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 AFFAIRSCLOUD TODAY
Current Affairs 7 July 2023 : Headlines

1. Cabinet approves draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022
2. MHA launched Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States with
outlay of Rs 5000 crore
3. DGCA signed MoU with EASA for Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Innovative Air Mobility
4. Indian Navy Conducts 7th Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023
5. SALVEX: 7th Edition of IN-USN Salvage and EOD Exercise held in Kerala
6. RBI cancels licenses of Malkapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd & Shushruti Souharda Sahakara
Bank Niyamita
7. Flipkart with Axis Bank Launches Personal Loans to Attract New Customers
8. UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023: India and Asean top recipients of FDI
9. AIFF Awards 2022-23: Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manisha Kalyan named Footballers of the Year
10. MoHFW won Kreta Vikreta Gaurav Samman Samaroh 2023 award
11. Ariane-5 rocket launched 2 satellites successfully on its final and 117th mission
12. FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23: Netherlands Men’s team won the title for 2nd time
13. Bangladesh Cricketer Tamim Iqbal retires from International Cricket
14. World Zoonoses Day 2023 – July 6
15. Odisha Government launches Mo Jungle Jami Yojana for forest Dwellers
16. J&K launched India’s first Tele-MANAS chatbot for people in mental distress
17. TN Police launched “Pengal Pathukaaptu Thittam” for Women Traveling Alone at Night

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 NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Cabinet approves draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022
On July 5, 2023, the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister(PM) Narendra Modi, approved the Draft
of Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2022, will be tabled in Parliament during the upcoming
Monsoon session that will start on July 20 and continue till August 11 2023.

• The bill aims to provide consent-based data collection techniques.

What is DPDP Bill?
The Bill frames out the rights and duties of the citizen (Digital Nagrik) and the obligations to use collected data
lawfully of the data fiduciary (entities that collect personal data). It is based on the following six principles of
the data economy:
i.Collection and usage of the personal data of citizens of India.
ii.Data collection exercise: It must be for a legal purpose and the data should be safely stored till the purpose
is served.
iii.Data minimization: Only relevant data should be collected of individuals and serving the pre-defined
purpose should be the only aim.
iv.Data Protection and Accountability
v.Accuracy of data
vi.Rules regarding reporting a data breach
Background of DPDP Bill:
The Information Technology (Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures and Sensitive Personal Data or
Information) Rules, 2011, established by the Central Government under the Information Technology (IT) Act
2000 regulates the usage of personal data. However, it has been recognized that this framework is insufficient
to ensure adequate protection of personal data.
In response to this concern, the central government formed a Committee of Experts on Data Protection in 2017
chaired by Justice Bellur Narayanaswamy Srikrishna. The committee submitted its report in July 2018.
Based on the recommendations of the committee, the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the
Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Parliament of India) in December 2019. The bill was then referred to a Joint
Parliamentary Committee for further examination, which presented its report in December 2021.
However, in August 2022, the bill was withdrawn from Parliament. Subsequently, in November 2022, the
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) released the Draft Digital DPDP Bill, 2022 for
public feedback, for which, MeitY received and considered 21,666 suggestions.
Key Proposals in the Bill:
i.It requires data fiduciaries, to maintain the accuracy of data, keep data secure, and delete data once their
purpose has been met.
ii.It empowers the Data Protection Board (DPB) to levy a penalty of up to Rs 250 crore on organisations for
every instance of violation of norms.

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 • It can also increase such fines to a maximum of Rs 500 crore with requisite cabinet approval. Such
increases will not require any amendments to the Law.
iii.The definition for children will be retained as anyone under the age of 18 amid sustained pushback from
industry experts.
iv.The proposed law could allow global data flows by default to all jurisdictions other than a specified ‘negative
list’ of countries, essentially an official blacklist of countries where transfers would be prohibited.
Penalties in the Bill:
DPDP Bill Proposes six types of penalties on non-companies to companies:
i.To prevent a personal data breach, a penalty of up to Rs 250 core is being proposed (as mentioned above).
ii.Failure to notify the Board and affected Data Principals in the event of a personal data breach will be
penalized upto Rs 200 crore.
iii.Non-fulfilment of additional obligations in relation to Children will attract a penalty of up to Rs 200 crore.
iv.Non-fulfilment of additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary under sections 11 of the Act may
attract Rs 150 crore fine.
v.Non-fulfilment of additional obligations of Significant Data Fiduciary under sections 16 of the Act may
attract Rs 10 crore fine.
vi.Non-compliance with provisions of this Act other than those listed in (1) to (5) and any rule made
thereunder will attract penalties up to Rs 50 crore.
Applicability of Bill:
It will apply to processing of digital personal data within India; and to data processing outside the country if it
is done for offering goods or services, or for profiling individuals in India.
How will this bill be beneficial?
i.The Bill will enhance India’s trade negotiations with other nations like the European Union (EU), whose
General Data Protection Rules (GDPR) are among the world’s most exhaustive privacy laws.
ii.It will also empower individuals to question private companies as well as governments about their data
collection, processing, and storage.
iii.It is a crucial pillar of the overarching framework of technology regulations which also includes the Digital
India Bill, the proposed successor to the Information Technology Act, 2000; the draft Indian
Telecommunication Bill, 2022;and a policy for non-personal data governance.
Key Points:
i.As per the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), approximately 137 out of 194
countries have implemented laws to safeguard data and privacy.
iii.Adoption rates for data protection and privacy laws are 61% in Africa (33 out of 54 countries), 57% in Asia
(34 out of 60 countries), and only 48% in Least Developed Countries (22 out of 46).
Recent Related News:
i.The Union Cabinet has approved the National Quantum Mission (NQM) with an outlay of Rs.6003.65 crore for
8 years (from 2023-24 to 2030-31). With this, India will join the top 6 nations (the United States of America
(USA), Canada, China, France, Austria, and Finland who are involved in the R&D in the QT.
ii.The Union Cabinet also approved the Cinematograph Amendment Bill, 2023 proposed by the Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting (MIB) to amend the Cinematograph Act, 1952. It will be introduced in the
upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.
About Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY):
Union Minister – Ashwini Vaishnaw (Rajya Sabha, Odisha)
Ministers of State (MoS) – Rajeev Chandrasekhar (Rajya Sabha, Karnataka)

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MHA launched Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States with
outlay of Rs 5000 crore
Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) launched a “Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in
the States” as a part of the allocation of Preparedness and Capacity Building Funding Window under the
National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to strengthen the fire services across the States of India.

• The total outlay of the scheme is Rs 5000 crore and out of this, Rs. 500 crore is kept for to
incentivize the States on the basis of their legal and infrastructure-based reforms.
Launch of the Scheme:
The scheme was announced on 13th June 2023, by the Union Minister Amit Shah, MHA and Ministry of
Cooperation while chairing the meeting with Ministers of Disaster Management of the States/Union
Territories(UTs) in New Delhi, Delhi.
Note:
• This scheme is a part of the initiatives taken to make India disaster resilient.
• The government of India has undertaken several key initiatives to ensure “zero deaths” and
minimum loss of property during disasters by strengthening disaster risk reduction systems.
About Scheme for Expansion and Modernization of Fire Services in the States:
Objective: To expand and modernize Fire Services in the States with a view that activities for strengthening of
fire services at the State-level through preparedness and capacity-building components of the NDRF will be
ensured.
Funding:
i.For the projects and proposals under the scheme, the state government will contribute 25% of the total cost
from their budgetary resources.
ii.The North-Eastern and Himalayan (NEH) States shall contribute only 10% of the total cost of such projects.
Background:
i.The 15th Finance Commision (XV-FC) for 2021-26, chaired by Nand Kishore Singh (NK Singh) recommended
the allocation of 12.5% of each of the NDRF and State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF).
• 10% of the total corpus of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) and the State
Disaster Risk Management Fund (SDRMF) is allocated for the funding window of preparedness and
capacity building.
ii.Out of the total NDRF corpus, Rs 5000 crore was allocated for priority “Expanding and Modernization of Fire
Services”.
About Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA):
Union Minister– Amit Shah(Constituency- Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat)
Ministers of State– Nityanand Rai; Nisith Pramanik; Ajay Kumar Mishra

DGCA signed MoU with EASA for Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Innovative Air Mobility
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), aviation regulator of India has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), aviation regulator of Europe, to
enhance cooperation in the areas of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and innovative air mobility.

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 • The MoU focuses on cooperation in the areas of development of certification standards,
environmental standards and related requirements for the certification and use of unmanned
aircraft systems and innovative air mobility operations.

• This encloses aspects such as licensing of personnel, training, air traffic management and
infrastructure, including the establishment of standards and services for Unmanned Aircraft System
Traffic Management (UTM).
Significance of the MoU:
i. The MoU emphasises the significance of regular information sharing between DGCA and EAS on the
technological developments and research in this area.
ii. It also encourages both authorities to collaborate on respective strategies for outreach to relevant
stakeholders.
iii. To promote knowledge exchange and capacity building, it will facilitate joint conferences, workshops,
training programs by DGCA and EASA in this area.
iv. The signing of this MoU is expected to result in significant impact on the standards and accelerated growth
of the Indian Unmanned Aviation Sector.
Letter of Intent:
The partnership between DGCA and EASA, initiated with the signing of letter of intent (LoI) by the DGCA on
UAS and Innovative Air Mobility with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) during the European
Union (EU)-India Aviation Summit held in New Delhi, Delhi on 20th April 2023.

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About European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA):
Established in- 2002
Executive Director- Patrick Ky
Chair of the Management Board- Piotr Samson
Headquarters- Cologne, Germany

Indian Navy Conducts 7th Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023

Indian Navy (IN) along with Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF)conducts the 7th edition of the
bilateral Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh from July 5 to 10,
2023. This edition marks the 11th anniversary of JIMEX, since its inception in 2012.

• JIMEX 23 provides an opportunity for the two navies to learn from each other’s best practices and
facilitate operational interactions to foster mutual cooperation and reaffirm their shared
commitment towards maritime security in the region.
• The exercise is a part of the growing maritime cooperation between India and Japan, which is aimed
at promoting peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
About Japan-India Maritime Exercise 2023 (JIMEX 23) :
The JIMEX 23 spans six days and consists of two phases.
i. Harbour Phase: The initial phase, known as the Harbour Phase, will take place in Visakhapatnam. During
this phase, participants will engage in professional discussions, sporting events, and social interactions.
ii. Sea phase: This phase will be conducted on the open sea, enabling the two navies to collaborate and refine
their warfighting capabilities. Through intricate multi-discipline operations in the surface, sub-surface, and air
domains to enhance their interoperability.
Participants:
Indian Navy (IN): The exercise saw the participation of Indian Naval Ship (INS) Delhi, India’s inaugural
indigenously constructed guided missile destroyer, as well as INS Kamorta, a homegrown Anti-Submarine
Warfare Corvette. Additionally, fleet tanker INS Shakti, a submarine, maritime patrol aircraft P8I and Dornier,
ship-borne helicopters, and fighter aircraft were also a part of the exercise.
Japan Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF): JMSDF will be represented by the guided missile
destroyer JS Samidare and its integral helicopters.

SALVEX: 7th Edition of IN-USN Salvage and EOD Exercise held in Kerala
The 7th edition of Indian Navy (IN) – the United States of America (USA) Navy (USN) Salvage and the
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) exercise, SALVEX was conducted from June 26 to July 6 2023 in Kochi,
Kerala to strengthen US and Indian divers’ capability in diving and salvage techniques.
• The first-ever IN- USN SALVEX was conducted in 2005 and the SALVEX series of exercises have
been conducted annually thereafter, alternately in Indian and US Pacific locations.
Participants:
The exercise witnessed participation from both navies which included the vessels/Ships: Indian Naval Ship
(INS) Nireekshak and US Naval Ship (USNS) Salvor, as well as Specialist Diving and EOD teams.

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SALVEX Exercise:
i. The Diving teams of both the countries shared maritime rescue experiences on Maritime Salvage and trained
together in various facets of EOD Operations on land as well at sea over the course of 10 days.
ii. SALVEX also saw conduct of joint training exercises towards enhancing interoperability, cohesiveness and
gaining from best practices mutually in Maritime Salvage and EOD operations.
iii. The constructive engagements on operational terms have improved the skill-sets of the diving teams in a
number of different disciplines such as mine detection and neutralisation, wreck location and salvage.

BANKING & FINANCE

RBI cancels licenses of Malkapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd & Shushruti Souharda
Sahakara Bank Niyamita
On July 5, 2023, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cancelled the banking licenses of two co-operative banks
viz. Malkapur Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd(Malkapur UCB) based in Buldhana, Maharashtra, and Shushruti
Souharda Sahakara Bank Niyamita(SSS Bank) based in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

• In this regard, these two co-operative banks ceased to carry on banking business as defined in
Section 5(b) read with Section 56 of the Banking Regulation (BR) Act, 1949 with effect from July 5,
2023.
However, on liquidation, every depositor is entitled to receive a deposit insurance claim amount of his/her
deposits up to Rs 5 lakh from the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC), subject to the
provisions of the DICGC Act, 1961.
Note:
i.As per the data submitted by the Malkapur UCB, 97.60% of the depositors are entitled to receive the full
amount of their deposits from DICGC.
• DICGC has already paid Rs 496.98 crore of the total insured deposits under the provisions of Section
18A of the DICGC Act, 1961.
ii.As per the data submitted by the SSS Bank, 91.92% of the depositors are entitled to receive the full amount
of their deposits from DICGC.

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 • As on May 31, 2023, DICGC has already paid Rs 54.16 crore of the total insured deposits.
Reasons behind the cancellation of licenses of both banks:
i.The banks do not have adequate capital and earning prospects which means they do not comply with the
provisions of Section 11(1) and Section 22 (3) (d) read with Section 56 of the BR Act, 1949.
ii.They have failed to comply with the requirements of Sections 22(3) (a), 22 (3) (b), 22(3)(c), 22(3) (d) and
22(3)(e) read with Section 56 of the BR Act, 1949.
iii.The continuance of the banks are prejudicial to the interests of its depositors as they are unable to pay its
present depositors in full.
About Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
Governor – Shaktikanta Das
Deputy Governors – Swaminathan Janakiraman, Michael Debabrata Patra, M. Rajeshwar Rao, T. Rabi Sankar
Establishment – 1st April 1935
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra

Flipkart with Axis Bank Launches Personal Loans to Attract New Customers
In collaboration with Axis Bank, Flipkart, the leading e-commerce company in India, has introduced a personal
loan service accessible through Flipkart’s app. This loan facility allows individuals to obtain up to Rs 5 lakh,
with a remarkable approval time of just 30 seconds and eliminates the need for document submission.

• By offering personal loans, Flipkart is hoping to attract new customers who may be unable to afford
large purchases outright.
• Expanding on the financing options available to customers alleviates the immediate burden of large
purchases, encouraging higher transaction volumes and fostering customer loyalty & trust
Other services :
i. In addition to personal loans, Flipkart also offers a “buy now, pay later” option, EMI payments, and a co-
branded credit card.
• This move gives Flipkart a competitive advantage in the long run, as more and more Indians turn to
online shopping and financial services.
About Axis Bank:
Managing Director (MD) & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) – Amitabh Chaudhry
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
Established in – 1993 (begun operations in 1994)
Tagline – Badhti ka Naam Zindagi
About Flipkart:
Chief executive Officer (CEO) – Kalyan Krishnamurthy
Headquarters – Bengaluru, Karnataka
Established in – 2007

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 ECONOMY & BUSINESS
UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023: India and ASEAN top recipients of FDI
According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)’s “World Investment
Report 2023(WIR 2023): Investing in Sustainable Energy for All”, Foreign Direct Investment(FDI) in Asia’s
developing countries remained unchanged at USD 662 billion and India and Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN) were the top recipients , with an increase of 10% and 5% respectively.

Asia accounted for more than 50% of the global FDI.

• The FDI increase in developing countries was unevenly shared and much of the growth was
concentrated in a few large emerging economies.
• India was among the five economies that accounted for almost 80 percent of the FDI flows to the
region. The four other economies were China, Singapore, Hong Kong(China) and the United Arab
Emirates(UAE).
• In South Asia, foreign direct investment (FDI) into India increased by 10 percent, reaching USD 49
billion. This rise in FDI made India the third-largest host country for greenfield project
announcements, and the second-largest for international project finance deals.Singapore was the
largest recipient of FDI in Southeast Asia region.
Key Points:
i.The 2023 report stated that the global flow of FDI declined by 12% to USD 1.3 trillion in 2022.
ii.The United States of America(USA) topped the list of top 20 host economies (FDI inflow) for 2022 with USD
285 billion. For the USA, FDI flow declined by 26% compared to 2021.
• In 2022, FDI flows to developed countries as a group fell by 37% largely in Europe and North
America.
iii.China, the 2nd largest FDI recipient in the world, witnessed an increase of 5%.
iv.In the Gulf region, the FDI declined but the number of project announcements increased by two third.
v.The FDI inflow was stagnant in several developing countries and the FDI to the least developed countries
(LDCs) also declined during the period.
vi.It is noted that FDI inflow in developing countries were comparatively higher than the FDI inflow in the
developed economies.
Findings of the Report:
i.WIR 2023 revealed that the annual investment deficit is widening in the developing countries as they work to
achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The largest gaps are in energy, water and
transport infrastructure.
• The gap is now about USD 4 trillion per year, increased from USD 2.5 trillion in 2015.
ii.WIR 2023 calls for urgent support to developing countries to enable them to attract significantly more
investment for their transition to clean energy.
iii.The report also proposed a compact setting out priority actions, ranging from financing mechanisms to
investment policies, to ensure sustainable energy for all.

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About World Investment Report 2023
i.World Investment Report 2023 provides the latest trends in global foreign direct investment, greenfield
investment projects, and international project finance.
ii.This report also includes a key review of investment needs at the midpoint of the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development.
The report features,
• Analysis of the trends in FDI during 2022, with especial emphasis on the development implications.
• Ranking of the largest transnational corporations in the world.
• In-depth analysis of a selected topic related to FDI.
• Policy analysis and recommendations.
• Statistical annex with data on FDI flows and stocks at the country level.
Recent Related News:
According to the State of World Population (SOWP) 2023 titled “8 Billion Lives, Infinite Possibilities: the case
for Rights and Choices” published by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), India overtakes China to
become the most populous nation in the world, the population of India has grown by 1.56% in the past year
and it is estimated to be 142.86 crore.
About United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD):
UNCTAD is an intergovernmental organization which promotes the interests of developing countries in world
trade.
Secretary-General– Rebeca Grynspan
Headquarters– Geneva, Switzerland

AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

AIFF Awards 2022-23: Lallianzuala Chhangte, Manisha Kalyan named Footballers of the Year
On 4th July 2023, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced the winners of AIFF annual awards for
the season 2022-23.

Lallianzuala Chhangte, an Indian Men’s Football Player from Mizoram, was named the AIFF Men’s Footballer
of the year 2022-2023 for the first time and Manisha Kalyan, an Indian Women’s Football Player from
Punjab, was named AIFF Women’s Footballer of the Year 2022-23 for the 2nd time.
• Previously, Manisha Kalyan won the award for the 2021-22 season. She became only the third
Indian female footballer to win the individual award two or more times after Bala Devi (three) and
Bembem Devi (two)
• Lallianzuala Chhangte became the second player from Mizoram, after Jeje Lalpekhlua (2016), to win
the AIFF Men’s Player of the Year award.
About Lallianzuala Chhangte:
i. Lallianzuala Chhangte (26 years old) plays for the Indian National football team as winger and represents
Mumbai City Football Club(FC) in the Indian Super League (ISL).

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ii. During the international season 2022-2023, he represented India in 12 matches and scored 2 goals and
provided assists for 1.
iii. He was a part of the Indian team that won the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2023
held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bangalore, Karnataka.
iv. He scored 18 goals and provided 9 assists in a total of 32 matches across all competitions in the last season.
This included 16 goal contributions (10 goals, six assists) for Mumbai City FC in ISL.
v.He scored two goals and provided an assist in the Hero International Cup 2023, and was awarded with the
Man of the Match in the final against Lebanon.
Note:Previously, he won the Footballer Players Association of India (FPAI) Player of the award for 2022-23
season.
About Manisha Kalyan:
i. She plays as a Forward for Apollon, a first-division football club in Cyprus and the India women’s national
team.
ii. She became the first ever Indian to play in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Women’s
Champions League 2022.
iii. In her 17 league appearances for Cypriot First Division club Apollon, she scored 6 goals and aided the team
to win the Cypriot First Division title along with the Cypriot Women’s Cup title.
Winners of AIFF Awards 2022-2023:
AIFF Awards 2022-23 Winners
AIFF Men’s Footballer of the year 2022-23 Lallianzuala Chhangte
AIFF Women’s Footballer of the year 2022-23 Manisha Kalyan
AIFF Men’s Emerging Player of the year 2022-23 Akash Mishra
AIFF Women’s Emerging Player of the year 2022-23 Shilji Shaji
AIFF’s Men’s Coach of the Year 2022-23 Clifford Miranda
AIFF’sWomen’s Coach of the Year 2022-23 Priya Parathi Valappil

MoHFW won Kreta Vikreta Gaurav Samman Samaroh 2023 award

On 26th June 2023, the Department of Health and Family Welfare under the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare (MoHFW) received the winner of Kreta Vikreta Gaurav Samman Samaroh, 2023 in Highest Single-
Bid Procurements in the 2022-23 fiscal category.
• The event was organised by Government e-Marketplace (GeM) under the Ministry of Commerce and
Industry at Vanijya Bhawan New Delhi, Delhi.
• Rajiv Wadhawan, Advisor, Department of Health and Family Welfare, MoHFW received the award
from Piyush Goyal, Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry.
• MoHFW has taken the lead in achieving the Government of India’s (GOI) Make in India and obtaining
through the GeM.
Note: These awards aim to celebrate those who share the vision of a transparent, inclusive and efficient public
procurement landscape in India.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Ariane-5 rocket launched 2 satellites successfully on its final and 117th mission
On 5th July 2023, the 117th and final launch of Ariane 5, a 53 metre tall, three-stage launcher was
successfully blasted off from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana toward geostationary orbit to
deliver two military communications satellites namely Syracuse 4B for the France and the Heinrich
Hertz (H2Sat) for the German Governments.

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 • Ariane 5, a European heavy-lift space launch vehicle first launched in 1996 has 27 years of
experience with this final launch mission.
• Of Ariane 5’s 117 missions and 239 payloads delivered to orbit, the launch vehicle has performed at
a 96% success rate.
Note: Ariane 5, failed to reach orbit on its first launch, initiating an auto-destruct abort after 40 seconds.
Heinrich-Hertz Satellite:
Heinrich-Hertz is an experimental communications satellite that will test new hardware and serve as a test
platform for university and public sector scientific and technical experiments.
Key Points:
i. The HM7B, a European cryogenic rocket engine which currently powers the upper stage first flew in Ariane 1
also joined the recent Ariane 5 launch, and both are in its final space venture.
ii. This upper stage is an icon to Ariane launches as it helped power 228 missions in the past without fail.
iii. Ariane 5 took part in several launch milestones including the James Webb Telescope in 2021, in partnership
with National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Canadian Space Agency, as well as
Europe’s comet-chasing Rosetta mission, which deployed a landing probe in 2014.

SPORTS
FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23: Netherlands Men’s team won the title for 2nd time
On 4th July 2023, The Netherlands men’s hockey team won the 4th edition of Fédération Internationale de
Hockey(FIH) Hockey Pro League 2022-23 by defeating Belgium in the finals held in Antwerp, Belgium.

• The Netherlands Men’s become the first team in the men’s competition to win the title twice. They
won their 1st title in the 2021-2022 season.
• With the win, the Netherlands also become the first nation to win both the men’s and women’s FIH
Hockey Pro League titles in the same season (2022-2023).
The 2022-23 FIH Hockey Pro League(men’s) started on 28th October 2022 and ended on 4th July 2023.
Player of the match in the finals: Jip Janssen (The Netherlands)

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Men’s FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23 Points table:
Position Country Points
1 Netherlands 35
2 Great Britain 32
3 Belgium 30
4 India 30
Indian hockey team at FIH Hockey Pro League:
i.The Indian men’s hockey team finished fourth position in the FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23 with 30 points
from 16 matches.
ii.This was India’s second fourth-place finish in the FIH Hockey Pro League, having finished fourth in their
inaugural season in 2020-21.
iii.The Indian hockey team secured third position in the 2021-22 season.
Note:
i.India’s Harmanpreet Singh was the top Goal Scorer (18 Goals) in FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23.
ii.The Indian hockey team (51 Goals) is also the top Goal scoring team in FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-23.
Netherlands won the 4th edition of Women’s FIH Hockey Pro League 2022-2023:
On 27th June 2023, Netherlands Women’s Hockey team won the 4th edition of the FIH Hockey Pro League
2022-23 title by defeating New Zealand in Wagener Hockey Stadium, Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
• This marks Netherlands women’s 3rd title in FIH Hockey Pro League. So far, they have won 3 of the
4 women’s FIH Hockey Pro League titles.
• Argentinian Women’s hockey team and Australian women’s hockey team won second and third
place in the 2022-2023 season.
2022-23 FIH Hockey Pro League (Women’s) was held from 4th November 2022 to 5th July 2023.
Note: The Netherland’s Xen de Waard was awarded as Player of the Match in the finals.
Women’s FIH Pro League 2022-23 Points table:
Position Country Points
1 Netherlands 46
2 Argentina 32
3 Australia 31
About FIH Hockey Pro League:
i.FIH Hockey Pro League is an annual global Field Hockey League tournament involving best national teams
(men’s and women’s) in the world.
• The inaugural edition of both men’s and women’s FIH Hockey Pro League was held in 2019.
ii.The best team of the season, which has accumulated the highest number of points at the end of the League, is
crowned Champion and receives the coveted FIH Hockey Pro League Trophy.
iii.From 2020-21 season, the FIH Hockey Pro League follows a round-robin format where each team plays the
other team twice – home and away.
FIH Global Leadership Partner: Hero MotoCorp
Winners of previous edition FIH Hockey Pro League:
Edition Men’s Team Women’s Team
2019 Australia The Netherlands
2020-21 Belgium The Netherlands
2021-22 The Netherlands Argentina

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Bangladesh Cricketer Tamim Iqbal retires from International Cricket
On 6th July 2023, Bangladesh One Day International (ODI) Captain Tamim Iqbal (aged 34) announced his
retirement from international cricket after 16 years of his journey in cricket.His last game was on 5th July 2023,
against Afghanistan in Chattogram, Bangladesh.
• Tamim Iqbal is the third-highest run-scorer as of July 2023, after only Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma,
with 8,313 runs in 241 games, including 14 hundreds.
• He is the highest ODI run scorer for Bangladesh (8313 runs) and scored 14 centuries which is
highest among Bangladesh players.
• He made his international debut in a 2007 ODI against Zimbabwe in Harare, Zimbabwe.

IMPORTANT DAYS
World Zoonoses Day 2023 – July 6
World Zoonoses Day is annually observed across the globe on 6th July to raise awareness about Zoonosis or
zoonotic disease, an infectious disease that can spread between species, from animals to humans or vice versa.
The day commemorates the anniversary of the day that Louis Pasteur, a French biologist, successfully
administered the first vaccine against rabies, a zoonotic disease on 6th July 1885.

Zoonosis:
i. A zoonosis is any disease or infection that is naturally transmissible from vertebrate animals to humans.
There are over 200 known types of zoonoses.
ii. Zoonotic pathogens may be harmful germs like bacteria, virus or parasites, or may involve unconventional
agents and can spread to humans from animals through direct contact or through food, water or the
environment.
iii. Zoonoses include a wide range of new and existing diseases in humans such as Rabies, which are 100%
preventable through vaccination and other treatments.
iv. Other zoonoses such as Ebola virus disease, salmonellosis and COVID-19, have the potential to cause global
pandemics.
Prevention and control:
i. Safe and appropriate guidelines for animal care in the agricultural sector will help reduce the potential for
foodborne zoonotic disease.
ii. Standards for clean drinking water and waste removal, as well as protections for surface water in the natural
environment, are also important and effective.
iii. Education campaigns to promote handwashing after contact with animals and other behavioural
adjustments can reduce community spread of zoonotic diseases.
WHO’s response for Zoonotic disease:
i. World Health Organization (WHO)’s ‘One Health’ is an integrated, unifying approach that mobilises multiple
sectors, disciplines and communities at varying levels of society to balance and optimise the health of people,
animals and the environment.

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ii. As part of the One Health approach, the WHO collaborates with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
of the United Nations (UN) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on the Global Early Warning
System for Major Animal Diseases (GLEWS).
About World Health Organization (WHO):
Founded in- 1948
Director-General- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Headquarters- Geneva, Switzerland

STATE NEWS
Odisha Government launches Mo Jungle Jami Yojana for forest Dwellers
The Odisha Government launches ‘Mo Jungle Jami Yojana’ (My Forestland Scheme) with the aim to recognise
all rights under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights
Act)(FRA), 2006 in the next two years.

Key Points:
i.Under Mo Jungle Jami Yojana scheme, Forest Rights Cells will be constituted at the tehsil and district level for
the implementation of FRA, 2006.
ii. Mo Jungle Jami Yojana Scheme benefits all eligible tribal peoples, primarily single women and Particularly
Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs) get land titles and record corrections are made for 100% title holders.
FRA Act 2006:
The Forest Rights Act (FRA) of 2006 recognises the rights of forest living tribal communities and other
traditional forest dwellers to forest resources on which these communities depend for a range of requirements
such as livelihood, habitation, and other socio-cultural needs.
Rights of tribal people as per FRA:
Odisha is one of the leading States in implementation of FRA with distribution of 4.56 lakhs of individual forest
right (IFR) titles in the country as of July 2023.
• The Individual forest right (IFR) titles are given to the tribal individual for the land they have been
cultivating for generations.
• Community Forest Rights (CFR) allows tribal communities to use and manage forest resources to
achieve the objectives of conservation and regeneration.
Odisha’s Tribe profile:
i.Odisha is ranked third in terms of tribal population(9,590,756) as per the 2011 census. Odisha houses around
62 types of tribes including 13 PVTGs.
ii.Tribal population of Odisha consititutes about 22.85% of its total population, residing in 53,845 villages of
which 32,562 villages are FRA potential villages.
• Odisha’s estimated potential forest area over which forest rights can be recognised is 35,739 square
kilometres.

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About Odisha:
Chief Minister- Naveen Patnaik
Governor – Ganeshi Lal
wildlife sanctuaries – Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Hadagarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Sunabeda Wildlife
Sanctuary

J&K launched India’s first Tele-MANAS chatbot for people in mental distress
On 5th July 2023, Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) launched India’s first Tele
Mental Health Assistance and Networking Across States (MANAS) chatbot in the Union Territory (UT) to
enhance mental health support for distressed people by initiating an instant conversation with those who are
in need.
• The 2-tier system comprises State Tele-MANAS cells, which includes trained counsellors and mental
health specialists in Tier 1 and specialists at District Mental Health Programme (DMHP)/Medical
College resources for physical consultation and/or eSanjeevani for audio visual consultation in Tier
2.
• J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who inaugurated the ‘J&K Health Conclave’ on Mental Health
and Non-Communicable Diseases at Srinagar,J&K.
• The initiative will ensure round the clock services of health counsellors, clinical psychologists and
consultants.

TN Police launched “Pengal Pathukaaptu Thittam” for Women Traveling Alone at Night
Tamil Nadu (TN) Police launched a new scheme “Pengal Pathukaaptu Thittam” (Women safety scheme) to
ensure the safety of the women travelling alone at night (between 10 pm and 7 am).
• Under this scheme, the women travelling alone can avail of free drop facility in a patrol vehicle in
case they feel unsafe.
• The women can use the helpline 1091, 112, 044-23452365 and 044-28447701 to avail the police
patrol vehicle.
• The scheme will be in operation on all day of the week.

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