current affairs monthly capsule and quiz july 2018
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Current Affairs Monthly
Capsule and Quiz July 2018
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Mumbai Airport Among Least Punctual
Airports In The World: Study
Based upon a report
by British aviation
intelligence firm
OAG, Mumbai’s
Chhatrapati Shivaji
International
Airport has been
ranked as the fifth least punctual airport in the world
with a rank of 509 out of the 513 airports globally.
The Nagoya Komaki Airport in Japan topped
the global ranking list with an ‘on-time
performance’ (OTP) rate of 94.5 percent.
Further, Air India is the lowest ranking
Indian airline on the list, ranked at 64 out of
65 airlines.
South Korea’s low-cost airline T’way Air
topped the global ranking.
Kiren Rijiju to lead a High Level delegation to
participate in AMCDRR 2018
A high level Ministerial delegation from India
headed by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for
Home Affairs will be participating in the Asian
Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
2018 (AMCDRR 2018) to be held in Ulaanbaatar,
Mongolia from 03-06 July, 2018.
The AMCDRR 2018 is expected to host over
3,000 delegates and participants from Asian
and Pacific countries, governmental and
inter-governmental organisations, United
Nations and international organisations.
The theme of the AMCDRR 2018:
‘Preventing Disaster Risk: Protecting
Sustainable Development’ reflects the
essence of the Sendai Framework.
9th meeting of EPG on Indo-Nepal relations
concludes in Kathmandu
The ninth and
final meeting of
Eminent Persons
Group (EPG) on
India-Nepal
relations
concluded in Kathmandu.
The Representatives from Nepal and India
deliberated up on various bilateral issues
including 1950 Peace and Friendship treaty,
trade, transit and border during the two day
meeting.
Indian side was represented by Bhagat Singh
Koshyari, Jayant Prasad, Bhuvan Chandra
Upreti and Mahendra P. Lama.
UNESCO to set up Gaming University in Andhra
Pradesh
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation (UNESCO) will be setting up a 'Design
University for Gaming' in Visakhapatnam.
UNESCO delegation entered into an
agreement with Andhra Pradesh Economic
Development Board (APEDB) for the
establishment of 'Gaming Digital Learning
Hub'.
The UNESCO delegation asked the Chief
Minister for an allocation of 100 acres of
land in Visakhapatnam.
International Day of Cooperatives 2018: 7 July
The United Nations' (UN) International Day of
Cooperatives is observed on the first Saturday of
July each year.
Some of the day's goals are to increase
awareness on cooperatives, as well as
strengthen and extend partnerships between
the international cooperative movement and
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other supporting organizations including
governments.
The theme for the 2018 International Day of
Cooperatives (IDC) is "Sustainable
consumption and production".
Prakash Javadekar to inaugurate 17th World
Sanskrit Conference
Human Resource Development Minister Shri
Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the 17th World
Sanskrit Conference to be held at Vancouver,
Canada from 9th July to 13th July, 2018.
More than 500 scholars and delegates from
over 40 countries will be participating in this
conference and exchange their knowledge by
presenting papers on various subjects
followed by discussions from amongst the
members.
There will be a special panel discussion on
over a dozen topics like; History &
Education of Women in Vedic Literature;
Sanskrit Buddhist Manuscripts; Mimamsa
Beyond the Yagasala; The Yuktidipika
Forging a Place for Sankhya; Introducing
Bhagavata Purana Commentaries; Research
on the Gargiyajyotisa.
Over 500 papers on various themes are likely
to be presented during the 5-day conference.
The purpose of this conference is to promote,
preserve and practice the Sanskrit language
all over the world by the people.
The World Sanskrit Conference is being held
in various countries across the globe once in
every three years and so far it has been held
thrice in India.
World Population Day: 11 July
World Population day is an annual event, observed
on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise
awareness of global population issues.
The event was established by the Governing
Council of the United Nations Development
Programme in 1989.
World Population Day 2018 observes the
theme, "Family planning is a human right."
India climbs 3 spots to 57th in global innovation
rankings
The Global Innovation Index (GII) has ranked India
as the 57thmost innovative nation in the world.
The country has improved its ranking from
60th position last year.
India has been improving steadily since it
was ranked 81st in 2015.
Switzerland ranked for 8th straight year.
Nepal to host BIMSTEC Summit on Aug 31
Nepal is set to hold a two-day Bay of Bengal
Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit,
starting from August 31, in Kathmandu.
Nepal, the host nation and the current chair
of the BIMSTEC, has made preparations to
discuss over the trans-border crimes,
terrorism, natural calamities, extremism, and
illegal trade of arms, ammunition and drugs.
6th meeting of BRICS Education Ministers at
Cape Town
Union Minister of State for HRD, Dr Satya Pal
Singh attended the 6th meeting of BRICS Education
Ministers at Cape Town, South Africa.
In this meeting of BRICS, India was allotted
the key theme of ‘Digitization in Education’.
He apprised to all present about the India’s
initiatives like SWAYAM, SWAYAM
PRABHA, National Digital Library,
National Academic Depository, E-Yantra,
Virtual Labs, Operation Digital Board, E-
Pathshala, Diksha, and Geographic
information System (GIS).
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India unveils world's largest visa centre in
Bangladesh
Visiting Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh
inaugurated the world's largest state-of-the-art visa
centre in Dhaka with modern facilities.
Singh inaugurated the integrated centre at
Jamuna Future Park (JFP) along with his
Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman
Khan Kamal.
India becomes Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific
Region of World Customs Organisation
India has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of
the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs
Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years, from
July, 2018 to June, 2020.
The WCO has divided its Membership into
six Regions. Each of the six Regions is
represented by a regionally elected Vice-
Chairperson to the WCO Council.
Being the Vice Chair of AP Region of WCO
will enable India to take on leadership role.
WCO represents 182 Customs
administrations across the globe that
collectively process approximately 98% of
world trade.
Rajnath Singh co-chairs the 6th meeting of India-
Bangladesh Home Minister level talks
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh co-
chaired the 6th meeting of the Home Minister level
talks with his Bangladesh counterpart, Mr.
Asaduzzaman Khan in Dhaka.
During the meeting, all security related
matters of interest including counter-
terrorism, capacity building and increased
cooperation between security agencies,
border management, countering illegal
activities like fake currency, drug and human
trafficking, consular issues etc. were
discussed.
The two Ministers also witnessed the signing
of the Revised Travel Arrangement 2018
(RTA 2018) amending the earlier RTA 2013
for further liberalizing the visa regime
between the two countries, including
enhanced duration for employment and
student visas.
8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting
Begins in Muscat
The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and
Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, today co-chaired 8th
session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting
(JCM) along with Minister of Industry, Investment,
Trade and Digital Economy of Oman, Dr. Ali bin
Masoud Al Sunaidy.
Addressing the Joint Commission Suresh
Prabhu invited Omani companies to build on
their success in India and make investments
to benefit from ‘Make in India’ and ‘Invest
India’ programmes which are aimed to
encourage manufacturing.
Areas of discussion in the JCM include
cooperation in space, renewable energy,
start-up, SMEs, food security, including
durable foods and packaging, services
sector, tourism sector, exchange of ideas and
visit of young entrepreneurs.
Iceland takes up US seat at UN rights council
Iceland was elected to take
up the seat left vacant at
the United Nations Human
Rights Council after the
United States quit the body
over what it charges was
anti-Israel bias.
In a vote at the General Assembly, Iceland
picked up 172 votes during a secret ballot as
the candidate put forward by the regional
grouping for that seat.
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Nelson Mandela Day: 18 July
Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela
Day) is an annual international day in honour of
Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July,
Mandela's birthday.
The day was officially declared by the
United Nations in November 2009.
Mandela Day is a day to honour the legacy
of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's former
President.
BRICS Media Forum opens in Cape Town, South
Africa
Leaders of media organizations from BRICS
countries met to discuss cooperation at the BRICS
Media Forum that opened in Cape Town, South
Africa.
The 3rd BRICS Media forum is being held
under the theme of “BRICS Media
Cooperation - Fostering an Inclusive, Just
World Order”.
J P Nadda addresses 8th BRICS Health
Ministers’ Meeting at Durban
“India affirms strong support for TB cooperation
plan in every aspect as agreed upon in the 6th BRICS
Health Ministers’ meeting held in Delhi in 2016 and
in the first High-Level Meeting of the UN General
Assembly on Ending Tuberculosis.’This was stated
by Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and
Family Welfare during his address at the ‘8th BRICS
Health Ministers’ Meeting at Durban, South Africa.
Shri J P Nadda further said that to improve
healthcare, there is a need for increasing
accessibility of affordable, quality, effective
and safe drugs, vaccines and diagnostics for
TB patients.
“I would like to state that India is committed
to eliminating TB by 2025,” the Union
Health Minister further emphasized.
India, US to hold first '2+2 dialogue' on
September 6
The inaugural 'two-
plus-two dialogue'
between India and
the US will be held
on September 6 in
New Delhi, the
State Department announced.
Last month, the US had postponed the
dialogue due to "unavoidable reasons".
'2+2 dialogue' is an interaction between the
foreign and defence ministers of the two
countries.
Myanmar joins International Solar Alliance
yanmar has joined the India-initiated International
Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming the 68th member of
the grouping that is aiming at optimum utilisation of
solar energy.
ISA was Launched by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi and then French President
Francois Hollande at the Paris climate
summit in 2015.
Facebook To Launch Its Own Internet Satellite
In 2019
As part of its plan to connect billions of people who
are still offline, Facebook is working on launching
Athena, its own Internet satellite, early in 2019.
Facebook appears to have filed with the US
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) under the name Point View Tech
LLC.
PM Modi Flags Off Emergency Ambulance
Service In Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated first
phase of the India-assisted emergency ambulance
service over Sri Lanka, through video conferencing
from New Delhi.
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The inaugural function was held in Jaffna of
the Northern Province, in the presence of Sri
Lankan Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe.
During the launch, PM Modi recalled the
Srilankan PM's idea of setting up such
project in 2015. He expressed happiness over
completion of the project.
The service has been introduced in two
provinces of Sri Lanka with assistance from
India and is being expanded to the remaning
seven provinces.
India extends $200 million credit lines to Rwanda
India has extended $200 million lines of credit to
Rwanda as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held
wide-ranging talks with President Paul Kagame and
discussed measures to strengthen cooperation in
trade and agriculture sector.
After the one-on-one talks with president
Kagame, Modi announced that India will
soon open its mission in Rwanda.
The two countries signed agreements on
leather and allied areas and agricultural
research.
Myanmar to host Asean education meet in Oct
Myanmar which will host the next Asean Education
Ministers Meeting (ASED) in October seeks to boost
its education sector by cooperating with India, China
and the US among others.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(Asean) partner countries include India,
China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand,
Russia, the US and Australia.
The first ASED was held in Singapore in
2006, while the last in Malaysia.
Ireland to hold international conference of
female parliamentarians
Ireland will hold an international conference of
female parliamentarians in September.
Organised by the Irish Women's
Parliamentary Caucus (IWPC) the
conference will be held at Dublin Castle on
September 9-10.
The event will be attended by an estimated
300 delegates from over 27 countries and
regions.
PM gifts cows to villagers at Rweru Model
Village
Prime Minister
Narendra Modi
today gifted 200
cows to villagers
who do not yet
own a cow,
under the Rwandan Government's Girinka
Programme.
The word Girinka can be translated as ‘may
you have a cow’ and describes a centuries-
old cultural practice in Rwanda whereby a
cow was given by one person to another, as
a sign of respect and gratitude.
Indian Air Force Participates for the First Time
in Exercise Pitch Black – 18
An Indian Air Force contingent comprising of four
Su-30 MKI, 01 X C-130 and 01 X C-17 aircraft,
landed at Darwin Air Force Base, Australia for the
Exercise Pitch Black – 18.
This is the first time that an IAF contingent
is participating in a multinational air exercise
in Australia with Royal Australian Air Force.
This exercise involves over 100 aircraft from
around the globe and will provide a unique
opportunity to the air-warriors to operate in
a dynamic warlike environment.
Gandhi Heritage Centre to be built in Uganda
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1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced to
build a Gandhi Heritage Centre in Uganda's Jinja,
where a statue of Mahatma Gandhi now stands.
Prime Minister Modi is currently on a five-
day three-nation tour of the African
continent-Rwanda, Uganda and South
Africa.
BRICS Summit 2018 begins in Johannesburg
The 10th edition of
BRICS Summit
began in
Johannesburg, South
Africa on July 25,
2018. Attended by all the BRICS leaders, the BRICS
Summit 2018 will be held from July 25 to July 27.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s
three-nation tour of Africa, which began
from Rwanda, will culminate in South
Africa.
Theme of BRICS Summit 2018 is ‘BRICS in
Africa: Collaboration for inclusive growth
and shared prosperity in the 4th Industrial
Revolution'.
4 Indian-origin persons in Fortune's 40 under 40
list
Four persons of India-origin, including three
women, have been named by Fortune among 40 of
the most influential and inspiring young people in
business under the age of 40.
Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin
Systrom and Facebook founder Mark
Zuckerberg, both 34, are tied for first place
on the Fortune '40 Under 40' list.
Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of the US'
largest automaker, General Motors Dhivya
Suryadevara comes in at the 4th spot,
followed by Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud (14),
co-founder and co-CEO of Robinhood Baiju
Bhatt (24) and Female Founders Fund
founding partner Anu Duggal (32).
Thaawarchand Gehlot Attends Global Disability
Summit 2018 in London
Shri Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for
Social Justice & Empowerment attended the Global
Disability Summit held in London on 24th July 2018.
The motto of the Conference was to firm up
the commitments of the country leaders
towards the cause of persons with
disabilities.
The Global leaders expressed their
commitments towards elimination stigma
and discrimination, promoting inclusive
education, economic empowerment,
technology and innovation in assistive
devices, data desegregation etc.
Besides India, global leaders from more than
40 countries attended the summit and have
committed themselves to work in the
direction of economic empowerment of
persons with disabilities.
India, B'desh Coast Guards conducting exercise
on pollution
The Indian Coast Guard is conducting a bilateral
table-top exercise on maritime pollution response
with Bangladesh Coast Guard at the regional
headquarters (North East) of the ICG.
ICG (NE) commander Inspector General
said the two-day exercise is being conducted
in the backdrop of the MoU signed between
India and South Asian Cooperation for
Environment Protection (SACEP).
The Bangladesh Coast Guard delegation was
led by Captain M Ehsanullah Khan,
Commanding officer, BCGS.
World Hepatitis Day: 28 July
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World Hepatitis Day, observed on July 28 every
year, aims to raise global awareness of hepatitis — a
group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A,
B, C, D, and E.
World Hepatitis Day is one of eight official
global public health campaigns marked by
the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO (World Health Organisation) has
declared theme for World Hepatitis Day
2018 as: “Test. Treat. Hepatitis”.
International Tiger Day: 29 July
Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger
Day, is an annual celebration to raise awareness for
tiger conservation, held annually on 29 July.
It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg
Tiger Summit.
The goal of the day is to promote a global
system for protecting the natural habitats of
tigers and to raise public awareness and
support for tiger conservation issues.
Indo-Nepal Tourism Forum to be set up
The second
meeting of
tourism Joint
Working Group
(JWG) between
India and Nepal
was held in Kathmandu on 06.07.2018.
In this meeting it was agreed to set up the
Indo Nepal Tourism Forum with
representation from government and private
sector from both sides for mutual
consultation and promotion of tourism in
both countries.
This JWG also decided to officially
recognise two circuits, Ramayana Circuit
and Buddhist Circuit by both governments
for joint promotions through common
branding and marketing exercises.
Tourism Minister inaugurates the Jodhpur
Institute of Hospitality Management
The Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism Shri. K.J.
Alphons inaugurated the Institute of Hospitality
Management in Jodhpur.
In his inaugural speech,the Minister
highlighted that India is among the fastest
growing Tourism economy in the world and
in 2017, the Indian tourism receipts went up
by 20.8% against a global growth rate of 7%.
Shri. K. J. Alphons hoped that in three years
we will be able to double the revenue from
foreign tourists.
1st July 2018 to be celebrated as ‘GST day’
Government of India is celebrating the 1st
Anniversary of the Goods and Services Tax (GST)
coming into force. GST was launched on the 1st
July, 2017.
The first year has been remarkable both for
the sheer variety of challenges that its
implementation has thrown up and for the
willingness and ability of policy makers and
tax administrators to rise up to these
challenges and respond befittingly.
But more importantly, the first year of GST
has been an example to the world of the
readiness of the Indian taxpayer to be a
partner in this unprecedented reform of
Indian taxation.
Accordingly, it has been decided that
Sunday, the 1st of July, 2018 shall be
commemorated as ‘GST Day’.
Before implementation of GST, Indian
taxation system was a farrago of central,
state and local area levies.
India gets its 37th WORLD UNESCO World
HERITAGE SITE
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In yet another landmark achievement, India’s
nomination of the “Victorian and Art Deco
Ensembles of Mumbai” has been inscribed
on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
The decision was taken at the 42nd session
of the World Heritage Committee of
UNESCO at Manama in Bahrain.
As recommended by the World Heritage
Committee, India accepted the renaming of
the ensemble as “Victorian Gothic and Art
Deco Ensembles of Mumbai”.
India has been successful in securing the
inscription of the "Victorian Gothic and Art
Deco Ensembles of Mumbai” on UNESCO's
World Heritage List under Criteria (ii) and
(iv) as defined in the UNESCO's Operational
Guidelines.
This makes Mumbai city the second city in
India after Ahmedabad to be inscribed on the
World Heritage List.
AI task force hands over Final Report
To study the whole gamut of issues surrounding
strategic implications of AI in national security
perspective, a Task Force was constituted in
February 2018, under the Chairmanship of Shri N
Chandrasekharan, Chairman, Tata Sons.
The Task Force, on June 30, 2018 has
handed over its Final Report with
recommendations.
The Task Force in its report has Studied the
level of AI/ML development in India in
general and specific in the context of defence
needs.
National Doctors’ Day: 1 July
National Doctors’ Day was celebrated throughout
India On 1st July 2018.
This day marks the birth and death
anniversary of the most famous physician of
India Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has
declared the theme for Doctors’ Day 2018
as: ‘zero tolerance to violence against
doctors and clinical establishment’.
IMA has also decided to observed July 1 to 8
as ‘Safe Fraternity Week’.
Instant e-PAN based on Aadhaar launched
The new PAN will
have the same name,
date of birth, gender,
mobile number and
address as in the
Aadhaar.
The e-PAN facility is only for resident
individuals and not for Hindu Undivided
Family, firms, trusts and companies.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT),
which makes policies for the Income Tax
Department, has extended the deadline for
the PAN-Aadhaar linking to March 31 next.
INS Sahyadri adjudged runner-up in an
innovation competition
Indigenously built stealth frigate, INS Sahyadri,
which is participating in RIMPAC (Rim of the
Pacific Exercise), the world’s largest international
maritime exercise, has been adjudged runner-up in
an innovation competition during the harbour phase
of the exercise.
The 26th edition of RIMPAC, hosted by the
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
(INDOPACOM), commenced off the
Hawaii coast with the participation of about
25,000 personnel and more than 45 surface
ships and submarines from 25 countries.
Conference of States Power Ministers to be held
at Shimla
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A conference of Ministers for Power, New &
Renewable Energy of States & Union Territories
will be held on 3rd July at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
The Conference will be inaugurated by Shri
R K Singh, Union Minister of State (IC) for
Power and New & Renewable Energy.
The aim of this one-day conference is to
review the implementation of various
ongoing Schemes/ Programmes & deliberate
on a host of issues pertaining to Power and
Renewable Energy sectors.
Ministers and Secretaries of the States and
Union territories and senior officials of the
power & renewable energy sectors and
Public Sector Undertakings under them will
meet up to discuss issues like- 100 per cent
Household Electrification (under
Saubhagya) by December, 2018, UDAY
performance assessment, shifting to prepaid
system in three years and 24X7 Power for
All – From 1st April 2019.
Election Commission of India to hold a National
Consultation on Accessible Elections
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has
organized a two-day “National Consultation on
Accessible Elections,” from the 3rd July, 2018 in
New Delhi.
It will be inaugurated by the Chief Election
Commissioner Shri O.P. Rawat, in presence
of the Election Commissioners Shri Sunil
Arora and Shri Ashok Lavasa.
The event is a part of the ECI’s pursuit of its
mission ‘leave no voter behind,’ with special
focus on “Persons with Disabilities” (PwD).
During the inaugural session, a dedicated
portal for the ECI’s ‘Systematic Voters
Education and Electoral Participation’
(SVEEP) initiative will also be launched.
Consultative committee meeting on “Marine
Fisheries-Mariculture in India”
The Ministry
of Agriculture
and Farmers’
Welfare has
notified the
“National
Policy on Marine Fisheries, 2017”, which will guide
the development of marine fisheries sector for the
next 10 years.
Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare
Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh said this
at the inter-session meeting of the
consultative committee of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare on
“Marine Fisheries-Mariculture in India” in
Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu.
The meeting was organized by the Ministry
of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare to
discuss and deliberate various issues related
to “Marine Fisheries - Mariculture in India”.
Union Home Minister felicitates medal winners
of 17th World Police & Fire Games-2017
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh
felicitated the medal winners of the 17th World
Police & Fire Games held at Los Angeles,
California, USA from August 7-16, 2017.
He was the chief guest in the function
organized by All India Police Sports Control
Board (AIPSCB) to felicitate the medal
winners.
The 101-member Indian Police contingent
returned with a record breaking haul of 321
medals from the 17th World Police & Fire
Games.
The contingent bagged 151 Gold, 99 Silver
and 71 Bronze medals in the seven events
they participated in the Games.
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It is a rarest of the rare occasion where each
team member won a medal irrespective of
individual or relay events in which they
participated.
44th Advanced Professional Programme for Civil
Servants and officers
The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)
for Development of North Eastern Region
(DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances
& Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra
Singh said that lateral entry at the Joint Secretary
level will enrich governance.
He was delivering the inaugural address at
44th Advanced Professional Programme in
Public Administration (APPPA) for Civil
Servants and officers, organized by the
Indian Institute of Public Administration
(IIPA).
National Workshop on Skill Development for
PwDs
Department of Empowerment of Persons with
Disabilities (DEPwD), Ministry of Social Justice
and Empowerment is organizing a “National
Workshop on Skill Development for Persons with
Disabilities (Divyangjan)” on July 3.
The workshop is being organized with a view
to provide a platform to all stakeholders
ranging from training partners to the policy
makers as well as employers.
The Workshop will dwell upon all the issues
involved in the skill development for Persons
with Disabilities (PwDs).
18. MOD approves construction of 17 New Baffle
Firing Ranges
Ministry of Defence has given a go ahead sanction
for construction of 17 new baffle firing ranges in
Military Stations/Cantonments/Training
Establishments at an approximate cost of Rs. 238
crores.
This will add seven ranges to the Southern
Command, Three to the Eastern Command,
Two to the Northern Command, one each to
the South Western and Central Commands.
The one at Central Command is proposed for
the Officers Training Academy, Gaya.
These 17 will be in addition to the 60 similar
firing ranges existing all over the country.
The proposed baffle shooting ranges can
facilitate firing from 300 to 500 meters.
Baffle firing ranges are covered shooting
practice areas which prevent possible
accidents due to stray bullet injuries.
Indian Army Motorcycle Expedition to
Commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas
A motorcycle
expedition
comprising of
‘SHWET ASHW’
the elite
Motorcycle
Display Team of
the Corps of Military Police, was flagged off’ on 02
July 2018 to commemorate the victory of Indian
Army in Operation Vijay 1999.
The expedition will traverse a distance of
more than 3250 Kms from Bangalore to
Dras, Jammu and Kashmir over a period of
24 days across eight states of the country,
reaching Kargil War Memorial, Dras on 26
July 2018.
The ‘SHWET ASHW’ was raised in the year
1952 at CMP Centre & School, Faizabad.
Since its raising the team has performed at
various National and International events
and holds Three Guinness Book World
Records in its name.
Election Commission of India launches Mobile
App “cVIGIL”
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The Chief Election Commissioner Shri. O.P. Rawat,
along with the Election Commissioners Shri Sunil
Arora and Shri Ashok Lavasa launched a mobile
app, called ‘Cvigil,’ on July 3, 2018, for citizens to
report any violation of the model code of conduct
during elections.
“cVIGIL" is a user-friendly and easy to
operate Android application. It will be
operational only where elections are
announced.
However, the beta version of the app will be
made available for the public and election
staff to download so that they can acquaint
themselves with its features and also try
sending dummy data.
Upon successful completion of the trial that
is underway, the application will be made
available for general use by all, right from
the forthcoming Assembly elections in the
States of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh,
Mizoram and Rajasthan.
The practical use of the app during the four-
state Assembly polls will also serve as a pilot
initiative before it is put to extensive use
during the next Lok Sabha General
Elections.
Jharkhand to set up country's first Khadi mall
The first 'Khadi Mall' of the country will be opened
in Ranchi soon, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar
Das announced.
Land in the Heavy Engineering Corporation
(HEC) campus will be made available to the
Khadi Board to develop the country's first
Khadi mall.
DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh attends
"Behdienkhlam" festival at Jowai, Meghalaya
The Union Minister of State for Development of
North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime Minister’s
Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions,
Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh
attended the famous 4-day Meghalaya Annual
Cultural Festival, "Behdienkhlam", held every year
at the small peripheral town of Jowai, Meghalaya.
On the concluding day of the festival, Dr
Jitendra Singh spent time with the visitors
from across the region who had come to
attend the festival. He also showed interest in
the religious rituals associated with the
event.
NITI Aayog to organise India’s First Global
Mobility Summit
Steeply falling
technology
costs and
business –
model
innovation are
driving the
world’s transition to renewable energy and electric
vehicles.
Against this background, NITI Aayog, in
collaboration with various ministries and
industry partners, is organising ‘MOVE:
Global Mobility Summit’ in New Delhi on
7th and 8th September, 2018.
This Summit will help drive Government’s
goals for vehicle electrification, renewable
energy integration and job growth and also
speed up India’s transition to a clean energy
economy.
MOVE Summit aims to bring together and
engage with key stakeholders within the
rapidly transforming global mobility
landscape and to evolve a public interest
framework for a shared, connected, zero
emission and inclusive mobility agenda for
the future.
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The Summit will constitute three designated
components – The Conclave, the Expo and
the Featured Events.
Cabinet approves Umbrella Schemes for Relief
and Rehabilitation of Migrants and Repatriates
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has given its approval for
continuance of the 8 existing schemes of the
Ministry of Home Affairs upto March 2020 for relief
and rehabilitation of migrants and repatriates under
the Umbrella scheme "Relief and Rehabilitation of
Migrants and Repatriates".
The financial implication for this purpose is
Rs. 3183 crore for the period 2017-18 to
2019-20.
The year-wise phasing of the scheme will be-
Rs. 911 crore in 2017-18, Rs.1372 crore in
2018-19 and Rs. 900 crore in 2019-2020.
The schemes will provide relief and
rehabilitation assistance to the refugees,
displaced persons, civilian victims of
terrorist/communal/LWE violence and cross
border firing and mine/IED blasts on Indian
Territory and riot victims of various
incidents etc.
The schemes are as under:
Central Assistance for one-time settlement
of displaced families from Pak Occupied
Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and Chhamb
settled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.
Rehabilitation Package and up-
gradation of infrastructure of the
Bangladeshi Enclaves and Cooch Behar
District after transfer of enclaves between
India and Bangladesh under Land Boundary
Agreement.
Relief assistance to Sri Lankan refugees
staying in camps in Tamil Nadu and Odisha.
Grant-in-Aid to Central Tibetan Relief
Committee (CTRC) for five years for
administrative and social welfare expenses
of Tibetan settlements.
Grant-in-Aid to Government of Tripura for
maintenance of Brus lodged in relief camps
of Tripura.
Rehabilitation of Bru/Reang families from
Tripura to Mizoram.
Grant of enhanced relief of Rs. 5.00 lakh per
deceased person, who died during 1984
Anti-Sikh Riots.
Central Scheme for Assistance to Civilian
Victims/Family of Victims of
Terrorist/Communal/LWE Violence and
Cross Border Firing and Mine/IED blasts on
Indian Territory'.
Cabinet approves DNA Technology (Use and
Application) Regulation Bill, 2018
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has approved The DNA Technology
(Use and Application) Regulation Bill 2018.
The primary intended purpose for enactment
of "The DNA Technology (Use and
Application) Regulation Bill" is for
expanding the application of DNA-based
forensic technologies to support and
strengthen the justice delivery system of the
country.
The utility of DNA based technologies for
solving crimes, and to identify missing
persons, is well recognized across the world.
Cabinet approves renaming of Agartala Airport
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi, today gave its approval to
rename the Agartala Airport in Tripura as ‘Maharaja
Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, Agartala.
The decision comes in the wake of the long
pending demand of people of Tripura as well
as the Tripura Government for paying tribute
to Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore.
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Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore, who
ascended the throne of the erstwhile Tripura
Princely State in 1923, was an enlightened
and benevolent ruler.
Agartala Airport was constructed in 1942 on
the land donated by Maharaja Bir Bikram
Manikya Kishore.
Piyush Goyal launches ‘Khan Prahari’ App
Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance &
Corporate Affairs, Shri Piyush Goyal launched the
Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System
(CMSMS) and Mobile Application ‘Khan
Prahari’developed by CMPDI, Ranchi.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Piyush Goyal
said that illegal mining is a serious problem
in the country today, particularly in the areas
where coal mining is carried out.
Illegal coal mining not only causes a loss to
the nation’s resources but is also harmful to
the environment.
Creation of one post each of Vice-Chairperson
and Member in the NCSK
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has approved the creation of one
post each of Vice-Chairperson and Member in the
National Commission for Safai Karmacharis.
The decision is intended to optimize
functioning of the Commission and for
fulfilling desired objectives of welfare and
development of the target group.
The National Commission for Safai
Karmacharis is working for the welfare of
both Safai Karamcharis and Manual
Sacavengers.
MP govt launches outstanding power bill waiver
scheme ‘Sambal’
In Madhya Pradesh, the government has launched an
outstanding power bill waiver scheme and
subsidised power scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and
poor families.
Under the scheme, the Below Poverty Line
(BPL) families would be provided electricity
at a cost of 200 rupees per month.
One crore 83 lakh workers registered under
Sambal Yojana in the state till now.
Under this scheme, outstanding electricity
bill worth five thousand 179 crores rupees is
to be waived off.
Vaccine-preventable rabies is India’s most fatal
infection
Rabies is the only
disease that had a 100%
death rate in India in
2017, compared to 12%
for Japanese
encephalitis and 6% for
H1N1, popularly
known as swine flu,
according to data from the National Health Profile
2018.
There were 4,370 rabies deaths in India in
2016, which accounted for one in three of the
world’s 13,340 rabies deaths.
Only six persons have survived rabies
infection in India since 2010.
Dr. Mahesh Shrama Inaugurates exhibition titled
"Arth - art for earth"
Union Minister of State for Culture(I/c), Dr. Mahesh
Shrama, inaugurated exhibition titled "Arth - art for
earth" at IGNCA, New Delhi.
‘ARTH - ART FOR EARTH’ by Manav
Gupta consists of "Excavations in Hymns of
Clay"-a suite of environmental art
installations by Manav Gupta weaving all of
them with a storyline and poetry.
It is an evolving site, specific and dynamic
engagement with the space it has an interface
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with - whether it be the Travelling or the
Permanent editions.
Successful flight testing of Crew Escape System -
Technology Demonstrator
ISRO carried out a major technology demonstration,
the first in a series of tests to qualify a Crew Escape
System, which is a critical technology relevant for
human spaceflight.
The Crew Escape System is an emergency
escape measure designed to quickly pull the
crew module along with the astronauts to a
safe distance from the launch vehicle in the
event of a launch abort.
The first test (Pad Abort Test) demonstrated
the safe recovery of the crew module in case
of any exigency at the launch pad.
ICAT releases First BS-VI engine certificate
ICAT has completed the first BS-VI certification for
a heavy duty engine model for M/s Volvo Eicher
Commercial Vehicle Limited.
The engine has been developed and
manufactured indigenously by Volvo Eicher
in India.
The successful completion of the compliance
test of the engine, much ahead of the
implementation date of 1 April, 2020, gives
sufficient time for product stabilization in
terms of making it more robust and cost
competitive for the end consumers.
Railways approves digital Aadhaar and Driving
Licence from Digital Locker as proof of identity
The issue regarding accepting Aadhaar and Driving
Licence as valid proof of identity when presented
from digital locker account of the passenger has
been examined by Ministry of Railways and it has
been decided that while undertaking journey in a
train, if a passenger shows the Aadhaar/Driving
Licence from the ‘Issued Documents’ section by
logging into his/her DigiLocker account, the same
should be considered as valid proof of identity.
It is, however, clarified that the documents
uploaded by the user himself/herself (i.e. the
documents in ‘Uploaded Documents’
section) will not be considered as a valid
proof of identity.
First meeting of e-Commerce Task Force held
Commerce Secretary,
Rita Teaotia, chaired the
first meeting of the Task
Force on e-commerce in
New Delhi.
The meeting
deliberated upon the suggestions emerging
from the sub-group meetings held during 20th
– 22nd June, 2018.
The suggestions were on wide ranging issues
such as cross border data flows, taxation,
trade facilitation and logistics, consumer
confidence, IPR and future tech, FDI and
competition issues.
The sub-groups saw participation from
various ministries and departments, high
level representatives from the industry
bodies, e-commerce companies,
telecommunication and IT companies and
independent experts.
Union Home Minister chairs MHA Consultative
Committee meeting
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh said
that the Government was committed to strengthen
and smoothen the twin processes of Immigration and
Visa for the Indian citizens and foreigners.
He was addressing the Parliamentary
Consultative Committee meeting on
Immigration Visa Foreigners’ Registration
& Tracking (IVFRT) at Kochi in Kerala.
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On November 27, 2014 the Government
launched e-Tourist Visa scheme in 44
countries. This e-Visa facility has now been
extended to 165 countries.
Civil aviation research centre to come up in
Hyderabad
A Rs 250-crore Civil Aviation Research
Organisation (CARO) will come up within 18
months at Begumpet in Hyderabad.
Laying the foundation stone for the CARO
project to be implemented under the Airports
Authority of India, Union Civil Aviation
Minister Suresh Prabhu said the focus of the
centre will be on pursuing inter-disciplinary
solutions to improve the civil aviation sector.
The Minister said, “The country’s civil
aviation sector is growing at a hectic pace of
over 20 per cent and we expect this growth
momentum to continue.
NTA to conduct entrance examinations for
higher educational Institutions
The Minister of Human Resource Development,
Shri Prakash Javadekar has said that the National
Testing Agency (NTA) has started its work and will
be conducting various entrance examinations for
higher educational Institutions from next academic
sessions onwards.
Addressing a press conference in New Delhi,
he said that the NTA will bring qualitative
difference in the examination process by its
focus on research and scientific test design
using services of Experts, Researchers,
Statisticians, Psychometricians, Test Item
Writers and Education Specialists.
The new system will be student friendly, fair
, transparent and flexible, the Minister
added.
Nepal, India to jointly promote tourism
Nepal and India have decided to jointly promote
historically and culturally important tourism circuits
like the Ramayana and Buddhist Circuit and
adventure tourism.
India will also extend all possible
cooperation in the domain of human resource
development in tourism.
During a joint meeting of the Nepalese and
Indian officials, both the sides also decided
to establish an industry-led Indo-Nepal
Tourism Forum with the support of the two
governments.
International Round Table Conference on “Data
for New India’’
The Ministry of Statistics &Programme
Implementation (MoSPI) is organising a two-day
International Round Table Conference at New Delhi
during 9-10th July, 2018.
The objective of the Round Table
Conference is to identify innovative ideas for
improving the statistical system in India,
taking cue from the best practices followed
in advanced countries like Canada, UK and
Australia.
Such a Conference is being organized in
India for the first time.
The Conference will be inaugurated by Shri
D.V. Sadananda Gowda, Hon’ble Union
Minister of Statistics & Programme
Implementation.
lakh houses approved under PMAY (Urban) in 3
years of its implementation
Under PMAY (U) so
far more than 51
Lakhs dwelling units
have been sanctioned
against the validated
demand of 1 crore in
last 3 years of implementation.
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This is a huge jump in comparison to
erstwhile housing scheme wherein only 12.4
Lakh houses were approved in around 9
years of its implementation.
Out of over 51 lakh sanctioned houses, over
28 lakhs have already been grounded and are
in various stages of construction.
Further over 8 lakh houses have already been
completed and nearly 8 lakh houses have
been occupied by the benficiaries.
The Government of India is committed to
provide “Housing for All” by the end of the
Mission period-2022.
ISCF and ISCI Program Launched
Sh. Hardeep S Puri, MoS(I/C), Ministry of Housing
and Urban Affairs has stated that Smart cities
fellowship and internship program will provide the
youth an opportunity to experience the aspects of
Urban planning and governance.
Announcing the launch of the Smart cities
digital payment award, Sh. Puri said that it is
intended to promote ‘Digital India’ and ease
of living for India’s urban residents by
promoting digital payments and encouraging
Smart Cities to adopt innovative digital
payments initiatives.
Sh. Puri launched several new initiatives
under AMRUT and the Smart Cities
Mission.
These include the India Smart Cities
Fellowship (ISCF) Program, India Smart
Cities Internship (ISCI) Program and The
Smart Cities Digital Payments Awards 2018
and the ‘CITIIS’ challenge under the Smart
Cities Mission and the Local Area Plan
(LAP)/Town Planning Scheme (TPS) to be
implemented in 25 cities on pilot basis under
AMRUT.
The India Smart Cities Fellowship Program
is designed to provide valuable experience to
the youth interested in smart cities
specifically
PM, Korean President, inaugurate mobile
manufacturing facility in Noida
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, and the
President of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-
in, today jointly inaugurated a large mobile
manufacturing facility of Samsung India Electronics
Pvt. Ltd, at Noida.
Speaking on the occasion, the Prime
Minister described the occasion as a special
one, in the journey to make India a global
manufacturing hub.
He said the investment of about Rs. 5000
crore, would not only strengthen Samsung’s
business links with India, but is also
significant in the context of the relationship
between India and Korea.
Government declares 6 educational ‘Institutions
of Eminence
The Government has shortlisted Six Institutions of
Eminence (IoEs) including 3 from Public Sector
and 3 from Private Sector.
An Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) in
its report recommended selection of 6
institutions (3 from public sector and 3 from
private sector) as Institutions of Eminence.
The details of these Institutions are as under:
Public Sector: (i) Indian Institute of Science,
Bangalore, Karnataka; (ii) Indian Institute of
Technology, Bombay, Maharashtra; and (iii)
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
Private Sector: (i) Jio Institute (Reliance
Foundation), Pune under Green Field
Category; (ii) Birla Institute of Technology
& Sciences, Pilani, Rajasthan; and (iii)
Manipal Academy of Higher Education,
Manipal, Karnataka.
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Indian Railways Introduces First Double Stack
Dwarf Container Service
Under the guidance of Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister
of Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways and Coal, in
order to capture the lost traffic through new delivery
model for domestic cargo, Indian Railways has
introduced Double Stack Dwarf Container Services.
This freight train was flagged off on 7th July,
2018 from Western Railway’s Rajkot
railway station on its maiden commercial
run.
This train was booked from the Reliance Rail
Siding at Kanalus to Rewari in the state of
Haryana; it was loaded with 82 containers
Polypropylene Granules.
Due to this Double Stacked Dwarf Container
service, Indian Railways has received
increased revenue of Rs. 18.50 lakhs.
HM chairs the 67th Plenary Session of the North
Eastern Council in Shillong
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has
asked the North-Eastern states to expedite work on
long pending projects of the North Eastern Council
(NEC) and ensure maximum utilisation of funds.
Addressing the 67th Plenary Session of the
NEC in Shillong today, he said NEC and the
eight North-Eastern States would have to
ensure that all the ongoing projects were
completed in a time bound manner.
HM urged the states for effective
implementation of the recently approved
financial package of Rs 4,500 crore by the
Centre and directed them to focus on specific
areas and better convergence of the govt.
sponsored schemes.
First ever ‘India Tourism Mart’ to be hosted in
New Delhi
The Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, Shri. K. J.
Alphons announced that the Tourism Ministry in
partnership with the Federation of Associations
in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) and
with the support of State /UT Governments will
organize the ‘first ever’ India Tourism Mart
(ITM) from 16th to 18th September,
2018 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
The objective of the event is to create an
annual Global Tourism Mart for India in
line
with major international travel marts bei
ng held in countries across the world.
The Mart will provide a platform for all
stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality
industries to interact and transact busine
ss opportunities.
Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu becomes first Chairman
of Rajya Sabha to sign an MOU
Rajya Sabha
has, for the first
time in 76 years
since it came
into being,
entered into a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a
foreign counterpart for promoting inter-
parliamentary dialogue.
Shri Venkaiah Naidu, has, in the process,
become the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to
sign such an agreement when he inked an
MOU with the visiting President of the
Senate of the Republic of Rwanda, Mr.
Bernard Makuza.
The MOU with 6 articles of cooperation
seeks to promote Inter-Parliamentary
dialogue, Capacity building of parliamentary
staff, Organisation of conferences, forums,
seminars, staff attachment programmes,
workshops and exchanges, Collaboration in
mutual interest in regional and international
multilateral parliamentary bodies in
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furtherance of bilateral relations and
friendship between the two countries.
4th National Conclave on Mines and Minerals
The 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals will be
held on 13th July, 2018 at Indorefor showcasing blocks
which will be auctioned by the states in FY 2018-19 to
the potential investors.
Union Minister for Mines Shri Narendra
Singh Tomar said that it will carry forward
the efforts of the Government for
strengthening the mineral auction regime as
well as help in expediting auctions and bring
in greater participation from the
stakeholders.
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Haryana Top
Rankers in Ease of Doing Business
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry,
released the final rankings of States in Ease of Doing
Business in New Delhi.
The top rankers are Andhra Pradesh,
Telangana and Haryana. Jharkhand and
Gujarat stood fourth and fifth respectively.
DIPP, Ministry of Commerce and Industry in
collaboration with the World Bank
conducted an annual reform exercise for all
States and UTs under the Business Reform
Action Plan (BRAP).
The aim of this exercise is to improve
delivery of various Central Government
regulatory functions and services in an
efficient, effective and transparent manner.
Rajasthan has slipped by one spot in the ease
of doing business rankings to 9th position.
Shri Ananthkumar inaugurates CIPET: Centre
for Skilling & Technical Support (CSTS)
Union Minister for Chemicals & Fertilizers and
Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar
inaugurated the CIPET: Centre for Skilling &
Technical Support (CSTS) at ITI Building and laid
the foundation stone of new Central Institute of
Plastics Engineering &Technology (CIPET)
Building at Doiwala, Dehradun.
Other dignitaries who graced the event as
guests of honour included Chief Minister of
Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat,
and Member of Parliament, Haridwar, Dr.
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank.
CIPET: CSTS, Dehradun is the 32nd CIPET
centre in the country.
Ministry of Water Resources Launches “Jal
Bachao, Video Banao, Puruskar Pao” Contest
In an attempt to engage with the people of India on
the important issues of water conservation and water
management, the Ministry of Water Resources,
River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has
launched a video contest titled “Jal Bachao, Video
Banao, Puruskar Pao”.
The Ministry has joined hands with MyGov
portal of the Government of India to run the
contest.
The fortnightly contest which was launched
through MyGov, will last till 4th November
2018.
Three winners will be chosen every
fortnight.
PM to inaugurate new ASI Headquarters in New
Delhi
The Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi,
will inaugurate the
new Headquarters
building of the
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), at Tilak Marg
in New Delhi on July 12, 2018.
The new Headquarters building has been
equipped with state-of-the-art facilities,
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including energy efficient lighting and
rainwater harvesting.
It shall include a Central Archaeological
Library with a collection of about 1.5 lakh
books and journals.
5 day Capacity Development programme for
Media Officials from Bhutan
On a special request from Election Commission of
Bhutan, India International Institute of Democracy
and Election Management (IIIDEM) is organizing a
5 -day Capacity Development programme for Media
Officials from Bhutan from July 9-13, 2018 at New
Delhi.
The participants include media journalists
and media officials from Election
Management Body of Bhutan.
The program is aimed to hold interactive
discussionson media in elections.
Hon’ble Chief Election Commissioner of
India Shri O. P. Rawat inaugurated the
programme.
Madhya Pradesh Leg of Startup India Yatra
begins on July 16th, 2018
The Startup India Yatra van will travel to 10 cities
of Madhya Pradesh, starting from the capital Bhopal,
to spread awareness about Startup India and Madhya
Pradesh Startup Policy.
The vehicle, with experts on board, will
provide an opportunity for entrepreneurial
talents to pitch an idea and get incubated,
scaling it from idea to enterprise.
The van is expected to travel to nearly 25
colleges, and one-day boot camps will be
conducted in all the destinations.
TheYatra will begin on July 16th, 2018,
covering 10 districts and 15 institutions over
a span of 30 days.
Startup India Yatraaims to scout grass root
level entrepreneurs in the smaller towns of
India, providing a platform for budding
entrepreneurs to realize their Startup dream.
Plenary session of the 3rd Intergovernmental
Group of Experts (IGE)
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and
Public Distribution, Shri Ram Vilas Paswan led the
Indian Delegation and delivered a speech at the
opening/plenary session of the 3rd
Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE)
convened by the UNCTAD.
Shri Paswan highlighted the key
achievements of the Government of India,
especially in the area of Consumer
Protection.
The two day conference in Geneva on
Consumer Issues concluded on 10th of July,
2018.
16th Workshop On Greenhouse Gas Inventories
in Asia
Inaugurating the
16th Workshop on
Greenhouse Gas
Inventories in Asia
(WGIA16) in New
Delhi, Dr. Harsh
Vardhan stressed that while efforts of experts are
necessary, there is also a need for an active
involvement of people in the fight against climate
change.
He said that India is committed to achieve
175 GW of installed capacity of renewable
energy generation by 2022.
He also referred to the decision to leapfrog
from Bharat Stage IV (Euro IV) to Bharat
Stage VI (Euro VI) standards for vehicular
emissions by 2020.
Shri Piyush Goyal gives away awards for
beautification of stations premises
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The Union Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri Piyush
Goyal distributed awards to winning stations of
Station Beautification competition in Rail Bhawan.
This innovative competition was organized
among Zonal Railways in December 2017.
Balharshah & Chandrapur Railway Stations
of Central Railway have been awarded the
first prize while Madhubani station of East
Central Railway & Madurai station of
Southern Railway were the co-winners of the
second prize.
Gandhidham station of Western Railway,
Kota station of West Central Railway &
Secunderabad station of South Central
Railway were joint winners of the third prize.
Tourism Minister addresses the 164th CPWD
Annual Day
The 164th Central Public Works Department Day
celebrations were held in Vigyan Bhawan, New
Delhi on July 12.
The Vice President of India, Shri. M.
Venkaiah Naidu while addressing the event
said that transparency and accountability
must become guiding principles for
organizations that are working for larger
public good.
Speaking at the event, Union Tourism
Minister Shri. K. J. Alphons congratulated
CPWD for the excellent buildings
constructed by the team and remarked that
the department has the greatest pool of
engineers even all over the world.
First meeting of Sub-Group of Chief Ministers on
coordination between MGNREGA and
Agriculture
The First Meeting of Sub-Group of Chief Ministers
on coordination between MGNREGA and
Agriculture was held at NITI Aayog.
The Convener of the Sub-Group Shri Shivraj
Singh Chouhan, Chief Minister of Madhya
Pradesh, and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
participated in the meeting in person.
Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar
and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Shri Vijay
Rupani joined in the deliberations through
video conferencing.
In the 4th Meeting of the Governing Council
of NITI Aayog held under the chairmanship
of the Prime Minister on June 17th, 2018 at
Rastrapati Bhawan, New Delhi, a major
decision was taken for policy coordination
between agriculture sector and Mahatma
Gandhi National Rural Employment
Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS)
particularly in pre-sowing and post-harvest
activities at the farmers’ fields.
The Prime Minster constituted Sub Group
consisting of Chief Ministers of 7 States
viz. Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal,
and Sikkim and Member, NITI Aayog with
the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh as the
convener of the Sub-Group.
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu inaugurates
‘Anna Canteen’
Andhra
Pradesh Chief
Minister
Chandrababu
Naidu has
inaugurated ‘Anna Canteen’, which will serve food
for just Rs. 5. T
The canteen would serve breakfast, lunch,
and dinner all at the same rate.
The canteen was inaugurated by the chief
minister at Vijayawada’s Bhavanipuram, a
total of 60 canteens were inaugurated
initially.
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One-day meeting of VCs, Directors and Heads of
19 Central Institutes of Higher Learning
Rashtrapati Bhavan hosted a one-day meeting of
Vice Chancellors, Directors and Heads of 19 Central
Institutes of Higher Learning on July 13, 2018.
This is the part of regular interactions of the
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
with the heads of Central Universities and
institutions of higher learning in his capacity
as visitor to 146 Central Universities and
institutions of higher learning.
Speaking at the concluding session, the
President said that each of these institutes has
a rich history. Each of these is instrumental
to the realisation of social and economic
goals that India has set itself as it strives to
eliminate poverty and become a middle-
income country.
INS Tarangini Visits Sunderland to Participate
in Tall Ship Races – 2018
INS Tarangini arrived at her seventh port,
Sunderland in the UK, during her Lokayan-18
voyage and also to participate in the prestigious ‘tall
ship races - 2018’.
The ship is part of the first Training
Squadron based at Kochi, under the Southern
Naval Command of the Indian Navy.
The name ‘Tarangini’ is derived from the
Hindi word ‘Tarang’ meaning waves; thus,
Tarangini means ‘the one that rides the
waves’.
INS Tarangini is the first ship of the Indian
Navy to have circumnavigated the globe in
the year 2003-04 and has participated in tall
ship races conducted around the world in
2007, 2011 and 2015.
This beautiful ship, in her 21st year of
service, is once again ready to create history
with Lokayan-18.
Lokayan is a combination of two Sanskrit
words: ‘Lokya’ meaning worldwide and
‘Yana’ meaning travel, thus literally
meaning, ‘travel around the world’.
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Launches the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018
The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
launches the Swachh SurvekshanGrameen 2018
(SSG 2018) in the capital.
An independent survey agency will conduct
the survey in all districts from 1st to 31st
August 2018, and the results will be
announced in the form of a ranking of all
districts and states on the basis of
quantitative and qualitative sanitation
(Swachhata) parameters.
The top performing states and districts are
expected to be awarded on 2nd October 2018.
4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals In
Indore
The Ministry of
Mines organized the
4th National
Conclave on Mines
& Minerals on 13th
July 2018 at Indore,
Madhya Pradesh.
State Mining ministers, officials of central
ministries including Ministry of
Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEFCC), officials of the state
government, CEOs of mining industries,
industry associations, academic institutions
and others participated in the conclave.
Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Shri
Shivraj Singh Chauhan was the chief guest
of the conclave.
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Odisha constitutes 'Heritage Cabinet' to preserve
culture
The Odisha government has constituted a 'Heritage
Cabinet' to preserve the Odia language and the state's
culture.
The cabinet comprises eight members and
will be headed by Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik.
It will also prepare policies and prepare and
approve short-term and long-term plans.
MP govt to appoint girls as district Brand
Ambassador
In Madhya Pradesh, in a first of its kind initiative,
the state govt will appoint girls as a district Brand
Ambassador who have recorded significant
achievements in any field under the Beti Bachao-
Beti Padhao scheme.
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is a personal
campaign of the Government of India that
aims to generate awareness and improve the
efficiency of welfare services intended for
girls.
The scheme was launched with an initial
funding of Rs 100 crore.
President inaugurates platinum jubilee
celebrations of Institute of Cost Accountants of
India
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
inaugurated the platinum jubilee celebrations of the
Institute of Cost Accountants of India in New Delhi
on July 14, 2018.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said
that cost accountants play a substantial part
in enhancing efficiency of processes –
particularly in manufacturing – and of capital
use.
PM inaugurates, lays Foundation Stone for
various development projects in Varanasi
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi,
inaugurated, or laid the foundation stone of
important projects, cumulatively worth over Rs. 900
crore, in Varanasi.
Among the projects inaugurated are the
Varanasi City Gas Distribution Project, and
the Varanasi-Ballia MEMU train.
The foundation stone was laid for the
Panchkoshi Parikrama Marg, and several
projects under the Smart City Mission and
Namaami Gange.
The Prime Minister also laid the Foundation
Stone for an International Convention Centre
in Varanasi.
PM lays Foundation Stone for Poorvanchal
Expressway in Azamgarh
The Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi, laid the
Foundation Stone of the
Poorvanchal Expressway
in Azamgarh in Uttar
Pradesh.
Addressing a large public gathering, he
described the occasion as the start of a new
chapter in the development journey of the
State.
The Prime Minister said that the 340
kilometer long Poorvanchal Expressway
would transform the towns and cities that it
passes through.
PM in Mirzapur, dedicates Bansagar Canal
Project to the Nation
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, dedicated
the Bansagar Canal Project to the Nation in
Mirzapur.
This project will provide a big boost to
irrigation in the region, and will be greatly
beneficial for the farmers of Mirzapur and
Allahabad districts of Uttar Pradesh.
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Shri Narendra Modi laid the Foundation
Stone of the Mirzapur Medical College.
He inaugurated 100 Jan Aushadhi Kendras in
the State. He also dedicated a bridge over the
River Ganga at Balughat, Chunar, which will
facilitate connectivity between Mirzapur and
Varanasi.
President of India Addresses the Shiromani
Kabir Prakat Diwas Celebrations
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
graced and addressed the Shiromani Kabir Prakat
Diwas (Kabir Jayanti) in Fatehabad, Haryana on
July 15, 2018.
This function was organised by the Dhanak
Sabha Fatehabad and the Sant Kabir Dhanak
Samaj Karamchari Welfare Association,
Haryana.
2nd National Tourism Conclave organised in
Rajasthan
The 2nd National Tourism Conclave was organised
in Jaipur as top officials of the state tourism
department said a number of "pro-tourism" projects
being executed in the state would give a major boost
to the sector.
The state has something for all kind of
tourism lovers and aggressive marketing
strategy of the government has further
bolstered the sector, he said at the conclave.
Indian Army, FTII join hands to provide acting
skills to Baramulla youth
Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India
(FTII) has joined hands with the Indian Army to
provide acting courses to the youth of Baramulla
district.
Among various courses related to film and
television, one such course in screen acting
was organised from June 25 to July 14,
which provided an excellent opportunity to
30 youth of Kashmir to learn acting skills.
The course was conducted under the FTII’s
outreach programme.
Vice president Inaugurates New India Conclave
The Vice
President of India,
Shri M. Venkaiah
Naidu has said
that agriculture is
the backbone of
Indian economy
and it should be on the top of the agenda of the
Government.
He was addressing the gathering after
inaugurating the New India Conclave being
organised by Y4D Foundation.
The Vice President said that there is a need
to make agriculture remunerative and
farmers must be encouraged to take up allied
activities like poultry, horticulture,
sericulture, bee keeping, dairy and others to
improve income.
Javedkar to inaugurate the Conference of Heads
of AYUSH National Institutes
With an aim of upgrading quality of education,
research, hospital care facilities in the national
AYUSH institutions throughout the country and
develop them as light house institutions, All India
Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) under Ministry of
AYUSH is organizing two days Conference of
Heads of AYUSH National Institutes on 17th and
18th July 2018 at India International Centre, New
Delhi.
Inaugural session of the conference will be
graced by Minister of Human Resource
Development Shri Prakash Javadekar and
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik.
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During the deliberations, Vice Chancellors
of various Health Universities, Directors of
reputed research organizations and around
100 accomplished senior professionals from
various national institutes including IIT,
DST, DBT, UGC etc are expected to take
part in the event.
It is also planned to join hands together and
sign MoUs with Sports Authority of India,
Indian Institute of Technology for
collaborative ventures.
Conference on ‘Empowering Women: Fostering
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and
Sustainability’
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah
Naidu has said that empowerment of women is
central to achieving the objective of inclusive,
equitable and sustainable development and it is not
only a national goal but also a global agenda.
He was addressing the gathering after
inaugurating the International Conference on
‘Empowering Women: Fostering
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and
Sustainability’ organized by the NITI Aayog
and Shri Ram College of Commerce.
The Lt. Governor of Puducherry, Dr. Kiran
Bedi, the Vice Chancellor of Delhi
University, Prof. Yogesh Tyagi and the CEO
of NITI Ayog, Shri Amitabh Kant and other
dignitaries were present on the occasion.
Piyush Goyal Inaugurates the MAHAGENCO
Pipe Conveyor System
The Union Minister of Railways, Finance, Corporate
Affairs and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal inaugurated the
MAHAGENCO Pipe Conveyor System for coal
transportation from cluster of mines of Western
Coalfields Limited (WCL).
The first Pipe Conveyor project of 6.3 Km
length is a dedicated system for Chandrapur
Super Thermal Power Station of
MAHAGENCO by taking coal from Bhatadi
OC mine, Chandrapur Area and feeding to
MGR at Padmapur.
The second project of approx. 20 Km length
will have five feeding Open Cast Mines of
Nagpur Area of WCL, namely Gondegaon,
Kamptee, Inder, Bhanegaon and Singhori
dedicated to Khaparkheda and Koradi Power
Plants of Maharashtra State Power
Generation Co. Ltd. (MSPGCL).
This project is being carried out in two
phases.
On completion of this project, road
transportation of coal will be stopped and
100 per cent coal production from these
mines of WCL will be transported through
Koradi & Khaperkheda Coal pipe conveyor.
MoU signed between AIIA and IIT Delhi
The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
AYUSH, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik inaugurated
Raising towards Excellence – A two day Conference
of Heads of AYUSH National Institutes organized
by All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) at New
Delhi.
The conference is organized with a vision to
develop National AYUSH institutes as light
house institutions, streamlining quality in
research, hospital care facilities, education,
harmonization and rationalization of
infrastructure and activities, and forming
uniform service guidelines.
The purpose of this conference is to upgrade
the status of AYUSH institutes at par with
IITs and IIMs.
This event was also witnessed the signing of
a MoU between All India Institute of
Ayurveda and Indian Institute of
Technology, New Delhi.
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National Conference of State/UT Ministers-in-
charge of Women & Child development
A high level National Conference of State/UT
Ministers-in-charge of Women & Child
development was held in New Delhi.
The meeting was chaired by the Union
Minister of Women and Child development,
Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi.
The National Level Conference was held
with the objective to discuss issues
pertaining to safety of women and children
as well as Poshan Abhiyan with the purpose
to direct and seek the support of State
Governments to further their effective
implementation.
Gujarat to form Sanskrit Bhasha Vikas Board
In order to promote the Sanskrit language, the
Gujarat government has decided to form the Sanskrit
Bhasha Vikas Board.
The decision was announced by state
education minister Bhupendrasinh
Chudasama at an event held at the Gujarat
University.
India accounts for 1/5th of global deaths from
floods
India accounts for one-fifth of global deaths due to
floods, according to government data.
As many as 107,487 people died due to
heavy rains and floods across India over 64
years between 1953 and 2017, according to
Central Water Commission data.
Damage to crops, houses and public utilities
was reported to be Rs 365,860 crore.
Cabinet approves MoU amongst BRICS Nations
on the Regional Aviation Partnership
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister
Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) amongst
BRICS Nations on the Regional Aviation
Partnership Cooperation viz. Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa.
The objective is that BRICS countries would
benefit from the establishing of an
institutional framework to cooperate in the
field of civil aviation.
The MoU signifies an important landmark in
the civil aviation relations between India and
other BRICS Member States and has the
potential to spur greater trade, investment,
tourism and cultural exchanges amongst the
BRICS Nations.
IAF participation in Exercise Pitch Black 2018
The Indian Air
Force for the
first time is
participating
with fighter
aircraft in
Exercise Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18), which is
scheduled from 24 Jul 18 to 18 Aug 18 in Australia.
Pitch Black is a biennial multi-national large
force employment warfare exercise hosted
by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
The IAF contingent consists of 145 air-
warriors including Garud team, 04 X Su-30
MKI, 01 X C-130 and 01 X C-17.
India and USA hold Senior Officers Meeting on
Homeland Security Dialogue
Senior Officers Meeting on Homeland Security
Dialogue between India and USA was held in New
Delhi.
The meeting focused on issues relating to
security cooperation, customs and
immigration, aviation security, capacity
building etc.
Both sides agreed to work out the modalities
to address these issues.
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PMEGP Generated Over 11 Lakh Employments
in Last Three Years
Prime Minister’s Employment Generation
Programme, PMEGP is estimated to have generated
over 11,13, 000 employments during the last three
years i.e. 2015-16 to 2017-18.
This information was given by Minister of
state for Micro,Small and Medium
Enterprises, Shri Giriraj Singh in a written
reply in the Rajya Sabha.
PMEGP is a credit linked subsidy scheme,
for setting up of new micro-enterprises and
to generate employment opportunities in
rural as well as urban areas of the country
through KVIC, State Khadi & Village
Industries Board (KVIB) and District
Industries Centre (DIC).
Indo-US delegation meeting on Defence
Cooperation
As part of Indo-US Bilateral Defence Cooperation,
the 7th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative
(DTTI) meeting was held between India and the US
delegation.
The meeting was co-chaired by, Secretary
(Defence Production), Dr Ajay Kumar and
Under Secretary of Defence for Acquisition
and Sustainment, DoD, US Government Ms
Ellen M Lord.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ajay Kumar
brought out that Indian government has
taken a number of steps to give an impetus to
Indian defence industry and its flagship
‘Make in India’ initiative.
Udaipur ranked 3rd among world's best cities
The city of Udaipur has once again in 2018 been
ranked among the World's Best Cities by Travel +
Leisure.
Udaipur, the heritage-city built by the
Maharanas of Mewar in the 16th century, is
on the third place among the 15 of the world's
best cities.
The top 2 cities are both in Mexico: San
Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca.
One-Day Meeting of Directors of 59 Central
Institutes of Higher Learning
Rashtrapati Bhavan
hosted a one-day
meeting of directors
of 59 institutes of
higher learning in
the fields of
information
technology, engineering science and technology,
and planning and architecture on July 19, 2018.
This is part of regular interactions of the
President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind,
with such institutions in his capacity as
visitor to 146 Central Universities and
institutions of higher learning.
Election Commissioner Inaugurates a new
Manufacturing Facility For EVM Production
The Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora visited
Bharat Electronics Limited, Bangalore.
BEL has established state-of-the-art secure
manufacturing facilities for manufacture of
digital certified EVM/VVPATs as per the
advise of Technical Experts Committee of
ECI. Shri Sunil Arora also reviewed the
status of Progress of production of EVMs
and VVPATs.
During his visit Shri Sunil Arora inaugurated
one of the newly set up secured
manufacturing facility for EVM production
at Military communication Strategic
Business Unit at BEL Bangalore Complex.
A world class exhibition on four eminent
personalities of Bengal
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A world class exhibition on four eminent
personalities of Bengal, Gurudev Rabindranath
Tagore, Netaji Subha Chandra Bose, Rishi Bankim
Chandra Chattopadhyay and Dr. Syama Prasad
Mukherjee would be organized very soon at
National Library in Kolkata at permanent basis, said
Shri Raghvendra Singh, Secretary, Ministry of
Culture.
Reviewing restoration, renovation and
modernization works being carried out by
the Central Public Work Department
(CPWD) at the Belvedere House of the
National Library, the Secretary expressed
satisfaction and informed that this house will
be illuminated and Light and Sound
programmes will be organised to entertain
the visitors.
Literary festivals would also be held to
restore old glories of the building and to
make new generations aware of their rich
heritage, he added.
Samagra Shiksha Scheme to ensure inclusive and
equitable quality education
The Department of School Education and Literacy
has formulated the Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated
Scheme for School Education as a Centrally
Sponsored Scheme and it is being implemented
throughout the country with effect from the year
2018-19.
This programme subsumes the three
erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya
Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and
Teacher Education (TE).
It is an overarching programme for the
school education sector extending from pre-
school to class XII and aims to ensure
inclusive and equitable quality education at
all levels of school education.
Setting up of National Resource Centres for
preparing online
training material
The Government has
proposed to set up
National Resource
Centres (NRCs) to
prepare online
training material
with focus on latest developments in the discipline,
new & emerging trends, pedagogical
improvements and methodologies for transacting
revised curriculum.
In the first phase, 75 discipline-specific
National Resource Centres have been
identified, under the Ministry’s Pandit
Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission
on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT)
located in Central Universities, IISc,
IUCAA, IITs, IISERs, NITs, State
Universities ; UGC’s Human Resource
Development Centres (HRDCs), National
Institutes for Technical Teachers Training
(NITTTRs), IIITs, Open Universities.
Under this initiative, all in-service teachers,
irrespective of their subject and seniority
have an enabling opportunity to keep abreast
of the latest developments in their disciplines
through the technology based online
refresher course, through SWAYAM
platform.
India to build 2,000 kms of international roads by
2022
The government is planning to build 1,911
kilometres of international connectivity roads over
the five year period ending 2022 under its flagship
Bharatmala scheme.
Moreover, it is also planning to 3,319 kms of
border roads, Minister of State for Road
Transport and Highways Mansukh
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Mandaviya told the Lok Sabha in a written
reply.
Junior Officers Leadership Seminar held at
Visakhapatnam
With an endeavor to provide a forum to the junior
officers to put forth their views on aspects ranging
across professional, technical, training and
personnel issues, a Junior Officers Leadership
Seminar was conducted by Eastern Fleet at
Samudrika Auditorium on 18 Jul and 19 Jul 18.
The two-day was seminar conducted under
the aegis of HQENC.
It included seven papers presented by junior
officers from different fields of the Navy and
included contemporary topics.
Union Home Minister to launch Student Police
Cadet Programme
The Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme is
scheduled to be launched nationally on the 21st
July, 2018 by the Union Home Minister, Shri
Rajnath Singh.
The programme seeks to build a bridge
between the Police and the larger community
through school students by inculcating
values and ethics in them through classes in
school and outside.
The programme focuses on students of class
8 & 9 and special care has been taken to
ensure that it does not lead to increase in the
workload of the students.
Multi Modal Terminal on Ganga at Varanasi
Nearing Completion
The Rs 169.59 Crore Multi Modal Terminal (MMT)
being built at Varanasi by Inland Waterways
Authority of India under Jal Marg Vikas project is
set to be completed by November this year.
This would be a major landmark for the
project.
The construction of the Rs 280. 90 Crore
MMT at Sahibganj is to be completed by
May, 2019, and the one at Haldia, being
constructed at a cost of Rs 517.36 Crore, is
scheduled to be completed by December
2019.
In addition to this the work on the Rs 359.20
Crore state-of-the-art navigational lock at
Farakka is to be completed By June, 2019.
Contract for maintenance dredging in the
Farakka-Kahalgaon stretch of the river was
awarded in April, 2018, for Rs 150
Crore, and work on this has started.
The work for construction of two Inter-
Modal Terminals (IMT)on NW-1, at
Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh and Kalughat in
Bihar will be awarded this year.
Jal Marg Vikas is a Rs 5369 Crore World
Bank aided project on National Waterway 1
(River Ganga), aimed at augmenting the
navigational capacity of the Varanasi to
Haldia stretch of the river, to enable
commercial navigation of at least 1500-2000
ton vessels.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates the most
advanced System of Air Quality and Weather
Forecasting
Science& Technology, Earth Sciences;
Environment, Forest & Climate Change Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan unveiled a state-of-the-art Air
Quality and Weather Forecast System– SAFAR
(System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting)at
Chandni Chowk in Delhi.
The giant true colour LED display gives out
real-time air quality index on 24x7 basis with
colour coding along with 72-hour advance
forecast.
The system, first of its kind in the country,
was developed indigenously in record time
by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology,
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Pune and operationalized by India
Meteorological Department (IMD).
Union Home Minister launches the Student
Police Cadet (SPC) programme
The Union
Home Minister
Shri Rajnath
Singh launched
the Student
Police Cadet
(SPC) programme for nationwide implementation at
a ceremony in Gurugram, Haryana.
In his address on the occasion, the Home
Minister expressed hope that the SPC would
lead to a silent revolution over the years by
focusing on character building by imparting
moral values to budding minds.
He expressed concern that education these
days stressed more on mere book reading
with little attention being paid towards
character building of students, which shows
negative effects on society in terms of
increased crime.
28th meeting of the GST Council held in New
Delhi
The GST Council in its 28th meeting has
recommended certain amendments in the CGST
Act, IGST Act, UTGST Act and the GST
(Compensation to States) Act.
The major recommendations are as detailed below:
Upper limit of turnover for opting for
composition scheme to be raised from Rs. 1
crore to Rs. 1.5 crore. Present limit of
turnover can now be raised on the
recommendations of the Council.
Composition dealers to be allowed to supply
services (other than restaurant services), for
upto a value not exceeding 10% of turnover
in the preceding financial year, or Rs. 5
lakhs, whichever is higher.
The threshold exemption limit for
registration in the States of Assam,
Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya, Sikkim and Uttarakhand to be
increased to Rs. 20 Lakhs from Rs. 10 Lakhs.
7th Annual General Body Meeting of ITRHD was
held in New Delhi
The 7th Annual General Body Meeting of Indian
Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD)
was held in New Delhi.
This meeting was aimed at recognizing
efforts of preservation of Indian Heritage and
Culture in Rural India and working in
about 7 states of India by ITRHD.
The project involved conserving 62 temples
of the 108 temples.
KHELO INDIA launches unique programme to
nurture sporting talent
Following the successful conduct of the Khelo India
School Games, Sports Authority of India took
another significant step towards the development of
sports, cleared 734 players for a scholarship
programme under Khelo India Talent
IdentificationDevelopment scheme.
A talent identification committee was
formed comprising Arjuna Awardees and
Dronacharya Awardees to shortlist and
propose the names of the beneficiaries to the
High Powered Committee, which cleared the
above numbers after due diligence.
The scholarship programme is designed to
take care of their expenses including
training, development, boarding and lodging
and tournament exposure apart from offering
them out of pocket expense allowance.
Kerala tops in governance, Tamil Nadu second
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Pinarayi Vijayan’s ruled Kerala stands as the best-
governed state in the country followed by Tamil
Nadu, according to the Public Affairs Index 2018
released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre
(PAC).
While Telangana, Karnataka and Gujarat are
ranked third, fourth and fifth among the top
five states delivering good governance,
according to the report, Madhya Pradesh,
Jharkhand and Bihar ranked the lowest on
the PAI.
Released annually since 2016, the index
examines governance performance in the
states through a data-based framework.
Rajasthan ranked 17th in the ranking.
First Meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint
Committee on Border Haats
The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint
Committee on Border Haats was held on 22-23 July
2018 in Agartala, Tripura.
In the meeting both sides noted the positive
impact of Border Haats on the livelihoods of
the people living in areas adjoining the
Haats.
Extensive discussions were held on issues
related to review of operations of the four
functional Border Haats and suggestions for
improvement, timeline for setting up the six
additional Border Haats that had earlier been
agreed to by both sides and the roadmap for
further expansion of Border Haats.
It was agreed that the next meeting would be
held in Bangladesh on mutually agreed
dates.
75 institutions have been identified to act as
National Resource Centres
The Government has identified 75 institutions to act
as National Resource Centres (NRCs) to prepare
online training material for Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOCs).
In the first phase, 75 discipline-specific
National Resource Centres have been
identified, under the Ministry’s Pandit
Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission
on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT).
Gadkari inaugurates NH Projects worth Rs 5485
Crores in Madhya Pradesh
Shri Nitin Gadkari,
Minister of Road
Transport &
Highways, Shipping,
Water Resources,
River Development
& Ganga
Rejuvenation inaugurated/ laid the foundation for
National Highways projects worth Rs 5485 Crores
in Madhya Pradesh today.
At an event in Guna this afternoon he laid the
foundation stone for 5 NH projects of total
length 226 km, worth Rs 3583 Crore.
Swachh Survekshan Grameen launched in UP,
Jharkhand and Maharashtra
The Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 (SSG 2018)
announced by the Ministry of Drinking Water and
Sanitation on July 13th, 2018, was launched by three
States this week.
Under the SSG 2018, an independent survey
agency will conduct the survey in all districts
from 1st to 31st August 2018, and the results
will be announced in the form of a ranking of
all districts and States on the basis of
quantitative and qualitative sanitation
(Swachhata) parameters.
The top performing States and Districts are
expected to be awarded on 2nd October
2018.
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36th Central Sanctioning and Monitoring
Committee (CSMC) Meeting of PMAY
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has approved
the construction of 2,67,546 more affordable houses
for the benefit of urban poor under Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban).
The approval was given in the 36thmeeting of
the Central Sanctioning and Monitoring
Committee in its meeting.
With the above proposed houses, cumulative
houses under PMAY(U) after subsuming
projects of RAY scheme the total number of
houses being funded under PMAY(Urban)
would be 53,74,306 houses.
17 sites in the country to be developed as Iconic
Tourist Sites
Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12
clusters in the country for development under Iconic
Tourist Sites Development Project, pursuant to
Budget Announcements of 2018-19.
Following are the 17 sites: Uttar Pradesh-
TajMahal & FatehpurSikri; Maharashtra-
Ajanta & Ellora; Delhi- Humayun’s Tomb,
Red Fort & QutubMinar; Goa- Colva beach;
Rajasthan- Amer Fort; Gujarat- Somnath &
Dholavira; Madhya Pradesh- Khajuraho;
Karnataka- Hampi; Tamil Nadu-
Mahabalipuram; Assam- Kaziranga; Kerala-
Kumarakom; Bihar- Mahabodhi.
The Ministry shall be developing the above
sites in a holistic manner with focus on issues
concerning connectivity to the destination,
better facilities/experience for the tourists at
the site, skill development, involvement of
local community, promotion & branding and
by bringing in private investment.
obile app for replacement of transformers in Raj
Farmers in Rajasthan will soon have the ease to get
their defunct transformers replaced within six hours
of registering a complaint through a mobile app.
Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said the
scheme was being launched on a pilot basis
from Jhalawar.
The scheme would be expanded to other
areas of the state.
Union Home Minister to inaugurate the 2nd
Young Superintendent of Police Conference
Union Home
Minister Shri Rajnath
Singh, will
inaugurate the 2nd
Conference of Young
Superintendent of
Police being
organized by Bureau of Police Research &
Development (BPR&D).
The two-day conference will be attended by
over 100 Superintendents of Police and
senior officers from the States and CAPFs.
The theme of the Conference is “Predictive
Policing and Contemporary Challenges for
Indian Police Forces” and aims to create
awareness among young Superintendents of
Police and Commandants regarding latest
technologies in areas of Artificial
Intelligence; Predictive Policing/ Crime
Analytics/ Big data Analytics; Geospatial
Technology; Cyber Crime; Surveillance
Tracking & UAVs; CCTV Equipment, for
effective delivery of Police Services to
citizens.
September to be celebrated as National Nutrition
Month every year
Ministry of Women and Child Development,
Government of India has organized 2nd meeting of
National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges
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under POSHAN Abhiyaan on 24th July, 2018 in
New Delhi under the Chairmanship of Vice
Chairman, NITI Aayog.
September, 2018 will be celebrated as
National Nutrition Month and this will be
celebrated every year.
The Government of India has set-up
POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition
Mission) which was launched by the Hon’ble
Prime Minister on 8thMarch, 2018 from
Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan.
Karnataka overtakes Tamil Nadu in renewable
energy
Karnataka is the new national leader in renewable
energy generation, US-based Institute for Energy
Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said.
It has overtaken Tamil Nadu that had long
been India's top renewables market.
With a population of more than 60 million,
Karnataka has a total of 12.3 gigawatts (GW)
of renewable capacity installed till March,
after having added five GW in 2017-18
alone, it said.
International Children's Film Festival
inaugurated
West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi inaugurated the
18th International Children's Film Festival in which
36 films from 17 countries would be screened.
The Governor also called for screening of
one children's film in every cinema hall of
the state every month.
The festival was being organised by Cine
Central, one of the oldest cine clubs of the
country in collaboration with the UNICEF.
International conference on India-Vietnam
economic ties
Vietnam is one of the fastest growing economies
among the ASEAN countries said Union Minister of
Commerce& Industry and Civil Aviation in New
Delhi. He was speaking at an international
conference on India-Vietnam economic ties.
The Minister said that India values the
cultural and religious similarities between
the two countries but it is the “Act East
Policy” initiated by the Prime Minister of
India which has opened the doors to realize
the tremendous potential for mutual growth.
The Minister further said that India and
Vietnamhold key positions in this region in
both trade, and commerce, political and
security issues.
As a member of ASEAN, Vietnam is an
enabler for India’s growing ties with rest of
ASEAN, which is the focus of India’s Act
East Policy.
Both counties have extensive economic ties
in oil exploration, agriculture, manufacturing
and defence and are now looking at the
services sector which is the new growth
engine in global trade.
India granted “Most Favoured Nation” status
to Vietnam in 1975.
RRM inaugurates Air Defence India – 2018
Seminar
Raksha Rajya Mantri
(RRM) Dr. Subhash
Bhamre inaugurated a
two-day Air Defence
India – 2018 Seminar &
Exhibition, organised
by Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS).
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Bhamre said
the term ‘Air Defence’ implies defence
operations but it is an important operational
function which helps our Strike Corps to be
offensive and the Air Force to act with
impunity.
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6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council
(SIC) Meeting
The 6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council
(SIC) meeting held in New Delhi discussed a range
of issues on S&T cooperation between the two
countries.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan expressed the need to
establish few more Network Centres in areas
such as Cyber Physical System- Artificial
Intelligence, digital Economy, health
technologies, cyber security and promoting
clean growth, smart urbanization, future
mobility and environment.
Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme to empower rural
women
Government of India has approved a new scheme
namely Mahila Shakti Kendra for implementation
during 2017-18 upto 2019-20 to empower rural
women through community participation.
The Scheme is implemented with cost
sharing ratio of 60:40 between centre and
states except for North East and Special
Category States where the ratio is 90:10.
The scheme is envisaged to work at various
levels and at the national level and state level
technical support to the respective
governments on issues related to women is
provided.
Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog & MyGov
launches “Innovate India Platform”
Shri. R Ramanan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation
Mission and Shri.Arvind Gupta CEO, MyGov today
launched the “Innovate India Platform”, a
collaboration between the Atal Innovation Mission
and MyGov, a citizen centric platform of the
Government of India.
The Innovate India portal will serve as the
common point for all the innovation
happening across the nation.
Launching the platform, Mission Director,
Atal Innovation Mission said that the
Innovate India MyGov-AIM portal creates
the much-needed innovations platform for
registering both grassroots and deep-tech
innovators at a national level. Those
searching for a critical innovation can
leverage the portal advantageously for the
benefit of the economy as well as national
social needs.”
Three day National Conference of Vice
Chancellors of Universities and Directors
On the auspicious occasion of Guru Purnima, the
Ministry of Human Resource Development
organized a National Conference of Vice
Chancellors & Directors of Higher Education
Institutions of India in New Delhi.
Union Minister of Human Resource
Development Shri Prakash Javadekar
chaired the conference and Minister of State
for HRD, Higher Education Dr Satya Pal
Singh also graced the occasion.
The three- day Conference started on 26th
July, and will culminate on 28th July, 2018.
All Vice Chancellors of Central Universities,
State Public Universities, Deemed to be
Universities, State Private Universities,
Directors of Central Institutes, such as IITs,
IISc., IIMs, IISERs, IIITs, NITs and other
central institutions participated in the
Conference.
Indian Railways Launches “Mission
Satyanishtha”
The Indian Railways organized a programme on
Ethics in Public Governance and Launched
“Mission Satyanishtha” at a daylong event held at
National Rail Museum, New Delhi on 27.07.2018.
Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Finance &
Corporate Affairs, Railways & Coal,
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administered the oath to the officers and
supervisors at the programme.
“Mission Satyanishtha” launched on 27th
July 2018 aims at sensitizing all railway
employees about the need to adhere to good
ethics and to maintain high standards of
integrity at work.
Srikrishna Committee suggests amendments in
Aadhaar Act
The Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on data
protection in India has suggested amendments to
various laws including the Aadhaar Act to provide
for imposition of penalties on data fiduciaries and
compensations to data principals for violations of the
data protection law.
The 213-page report, prepared by a 10-
member committee set up last year under the
chairmanship of the retired Supreme Court
judge, was submitted to Law and Electronics
Minister Ravishankar Prasad who said that
the government will go through the draft bill
and take stakeholder comments before
taking Cabinet approval for finalising the
legislation.
Andhra CM lays foundation stone of mega sports
complex
Andhra Pradesh
Chief Minister N
Chandrababu
Naidu laid the
foundation stone
of a Rs 60 crore
mega sports complex in Vijayawada.
The Amaravati International Sports
Complex will be built on 8.9 acres of land.
The headquarters of the Sports Authority of
Andhra Pradesh (SAAP) will be shifted to
this complex.
Meanwhile, Chandrababu Naidu has also
launched 'Project Gandiva'.
This project aims to achieve medals in
Olympic Games in a span of ten years.
Museum For All Former Prime Ministers
A museum for all former prime ministers of the
country will be built in the Teen Murti Bhavan
complex housing the Jawaharlal Nehru memorial.
The decision was taken at the 43rd annual
general meeting of the Nehru Memorial
Museum and Library (NMML) chaired by
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The NMML at the Teen Murti Bhavan was
set up in the memory of the country's first
prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru as an
autonomous institution under the Ministry of
Culture.
Assam Government To Roll Out PRANAM Act
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- led government in
Assam will be introducing a law from October 2 that
will make it mandatory for state government
employees to look after their aged parents and
physically-challenged siblings who do not have any
source of income.
Assam Employees Parents Responsibility
and Norms for Accountability and
Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill, 2017 was
passed by the government last year.
Dependent parents not having any source of
income can get up to 10 percent of the salary
of the employee.
J P Nadda Launches National Viral Hepatitis
Control Program
“With this initiative, Government is strongly
committed to work towards elimination of viral
hepatitis by 2030.”
This was stated by Shri J P Nadda, Union
Minister of Health and Family Welfare as he
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launched the National Viral Hepatitis
Control Program to mark the World
Hepatitis Day, 2018.
At the function, Shri J P Nadda also released
the Operational Guidelines for National
Viral Hepatitis Control Program, National
Laboratory Guidelines for Viral Hepatitis
Testing and National Guidelines for
Diagnosis and Management of Viral
Hepatitis.
Pradhan lays the Foundation stone for
permanent campus for NSTI
The Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural
Gas and Skill Development &Entrepreneurship Shri
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.
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.
Unified Commanders’ Conference - 2018
The two day Unified Commanders’ Conference
(UCC) for the year 2018 will be held on 30th & 31st
Jul 2018 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.
The Conference will be conducted under the
tutelage of Headquarters Integrated Defence
Staff (HQ IDS) and will be attended by the
Raksha Mantri, Rajya Raksha Mantri,
National Security Advisor, the Chiefs of
Army, Navy & Air Force and other Senior
Military and Civil Officials of the Ministry
of Defence and Tri-Service
Organisations/Institutions.
Radha Mohan Singh launches Meghalaya Milk
Mission in Shillong
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Shri Radha Mohan Singh said that Meghalaya Milk
Mission will facilitate in achieving the Centre’s goal
of doubling farmer’s income by 2022 through
promotion of milk business in the state.
Announcing a sanctioned project of Rs 215
crores through National Cooperative
Development Corporation (NCDC) at the
launching programme of Meghalaya Milk
Mission in Shillong, the minister said that the
amount will be utilised for various training
under dairy farm, chilling centre and
purchase of milch animal.
The minister said that the Meghalaya Milk
Mission has been conceptualised to plug the
demand-supply gap in the per capita milk
availability.
PM attends groundbreaking ceremony of various
projects in Uttar Pradesh
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited
Lucknow. He attended the groundbreaking
ceremony of 81 projects in Uttar Pradesh, with a
total investment of over 60,000 crore rupees.
These projects have materialised within a
few months after the UP Investors Summit,
which was organized in February 2018, in an
effort to attract investments and promote
industrialisation in the State.
He said India has become the world's second
largest producer of mobile phones, and Uttar
Pradesh is leading this manufacturing
revolution.
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He said India's energy deficit has reduced
from 4.2 percent in 2013-14, to less than one
percent today.
Odisha To Implement Own Food Security Act
From October
Odisha Chief
Minister Naveen
Patnaik has
announced that the
state government
would implement its own food security act from
October 2 this year.
Odisha's own food security act would cover
nearly 34.44 lakhs people who have been left
out from the National Food Security Act
(NFSA).
Mr Patnaik made this announcement while
participating in the 'Ama Mukhyamantri,
Ama Katha' (Our Chief Minister, Our Issues)
program.
Hyderabad to host India’s first-ever
international blockchain Congress
The inaugural edition of the International
Blockchain Congress in India will be held on August
3 & 4 at, Novotel & HICC Complex, Hyderabad.
In collaboration with NITI Aayog, and
governments of Telangana and Goa, the
International Blockchain Congress is aimed
at bringing thought-provoking conversations
on blockchain for next-generation financial
services.
Shripad Yesso Naik lays the foundation stone of
the 2nd Phase of construction of NEIAH
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for
AYUSH Shri Shripad Yesso Naik laid the
foundation stone of the 2nd Phase of Construction of
North East Institute of Ayurveda & Homeopathy
(NEIAH) at NEIAH Campus, Mawdiangdiang,
Shillong on 29th July 2018.
The approximate estimated cost of the
construction is Rs 40.80 crore for an area of
10481.53 sqm and will comprise of
residential accommodation for students,
doctors and staff and guest house.
17 antiquities returned to India from U.S since
2016
Till date, 17 antiquities which are also artefacts have
been returned to India by US since June 2016.
Two antiquities i.e. (1) Saint
Manikkavichavakar (Sambanthar), (2)
Ganesha have been handed over to Idol Wing
of Tamil Nadu Police and one male figure in
stone has been sent to Khajuraho Museum.
The remaining objects are still in the custody
of Archaeological Survey of India.
Cabinet approves extension of Scheme of
Recapitalization of RRBs upto 2019-20
The Union
Cabinet chaired
by the Prime
Minister Shri
Narendra Modi
has approved the
extension of the
scheme of recapitalization of Regional Rural Banks
(RRBs) for the next three years i.e. upto 2019-20.
This will enable the RRBs to maintain the
minimum prescribed Capital to Risk
Weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR) of 9 per
cent.
A strong capital structure and minimum
required level of CRAR will ensure financial
stability of RRBs which will enable them to
play a greater role in financial inclusion and
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meeting the credit requirements of rural
areas.
There are 56 RRBs functioning in the
country. As on 31st March, 2017(Prov.), the
total credit given by RRBs is Rs.2,28,599
crore.
Bank of China gets RBI licence to launch
operations in India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued licence to
Bank of China to launch operations in India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a
commitment to Chinese President Xi Jinping
to allow Bank of China to set up branches in
India when they met on the sidelines of the
SCO summit in Chinese city of Qingdao last
month.
Bank of China is one of the very few state-
owned commercial banks in China.
25 countries in global banks’ ‘high risk’ list
China, UAE, Cyprus and significantly, Mauritius,
along with 21other countries have been tagged as
“high-risk jurisdictions” by global banks acting as
custodians for foreign funds which comprise the
largest group of investors in the Indian stock market.
Sebi-registered foreign portfolio funds invest
in India through 56 countries. Of these, 25
are now considered ‘high risk’.
Govt. launches GST ‘Verify App’
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
(CBIC) has developed and launched a mobile app
named ‘GST Verify’ to protect interest of
consumers.
The application is to verify if the person
collecting GST from the consumer is eligible
to collect it or not.
It also provides the details of the person /
company collecting GST.
HDFC Bank most valuable bank in the emerging
market outside China
HDFC Bank has gone past Russia's Sberbank to
become the most valuable bank in the emerging
market outside China.
HDFC Bank’s current market capitalisation
is $78.4 billion against Sberbank's $74.4
billion.
There are four lenders from India that now
rank among the world's 500 most valuable
companies.
HDFC Bank is followed by Housing
Development Finance Corporation (HDFC),
Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of
India.
RIL becomes India's largest tax payer in private
sector
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said
that Reliance is India's largest payer of Goods and
Services Tax (GST), Excise and Customs Duty, and
Income Tax in the private sector.
Speaking at the Reliance Industries' 41st
Annual General Meeting, Mukesh Ambani
highlighted that Jio's subscribers grew from
124 million at the end of last year to 210
million at the end of FY18.
BHEL to partner Ukraine's Zorya for overhaul
of warship turbines
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is setting up a
joint venture (JV) in India with the Ukrainian
manufacturer, Zorya Mashproekt, to overhaul
turbines in India.
The navy will soon have 34 warships driven
by Zorya turbines, with four turbines per
vessel, adding up to 136 in-service turbines.
There will also be a stock of six-eight spare
turbines. A turbine is overhauled after
running 30,000 hours.
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RBI cancels licence of Alwar Urban Co-operative
Bank
The RBI said the licence of Alwar Urban Co-
operative Bank in Alwar, Rajasthan has been
cancelled as it is not in a position to pay its
depositors in full as and when their claims accrue,
among other reasons.
The present financial position of the bank
leaves no scope for its revival, the RBI said,
adding that the cancellation of the licence is
effective from the close of business on July
5.
ADB accords approval for lining project of the
Son canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region
Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New &
Renewable Energy Shri R.K Singh took a meeting
with the officials from ADB and Finance Ministry to
review the progress of lining project of the Son
canal in Shahabad – Bhojpur region of Bihar.
During the meeting ADB representatives
informed that ADB had accorded approval
for this project.
Shri RK Singh asked the ADB and Finance
Ministry officials to fix a timeframe for the
completion of the project.
It was agreed during the meeting that
Finance Ministry will give permission to
appoint consultants by 17th July, 2018 and
ADB consultants will start their work by the
end of July.
It may be noted that the estimated cost of this
project is USD 503 million (Rs 3272.49
crore) out of which USD 352 million is being
provided by ADB.
India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre
Inaugurated
The India-Korea Technology Exchange Centre was
Inaugurated by the Minister of State (I/C) MSME Giriraj
Singh and Minister of SMEs and Start-ups of Republic of
Korea, Hong Jong- hak in New Delhi.
Speaking on this occasion,Giriraj Singh said
that the purpose of the Technology Exchange
Centre is to create a platform for micro, small
and medium enterprises of India and Korea
where they can be assisted to identify and
exchange latest technologies, share
management expertise, product development
and technology applications for product
development.
The MSME Minister further said that the
Technology Centre will also work towards
building reliable alliances in Space, Solar
Energy, Nano technologies and some other
upcoming technologies.
He said that a number of Korean
organizations have showed keen interest to
initiate technology transfers in MSME
sectors between the two countries and this
Centre will provide them reliable partners for
effecting business alliances.
Microsoft signs MoU with Raj govt for digital
training to 9,500 students
Microsoft has signed an MoU with the Rajasthan
government to provide free digital training to 9,500
college students in one year.
The initiative was taken for the enhancement
of digital learning and capacity building of
college students in the state.
The state few months back had signed MoU
with IGNOU for nearly two dozen courses
on skill development.
India pips France to become world’s 6th largest
economy
India has now become world’s sixth-largest
economy, pushing past France, according to the
updated World Bank figures for 2017.
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France has been pushed to seventh spot in the
list, AFP reported.
When compared with $2.582 trillion for
France, India’s GDP stood at $2.597 trillion
at 2017 end.
The US remains the world’s largest economy
followed by China, Japan, Germany and
Britain.
BSNL starts first internet telephony service in
India
State-run telecom firm BSNL has unveiled first
internet telephony service in the country that will
allow users to dial any telephone number in India
through its mobile app.
Now BSNL customers will be able to make
calls using the company’s mobile app
“Wings” to any phone number in the
country.
MoU on Defence Salary Package signed between
Indian Army and State Bank of India
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was
signed between the Indian Army and SBI on the
Defence Salary Package on 12 July 2018.
The signing-in ceremony was chaired by
the Adjutant General Lt Gen Ashwani
Kumar and was attended by top officials of
SBI headed by Shri PK Gupta, Managing
Director (Retail and Development Banking),
SBI.
The first MoU between SBI and the Indian
Army was signed in 2011 and was renewed
on 23 Feb 2015.
Mukesh Ambani becomes richest man in Asia
Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries chairman has
beaten Alibaba founder Jack Ma to become thr
richest man in Asia, according to a report by
Bloomberg.
As per the report, Ambani's estimated wealth
rose to a whooping 44.3 billion dollars.
Alibaba Group founder Ma's wealth stood at
44 billion dollars.
Five PSBs to get Rs 11,337 cr fund infusion
The government is going to infuse Rs 11,337 crore
within next few days in five state-owned banks.
The capital infusion will be made in Punjab
National Bank (PNB), Allahabad Bank,
Andhra Bank, Corporation Bank and India
Overseas Bank (IOB).
The latest round of infusion is aimed at
helping the banks meet the regulatory capital
requirement.
Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU
Google has been
fined a record
€4.34bn (nearly 34
Crore) over
Android.
The
European Commission said the firm had
used the mobile operating system to illegally
"cement its dominant position" in search.
The firm's parent Alphabet has been given 90
days to change its business practices or face
further penalties of up to 5% of its average
global daily turnover.
MoU signed between CSIR-NPL and HPCL
CSIR- National Physical laboratory (NPL) has
signed a MoU with Hindustan Petroleum
Corporation Limited (HPCL) for indigenous
development of petroleum certified reference
materials (CRMs) under trade name of Bhartiya
Niredeshak Dravyas (BNDTM).
This will not only ensure maintaining
highest standard quality ecosystem for
petroleum products used by all stakeholders
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including common man but also will save
vital foreign exchange through import
substitution for CRMs.
Cochin Port signs work order for state-of-the-art
Cruise Terminal
A new Cruise Terminal having facilities to handle
5000 tourists will come up at Ernakulum Wharf of
Cochin Port by February 2020.
Cochin Port Trust has issued work order to
the contractor for commencing the
construction of the new Cruise Terminal.
The estimated cost of construction of the
terminal is Rs 25.72cr and of this Rs 21.41cr
has been sanctioned as grant by Ministry of
Tourism, Govt. of India.
Nabard launches Centre for Climate Change in
Lucknow
Agri-lender Nabard said it has launched a centre for
accelerating concerted action on climate change by
various stakeholders including government, private
and financial sectors.
It said the Centre for Climate Change, set up
in Lucknow, would help Nabard in
enhancing its capacity building efforts
manifold.
It would also support capacity building and
project preparation effort in developing
countries in the region as also in Africa.
Govt slashes minimum yearly deposit for
Sukanya Samriddhi account to Rs 250
The government has slashed the minimum annual
deposit requirement for accounts under the Sukanya
Samriddhi Yojana to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 earlier.
The government has amended the Sukanya
Samriddhi Account Rules, 2016, to state that
the minimum initial deposit to open the
account would be Rs 250.
Till November 2017, more than 1.26 crore
accounts have been opened across the
country in the name of girl children.
NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation for
Collaborating in Aspirational Districts
A Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed between
NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation to collaborate in
Aspirational Districts Programme.
The SoI was signed by Shri Yaduvendra
Mathur, Additional Secretary, NITI Aayog
and Shri Sita Ram Gupta, Executive
Director, Lupin Foundation.
For this programme, the NITI Aayog and
Lupin Foundation are collaborating to
improve indicators in education, health &
nutrition, financial inclusion and skill
development, agriculture and water
resources and basic infrastructure in
Aspirational Districts of India.
MoU with UK for Improving Public Transport
System
The Government has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with United Kingdom for
seeking help in improving overall public transport
system in the country.
The MoU has been signed between the
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways and
Transport for London (TFL), a statutory
body established under the Greater London
Authority Act, 1999 (UK) to improve public
transport in India.
The MoU would help mainly in sharing of
information and areas of cooperation like
improving the public transport system with
an augmentation of passenger capacity,
passenger services, data analysis, induction
of electric vehicles, introduction of
technology, ticketing and the provision of
passenger information.
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MoUs signed between India and Uganda during
visit of Prime Minister
MoU on Defence
Cooperation.
MoU on Visa
exemption for
Diplomatic and
official passport
holders.
MoU on Cultural Exchange Programme.
MoU on Material Testing Laboratory.
Invest India and Business France Sign Mou to
Promote Investment
Invest India and Business France have signed an
MoU to promote investment facilitation and
cooperation between startups of India and France.
The goal will be to facilitate direct foreign
investment by providing practical
investment information to enterprises and
support the companies pursuing those
opportunities which contribute positively to
economic growth of the two countries.
Invest India and Business France will
collaborate to promote business and startup
ecosystem cooperation through joint
activities and exchange experiences to
strengthen institutional knowledge and
identify opportunities between businesses in
the French and Indian private sector, creating
a dedicated support structure to facilitate
inbound companies and startups.
Invest India and UAE Ministry sign MoU for
technological cooperation
Invest India and the UAE Minister for Artificial
Intelligence (AI) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (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.
The MoU will spur development across areas
like Blockchain, AI and Analytics as data
and processing will be a catalyst for
innovation and business growth and serve as
the backbone of more effective and efficient
service delivery systems.
By 2035 AI can potentially add USD 957
billion to the Indian economy.
DFC awarded best performing lending
institution in CLSS schemes
Leading mortgage lender HDFC has been awarded
the best performing primary lender in credit linked
subsidy scheme ( CLSS) for the EWS (Economically
Weaker Section) and LIG (Low Income Group)
category.
The award was given by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
CLSS was introduced in June 2015 under
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana ( PMAY) for
home loans to customers.
Sriram takes charge as MD and CEO of IDBI
Bank
B Sriram has
assumed charge
as Managing
Director and
CEO of IDBI
Bank.
Sriram was appointed MD and CEO in place
of Mahesh Kumar Jain who recently took
charge as deputy governor of the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI).
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Sriram has been working as the MD
(Corporate and Global Banking) in SBI since
July 2014.
S. Ramesh takes over as Chairman, Central
Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Shri S. Ramesh,
IRS(C&CE:1981) has
taken over as Chairman,
Central Board of
Indirect Taxes and
Customs [CBIC], on superannuation of Smt. Vanaja
N. Sarna.
Prior to his elevation, he was Member
(Administration) in the Board.
Shri S. Ramesh began his career in Mumbai
as Asst Commissioner, Central Excise and
thereafter in Mumbai Customs.
He has worked in various capacities in
Hyderabad, Nagpur, Chennai, Trichy etc.
He was the Chief Commissioner, Chennai
Customs Zone from 2013 to 2016.
Thereafter, he took over as Director General,
Systems & Data Management.
He joined the Board in September, 2016 as
Member (IT, Central Excise & Service Tax).
Vijay Srinivas appointed Director & GM of
United India Insurance
United India Insurance Company has announced the
appointment of K B Vijay Srinivas as its Director
and General Manager with effect from July 1.
Prior to taking up the new role, he was
serving National Insurance Company Ltd as
its Chief Marketing Officer and General
Manager.
Government forms panel to upgrade norms for
state
The government has set up a 13-member
committee for Sub-National Accounts will be
headed by Ravindra H Dholakia, a retired professor
of IIM Ahmedabad.
Its aim is to upgrade the norms for
computation of economic data at states and
districts level to revise the base year for
National Accounts or GDP calculation.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (MOSPI) will change the
base year to 2017-18 for the calculation of
GDP and IIP numbers from the current
2011-12.
Rajat Sharma elected as DDCA president
Senior journalist
Rajat Sharma beat
the World Cup
winning Indian
cricketer Madan Lal
by 517 votes to
become the new president of the Delhi and Districts
Cricket Association.
Sharma’s group swept the elections, winning
all 12 seats.
Sharma got a total of 1,531 votes while
former Test cricketer Lal could only poll
1,004 votes.
Saraswati Prasad assumes charge as SAIL CMD
Senior bureaucrat Saraswati Prasad has taken over
the additional charge as chairman and managing
director of steel PSU SAIL.
Prasad succeeds P K Singh who retired on
June 30.
The government headhunter PESB had
earlier recommended the name of Anil
Kumar Chaudhary for the top post of SAIL.
Vishwas Patel appointed Payments Council of
India Chairman
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Payments Council of India (PCI), an apex body
representing companies in payments and settlement
system, has a new Chairman in Vishwas Patel.
Patel, who is Director at Infibeam Avenues,
has been associated with PCI since its
inception in 2013 and was serving as the co-
Chairman of PCI.
He takes over from Naveen Surya, who has
been elevated to the post of Chairman
Emeritus.
Former Patna HC CJ L. Narasimha Reddy
appointed As CAT Chairman
The Cabinet has approved the appointment of
Former Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice L.
Narasimha Reddy as the Chairman of the Central
Administrative Tribunal (CAT).
As per an Information Note, necessary
communication in this regard has been sent
to the Department of Personnel and Training.
He served as the Chief Justice of Patna High
Court from 2 January, 2015 to 31 July, 2015.
He was the one-man judicial commission
appointed by the Centre to look into the
implementation of One Rank One Pension
(OROP) scheme.
Mukesh Ambani gets another 5 years as Reliance
Chairman
Shareholders of Reliance Industries have approved
giving Mukesh Ambani another five years as the
Chairman and Managing Director of the company.
Ambani, 61, has been on the board of
Reliance Industries Ltd since 1977 and was
elevated as Chairman of the company after
the death of his father and group patriarch
Dhirubhai Ambani in July 2002.
Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel appointed NGT
chairperson
Supreme Court judge Adarsh Kumar Goel, who
retired recently, was appointed as the chairperson of
National Green Tribunal.
He is best remembered for passing the
controversial judgment on diluting
provisions of the SC/ST Act.
The post of the chairperson of the green
tribunal, which disposes cases relating to
environmental protection and conservation
of forests and other natural resources, had
been vacant for the past eight months after
Justice Swatanter Kumar retired on
December 19.
Dipika Pallikal to represent Asia in CGF AAC
Squash player Dipika Pallikal has been appointed as
Asia’s representative in the prestigious Athletes
Advisory Commission of the Commonwealth
Games Federation (CGF).
The appointment was made by the CGF.
The CGF Athletes Advisory Commission
was proposed in August 2017.
Each continent is represented by one athlete
in CGFAAC.
Uday Kumar Varma appointed BCCC member
Former Information and Broadcasting secretary
Uday Kumar Varma has been appointed as a
member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints
Council,
BCCC is self-regulatory body for general
entertainment channels.
Varma, a former IAS officer of 1976 batch
from the Madhya Pradesh cadre, attended the
council's recent meeting.
T Latha appointed new MD & CEO of
Dhanlaxmi Bank
Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has appointed T Latha as
the Managing Director & CEO.
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She has taken over from G Sreeram, who has
retired from the office on July 1, 2018, on
completion of his tenure.
Her appointment will be for a period of three
years w.e.f July 2, 2018.
Vice President appoints Director General of
ICWA
The Vice President of India and the President of
ICWA, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has appointed Dr.
T.C.A. Raghavan (IFS: 1982) as the Director
General, ex officio Member-Secretary of the
Council, ICWA.
The decision was taken in the meetings of the
Governing Body and Governing Council of
the Indian Council of World Affairs held.
Dr. T.C.A. Raghavan has served as India’s
High Commissioner to Islamabad and
Singapore and has served in our missions at
London, Thimphu and Kuwait.
Haryana Governor gets additional charge of
Himachal
Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki was given
the additional charge of Himachal Pradesh by
President Ram Nath Kovind.
Solanki would discharge "the functions of
the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, in
addition to his own duties" during the
absence of Himachal Governor Acharya
Devvrat, who is on leave, an official
communique said.
President nominates four members to Rajya
Sabha
In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 80 of
the Constitution of India, and on the advice of the
Prime Minister, the President of India is pleased to
make the following four nominations to the Rajya
Sabha:
Shri Ram Shakal: He is an eminent people’s
leader and public representative from Uttar
Pradesh, who has devoted his life for the
welfare and well-being of the Dalit
community. A farmer leader, he is widely
respected for championing the cause of
farmers, labourers and migrants. He has also
been a three-time Member of Parliament,
representing Robertsganj constituency of
Uttar Pradesh.
Shri Rakesh Sinha: A respected and widely
read author, Shri Rakesh Sinha is the
Founder and Honorary Director of the Delhi-
based think-tank “India Policy Foundation.”
A Professor of Motilal Nehu College of
Delhi University, he is also currently a
member of the Indian Council of Social
Science Research. He is a regular columnist
in a range of newspapers.
Shri Raghunath Mohapatra: He is an
internationally renowned authority on stone
carving. Practicing since 1959, he has trained
over 2000 students. He has contributed to the
preservation of traditional sculpture and
ancient monuments, and has worked on the
beautification of the Sri Jagannath Temple,
Puri. His famous works include a 6 feet high
statue of the Sun God carved in grey
sandstone, in the Central Hall of Parliament;
and the Wooden Buddha, Buddha Temple,
Paris.
Smt Sonal Mansingh: She is among India’s
foremost exponents of Indian Classical
Dance. She has been performing
Bharatnatyam and Odissi for over six
decades. She is also a well-known
choreographer, teacher, orator and social
activist. She founded the Centre for Indian
Classical Dances, in Delhi in 1977.
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MCA constituted Committee to review the
offences under the Companies Act, 2013
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has
constituted a 10 Member Committee, headed by the
Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, for
review of the penal provisions in the Companies Act,
2013.
The MCA seeks to review offences under the
Companies Act, 2013 as some of the
offences may be required to be
decriminalised and handled in an in-house
mechanism, where a penalty could be levied
in instances of default.
This would also allow the trial courts to pay
more attention on offences of serious nature.
Committee set up to synergise NCC and NSS
Government has decided to set up a committee under
the Chairmanship of Shri Anil Swarup, former
Secretary, School Education, with suitable
representations from NCC, M/o Youth Affairs and
Ministry of HRD to suggest measures to strengthen
National Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service
Scheme (NSS).
The Committee will deal with on issues like
expansion, strengthening training
infrastructure, rationalizing resources,
reducing manpower deficiency affecting
NCC and NSS.
The Committee will also submit recommend
for building synergies between these two
institutions viz. NCC and NSS and further
strengthen them for empowering the youth.
Centre Forms Panel To Tackle Industrial
Pollution Near Taj Mahal
The government has formed a committee
comprising officials of the environment ministry,
experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums
to look into the issue of industrial pollution around
the iconic Taj Mahal.
The committee will be headed by C K
Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change.
A high-level inter ministerial meeting was
held in Delhi to deliberate on the issues and
action to be taken to conserve the iconic
Mughal monument.
Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe Reappointed AICTE
Chairman
The union government has renewed the appointment
of Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe as the chairman of the
tenchical and professional education regulator All
India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
Prof. Sahasrabudhe, who was a Professor of
Mechanical Engineering at Indian Institute
of Technology (IIT), Guwahati joined
AICTE as Chairman on July 17, 2015.
UGC committee to regulate fee for medical
courses in Deemed Universities
University Grants Commission (UGC) has
constituted a Committee under the Chairpersonship
of Prof. R.C. Deka, Former Director, AIIMS, New
Delhi to regulate the fees chargeable by self-
financed Deemed to be Universities in Medical and
Dental Courses.
This information was given by the Minister
of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh in a
written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
UGC Committee on examination Reforms
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has
intimated that it has constituted a committee under
the Chairpersonship of Prof. M.M. Salunkhe,
former Vice Chancellor, Central University,
Rajasthan to look into the matters related to
examination reforms.
The Committee has been asked to submit its
report by October, 2018.
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This information was given by the Minister
of State (HRD), Dr. Satya Pal Singh today in
a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question.
Arman Ali appointed executive director of
NCPEDP
The National Centre for Promotion of Employment
for Disabled People (NCPEDP) announced the
appointment of Arman Ali as its executive director.
He would assume charge from October 1.
Disability rights activist Javed Abidi, who
was the director of the NCPEDP, passed
away on March 4 after succumbing to chest
infection. He was 53.
Analjit Singh appointed non-executive Chairman
of Max Financial Services
Max Financial Services has named its sponsor and
founding shareholder Analjit Singh as nonexecutive
chairman of the company.
Singh said his appointment on the board was
in consultation with current chairman Naina
Lal Kidwai.
Kidwai will now continue in her role as an
independent non-executive director of the
company.
Government set up high level committee to check
mob lynching
Government is concerned at the incidents of
violence by mobs in some parts of the country.
Government has set up a high level
committee chaired by the Union Home
Secretary Rajiv Gauba to deliberate in the
matter and make recommendations.
The Secretary, Department of Justice,
Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs,
Secretary, Legislative Department and
Secretary, Social Justice and Empowerment
are the members of the committee.
The committee will submit its
recommendations to the Government within
four weeks.
Panel to review third party motor cover costs
Insurance regulator IRDAI has constituted a 16-
member committee to examine motor third party
insurance pricing aspects and make
recommendations on the premium rates for 2019-20.
This is for the first time the Insurance
Regulatory and Development Authority of
India has formed such a committee.
IRDAI Member P.J. Joseph will be the
chairman of the committee.
The National Green Tribunal formed a
monitoring committee on cleaning of the Yamuna
The National Green
Tribunal formed a
monitoring
committee for
Yamuna
Rejuvenation Project.
B S Sajwan and former Delhi chief
secretary Shailaja Chandra has been
appointed as members of the committee.
The committee has been asked to submit the
report by December 31,2018.
This decision was taken by a bench headed
by National Green Tribunal
(NGT) Chairperson A K Goel .
Committee to address the issues of Stressed
Thermal Power Projects
Stressed Thermal Power Assets are a cause of
concern for the Country.
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 with
representatives from the Ministry of
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Railways, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of
Power, Ministry of Coal and the lenders
having major exposure to the power sector.
The Committee would look into the various
issues with a view to resolve them and
maximise the efficiency of investment.
Surendra Rosha named HSBC India CEO
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation (HSBC) has announced the
appointment of Surendra Rosha as Chief Executive
Officer for HSBC India.
Rosha succeeds Jayant Rikhye, who is taking
a leave of absence for medical reasons.
Rosha, who is currently HSBC’s Head of
Financial Institutions Group (FIG) for Asia-
Pacific,has 27 years of experience in
financial services sector.
Parliamentary panel to probe U.K.-India
relations
A British parliamentary committee is set up for
looking into relations between Britain and India
including the impact of Britain’s visa regime.
The committee will look at the issue of
bilateral trade as well as the impact of
Britain’s visa policy, and cooperation on
regional security, counterterrorism,
technology, innovation and multilateral
institutions.
Thomas Tugendhat is the Chairman of this
Foreign Affairs Committee.
Artist Anjolie Ela Menon conferred the Kalidas
Award
Noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon, 78 received the
National Kalidas Samman for visual arts from the
Madhya Pradesh government.
The award was conferred in recognition of
her insightful and sensitive portrayal of the
identity and spirit of women through her
meaningful paintings in a variety of media.
Artist A. Ramachandran was also conferred
with the Kalidas Award.
'Himachal gets national award for best
performance under PMSMA'
Himachal Pradesh has been adjudged first among
states for its performance under the Pradhan Mantri
Surakshit Matritav Abhiyan (PMSMA) in the
country.
Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda
conferred the award upon the state which
was received by Additional Chief Secretary,
Health, BK Agarwal.
Dr. T.K Chand gets Knowledge Excellence
Award
Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO, called
upon industry leaders, policy makers and
stakeholders in the Aluminium value chain to scale
up production of the ‘wonder metal’ to meet the
rising demand as consumption of Aluminium is
poised to reach 10 million tons in the next decade.
Addressing the 22nd International
Conference on Non-Ferrous Minerals and
Metals 2018 at Ranchi, Dr. Tapan Kumar
Chand, CMD, NALCO, said, ‘’We need to
start thinking ahead and take steps to protect
the interests of the Aluminium sector.
The consumption of Aluminium will reach
10 million tons in the next 10 years.
Dr. Chand received Knowledge Excellence
Award from Secretary, Mines, Govt. of India
for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium
Knowledge domain.
'The English Patient' voted best-ever Man
Booker Prize winner in 50 years
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Michael Ondaatje's 'The English Patient' was named
the greatest-ever winner of the Man Booker Prize at
an event celebrating five decades of the prestigious
literary award.
'The English Patient' won the Booker in 1992
and was made into a 1996 movie starring
Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche that won
nine Academy Awards.
Sangita Kalanidhi award for Aruna Sairam
Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam has been selected for
this year’s Sangita Kalanidhi award of the Music
Academy.
The executive committee of the Academy
unanimously selected her for the award, said
N. Murali, the president of the Academy.
Nabard award for Repco Micro Finance
Repco Micro Finance
Ltd, a non-banking
finance company
promoted by Repco
Bank, received
Nabard 2018 award
for its service to self-help group (SHG) linkage in
Tamil Nadu for the fiscal year 2017-18.
Since its inception, the NBFC has disbursed
loans amounting to Rs 2,500 crore to over 10
lakh beneficiaries through 50,000 SHGs.
Two Indians among 2018 Ramon Magsaysay
Award winners
Two Indians Bharat Vaswani and Sonam Wangchuk
are among six individuals who were declared
winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Award.
Established in 1957, the Ramon Magsaysay
Award is Asia's highest honour.
It celebrates the memory and leadership
example of the third Philippine president
after whom the award is named.
Kochi airport first in world to get top UN
environmental award
The United Nations has honoured the Cochin
International Airport (CIAL) with 'Champion of
Earth' award for being the first airport in the world
to be completely powered by solar energy.
CIAL is the first airport in the world to
receive the highest environmental award
issued by the United Nations.
The award will be presented at a gala
ceremony on the sidelines of the General
Assembly in New York on 26 September
2018.
Odisha litterateur Ramakanta Rath receives
Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman
Noted litterateur Ramakanta Rath has received
Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman, Odisha's highest
literary award, for the year 2018.
The award is named after 15th century Odia
poet Atibadi Jagannath Das.
Culture and Tourism Minister Ashok
Chandra Panda conferred the award on Rath
at a special function.
The Odisha Sahitya Akademi also felicitated
15 renowned litterateurs of the state.
Kalaburagi-based artist wins national fellowship
Mohammed Ayazuddin Patel, a Kalaburagi-based
artist, has bagged the Senior Fellowship Award for
2016-17 instituted by the Centre for Cultural
Resources and Training Centre.
The fellowship, which carries a cash of Rs
4.8 lakh, is offered to those eligible to work
on a particular subject in the field of art and
culture for two years.
Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
Centre is an autonomous organisation under
the Union Ministry of Culture.
Amul awarded marketer of year
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Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation
Ltd. (GCMMF), the marketers of the popular Amul
brand of milk and dairy products, was awarded the
‘Marketer of the Year’ award by the International
Advertising Association of India (IAAI).
Amul, the brand worth Rs 41,000 crore, is
marketed by the GCMMF, the biggest
cooperative owned by 36 lakh farmers of
Gujarat.
Amul, the most preferred brand in milk and
dairy products, is not only known for its
cooperative structure and farmer’s faith, but
is also known for its marketing and
advertizing strategies.
3rd BRICS Film Festival concluded with India
Day
The 3rd BRICS Film
Festival took place in
Durban, South Africa,
along with the
International Durban
Film Festival (DIFF)
from 22-27th July, 2018.
The last day of the
festival was celebrated as India Country Day,
followed by Awards and Closing Ceremony.
Awards won by Indian films in the 3rd BRICS Film
Festival, Durban, South Africa
Best Actress: Bhanita Das, Village Rockstars
Best Film: Newton by Amit Masurkar
Special Jury Award: Village Rockstars by
Rima Das
The festival screened four Indian Films in the
following category
Films in Competition Section:
Newton by Amit Masurkar
Village Rock Stars by Rima Das
Films in Non-competition Section:
Sinjar by Sandeep Pampally
Bhanayakam by Jayaraj
India clinch Kabaddi Masters title with easy win
over Iran
Putting up yet another superlative show, India
thrashed Iran 44-26 to emerge champions of the six-
nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai.
In a battle between the top two sides of the
world, the three-time world champions did
not give Iran any ground to recover.
The six-nation invitational tournament was
organised by International Kabaddi
Federation in association with Star Sports
and Dubai Sports Council.
Australia wins Champions Trophy Hockey
World Champions Australia defeated India 3-1 via
shoot-off to clinch its second consecutive
Champions Trophy hockey title.
It was a keenly-contested battle between the
two finalists of last edition but once again
Australia came out on top in the shoot-out to
clinch its 15th Champions Trophy title.
Host Netherlands clinched the bronze medal
defeating Olympic champions Argentina 2-
0.
Lee Chong Wei wins historic 12th Malaysia
Open title
Malaysian shuttler
Lee Chong Wei
defeated Japan’s
Kento Momota 21-17
23-21 to secure a
historic 12th Malaysia
Open title.
Lee, who was dominant from the start,
completed the rout in 71 minutes.
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With this victory, Momota’s 21-
match winning streak has also come to an
end.
In the women’s singles final, top seed Tai
Tzu Ying from Taiwan beat China’s He
Bingjiao 22-20, 21-11.
Dravid, Ponting, Taylor inducted in ICC Hall of
Fame
Former India captain Rahul Dravid and Australian
legend Ricky Ponting have been inducted into the
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame for their stupendous
achievements in international cricket.
Along with Dravid and Ponting, retired
England woman wicketkeeper-batter Claire
Taylor was also named in the 'Hall of Fame'
during a ceremony in Dublin.
Dravid is only the fifth player from India to
be inducted in the ICC Hall of Fame.
Ponting is the 25th Australian to get the
honour.
Taylor is the seventh woman and the third
female player from England to join the
greats.
Sports Authority of India will now be Sports
India
More than 34 years after coming into existence, the
Sports Authority of India (SAI) is set to be renamed
as Sports India, Union Sports Minister
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced.
The sports body, established in 1984,
organised its 50th governing body meeting,
where it was also decided that coaches will
be given a say in decision making and the
food expenses of athletes will also be
increased.
Anju Khosla becomes Oldest Indian woman to
complete Ironman Triathlon
At 52, Anju Khosla has just become the oldest
Indian woman to complete an Ironman Triathlon –
one of the toughest one-day sporting events.
The New Delhi resident completed her first
full Ironman Triathlon, in Carinthia, Austria,
in 15 hours, 54 minutes and 54 seconds.
Dipa Karmakar wins gold in Gymnastics World
Cup
Returning to action after a long lay-off of nearly two
years due to injury, India's premier gymnast Dipa
Karmakar clinched the gold medal in the vault event
of FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at
Mersin, Turkey.
The 24-year-old from Tripura, who had
finished fourth in vault event in the 2016 Rio
Olympics, scored 14.150 to win gold here.
She had topped the qualification also with a
score of 13.400.
This is Dipa's first medal in a World
Challenge Cup.
Hima Das First Indian Woman to Win Gold In
World Junior Athletics
Indian sprinter Hima Das scripted history by
becoming the first Indian woman to win a gold at the
IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships.
She clinched to top spot in the women's
400m final race on the third day of
competitions. The 18-year-old Das, a pre-
tournament favourite, clocked 51.46s to win
the gold.
In fact, Das is the first Indian track athlete to
have won a medal in the history of this
competition.
Mohammad Kaif Announces Retirement From
Competitive Cricket
Mohammad Kaif announced his retirement from all
forms of competitive cricket, almost 12 years after
he last played for the Indian team.
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37-year-old Kaif played 13 Tests and 125
ODIs for India and will always be
remembered for his match-winning knock of
87 at the Lord's during the epic Natwest
Trophy final in 2002.
He was a part of the Indian team that reached
the 2003 World Cup final in South Africa.
Belgium Beats England 2-0 to Finish Third in the
World Cup
Belgium earned its
highest World Cup
finish by beating
England 2-0 in the
third-place match.
Thomas
Meunier and Eden Hazard scored a goal each
for the Belgians, who lost to France in the
semifinals.
England, which lost to Croatia in the
semifinals, matched its best World Cup
result — fourth in 1990 — since winning the
tournament for the only time in 1966.
Angelique Kerber beats Serena Williams to win
Wimbledon
Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion Serena
Williams to win her first Wimbledon title and spoil
the American's dream comeback.
The German 11th seed, 30, beat the 23-time
Grand Slam champion 6-3 6-3 to add this
title to her 2016 Australian Open and US
Open crowns.
Sindhu loses to Okuhara in final of Thailand
Open
Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu’s title drought
this year continued as she suffered a straight-game
defeat against Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara in the
summit clash of Thailand Open badminton
tournament.
Second seed Sindhu struggled with her
consistency throughout the duel as fourth
seeded Okuhara dominated the proceedings
to beat the Indian 21-15 21-18 in exactly 50
minutes.
Novak Djokovic wins fourth Wimbledon by
beating Kevin Anderson
Novak Djokovic earned his first Grand Slam title in
more than two years by beating Kevin Anderson to
win his fourth Wimbledon championship.
Djokovic, seeded 12th, won 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-
3) to claim a 13th Slam - his first major since
the 2016 French Open.
It is his first title since winning Eastbourne
open last year.
France Won Its Second World Cup Title
France overwhelmed Croatia 4-2 in the World Cup
final at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium to lift the trophy
for the second time in 20 years.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st
FIFA World Cup.
It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15
July 2018.
Golden Boot: Henry Kane
Best player: Luka Modric
Best goalkeeper: Thibaut Courtois
Fairplay Award: Spain
USA win first Athletics World Cup
The USA has won the
first Athletics World
Cup as Great Britain
came third at the
London Stadium.
America took
the crown by
57 points ahead of Poland, who finished
second.
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The USA banked £370,000, which is split
evenly between the squad.
Badminton: Taiwan's Chou storms to Singapore
Open win
Taiwanese badminton star Chou Tien-chen stormed
to a 21-13, 21-13 win over compatriot Hsu Jen-hao
to clinch the Singapore Open men's singles title.
In the women's singles, fifth seed Sayaka
Takahashi of Japan overcame a slow start to
pick up her third title of the year, beating
China's Gao Fangjie 25-23, 21-14.
Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas sets new
national record
Indian sprinter Muhammad Anas broke his own
400m national record at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad
Metuji event.
The 23-the-old achieved the feat while
winning gold with a time of 45.24 seconds in
the tournament.
The earlier national record of 45.31 seconds
was made by the sprinter during the 2018
Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast,
Queensland.
Tokyo 2020 committee officially unveils Olympic
mascots
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially
presented its Olympic mascots Miraitowa and
Someity at a massive event.
The name of the blue-checked Olympic
mascot Miraitowa is derived from a
combination of the Japanese words for future
and eternity.
Someity, the pink-checked Paralympic
mascot owes its name to a type of cherry tree
blossom.
Hima Das wins India's first ever gold in U-20
Athletics c'ship
Sprinter Hima Das, from Assam, scripted history by
becoming the first Indian woman to win gold in the
International Association of Athletics Federation
(IAAF) World U-20 Athletic Championships.
The 18-year-old sprinter, Das, has clocked
51.46 to win the gold.
Das has made everyone proud as she became
the first woman to clinch gold for India at the
IAAF in women's 400 m final race in Finland
recently.
Lakshya clinches Asia Junior Championship title
Lakshya Sen
became only the
third Indian shuttler
to secure a Gold
medal at the Asia
Junior
Championships after defeating reigning world junior
champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand.
The sixth seeded Indian from Uttarakhand,
who had won a Bronze medal in the last
edition of the competition, notched up 21-19,
21-18 win over Vitidsarn.
AIFF declares Sunil Chhetri player of the year
The All India Football Federation (AIFF), the
governing body of football in India named India and
Bengaluru FC Captain Sunil Chhetri as the AIFF
Player of the Year in the Federation’s Executive
Committee Meeting in Mumbai.
The meeting was chaired by AIFF President
Praful Patel.
Kamala Devi bagged the 2017 AIFF Woman
Player of the Year.
Egypt beat England to win World Junior squash
team title
In the final of the World Junior squash world cup,
Egypt inflicted a 2-0 defeat over England to claim
its sixth men's team title.
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Czech Republic and USA finished third and
secured the bronze medal. Host India
finished 11th overall.
Sourabh Verma wins Russia Open
Former national champion Sourabh Verma won his
first title since 2016 after defeating Japan's Koki
Watanabe 18-21, 21-12, 21-17 in the final of the
Russia Open in Vladivostok.
His last title had come at the Chinese Taipei
Masters in October 2016.
Verma, who has slipped to 65 in the world
rankings after form and injury struggles over
the past year, won a seesawing final that
lasted for exactly an hour.
Hamilton wins 6th Hungarian Formula 1 GP
Reigning Formula One
champion Lewis
Hamilton of Britain
(Mercedes) won the
Hungarian Grand Prix
for the sixth time of his
career.
Four-time world champion Hamilton started
from pole and finished with a commanding
17.123-second lead over Vettel.
Former Navy chief J.G. Nadkarni passes away
Former Indian Navy chief, Admiral Jayant Ganpat
Nadkarni passed away. He was 86.
Nadkarni, the 14th Chief of Naval Staff
(December 1987 – November 1990),
breathed his last at the naval hospital INHS
Asvini.
He was an avid maritime historian and was a
founding member of the Maritime History
Society.
Former Meghalaya Governor M M Jacob
passes away
Senior Congress leader and former Meghalaya
Governor M M Jacob passed away due to age-
related ailments. He was 90.
Jacob, a former Union Minister, had also
served as deputy chairman of the Rajya
Sabha in the 80s.
Jacob had served as general secretary and
treasurer of Kerala Pradesh Congress
Committee and Chairman of the Kerala State
Seva Dal Board and an elected member of
AICC for many years.
Actor Kavi Kumar Azad passes away at 46
Actor Kavi Kumar
Azaad, known for
playing the character of
Dr Hansraaj Hathi on
popular sitcom “Taarak
Mehta Ka Ooltah
Chashma”, passed away after suffering a cardiac
arrest.
Azaad replaced actor Nirmal Soni as Dr
Hathi, who played the role for a year since
the show's inception, in 2009.
Senior journalist Kalpesh Yagnik Dies
Senior journalist Kalpesh Yagnik has passed away
after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was 55.
Yagnik was a group editor of popular Hindi
daily 'Dainik Bhaskar'.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj
Singh Chouhan condoled the death of the
senior journalist.
Actor Rita Bhaduri passes away
Veteran actor Rita Bhaduri has passed away. The
actor, who was last seen as Imarti Devi in TV show
Nimki Mukhiya, was 62.
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In her over three decades-long career in the
entertainment industry, Rita acted in over 70
movies and 30 TV shows.
Famous Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj
passes away
Famous Hindi poet
Gopal Das Neeraj
passed away at the
AIIMS trauma
centre. He was 93.
Neeraj, who
was a Padma
Bhushan
awardee, had suffered a head injury
following a fall at his house in Agra.
He was awarded Padma Shri in 1991 and
Padma Bhushan in 2007.
World’s oldest person Chiyo Miyako dies at 117
Chiyo Miyako, the world’s oldest person, passed
away in Tokyo, Japan nn 22nd July 2018.
Chiyo Miyako was 117 years old Japanese
woman. She was born on 2nd May 1901.
Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare,
Japan, said that, 115-year-old Kane Tanaka
of Japan, is the new oldest person.
Vice President Releases the book ‘Two Classical
Plays from India’
The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah
Naidu has said that there is a need to revive Theatre
and make it a prominent form of education and
entertainment.
He was addressing the gathering after
releasing the book ‘Two Classical Plays
from India’, an English translation of Hindi
plays written by well-known playwright Shri
D.P. Sinha.
Q:1 Based upon a report by British aviation intelligence
firm OAG which Indian Airport is Least Punctual
Airports in the World?
Dabolim Airport, Goa
Jaipur International Airport
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
Q:2 According to the British aviation intelligence firm
OAG which country’s Airport is most punctual globally?
China
Singapore
North Korea
USA
Canada
Q:3 In India, 1st July 2018 to be celebrated as
GST day
Good Governance Day
Aadhar Day
Niti Aayog Day
None of these
Q:4 Recently which Indian Site has been declared as
World Heritage Site by UNESCO?
Temples at Bishnupur in West Bengal
Group of Monuments at Mandu in Madhya Prdesh
River Island of Majuli
Victorian and Art Deco Ensembles of Mumbai
Sri Harimandir Sahib, Amritsar
Q:5 In present the total number of Indian Site listed
under UNESCO's World Heritage Site is—
34
35
36
37
Current Affairs Quiz
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Q:6 Under the Chairmanship of which person a Task
Force was constituted in February 2018 to study the
whole gamut of issues surrounding strategic implications
of AI in national security perspective?
Sudha Balakrishnan
N Chandrasekharan
Naresh Chandra
E Sreedharan
Dr. RandeepGuleria
Q:7 Recently B Sriram has took charge as MD and CEO
of which Bank?
IDBI Bank
HDFC Bank
ICICI Bank
SBI
Bank of Baroda
Q:8 Recently who has been appointed as Chairman of
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs?
S Ramesh
Anant Barua
Sharad Kumar
Arvind Saxena
Pankaj Saran
Q:9 Recently India has clinched Kabaddi Masters title
with easy win over which country?
Iran
United Arab Emirates
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Malaysia
Q:10 Where is the headquarters of UNESCO?
Paris
London
Geneva
Berlin
New York
Q:11 The Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk
Reduction 2018 (AMCDRR 2018) to be held in which
country?
Russia
China
India
Mongolia
Japan
Q:12 9th meeting of EPG on Indo-Nepal relations
recently concluded in which city?
Kathmandu
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Patan
Kirtipur
Q:13 National Doctors’ Day is celebrated on which date
in India
1 July
1 June
28 June
02 July
25 May
Q:14 Which country has been excluded from RIMPAC
(Rim of the Pacific Exercise) exercise, 2018?
India
USA
Japan
South Korea
China
Q:15 Which Indian stealth frigate is taking part in
RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific Exercise) exercise, 2018?
INS Satpura
INS Shivalik
INS Sahyadri,
INS Talwar
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INS Ganga
Q:16 Conference of States Power Ministers to be held in
which city?
Shimla
Agra
Bhopal
Amritsar
Dehradun
Q:17 Recently Vijay Srinivas has been appointed as
Director & GM of which company?
United India Insurance Company
National Insurance Company Ltd
LIC
New India Assurance
The Oriental Insurance Company
Q:18 Australia has won Champions Trophy Hockey
2018 by beating—
India
Pakistan
Germany
Japan
Malaysia
Q:19 Who has won the 12th Malaysia Open title 2018?
Lee Chong Wei
Kento Momota
Tai Tzu Ying
He Bingjiao
Both b and c
Q:20 Which one of the following is not the part of INS
Shivalik stealth frigate?
INS Satpura
INS Shivalik
INS Sahyadri
INS Brahmputra
All of the above
Q:21 The Election Commission of India (ECI) will
organized a two-day “National Consultation on
Accessible Elections,” in which city?
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Jaipur
Greater Noida
Gurgaon
Q:22 Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of India?
Nand Kumar Sai
Rameshwar Oraon
O.P.Rawat
H L Dattu
Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Q:23 Recently the meeting of Consultative committee
on “Marine Fisheries-Mariculture in India” was held in
which state?
Tamilnadu
Kerala
Odisha
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Q:24 Recently the 17th World Police & Fire Games-
2017 were held at?
California
Beijing
Paris
New Delhi
Manila
Q:25 The government has set up a 13-member
committee for Sub-National Accounts which aims to
upgrade the norms for computation of economic data at
states and districts level to revise the base year for
National Accounts or GDP calculation. Who will head
this committee?
Sunil Mehta
Ravindra H Dholakia
Manmohan Juneja
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N Gopalaswami
Y H Malegam
Q:26 Recently Noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon has been
awarded with the National Kalidas Samman for visual
arts? Which state government gives this award?
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Haryana
Goa
Q:27 Which Indian state has been awarded with national
award for best performance under Pradhan Mantri
Surakshit Matritav Abhiyan (PMSMA)?
Punjab
Himachal Pradesh
Karnataka
Jharkhand
Kerala
Q:28 Recently which Indian player has been inducted
into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame for his stupendous
achievements in international cricket?
Shikhar Dhawan
Rohit Sharma
Rahul Dravid
Saurav Ganguly
Irfan Pathan
Q:29 Central Statistics Office (CSO) works under which
Ministry?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation
Ministry of Finance
Q:30 Along with Rahul Dravid which two other players
are induced to the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame for his
stupendous achievements in international cricket?
Kevin Pietersen and Claire Taylor
Claire Taylor and Ricky Ponting
Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting
Steve Smith and Kieron Pollard
Steve Smith and David Warner
Q:31 Which one of the following Core Industries has
maximum weightage in Index of Industrial Production
(IIP)?
Petroleum Refinery Product
Electricity
Steel Production
Cement Production
Fertilizers Production
Q:32 Which of the following is not Maharatna company
in India?
GAIL
SAIL
ONGC
NTPC
HPCL
Q:33 Recently Ministry of Defence has given a go ahead
sanction for construction of how many new baffle firing
ranges in Military Stations/Cantonments/Training
Establishments?
14
15
16
17
18
Q:34 Recently Election Commission of India has
launched which Mobile App for citizens to report any
violation of the model code of conduct during elections?
Care vigil
Citizens vigil
E vigil
Election vigil
Civil vigil
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Q:35 The first 'Khadi Mall' of the country will be opened
in which state?
Uttar Pradesh
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
Kerala
Goa
Q:36 The Annual Cultural Festival “Behdienkhlam” is
being held in which of the following states of India?
Manipur
Kerala
Meghalaya
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Q:37 Which of the following will organize India’s First
Global Mobility Summit in September 2018?
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
FICCI
Niti Aayog
Ministry of AYUSH
Q:38 Recently who has been elected as the new
president of the Delhi and Districts Cricket Association?
Madan Lal
Surinder Singh Sachhar
Rakesh Kumar Bansal
Rajat Sharma
Vikas Singh
Q:39 Recently who has assumed charge as Chairman
and Managing Director of steel PSU SAIL?
Saraswati Prasad
Anil Kumar Chaudhary
Anant Barua
Y C Modi
Inder Jit Singh
Q:40 Recently Former Indian Navy chief, Admiral
Jayant Ganpat Nadkarni passed away. He was the -------
chief of Naval Staff?
12fth
13th
14th
15th
11th
Q:41 Recently Union Cabinet has approved renaming of
which Airport as ‘Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore
Airport?
Imphal Airport
Shilong Airport
Agartala Airport
Dibrugarh Airport
Pasighat Airport
Q:42 Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance &
Corporate Affairs Shri Piyush Goyal launched the Coal
Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS)
and Mobile Application. What is the name of that Mobile
Application?
E –khan
E –mining
E –koyla
Khan Prahari
Khan Mining
Q:43 The National Commission for Safai Karmachari
comes under which Ministry?
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of AYUSH
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q:44 In present the total number of Regional Rural
Banks functioning in the country is?
67
56
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78
102
34
Q:45 Recently which country’s bank has got RBI’s
license to launch operations in India?
Japan
Afghanistan
China
Pakistan
Australia
Q:46 Recently Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan
Singh Rathore announced that Sports Authority of India
will now be Sports India. In which year the Sports
Authority of India was set up?
1982
1984
1978
1956
2002
Q:47 Where is the Centre for DNA Fingerprinting and
Diagnostics located?
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Mumbai
Kanpur
Nagpur
Q:48 Recently How many countries have been listed in
global banks’ ‘high risk’ list?
15
20
25
30
47
Q:49 Which state does not have a high court of its own?
Punjab
Uttar Pradeh
Gujrat
Kerala
Nagaland
Q:50 Who is the current chief minister of Tripura?
Biplab Kumar Deb
Sarbananda Sonowal
Conrad Sangma
Trivendra Singh Rawat
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Q:51 Recently which state government has launched an
outstanding power bill waiver scheme and subsidized
power scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families?
Andhra Pradesh
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Jharkhand
Odisha
Q:52 According to data from the National Health Profile
2018 which of the following is only disease that had a
100% death rate in 2017?
Rabies
Japanese encephalitis
Swine flu
Malaria
Dengue
Q:53 Recently which Union Minister inaugurated
exhibition titled “Arth - art for earth” at Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts?
Dr. Mahesh Shrama
Nitin Gadkari
Arun Jaitley
Jitendra Singh
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Q:54 Recently Government has launched GST ‘Verify
App‘. Which of the following statement is correct about
this App?
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The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
(CBIC) has developed it.
It aims to protect the interest of consumers.
The application is to verify if the person collecting
GST from the consumer is eligible to collect it or not.
It also provides the details of the person / company
collecting GST.
All of the above
Q:55 Who has been appointed as Chairman of Payments
Council of India?
Mohit Gupta
Ruchi Soya
Anubrata Biswas
Vishwas Patel
Vineet Joshi
Q:56 Recently who has been appointed as the Chairman
of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?
JUSTICE L. Narasimha Reddy
JUSTICE Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
JUSTICE Pradeep Nandrajog
JUSTICE Sharad Arvind Bobde
JUSTICE Hemant Gupta
Q:57 What is the implementation date of BS-V! in
India?
01 April 2019
01 Dec 2018
01 June 2019
01 April 2020
31 DEC 2019
Q:58 The Payments Council of India was formed under
the aegis of which of the following?
National Securities Depository Limited
National Payments Corporation of India
RBI
The Internet and Mobile Association of India
Indian Bank’s Association
Q:59 The Central Administrative Tribunal had been
established under Article-
323 - A
243-J
231
239-AA
108
Q:60 Where is the headquarters of ISRO?
New Delhi
Chennai
Bengaluru
Hyderabad
Kota
Q:61 United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organisation will set up a 'Design University for
Gaming' in which of the following state?
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Q:62 First meeting of e-Commerce Task Force held in
which of the following city?
Mumbai
Pune
Chennai
New Delhi
Surat
Q:63 The Government of India has launched e-Tourist
Visa scheme in how many countries?
44
128
88
117
165
Q:64 Civil aviation research centre will set up in which
of the following city?
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Hyderabad
Kanpur
Chennai
Ahmedabad
Bangalore
Q:65 Which of the following bank has become most
valuable bank in the emerging market outside China?
Kotak Mahindra Bank
HDFC Bank
State Bank of India
ICICI Bank
Yes Bank
Q:66 Which of the following company has become
India's largest tax payer in private sector?
TCS
Infosys
RIL
Wipro
Q:67 BHEL to partner Ukraine's which of the following
company for overhaul of warship turbines?
Zorya
Azovstal
Metinvest
Naftogaz Ukrainy
Donetskstal
Q:68 Who is the Union Civil Aviation Minister?
Nitin Gadkari
Suresh Prabhu
Ashok Gajapathi Raju
Mahesh Kumar Sharma
Rajnath Singh
Q:69 Where is the headquarters of the UNESCO?
Bern
Geneva
Berlin
Rome
Paris
Q:70 Which of the following ministry has approved
digital Aadhaar and Driving Licence from Digital Locker
as proof of identity?
Ministry of Minority Affairs
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Labour and Employment
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ministry Of Coal
Q:71 17th World Sanskrit Conference to be held in
which city?
Paris
New Delhi
Vancouver
Varanasi
London
Q:72 Which Indian Minster will inaugurate the 17th
World Sanskrit Conference?
Raj Nath Singh
Sushma Swaraj
Prakash Javadekar
Piyush Goyal
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Q:73 The Government of India is committed to provide
“Housing for All” by the end of the Mission period-
2021
2020
2022
2024
2026
Q:74 Recently RBI has canceled license of which Urban
Co-operative Bank?
Apna Sahakari Co-Op Bank Ltd
Nagpur Nagrik Sahakari Bank
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Rajdhani Nagar Sahkari Bank
Kalyan Janata Sahakari Bank
Alwar Urban Co-operative Bank
Q:75 Who has been appointed as Asia’s representative
in the prestigious Athletes Advisory Commission of the
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)?
Saina Nehwal
P. V. Sindhu
Srikanth Kidambi
Dipika Pallikal
Pullela Gopichand
Q:76 Where is the headquarters of Commonwealth
Games Federation?
Paris
London
Berlin
Sydney
Geneva
Q:77 Recently Uday Kumar Varma has been appointed
as the member of which body?
BCCC
BCCI
UPSC
BPSC
IRDA
Q:78 Recently 'The English Patient' was named the
greatest-ever winner of the Man Booker Prize at an event
celebrating five decades of the prestigious literary award.
Who is the author of this book?
Hilary Mantel
James Lever
David Mitchell
Michael Ondaatje's
Zadie Smith
Q:79 Recently Dipa Karmakar has clinched the gold
medal in the vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastics
World Challenge Cup. This world cup is being held in
which country?
Japan
China
Turkey
London
India
Q:80 Recently former Governor M M Jacob passed
away. He was the governor of which state?
Meghalaya
Tripura
Kerala
Karnataka
Bihar
Q:81 The United Nations' (UN) International Day of
Cooperatives is annually observed on
First Tuesday of July
First Sunday of July
First Friday of June
First Saturday of August
First Saturday of July
Q:82 What is the theme of International Day of
Cooperatives, 2018?
Sustainable consumption and production
Putting people at the center of development
Cooperative Enterprise Empowers Women
Co-operatives ensure no one is left behind
Youth, the future of co-operative enterprise
Q:83 Which two countries have decided to jointly
promote historically and culturally important tourism
circuits like the Ramayana and Buddhist Circuit and
adventure tourism?
India and Japan
India and Bhutan
India and Nepal
India and Myanmar
India and Sri Lanka
Q:84 Which Ministry is organising the International
Round Table Conference on “Data for New India.’’
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Ministry of Statistics &Programme Implementation
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Q:85 Who has been appointed as chairperson of
National Green Tribunal?
Adarsh Kumar Goel
Vikramajit Sen
Prafulla Chandra Pant
M. Y. Eqbal
Ranjana Desai
Q:86 Who has been awarded with Knowledge
Excellence Award?
Tapan Kumar Chand
Tapan Singhel
Shantanu Narayen
Mukesh Ambani
David Simon
Q:87 22nd International Conference on Non-Ferrous
Minerals and Metals 2018 was held in which city?
Ranchi
Cuttack
Guntur
Bhilai
Raipur
Q:88 Who has become Oldest Indian woman to
complete Ironman Triathlon?
Anju Khosla
Neha Dabas
Sneha Sharma
Alisha Abdullah
Aishwarya Pissay
Q:89 Who will inaugurate the International Round Table
Conference on “Data for New India’’?
D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Nitin Gadkari
Suresh Prabhu
Ram Vilas Paswan
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Q:90 Which body will conduct entrance examinations
for higher educational institutions?
NTA
UNI
INS
NPA
NIA
Q:91 Recently which Ministry has launched ISCF and
ISCI Program?
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and
Pensions
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
Q:92 The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, and the
President of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-in,
jointly inaugurated a large mobile manufacturing facility
of Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd in which city?
Noida
Agra
Surat
Gurgaon
Ahmedabad
Q:93 Recently Government has declared 6 educational
Institution as ‘Institutions of Eminence’. How many of
them are from public sector?
1
2
3
4
5
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Q:94 Recently Government has declared 6 educational
Institution as ‘Institutions of Eminence’. Which of the
following is not included in that list?
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Q:95 Recently Indian Railways has Introduced First
Double Stack Dwarf Container Service. The freight train
was flagged off from which railway station?
Rajkot railway station
Ajmer railway station
Bhopal railway station
Hyderabad railway station
Kanpur railway station
Q:96 Recently in which city the meeting of 67th Plenary
Session of the North Eastern Council was held?
Shillong
Kohima
Dibrugarh
Aizawl
Imphal
Q:97 Where is the headquarters of North Eastern
Council?
Shillong
Kohima
Aizawl
Imphal
Guwahati
Q:98 Which of the following state is not a member of
North Eastern Council?
Assam
Sikkim
Manipur
Nagaland
West Bengal
Q:99 In which city the First ever ‘India Tourism Mart’
will be held?
Hyderabad
New Delhi
Jaipur
Dehradun
Agartala
Q:100 Recently Actor Kavi Kumar Azad passed. He was
related to which TV show?
KBC--10
PORUS
INDIAN IDOL 10
Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
Ek Deewana Tha
Q:101 World Population Day is observed on which of
the following date?
11 July
10 June
16 May
15 March
8 May
Q:102 What is the rank of India by the Global
Innovation Index in innovative nation in the world?
47th
54th
57th
75th
64th
Q:103 Which of the following state has topped the Ease
of Doing Business rankings?
Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
Haryana
Jharkhand
Gujarat
Q:104 The 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals
will be held at which of the following place?
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Jaipur
anchi
Raipur
Chennai
Indore
Q:105 Who is the Union Minister for Chemicals &
Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs?
Suresh Prabhu
Ramvilas Paswan
Sudarshan Bhagat
Shri Ananthkumar
Ramdas Athawale
Q:106 Recently India-Korea Technology Exchange
Centre has been inaugurated in which of the followin
city?
Pune
New Delhi
Mumbai
Chennai
Bangalore
Q:107 ecently Microsoft has signed an MoU with which
government to provide free digital training to 9,500
college students in one year?
Gujarat
Rajasthan
Kerala
Telangana
Tamil Nadu
Q:108 Who has been appointed as the Managing
Director & CEO of Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited?
Ashwani Kumar
G. Sreeram
R K Takkar
T Latha
Rakesh Sharma
Q:109 ‘Two Classical Plays from India’, an English
translation of Hindi plays is written by well-known
playwright..........
D.P. Sinha
Anita Desai
Amrita Pritam
Sudha Murthy
Anita Nair
Q:110 Where is the capital of South Korea?
Bern
Seoul
Pyongyang
Manila
Moscow
Q:111 In which of the following country a two-day Bay
of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and
Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit will be held
from August 31?
Iran
Sri Lanka
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Q:112 6th meeting of BRICS Education Ministers held
at which of the following city?
Cape Town
Beijing
Shanghai
New Delhi
Mumbai
Q:113 Which of the following ministry has launched
“Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puruskar Pao” Contest?
Ministry of Water Resources
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Finance
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q:114 On a special request from Election Commission
of which country India International Institute of
Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) is
organizing a 5 -day Capacity Development programme
for Media Officials?
Iran
Bhutan
Nepal
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Q:115 Plenary session of the 3rd Intergovernmental
Group of Experts (IGE) has been held in which of the
following city?
Bern
Rome
Geneva
Paris
New York
Q:116 Which country has now become world’s sixth-
largest economy according to the updated World Bank
figures for 2017?
India
France
Japan
England
Sweden
Q:117 Who is the governor of Madhya Pradesh?
Jagdish Mukhi
Anandiben Patel
Satya Pal Malik
Acharya Dev Vrat
Vajubhai Vala
Q:118 How many countries are there in the BIMSTEC
Group?
8
12
6
7
10
Q:119 Who is the Chief Election Commissioner of
India?
Sunil Arora
Ashok Lavasa
O. P. Rawat
Harishankar Brahma
Sukumar Sen
Q:120 Which is the world’s largest economy according
to the updated World Bank figures for 2017?
China
Japan
France
Germany
USA
Q:121 The First Meeting of Sub-Group of Chief
Ministers on coordination between MGNREGA and
Agriculture was held at in New Delhi. Which of the
following state is not included in this sub-group?
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
Rajasthan
Gujrat
Q:122 Who is ex officio President of Indian Council of
World Affairs?
President
Vice President
Prime Minister
Home Minister
Foreign Minister
Q:123 The Union Minister of Railways & Coal, Shri
Piyush Goyal distributed awards to winning stations of
Station Beautification competition. Which station has
been awarded first prize?
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Madhubani station
Gandhidham station
Kota station
Secunderabad station
Balharshah & Chandrapur Railway Station
Q:124 The 164th Central Public Works Department Day
celebrations were held in which city?
Dharamshala
Amritsar
New Delhi
Ajmer
Kolkata
Q:125 The First Meeting of Sub-Group of Chief
Ministers on coordination between MGNREGA and
Agriculture was held at in New Delhi. Who is the
convener of this Sub-Group?
Vijay Rupani
Pawan Kumar Chamling
Mamata Banerjee
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Nitish Kumar
Q:126 Recently Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister
Chandrababu Naidu has inaugurated a ‘Canteen’, which
will serve food for just Rs. 5? What is the name of the
Canteen?
Am'ma Canteen
Anna Canteen
Thaai Canteen
Appa Canteen
Naana Canteen
Q:127 Who has started first internet telephony service in
India, recently?
MTNL
IDEA
AIRTEL
BSNL
VODAFONE
Q:128 Recently Indian Army has signed a MoU on
Defence Salary Package with which Bank?
HDFC
SBI
ICICI
OBC
PNB
Q:129 Recently who has been appointed as Director
General of the Indian Council of World Affairs?
Dr. T.C.A. Raghavan
Adarsh Kumar Goel
Vinod Rai
Anant Barua
Sharad Kumar
Q:130 Who has scripted history by becoming the first
Indian woman sprinter to win a gold at the IAAF World
Under-20 Athletics Championship?
Dutee Chand
Hima Das
Mandeep Kaur
Debashree Mazumdar
Jauna Murmu
Q:131 Which of the following ship has reached at her
seventh port, Sunderland in the UK, during her Lokayan-
18 voyage and also to participate in the prestigious ‘tall
ship races - 2018’?
INS Arihant
INS Chakra
INS Kalvari
INS Tarangini
INS Shishumar
Q:132 Which of the following ministry has launched the
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 in the capital?
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Q:133 4th National Conclave on Mines & Minerals held
in which of the following city?
Bhopal
Indore
Pune
Ranchi
Mumbai
Q:134 Who is the richest man in Asia according to a
report by Bloomberg?
Jack Ma
Ma Huateng
Mukesh Ambani
Michael Hartono
Steve Ballmer
Q:135 Haryana Governor Kaptan Singh Solanki was
given the additional charge of which of the following
state by President Ram Nath Kovind?
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
Bihar
Rajasthan
Q:136 Mohammad Kaif belongs to which of the
following sports?
Hockey
Badminton
Tennis
Football
Cricket
Q:137 Kalpesh Yagnik passed away recently. He was
belonged to which of the following field?
Sports
Journalism
Science
Literature
Direction
Q:138 A one-day meeting of Vice Chancellors,
Directors and Heads of 19 Central Institutes of Higher
Learning held in which of the following city on July 13,
2018?
Pune
Mumbai
New Delhi
Chennai
Shimla
Q:139 Who is the Minister of Drinking Water and
Sanitation?
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
D.V. Sadananda Gowda
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Radha Mohan Singh
Uma Bharati
Q:140 Who is the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh?
Sarbananda Sonowal
Jai Ram Thakur
Anurag Thakur
Raghubar Das
N. Biren Singh
Q:141 Recently the Indian President has nominated four
members to Rajya Sabha. Which of the following is
nominated to Rajya Sabha?
1. Ram Shakal
2. Rakesh Sinha
3. Raghunath Mohapatra
4. Sonal Mansingh
Only 1 and 2
Only 2 and 4
Only 1, 2 and 3
Only 3 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
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Q:142 “Twelve members to be nominated by the
President in Rajya Sabha” is mentioned in which of the
article of Indian Constitution?
Article 62
Article 80
Article 108
Article 123
Article 53
Q:143 Recently the Indian President has nominated four
members to Rajya Sabha. Sonal Mansingh, who is one of
them, is a---
Classical Dancer
Columnist
Sculptor
Farmer leader
Sportsperson
Q:144 Angelique Kerber beat seven-time champion
Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title. She
belongs to which country?
USA
Germany
Spain
Britain
Japan
Q:145 Recently Prime Minister lays Foundation Stone
for Poorvanchal Expressway in which district of Uttar
Pradesh?
Lucknow
Barabanki
Faizabad
Azamgarh
Sultanpur
Q:146 What is the approximate length of Poorvanchal
Expressway in Uttar Pradesh?
250
340
540
460
650
Q:147 Recently President inaugurated platinum jubilee
celebrations of Institute of Cost Accountants of India in
which city?
Bangalore
Mumbai
New Delhi
Chennai
Hyderabad
Q:148 Which state government has decided to appoint
girls as district Brand Ambassador who have recorded
significant achievements in any field under the Beti
Bachao-Beti Padhao scheme?
Haryana
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Gujrat
Q:149 Recently which state government has constituted
'Heritage Cabinet' to preserve culture?
Kerala
Tamilnadu
Odisha
Punjab
Assam
Q:150 Recently Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh
has inaugurated the world's largest state-of-the-art visa
centre with modern facilities in which country?
Nepal
Bhutan
Myanmar
Bangladesh
Sri Lanka
Q:151 Which country has become Vice Chair of the
Asia Pacific Region of World Customs Organisation?
China
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Japan
Sri Lanka
India
Bhutan
Q:152 The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh co-
chaired the 6th meeting of India-Bangladesh Home
Minister level talks in which city?
Kolkata
Dhaka
New Delhi
Chittagong
Dispur
Q:153 In which state Prime Minister Narendra Modi
dedicated Bansagar Canal Project to the Nation?
Rajasthan
Gujrat
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Kerala
Q:154 Recently in which state the President of India
Addressed the Shiromani Kabir Prakat Diwas
Celebrations?
Haryana
Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Telangana
Q:155 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has
constituted a 10 Member Committee, for review of the
penal provisions in the Companies Act, 2013. This
committee will be headed by
Finance minister
Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Home minister
Prime minister
President
Q:156 In the final of Thailand Open P V Sindhu was
defeated by which of the following?
Nozomi Okuhara
Carolina Marin
Tai Tzu Ying
Saina Nehwal
He Bingjiao
Q:157 Novak Djokovic has won his fourth Wimbledon
title by beating which player?
Roger Federer
Kevin Anderson
K. Khachanov
K. Nishikori
Rafael Nadal
Q:158 Which country has won the FIFA World Cup,
2018?
Croatia
Spain
France
England
Italy
Q:159 The FIFA World Cup, 2018 was the?
20th
21th
22th
23th
19th
Q:160 Which country hosted the FIFA World Cup,
2018?
China
Japan
Germany
Russia
South Korea
Q:161 8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting is
being held in which city?
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Muscat
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Nizwa
Al Hamra
Q:162 Which country has been elected to take up the
seat left vacant at the United Nations Human Rights
Council after the United States quit the body over what it
charges was anti-Israel bias?
New Zealand
Netherlands
Denmark
Iceland
North Korea
Q:163 The 2nd National Tourism Conclave was
organized in which city?
Udaipur
Lucknow
Bhopal
Jaipur
Gandhinagar
Q:164 Which country has won first Athletics World
Cup, 2018?
Britain
USA
Poland
Germany
Japan
Q:165 The International Conference on ‘Empowering
Women: Fostering Entrepreneurship, Innovation and
Sustainability’ was held in which city?
New Delhi
Bangalore
Beijing
Tokyo
New York
Q:166 Which country hosted the Athletics World Cup,
2018?
France
Germany
United Kingdom
USA
Japan
Q:167 Recently Indian Army and Television Institute of
India have joined hands to provide acting skills to the
youth of which district of Jammu and Kashmir?
Baramulla
Kulgam
Pulwama
Anatnag
Bandipora
Q:168 Who is to inaugurate the Conference of Heads of
AYUSH National Institutions?
Prakash Javadekar
J P Nadda
Maneka Gandhi
Smriti Irani
Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Q:169 Which of the following country does not share its
boundary with Oman?
UAE
Qatar
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
None of these
Q:170 Where is the headquarters of United Nations
Human Rights Council?
London
Paris
Geneva
New York
Beijing
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Q:171 Nelson Mandela International Day is celebrated
each year on which date?
18 July
14 July
16 July
12 July
20 July
Q:172 Nelson Mandela was the former President of
which country?
South Africa
Brazil
France
Mexico
China
Q:173 Sangita Kalanidhi is the title awarded to which of
the following?
Carnatic vocalist
Classical dancer
Andhra vocalist
Kerala vocalist
Tamil vocalist
Q:174 Which of the following is not a public sector
bank?
BANK OF BARODA
PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK
UNION BANK OF INDIA
ALLAHABAD BANK
ICICI
Q:175 Recently A high level National Conference of
State/UT Ministers-in-charge of Women & Child
development was held in which city?
New Delhi
Kanpur
Noida
Gurgaon
Chennai
Q:176 Which state government has decided to form the
Sanskrit Bhasha Vikas Board to promote the Sanskrit
language?
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Gujrat
Assam
Rajasthan
Q:177 The government is going to infuse Rs 11,337
crore to five state-owned banks with an aim to help the
banks meet the regulatory capital requirement? Which of
the following bank is not one of them?
Punjab National Bank
Allahabad Bank
India Overseas Bank
Andhra Bank
HDFC
Q:178 Recently Government has decided to set up a
committee to suggest measures to strengthen National
Cadet Corps (NCC) and National Service Scheme
(NSS)? Who will chair the committee?
Anil Swarup
PK Sinha
Ravindra H Dholakia
Rajesh Bindal
Manmohan Juneja
Q:179 Who has been selected for this year’s Sangita
Kalanidhi award of the Music Academy?
R. Ramadoss
Aruna Sairam
K. Oman Kutty
Kalyani Ganesan
S.R.G. Rajanna
Q:180 Recenty Rita Bhaduri passes away. She was a ---
Classical dancer
Veteran actor
Famous scientist
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Football player
Politician
Q:181 The 3rd BRICS Media forum is being held in
which country?
Brazil
Russia
China
South Africa
India
Q:182 Which country hosted first BRICS media summit
in 2015?
China
India
Russia
Brazil
South Africa
Q:183 The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the
multinational “Pitch Black” warfare exercise. Pitch Black
is hosted by which country?
UAE
France
Australia
Uzbkistan
UK
Q:184 Senior Officers Meeting on Homeland Security
Dialogue between India and USA was held in which city?
New Delhi
San Francisco
Chicago
Hyderabad
Washington, D.C.
Q:185 Prime Minister’s Employment Generation
Programme is being implemented by which of the
following Ministry?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Q:186 The government has formed a committee
comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts
from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into
the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic Taj
Mahal. Who will chair the committee?
Subhash C. Kashyap
C K Mishra
Bibek Debroy
PK Sinha
Amitabh Kant
Q:187 What is the rank of Udaipur among the World's
Best Cities by Travel + Leisure in 2018?
5
11
3
7
9
Q:188 Recently the European Union has fined €4.34bn
on which of the following?
Amazon
Flipkart
Q:189 National Environmental Engineering Research
Institute comes under which Ministry?
Ministry of Science and Technology
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate
Change
None of these
Q:190 In which year Prime Minister’s Employment
Generation Programme was launched?
2000
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2005
2008
2011
1996
Q:191 “SWAYAM” is s programme of which of the
following Ministry?
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Minitry of Information and Broadcasting
Q:192 Recently Election Commissioner inaugurated a
new Manufacturing Facility for EVM Production in
which city?
Agra
Sholapur
Bangalore
Kollam
Raipur
Q:193 A world class exhibition on four eminent
personalities of Bengal would be organized at National
Library in Kolkata at permanent basis. Which of the
following is not included in those personalities?
Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore
Netaji Subha Chandra Bose
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
r. Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Q:194 The Department of School Education and
Literacy has formulated the Samagra Shiksha - an
Integrated Scheme for School Education as a Centrally
Sponsored Scheme and it is being implemented
throughout the country with effect from the year 2018-
19. This programme subsumes which of the following
schemes?
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
Teacher Education
Only A and B
A, B and C
Q:195 Where is the Physical Research Laboratory
situated?
New Delhi
Ahmedabad
Hyderabad
Bangalore
Nagpur
Q:196 SIR- National Physical laboratory (NPL) has
signed a MoU with which of the following for indigenous
development of petroleum certified reference materials
under trade name of Bhartiya Niredeshak ravyas?
Reliance Industries
BPCL
HPCL
IOC
ONGC
Q:197 Who has been reappointed as the chairman of the
technical and professional education regulator All India
Council for Technical Education?
Dr. M.P. Poonia
Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe
Rakesh Kumar Srivastava
Anita Karwal
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan
Q:198 The University Grants Commission has
constituted a committee to look into the matters related
to examination reforms under the Chairpersonship of
which of the following?
T.S.R. Subramanian
Yash Pal
M.M. Salunkhe
Pankaj Saran
Arvind Gupta
Q:199 Recently which non-banking finance company
has been awarded with Nabard award, 2018?
Muthoot Finance
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L&T Finance Holdings
Bajaj Finance Limited
Repco Micro Finance
Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited
Q:200 Recently Famous Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj
passed away. He belonged to which state?
Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
Kerala
Q:201 8th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting was held
in which city?
Geneva
Paris
London
Durban
New Delhi
Q:202 “2 + 2 Dialogue” is related to which two
countries?
USA and Russia
Russia and China
India and USA
Japan and Russia
India and Sri Lanka
Q:203 Recently which country has joined International
Solar Alliance becoming the 68th member?
Myanmar
Canada
Mangolia
Norway
Denmark
Q:204 In which year the International Solar Alliance
was launched?
2014
2015
2016
2017
2013
Q:205 Recently Junior Officers Leadership Seminar was
held in which city?
Visakhapatnam
Nanded
Bangalore
New Delhi
Jaipur
Q:206 The Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme will
be launched nationally on the 21st July, 2018 by the
Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh. This
programme specially focuses on students of which class?
10 and 11
11 and 12
9 and 10
8 and 9
6 and 7
Q:207 Where is the headquarters of Inland Waterways
Authority of India?
Hyderabad
Chennai
New Delhi
Noida
Agra
Q:208 Recently which Indian Port has signed work order
for state-of-the-art Cruise Terminal?
Mumbai Port
Chennai Port
Paradip Port
Cochin Port
Marmagao Port
Q:209 A Multi Modal Terminal on Ganga at which city
is set to be completed by November this year?
Kanpur
Varanasi
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Sahibganj
Haldia
Farakka
Q:210 In which year the Bharatmala Pariyojana was
launched?
2012
2013
2015
2017
2016
Q:211 When was Facebook launched in India?
26 September 2006
24 October 2005
18 June 2004
01 Jan 2007
22 August 2008
Q:212 Where is the headquarters of Indian Institute of
Tropical Meteorology?
Chennai
Pune
New Delhi
Ahmedabad
Visakhapatnam
Q:213 As part of its plan to connect billions of people
who are still offline, Facebook is working on launching
its own Internet satellite, early in 2019. What is the name
of that satellite?
Athena
Tenos
Tigris
Vivox
Book face
Q:214 Prime Minister Narendra Modi Flagged off
Emergency Ambulance Service In which country?
Sri Lanka
Bhutan
Maldives
Nepal
Bangladesh
Q:215 Recently Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the
most advanced System of Air Quality and Weather
Forecasting- SAFAR in which city?
New Delhi
Jodhpur
Bhubaneshwar
Kanpur
Mumbai
Q:216 Union Home Minister launched the Student
Police Cadet (SPC) programme in which city?
Noida
Gurugram
Faridabad
Agra
New Delhi
Q:217 28th meeting of the GST Council was held in
which city?
New Delhi
Bangalore
Jaipur
Mumbai
Raipur
Q:218 The 7th Annual General Body Meeting of Indian
Trust for Rural Heritage and Development (ITRHD) was
held in which city?
Surat
New Delhi
Jalandhar
Chennai
Kolkata
Q:219 Recently NABARD has launched a Centre for
Climate Change in which city?
Lucknow
Bareilly
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Indore
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Q:220 Recently who has been appointed executive
director of The National Centre for Promotion of
Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP)?
Arman Ali
Arman Kohli
Sujoy Ghosh
Dilip Shanghvi
Shiv Nadar
Q:221 In which year Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana was
launched?
2014
2015
2016
2017
2013
Q:222 Which country hosted the International
Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) World U-20
Athletic Championship?
Germany
Finland
USA
South Korea
Japan
Q:223 Which country will host 2020 Summer Olympics,
2020?
Japan
South Korea
UK
Australia
Sri Lanka
Q:224 According to the Public Affairs Index 2018
released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC)
which state is on first place?
Tamilnadu
Kerala
Karnataka
Telangana
Maharashtra
Q:225 The government has slashed the minimum annual
deposit requirement for accounts under the Sukanya
Samriddhi Yojana to Rs?
100
200
150
250
300
Q:226 Who has won the Singapore Open men's singles
title, 2018?
Chou Tien-chen
Hsu Jen-hao
Sayaka Takahashi
Gao Fangjie
Saina Nehwal
Q:227 Recently Muhammad Anas set new national
record in sports. He is related to which sports?
Football
Hockey
Athletics
Cricket
Chess
Q:228 Indian Sprinter Hima Das scripted history by
becoming the first Indian woman to win gold in the
International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF)
World U-20 Athletic Championships. She belongs to
which state?
Nagaland
Assam
West Bengal
Tripura
Bihar
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Q:229 Lakshya Sen has become only the third Indian
shuttler to secure a Gold medal at the Asia Junior
Championships after defeating reigning world junior
champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn. Lakshya Sen belongs to
which state?
Bihar
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Gujrat
Q:230 What is the official mascot of FIFA World Cup
2018?
Zabivaka
Zakumi
Striker
Tip and Tap
Footix
Q:231 India has extended $200 million lines of credit to
which country to strengthen cooperation in trade and
agriculture sector?
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Myanmar
Rwanda
Djibouti
Q:232 Paul Kagame is the President of which country?
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Rwanda
Egypt
Q:233 The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint
Committee on Border Haats was held in which city?
Agartala
Imphal
Aizawl
Dispur
Itanagar
Q:234 Recently NITI Aayog has signed a Statement of
Intent with which of the following for Collaborating in
Aspirational Districts?
SAMMAAN FOUNDATION
Lupin Foundation
UDAAN WELFARE FOUNDATION
UDAY FOUNDATION
SMILE FOUNDATION
Q:235 Who is the President of The All India Football
Federation (AIFF) at present?
Praful Patel
Sharad Yadav
Ajit Pawar
Supriya Sule
Pradip Dutta
Q:236 Aspirational District Programme was launched in
which of the following month?
January 2018
February 2018
March 2018
April 2018
May 2018
Q:237 The Government has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with which country for seeking
help in improving overall public transport system in the
country?
USA
Japan
United Kingdom
Sri Lanka
Canada
Q:238 Recently Analjit Singh has been appointed as
non-executive Chairman of which of the following?
Max Financial Services
Bajaj Finance Limited
Muthoot Finance
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Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited
Housing and Development
Q:239 Recently Government has set up high level
committee to check mob lynching under the
chairmanship of which of the following?
Rajiv Gauba
Pradeep Kumar Sinha
Dr Inderjit Singh
A.K. Dhasmana
Ajit Seth
Q:240 Recently which player has been declared as
player of the year, 2018 by The All India Football
Federation (AIFF)?
Bhaichung Bhutia
Sunil Chhetri
Subrata Pal
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Robin Singh
Q:241 Which country will host ASEAN Education
meeting to be held in October?
India
Myanmar
China
Japan
Australia
Q:242 The first meeting of ASEAN Education was held
in which country?
South Korea
New Zealand
China
Singapore
Malaysia
Q:243 Which country will host an International
Conference of Female Parliamentarians in September?
Germany
Ireland
Denmark
USA
Australia
Q:244 Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
gifted 200 cows to villagers of which country?
Magnolia
Mexico
Morocco
Rwanda
Djibouti
Q:245 Which country is hosting the multinational air
exercise Exercise Pitch Black – 18?
Sri Lanka
Australia
China
UK
France
Q:246 Recently Swachh Survekshan Grameen was
launched in which of the following states?
UP, Jharkhand and Maharashtra
Telangana, Maharashtra and Punjab
Andhra Pradesh and Kerala
Haryana and Bihar
Jharkhand and Bihar
Q:247 Which of the following prominent tourism sites
to be developed under “Iconic Tourist Sites project”?
Taj Mahal
Amer Fort
Khajuraho
Mahabodhi Temple
All of the above
Q:248 Which of the following country is not the member
of ASEAN?
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Singapore
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Australia
Q:249 Which of the following is also known as
Scandinavian countries?
Denmark, Norway and Finland
Denmark, Norway and Sweden
Norway, Finland and Iceland
Norway, Sweden and Iceland
Denmark, Norway and Iceland
Q:250 Recently various Memorandum of
Understandings were signed between India and Uganda.
What is the capital of Uganda?
Bujumbura
Kampala
Kigali
Luanda
Gaborone
Q:251 Where is the National Institute of Wind Energy
situated?
Kandla
Chennai
Vishakhapatnam
Panaji
Mumbai
Q:252 In which year South Africa officially became the
member of BRICS?
2008
2010
2011
2012
2013
Q:253 Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
announced to build a Gandhi Heritage Centre in which of
the following country?
Uganda
Rwanda
South Africa
Djibouti
Morocco
Q:254 BRICS Summit 2018 is being held in which city?
Johannesburg
Mumbai
Beijing
Moscow
Brasília
Q:255 Who has got first rank in Fortune's ‘40 under 40
list’?
Anjali Sud
Robinhood Baiju Bhatt
Anu Duggal
Kevin Systrom and Mark Zuckerberg both
Mukesh Ambani
Q:256 The Global Disability Summit, 2018 was held in
which city?
London
Madrid
Oslo
Berlin
Sydney
Q:257 Who will inaugurate the 2nd Conference of
Young Superintendent of Police being organized by
Bureau of Police Research & Development (BPR&D)?
Narendra Modi
Rajnath Singh
Sushma Swaraj
Amitabh Kant
Urjit Patel
Q:258 The government of India has decided to celebrate
which month as National Nutrition Month every year?
March
June
September
December
April
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Q:259 Which state has overtaken Tamil Nadu in
renewable energy generation according to US-based
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
(IEEFA)?
Kerala
Karnataka
Andhra Pradesh
Goa
West Bengal
Q:260 Recently Insurance regulator IRDAI has
constituted a committee to examine motor third party
insurance pricing aspects and make recommendations on
the premium rates for 2019-20. Who will head the
committee?
Raj Kumar Sharma
Sumit Arora
Y.S. Subrahmanyam
P.J. Joseph
Bhaskar Roy
Q:261 In which city the International Children's Film
Festival is being held?
Goa
Mumbai
New York
Kolkata
Hyderabad
Q:262 The 6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council
(SIC) meeting was held in which city?
Kanpur
New Delhi
Ahmedabad
Agra
Amritsar
Q:263 In which year India granted “Most Favoured
Nation” status to Vietnam?
1975
1965
1987
2001
2010
Q:264 The International Seminar on “Air Defence
India—2018” is being organized in which city?
Panaji
Jodhpur
Ranchi
New Delhi
Hyderabad
Q:265 Who is the chairperson of the National Green
Tribunal (NGT) currently?
K N Tripathi
B S Sajwan
Shailaja Chandra
Adarsh Kumar Goel
Rakesh Kumar Sinha
Q:266 Which two of the following Indians are among
2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award winners?
Afroz Shah and Bharat Vatwani
Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk
Sonam Wangchuk and Afroz Shah
Sonam Wangchuk and Madhav Chavan
Madhav Chavan and Afroz Shah
Q:267 The National Green Tribunal has formed a
monitoring committee on cleaning of the Yamuna.
Which of the following is the member of the committee?
B S Sajwan
Shailaja Chandra
Both and b
Rajat singh
B N Sharma
Q:268 Ramon Magsaysay was the former president of
which of the following country?
Singapore
Malaysia
Philippines
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Laos
Myanmar
Q:269 Which of the following has launched “Innovate
India Platform”?
NITI Ayog
My Gov
NITI Ayog and My Gov
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Finance
Q:270 Ramon Magsaysay award was established in
which year?
1947
1957
1961
1974
2000
Q:271 Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
which was in the news, is related to which of the
following?
SAARC
ASEAN
BRICS
SCO
BIMSTEC
Q:272 Recently which state government’s Chief
Minister has laid the foundation stone of a Rs 60 crore
mega sports complex in?
Haryana
Telangana
Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Q:273 The Indian Coast Guard is conducting a bilateral
exercise on maritime pollution response with which of
the following country?
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Myanmar
Maldives
Indonesia
Q:274 Recently a National Conference of Vice
Chancellors & Directors of Higher Education Institutions
of India was held in which city?
New Delhi
Jaipur
Coimbatore
Bhopal
Nagpur
Q:275 Which Indian ministry has launched “Mission
Satyanishtha” programme?
Ministry of Corporate Affairs
Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of External Affairs
Ministry of Railways
Ministry of Law and Justice
Q:276 The Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee was in the
news recently. This committee is related to which of the
following?
Mob Lynching
Aadhaar Act
Banking Reforms
Relationship and power balance between Centre and
States
Public Distribution System
Q:277 Which state government has launched 'Project
Gandiva' to achieve medals in Olympic Games in a span
of ten years?
Kerala
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Odisha
Q:278 Recently Invest India has signed a Memorandum
with which country for developing Artificial Intelligence
Bridge?
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Japan
Rwanda
UAE
UK
USA
Q:279 Which Indian airport has been awarded with
United Nation’s 'Champion of Earth' award for being the
first airport in the world to be completely powered by
solar energy?
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Chennai International Airport
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
Cochin International Airport
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
Q:280 Recently a famous litterateur Ramakanta Rath
has been awarded by Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman.
Which state government give this award?
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Odisha
Kerala
Telangana
Q:281 World Hepatitis Day is observed on which of the
following date?
26 July
27 July
28 July
29 July
25 July
Q:282 What is the theme for the World Hepatitis Day,
2018?
Eliminate Hepatitis
Hepatitis: Think Again
Know Hepatitis-Act now
Test. Treat. Hepatitis
Prevention of viral Hepatitis
Q:283 Global Tiger Day or International Tiger Day is
celebrated on which of the following date?
23 July
24 July
25 July
27 July
29 July
Q:284 Recently World’s oldest person Chiyo Miyako
died. How old was she?
117
111
114
108
120
Q:285 Which state government has passed Parents
Responsibility and Norms for Accountability and
Monitoring (PRANAM) Bill and made it mandatory for
state government employees to look after their aged
parents and physically-challenged siblings who do not
have any source of income?
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Assam
Kerala
Gujrat
Q:286 Which one of the following is not a type of
Hepatitis?
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis F
Q:287 In which city Union Minister Shri Dharmendra
Pradhan laid the foundation stone for permanent campus
of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women?
Mysore Mohali
Kanpur Dehradun
Agra
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Q:288 Centre for Cultural Resources and Training
Centre is an autonomous organisation under which of the
following Ministry?
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment
Ministry of Tourism
Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Ministry of Tribal Affairs
Q:289 A museum for all former prime ministers of the
country will be built in which of the following building?
Albert hall museum, Jaipur
Red fort, New Delhi
Teen Murti Bhavan complex, New Delhi
Fort William Kolkata
Amer fort Jaipur
Q:290 Where is the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library
located?
Kolkata New Delhi
Bangalore Dehradun
Lucknow
Q:291 The two day Unified Commanders’ Conference
(UCC) for the year 2018 will be held in which city?
New Delhi Gandhinagar
Aligarh Noida
Faridabad
Q:292 Who has won 6th Hungarian Formula one Grand
Prix?
Lewis Hamilton Sebastian Vettel
Valtteri Bottas Kimi Raikkonen
Daniel Ricciardo
Q:293 Recently in which state the Union Minister for
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Radha Mohan Singh
launched a Milk Mission?
Meghalaya Tripura
Nagaland Punjab
Uttar Pradesh
Q:294 Which country has won the World Junior squash
world cup, 2018?
Egypt England
USA Czech Republic
Malaysia
Q:295 Which Indian shuttler has won the 2018 men’s
singles Russia Open Badminton title?
Sourabh Verma Sameer Verma
K. Srikanth B Sai Praneeth
H.S. Prannoy
Q:296 Who has been awarded the ‘Marketer of the Year’
award by the International Advertising Association of
India (IAAI)?
Amul
Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd
National Dairy Development Board
Mother Dairy
Cadbury
Q:297 The First BRICS Summit was held in which of
the following country?
Brazil Russia
China India
South Africa
Q:298 Which one of the following is not a founder
member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization?
China Russia
Tajikistan Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan
Q:299 Which country hosted the World Junior squash
world cup, 2018?
China Egypt
England India
Japan
Q:300 Cairo is the capital of which of the following
country?
Syria Jordan
Libya Egypt
Rwanda
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