ASEAN-led forums, the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative, the Asia-Africa Growth Corridor and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure all benefited from his contributions. Quietly and without fanfare, and overcoming hesitation at home and scepticism abroad, he transformed Japan’s strategic engagement, including in defence, connectivity, infrastructure and sustainability, across the Indo-Pacific region. For that, the region is more optimistic about its destiny and the world more confident about its future.

8. Defence exports touch ₹13,000 cr.: official

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  • India’s defence exports for 2021-22 was estimated at ₹13,000 crore, the highest ever, Additional Secretary in the Defence Ministry. The U.S. was a major buyer, as also nations in Southeast Asia, West Asia and Africa.

9. How Shinzo Abe restored Japan’s global standing

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  • Japan itself is still caught in the dilemma of many countries in Asia, of relying on an alliance with the U.S. for security, and for its economic future, on China. Japan’s choices into the future are only going to get harder.

Daily Current Affairs for TNPSC Group Exams, Upsc Exams, SSC, RRB, BANK & All Government Exams – The Hindu – 09 July 2022

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