19th October Daily Current Affairs – English

Importance of India-Canada Bilateral:

• Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, declared a terrorist in India, was shot dead in Canada last year.
• Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accusing Indian spies of being involved in this murder.
• After ordering the expulsion of the Canadian ambassador and 5 consular officers from India, the central government recalled the Indian consular officers from Canada.
• Canada is the 2nd largest country in the world with a population of only 3.9 crores.
• Temporary foreign workers play an important role in filling the labor shortage in the country.
• The average income of Indian taxpayers in Canada is $42,000 in 2021.
• 8 lakh Indians are the 4th largest number of expatriates living in Canada.
• Canada has been India’s major supplier of pulses.
• India’s major exports to Canada include gold jewellery, precious stones, pharmaceuticals and textiles.

Central Government Considers Releasing Governors:

• In the third term of the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the central government is coming to relieve the governors who have completed their five-year tenure.
• As the post of Governor and Deputy Governor is the constitutional leadership post at the State and Union Territory level, the appointment is directly made by the President.
• Those appointments are often based on consultation with the Prime Minister.
• Currently senior political leaders, retired army officers, IAS and IPS officers are being appointed as governors.
• According to Article 156 of the Constitution of India, the term of office of the Governor appointed by the President is five years as specified in Section 3.
• The first sub-section of the same provision states that the Governor shall hold office as long as the President wishes.
• However, as per Article 156(1) of the Constitution, they are considered as successors in office at the discretion of the President.
• According to Article 153 of the Constitution of India, each state has a Governor.
• This provision does not restrict that a single person can be the Governor of two or more states.
• In the states of India, generally, the Governor is appointed by the President of India as per the decision of the central government.
• The Governor is sworn in by the Chief Justice of the High Court of the State in which he takes office.
• In his absence the Senior Judge next in rank or in the State will deputize.

National Learning Week:

• Prime Minister Modi will inaugurate the ‘Karmayogi Saptah’ National Learning Week to give a fresh impetus to the skill development of government employees and government institutions.
• Mission Karmayogi or the National Program for Civic Works Skill Building was launched last September 2020.
• The scheme, which has seen progress since then, is improving the capacity of civil servants to global standards.
• National Learning Week will be the biggest event to give new impetus to skill development of government employees and government institutions.
• It aims to create a ‘one government’ stance, align authorities with national goals and promote lifelong learning.

Preventing Child Marriage Act Can’t Be Controlled: Supreme Court

• The Supreme Court held that the Child Marriage Prevention Act cannot be controlled by the personal laws of any religion, and that child marriages are a deprivation of the individual’s right to choose their spouse.
• The Prevention of Child Marriage Act is a law passed in India to prevent child marriage.
• It was introduced as a draft law by the British government in January 1891 and passed into law on 28 September 1929.
• An Indian from Marwar, Rajasthan named ‘Rai Sahib Harbilas Sharda’ presented the draft law.
• According to this, a girl should be fourteen years of age and a boy should be eighteen years of age to get married.
• This Act came into force from 1st April 1930.
• Currently the marriageable age for women has been changed to 18 and for men to 21.
• This law can prevent child marriages.
• There is no way to annul marriages that have taken place.

16th BRICS Summit:

• BRICS is an international grouping of developing countries that emerged in 2010, including the BRIC countries and South Africa.
• Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Ethiopia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates are members of BRICS.
• The 16th Summit of the Federation will be held in Kazan, Russia on October 22 and 23.
• This year’s theme of the Summit is: ‘Strengthening Multilateral Advocacy for Global Development and Security’.
• The conference will provide an opportunity to assess the progress of initiatives initiated by the BRICS consortium and to explore the possibilities of future cooperation.

Important Facts:

1. India has sent relief materials to Lebanon, which has been affected by Israel’s attack.
2. A plan to set up a library with a park at 100 places in Tamil Nadu is going to be implemented.
3. Arjun Erigaisi won the final round of the WR Chess Masters in London and won the trophy.
4. India beat Pakistan to win the South Asian Women’s Football Championship.
5. Southern Super Stars won the Legends League cricket match held in Sri Nagar by defeating Konark Suryas Odisha.
6. World Bank President Ajay Banga said that India’s growth rate is good in the world economy.