Current Affairs in Short: 7 October 2022

National Lok Adalat to be held on November 12 to dispose pending cases

• National Lok Adalat will be held across the country on November 12, 2022, to dispose of the pending cases through settlement.
• The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution said that there are about 6 lakh eight thousand consumer cases pending in the country.
• The Department of Consumer Affairs is also reaching out to consumers, companies, and organizations through SMS and emails whose cases are pending before the commissions.
• The mission of the Government is to strengthen consumer protection and safety through progressive legislation and provide access to fair and efficient grievance redressal mechanisms.

Government of India constitutes a 9-member task force for monitoring Cheetah Introduction Project

• The Government of India has constituted a Task Force for monitoring Cheetah Introduction in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh as well as other suitable designated areas.
• The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) will facilitate the working of the Cheetah Task Force.
• The nine-member task force will include Principle Secretaries, Forests and Tourism of Madhya Pradesh, and the Inspector General of NTCA, New Delhi Dr. Amit Mallick.
• The Task Force will be in force for a period of two years. This task force may appoint a subcommittee to regularly visit the cheetah introduction area as and when decided by them.

Government of India asks Chief Justice UU Lalit to name successor before retiring on November 8

• The Government of India has asked the Chief Justice of India Uday Umesh Lalit to name his successor as he is scheduled to retire on November 8, 2022.
• The Minister of Law and Justice has written to the Chief Justice of India for sending his recommendations for the appointment of his successor.
• Justice UU Lalit was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India on August 27 by the President of India Draupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• UU Lalit had promised to ensure a clear-cut regime where any urgent matters could freely be mentioned before the respective benches of the top court.

2 Indian Students win prestigious Victorian Premier’s Award

• Two female Indian students in Australia- Divyangana Sharma and Ritika Saxena have won the prestigious Victorian Premier’s Award.
• Victorian Premier’s Award are an initiative of the Victorian Government to celebrate the outstanding international students in Victoria.
• Divyangana Sharma has won the coveted Victorian Premier’s Award- International Student of the Year 2021-22, while, Ritika Saxena has won the International Student of the Year Award in the Research Category