Current Affairs 07.09.2022

 

1. Liz Truss to be 3rd female Prime Minister of United Kingdom:

Liz Truss was born on July 26, 1975. She is a British politician. Now the leader of the Conservative Party. She will become the Prime Minister of UK on September 6, 2022.

From 2021 she is Minister for Women and Equalities and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.

Liz Truss has served as a member of the Conservative Party and MP for South West Norfolk since 2010.

She held several cabinet posts under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and David Cameron.

 

2.Rename of Raj Path and Central Vista Lawn to Kartavya maarg:

The Government of India has announced that Raj Path and Central Vista Lawn will be renamed as Kartavya maarg. This decision was said to remove the vestiges of British colonialism in India. The decision was taken after a special meeting convened on September 7, aimed at renaming Raj Path and Central Vista Lawn. Earlier, the Modi government changed the name of the road where the Prime Minister resides from Race Course Road to Lok Kalyan Marg.

 

The Kartavya maarg includes the entire avenue and area from the Netaji statue to the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The route runs from Rashtrapati Bhavan in Raisina Hill to the National Stadium in Delhi via Vijaya Chowk and India Gate. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address to the nation on Independence Day emphasized points that would lead to the abolition of symbols and symbols associated with the colonial mentality.

After completion of construction work on both sides of Rajpath, Central Vista Avenue is ready for inauguration.

The Central Vista redevelopment project includes a new triangular Parliament Building, a joint Central Secretariat, a three-kilometre Rajpath, a new Prime Minister's residence and revitalization of offices and a new Vice President's enclave.

The central Vista Avenue Rajpath has state-wise food stalls, red granite walkways surrounded by greenery, vending zones, parking lots and 24-hour security, but one thing people miss is Maan Singh from India Gate.

 

3. BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited) signs Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to manufacture scanning systems with Smith's Detection:

 

Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security inspection technologies, to supply advanced, high power scanning systems to the Indian market. The MOU has been signed for a period of five years and is subject to further extension by mutual agreement.

Contract Details:

BEL handles front-end requirements in the market and supports localization of projects. But Smith's Detection provides advanced screening technology and technical expertise for the project.

Also, to facilitate business and enhance security, the central government is investing in port and land border security.

Moreover the need for industry leading high energy scanning technology is being driven by defense installations. This, according to the company, requires testing large volumes of vehicles and imposing limited access to sensitive areas.

 

4. Indian Army Chief Manoj Pandey was awarded honorary status by Nepal Army General:

 

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pandey was conferred the title of Honorary General of the Nepali Army by Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari in Kathmandu. General Pandey was felicitated at a special function held at ``Sheetal Niwas'', the official residence of the President in Nepal's capital city. He also presented a sword and a scroll during the function.

General Manoj Pandey on behalf of the Government of India provided the Nepali Army with light vehicles to enhance the capabilities of the Nepali Army personnel along with training equipment History behind:

The ceremony follows a seven-decade-old tradition of conferring honorary titles on army chiefs of each other's countries. Commander-in-Chief General KM Cariappa was the first Indian Army Chief to be decorated with this title in 1950. In November last year, Nepali Army Chief General Prabhu Ram Sharma was also made an honorary general of the Indian Army by President Ram Nath Kovind at a function in New Delhi.