CURRENT AFFAIRS

 

 Defense

·      India, Sri Lanka and Maldives held virtual trilateral table top exercise titled as TTX-2021 for countering common transnational maritime crime like curbing narcotics and assistance in maritime search and rescue.

·      It is a two-day exercise aimed at enhancing mutual understanding and exchange of best practices procedures for countering common transnational crime.

·      The exercise gains additional relevance in light of the successful Operation Sagar Aaraksha2.

State Affairs

·      Andhra Pradesh Govt has issued orders for implementation of 10% EWS reservation in all government employment and education in accordance with 103 rd Constitution Amendment Act 2019 that provides for the creation of the special EWS quota to be implemented by the state.

·      AP government has simplified the norms stipulated by the Centre for its implementation without sub categorisation.

·      People with gross family income below Rs 8 lakh per annum are eligible for EWS reservation.

 

 National Affairs

·      Govt has launched digital platform titled ‘Kisan Sarathi’ to facilitate farmers to get right information at right time in their desired language.

·      It was jointly launched virtually by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

·      Through this, farmer can avail personalised advisories on agriculture and allied areas directly from scientists of Krishi Vigyan Kendra through the digital platform.

 

International Affairs

     China is constructing world’s first onshore commercial modular small reactor titled as ‘Linglong One’ at the Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant in the Hainan Province.

·      Multipurpose small modular reactor ‘Linglong One’, is the first SMR to get green signal by the international Atomic Energy Agency in 2016.