8th July Daily Current Affairs – English

Bilateral talks between India and Russia:

• Prime Minister Modi is going to Russia at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in the 22nd annual India-Russia Summit.
• Later, the Prime Minister, who will go to Austria, will hold bilateral talks with the country’s Chancellor, Alexander Van Der Bellen, and Prime Minister Karl Nehammer.
• So far 21 annual summits have been held between India and Russia.
• These conferences are held back-to-back in both the countries.
• India-Russia Summit was held in Delhi on December 6, 2021.

Trust Vote or Floor Test:

• A trust vote will be held on the government led by Jharkhand Hemant Soren, who recently took office as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
• A trust vote is an opportunity provided by the Constitution for the Chief Minister or the Prime Minister to move a floor test to continue in power when there is doubt that the ruling government or the newly-incumbent government does not have a majority.
• Only the President has the power to order a Trust vote in the case of the Central Government.
• For the state, the governor orders a trust test when there is doubt about the majority in the ruling government.
• Members of parliament or legislature can move a motion of no confidence in the ruling government either individually or on behalf of a party.
• But, they can’t bring it arbitrarily.
• They can only apply to the Speaker of Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly.
• The Speaker has the authority to accept or reject it.
• All elected members of Parliament and Assembly can participate in the vote of confidence.
• The Supreme Court recently ruled that in states like Puducherry where there are nominated members of the legislature, the nominated members can also participate in the polls.
• The legislators belonging to the party should vote according to the order of the party whip.
• Independents can vote for the party of their choice and the Speaker also has the right to vote.
• A majority of the members present in the House of Parliament or Legislative Assembly during the vote of confidence is declared victorious.

Ayushman Bharat Scheme:

• The Centre is seriously considering doubling the number of beneficiaries and coverage under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the central government’s free medical insurance scheme.
• Currently under this scheme the beneficiaries are given medical insurance up to Rs.5 lakh per annum.
• The central government is considering increasing this to Rs 10 lakh and doubling the number of beneficiaries.
• Accordingly, it is planned to improve so that everyone above 70 years of age can benefit.
• Earlier, the central government had increased the allocation for this insurance scheme in the 2024 Interim Budget.
• With this, the allocation increased from Rs.646 crore to Rs.7,200 crore.
• Ayushman Bharat Yojana is also known as Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (PMJAY).
• It is a scheme aimed at helping the economically weaker sections of the society in need of healthcare facilities.
• It was launched by the Prime Minister on September 23, 2018.
• This health insurance scheme covers about fifty crore citizens in India.
• The central government has provided this medical insurance to a total of 12 crore families.
• Considered one of the largest health programs in the world, Ayushman Bharat Yojana aims to extend coverage to more than 50 crore Indian citizens, especially the economically disadvantaged.
• It provides cashless hospitalization services through Ayushman Health Card.
• It can be used in any empanelled hospital across the country.
• Beneficiaries can approach the hospital for necessary treatment by submitting their PMJAY e-card.

Dengue fever: Karnataka

• As of July 6, 7,000 people have been diagnosed with the virus in Karnataka.
• Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne disease caused by the dengue virus.
• It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions.
• It usually starts 3 to 14 days after infection when symptoms appear.
• These include high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains and a characteristic skin rash and rash.
• Also known as dengue haemorrhagic fever or dengue shock syndrome.
• Bleeding develops with low platelets, leakage of blood plasma, and dangerously low blood pressure.

First week of July: Van Mohotsava

• Van Mahotsava is a week-long tree-planting festival celebrated annually in the first week of July in India.

Important Facts:

1. Chennai Glenegles Health City Hospital has started the first ever uterus transplant program in the country.
2. Sri Lanka has decided to allow all foreign research vessels in its ports from next year.
3. India’s Abhay Singh & Velavan Senthilkumar won the men’s doubles co-championship at the Asian Doubles Squash Championship held in Malaysia.
4. India’s Vinesh Phogat won the gold medal in the women’s 50 kg category at the Grand Prix Wrestling held in Spain.