Chhattisgarh Affairs
Chhattisgarh’s Central University signs MoU with Bihar’s Nava Nalanda University for academic exchange Guru
Biharregistered 1,800 deaths, the second highest in the country, due to foggy and misty weather conditions in 2021, as per the latest report on ‘Road Accidents in India 2021’ released by the ministry of road transport and highways. Uttar Pradesh was on top with 3,782 fatalities due to similar reasons.
Patna alone recorded 56 deaths due to fog, out of the 210 road fatalities in 2021.
Altogether 7,660 people died across the country in 2021 road accidents, including 1,604 during rain, while 2,085 accidents took place in which 1,562 people were grievously injured and 80 received minor injuries. The maximum deaths were reported on highways, including 3,517 on NHs and 1,747 on state highways. As per the report, 1,100 people died in hit-and-run incidents and 1,398 in head-on collisions between vehicles.
In Bihar, 2,284 persons died due to over-speed, followed by 903 due to driving from wrong side and 92 while using mobile phones while driving vehicles.
National and International Affairs
E-sports gets recognition from the Indian government as part of multisports events
Esports received a huge boost from the Indian government. It is incorporated into the nations mainstream Sports disciplines. Droupadi Murmu, the President of India, amended the regulations governing eSports in accordance with the authority conferred by clause (3) of article 77 of the Constitution and requested that e-Sports be included as part of multi-sports events from the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology and Sports.
E-sports after being added to the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta as a demonstration sport, which meant that medals earned in the sport were not included in the official total of medals.
There had been an increase in desire for Esports to be included in the curriculum of multi-discipline competitions.
Govt seeks to ban social media sites promotion of online betting
The Government of India is proposing the ban on promotion of Online Betting on the Social Media platforms. The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, have recently been recommended for revision by the Central government to control the Indian online gaming market. The suggestion was made to protect consumers from any harm that skill-based games might cause.
The fact that between 40 and 45 percent of gamers in India are female makes maintaining the security of the gaming even more crucial.
Sitiveni Rabukawas confirmed asFijis next Prime Ministermore than two decades after the former military commander first held the office in a term lasting nearly seven years. The 74-year-old won the nomination by one vote over incumbent Frank Bainimarama at a sitting of the Fijian Parliament in Suva. It also signals the end of former Prime Minister Frank Bainimaramas 16 years in power. In the 55-member Parliament of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka secured28 votes against Bainimaramas 27 votes.
He was democratically elected as Prime Minister of Fiji, serving from 1992 to 1999, and again in 2022 leading a three-party coalition.