Current Affairs 19th July 2016

Current Affairs 19th July 2016 - Important Points

• India's first e-court opened at - Hyderabad High Court
• Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 passed by - Parliament 
• Who sworn in as Australia’s PM for another term - Malcolm Turnbull
• Report of 2015 Non-communicable Diseases Global Survey released by – WHO
• SC accepts Lodha panel recommendations on structural reforms in – BCCI             

Current Affairs 19th July 2016 - Details

India's first e-court opened at - Hyderabad High Court

On 17th July 2016, India’s first e-court was opened at High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. Supreme Court judge Justice Madan B Lokur who heads the e-Committee of the Supreme Court has inaugurated Hyderabad High Court.

However, Hyderabad High Court is the common high court for the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Do You Know – 

• The mainpurpose of e-court is just to ensure speedy justice for the litigants. 

• The e-Courts will ensure easy and better access to justice for public. 

• It will also provide solution for large number of pending cases in the country.

Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016 passed by - Parliament 

Among Important National Current Affairs, The Parliament has finally passed the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016, with an aim to provide statutory status to the existing Regional Centre for Biotechnology in Faridabad, Haryana. 

This bill seeks to provide legislative backing to the Regional Centre and also confers upon it the status of an institution of national importance.

Who sworn in as Australia’s PM for another term - Malcolm Turnbull

 Among Important International Current Affairs, on 19th July 2016 Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Australia for another term.

Just after a narrow election victory, Turnbull was sworn in with budget repair and a public vote on same sex marriage among his top priorities.

Know About Malcolm Turnbull – 

• He is the 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia and also the Leader of the Liberal Party. 

• On 14th September 2015, he assumed both offices after defeating Tony Abbott in a leadership election. He was subsequently elected in his own right at the 2016 federal election.

Report of 2015 Non-communicable Diseases Global Survey released by – WHO

On 18th July 2016, WHO which is known as The World Health Organisation, released a report of 2015 Non-communicable Diseases (NCD) Global Survey.

This report mainly highlights all the need to intensify national action to meet the global targets governments have agreed to protect people from heart disease, cancers, diabetes, and lung diseases.

Whereas, the global survey titled assessing national capacity for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases shows that some countries are making remarkable progress.

SC accepts Lodha panel recommendations on structural reforms in – BCCI

Among Important Sports Current Affairs, on 18th July 2016 The Supreme Court accepted major recommendations of the Lodha Committee on reforms in BCCI including a bar on ministers and civil servants and those above 70 years of age from becoming its members.

On the other hand, the apex court left it to the Parliament to decide whether it should come under RTI and if betting on the game should be legalised.

However, the apex court also accepted the recommendations of the Committee headed by retired Chief Justice of India Justice R M Lodha to have a CAG nominee in BCCI.