National News
1. India,
Singapore Sign 2nd Protocol Amending Comprehensive Economic Cooperation
Agreement
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India and Singapore have signed the Second Protocol amending the Comprehensive
Economic Cooperation Agreement in New Delhi which will boost bilateral
trade between the two countries.
ii. Both sides agreed to expand
the coverage of tariff concessions, liberalize the Rules of Origin, rationalize
Product Specific Rules and include provisions on Certificate of Origin and
Cooperation on its verification.
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Halimah
Yacob is the Present President of Singapore.
2. Myanmar Media Group Inks MoU With Prasar Bharati
i.
Prasar Bharati and Mizzima Media Group of Myanmar signed an
MoU to realize cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting and content
sharing. The agreement was signed in the presence of Prasar Bharati
CEO, Shashi Shekhar Vempati in New Delhi.
ii. The Agreement will
realize cooperation and collaboration in broadcasting and envisions
content-sharing covering a wide range of genres, including culture,
entertainment, education, science, news and sports along with other areas of
mutual interest.
3. India’s Largest Business Incubator Bhamashah Techno Hub Launched In Jaipur
i. In a big step forward to
strengthen the startup ecosystem in Rajasthan, the Chief Minister Vasundhara
Raje launched India’s largest business incubator the Bhamashah
Techno Hub in Jaipur.
ii. The incubator will provide
end-to-end support to startups, ranging from infrastructure, technology, angel
funding, access to venture capitalists, mentorship, exposure to national and
international organisations and experts and much more.
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Kalyan
Singh is the present Governor of Rajasthan.
4. Former President Pranab
Mukherjee Launches NETA App To Rate MPs and MLAs
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| Pranab Mukherjee |
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee launched the National Electoral Transformation
(NETA) mobile application to rate Members of Parliament (MPs) and
Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs).
ii. 'Neta
- Leaders' Report Card' App, the brainchild of 27-year-old entrepreneur Pratham Mittal, is
a platform where voters can review and rate their elected representatives and
hold them accountable as well.
Defence News
5. DAC Approves
Procurement for Services Amounting To Rs46,000 Crores
i. The
Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman accorded
approval for procurement for the Services amounting to approximately Rs. 46,000
crores.
ii. The DAC in a landmark
decision approved procurement of 111 Utility Helicopters for the Indian
Navy at a cost of over Rs. 21,000 crores.
iii. This is the first project under the MoD’s prestigious Strategic Partnership (SP) Model that aims at providing the significant fillip to the Government’s ‘Make in India’ programme.
iii. This is the first project under the MoD’s prestigious Strategic Partnership (SP) Model that aims at providing the significant fillip to the Government’s ‘Make in India’ programme.
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General
Bipin is the present Chief of Army Staff.
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Admiral
Sunil Lanba is the Present chief of Naval Staff.
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Air
Chief Marshal DS Dhanoa is the present chief of Airforce Staff.
6. INS Vikramaditya To
Get Upgrade For Its Air Wing From Russia
i. For the first time, India's
only aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will be fitted with a marine
hydraulic system to boost the air operations of the ship. Hydraulics technology
uses fluid pressure to power machines.
ii. Technodinamika, a
subsidiary of Russia's Rostec State Corporation, will install the
system in the Indian Navy ship by May 2019. The GS-1MF hydraulic system is used
in helicopters, while GS-3 is used in aircraft.
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INS
Vikramaditya is 284 metres long and 60 metres high that's about as high as a
20-storeyed building.
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The
ship weighs 40,000 tonnes and is the biggest and heaviest ship in the Indian
Navy.
7. Exercise
SCO Peace Mission 2018 Started In Russia
i. Exercise Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) Peace Mission 2018, the latest in 'Peace
Mission' series formally started at Chebarkul, Russia. All
the 8 member nations will participate in this exercise.
ii. The SCO Peace Mission
Exercise is one of the major defence cooperation initiatives amongst SCO
nations and will be a landmark event in the history of SCO defence
cooperation.
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The
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization
founded in Shanghai on 15 June 2001 by six countries, People’s Republic of
China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
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SCO Headquarters
in Beijing, China.
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The 8
member nations of SCO are China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan,
Uzbekistan, India, and Pakistan.
Appointments
8. U K Varma Appointed
Assocham Secretary General
i. Industry chamber
Assocham appointed former bureaucrat Uday Kumar Varma as its new Secretary
General. He succeeds DS Rawat who held the position for nearly
14 years.
ii. Varma has extensive
administrative experience at the highest levels of administration both in the
state government (of Madhya Pradesh) and central government.
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Sandeep
Jajodia is the present President of Assocham.
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It
Headquarters in New Delhi.
Sports News
9. Jhulan Goswami Announces Her Retirement From T20 Internationals
i. Indian women’s team fast
bowler Jhulan Goswami announced her retirement from T20 Cricket Internationals. The
veteran player played 68 T20 Internationals and took 56 wickets at an economy
rate of 5.45.
ii. The 35-year-old will only
play ODIs. In ODIs, she is the world’s highest wicket-taker with 200 scalps
from 169 games.
