Daily Current Affairs Quiz 22 May 2022

d) Sports competitions

The Council of Europe Convention on the Manipulation of Sports Competitions, known as the Macolin Convention, is a multilateral treaty aimed at checking match-fixing. It came into force on September 1, 2019.
The 12th meeting of Interpol’s Match-Fixing Task Force (IMFTF), in which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was one of the participants, concluded with a call for harmonised global efforts to curb competition manipulation.

a) Enabling ecosystem for Faculty Development

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has proposed ‘Malviya Mission’ to develop enabling ecosystem across the country for teacher education/faculty development. He said that a multi-dimensional approach to upskill faculty aligned with the challenges of 21st-century India must be adopted. He also called for a multidisciplinary approach towards teacher education with focus on Indian values, languages, knowledge, ethos, and traditions.

b) Article 142

The Supreme Court of India invoked Article 142 of the Constitution on May 18, 2022 to order the release of one of the life convicts in the Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, AG Perarivalan, who has been in jail for 31 years. Article 142 of the Indian Constitution grants the court extraordinary powers for “doing complete justice in any cause or matter pending before it.”

a) Shyam Benegal

The India – Bangladesh co-production feature film ‘Mujib – The Making of a Nation’ has been directed by Shyam Benegal. The film is an initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is a gift on the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, popularly known as the Father of the Nation in Bangladesh. A 90-second trailer of the film was launched at the Indian Pavilion at Cannes Film Festival 2022.

b) 2 only

The act provides for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947. However, Section 5 stipulates that the Act shall not apply to the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case, and to any suit, appeal, or proceeding relating to it.
Section 4(2) says any legal proceeding with respect to the conversion of the religious character of any place of worship existing on August 15, 1947, pending before any court, shall abate — and no fresh suit or legal proceedings shall be instituted. The proviso to this subsection saves suits, appeals and legal proceedings that are pending on the date of commencement of the Act, if they pertain to the conversion of the religious character of a place of worship after the cut-off date.