FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: VAR technology to make debut in India

02 September 2022
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FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup: VAR technology to make debut in India

The upcoming Under-17 Women’s World Cup 2022 in India will see the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology making its debut in the age-group showpiece, world football governing body FIFA announced. The prestigious tournament, which was given the go-ahead by FIFA after lifting the 11-day-long suspension of the All India Football Federation (AIFF), will be held in Bhubaneswar (Kalinga Stadium), Margao (JLN Stadium) and Navi Mumbai (DY Patil Stadium) from October 11-30.

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About the VAR technology:

The VAR technology supports the decision-making process of the referee in four game-changing situations: goals and offences leading up to a goal, penalty decisions and offences leading up to a penalty, direct red card incidents, and mistaken identity. Throughout a match, the VAR team constantly checks for clear and obvious errors related to these four match-changing situations. The VAR team communicates with the referee only for clear and obvious mistakes or serious missed incidents.

Things to remember:

• The U-17 Women’s World Cup in India will be the third FIFA women’s tournament to utilise VAR following the U-20 Women’s World Cup Costa Rica 2022 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019.
• This will be the second time the VAR technology will be used in India, the first one being from the quarterfinal stage of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup the country hosted in January-February this year.

Finance Ministry: GST collection rose 28% in August to Rs 1.43 trillion

02 September 2022
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Finance Ministry: GST collection rose 28% in August to Rs 1.43 trillion

The GST collection remained above the Rs 1.4-trillion mark for the sixth straight month in August and the ensuing festival season will help continue the trend. The gross GST revenue collected in August 2022 is Rs 1.43 trillion of which CGST is Rs 24,710 crore, SGST is Rs 30,951 crore, IGST is Rs 77,782 crore (including Rs 42,067 crore collected on import of goods) and cess is Rs 10,168 crore (including Rs 1,018 crore collected on import of goods).

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The revenues for the month of August 2022 are 28 per cent higher than the GST revenues of Rs 1,12,020 crore collected in August 2021. The collection in August is, however, lower than Rs 1.49 trillion collected in July. The mop-up was at a record high of Rs 1.67 trillion in April.

GST Collection of Previous Months in 2022

• January: 1,40,986 crore
• February: 1,33,026 crore
• March: 1,42,095 crore
• April: 1,67,540 crore
• May: 1,40,885 crore
• June: 1,44,616 crore
• July: 1,48,995 crore

SAREX-2022: 10th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise-22 conducted in Chennai

31 August 2022
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SAREX-2022: 10th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise-22 conducted in Chennai

The 10th National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise SAREX-22 was carried out by the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) in Chennai. Along with other organisations and foreign participants, the chief of the Indian Coast Guard, VS Pathania, assessed the exercise “SAREX-2022.” In an emergency, ICG Dornier aircraft demonstrated to viewers how to rescue passengers from ships and aeroplanes.

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SAREX-2022: Key Points

• ICG Dornier aircraft showed viewers how to rescue people from ships and aeroplanes in an emergency.
• Ajay Kumar, the Defence Secretary of the Government of India, officially launched the 10th iteration of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise (SAREX-22).
• The Indian Coast Guard, the key maritime SAR coordinating agency for the Indian Search & Rescue Region (ISRR), is hosting the two-day SAREX-2022 exercise that is carried out under the auspices of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Board (NMSARB).

SAREX-2022: About

The subject of the biennial exercise this year is “Capacity Building Towards Marine Passenger Safety,” which represents the resolve and dedication of the NMSARB and other stakeholder organisations to offer assistance during major emergencies both within and outside of our ISSR.

SAREX-2022: Attendees:

• 24 foreign observers from 16 friendly foreign nations are present in addition to the 51 participation from national Maritime SAR stakeholders for SAREX-2022.
• SAREX-22 will take place over two days (August 27 and 28) and will verify the SOPs and best practices for carrying out a mass rescue operation (MRO).