Current Affairs 4th June 2018

Current Affairs 4th June 2018 - Important Points

• Cauvery Water Management Authority formed by - Central Government 
• International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression observed on - 4th June 2018
• National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 comes into force on - 1st June 2018
• Odisha’s Health Insurance Scheme for Journalists as - Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana

Current Affairs 4th June 2018 - Details

Cauvery Water Management Authority formed by - Central Government 

Following guidelines from Supreme Court, the Central Government has constituted the Cauvery Water Management Authority to address the disagreement over sharing of river water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry. In February, 2018 ruling, the Supreme Court had guided centre to set-up the Cauvery Water Management Authority within 6 weeks. In the same judgement, the court had also improved Karnataka’s share in Cauvery Water a little bit.
Cauvery Water Management Authority

• The freshly established CMA has been formed according to theCauvery Management Scheme previously outlined by Centre and sanctioned by Supreme Court.
• The committe will include a chairman, a secretary and 8 associates. Out of the eight members, 2 will be full-time basis, while other 2 will be part time members from centre.
• Remaining 4 will be part-time associates from states. The chief mandate of the Cauvery Water
  Management Authority will be to sheltered implementation and acquiescence of the Supreme Court’s order in concern to “storage, allotment, regulation and regulator of Cauvery waters”.
  Cauvery Water Management Authority will also guide the states to adopt appropriate measures to
  progress water usage efficiency. It will do this by encouraging with the utilisation of micro-irrigation, cropping patterns alterations, better-quality farm practices and expansion of command areas.
• The Cauvery Water Management Authority will also formulate an annual report covering its activities during the previous year.

Role of Central Government

The central government will deliver help in execution of the modified award in case of any of the state or
UT parties including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry, that do not collaborate in executing
the decision of the tribunal. Primarily, centre will pay Rupees two crores for the functioning of the
authority.

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression observed on - 4th June 2018

International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression is observed worldwide on June 4th , 2018. The main aim of the day is to recognize the pain suffered by children worldwide who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.
The day confirms the United Nation's promise to shielding the rights of children. Its work is directed by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is the most quickly and extensively ratified international human rights treaty in history.

Important Highlights

• In current years, the violations cases against children has augmented in many conflict zones.
• As per to the UNICEF, violence has become a devastating situation child worldwide, as they are either being killed in continuing conflicts/suicide attacks or getting frozen to death while fleeing from active war zones.
• Data suggest that in the month of January only, rising violence in Iraq, Libya, Palestine, Syria and Yemen sued the lives of minimum 83 children.
• Therefore, the situation calls for immediate remedial measures to safeguard the 250 million children living in nations and areas exaggerated by conflict from being targets of violence.
• More wants to done to promote international humanitarian and human rights law and to make sure responsibility for violations of the rights of children.
• The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development consists of a universal master plan to safeguard a better future for children.

Did you know?

On August 19th , 1982, the United Nations General Assembly, horrified at the number of innocent Palestinian and  Lebanese child victims of Israel’s acts of aggression, thus, definite to commemorate 4th June of every year as the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression.

National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 comes into force on - 1st June 2018

President of India Ram Nath Kovind gave his approval to the National Sports Ordinance, 2018, on June 1st , 2018. The ordinance had previously received sanction from the Union Cabinet on May 23rd, 2018. The suggestion for endorsement of the ordinance was placed forward by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
Key Features

• The National Sports University Ordinance, 2018 will be with the guidelines of the National Sports University Bill, 2017.
• The consent of the ordinance will cover way for the set-up of the nation’s 1st National Sports University with HQ at Manipur.
• The 1st specialised University, will have objective to encourage sports education in the areas of sports sciences, sports technology, sports management and sports coaching.
• It will also work as a National Training Centre for specific sports guidelines by accepting the best international practices.

Did you know?
The suggestion was officially proclaimed by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his Budget speech of 2014-15 on July 10th , 2014. For the formation of the University, the Manipur government has issued approximately 325.90 acres of land in Koutruk, West Imphal district of Manipur.

Odisha’s Health Insurance Scheme for Journalists as - Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana

Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana is a fresh Health Insurance Scheme for the reporters released by the state government in Odisha. This scheme delivers Rupees two Lakh annually health insurance cover to all working media-persons of the state.
Key Points

• Gopabandhu Sambadika Swasthya Bima Yojana has is effective from June 1st , 2018 and will primarly covering approximately 3200 media-persons and their families.
• The insurance coverage will be valid for cash-free treatment in government as well as in private hospitals.
• The scheme will also cover the injuries and illness suffered by journalists while on duties.
  Name of Scheme
• The scheme has been called after Gopalbandhu Das, who was a prominent social worker, political activist, media-person, poet and author from Odisha.
• His contribution to art, culture and society of Odisha received him the epithet of Utkalmani. His contribution to reporting in the state was short but extraordinary.
• In the decade of 1910, he had released a monthly literary magazine Known as ‘Satyabadi’ to educate the masses.