Daily current affairs 16th July

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July 16, 2021

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# Sedition laws

 

 

  • Chief justice of India NV Ramanna criticised the way sedition laws are being used by governments to crush liberties.
  • CJI said these sedition laws were used against mahatma Gandhi and bal gangadhar tilak to crush freedom movement.
  • CJI also said that conviction rate is very low in cases filed under sedition.

 

 

 

# Bengal violence

 

 

  • The national human rights commission (NHRC) committee formed to investigate complaints of post poll violence in west bengal has recommended that cases of heinous crimes be transferred to the CBI.
  • In the report to the Calcutta high court on monday, the panel said it received 1979 complaints covering around 15000 victims during its inquiry.
  • Panel also advised to hold the trials of heinous crimes outside state.

 

 

 

# Draft drone rules, 2021

 

 

  • This drone rules aim to abolish the need for a large number of approvals and give impetus to research and development.
  • The ministry of civil aviation on thursday released the draft drone rules, 2021, for public consultation until august 5.
  • The rules will replace the unmanned aircraft system rules, 2021, notified on march 12, 2021.

 

 

 

# Indian economy

 

 

  • RBI has said the inflation will remain elevated for some more months.
  • The pick up in inflation was driven largely by adverse supply shocks caused by the pandemic.

 

 

 

# India’s foreign trade

 

 

  • Exports from India rose almost 32% to $49.85 billion in June from the year earlier.
  • Imports stood at $52.18 billion, rising 73.65% in june year on year.

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