National New
1. Unified Commanders’ Conference
2018 Starts in New Delhi
i. The two-day Unified Commanders’
Conference (UCC) for the year 2018
started at New Delhi. The Annual Conference provides a platform for
discussions at the Apex Level on all ‘Joint Issues’ amongst the three
Services & Ministry of Defence and enables stock-taking of the
previous year and planning the way ahead for the next year.
ii. During the conference, under the chairmanship of the Chief
of Integrated Staff (CISC), a large number of Tri-Services issues
would be deliberated thoroughly to arrive at a solution to challenges faced and
to evolve plans for the future.
2. Meghalaya Milk Mission Launched
in Shillong
i.
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh launched the Meghalaya Milk Mission in Shillong. The
mission will facilitate in achieving the Centre’s goal of doubling
farmer’s income by 2022 through the promotion of milk business in the
state.
ii. The amount sanctioned for the project is of Rs 215 crores through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
ii. The amount sanctioned for the project is of Rs 215 crores through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
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Meghalaya CM- Conrad Sangma, Governor- Ganga
Prasad.
3. Indian Railways Launches
‘Mission Satyanishtha’
i. The Indian Railways launched
‘Mission Satyanishtha’ and a programme on
Ethics in Public Governance, in a first-of-its-kind event, at a day-long
function held at National Rail Museum, New Delhi. The Union
Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal administered the oath to the
officers and supervisors at the programme.
ii. The first-of-its-kind event was inaugurated by Ashwani
Lohani, Chairman, Railway Board. The Satyanishtha mission aims to
sensitise all railway employees about the need to adhere to good ethics and to
maintain high standards of integrity at work.
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John Mathai was the first Railways Minister of Independent
India.
4. Invest India and UAE Ministry Sign
MoU for Technological Cooperation
i.
Invest India and the UAE Minister for Artificial Intelligence (AI) signed an MoU for India - UAE Artificial
Intelligence Bridge in New Delhi. This partnership will generate an
estimated USD 20 billion in economic benefits during the next decade for both
countries.
ii. The MoU was signed in the presence of Minister of
Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu and H.E.
Ahmad Sultan Al Falahi, Minister Plenipotentiary – Commercial Attache, UAE
Embassy at the India leg of GovHack series of World Government Summit.
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The UAE Capital- Abi Dhabi, Currency- UAE dirham.
5. NGT
Forms Monitoring Committee For Clean Yamuna Project
i. The National Green Tribunal formed a monitoring committee on the cleaning of the
Yamuna River. The tribunal headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Chairperson A K Goel directed the committee to develop an action plan
on the same and submit it by September 2018 and submit a detailed report on the
issue by December 31, 2018.
ii. The green panel has appointed retired expert member B S
Sajwan and former Delhi chief secretary Shailaja Chandra as members of the
committee.
6.
Dharmendra Pradhan Laid Foundation Stone of Permanent Campus For NSTI, Women in
Mohali
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i. The
Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development
&Entrepreneurship Dharmendra
Pradhan laid the foundation stone for permanent campus of National
Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women at Mohali, Punjab. This is the first
NSTI Institute for Punjab and only one of its kind in India which is
exclusively for women.
ii. The Minister also launched a unique Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) which would admit differently abled persons as
well, also a first of its kind in India at Mohali. He a launched India’s
first in-phone guide and mobile application “Go whats That” in
Chandigarh.
7. PM
Modi Launched Projects Worth Rs60,000 crore in Lucknow
i. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched projects worth 60,000 crore
rupees at the ground-breaking ceremony in Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh.
ii. The ceremony was held to implement 81 of the 1,045 MoUs
signed at the Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit. The projects
launched will create about 2.1 lakh jobs across the state.
8.
High-Level Empowered Committee Formed To Address Issues of Stressed Thermal
Power Projects
i. With a view to resolve the stress and revive such
assets, the Government has decided to set up a High-Level Empowered
Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary, Pradeep Kumar Sinha with
representatives from the Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Power, Ministry of Coal and the lenders having major exposure to the power
sector.
ii. The Committee would look into the various issues with a view
to resolve them and maximise the efficiency of investment including changes
required to be made in changes required in the provisioning norms/Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), Asset Restructuring Company (ARC) Regulations and
any other measures proposed for revival of stressed assets so as to avoid such
investments becoming NPA.
9. All You Need To Know About Final
Draft Of NRC Released By Assam
i. Assam released the final draft of
the National Register of Citizens (NRC), seven
months after it released the first draft on 1 January 2018, which
included 1.9 crore names out of a total applicant pool of 3.29 crore. The
recently released list, however, left our 40.07 lakh people wherein 2.89 crore
people were found eligible out of 3.29 crore applicants.
ii. What is the NRC?
The National Register of Citizens (NRC)
is the list of Indian citizens of Assam. It was prepared in 1951, following the
census of 1951.
Important Days
10. International Tiger Day: 29
July
i. International Tiger Day is being celebrated every year on 29 July to
raise awareness about tiger conservation.
ii. As per latest tiger counting (in 2014), Madhya Pradesh has 308
big cats. India’s track record with tiger populations has been encouraging.
India is home to 70% of tigers in the world.
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In 2010 the International Tigers Day was first created at
the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit.
11.
World Day against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July
i. World Day against Trafficking in
Persons is organized across the world by
the United Nations on 30 July to Combat Trafficking in
Persons, urging Governments worldwide to take coordinated and consistent
measures to defeat this scourge.
ii. The theme for World Day against Trafficking in Persons
is ‘Responding to the trafficking of children and young
people’.
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The United Nations
Secretary-General- Antonio Guterres, Headquarters- New
York, the USA, Established in- 1945.
Awards
12. Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’ Conferred on
Pradip Chowdhury
i.
Mohun Bagan ‘Ratna’, the highest honour of Mohun Bagan club was awarded to former India international Pradip
Chowdhury at its foundation day programme. Pradip Chowdhury is a
former Mohun Bagan captain.
ii. He is the 18th recipient of Mohun
Bagan ‘Ratna’ award. This award was first given
to Sailen Manna in 2001.
iii. Other awardees are:
1. Goalkeeper Shilton Paul– Best Footballer for the year 2017-18,
2. Sudip Chatterjee– Best Cricketer,
3. Sourav Das– Best Youth Footballer Player,
4.
Special award to – Rahim Ali for his
performance in the U-17 World Cup.
13. ONGC Presented With INFRA Icon Award
13. ONGC Presented With INFRA Icon Award
i. Oil
and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was
awarded the INFRA Icon Award in the ‘Global Energy’ category at
the mid-day INFRA Icons Awards 2018, in Mumbai. The award was given away by
Additional Metropolitan Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development
Authority (MMRDA), Pravin Darare.
ii. The theme of the event was: ‘Smart cities envisages
to take infrastructure development to a next level’.
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ONGC is the world’s second largest exploration and
production (E&P) company.
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Chairman & Managing Director- Shashi Shanker.
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Registered Office- New Delhi.
Sports
14. Yasar Dogu International,
Turkey: Bajrang Punia Wins Gold
i. In
Wrestling, Bajrang Punia has won his second
consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be
content with a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International in
Istanbul, Turkey.
ii. Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event. Vicky won a bronze in the 57 kilogram.
ii. Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event. Vicky won a bronze in the 57 kilogram.
iii. Medals won by Women
wrestlers:
1. Gold Medal: Pinki (55kg category).
2.
Silver Medal: Seema (53 kilogram)
and Pooja Dhanda (57 kilogram), Rajni (72 kilogram).
3. Bronze Medal: Sarita (62 kilogram), Sangeeta Phogat.
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Turkey Capital- Ankara, Currency- Turkish lira.
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Bajrang Punia had won a gold at the Tbilisi Grand Prix
in Georgia.
15.
Prabhat Koli, 1st Asian Teen to Swim UK-France Channel
i. A city college student, Prabhat Koli
(19), who crossed the English Channel when he was 16, has become
the first Asian to swim the choppy water from Jersey (an Island in the
UK) to France in cold weather.
ii. The long-distance sea swimmer covered 25km in 6
hours and 54 minutes.
16.
Sourabh Verma Lifts Russian Open Badminton Trophy
i. Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma lifted the Russian Open Badminton trophy at
Vladivostok. In the title clash, he defeated Japan’s Koki Watanabe and
won his first title of the season. Sourabh had won the Chinese Taipei Masters
in 2016, and finished runners-up at Bitburger Open the same
year.
ii. In Mixed Doubles, the pair of Rohan Kapoor and Kuhoo Garg,
lost in the Final against the Russian-Korean team of Vladimir Ivanov and Min
Kyung Kim to settle for a runners-up finish.
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Russia Capital- Moscow, Currency- Russian ruble.
