National News
1. India and Morocco Sign Agreement On Mutual Legal Assistance
i. India and Morocco have
signed an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. The
agreement will strengthen bilateral cooperation and enhance effectiveness and provide
a broad legal framework for prevention, investigation, and prosecution of
crimes.
ii. It was signed by Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Morocco Minister
of Justice, Mohamed Aujjar in New Delhi.
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Morocco Capital: Rabat, Currency: Moroccan dirham.
2. PM Modi Inaugurates Projects
Worth Over Rs 2,400 crore in Varanasi
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated
to the nation several projects including two National Highways
and an Inland Waterways Terminal on River Ganga at Varanasi in
Uttar Pradesh.
ii. The total cost of these projects is 2413 crore rupees. The
Prime Minister also received the country’s first container cargo transported on inland waterways from
Kolkata.
iii. Mr Modi inaugurated an Inland Multi-Modal
Terminal Port constructed at the cost of 207 crore rupees on
river Ganga at Ramnagar in Varanasi. This is the first of the four Multi-Modal
Terminals being constructed on National Waterways-I on River Ganga as part of
the World Bank-aided Jal Marg Vikas project of the Inland Waterways Authority
of India.
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Uttar Pradesh CM: Yogi Adityanath, Governor: Ram Naik.
3. ISPRL Signs MoU With ADNOC To Explore Storage of Crude Oil
i. Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abu Dhabi with
the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to explore the
possibility of storing ADNOC crude oil at ISPRL’s underground oil storage
facility at Padur in Karnataka, which has a 2.5 million tonne capacity.
ii. The MoU was signed by Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri, Director of
Marketing, Sales and Trading at ADNOC and Mr. HPS Ahuja CEO & MD ISPRL on
the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and
Conference (ADIPEC).
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ISPRL is an Indian government-owned company mandated to
store crude oil for emergency needs.
4. Power Minister inaugurates INSPIRE
2018 In New Delhi
i. Mr R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New
& Renewable Energy inaugurated the International Symposium to Promote Innovation &
Research in Energy Efficiency (INSPIRE 2018) in New Delhi.
This is the second edition of INSPIRE and is being organised by Energy Efficiency
Services Limited (EESL) and the World Bank.
ii. The three-day symposium will focus on enhancing grid management, e-Mobility, financial instruments and technologies for energy efficiency in India.
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ii. The three-day symposium will focus on enhancing grid management, e-Mobility, financial instruments and technologies for energy efficiency in India.
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Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) works under the
administration of Ministry of Power, Government of India.
5. Satyarup Siddhanta Became 1st Indian
To Climb Mt Giluwe
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i. Indian mountaineer Satyarup Siddhanta became the first Indian to
climb Mt
Giluwe, the second highest mountain in Papua New Guinea.
ii. Satyarup reached the summit of the mountain which is at an elevation of 4,367 metres. Satya now has scaled 5 of the 7 volcanic summits.
ii. Satyarup reached the summit of the mountain which is at an elevation of 4,367 metres. Satya now has scaled 5 of the 7 volcanic summits.
6. Morocco & India Agree To Assist
in Legal & Commercial Matters
i. Morroco & India signed
an agreement to further mutual legal assistance in Civil & Commercial
Courts. Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics & IT, Sh. Ravi
Shankar Prasad and his Moroccan Counterpart Mr Mohammed Auajjar, Minister of
Justice were present on the occasion.
ii. The agreement will enhance co-operation in the service of summons, judicial documents, letters of request and the execution of judgments decrees and arbitral awards.
ii. The agreement will enhance co-operation in the service of summons, judicial documents, letters of request and the execution of judgments decrees and arbitral awards.
International News
7. 17th AEC Council Meeting Held
in Singapore
i. The 17th ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council Meeting was
held in Singapore as part of the 33rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summit Meetings. The
blueprint seeks sustained and long-term growth for the ASEAN region.
ii. The meeting was attended by the ASEAN Economic Ministers and
AEC Ministers. They signed the ASEAN Agreement on e-Commerce, Concluded
the ASEAN
Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and Finalised the
Fourth Protocol to Amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA).
8. Indian-Indonesian Navy Bilateral
Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ Begins
i. The inaugural edition of Indian Navy
-Indonesian Navy Bilateral Exercise ‘Samudra Shakti’ began at
Surabaya, Indonesia.
ii. The Indian Naval Ship (INS) Rana of the Eastern
Fleet based at Visakhapatnam under the Eastern Naval Command arrived at the
port of Surabaya to participate in the exercise.
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Admiral Sunil Lanba is the present chief of Naval staff of Indian Navy.
9. 7th RCEP Inter-Sessional
Ministerial Meeting Concludes in Singapore
i. The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil
Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, led the
Indian delegation to the 7th RCEP Inter-Sessional Ministerial Meeting in Singapore.
ii. The Minister for Trade and Industry of Singapore Mr. Chan
Chun Sing was the Chair of the meeting as Singapore is currently the Chair of
ASEAN this year. The Ministerial Meeting was held in preparation for the 2nd RCEP
Leaders Summit
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The Regional Comprehensive
Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a mega-regional
free trade agreement being negotiated amongst 16 countries, comprising 10 ASEAN countries
(Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand and Vietnam) plus six ASEAN FTA partners, namely
Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and New Zealand.
Resignation
10. Binny Bansal Resigns As CEO of
Flipkart Group
i. Co-founder Binny Bansal has resigned as CEO of Flipkart Group. This was announced by Walmart,
the new owner of the e-commerce company.
ii. Kalyan Krishnamurthy will continue to be CEO of Flipkart, which will now include
Myntra and Jabong, continuing to operate as separate platforms within the
Flipkart business.
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US-based Walmart had completed its $16-billion acquisition of India’s largest
e-commerce firm Flipkart.
Awards
11. Dr Debabhuson Borah Gets Munin
Barkotoki Literary Award
i. The prestigious Munin Barkotoki Literary Award 2018 in
Assam has been given to young writer-critic Dr Debabhuson
Borah for his book on literary criticism titled 'Nirbochon'.
ii. The Munin Barkotoki Memorial Trust announced the annual
Award instituted to encourage young and promising writers in Assamese. The
award carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000 along with a citation and a plaque.
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The Munin Barkotoki Literary Award was named after the
renowned writer, critic and journalist Munin Barkotoki.
Sports News
12. Lewis Hamilton Won Brazilian
Grand Prix
i. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) won the Brazilian Grand Prix after Red Bull’s Max Verstappen lost
the lead in a collision with backmarker Esteban Ocon (Force India).
ii. The incident dropped the Dutchman back to second place and
although he came back at Hamilton, he could not quite catch him. Kimi Raikkonen of
Ferrari secured the third-place.
13. Fuzhou China Open 2018 Concludes:
Complete List Of Winners
i. The
2018 Fuzhou China Open was the 23rd tournament of the 2018 BWF (Badminton World Federation) World
Tour.
ii. The tournament was organized by Chinese Badminton
Association. It was sanctioned by BWF. Total prize money for the tournament was
$700,000.
Obituaries
14. Stan Lee, Co-Creator of
Spider-Man, Iron Man, Passes Away
i. American comic-book writer and Marvel Comics co-creator Stan
Lee passed away aged 95.
ii. Born as Stanley Martin Lieber in Manhattan, he is credited
with co-creating several fictional characters including Spider-Man, the Hulk,
Doctor Strange, the X-Men, Iron Man, and Thor.
