Current Affairs 24th July 2014

Current Affairs 24th July 2014

Updated : 24-Jul-2014

Current Affairs 24th July 2014 - Important Points
Current Affairs 24th July 2014 - Details
Doordarshan music show to feature in Limca book of records
Doordarshan music show 'Naad Bhed-The Mystery of Sound' has been selected by the Limca Book of Records, to be featured in its next edition under Television chapter, for being the First ever National- level Reality show on Classical Music.

Officials said that 'Naad Bhed' is a first of its kind national-level reality television show in the country and possibly the world, on classical music.
They said the broadcaster had joined hands with the Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY) to create the programme.
Naad Bhed – the Mystery of Sound, a national-level classical music reality show, aims at promoting and popularising Indian classical music and rewarding the best young practitioners of classical music.
The central idea of the show was to earn respect for the rich Indian heritage of classical music.
Delhi HC asked Delhi government to ban unregulated e-rickshaws
On 23rd July 2014, Delhi High Court rapped Delhi government over its failure to regulate e-rickshaws and asked it to clarify its stand on how to regulate them by 31 July 2014. The Court said the e-rickshaws could not be allowed to ply uncontrolled without licence, registration or insurance and they should be banned.
The Division Bench of the Delhi HC comprising of Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed and Justice Siddharth Mridul rapped the Delhi government while hearing the affidavit filed by Delhi Chief Secretary S K Srivastava.

In its affidavit seeking regulation of the e-rickshaws, Chief Secretary said that the operation of the e-rickshaws was wholly unauthorised and illegal. This is because under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, e-rickshaws are motor vehicles and their plying on the Delhi's road posed a danger to the public safety. Further, a policy or regulation governing e-rickshaws could not be framed because they already are covered under the Act
India votes in favour of UNHRC resolution to launch probe into Israel's offensive on Gaza
Along with Brazil, Russia, China and South Africa (BRICS), India also voted in favour of a UN Rights Council resolution to probe Israel-Gaza conflict. The countries agreed to vote for the draft in favour of Palestinians which stated "Ensuring Respect for international law in The Occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jersusalem."
US was the only country which did not voted in favor of the resolution.
The member council consisted of 46 countries out of which 17 were absent while 29 nations voted in favour of the probe into Israel's offensive on Gaza.
In the meanwhile, on the 16th day of ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict, around 680 Palestinians and 31 Israelis have been killed. Neither Israelis nor Hamas are backing down despite several attempts at truce including the one brokered by Egypt.
Air Algerie jet with 116 on board crashes in Mali
On 24th July 2014, An Air Algerie jetliner carrying 116 people crashed in a rainstorm over restive Mali. Its wreckage was found near the border of neighboring Burkina Faso. This is third major international aviation disaster in a week.
The plane, owned by Spanish company Swiftair and leased by Algeria's flagship carrier, disappeared from radar screens less than an hour after takeoff, en route from Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou to Algiers. The plane had taken off from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.