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1. International Day of Seafarer celebrated on 25th June
International Seafarers Day is celebrated every year on 25 June to recognize the invaluable contribution of seafarers to the commerce and economic system around the world. About 90 percent of the world's trade is carried out by ships and these ships are manned by seafarers, who work tirelessly to ensure the smooth flow of trade through the waters. If the trade is stopped by the people, then the economic system of every country of the world will be weakened, that is why this day is celebrated for the Seafarers.
- The International Maritime
Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping, declared 25 June as International Seafarers Day in 2010. After this, the first 'International Day of Seafarer' was organized in the year 2011.
- The primary goal of starting this day is to make the general public aware of the important role seafarers play in global trade and transportation. Along with this, the day also urges private ship companies to provide adequate facilities to their seafarers for safe travel at sea.
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized body of the United Nations (UN), which was established in the year 1948 through an agreement during the Geneva Convention. It is an international standards-setting authority primarily responsible for improving the safety of international shipping.
2. IPS officer Tapan Kumar Deka appointed as Director of Intelligence Bureau
- On 24 June 2022, senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Tapan Kumar Deka was appointed as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). He will replace Arvind Kumar, whose extended term will end on 30, 2022. According to an official order issued by the Personnel Ministry, Deka is currently handling the responsibility of the Operations Wing of the IB. He has been appointed as the chief of IB for two years. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre.
- Samant Goel, Head of 'Research and Analysis Wing' (RAW)
- The tenure of Samant Goel, who is heading the intelligence agency 'Research and Analysis Wing' (RAW), has been extended by one more year.
3.The Bedti-Varada project of Karnataka government is facing Criticism
- The Karnataka government is currently facing criticism from environmentalists for the proposed 'Bedti-Varada River linking project'. The Bedati-Varada River linking project will seek to pump about 524 million cubic meters of water from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada to the arid regions of Raichur and Koppal districts.
- It has faced stiff opposition from local activists, who say the project will destroy 2,125 acres of forests in ecologically sensitive parts of the Western Ghats. The Varada River is a tributary of the Tungabhadra River in central Karnataka.
- Bedti-Varada Project Karnataka government is facing Criticism
- The Bedati-Varada project was envisaged in the year 1992 for the supply of drinking water.
- The objective of this project is to join the Bedti, a river flowing west towards the Arabian Sea to Varada River a tributary of Tungabhadra River, which joins the Krishna River and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A huge dam will be built at Hirewadti in Gadag district. A second dam will be built on the Pattanahalla River at Menasagoda in Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district.
- Both the dams will carry water through tunnels to Varada. The water will reach Kengre and then up to Hakkalumane will flow down the tunnel for a distance of 6.88 km, where it will join the Varada. Thus, the project envisages carrying water from Sirsi-Yelapura region of Uttara Kannada district to arid regions of Raichur, Gadag and Koppal districts.