Top Current Affairs 04 July 2020
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National News
IIT Kanpur develops virtual classroom teaching setup ‘Mobile Masterjee’
- A team of engineers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur has developed an innovative classroom-to-home teaching setup titled ‘Mobile Masterjee’, to overcome the disruption in normal classroom teaching caused due to Covid-19 lockdown,
- The device is targeted at helping the rural schools to overcome the teaching and learning challenges posed by the pandemic.
- This virtual classroom system has been designed to record the lectures/instructions by the teachers using smartphones.
- The gadget allows for fixing the smartphone at various locations and heights and to self-record the lectures for communicating to the students.
- It also allowed for writing on a sheet of paper apart from giving the option of recording blackboard teaching.
- It is lightweight and compact and has adjustments to fit sheets/book on it for delivering instructions to pupils.
Ranking
India stands third largest contributor to e-waste in 2019, China tops: UN Report
- A United Nations-led report has found that India is the third-largest contributor to e-waste in the world in 2019.
- As per the report titled ‘Global E-waste Monitor 2020’, the world dumped a record 53.6 million tonnes of e-waste in 2019. Of this, just 17.4 percent was recycled.
- China was the biggest contributor to e-waste in the world, contributing 10.1 million tonnes of e-waste.
- United States was second with 6.9 million tonnes.
- India, with 3.2 million tonnes, was third.
- Together these three countries accounted for nearly 38 percent of the world’s e-waste in 2019.
- The report also says that the way in which we produce, consume, and dispose of e-waste is unsustainable, because of the overall damage done to the environment from all the un-recycled waste.
Insurance/Committee
IRDAI sets up nine-member Working Group Headed by G Srinivasan, to study the suitability of offering of Surety Bond by Indian Insurance Industry
- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has decided to examine the feasibility of introducing surety bonds by insurance companies for road contracts in the country.
- For this, the insurance regulator has set up a nine-member working group to study the legal framework and suitability of the Indian insurance industry or any other sector to offer such bonds.
- The Working Group will be headed by G Srinivasan, Director, National Insurance Academy.
- Responsibility of the WG
- To study the current Indian legal and regulatory framework with reference to Surety Bonds.
- To assess the suitability of the Indian Insurance Industry or any other sector to offer Surety Bonds.
- To provide justification for the recommendations being made by the group, with special reference to the legal and regulatory perspective.
- The insurance legal/regulatory framework does not permit underwriting of bonds that guarantee performance and bid securities as they are financial instruments and not conventional insurance products.
Books & Authors
Venkaiah Naidu Virtually Releases book ‘Future of Higher Education – Nine Mega Trends’ by CA V Pattabhi Ram
- The Vice President of India, Shri. M. Venkaiah Naidu virtually released a book titled “Future of Higher Education – Nine Mega Trends”, during an event hosted by ICT Academy.
- The book has been authored by CA V Pattabhi Ram, Author, Public Speaker, and Teacher.
- It is based on a survey of around 5000 educators across India, who were part of ICT Academy’s “SkyCampus” Digital Knowledge Series.
- The book will cover the new norms in the key areas of higher education such as Student-Teacher relationship, Learning methods, Laboratories, Examinations, etc; all taking a paradigm shift during this COVID pandemic.
Appointment/Resignation
Edouard Philippe resigns as Prime Minister of France
- The French government led by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and his government submitted their resignations on 03 July 2020.
- French President Emmanuel Macron named Jean Castex, as the country’s new prime minister.
- The 49-year-old Edouard Philippe had served as Prime Minister of France from 15 May 2017 to 3 July 2020.
Karnam Sekar retires as MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank
- Karnam Sekar, the managing director and chief executive of public sector lender Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) has retired on June 30, 2020.
- Karnam had joined the bank as an OSD (officer on special duty) and whole-time director on April 1, 2019 after merger of Dena Bank and Vijaya Bank into Bank of Baroda.
- He was elevated as MD and CEO on July 1, 2019 after the retirement of Subramaniam Kumar.
- Prior to working with IOB, Sekar was MD and CEO of Dena Bank since September 21, 2018.
Important Days
World Allergy Week 2020: 28 June to 4 July 2020
- Each Year World Allergy Organization (WAO) organises World Allergy Week to raise awareness of the impact of allergy in our communities.
- The World Allergy Week 2020 is being celebrated from 28 June to 4 July 2020.
- The theme for 2020 is “Allergy care does not stop with COVID-19.”
International Co-operative Day 2020: 04 July
- The International Co-operative Day is held annually on the first Saturday in July since 1923 by the International Co-operative Alliance to celebrate the co-operative movement and to increase awareness of cooperatives.
- In 2020, the International Co-operative Day is being observed on 04 July, 2020
- The theme of International Co-operative Day 2020 is: “Cooperatives for Climate Action”
Obituary
Bollywood choreographer Saroj Khan passes away at 71
- Popular choreographer of Bollywood world, Saroj Khan passed away at the age of 71 years due to cardiac arrest.
- She was in the choreography world for over four decades and has choreographed more than 2,000 songs. She is known as the “The Mother of Dance/Choreography in India”.
- Some of her popular works can be seen in songs Dola Re Dola from Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas, Ek Do Teen from Madhuri Dixit-starrer Tezaab and Ye Ishq Haaye from Jab We Met in 2007.
Former West Indies cricketer Everton Weekes passes away at 95
- Everton Weekes, the legendary West Indies batsman and the last surviving member of the famous three ‘Ws’, has passed away. He was 95.
- Along with Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott, he formed what was known as “The Three Ws” of the West Indies cricket team
- Weekes was known as one of the hardest hitters in world cricket.
- He played in 48 Test matches for the West Indies cricket team from 1948 to 1958 and continued to play first-class cricket until 1964.