Bilateral talks between India and Russia:
- Prime Minister Modi is going to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in the 22nd annual India-Russia Summit.
- Later, the Prime Minister, who will go to Austria, will hold bilateral talks with the country’s Chancellor, Alexander Van Der Bellen, and Prime Minister Karl Nehammer.
- So far 21 annual summits have been held between India and Russia.
- These conferences are held back-to-back in both the countries.
- India-Russia Summit was held in Delhi on December 6, 2021.
Trust Vote or Floor Test:
- A trust vote will be held on the government led by Jharkhand Hemant Soren, who recently took office as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
- A trust vote is an opportunity provided by the Constitution for the Chief Minister or the Prime Minister to move a floor test to continue in power when there is doubt that the ruling government or the newly-incumbent government does not have a majority.
- Only the President has the power to order a Trust vote in the case of the Central Government.
- For the state, the governor orders a trust test when there is doubt about the majority in the ruling government.
- Members of parliament or legislature can move a motion of no confidence in the ruling government either individually or on behalf of a party.
- But, they can’t bring it arbitrarily.
- They can only apply to the Speaker of Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly.
- The Speaker has the authority to accept or reject it.
- All elected members of Parliament and Assembly can participate in the vote of confidence.
- The Supreme Court recently ruled that in states like Puducherry where there are nominated members of the legislature, the nominated members can also participate in the polls.
- The legislators belonging to the party should vote according to the order of the party whip.
- Independents can vote for the party of their choice and the Speaker also has the right to vote.
- A majority of the members present in the House of Parliament or Legislative Assembly during the vote of confidence is declared victorious.
Ayushman Bharat Scheme:
- The Centre is seriously considering doubling the number of beneficiaries and coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the central government’s free medical insurance scheme.
- Currently under this scheme the beneficiaries are given medical insurance up to Rs.5 lakh per annum.
- The central government is considering increasing this to Rs 10 lakh and doubling the number of beneficiaries.
- Accordingly, it is planned to improve so that everyone above 70 years of age can benefit.
- Earlier, the central government had increased the allocation for this insurance scheme in the 2024 Interim Budget.
- With this, the allocation increased from Rs.646 crore to Rs.7,200 crore.
- Ayushman Bharat Yojana is also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY).
- It is a scheme aimed at helping the economically weaker sections of the society in need of healthcare facilities.
- It was launched by the Prime Minister on September 23, 2018.
- This health insurance scheme covers about fifty crore citizens in India.
- The central government has provided this medical insurance to a total of 12 crore families.
- Considered one of the largest health programs in the world, Ayushman Bharat Yojana aims to extend coverage to more than 50 crore Indian citizens, especially the economically disadvantaged.
- It provides cashless hospitalization services through Ayushman Health Card.
- It can be used in any empanelled hospital across the country.
- Beneficiaries can approach the hospital for necessary treatment by submitting their PMJAY e-card.
Dengue fever: Karnataka
- As of July 6, 7,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus in Karnataka.
- Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the dengue virus.
- It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions.
- It usually starts 3 to 14 days after infection when symptoms appear.
- These include high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains and a characteristic skin rash and rash.
- Also known as dengue haemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome.
- Bleeding develops with low platelets, leakage of blood plasma, and dangerously low blood pressure.
First week of July: Van Mohotsava
- Van Mahotsava is a week-long tree-planting festival celebrated annually in the first week of July in India.
Important Facts:
- Chennai Glenegles Health City Hospital has started the first ever uterus transplant program in the country.
- Sri Lanka has decided to allow all foreign research vessels in its ports from next year.
- India’s Abhay Singh & Velavan Senthilkumar won the men’s doubles co-championship at the Asian Doubles Squash Championship held in Malaysia.
- India’s Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women’s 50 kg category at the Grand Prix Wrestling held in Spain.