Current Affairs 27th June 2019

Current Affairs 27th June 2019 - Important Points

• Council of Europe restores Voting Rights of Russia by - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
• Universal Smart Card Driving License launched by - Government
• Samant Goel designated new RAW chief, Arvind Kumar becomes IB director on - 26th June 2019
• International Day against Drug Abuse Illicit Trafficking on - 26th June 2019

Current Affairs 27th June 2019 - Details

International Day against Drug Abuse Illicit Trafficking on - 26th June 2019

International Day against Drug Abuse Illicit Trafficking 2019 was celebrated on June 26th, 2019. This day is celebrated against drug abuse the illegal drug business. It is also known as World Drug Day. Celebrations of the day is an imperative initiative to tackle drug abuse trafficking.
The theme of this day for 2019 is ‘Health for Justice, Justice for Health.’ This year&'s theme lime-
lights that justice health are 2 sides of the same coin when it comes to addressing drug
complications. UNODC inspires individuals, Non-Government Organizations, the private sector
Member States to get tangled in its social media campaign to celebrate this day requests them
to draw on the resources provided in the social media campaign package.
More about the Day

• By resolution 42/112 of 7th December 1987, the General Assembly finalised to celebrate 26th
  June as the International Day against Drug Abuse Illicit Trafficking as an expression of its
  determination to fortify action assistance to achieve the motive of an international society free of
  drug abuse.
• Maintained each year by people, communities various groups all over the world, this universal
  celebration goals to spread awareness of the major problem that illicit drugs represent to society.
  UN Office on Drugs Crime will also release the 2019 World Drug Report at the UN Secretariat in
  New York.
  Drug Abuse addiction
  Drug abuse happens when one uses legal/illegal substance in a way that they aren't meant to be utilised. It might be taken extra than a regular dose of prescribed pills. Or worse, overuse pills that aren't even prescribed to consume can be harmful. Drug abuse is done when you began feeling
  good doing it/at ease/want to avoid reality.

Samant Goel designated new RAW chief, Arvind Kumar becomes IB director on - 26th June 2019

Narendra Modi Government has designated senior IPS officer Samant Goel as the new RAW chief
on June 26th, 2019. In another initiative, government has designated senior IPS officer Arvind
Kumar as the director of the Intelligence Bureau.
Their names were finalized by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, led by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi comprising Home Minister Amit Shah.
Key Highlights

• Samant Goel was leading operations for the agency was instrumental in scheduling the
  February 2019 Balakot Air Strikes also the 2016 surgical strikes formerly his designation as
  Research Analysis Wing chief.
• Samant Goel is a 1984 batch IPS officer of Punjab cadre who will succeed Anil Dhasmana.
  Arvind Kumar is a 1984 batch IPS officer, will head the IB, the main internal intelligence unit of the
  government. 
• Arvind Kumar will replace Rajiv Jain, who finish an extended tenure as the Intelligence Bureau
  chief. 
• Both Goel Kumar have a strong intelligence background, with Goel 1st having worked in
  Research Analysis Wing in 2001 Kumar having been with Intelligence Bureau since 1991.

Council of Europe restores Voting Rights of Russia by - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe at Strasbourg, France, has voted for the
restoring Russia’s voting rights, five years after they were withdrawn over its illegitimate
annexation of Crimean Peninsula.
Key Highlights

• In 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea, Russia was exposed of its voting rights. Russia
  then replied by prohibiting assembly since 2017 the nation also refused to pay its share of 33
  million Euro to human rights regulator.
• Freshly, Russia had also threatened the assembly of vacating the body altogether if it is not
  allowed to participate in election of a new secretary general to body.
• The Parliamentary assembly voted with 118 in favour 62 against, 10 nonparticipation. The
  voting was undertaken notwithstanding strong opposition from Ukraine.
• This initiative now forms the way for Russia to take part in election of a new secretary general for
  pan-European rights body.
  About Council of Europe
  It is European continent’s leading human rights group whose specified goal is to support human
  rights, democracy the rule of law in Europe. This organisation is distinct from European Union.
  It was recognized in 1949 with HQ in Strasbourg, France.

Universal Smart Card Driving License launched by - Government

Union Ministry of Road Transport Highways has finalised to amend the format of driving licenses
to smart card type driving licences so as to trail a standardised format countrywide.
Key Highlights

• Nitin Gadkari, Road Transport Highways Minister in a written statement in Rajya Sabha,
  informed that Union Ministry of Road Transport Highways has given a common standard format
  &  design of Driving Licence for Pan India.
• About 30 per cent of Indians drive with fake/bogus licenses. Police reports, in just of Delhi National
  Capital Region proposes that, cases of underage driving have increased to 58.9 percent in 1st
  15 days of January 2019, 61 non-allowed juvenile cases were recorded issued with challans.
• A report from Nissan India road safety NGO SaveLIFE Foundation lime-lighted worrying part of
  underage driving. Thus, ministry’s initiative to this new format is believed to benefit control this
  situation to some extent.
• Union Ministry of Road Transport Highways pursues to amend present format of driving licenses
  to laminated card without chip/smart card type driving licences which will comprise countrywide
  standardised format of placement of data, standardization of fonts etc.
• For this, Regional Transport Offices should release a uniform format of driving licenses across
  nation using a universal smart card driving license format.
• The anticipated modifications to Pan India Licence format will be executed via Union Ministry of
  Road Transport Highways’ flagship application termed SARATHI, for Driving License.