National News
1. India, China Sign 2 Agreements On
Brahmaputra Water Data Sharing & Non-Basmati Rice Export
i. India and China signed two bilateral
agreements following the meeting between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and
Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit. The agreements
include continuing to share Brahmaputra water data during flood season and
exporting non-Basmati rice to China.
ii. The two countries have set a trade
target of 100 billion dollars by 2020. During the hour-long meeting between Mr
Modi and Mr Xi, both countries agreed on several initiatives to take forward
the spirit of Wuhan Informal Summit. Chinese President accepted Prime Minister
Modi’s invitation for a Wuhan type informal summit in India next year.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018-
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Beijing
is Capital city of China.
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China
Premier is Li Keqiang.
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Guwahati
is situated on the bank of the Brahmaputra river.
2. Centre
Launches 'Rail MADAD', 'Menu On Rails' Mobile Apps
i. The Ministry of Railways has launched
two mobile applications to ease the traveling experience. The two apps, 'Rail
MADAD' and 'Menu on Rails', were launched by Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and
Minister of State (MoS) Manoj Sinha during a press conference organized to
highlight the achievements of the Ministry in the last four years.
ii. While Rail MADAD will enable
travelers to lodge complaints, Menu on Rails will facilitate seamless ordering
of food. The Minister stated Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh has been created
with a corpus of one lakh crore rupees for making additional funds available for
safety-related works.
3.
Northern Railways To Monitor Cleanliness Of Trains Using WhatsApp Groups
i. The Northern Railways will now monitor
the cleanliness of its trains using WhatsApp groups supervised by senior
officials. Every department, be it the pantry, bedrolls etc., will have
separate WhatsApp groups, in which status report of cleanliness will be
uploaded on a daily basis.
ii. WhatsApp groups have been created for
train and pantry cleanliness, bedrolls and functionality of air conditioners in
trains. Photographs are being uploaded in these groups for monitoring by senior
officials.
4. Met
Dept To Use Flash Flood Guidance System For First Time To Forecast Floods
i. India Meteorological Department (IMD)
will use flash flood guidance system for the first time in the country to
forecast floods. Currently, the Central Water Commission issues flood warnings.
ii. The national weather agency is
preparing to launch this service from the next month. Different kinds of soil
from various parts of the country have been studied to find out how absorbent
each variety was.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018-
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In1875,
the Government of India established the IMD.
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Kanduri
Jayaram Ramesh is Director General of IMD.
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The
head office of IMD is in New Delhi.
5.
India Is The Second Highest Sender Of Foreign Students In US
i. With 1,86,000 Indian students
currently studying in the United States, India is the second highest sender of
foreign students to the US, next only to China.
ii. US consul general in Kolkata, Craig
Hall, stated that the United States is the top destination for foreign students
worldwide and the number of Indian students in the US has more than doubled in
the last 10 years.
6. V K Singh Flags Off 1st Batch Of
Kailash Mansarovar Yatra
i. Minister of State for External Affairs
V K Singh has flagged off the 1st batch of three month-long Kailash Mansarovar
Yatra-2018 in New Delhi. The Yatra will continue till the 8th of September
2018. There are two routes for the Yatra, one through Lipulekh Pass in
Uttarakhand which involves some trekking also.
ii. The other route is through Nathu La
Pass in Sikkim, which is motorable and suitable for senior citizens who unable
to undertake arduous trekking.
7.
Sharad Kumar Appointed Vigilance Commissioner In CVC
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| Sharad Kumar |
i. Former NIA chief Sharad Kumar has
appointed vigilance commissioner in the probity watchdog CVC. The 62-year-old
Kumar, a 1979-batch IPS officer of the Haryana cadre, retired in September last
year after heading the National Investigation Agency, an anti-terror probe
organization, for over four years.
ii. Kumar has been appointed vigilance
commissioner in the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) for a term of four years
or till he attains the age of 65.
Miscellaneous News
8. 44th
G7 Summit Was Held In Canada
i. The 44th G7 summit was held on
June 8–9, 2018, in Quebec, Canada. This was the sixth time since 1981 that
Canada has hosted the meetings. The 44th G7 summit was the first summit for
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.
ii. Canadian Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau has hosted this summit. The 45th G7 summit or next G7 summit will be
held in 2019 in France. \
Static/Current
Takeaways Important for SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018-
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The
Group of Seven (G7) is a group consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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The G7
Group is a political and economic research and advisory firm.
9. WHO
Commends India For Reducing Maternal Mortality Ratio By 77%
i. The WHO has commended India's progress
in reducing the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) by 77 percent, from 556 per one
lac live births in 1990 to 130 per one lac live births in 2016. This progress
puts the country on track towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goal
target of an MMR below 70 by 2030. India's present MMR is below the Millennium
Development Goal target.
ii. According to WHO Regional Director for
South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal, India has made a concerted push to increase
access to quality maternal health services with the coverage of essential
maternal health services has doubled since 2005.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for
SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018-
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The
World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is
concerned with international public health.
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WHO
was established on 7th April 1948.
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headquartered
of WHO is in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Tedros
Adhanom is Director general of the World Health Organisation.
Sports News
10.
India Beat Kenya To Lift Intercontinental Cup Football Title
i. India has lifted the Intercontinental
Cup football title. In the summit clash in Mumbai, they defeated Kenya 2-nil.
Both the goals were netted by skipper Sunil Chhetri. He gave India the lead in
the eighth minute before scoring the second goal in the 29th minute.
ii. Sunil Chhetri has become the
joint second highest international goal scorer among active players along with
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi with his 64th strike for the country against
Kenya.
11.
French Open 2018: Halep Beats Stephens To Win Maiden Grand Slam Title
i. World number one Simona Halep has won
her first Grand Slam title with a gutsy comeback victory over American 10th
seed Sloane Stephens in the French Open final. Halep, who had lost her three
previous major finals, went a set and a breakdown at Roland Garros.
ii. But the 26-year-old Romanian
battled back to take a see-saw second set against the US Open champion. She
then raced away with the third to win 3-6 6-4 6-1.
Static/Current
Takeaways Important for SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018-
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Halep
became the second Romanian woman to win a Grand Slam singles trophy after
Virginia Ruzici.
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This
was Halep's fourth major final and has lost all three in the past, including
two at Roland Garros.
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Halep
also was the runner-up at the Australian Open this January.
12.
French Open 2018: Rafael Nadal Beats Dominic Thiem To Win 11th Title
i. World number one Rafael Nadal won an
11th French Open title by beating Austrian Dominic Thiem in straight sets.
Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger
Federer's all-time men's record.
ii. The year 2005 holds great significance
in French Open history. It was the year a muscular teenager by the name of
Rafael Nadal first took to the clay courts of Paris and left it with a first
Grand Slam title.
