National News
1. ‘Vibrant North East 2018’ Held in Guwahati
i. The ‘Vibrant
North East 2018', an event in which people would be made aware of
central government’s schemes and programmes, was held in Guwahati,
Assam.
ii. The event is organised by Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD). The main purpose of the event is to disseminate information about the schemes, grants and projects of the Central Government to ensure that they are implemented as envisaged officially.
ii. The event is organised by Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD). The main purpose of the event is to disseminate information about the schemes, grants and projects of the Central Government to ensure that they are implemented as envisaged officially.
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Assam CM- Sarbanand
Sonowal, Governor- Jagdish Mukhi.
2. Google Grants $3 Million for
e-Learning, Teachers in India
i. Google's philanthropic arm Google.org has
announced $3 million in grants for teacher training and
educational content creation in India.
ii. The organisation committed $1 million to TheTeacherApp to help them reach 5,00,000 teachers in two years, besides a $2-million grant and technical assistance from YouTube to the Central Square Foundation.
ii. The organisation committed $1 million to TheTeacherApp to help them reach 5,00,000 teachers in two years, besides a $2-million grant and technical assistance from YouTube to the Central Square Foundation.
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Founded by Vinod Karate in 2016, TheTeacherApp
is a non-profit Delhi-based organisation.
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Google CEO- Sundar
Pichai, Parent organization- Alphabet Inc., Headquarters- the
USA.
3. PGCIL Inks Pact With Power Ministry for
Rs.25,000 crore Capex
i. State-run Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has
inked a pact with the Ministry of Power to incur capital expenditure of
Rs.25,000 crore for the current fiscal. The MoU includes various
targets to be achieved by Powergrid during 2018-19.
ii. Other targets in the MoU inter-alia include parameters related to human resources, project management, research & development, innovation and other efficiency and operational performance parameters.
ii. Other targets in the MoU inter-alia include parameters related to human resources, project management, research & development, innovation and other efficiency and operational performance parameters.
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Raj Kumar Singh is the Minister of State (I/C)
of the Ministry of Power.
4. India at 11th Spot in AT Kearney FDI
Confidence Index 2018, USA Tops
i. Global consultant AT Kearney released
the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Confidence Index 2018, an
annual survey which tracks the impact of political, economic and regulatory
changes on the FDI preferences of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Chief
Financial Officers (CFOs) of the country.
ii. The United States (US) topped the index, followed by Canada at 2nd and Germany at the 3rd place. The index ranked India at the 11th spot, three places down from the previous year. In the year 2017, India was ranked 8th. It is the first time since 2015 that India has been pushed out of the top 10.
ii. The United States (US) topped the index, followed by Canada at 2nd and Germany at the 3rd place. The index ranked India at the 11th spot, three places down from the previous year. In the year 2017, India was ranked 8th. It is the first time since 2015 that India has been pushed out of the top 10.
International News
5. Cultural Festival in Egypt to Commemorate
157th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore |
i. India is organising a five-day cultural
festival in Egypt to commemorate the 157th birth
anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. An exhibition on
the paintings of Tagore titled ‘Rabindranath Tagore: Rhythm in
Colours’ will be held in Giza.
ii. The festival is being organised by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, the cultural wing of the Indian Embassy in Cairo.
ii. The festival is being organised by the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture, the cultural wing of the Indian Embassy in Cairo.
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Sanjay Bhattacharyya is India’s Ambassador to
Egypt.
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Cairo is the capital of Egypt.
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Egyptian pound is the currency of Egypt.
Awards
6. India's Neeraj Goyat is
WBC Asia Boxer of the Year
i. Indian pugilist Neeraj Goyat has
been conferred with the 'WBC Asia Boxer of the Year Award'.
Neeraj is the current WBC Asia champion in welterweight category. Since turning
pro in 2011, Neeraj has won nine fights including two knockouts.
ii. Neerav Tomar was bestowed with 'WBC Asia honorary Promoter of the year 2017 Award' by the Asian Boxing Council at WBC Asia and WBC Muaythai annual awards presentation ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.
ii. Neerav Tomar was bestowed with 'WBC Asia honorary Promoter of the year 2017 Award' by the Asian Boxing Council at WBC Asia and WBC Muaythai annual awards presentation ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand.
Sports News
7. Mohamed Salah Named
Writers' Footballer of The Year
i. Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has
been named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. Manchester
City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne came second with Tottenham striker Harry Kane
third.
ii. The Egypt star - the first African winner of the award - also won the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year award.
ii. The Egypt star - the first African winner of the award - also won the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year award.
9. Wimbledon Champions'
Prize Money Hiked by £50,000
i. According to the Wimbledon
officials, the 2018 men's and women's singles champions will receive
£2.25 million, an increase of £50,000 on last year.
Lower-ranked players at Wimbledon will enjoy a greater uplift, with an increase
of 10% across qualifying and the first to fourth rounds of the
singles, boosting the overhaul prize money total to £34 million this year.
ii. Wimbledon officials warned players they face losing prize money if they withdraw after competing with an existing injury and are not perceived to have given maximum effort.
ii. Wimbledon officials warned players they face losing prize money if they withdraw after competing with an existing injury and are not perceived to have given maximum effort.
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The Championships, Wimbledon is an annual
British tennis tournament created in 1877 and is played in London, UK.
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Roger Federer and Garbine Muguruza won the
men's and women's titles in 2017.