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Money in Swiss banks: India slips to 88th place; UK on top
India has slipped to 88th place in
terms of money parked by its
citizens with Swiss banks, while
the UK remains on the top.
Also, the money officially
held by Indians with banks in Switzerland now accounts
for a meagre 0.04 per cent of the total funds kept by all
foreign clients in the Swiss banking system, as per an
analysis of the latest figures compiled by the SNB (Swiss
National Bank) as on 2016-end.
India was placed at 75th position in 2015 and at 61st in the
year before that, though it used to be among top-50
countries in terms of holdings in Swiss banks till 2007.
The country was ranked highest at 37th place in the year
2004.
India contributes $500,000 to UN Peacebuilding Fund
India has contributed $500,000 to the UN Peacebuilding Fund,
expressing hope that more funding by nations will boost efforts
by the world body to build and sustain peace.
India has been a member of the Peacebuilding
Commission since its inception in December 2005 and has
so far contributed $5 million to the Peacebuilding Fund.
New Israeli flower named after PM Modi
A new fast-growing Israeli flower was named after Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, in a special gesture to mark the first
visit of an Indian premier to the Jewish nation.
Israeli Crysanthumun flower will now be called “MODI”,
officials said.
Modi’s three-day visit to Israel is the first by an Indian
prime minister to the Jewish nation.
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and Shekel is its currency.
10th Session of the India- Jordan Trade and Economic
Joint Committee (TEJC)
The 10TH India-Jordan Trade and Economic Joint Committee
(TEJC) Meeting was held in New Delhi on 4th and 5th July,
2017 under the co-chairs of Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister
of State (Independent Charge) for Commerce and Industry,
Government of India, and H.E Eng. Mr. Yarub Qudah,
Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply, the Government of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
On this occasion, the two countries emphasized the need
for diversification of bilateral trade and deepening their
engagements for greater cooperation in investment sector.
The two leaders also inked the revised Economic and
Trade Cooperation Agreement between the Government
of the Republic of India, and the Government of the
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
5th Meeting of BRICS Education Ministers held in Beijing
Meeting of BRICS Ministers of Education was held on 5th July,
2017 at Beijing, China.
The Indian delegation was led by Shri Prakash Javadekar,
Minister of Human Resource Development, India.
Delegation of all the five BRICS countries participated in
the two-day deliberations.
Before the meeting of Education Ministers, an
international conference of Vice-Chancellors of the
Universities participating in the BRICS Network
University (BRICS-NU), meeting of International
Governing Board (IGB) of BRICS-NU and meetings of
International Thematic Group (ITGs) of BRICS-NU were
held in Zhengzhou, China on July 1-3, 2017.
India, Israel to set up $40 mn research fund
India and Israel
announced a strategic
partnership between the
two countries after a
meeting between Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
and his Israeli
counterpart Benjamin
Netanyahu, and signed seven agreements in the fields of water,
agriculture, space, including a $40 million joint fund for
research and development in innovation.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and
Israel Space Agency (ISA) also agreed for cooperation in
atomic clocks.
Trilateral Malabar exercise to kick off on July 10
The Malabar naval exercise involving Indian, American and
Japanese navies will kick start on July 10 in the Bay of Bengal,
amid China's growing military assertiveness in the disputed
South China Sea.
A sizeable number of aircraft, naval ships and nuclear
submarines of the navies of the three countries will be part
of the annual exercise.
India and the US have regularly conducted the annual
exercise since 1992.
Italy passes bill to make torture illegal
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Italian lawmakers have finally passed a bill making torture a
crime under national law, after years of parliamentary back-
and-forth.
Rome signed the UN Convention Against Torture in 1984
but had never transferred it into national legislation.
India slips to be 4th largest investor into UK
India has slipped by one spot to become the fourth-largest
foreign investor into the UK, according to the official figures
released.
The US remains on the top, investing in 577 projects in the
UK, with China (including Hong Kong) remaining in
second place with 160 projects.
India set up 127 new projects in Britain last year.
However, it lost its position as the third largest investor in
the UK to France which set up 131 projects last year,
according to the data.
India ranks 23rd in Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI)
2017
The second Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) has placed India
at a high 23rd position out of 165 nations.
• The Index measures the commitment of nations across
the world to cyber security.
• The GCI was released by the UN telecommunications
agency International Telecommunication Union
(ITU).
• Singapore ranked first in the Index.
Informal BRICS Leaders Meeting in Hamburg
The leaders of the 5 BRICS countries held an informal meeting
on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany.
• This was in run up to the forthcoming 9th BRICS
Summit in September in Xiamen, China.
• In their interventions, the leaders discussed
preparations and priorities for the forthcoming
Xiamen BRICS Summit.
UNESCO puts city of Hebron on its heritage in danger list
UNESCO has declared the Old City of Hebron an endangered
world heritage site, sparking outrage from Israel in a new spat
at the international body.
• Meeting in Poland, the UN’s cultural arm voted 12 to
three — with six abstentions — to give heritage status
to Hebron’s Old City in the occupied West Bank,
which is home to more than 200,000 Palestinians and
a few hundred Israeli settlers.
12th G20 Summit held in Hamburg, Germany
The 2017 G20
Hamburg summit was
the twelfth meeting of
the Group of Twenty
(G20), which was held
on 7–8 July 2017, at
Hamburg Messe, in
the city of Hamburg, Germany.
As well as permanent members of the committee, the
leaders of Guinea, the Netherlands, Norway, the
Philippines, Senegal, Singapore, Spain and Vietnam were
also in attendance.
THE G20, or group of 20, is an international meeting
between heads of states, finance ministers and central bank
governors from the world’s leading economies.
Founded in 1999 to give developing countries a more
powerful voice in the global economy, the summit brings
together industrialised and emerging economies.
The group makes up 85 per cent of the world’s GDP and
two-thirds of its population.
Next G-20 summit will be held in Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Petroleum Minister to represent India at 22nd World
Petroleum Congress
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan will be visiting Istanbul, Turkey from 10
- 12 July 2017 to represent India at the 22nd World Petroleum
Congress (WPC) International Conference.
During his participation at the Conference, Shri Pradhan
will be chairing a Ministerial Session on the subject
“Current Economic Strategies in Indian Oil & Gas Sector”
and a Plenary Session on ‘Supply and Demand Challenges
for Oil, Gas and Products’.
He is scheduled to hold several bilateral meetings with
visiting Petroleum Ministers.
The tri-annual WPC Conference is widely recognized as
the `Olympics` of the oil and gas industry.
Okinoshima island gains UNESCO World Heritage status
A men-only island in Japan where women are banned has been
declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• The tiny landmass of Okinoshima is permanently
manned by a Shinto priest who prays to the island’s
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goddess, in a tradition that has been kept up for
centuries.
• Limited numbers are permitted to land on the island
in the Sea of Japan (East Sea).
22nd World Petroleum Congress:Istanbul
Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a Ministerial Session on the
subject “Current Economic Strategies in Indian Oil & Gas
Sector”.
• He also chaired a Plenary Session on ‘Supply and
Demand Challenges for Oil, Gas and Products’ at the
22nd World Petroleum Congress at Istanbul, Turkey.
• The Minister launched an event on Hydrocarbon
Exploration & Licensing Policy (HELP) as a part of
process of promoting the upcoming oil & gas bidding
rounds in India.
Model United Nations Regional Conference underway at
Kathmandu
A Model United Nations Regional Conference is being held at
Kathmandu. The event is organised by the US Embassy in
partnership with the Youth Thinker's Society.
The basic aim of the MUN is to provide a platform to
young minds to channelise energy and resources for a
more prosperous and peaceful world.
The conference simulate four UN committees–United
Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Economic and
Financial Committee (ECOFIN), United Nations Security
Council (UNSC) and United Nations Human Rights
Council (UNHRC).
The delegates are discussing a wide range of issues
including environment and water security, promoting
human rights of migrant workers, finance security, nuclear
non-proliferation and countering youth radicalisation
USIBC plans to break free from Chamber
The U.S. India Business Council (USIBC), a forum of
companies that seek to promote business cooperation between
the two countries, has decided to delink from the U.S. Chamber
of Commerce and function as an autonomous entity.
The U.S. Chamber houses bilateral councils for several
other countries, but USIBC and the U.S.-China Council
are the most prominent.
India ranks 116 out of 157 nations on SDG index
India is ranked 116 out of 157 nations on a global index that
assesses the performance of countries towards achieving the
ambitious sustainable development goals (SDGs).
• India is ranked 116th on the index with a score of 58.1,
behind countries such as Nepal, Iran, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and
China. Pakistan is ranked 122.
• Sweden leads the list, followed by Denmark and Finland.
World Youth Skills Day: July 15
The World Youth Skills Day is observed globally on 15 July.
• It has been observed to raise awareness about the
importance of youth skills development.
• The World Youth Skill Day 2017 Theme is “Skills for the
Future of Work”.
Eighth meeting of SAARC Ministers of Law & Order held
in Colombo
The eighth meeting of the
SAARC Ministers of
Law and Order was held
in Colombo. Indian side
was led by a senior
official in Ministry of
Home affairs.
• The three-day meeting was focused on the issue of tackling
terrorism apart from discussing liberalization of visa, illegal
trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and
small arms.
• The last meeting of SAARC Ministers was held in Pakistan
where ministers highlighted the importance of initiating
collective actions against terrorism in all its forms and
manifestations.
India emerges as top trusted government in the world:
Report
According to the latest edition of the OECD's Government at a
Glance report, India has emerged as the most trusted nation
with 73 per cent people voting for the current government.
• While Modi government has the confidence of 73 per cent
Indians, the highest in the world, Greece stands last with 13 per
cent.
• The survey is generally conducted to test check peoples
trust level on their government.
Nelson Mandela International Day – 18 July
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Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is
celebrated every year on 18th July to honour the former Nobel
Prize winner.
• The United Nations officially declared this day in
November 2009. Mandela was former President of South
Africa.
South Korea launches contest in Chandigarh to promote
tourism
To promote South Korea as a tourist destination, its
government is involving school students in Chandigarh and of
nearby cities in a contest.
Tourism contributes five per cent to South Korea's Gross
Domestic Product. On an average 200,000 tourists from
India visit the country every year.
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan has been the Goodwill
Ambassador of South Korea since April 2014.
India among 5 countries that faced most terror attacks in
2016
More than half of the terror attacks in the world in 2016 took
place in five countries, including India and Pakistan, a senior
US counter-terror official has said.
The total number of terror attacks in 2016 were lower than
in 2015.
Fifty-five per cent of all attacks took place in Iraq,
Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and the Philippines, and 75
per cent of all deaths due to terrorist attacks took place in
Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Nigeria, and Pakistan.
Australia joins International Solar Alliance
Australia became the 35th country to join the International
Solar Alliance, an initiative launched by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in November 2015 in Paris.
It is co-led by India and France.
The aim was to support developing countries to boost their
solar production capacity.
The solar alliance, whose head office is in India, has grown
stronger in the past two years with more countries joining
the group and signing the agreement.
UN selects Dubai as data hub for MENASA region
The UN has selected Dubai as the data hub for the Middle East
North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region for the city’s
integrated initiatives to mine and manage its data.
The work is already under way to prepare Dubai as the
regional city data hub.
It will also serve as a dedicated platform for city-to-city
learning and ‘solutions transfer’ across metropolitan,
national and global contexts.
India third largest terror target after Iraq and
Afghanistan: US report
India has displaced Pakistan on a list of countries facing terror
attacks in 2016, with higher fatalities and injuries than its
restive neighbour, according to data compiled by the US state
department.
Out of 11,072 terror attacks in 2016 worldwide, India bore
the brunt of 927, 16% more than 2015 (798).
More than half of the terror attacks in India in 2016 took
place in four states – J&K, Chhattisgarh, Manipur and
Jharkhand.
Iraq is on the top of the list.
India 132nd Out of 152 Countries For Commitment to
Reducing Inequality Index
India has been ranked 132 out of 152 countries in an index that
rates countries by their commitment to reducing inequality.
The first report edition of the index, released recently,
showed that OECD countries headed by Sweden ranked
the highest while Nigeria was at the bottom.
The US had the highest level of inequality among
developed countries, though it is the wealthiest country in
history.
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Bolivia declared total independence from World Bank &
IMF
Bolivia’s President Evo Morales has declared his government’s
independence from World Bank and IMF.
Some of Bolivia’s largest resistance struggles in the last 60
years have targeted the economic policies carried out by the
International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
Bolivia’s popular uprising known as The Cochabamba Water
War in 2000 against United States– and the associated World
Bank policies shed light on some of the debt issues facing the
region.
Points to remember:
• Bolivia
• Capital: Sucre
• Currency: Boliviano
• President: Evo Morales
World Hepatitis Day : 28 July
World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July of every year
officially endorsed by the World Health Organization.
• Theme of World Hepatitis Day 2017 is to Eliminate
Hepatitis.
• World Hepatitis Day (WHD) is celebrated to raise
awareness of the huge burden of viral hepatitis and to
influence real change in disease prevention and access
to testing, treatment and care.
BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers Meet in China
Indian delegation led by Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister
of State (Independent Charge) for Labour & Employment
participated in the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’
Meet, held on 26-27th, July, 2017 at Chonqging, China.
• China is the chair for the BRICS Labour &
Employment Ministers’ Meet for the year 2017.
• BRICS Declaration consisted of : “Governance in the
Future of Work”, “Skills for development in BRICS”,
“Universal and sustainable social security systems”,
“BRICS Network of Labour Research Institutions”,
“BRICS Social Security Cooperation Framework”
and “BRICS entrepreneurship research”.
CAC adopts Codex norms for three spices
Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) adopted three Codex
standards for black, white and green pepper, cumin and thyme
paving the way for a universal agreement on identifying quality
spices in various countries.
• The Codex Alimentarius or “Food Code” is a
collection of standards, guidelines and codes of
practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius
Commission.
• The Commission, also known as CAC, is the central
part of the joint FAO (Food and Agricultural
Organization of the United Nations)/WHO (World
Health Organisation) Food Standards Programme.
India will need $4.5 trillion by 2040 for infrastructure:
GIH’s Report
As per `Global Infrastructure Outlook’ released by Global
Infrastructure Hub (GIH) India will need investments to the
tune of around USD 4.5 trillion till 2040 to develop
infrastructure to improve economic growth and community
wellbeing.
• Taking sustainable development goals (SDGs) into
account, the country is predicted to need an additional
USD 888 billion by 2030 to provide universal
household access to electricity and water.
• According to report, the total investment needed to
meet the SDGs is greatest in India - a total of USD 1.3
trillion of investment is needed by 2030, more than
China.
BRICS tax authorities sign a pact to enhance cooperation
Tax authorities of the five
BRICS countries signed a
landmark document to
establish a mechanism for
taxation cooperation.
• The BRICS
Taxation Cooperation Memorandum, signed at the
fifth meeting of BRICS Heads of Tax Authorities, is
the blocs first document that elevates taxation
cooperation to the institutional level.
• The authorities also agreed to cooperate on taxation
information exchange, improve consultation
procedures efficiency, boost taxation capacities and
plan paths for coordination of taxation policies and
tax collection.
Points to remember:-
• BRICS was established in 2006.
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• It is an association of five major emerging national
economies- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South
Africa.
• The BRIC grouping's first formal summit, also held in
Yekaterinburg, commenced on 16 June 2009.
• It became BRICS after South Africa joined it in 2010.
Global Tiger Day : 29 July
‘International Tiger Day’ is celebrated every year on 29th July.
This year’s International Tiger Day was celebrated with the
slogan ‘Fresh Ecology For Tigers’ Protection’.
• The conference of the heads of 13 countries – where
tigers are available – held at Saint Petersburg of
Russia in 2010 took the decision to mark the world
tiger day on July 29 every year.
• 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.
BRICS National Security Advisors meeting 2017 : China
2017 BRICS National Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting was
held in Beijing, China.
• National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval
represented India at this meeting.
• This meeting is a major platform for Brazil, Russia,
India, China and South Africa 2017 BRICS National
Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting held in
China(BRICS) countries to discuss and conduct
cooperation in politics and security fields.
• Discussions were held on topics including global
governance, anti-terrorism, internet security and
energy security, as well as major international and
regional hotspot issues.
SAARC Artists Camp & Exhibition of Paintings begins in
Nepal
The 7th edition of South Asian Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC) Artists Camp and Exhibition of
Paintings has begun at Kathmandu on 28th of July 2017.
• Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of
Nepal, Jitendra Narayan Devhas inaugurated the
event.
• The event is aimed to bring art and culture of member
countries together.
World Day Against – July 30
The United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons
is observed on 30 July 2017 around the world.
• The day aims at raising awareness of the plight of
human trafficking victims, and promoting and
protecting their rights.
• The theme of United Nations Office on Drugs and
Crime (UNODC) is ‘Act to Protect and Assist
Trafficked Persons’.
GST comes into force after 17 years of debate
The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India's biggest tax reform
since independence came into force on July 1 after 17
tumultuous years of debate,
The new tax regime was ushered in at a late night event in
the historic Central Hall of Parliament.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the new levy as
"good and simple tax" that marks economic integration of
India.
India is 161st country to launch GST.
PM Modi inaugurates filling of Aji Dam at Rajkot by
Narmada water
The Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi has
inaugurated the filling of
Aji Dam near Rajkot
under Sauni Yojana.
He launched two
water supply
projects worth 552 crore rupees at Modasa town in
Aravalli district of Gujarat.
These water supply projects will benefit more than 8 lakhs
residents of the hilly district.
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SIERRA ODC building in Coimbatore gets world’s second
highest green rating
SIERRA ODC building has been recognised as the world’s
second highest ranking Green Building, with a score of 103 out
of 110 under LEED certification.
The three-storeyed building has been designed and
constructed with an emphasis on increasing the efficiency
of resource use while reducing its impact on human health
and the environment.
TransStadia officially launched by PM Modi
Indian Prime Narendra Modi formally inaugurated TransStadia
in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
The multi-purpose sports complex also hosts a 20000
seater state-of-the-art football stadium, the first of its kind
in the state.
The facility's formal inauguration comes nearly eight
months after it first hosted a global sports event.
The Arena by TransStadia is a Rs. 550 crore project, built
on a unique Public Private Partnership (PPP) model, and
is hailed as India's first convertible stadium.
Prime Minister inaugurates Textiles India 2017
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Textiles
India 2017, India’s first ever mega textiles trade fair, being held
at Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Addressing the gathering at Mahatma Mandir,
Gandhinagar, the PM said that based on Make in India, the
textile industry is being infused with the mantras of
'skill,scale,speed' & 'zero-defect, zero-effect'.
The PM had earlier inaugurated the Textiles India
exhibition, organized at Helipad Ground, Gandhinagar.
National Biopharma Mission launched
The National Biopharma Mission aimed at accelerating
biopharmaceutical development in the country was launched
by Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan.
The programme named Innovate in India (i3) will witness
an investment of USD 250 million with USD 125 million
as a loan from World Bank.
It aspires to create an enabling ecosystem to promote
entrepreneurship and indigenous manufacturing in the
sector.
Jharkhand CM inaugurates India’s largest fresh water
aquarium
India’s largest fresh water aquarium Ranchi aquarium was
unveiled by CM Raghubar Das for public at the Birsa Munda
Zoological Park about 12 kms from the city.
As many as 58 technically planned tanks have been
installed at the aquarium so as to provide an ambient
environment to 120 species of fishes.
National Doctors Day: 1 July
Doctor’s Day in India was established by the Government of
India in 1991 to be recognized and celebrated every year on 1st
of July as National Doctors day.
It is celebrated on 1st of July on the birth and death
anniversary of the most famous physician of India Dr.
Bidhan Chandra Roy (Dr. B C Roy) to pay lots of honor
and tribute.
He was honored with the great Indian civilian award called
Bharat Ratna on 4th of February in 1961.
Jharkhand opens GST call centre
A GST call centre has
been opened in Jharkhand
to help people with
queries, while Chief
Minister Raghubar Das
reviewed the progress of
the new tax system in the
state, a day after it was rolled out.
The people would get information on registration, digital
signature, OTP, tax rates on different goods, invoice and
accounting from that centre.
Kerala CM launches G-Ride
Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan has
launched 'G-Ride', a
digital ride sharing
platform specially
designed and deployed
for the IT industry, by
the Group of Technology Companies (GTech), the industry
body of IT companies in the state.
He said that the state government would accelerate the
deployment of digital resources in development initiatives
and also in addressing challenges faced by people.
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Mumbai's 'Vikrikar Bhavan' renamed as GST Bhavan
'Vikrikar Bhavan' the headquarters of Maharashtra
government's erstwhile Sales Tax department, was renamed as
'GST Bhavan’ as the new tax regime rolled out.
Senior IAS officer Rajiv Jalota, State GST commissioner,
informed that the department has planned a helpline to
assist traders and business community who have queries
about GST implementation and modalities.
Telangana to Have Separate Agriculture Budget from Next
Year
Telangana would have a separate budget for agriculture from
the next year.
Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao decided to
substantially enhance funds for the agriculture sector and
present a separate agriculture budget.
Rao also asked the officials to form farmers' associations
at various levels -- from villages to the state -- to organise
the cultivators.
PM Narendra Modi adopts wrestlers’ Village Kakrahia
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will adopt Kakrahia, a village
known for its wrestlers and wrestling arenas, under the Sansad
Adarsh Gram Yojana, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi
Adityanath said.
This will be the third village to be adopted by the Prime
Minister in his Lok Sabha constituency of Varanasi.
In the previous two years, Modi adopted Jayapur and
Nagepur, as his first and second villages.
Assam to raise new force for rhino protection
The Assam government is going to raise a new Special Rhino
Protection Force (SRPF) for better protection of the one-
horned rhinos in Assam.
The government has already started the process of
recruitment for the proposed force.
Recently, the government has published advertisements
for recruitment of 90 youths in the force.
Madhya Pradesh plants record 6.63 crore saplings in 12
hours
The Madhya Pradesh government has claimed a record 6.63
crore saplings were planted on the banks of river Narmada as
part of its river conservation efforts.
The 12-hour plantation drive was undertaken across the
state and may find a place in the Guinness World Records.
The current record of planting maximum saplings in least
time is five crore in 24 hours which is held by Uttar
Pradesh.
Foundation stone of country’s biggest Global Skill Park
laid
Union Minister of State for Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship Rajeev Pratap Rudi and Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan have laid the foundation
stone of the country’s biggest Global Skill Park in Bhopal,
Madhya Pradesh.
The park will be constructed at a cost of 645 crore rupees.
Training will be imparted to 1000 students every year by
trainers of international standard.
The park will function on the spirit of ‘With Industry -For
Industry’.
India-Thailand military exercise begins in Himachal
A 14-day joint military
training exercise Maitree
2017 between India and
Thailand started in
Himachal Pradesh.
The joint exercise of
the Indian Army
with the Royal Thailand Army commenced at Bakloh in
Chamba district.
The previous edition of the exercise was held at Krabi in
Thailand in 2016.
'Kambala' Buffalo Race Gets President's Assent
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The President gave his
assent to the bill
passed by Karnataka
Assembly to legalise
traditional buffalo race
'Kambala'.
Bowing to public
pressure, a bill to legalise traditional buffalo race
'Kambala' and bullock cart races in Karnataka was passed
by the state Assembly in February with all parties backing
the move.
TERI ranked second among world's climate think tanks
TERI was ranked number two by the International Center for
Climate Governance (ICCG), an internationally-renowned
body whose activities focus on the design of climate policy and
related governance issues.
The New Delhi-based think tank was ranked under the
category '2016 Top Climate Think Tanks in the Rest of the
World--Absolute Global Rankings' during ICCG's 23rd
annual conference of the European Association of
Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) in
Athens in Greece.
TERI conducts research for the sustainable development
of India.
India’s tallest ATC tower to be operational at Delhi airport
by December
The new 101.9-metre air traffic control (ATC) tower at the
Delhi airport, touted to be the country’s tallest, is likely to start
operations by December.
The airport operator has handed over the tower to the
Airports Authority of India (AAI), whose chief said trial
runs will begin soon.
The tower, among the tallest structures in Delhi, will give
a 360-degree view of the airport to the controllers who will
be able to see all the three runways, aprons and taxiways.
AIIB approves USD 329 mn loan to build roads in Gujarat
China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has
approved USD 329 million loan to build access roads to 4,000
villages in Gujarat.
Insufficient road connectivity into these villages limits
their ability to access healthcare services, bring their goods
to market and access transportation for their children to
attend schools, it said.
This project will construct and upgrade district and farm-
to-market roads for the villagers and provide approaches
to educational institutions, schools and hospitals.
Karnataka launches ‘Elevate 100’ scheme for start-ups
The Karnataka government has launched the ‘Elevate 100’
scheme to identify and nurture innovative start-ups.
The aim is to identify 100 most innovative start-ups in the
state to elevate them to the next level of success.
The Elevate scheme is the brainchild of the start-up cell,
Karnataka Biotechnology and Information Technology
Services (KBITS).
India among 5 countries using wastewater for irrigation
India and four other countries – China, Pakistan, Mexico and
Iran — account for the most cropland in the world irrigated by
dirty wastewater, putting millions of lives at serious health
risks, new research has found.
The global use of untreated wastewater from cities to
irrigate crops downstream is 50 per cent more widespread
than previously thought, according to the study published
in the journal Environmental Research Letters.
Researchers analysed data with geographic information
systems (GIS).
India declares itself free from Highly Pathogenic Avian
Influenza (H5N1 and H5N8)
India has declared itself
free from Avian Influenza
(H5N8 and H5N1) from
6th June, 2017 and notified
the same to OIE.
India had reported
outbreaks of Highly
Pathogenic Avian
influenza at various epicenters in Delhi, Gwalior (MP),
Rajpura (Punjab), Hissar (Haryana), Bellary (Karnataka),
Allappuzha and Kottayam (Kerala), Ahmedabad
(Gujarat), Daman (Daman) and Khordha and Angul
(Odisha during October, 2016 to February, 2017.
All the outbreaks of Avian Influenza (HPAI) mentioned
above were notified to OIE and the control and
containment operations were carried out as per the Action
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Plan on Preparedness, Control and Containment of Avian
Influenza.
“JIGYASA” - Student-Scientist connect programme
launched
Jigyasa, a student- scientist connect programme was officially
launched in the national capital.
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), has
joined hands with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS)
to implement this programme.
The focus is on connecting school students and scientists
so as to extend student’s classroom learning with that of a
very well planned research laboratory based learning.
Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres to be established
in 100 districts of the country
The Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent
Charge) & Parliamentary Affairs, Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
said that Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres will be
established in 100 districts of the country which will effectively
ensure employment oriented skill development of youth
belonging to Minority communities.
Naqvi said that in next six months, Garib Nawaz Skill
Development Centres, providing job oriented skill training
in various fields, will be established in 100 districts.
Scheme for IPR Awareness – Creative India; Innovative
India
Taking forward the National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
Policy 2016, a ‘Scheme for IPR Awareness – Creative India;
Innovative India’ has been launched by Cell for IPR Promotion
and Management (CIPAM) under the aegis of the Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
• The Scheme aims at raising IPR awareness amongst
students, youth, authors, artists, budding inventors
and professionals to inspire them to create, innovate
and protect their creations and inventions across India
including Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 cities as well as rural
areas in the next 3 years.
Regional Conference on “Good Governance and
Replication of Best Practices”
A two-day Regional Conference on “Good Governance and
Replication of Best Practices” involving 12 States and 4 UTs
of Northern, Western and Central Region of India was held, at
Nainital.
• The Conference was organized on July 7-8,
2017, by the Department of Administrative
Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG),
Government of India, in collaboration with
the Government of Uttarakhand &
Administrative Training Institute (ATI),
Nainital.
India, Bangladesh to construct bridge along
Mizoram border
India and Bangladesh have decided to construct a bridge over
Mizoram’s Khawthlangtuipui river (also known as Karnaphuli
river) to facilitate trade and improve communication between
the two neighbours.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had given the
approval to construct the bridge and linking roads.
Chhattisgarh tops list of states in issuance of soil
health cards
Chhattisgarh has topped the list among all the states in the
country for having issued over 43 lakh soil health cards (SHCs)
to farmers in the past two years.
As against the target of providing 38,90,709 SHCs in the
first phase of the scheme between 2015 and 2017 financial
years, as many as 43,37,595 SHCs were issued to farmers
in the state.
India’s first university for Dalit students to come up in
Hyderabad
A proposal to establish an
exclusive university for
Dalit students in
Hyderabad is under
active consideration of
the Telangana
government.
The university is said to be part of the government’s policy
of providing education free of cost to students from
weaker sections from kindergarten to post-graduation (KG
to PG) level.
The proposal was mooted by a government arm -
Telangana Social Welfare Residential Educational
Institutions Society (TSWREIS).
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Goa gets Rs 100 crore for tourism infrastructure
Goa has been allotted
Rs 100 crore by the
Union ministry for
tourism under phase II
of the Swadesh Darshan
Scheme.
The funds will be used for developing the state's coastal
circuit from Panaji to Palolem.
While the initial allotment of Rs 100 crore under phase I
for coastal circuit development is being utilized for
developing the coastal belt in North Goa from Sinquerim
to Keri, the phase II allotment of Rs 100 crore will be
utilized for developing the South Goa coastline from
Panaji to Palolem.
Naqvi inaugurates first Gharib Nawaz Skill Development
Centre in Hyderabad
Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) &
Parliamentary Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that
besides providing various job-oriented skill development
courses, Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Centres of Ministry
of Minority Affairs will also offer certificate course in Goods
and Services Tax accounting/programming and other related
subjects.
While inaugurating the first Gharib Nawaz Skill
Development Centre at Vijayanagar Colony in Hyderabad,
Shri Naqvi said that the youths, after completing about
three-months duration Goods and Services Tax course,
will not only be able to help small-medium traders and the
common people, but they will also immensely benefitted
by this course as it will open vast job opportunities in the
related sectors.
Centre launches GST Rates Finder app
The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley launched a
mobile app “GST Rates Finder” in his chamber in the national
capital which is now available on android platform and will
soon be available on iOS platform as well.
This Mobile app helps users to find rates of GST for
various goods and services.
CBEC has also provided a GST rate finder on its portal to
help the taxpayers know the applicable GST rate on their
supplies of goods and services.
A taxpayer can search for applicable CGST, SGST,
UTGST rate and Compensation Cess on a supply.
Bengaluru to host conference on social justice
A three-day Babasaheb B.R. Ambedkar international
conference on social justice will be held in Bengaluru from
July 21 to 23.
Organised by the Karnataka government, Congress Vice
President Rahul Gandhi, human rights advocate and
activist Martin Luther King III, and 83 international, 149
national and 80 state-level speakers will address about
2,000 participants at the conference.
Ahmedabad becomes India’s first World Heritage City
The Walled City of
Ahmedabad, founded by
Sultan Ahmed Shah in the
15th century, has been
declared India’s first
World Heritage City.
The World
Heritage
Committee (WHC) of UNESCO made the
announcement following a meeting in Poland’s
Krakwo.
It has now joined the privileged club of heritage cities
like Paris, Cairo, Edinburg and two cities in the
subcontinent, Bhaktpur in Nepal and Galle in Sri
Lanka.
India to invite heads of 10 Asean nations for Republic Day
celebrations
India will invite the heads of state or government of all 10
ASEAN nations for the Republic Day parade and celebrations
next year.
ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations,
and has as members Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos,
Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam.
Republic Day 2018 will be the first time ever that so many
leaders will together be chief guests at the parade.
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Extension of NPS Fortnight
To promote and create awareness about the National Pension
System (NPS) and improve the quality of services provided to
the subscribers, PFRDA is observing NPS fortnight from
27th June, 2017 to 11th July, 2017 successfully.
• NSDL has developed a link which encapsulates all
the information and functionalities related to NPS
subscriber, including ‘NPS Mobile App’.
Finance Minister Launches 'Aaykar Setu'
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched a new tax payer service
module called Aaykar Setu.
• It compiles various tax tools, live chat facility,
dynamic updates, and important links to various
processes within the Income Tax Department in a
single module.
• This e-initiative would help in reducing physical
interface between assesses and tax assessing
authorities and thereby minimizing the chances of any
tax harassment.
Health ministry, signs MoU with WB
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare signed a memorandum
of understanding (MoU) with Government of West Bengal to
set up a state-of-the-art Centre of Excellence in Transfusion
Medicine at Kolkata.
• Government of India has approved this important
initiative with an outlay of approximately Rs.200
Crores towards equipment, manpower and running
costs.
• The move intends to strengthen the blood transfusion
services in the State and the surrounding region.
Odisha to set up international standard sports city
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced to set up the Kalinga
International Sports City in the state capital to organize mega
international events in future.
• "The proposed sports city would make eligible to bid
for most international competitions including
Commonwealth and Asian Games.
• With an aim to provide best of the sports
infrastructures in other parts of the state, CM also
announced to set up four satellite stadiums with world
class infrastructures in four other municipal
corporations-- Cuttack, Berhampur, Sambalpur and
Rourkela.
Gujarat government to take out Narmada Rath Yatra
The Gujarat government has decided to celebrate the
completion of Sardar Sarovar dam work on river Narmada by
taking out a 'Narmada Rath Yatra' covering 10,000 villages
across the state under the 'Maa Narmada Mahotsav'
programme.
• Gujarat CM launched a website having all the
information related to the entire project, such as
Narmada river basin, Sauni scheme, Sujalam Sufalam
irrigation scheme and canal network.
President launches three digital initiatives in education
sector
President Pranab Mukherjee launched two programmes and
'National Academic Depository' to take education to the
remotest corners of the country with the help of technology.
The programmes Swayam and Swayam Prabha -- for making
education more accessible -- and the depository were
conceived and executed by the Ministry of Human Resource
Development.
• Under Swayam, courses would be offered through
digital classrooms with online study material
available free of cost in videos.
• Swayam Prabha would tap into the potential of Direct
to Home Service wherein a person can install a dish
antenna for about Rs 1,500 and have access to 32
digital educational channels run by the HRD Ministry.
• 'National Academic Depository' verified educational
records would be digitally stored by universities or a
board to counter forgery.
First Edition of WINGS 2017 – “Sab Uden, Sab Juden”
Hosted in New Delhi
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The First edition of WINGS 2017 – “Sab Uden, Sab Juden”-
Expanding Regional Connectivity was hosted in New Delhi by
the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
• The Plenary session was chaired by the Union
Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi
Raju and the Union Minister of State for Civil
Aviation, Shri Jayant Sinha was also present on this
occasion.
• India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets
and currently the ninth largest civil aviation market in
the world.It is projected to be the third largest aviation
market by 2020.
Railways has launched RailCloud
The Indian Railways has launched RailCloud, a virtual server
with an inbuilt security system that will enable faster
connectivity at a reduced cost.
• Developed by rail PSU RailTel at an estimated cost of
about Rs 53 crore, RailCloud is aimed at optimising
server resources and its management.
• RailCloud technology enables maximising the usage
of available server and storage resulting in
accommodation of bigger data and more applications
within same server space. This makes the system
suitable to meet higher demand.
Saint Teresa’s blue-bordered sari an Intellectual Property
now
The famous blue-bordered sari of Mother Teresa, who has been
canonized as Saint Teresa of Calcutta by the Vatican, has been
recognized as an Intellectual Property of the Missionaries of
Charity.
• The Trade Marks Registry, Government of India, has
granted the registration of the trade mark for that
pattern of blue border of sari.
Uttrakhand Government launches the Super 30 coaching
The Uttrakhand government has launched its own version of
'Super 30', which is an innovative educational programme. The
aim is to improve the standard of higher education in the state.
• Another similar scheme, sponsored by the state
government, is also being introduced for civil services
aspirants,
• Announcing a third scheme for postgraduates, CM
said 100 such meritorious students will also be
selected every year for doing PhD and will be
provided with financial assistance by the government.
Shri J P Nadda launches new family planning initiatives
Shri J P Nadda launches new family planning initiatives
‘Mission Parivar Vikas’ on World Population Day (11 July) to
focus on 146 districts in 7 states with high TFR.
• Shri Nadda stated that Mission Parivar Vikas is a new
initiative conceived by the Ministry with a strategic
focus on improving access through provision of
services, promotional schemes, commodity security,
capacity building, enabling environment and
intensive monitoring.
A.P., Telangana and Gujarat top in ease of doing business
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Gujarat are the three best-
performing states in "ease of doing business" NITI Aayog CEO
Amitabh Kant said.
• One the other hand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam
fare worst in the rankings.
• The World Bank, along with the Centre's Department
of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP) was
involved in the process of reviewing the evidence
submitted by states/UTs regarding implementation of
reforms for the rankings.
Delhi government to start online RTI portal
Delhi became the second state to launch e-RTI portal that will
enable citizens to file online Right to Information (RTI).
• The Central government had launched its own online
RTI application portal in 2013, which allowed users
to file queries, pay application fee and submit requests
for appeal.
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• The Central government had urged the States to set up
their own online application portals. Maharashtra had
followed suit in 2015 with its own RTI portal.
Revamped NHB RESIDEX launched
Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs Shri M.Venkaiah
Naidu released the new version of NHB RESIDEX on the
occasion of the National Housing Bank entering its 30th year.
• This component of RESIDEX, called Housing Price,
Prices is based on actual market information.
• The other component of RESIDEX called as Prices
based on the information furnished by banks and other
lending agencies showed that prices have increased in
27 of the 50 cities surveyed.
Points to Remember:-
• RESIDEX, the country’s first official housing price
index (HPI) was launched in 2007 covering 26 cities
and was published till March, 2015 on a quarterly
basis.
• Base year for the new RESIDEX has been moved
from 2007 to 2012-13.
Varanasi to have an international center for research on
rice varieties
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri
Narendra Modi has approved the establishment of the
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia
Regional Center (ISARC) at campus of National Seed
Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi.
• This will include a modern and sophisticated
laboratory with capacity to determine quality and
status of heavy metals in grain and straw.
• The Centre will help in utilizing the rich biodiversity
of India to develop special rice varieties and achieve
higher per hectare yields and improved nutritional
contents.
Cabinet approves SASEC Road Connectivity Investment
Program
The Cabinet Committee
on Economic Affairs
chaired by the Prime
Minister has given its
approval for upgradation
and widening of 65 kms
of Imphal-Moreh Section
of NH-39 in Manipur.
• The project is being developed with ADB's loan
assistance under the South Asian Sub-Regional
Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity
Investment Program which aims at upgradation of
road infrastructure in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and
India (BBIN) in order to improve the regional
connectivity among BBIN nations.
• The project corridor is also a part of the Asian
Highway No. 01 (AH01) and acts as India's Gateway
to the East.
India to host 8th international Theatre Olympics in 2018
Dr Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent charge) for
Culture and Tourism has announced that 8th edition of the
greatest carnival of Theatre in the World will take place in
India for the first time ever from February 17 – April 08,
2018 simultaneously in various cities across the country.
• The Theatre Olympics, being held in India for the first
time, is being organised by National School of Drama,
under the aegis of Ministry of Culture.
• Points to Remember:-
• The Theatre Olympics was established in 1993 in
Delphi, Greece, as the first international theatre
festival.
• In 2016 the 7th Theatre Olympics were held in
Wroclaw, Poland.
National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination in India
(2017-22)
Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare
launched the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination
(2017-22) at a function.
• The Strategic Plan gives year wise elimination targets
in various parts of the country depending upon the
endemicity of malaria in the next 5 years.
• Highlighting the salient features of the NSP, Shri
Nadda stated that the strategies involve strengthening
malaria surveillance, establishing a mechanism for
early detection and prevention of outbreaks of
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malaria, promoting the prevention of malaria by the
use of Long Lasting Impregnated Nets (LLINs),
effective indoor residual spray and augmenting the
manpower and capacities for effective
implementation for the next five years.
Training centre for high-speed rail to come up in Gujarat
The country is set to
get its first high-
speed rail training
centre at
Gandhinagar.
The training centre
will have a sample
track fitted with the overhead electrical systems to enable
testing of bullet trains that will run on the Mumbai-
Ahmedabad route.
While India’s first bullet train is proposed to hit the track
in 2023, the training centre is supposed to start operating
by 2020, said Achal Khare, managing director, National
High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRC).
DIPP to set up India’s first TISC in Punjab
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)
signed an Institutional agreement with the Punjab State
Council of Science and Technology in New Delhi to establish
India’s first Technology and Innovation Support Center (TISC)
at Patent Information Centre, Punjab, under the World
Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) TISC program.
The objective of the TISC is to stimulate a dynamic,
vibrant and balanced Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs)
system in India to foster creativity and innovation, thereby
promoting entrepreneurship and enhancing social,
economic and cultural development by establishing a
network of TISCs in India.
The Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM) is
designated as the National Focal Point for the TISC
national network.
New Doppler weather radar commissioned
Indigenous Doppler weather radar, capable of predicting with
increased accuracy weather events such as cyclone occurring
in 500-km radius from Kochi, was inaugurated by Union
Minister Harsh Vardhan, at Palluruthy in West Kochi.
The government is also exploring the scope of desalination
of sea water, and various departments will be part of the
mission, which seeks to scale up the activity to make
drinking water available to all.
The S-Band Doppler weather radar in Kochi was made
with support from ISRO and Bharat Electronics.
Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu inducts
First DEMU Train
Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu dedicated
to the nation the first 1600 HP DEMU train with Solar Powered
Coaches with a unique facility of Battery Bank.
• The entire electrical need of the coaches for Lighting, Fans
and Information Display System will be met from the Solar
Energy produced from the solar panels fitted on the roofs of
coaches.
• While this train has been manufactured by the Coach
Factory of Indian Railways namely Integral Coach Factory
(ICF), Chennai, its Solar panels and Solar systems have been
developed and fitted by Indian Railways Organisation of
Alternative Fuel (IROAF) Delhi.
• This first rake has been commissioned and based at
Shakurbasti DEMU shed in Delhi of Northern Railway.
• Twenty-four more coaches will be fitted with this system
within the next 6 months.
• The first rake will be put in the commercial service over the
suburban railway system of Delhi division of Northern
Railway.
Centre releases advance grant-in-aid of Rs.51.30 crore to
Arunachal Pradesh
The Centre has released in advance two installments of grant-
in-aid to the State
Government of
Arunachal Pradesh
towards Central share
of State Disaster
Response Fund
(SDRF).
• Due to heavy rains and floods in North East, Department of
Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India has
released Rupees 51 crore and 30 lakh as grant-in-aid to the
State Government of Arunachal Pradesh on the basis of
recommendation of the 14th Finance Commission for relief
necessitated by natural calamities to the State.
• This amount is being released in advance for rescue and
relief operations required on account of flash floods.
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Delhi Police to be equipped with 'super cop belt'
National capital police will be the first state police who will get
‘super cop belt,’ a specially designed belt, widely used by
Police in UK, USA, Russia and para-military forces like CRPF,
CISF, NSG etc.
• Recently, Delhi Police has flouted a tender for 10,000 belts
for its officers performing ground duties.
• This belt will help cops to keep things like Gun, Mobile
Pouch, Security Batten, Wireless Set Pouch & ammunition
pouch.
Maharashtra first state to have law against social boycott
With the President of
India giving assent to
the Maharashtra
Prohibition of People
from Social Boycott
(Prevention,
Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2016, Maharashtra has become the first state in
the country to bring a law making social boycott a crime.
• The movement, initiated by late Narendra Dabholkar, gained
momentum after he was shot dead and the Maharashtra
legislature passed the law unanimously in 2016.
Raipur Airport Ranked First in Customer Satisfaction
Index Survey
Raipur’s Swami Vivekananda Airport was once again ranked
first in Customer Satisfaction among 49 airports in the country.
• Raipur Airport achieved 4.84 score on a five point scale
index in the latest CSI survey conducted by an independent
agency for the period of January-June 2017, followed by
Udaipur, Amritsar and Dehradun airports which have scored
4.75, 4.74 and 4.73 respectively.
• The survey covers a wide range of parameters like
transportation, parking, passenger facilities and cleanliness etc.
Gadkari inaugurated road congress meet in Udaipur
Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin
Gadkari has inaugurated 212th meeting of Indian Road
Congress (IRC) in Udaipur.
• The Indian Road Congress is the apex body of highway
engineers in the country.
NGT Sets Rs 50,000 Fine for Dumping Waste Within 500
Metres of Ganga
The National Green Tribunal passed a slew of directions to
rejuvenate River Ganga, declaring as 'No-Development Zone'
an area of 100 metres from the edge of the river between
Haridwar and Unnao and prohibiting dumping of waste within
500 metres from the river.
• A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter
Kumar also declared that an environment compensation of Rs
50,000 will be imposed on anyone who dumps waste in the
river.
Railways Launches 'SAARTHI' App
Railway Minister Suresh
Prabhu launched a new
integrated mobile app
"SAARTHI - c" for
passengers.
• This new app will
allow passengers to book tickets, enquiry, on-board cleaning
and ordering meal on a single platform.
• The new SAARTHI app also includes features such as
safety for women, complaint facility and suggestion for
improvement.
MSDE celebrates Second Anniversary of Skill India
Mission
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE)
celebrated the second anniversary of Skill India Mission on the
World Youth Skills day.
• 100 GST training centres, 51 Pradhan Mantri
Kaushal Kendras and 100 Yoga training centres were
inaugurated on the occasion.
• On the occasion, Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE) announced a national
training Programme to certify GST practitioners
under its flagship scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
Vikas Yojana (PMKVY). This would facilitate the
country’s transition to the new tax regime seamless
and convenient.
• During the event, an MoU was inked between the skill
development ministry and the water resources
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ministry. The MoU intends to develop skilled
manpower for laying sewerage pipeline, construction
of toilets, waste collection and its disposal activities.
Matunga becomes India's first railway station run by
women
In a bid to empower
women, Central Railway
has appointed all women
staff at suburban Matunga
station.
• Matunga station
has thus become country’s first women special
station.
• D K Sharma, general manager of Central Railway,
who floated the idea of all ladies station, said, "We are
convinced that there is no tool for development more
effective than empowering our women and this
special station speaks all about it."
Panel on Ganga cleaning law proposes two new bodies
An official panel, framing a draft law on the cleaning of the
Ganga, has proposed a two- tiered mechanism to replace two
existing bodies which are implementing the Namami Gange
Programme.
• The panel has recommended establishing an
integrated development council (IDC) with the prime
minister as its ex- officio chairperson. The IDC is
proposed to replace the existing National Council for
Ganga, which is also chaired by the PM.
• Besides, it has suggested setting up the National River
Ganga Basin Management Corporation (NRGBMC)
to be headed by the water resources minister. It is
proposed to replace the National Mission for Clean
Ganga (NMCG).
Operation Muskan launched in Odisha
Operation Muskan, a month-long drive to rescue Odisha’s
missing children, was launched by the State police.
• This is the third edition launched by the Crime Branch
in association with the Women and Child
Development Department.
9th Slum Yuva Run flagged off by Sports Minister Vijay
Goel
Union Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports Shri Vijay Goel
flagged off the 9th Slum Yuva Daud with Minister of Power
Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren
Rijiju, Parvesh Verma M. P. and Olympic medalist wrestler
Yogeshwar Dutt.
• The run started from Sahib Singh Verma Park
(Kakrola Village) and ended at SDMC Community
Hall (Dwarka Sec-17).
• The Slum Yuva Daud is part of the Adopt Slum
Campaign initiated by the Ministry of Youth Affairs
& Sports and Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan. Total
11 Slum Yuva Runs have been planned out of which
9 have already been successful with mass
participation youth from various Delhi slums.
J-K govt launches weekly festival at Dal Lake
The spectacular Dal Lake in Srinagar hosted first ever 'Cultrue
of Cruise', a weeekly cultural programme organised by the
Jammu and Kashmir government aimed to bring artists from
various fields on one stage.
• The JKAACL in association with the tourism department of
Kashmir launched the event.
Tata Motors develops country’s first biomethane bus
Tata Motors has
developed country’s first
Bio-CNG (bio-methane)
bus which was unveiled
recently at a bio-energy
programme, ‘Urja Utsav’.
• The firm, which is
India’s largest
commercial vehicles manufacturer, said the bio-methane
engines could be used in LCV, ICV and MCV buses.
• At the Urja Utsav held in Pune’s Shiv Chhatrapati Sports
Complex, Tata displayed three engines, along with the lead
model — Tata LPO 1613 with 5.7 SGI NA BS-IV IOBD-II
compliant bus.
NDA nominates Venkaiah Naidu as vice-presidential
candidate
Union minister M Venkaiah Naidu has been named the vice-
presidential candidate of the ruling NDA coalition.
• Naidu is currently serving as the Minister of Housing and
Urban Poverty Alleviation as well as Information and
Broadcasting.
• An alliance of 18 opposition parties, including the
Congress, has already announced Gopalkrishna Gandhi as its
candidate for the vice-presidential poll.
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Farooq Abdullah, Kunhalikutty take oath as Lok Sabha
members
National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir
Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah and Indian Union Muslim
League leader PK Kunhalikutty took oath as members of the
Lok Sabha.
• Abdullah won the by-poll from the Srinagar-Budgam
parliamentary constituency, defeating his Peoples Democratic
Party rival Nazir Ahmed Khan by over 10,000 votes.
• Kunhalikutty won the Malappuram by-poll in Kerala.
Kolkata to host global business meet in Nov
The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with
the West Bengal government, will host Horasis Asia Meeting,
a global business meet, in Kolkata in November.
• The two-day business meet, starting November 26, will
focus on sustainable business practices in various areas,
including power and energy, said Shashwat Goenka, President,
ICC.
• Goenka has been recently elected President of the industry
body.
Shala Siddhi Prohatsan Yojana started in 25,000 MP
schools
In order to provide qualitative education to the students,
'Hamari Shala Kaisi Ho' and 'Shala Siddhi Karyakram' are
being implemented by the School Education department in
Government schools of Madhya Pradesh.
The State Education Centre has started Shala Siddhi
Prohatsan Yojana to encourage best works under this
programme.
The Shala Siddhi Prohatsan Yojana has been started in
25,000 schools of the State till date.
Centre, Haryana Govt. ink pact to revive River Saraswati
The Centre and the Government of Haryana joined hands to
revive the long lost River Saraswati and provide water to the
drought-prone areas of
India.
Union Minister of State for
Petroleum and Natural Gas
(Independent Charge)
Dharmendra Pradhan and
Haryana Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar
witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement.
FM formally launched Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana
Yojana
The Union Minister
for Finance,
Defence and
Corporate Affairs
has formally
launched the
Pradhan Mantri
Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) in the national capital.
PMVVY is a Pension Scheme announced by the
Government of India exclusively for the senior citizens
aged 60 years and above which is available from 4th May,
2017 to 3rd May, 2018.
The Scheme can be purchased offline as well as online
through Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India which
has been given the sole privilege to operate this Scheme.
Scheme provides an assured return of 8% p.a. payable
monthly (equivalent to 8.30% p.a. effective) for 10 years.
Telangana puts cap on school bag weight
Acting on proposals submitted by the Commissioner and
Director of School Education, the Telangana School Education
Department issued strict guidelines to reduce the weight of
school bags for children in the State.
Schools including aided and un-aided private schools have
to follow guidelines.
The guidelines limit the number and weight of books and
notebooks students bring to the classroom.
Telangana: Janahitha launches to receive complaints from
public
In Telangana, an innovative programme christened Janahitha
was launched to receive complaints from public through a
special portal.
The programme, kickstarted in Suryapet district on pilot
basis is aimed at facilitating the public to submit their
complaints on line and get speedy redressal.
India to Host Global Conference on Cyber Space 2017
India will be hosting the 5th Global Conference on Cyber
Space (GCCS) in 2017, one of the world’s largest conferences
on Cyber Space and related issues.
• Themed on ‘Cyber4All: An Inclusive, Sustainable,
Developmental, Safe and Secure Cyberspace’, the GCCS 2017
will be inaugurated by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Shri
Narendra Modi.
• The conference to take place on 23rd & 24th of November
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2017 in New Delhi.
Ministry of Rural Development to launch Aajeevika
Grameen Express Yojana
The Ministry of Rural Development will launch a new sub-
scheme under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural
Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) which will be named as
“Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)”
• This will provide safe, affordable and community
monitored rural transport services like e-rickshaws, 3 and 4
wheeler motorised transport vehicles to connect remote
villages with key services and amenities including access to
markets, education and health for the overall economic
development of the area.
Odisha CM dedicates longest bridge to nation
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik dedicated to the nation
the state's longest bridge and named it after Netaji Subhas
Chandra Bose.
• The 2.88 km bridge over the river Kathajodi will connect
the state capital of Bhubaneswar with Cuttack reducing the
distance between the two cities by 12 km.
• It will usher in a new era in the twin city links by reducing
distance and commuting time for the citizens. It will stand as a
symbol of our constant efforts towards development of modern
infrastructure for growth and progress of the state and our
people.
India, Bangladesh to establish new waterways using the
Brahmaputra
The Indian and Bangladeshi governments have undertaken an
ambitious project to establish a new waterway between the two
neighbours using the mighty Brahmaputra river, Union
Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said.
India is prioritising multi-modal connectivity in the
northeastern region, including water connectivity, and
already 16 waterway projects, mostly involving
Bangladesh, have been approved.
India and Bangladesh have a 2,979 km land border and
1,116 km of riverine boundary. They also share 54
common rivers, including the Brahmaputra.
Haryana to bring 'fixed service' for medical students
Students passing out of government medical colleges in
Haryana will now be required to do a fixed period of service in
government hospitals of the Haryana, state Health Minister
Anil Vij said.
Vij has directed officers to formulate a policy to ensure
that medical students doing MBBS or MD degrees from
the state government's medical colleges would have to
serve in government hospitals.
Kerala to host literary festival with ‘Tolerance’ as theme
Kerala will host the fifth edition of South India Writers
Ensemble (SIWE) at Chengannur, Kerala from 24 July 2017.
The core theme of the festival this year is ‘tolerance’.
Writers, journalists, theatre and film personalities from
across the industry will be seen deliberating on the theme.
Rijiju inaugurates RIWATCH Museum, Chimari Bridge
Minister of State for Home
Affairs, Kiren Rijiju has
inaugurated the Research
Institution of World Ancient,
Traditional, Culture & Heritage
(RIWATCH) Museum at Roing,
Arunachal Pradesh.
Rijiju also inaugurated the
235.800 meter long Chimari Bridge, which would serve as
a life line between the National Highway 52 of Roing-
Tezu.
5th North East Connectivity Summit to be Held in
Arunachal
Arunachal has been chosen to host the 5th North East
Connectivity Summit in 2018.
The summit organised by FICCI is one of the most
important forums for action oriented deliberations on sub
regional economic integration and connectivity between
North East India and South East Asia.
4th North East Connectivity Summit is going to be held in
Nagaland in the month of September this year.
Bengaluru hosted international meet on social justice
A three-day Babasaheb B.R.
Ambedkar international
conference on social justice
was held in Bengaluru from
July 21 to 23.
Organised by the
Karnataka government, Congress Vice President Rahul
Gandhi, human rights advocate and activist Martin Luther
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King III, and various international and national speakers
addressed about 2,000 participants at the conference.
Union Home Minister chairs first meeting of Islands
Development Agency (IDA)
The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh chaired the first
meeting of the newly constituted Islands Development Agency
(IDA) in New Delhi.
The IDA was set up on June 01, 2017 following the Prime
Minister’s review meeting for the development of islands.
The Union Home Minister presented the vision for
developing India’s maritime economy while preserving
the natural eco-system and addressing the security
concerns.
He emphasized upon the need for sustainable development
of Islands with people’s participation.
Mobile App for Road Maintenance “Aarambh launched
The Union Minister Narendra Singh and the ILO Deputy
Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization
Ms. Deborah Greenfield has launched the Mobile App for
Road Maintenance “Aarambh”.
Its usage will enhance the service delivery of the state level
institutions in planning and implementing performance
based rural roads maintenance contracts.
The newly launched mobile application would simplify
the maintenance management of rural roads.
Airport Authority of India signs MoU with Govt. of
Uttarakhand
Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed an MoU with
Government of Uttarakhand and joined hands with
Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA)
to develop the civil aviation sector in the state.
The scope of the MoU is to identify relevant factors
influencing the development of civil aviation
infrastructure in Uttarakhand, assessing commercial
potential of various airports of the state, identifying
technical considerations for airport operations in the state,
evaluating site related technical and engineering
parameters for development of projects, making estimate
of the capital outlay for the future projects and
development of master plan for existing and future civil
aviation infrastructure in the state.
AAI will also assist UCADA in obtaining necessary
clearances for airport operations starting with the
upgraded airport at Pithoragarh and later at Chiniyalisaur.
Government launches ‘SHe-box’ portal for sexual
harassment complaints
The Minister of Women & Child Development, Smt Maneka
Sanjay Gandhi launched an online complaint management
system titled Sexual Harassment electronic–Box (SHe-Box)
for registering complaints related to sexual harassment at
workplace in New Delhi.
The complaint management system has been developed to
ensure the effective implementation of Sexual Harassment
of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act (the SH Act), 2013.
This portal is an initiative to provide a platform to women
working or visiting any office of Central Government
(Central Ministries, Departments, Public Sector
Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies and Institutions etc.)
to file complaints related to sexual harassment at
workplace under the SH Act.
Those who had already filed a written complaint with the
concerned Internal Complaint Committee (ICC)
constituted under the SH Act are also eligible to file their
complaint through this portal.
Maharashtra, Rajasthan record highest cases of child
marriage
Latest government data show that Maharashtra tops the list in
child marriage, followed by Rajasthan. 17 districts of
Maharashtra, including Latur, Mumbai and Pune have reported
high instances of child marriage.
In Rajasthan, 13 districts, including Jaipur, Ajmer and
Bhilwara, have reported increasing incidents of child
marriage.
The figures, highlighting the prevalence of child marriage,
were stated by MoS, women and child development,
Krishna Raj in answer to questions posed in Lok Sabha.
Lucknow Metro to be India's 1st with own FM radio station
The Lucknow Metro will become India's first to have its own
FM radio station, which will provide entertainment and
information on metro safety.
It also will offer travellers with 'Go Smart' cards drinking
water, toilet facilities and WiFi free of charge.
FSSAI bans stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018
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The Food Safety and
Authority of India
(FSSAI) has banned the
stapler pins in tea bags
from January 2018.
It has also directed all
food safety
commissioners to take action to prevent the use of unsafe
packaging materials by companies and take up measures for
enforcement of its order.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India established
under the Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.
Points to remember:
• It has been established under the Food Safety and
Standards Act, 2006.
• FSSAI is responsible for promoting public health
through the regulation and supervision of food safety.
• HQ: New Delhi
Reliance Defence launches naval patrol vessels Shachi and
Shruti
Reliance Defence launches first two naval patrol vessels
Shachi and Shruti(NOPVs) – ‘Shachi’ and ‘Shruti’ – at their
shipyard in Pipavav, Gujarat.
The two NOPVs — ‘Shachi’ and ‘Shruti’ — are the first
warships to be launched by a private sector shipyard in India.
National Centre for Seismology launches ‘India Quake’
App
Union Minister of Earth Sciences and Environment Dr.
Harshvardhan launched an app “India Quake” on the occasion
of Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences in New Delhi.
• National Centre for Seismology (NCS) operates
national seismological network with 84 stations.
These stations are connected to NCS headquarter
through VSAT for real time data communication.
• To overcome this, a Mobile App has been developed
by the NCS for automatic dissemination of earthquake
parameter (location, time and magnitude) after the
occurrence of earthquakes.
Mumbai Metro launches India's first mobile ticketing
system
Mumbai Metro One announced the launch of India's first
Mobile Ticketing System 'OnGo' which will help commuters
pass the AFC gates using their mobile phones.
• The 'OnGo' will be particularly convenient for those
commuters wanting to book their journey through
tokens or passes at their own convenience even from
outside the Metro stations and avoid queues before
ticketing windows.
Madras HC makes Vande Mataram mandatory in TN's
schools
The Madras High Court ruled that 'Vande Mataram' must be
sung in schools, educational institutes and government offices.
• Justice Muralidharan said that in the event, if any
person or organisation has difficulty in singing or
playing the national song, he or she shall not be
compelled or forced to sing it, provided there are valid
reasons for not doing so.
• Court hopes and trusts that this order shall be taken in
the right spirit and also implemented in letter and
spirit by the citizenry of this great nation.
Punjab govt launches 'Care Companion Programme'
The Punjab health minister Brahm Mohindra has launched a
flagship care companion health scheme on 28th of July 2017.
• The objective of this scheme is improving patient
outcomes through better family engagement and
education.
• This innovative program turns hospital
hallways/wards into classrooms and taps into the most
compassionate and willing resource available for care
i.e. the patient's own family, by teaching the family
high-impact medical skills to take care of their loved
ones in the hospital and at home.
• Families will learn
high-impact health
skills for taking care of
the new-born baby and
post-partum mother,
specifically, baby
hygiene, thermal care,
breastfeeding, and maternal nutrition. The aim is to
reduce the number of baby deaths and complications
like infections in the first 30 days’ post-discharge, and
ensure adoption of long-term health pro motive
behaviours.
NITI Aayog clears six proposals for high-tech public
transport
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The NITI Aayog has
approved 6 transport
proposals of the
Transport ministry
exploring options to
improve public
transport.
• It includes high-
tech mass rapid transportation technologies such as
Metrino, Hyperloop, Pod taxis, hybrid buses Stadler
buses, and freight rail road.
• The new technologies are being explored by the
Government as current public transportation is unable
to resolve the increasing traffic crisis in the country.
• The ministry of road transport and highways had
sought the approval of NITI Aayog to experiment and
introduce six latest mass rapid transportation
technologies.
Points to remember:-
• NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union
Cabinet on January 1, 2015.
• Chairperson:-Shri Narendra Modi, Hon'ble Prime
Minister
• Vice Chairperson:-Dr. Arvind Panagariya
• Chief Executive Officer: - Shri Amitabh Kant
Dr. Harshvardhan launches “Sagar Vani”
Minister of Science &
Technology, Earth
Sciences and
Environment, Forests &
Climate Change, Dr.
Harshvardhan launched
an Integrated Information
Dissemination System, “Sagar Vani” on the occasion of
Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences in New Delhi.
• Now-a-days ICT facilities in the country are
accessible to large population of the country and that
plays a major role in effective dissemination of
information to the end user.
• ESSO-INCOIS under Ministry of Earth Sciences
(MoES) has adopted the state-of-the-art technologies
and tools available in the country for the timely
dissemination of Ocean Information and Advisory
Services that includes Potential Fishing Zone (PFZ)
advisories, Ocean State Forecast (OSF), High Wave
Alerts and Tsunami early warnings.
Maharashtra's women commission to ink pact with UNDP
Maharashtra's women commission inked an agreement with
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for
rescue and rehabilitation of women who are victims of sex
trafficking, acid attack and domestic violence.
• Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for
Women (MSCW) is Vijaya Rahatkar.
Points to Remember
• About UNDP
• Formation:1965
• Headquarters: New York City
• Head: Achim Steiner
Delhi Metro first to become 100% 'green'
Delhi Metro has become the only completely 'green' Metro
system in the world for adhering to green building norms for
its residential colonies
• The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) had
earlier received the green certificates for its Phase-3
stations, depots, and sub-stations.
• DMRC is now generating 20 megawatts (MW) of
solar power, after adding new solar power facilities
that produce 2.6 MW across the Metro network.
• The DMRC mentioned 'Swachh Chetna - An Eco
Club', a joint initiative of the DMRC and Shri Ram
School, Gurugram, for its efforts to "encourage school
children to participate in the more environment-
friendly projects and activities".
Muntra, country's first
unmanned tank
Defence Research and
Development Organisation
(DRDO) has developed an
unmanned, remotely
operated tank which has
three variants - surveillance,
mine detection and
reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio threats. It is called
Muntra.
• The two remotely operated vehicles designed like an
armoured tank were on display at an exhibition -
Science for Soldiers -organised by DRDO as a tribute
to former President APJ Abdul Kalam at Combat
Vehicles Research and Development Establishment
(CVRDe) in Avadi.
• Muntra-S is the country's first tracked unmanned
ground vehicle developed for unmanned surveillance
missions while Muntra-M is for detecting mines and
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Muntra-N is for operation in areas where there is a
nuclear radiation or bio weapon risk.
Ministry of Health releases Guidelines for FPC
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released
Operational Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of
Family Participatory Care (FPC).
• The guidelines will serve as a guiding document for
those intending to introduce FPC in their facility as an
integral part of facility based newborn care.
• The document also provides details of infrastructure,
training, role of health care providers and steps in the
operationalization of FPC in the newborn care unit.
India among top nations with potential for digital
payments: Digital Evolution Index
India has featured among 60 nations on Digital Evolution Index
2017, exhibiting a high potential in terms of digital payments.
• On the Digital Evolution Index 2017, India has been
categorised under the “break out” segment which
refers to countries that have relatively lower absolute
levels of digital advancement, yet remain poised for
growth and are attractive to investors by virtue of their
potential.
The report outlined that India has been experiencing rapid
strides of progress with an evolving payments landscape,
catalysed by the government’s demonetisation decision.
Interest rates on small savings, PPF to be lowered by 0.1
per cent
The government has announced to reduce the interest rate on
small saving schemes like PPF, Kisan Vikas Patra and Sukanya
Samriddhi by 0.1 per cent for the July-September quarter,.
However, the interest on saving deposits has not been
changed and it remains at 4 per cent annually.
Investments in the public provident fund (PPF) scheme
will fetch lower annual rate of 7.8 per cent.
The Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) investments will yield 7.5
per cent and mature in 115 months.
The one for girl child savings, Sukanya Samriddhi
Account Scheme, will offer 8.3 per cent annually.
The investment on 5-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme
will yield 8.3 per cent. Interest rate on the senior citizens
scheme is paid quarterly.
Govt reduces Tax Rate on Fertilizers from existing 12% to
5 % under GST
Union Minister for Chemicals &
Fertilizers and Parliamentary
Affairs, Shri Ananthkumar
briefed the media on the outcome
of the 18th meeting of the GST
Council, held on 30th June 2017,
regarding Fertilizer sector.
The Minister said that it was decided to reduce the GST
rate of fertilizers from the existing 12% to 5%.
This decision was primarily taken in the interests of the
farmers.
BHEL signs pact with Japanese firm for manufacturing
coaches for metro trains
Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has entered into a
technology collaboration agreement with Kawasaki Heavy
Industries Ltd (KHI) of Japan for manufacturing of stainless
steel coaches and bogies for metros.
The agreement covers establishing design, engineering
and manufacturing facilities at BHEL using Japanese
technology.
It will also entitle BHEL for all technology advances and
upgrades.
BHEL supplies electric as well as diesel locomotives,
EMUs, and propulsion systems for Indian Railways.
PNB to block all Maestro debit cards from July 31
All Maestro cards
issued by PNB will be
blocked or hot listed on
July 31, 2017 for
security-based reasons.
Punjab National
Bank (PNB)
Maestro debit cards holders will face a card blockage if
they fail to replace it with a more secure EMV chip based
card by the end of this month.
The bank will not charge anything for the replacement and
it will be provided free of cost.
FINO becomes payments bank
FINO Payments Bank has commenced operations as a
payments bank with effect from June 30, according to the
Reserve Bank of India.
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FINO PayTech Ltd, Navi Mumbai, was one of the 11
applicants which were issued in-principle approval for
setting up a payments bank.
Besides FINO, the other applicants which have launched
payment bank operations are Airtel M Commerce
Services, Department of Posts and Paytm Payments Bank.
Svatantra Microfin launches cashless solution ‘Saathi’
Mid-sized microfinance institution Svatantra Microfin is
looking at doubling its loan
disbursals to Rs. 800 crore by
2019, even as it plans to
expand its operations to more
States within the same period.
Svatantra has also
launched an app, an end-
to-end cashless solution called Saathi, for an entire
spectrum of operations in areas such as loan originating
system, loan management system and collections.
NMCE, Indian Commodity Exchange to merge in 1st
comex merger
National Multi Commodity Exchange (NMCE) will merge
with Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX), where Reliance
Capital is the largest investor, in an all-stock deal to create the
country's third-largest commodities bourse.
This is the first merger deal in the commodity exchange
space and the merged entity will offer the world's first
diamond futures contract along with a wide range of
contracts, including bullion, oil, rubber and other agri-
commodities.
Reliance Capital is the largest investor in ICEX and will
continue to be the largest shareholder post merger, along
with others.
As per the agreed swap ratio, ICEX shareholders will hold
62.8 per cent stake and NMCE's will hold 37.2 per cent in
ICEX, post merger.
ADB grants $220 mn for better road connectivity in
Rajasthan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed a $220 million
loan agreement with India for improving road connectivity,
transport efficiency and safety on state highways of Rajasthan.
The loan is the first tranche of the $500 million Rajasthan
State Highways Investment Programme, approved by the
ADB Board in May this year.
It will also enhance the capacity of the state public works
department in the areas of road asset management, road
safety and project management, it added.
ICICI Bank, Fairfax join venture terminated
ICICI Bank on Tuesday said the joint venture agreement
between it and Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd has been
terminated ahead of the IPO of ICICI Lombard General
Insurance Company.
A Termination Agreement is a customary provision for an
IPO.
The agreement is executed for the protection of the parties
in the event of non-completion of the proposed IPO on or
before a mutually agreed date.
Bank Unions to observe July 19 as ‘Save public sector
banks’ day
The United Forum of Bank Unions has decided to observe July
19, the 48th anniversary of nationalisation of major banks, as
'Save public sector banks' day.
All members will wear a commemorative badge on the
day, display posters in front of all branches, distribute
leaflets and hold rallies/demonstrations at all centres
across the country.
The main challenge that banks face today is the alarmingly
increasing bad loans euphemistically known as non-
performing assets.
EPFO ties up with 5 banks to collect PF dues
Retirement fund body EPFO has
inked pacts with five banks for
collections of PF dues.
The tie-ups with Bank of
Baroda, ICICI Bank, HDFC
Bank, Axis Bankand Kotak
Mahindra Bank will help EPFO save around Rs 125 crore
a year and expedite its investments as well as payment of
benefits to its members.
Employers having bank account with these banks can now
deposit PF dues directly in EPFO's account using internet
banking in real time basis instead of going through the
aggregator mode.
Indus OS partners with YES Bank to launch OS-integrated
UPI platform
Indus OS has partnered with YES Bank to launch OS-
integrated UPI (Unified Payment Interface) payment platform
in India.
Users with Indus OS will be able to use this UPI payment
platform on SMS/ messaging, dialler interface, and on
third party apps like WhatsApp.
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This means P2P transactions as well as utility payments
can be made via SMS or messaging. The platform is
expected to launch in this quarter.
India likely to clock GDP growth of 6.9 pc this fiscal
Indian economy is expected
to recover in the coming
quarters and the country is
expected to clock a real GDP
growth of 6.9 per cent in this
financial year, says a report.
According to a report by BMI Research, India's growth is
expected to pick up following the negative ramifications
from the demonetisation drive in November 2016, but
weak public banks will likely cap the recovery.
South Indian Bank ties up with PFG Forex
South Indian Bank has tied up with PFG Forex for remittance
facility for the benefit of Indian expatriates from Australia.
The new facility will leverage the bank to reach the Indian
diaspora.
Under this arrangement, NRIs can enjoy cost-effective and
fast remittance services using SIB's Express facility.
NRIs can visit the PFG Forex outlets across Australia for
remittances to India.
SIB is already having correspondent banking arrangement
with National Australia Bank and Fly World Money
Exchange for remittances to India.
Srei Teams Up With Russian Development Bank To Create
$200 Mn IT Fund
Srei Infrastructure Finance Limited has joined hands with
Russian Government-owned Vnesheconombank to create a
$200 Mn fund.
The fund aims to facilitate innovation in the field of
information technology (IT).
Headquartered at Kolkata, the family-run company signed
a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the
development bank last month, as part of the Indian
government’s continued efforts to foster cooperation with
Russia.
Nalco, IDCO to set up Aluminium Park in Odisha
Nalco, in collaboration with Odisha Industrial Infrastructure
Development Corporation (IDCO), is setting up the first of its
kind Aluminium Park in Angul, Odisha.
• Investment to the tune of Rs 180 crore will be made
on infrastructure of the project which is expected to
generate 15,000 jobs.
• Odisha currently contributes about 54 per cent of
India’s total aluminium smelting capacity.
SBI in Nepal launches digital village
The State Bank of India has
launched a digital village
initiative in Nepal by
installing a cash recycling
centre.
The digital village
initiative has been
launched in Jarisingpouwa in Shankarapur Rural
Municipality, 25 km east from Kathmandu.
The cash counter enables the villagers to deposit and
withdraw money through the automatic machine.
India to import US crude for first time
India, the world's third-largest oil importer, has sealed a first
deal to import crude oil from the US.
• IOC have bought 2 million barrels of crude oil from
North America comprising 1.6 million barrels of US
Mars crude and 400,000 barrels of Western Canadian
Select.
• US Mars is a heavy, high-sulphur grade which will be
processed at IOC's newest refinery at Paradip in
Odisha.
GMR gets Rs. 1,330 cr loan from Axis Bank
GMR Goa International Airports Limited (GGIAL), subsdiary
of GMR Airports has successfully executed a debt facility
arrangement for the development of the greenfield project at
Mopa in north Goa by signing a common loan agreement with
Axis Bank.
• The bank will provide the company with Rs 1330
crore. The Greenfield airport will be developed in
stages and will be scaled up as per traffic growth
demands.
• This airport will be a full service airport catering to
domestic and international passenger besides freight
services.
RBI amends order on bankruptcy action
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended its earlier order
asking banks to initiate bankruptcy proceedings against 12
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companies which have outstanding loans amounting to over Rs
5,000 crore as on March 2016.
• "The IAC (Internal Advisory Committee) noted that
under the recommended criterion, 12 accounts
totaling about 25 per cent of the current gross NPAs
of the banking system would qualify for immediate
reference under IBC (Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code, 2016),”.
SEBI amends guidelines for eligible foreign investors
Markets regulator SEBI amended the guidelines for eligible
foreign investors looking to operate at the International
Financial Services Centre (IFSC).
• In case of participation of an EFI, not registered with
SEBI as an FPI, but desirous of operating in IFSC, a
trading member of the recognised stock exchange in
IFSC may carry out the due diligence on its own or it
may rely upon the due diligence carried out by a bank,
which is permitted by RBI to operate in IFSC, during
the account opening process of an EFI.
RuPay to tap renew deals with Visa, Mastercard
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is looking
at increased uptake of its RuPay debit cards among premium
customers, as deals signed between banks and its global
competitors Visa and Mastercard expire over the next few
years.
• Though RuPay controls 42 per cent of the Indian debit
card market, the share of its cards is only 16 per cent
of total Point of Sale (PoS) and e-commerce
transactions.
• This is largely due to the fact that the majority of
RuPay cards — around 220 million— are held by
benefactors of the Jan Dhan Yojana scheme.
Axis Bank ties up with IIC
Axis Bank has entered into collaboration with Inter-American
Investment Corporation (IIC) to facilitate trade with Latin
America and the Caribbean.
• The private sector bank, in a statement, said it is the
first Indian bank to participate in the Trade Finance
Facilitation Programme as a confirming bank. IIC, a
member of the Inter-American Development Bank
Group, is a multilateral development bank committed
to supporting the private sector in Latin America and
the Caribbean.
NABARD celebrates 36th Foundation Day
Self Help Group Bank Linkage Programme (SHG BLP), the
pioneering initiative of Financial Inclusion by NABARD
completed 25 years during this year and is well poised to
deliver the savings and credit services at the doorstep of rural
poor especially women through their self-managed institutions
called SHGs.
• Commemorating this occasion, NABARD has
dedicated its 36th Foundation Day to celebrate the
Silver Jubilee of SHG Bank Linkage Programme.
• With more than 8.5 crore rural women as the direct
participants in this mass movement, NABARD
celebrated the Silver Jubilee of SHG BLP at Vigyan
Bhavan in national capital on 11th July, 2017.
SBI waives charge on IMPS fund transfer of up to Rs 1,000
Country's largest bank SBI has
waived charges for fund transfer
of up to Rs 1,000 through its IMPS
(Immediate Payment Service) to
promote small transactions.
State Bank of India had been charging Rs 5 along with the
applicable service tax for IMPS fund transfer of up to Rs
1,000.
IMPS is an instant interbank electronic fund transfer
service through mobile phones as well as internet banking.
For IMPS, charge will be Rs 5 along GST for fund transfer
in the range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1 lakh. The charge will go
up to Rs 15 for transactions of Rs 1-2 lakh.
GST at the rate of 18 per cent is applicable on all financial
transactions.
Yes Bank gets $150 mn from OPIC to fund SME lending
Private sector Yes Bank has received $ 150 million funding
from the US government and Wells Fargo to increase lending
to support women entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized
enterprises in India.
• This is the third round of funding to the bank as part of
arrangement with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
(OPIC) i.e. the US government development finance institution
and Wells Fargo.
• Under the agreement, OPIC will provide $ 75 million in
financing and up to $ 75 million in syndicated financing jointly
arranged by Wells Fargo Bank to Yes Bank, a statement said.
European Union & India establish an Investment
Facilitation Mechanism
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European Union (EU) and
India today announced the
establishment of an Investment
Facilitation Mechanism (IFM)
for EU Investments in India.
• The mechanism will allow
for a close coordination between the European Union and the
Government of India with an aim to promote and facilitate EU
investment in India.
• This agreement builds on the Joint Statement of the 13th EU-
India Summit held in Brussels in March 2016, where the EU
had welcomed India's readiness to establish such a mechanism
and leaders from both sides had reaffirmed their shared
commitment to oppose protectionism and to work in favour of
a fair, transparent and rule-based trade and investment
environment.
• As part of the IFM, the EU Delegation to India and the
Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), Ministry
of Commerce & Industry, agreed to hold regular high level
meetings to assess and facilitate "ease of doing business" for
EU investors in India.
MobiKwik integrated with Samsung Pay Mini
Mobile wallet major MobiKwik has integrated its wallet into
Samsung Pay Mini, a mobile payment platform focused on
Samsung’s budget and mid-range phones.
• Samsung Pay Mini is designed to cater to the unique
requirements of Indian mid-segment consumers.
• The tie-up will enable one-tap payments at more than
1.4 million MobiKwik-powered merchant’s pan-
India. MobiKwik will also be available soon on
Samsung Pay, which is the proprietary mobile
payment platform for Samsung’s high-end phones.
Google most influential brand in India, says study
Google has been ranked as the most influential brand in the
country while Patanjali Ayurveda and Reliance Jio figure in the
top ten, according to a study by global research firm Ipsos.
• Google is followed by Microsoft and Facebook at the
second and third places, respectively.
• Patanjali and Reliance Jio have been ranked fourth and
ninth, respectively, Ipsos said in its report of the most
influential brands.
RBI has set up an Enforcement Department (EFD)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have set
up an Enforcement Department (EFD).
• EFD would serve as a centralised department to speed up
regulatory compliance.
• EFD has been set up to separate those who oversee the
possible rule breaches and those who decide on punitive
actions so that enforcement process operates fairly and is
evidence based.
• The EFD has become functional with effect from April 03,
2017.
India is among the fastest growing economies: World Bank
According to the World Bank's
latest edition of the Global
Economic Prospects, India is
the fourth fastest growing
economy in the world.
• The World Bank has pegged
India's growth rate at 7.2 for the current year on the back of
rising export and increase in government spending.
• In terms of growth rate, India is placed behind smaller
economies of Estonia, Uzbekistan and Nepal.
Cabinet approves selling 51% stake in HPCL to ONGC
The Cabinet has given an in-principle approval to sell the
government’s entire 51.11 per cent stake in Hindustan
Petroleum Corp Ltd to Oil and Natural Gas Corp in a bid to
create a state-run integrated oil major that can compete with
private and foreign players.
ONGC chairman Dinesh Sarraf said the shareholders of
both companies would gain from the deal.
The combined market value of ONGC and HPCL would
be $42 billion.
Google launches job applicant management tool 'Hire'
Google officially released a new tool named 'Hire' to help small
and medium sized businesses recruit talent.
The service is built on G Suite and will allow employers
to track candidates' contact information, resume details
and calendar invites.
It will allow business partners to share feedback within the
candidate's profile.
ICICI Bank offers up to Rs. 15 lakh instant personal loan
via ATMs
ICICI Bank has launched a facility whereby its existing
salaried customers can avail personal loans at ATMs.
These customers can get pre-qualified personal loans up to
15 lakhs in their savings account instantly.
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Through this offering, a customer can get personal loans
of upto Rs. 15 lakh for a fixed tenure of 60 months.
ADB cuts India inflation outlook to 4% in 2017-18
India’s inflation is likely to average 4% in 2017-18, sharply
lower than the estimate made at the beginning of the financial
year of 5.2%, Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its
outlook supplement.
ADB also said that India is expected to achieve its earlier
April forecasts of 7.4% growth in 2017-18 and 7.6% in
2018-19, primarily due to strong consumption.
BoB signs MoU with DGS&D for services to govt's e-
marketplace
Bank of Baroda has entered into an agreement with Directorate
General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for extending
various banking services to Government e-Marketplace
(GeM).
• DGS&D has been mandated to set up GeM, an initiative
intended to bring greater transparency and efficiency in public
procurements.
• The Cabinet had in April 2017 approved creation of GeM
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), which will replace DGS&D,
nodal purchase organisation of the central government.
India Partners With Israel to Develop Missile Defense
System
The Indian Army has
signed a memorandum of
understanding with the
Defense Research and
Development
Organization (DRDO) to
raise a regiment of
advanced Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles (MRSAMs)
capable of shooting down ballistic missiles and aircraft.
• DRDO will partner with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)
and private sector players to deliver this air defense system,
which marks a paradigm shift in the capabilities of the Indian
Army.
• The total cost of the project is estimated at $2.5 billion and
was approved earlier this year by the government of Prime
Minister Narendra Modi.
Karnataka Bank launches 'Met Loan & Life Suraksha'
Karnataka Bank, one of the leading private sector lender, has
announced the launch of Met Loan & Life Suraksha” (MLLS)
for its customers.
It is a single premium plan covering the loan liability of a
customer.
The bank also introduced ‘KBL MLLS’ app, which marks
the celebration of 15 years of partnership with M/s PNB
MetLife.
Seven Indian firms in Fortune Global 500 list
The latest edition of Fortune Global 500 list for the year 2016
based on company revenue has placed India in seventh rank
where Asian countries dominated the overall rankings.
The United States continues to have the largest presence
on the list with 132 firms, but China is catching up with
109 companies on the list. Japan with 51 is in the third
spot, South Korea has 15 while India has seven.
Indian Oil is the only firm from India in the top 200 list
ranked 168th.
The other six Indian companies in the list are Reliance
Industries (203), State Bank of India (217), Tata
Motors (247), Rajesh Exports (295), Bharat Petroleum
(360) and Hindustan Petroleum (384).
Walmart has topped the list.
Microsoft to shut down MS Paint 32 years after its launch
Microsoft has announced
its long-standing basic
graphics editing program
'MS Paint' will no longer
be available with the next
Windows 10 update.
The program was
first released with the very first version of Windows 1.0 in
1985.
MS Paint's removal is a part of Microsoft's plan to shut
programs that are "not in active development."
IMF retains 2017 growth forecast for India at 7.2%
The Indian economy is forecast to grow at 7.2% in 2017-18 and
7.7% in 2018-19, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said
in its latest forecast.
This would keep India as the fastest growing major
economy in the world and in Asia.
Growth for China was revised to 6.7% in 2017 and 6.4%
in 2018.
Branch-in-a-Box launches by Aurionpro Solutions
Aurionpro Solutions has launched its Branch-in-a-Box
product, the Virtual Teller Machine (VTM) a fully integrated
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self-service kiosk for automating 90% of banking transactions
at the branch level.
Aurionpro Solutions is a global leader in digital innovation,
enterprise security and banking solutions.
The VTM helps in migrating routine transactions like KYC,
account opening, passbook and statement printing, video
assistance, bill payment, cash and cheques.
Points to remember:
Headquartered -San Ramon, North America
CEO- Samir Shah
Standard Chartered Bank unveils forex card
Standard Chartered
Bank has launched
a Multi- currency
Forex Card for
overseas travelers.
The card will allow
customers the convenience of loading up to 20 widely used
currencies on one card with an online reload facility during
overseas travel.
The card will offer travelers protection against the frequent
currency fluctuations by locking in the currency exchange rate
they availed during the time of loading the card, and not pay
different rates every time they use the card.
Points to remember:
About Standard Chartered Bank
• Headquartered in London, England
• Founded :1969
• Chairman :José Viñals
Travel portal Yatra acquires corporate bookings firm Air
Travel Bureau
Yatra Online Inc, India’s second-largest online travel operator,
has acquired corporate travel services provider Air Travel
Bureau (ATB) in an estimated cash-and debt deal of $22.5-27.5
million.
Points to remember:
About Yatra Online
• Industry:Online travel agency
• Founded: August 1, 2006
• Founder: Dhruv Shringi (CEO)
PNB & Bajaj Allianz General tie up
State-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Bajaj Allianz
General Insurance have signed an agreement for the
distribution of insurance products through the branches.
• Under this agreement, Bajaj Allianz General
Insurance will offer personal lines of insurance
products such as health, personal accident, home,
motor and travel along with commercial line of
insurance products such as property, marine and
engineering insurance, etc to the banks customers.
• The bank has widespread network of around 7,000
branches.
BSE inks cooperation pact with Egyptian Exchange
BSE joined
hands with
Egyptian
Exchange
(EGX) for
cooperation in exchange of information across business areas.
• The exchange aims to cross list and trade securities
that would provide new investment alternatives to
investors in both markets.
NPCI gets final nod from RBI to function as BBPC Unit
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella
organisation for all retail payment systems, has received a final
nod from the Reserve Bank of India to function as the Bharat
Bill Payment Central Unit (BBPCU) and operate the Bharat
Bill Payment System (BBPS).
• There is a specific direction from RBI to operate the
Central Unit as a Strategic Business Unit of NPCI.
Nearly 45 crore bills comprising electricity, telecom,
DTH, water and gas are permitted under BBPS.
• The total number of Bharat Bill Payment Operating
Units (BBPOU) certified by NPCI now stands at 24.
The certified units include three public sector banks
(Bank of Baroda, Union Bank of India and Indian
Overseas Bank), 10 private banks, five cooperative
banks and six non-bank biller aggregators.
Points to remember:-
• Founded: 2008
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Chairman: Balachandran M
• MD&CEO: A.P Hota
RBI sets up Supervisory Colleges for six Scheduled
Commercial Banks
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that Supervisory
Colleges have been setup for the following six Scheduled
Commercial Banks which have sizeable international
presence:-
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• State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd., Bank of India,
Bank of Baroda, Axis Bank Ltd. and Punjab National
Bank.
• The objectives of the colleges are to enhance
information exchange and cooperation among
supervisors, to improve understanding of the risk
profile of the banking group and thereby facilitate
more effective supervision of internationally active
banks.
Points to remember:-
Reserve Bank of India:-
• Established: 1st April 1935
• Headquarters: Mumbai
• Bank Rate:6.50%; Repo Rate: 6.25%; Reverse Repo
Rate:6.00; Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR): 4%; Statutory
Liquidity Ratio (SLR): 20%
IOB goes live with Bharat Bill Payment system
Public sector Indian
Overseas Bank has offered
Bharat Bill Payment System,
introduced by the National
Payments Corporation of
India, for its customers.
• BBPS is an integrated bill payment system that offers
inter-operable online bill payments to customers.
• The services incude online payments of electricity,
telecommunication, DTH, water and gas bills, the
Chennai headquartered bank.
• Indian Overseas Bank is one of the three public sector
banks (apart from Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of
India) to get the approval from RBI for providing the
service.
Points to Remember
• Founded:10 February 1937
• Headquarters: Chennai, Tamil Nadu
• MD & CEO: R. Subramania Kumar
• IOB Tagline: Good People to Grow With
Canara Bank launches ”CANDI” in Bengaluru
Public sector lender Canara Bank has launched its first ‘Digital
Banking Branch’ in Bengaluru.
• The branch is reportedly titled “CANDI” and it will
aim to provide an end-to-end digital experience to
customers.
• The most attractive feature of the Digital Branch is a
humanoid robot that addresses basic queries of
customers on banking products and services.
• This is a first-of-its kind initiative by a public sector
bank in the country.
SN Subrahmanyan takes charge as L&T CEO & MD
SN Subrahmanyan will take charge as the CEO and Managing
Director of Larsen & Toubro from July 1, which will also mark
the end of nearly two-decade-long tenure of A M Naik at the
helm.
The appointment was approved by the company board on
April 7 and marks a major change in leadership positions
at L&T where Naik has served for over 52 years, including
as its head for over 17 years.
Subrahmanyan is currently the Deputy Managing Director
and President of the company.
R K Pachnanda takes charge as Director General, ITBP
R K Pachnanda, IPS takes
charge as the new Director
General of Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP).
Shri Krishna
Chaudhary, DG who
retired on superannuation, handed over the customary
baton to Shri Pachnanda.
Shri Pachnanda is the 29th Chief of the ITBP.
Narendra Kumar Sinha assumes charge as Secretary I&B
Shri Narendra Kumar Sinha, IAS (Bihar: 1980) assumed
charge as Secretary in the Ministry of Information &
Broadcasting on transfer of Shri Ajay Mittal, IAS.
Prior to his appointment, Shri Sinha was Secretary,
Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
KK Venugopal is the new Attorney General for India
Senior Advocate and Constitution Law Expert KK Venugopal
has been appointed the 15th Attorney General for India.
Venugopal succeeds Mukul Rohatgi, who stepped down
after his first term ended on June 11.
Vijay Keshav Gokhale appointed economic relations
secretary in MEA
Senior diplomat Vijay Keshav Gokhale was appointed as the
economic relations secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs
(MEA).
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Gokhale, a 1981-batch officer of Indian Foreign Service
(IFS), is at present India's envoy to China.
He was the High Commissioner of India to Malaysia from
January 2010 to October 2013.
Achal Kumar Jyoti to be India's new Chief Election
Commissioner
Election Commissioner
Achal Kumar Jyoti has been
appointed the Chief Election
Commissioner (CEC) of
India by the Narendra Modi
government.
He will take charge as the CEC on July 6 after Nasim Zaidi
retires.
Zaidi had taken over as the 20th CEC on April 19, 2015.
Jyoti, former Chief Secretary of Gujarat, was appointed as
the Election Commissioner on May 7, 2015.
MFIN re-elects Rakesh Dubey as its president
Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) has re-elected
Rakesh Dubey, chief of SV Creditline Private Ltd, as its
president for the second term.
The industry association and self-regulator for the NBFC-
MFIs has also elected Devesh Sachdev, chief executive of
Fusion Microfinance as vice president.
Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kumar appointed new
NDRF chief
Himachal Pradesh DGP Sanjay Kumar has been appointed as
the new chief of the National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF).
The Union home ministry issued an order appointing
Kumar, a 1985-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer,
to the top NDRF post.
The post of NDRF Director General (DG) fell vacant after
incumbent RK Pachnanda was appointed as the chief of
the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP).
Pradeep Kumar Rawat appointed Ambassador of India to
Indonesia
Shri Pradeep Kumar Rawat (IFS: 1990) has been appointed as
the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Indonesia.
Currently he is Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External
Affairs.
He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.
Kewal Handa appointed non-executive chairman of Union
Bank
Kewal Handa has been appointed as non-executive chairman
of Union Bank of India.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has
approved Handa’s appointment as non-official
director/non-executive chairman of the bank.
Handa will hold the post for a period of three years.
Indian Ambassador to Peru appointed New York Consul
General
India’s Ambassador to Peru
Sandeep Chakravorty has been
appointed as the head of the
Indian consulate in New York.
• The 1996 Indian
Foreign Service (IFS)
officer will replace
Riva Ganguly Das as Consul General in one of the
busiest Indian diplomatic missions overseas.
Khaltmaa Battulga to be Mongolia’s New President
Khaltmaa Battulga of the opposition Democratic Party, a
businessman and former judoka, has won the Mongolian
presidential election with more than 50 percent votes.
Miyegombyn Enkhbold, candidate of the ruling
Mongolian People's Party (MPP), acknowledged defeat in
the second round of the country's presidential election.
GST intelligence agency gets new chief
Senior bureaucrat John Joseph has been appointed Director
General of Goods and Services Tax Intelligence (DG GSTI),
as per an official order.
Joseph, a 1983 batch officer of Indian Revenue
Service (Customs and Central Excise), has worked in
the Finance Ministry’s important departments,
including the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
(DRI).
The DG GSTI is the new name given to the
Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence
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(DGCEI), mandated to check service tax and central
excise duty evasion.
WHO appoints Saima Hossain as goodwill ambassador
Saima Wazed Hossain has been
appointed as the WHO
goodwill ambassador for
autism in South-East Asia.
Saima’s role as the
goodwill ambassador
entails promoting the Thimphu declaration which focuses
on “integrating the needs of autism affected people, into
national health and socioeconomic development plans”.
Saima has previously received the Excellence in Public
Health Award in September 2014 by the WHO South-East
Asia regional office.
She also became the WHO regional champion for autism
in May 2016.
Subhash Garg takes charge as DEA Secretary
The former Executive Director of the World Bank Subhash
Chandra Garg on Wednesday assumed office as the new
Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) in the
Ministry of Finance.
• Garg, a 1983 batch IAS officer, has also worked in the
central government in various capacities.
• He succeeds Shaktikanta Das, who retired after an
extended tenure on May 31. Corporate Affairs
Secretary Tapan Ray was given additional charge of
DEA secretary after Das’ exit.
Sandeep Patil named brand ambassador of indoor cricket
team
Former Indian batsman Sandeep Patil was named as the brand
ambassador of the Indian Indoor Cricket Team.
Patil, a member of the 1983 World Cup-winning squad,
will be the face of the team in the lead-up to the 10th
edition of the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF)
World Cup, to be held from September 16-23 at the
Insportz Club in Dubai.
Justice Vikramajit Sen appointed new BCCC chairperson
The Board of Directors of Indian Broadcasting Foundation
(IBF) appointed former Supreme Court judge, Justice
Vikramajit Sen, as the new chairperson of Broadcasting
Content Complaints Council (BCCC).
It is the independent self-regulatory body set up by the
Foundation in June 2011 to examine content-related
complaints relating to all non-news general entertainment
channels in India.
Justice Sen succeeds former Punjab and Haryana high
court Chief Justice, Justice Mukul Mudgal, whose three-
year term as BCCC Chairperson came to an end.
NITI Aayog forms four task forces, seeks road map to
reduce pollution
NITI Aayog, the government’s policy think-tank, has set up
four task forces to prepare a roadmap for reducing pollution
levels in the country.
• The task forces on transport, biofuels, industries and air will
be headed by NITI Aayog’s CEO, Amitabh Kant, and will
include officials of the ministries of transport, environment and
petroleum, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion and
the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
• The task forces will use the report prepared by Indian
Institute of Technology, Kanpur, in 2015 as the base to kick
start assessment of the pollution problem in the national
capital.
Mukesh Kumar Jain appointed MD & CEO of Oriental
Bank
Mukesh Kumar Jain was appointed as the managing director
and chief executive officer of Oriental Bank of Commerce.
• He is at present the executive director in Punjab and Sind
Bank.
• The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved
Jain's appointment.
Lilly Singh appointed UNICEF’s Global Goodwill
Ambassador
UNICEF has appointed Indian-
origin Canadian YouTube star Lilly
Singh as its newest Global Goodwill
Ambassador at a special event.
• As the UNICEF ambassador Lilly,
who has 11.9 around million
subscribers on the video sharing
website, will use her channel to
showcase the organisation’s work and urge millions of her
followers to work for children’s rights.
Parajuli to be Nepal's new SC Chief Justice
The name of acting Chief Justice Gopal Prasad Parajuli was
unanimously endorsed by the Parliamentary Hearing Special
Committee (PHSC) for the post of Nepal's Supreme Court
Chief Justice.
• Parajuli's name was sent to the PHSC for hearing by the
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Constitutional Council on June 29.
• Parajuli, the senior-most Justice at the Supreme Court, has
taken up the responsibility of acting Chief Justice since June 7,
this year after the retirement of then Chief Justice Sushila Karki
on June 6.
Venkaiah’s portfolios distributed between Smriti Irani,
Tomar
The portfolios of M. Venkaiah
Naidu, the vice-presidential
candidate of the National
Democratic Alliance, were
reallocated by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
• Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani was given additional
charge of Information and Broadcasting, while Rural
Development Minister Narendra Tomar took over the Urban
Development Ministry.
T R Zeliang appointed new CM of Nagaland by Governor
TR Zeliang has been appointed new Chief Minister of
Nagaland by Governor PB Acharya.
The Nagaland Governor has asked Zeliang to prove his
majority on the floor of the House on or before July 22.
Embattled Nagaland Chief Minister Shurhozelie Liezietsu
and his supporters failed to turn up in the Assembly to face
the floor test following which the House was adjourned.
Ram Nath Kovind elected India’s 14th President
Ram Nath Kovind was declared elected as India’s 14th
President polling 65.6% of the vote defeating the Opposition’s
joint candidate, former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, who
secured 34% of the vote.
Mr. Kovind will be the second Dalit President of India
after late President K.R. Narayanan
Also, he will be first from Uttar Pradesh and the first
person from the BJP to hold the office of President since
Independence.
He entered politics in 1994 when he became a member of
Parliament in Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh and served
as an MP for two consecutive terms till 2006.
He had represented India in the United Nations in New
York and addressed United Nations General Assembly in
October 2002.
On August 8, 2015, Kovind was appointed governor of
Bihar.
52. Lord Davies Appointed Chair Of The UK India
Business Council
Lord Davies is set to replace The
Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt as Chair
of the UK India Business Council
(UKIBC).
• He will take up this role from
1st September 2017, initially to
serve a three-year term. Patricia
Hewitt will be stepping down after 8 years in the role.
Gopal Baglay appointed Joint Secretary in PMO
Senior diplomat and c Gopal Baglay was appointed as joint
secretary in the Prime Minister's Office.
• He was appointed in place of Vinay Mohan Kwatra, who
has been already named as India's Ambassador to France.
• Raveesh Kumar, a 1995-batch IFS officer, currently posted
in Frankfurt as Consul General of India, is to be replacing
Baglay in the external affairs ministry.
UK govt appoints Brenda Marjorie Hale as first female
President of SC
The UK government has appointed Brenda Marjorie Hale as
the first female President of the Supreme Court, the senior-
most judge of the country.
• Baroness Hale, 72, will take charge as the head of Britain’s
top judging panel in September following the retirement of
current President, Lord Neuberger.
• She has served as Neuberger’s deputy since 2013.
Sanjay Kothari appointed secretary to new President
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has appointed
1978-batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, Sanjay Kothari, as
the secretary to President-elect Ram Nath Kovind.
Senior journalist Ashok Malik has been named as press
secretary to Kovind.
Senior Gujarat-cadre forest service officer Bharat Lal will
be joint secretary to Kovind.
IPL gets a new Chief Operating Officer
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has
appointed Hemang Amin as the Chief Operating Officer
(COO) of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Earlier Amin was the general manager -- finance,
commercial and events at BCCI.
He has worked at BCCI for the last seven years, according to a
BCCI release.
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Janalakshmi Financial Services appoints Ajay Kanwal as
CEO
Janalakshmi Financial Services (JFS), the largest microfinance
company, has announced the appointment of its new CEO Ajay
Kanwal.
He will replace VS Radhakrishnan, who will take over the role
of vice chairman.
Points to remember:
About JFS
• Janalakshmi Financial Services, set up in Bengaluru
in 2008 by former Citibank senior executive Ramesh
Ramanathan and his wife Swati.
• Janalakshmi finance bank got license from Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) to set up Small Finance Bank.
Shikha Sharma reappointed Axis Bank MD and CEO
The board of directors of Axis
Bank approved the re-
appointment of Shikha Sharma as
Managing Director and CEO of
the bank, for a period of three
years with effect from June 1,
2018 to June 2021.
Ravi Mittal appointed part-time member on IRDAI board
Ravi Mittal, who has joined as additional secretary in the
Finance Ministry in place of Anil Khachi, is now a part-time
member on the board of IRDAI by replacing N S Rao.
• Former finance secretary Sushma Nath is another
part-time member on the IRDAI board.
• Maruthi Prasad Tangirala, has been appointed as ED
at IRDAI and his position will be equivalent to a joint
secretary.
• Mamta Suri, who has been working as chief general
manager (CGM) at IRDAI has now been promoted as
executive director .
Health Ministry’s mobile app eVIN wins GSMA Asia
Mobile Award
Indigenously developed mobile application for digitising
vaccine logistics, eVIN, has won the prestigious GSMA Asia
Mobile Award 2017 (AMO) for outstanding contribution to the
UN’s sustainable development goals in Asia.
The Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN) is an
online real-time vaccine logistics management system
developed and implemented by the Ministry of Health and
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
eVIN is presently being implemented across 12 states in
the country and aims to support the government’s
Universal Immunization Programme.
Indian football legend Subrata Bhattacharya honoured
with 'Mohun Bagan Ratna'
Mohun Bagan has decided to honour its legendary former India
defender Subrata Bhattacharya with its highest honour — the
Mohun Bagan Ratna.
Bhattacharya will be the 17th recipient of the award, which
was instituted in 2001, with late Sailen Manna being the
first recipient.
The club's executives, who met to decide the awardees to
be honoured on its foundation day on 29 July, also chose
Balwant Singh as the Mohun Bagan Player of the Year.
Debabrata Das was adjudged Best Cricketer, while they
also chose Indian women's cricket team pacer Jhulan
Goswami, middle-distance runner Lili Das and Mount
Everest conqueror Shaikh Sahabuddin as special
awardees.
Writer Preeti Shenoy bags Indian of the Year award
Writer Preeti Shenoy was
honoured with the Indian of the
Year award at a function in New
Delhi.
Shenoy, who is one of
India's top five highest
selling women authors, was
awarded by Brands
Academy.
Indian police officer recognised by prestigious award in US
A senior Indian police officer has been given a prestigious
award in the US in recognition of his tireless efforts in fight
against human trafficking.
Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat has been recognised with the
prestigious Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Hero award.
Bhagwat, who currently serves as Commissioner of Police
of Rachakonda in Telangana, was presented the award by
the US First Lady Melania Trump.
Pune NGO wins UN prize for sustainable farming model
Swayam Shikshan Prayog, a Pune based NGO, has been
awarded the United Nations Development Programme’s
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Equator Prize for devising an ecologically sustainable
agriculture model to combat the adverse impacts of drought.
It is the only Indian organisation to win the award, making
the cut from more than 800 nominations across 120
countries.
The prize-winning initiative is a women-led ‘climate
resilient agro-ecological farming model’ for restoring land
and soil.
Indian-origin man awarded Australia's highest civilian
award
Guruswamy Jayraman, a 69-year-old Glenwood resident who
migrated from Delhi to Australia in 1991, has been awarded
Order of Australia for community work, the highest civilian
award in Australia.
• He works as a senior accountant with Woollahra
Municipal Council for a living and has been devoting
most of his spare time in community work for the last
25 years.
Tata Steel bags PM’s trophy for best integrated steel plant
Tata Steel has won the Prime
Minister’s trophy for being the
best performing integrated steel
plant in the country during
2014-15 and 2015-16.
This makes it the third
consecutive-year for the firm to be honoured with this
coveted award.
Tata Steel has been recognised as the best integrated steel
plant for 12 times and has won the PM’s Trophy 10 times.
Hyderabad-headquartered WaterHealth wins global
award
Water Health International (WHI), a US-based company with
operating headquarters in Hyderabad, has been awarded the
Unilever Global Development Award for its endeavours in
providing clean, safe and affordable drinking water to
marginalised communities in India, Ghana and Nigeria.
It was presented at the 20th Responsible Business Awards
ceremony, held in London on July 4.
The award is an annual event organised by the Business in the
Community (BITC), a part of the Prince of Wales' Responsible
Business Network
Sindhu bags ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ award
Rio Olympics silver
medallist P V Sindhu was
bestowed with the
Sportsperson of the Year
award at the Maruti Suzuki
Sports Awards.
Sindhu’s coach P Gopichand received the Coach of
the Year award while the Flying Sikh Milkha Singh
was given the Living Legend of the Year award.
Young India cricketer K L Rahul was awarded with
Gamechanger of the Year award.
The 2008 Beijing Olympics gold medallist and the
country’s sole gold medal winner in individual events
at Olympics, Abhinav Bindra was given the Lifetime
Achievement Award.
IROAF won Golden Peacock Award 2017
Indian Railways achieves a major landmark in the field of Eco
friendly fuel technologies at Indian Railways Organization for
Alternate Fuel (IROAF) which has been awarded the coveted
National level “Golden Peacock Award for the Year 2017 for
Eco-Innovation” for substitution of fossil fuels (Diesel) by
environment friendly CNG in DEMU passenger train services.
• Use of CNG in Train Sets for passenger transportation
has been done for the first time in the world.
• The CNG based dual fuel 1400 HP engine used in
DEMU trains developed by IROAF has successfully
substituted diesel fuel with CNG upto 20%.
Maya wins Asia Pacific App of the Year award
Maya, a Bangalore-based mobile app won the Asia Pacific App
of the Year at FbStart Apps of the Year awards announced by
Facebook.
• Maya was founded in India in 2014. It's now available
in 14 languages and has been downloaded across 190
countries.
Vijaya Bank MD & CEO gets Skoch award
Kishore Sansi, Managing Director and CEO of Vijaya Bank,
has been conferred the ‘Personality of the Year’ award by
Skoch Consultancy Services.
The award is part of the ‘Skoch Banking and Financial
Leadership’ series.
Past recipients of the award include C Rangarajan, Dilip
Parekh and Nandan Nilekani.
Points to remember:-
Vijaya Bank was established on 23 October 1931.
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MD& CEO of Vijya Bank is Dr. Kishore Sansi.
Headquarter:-Bengaluru
President awards IIMB
President Pranab Mukherjee has awarded IIM Bangalore
(IIMB) for making management education accessible to all
through Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).
• IIMB is the national coordinator for management education
on the government’s Swayam platform and has completed five
MOOCs on the platform so far.
18th IIFFA Awards 2017
The 18th edition of the
International Indian Film
Academy Awards was held
in New York on July 15.
Here is the list of winners:
• Best Film: Neerja
• Best Director: AnirudhRoy Chaudhary for Pink
• Best Actor (Male): Shahid Kapoor for Udta Punjab
• Best Actor (Female): Alia Bhatt for Udta Punjab
• Best Actor in Supporting Role (Female): Shabana Azmi for
Neerja
• Best Actor in Supporting Role (Male): Anupam Kher for MS
Dhoni-The Untold Story
• IIFA Woman Of The Year: Tapsee Pannu
J&K bags best award in adventure tourism destination
The J&K Tourism Department has received the award in the
category of 'Best Adventure Tourism Destination and Eco-
Tourism Destination' at a 3-Day event organized by Indian
International Travel Mart, Chennai.
• Deputy Director Tourism (Publicity) Peerzada Zahoor who
was representing the J&K State received the award.
• During the Travel Mart, J&K stall which was beautifully
decorated attracted huge visitors mostly locals and travel
agents.
Indian Oil bags WPC Excellence Award
Leading oil marketing company Indian Oil has bagged the
WPC Excellence Award for its innovative and ground-
breaking INDMAX technology at 22nd edition of the World
Petroleum Congress in Istanbul.
• Sanjiv Singh, Chairman, Indian Oil and SSV Ramakumar,
Director (R&D) received the award from Abdullah bin Hamad
Al Attiyah, former Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of
Energy and Industry, Qatar.
Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2017
Lokmat newspaper has taken a step towards honouring best
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members for their achievements
by introducing the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards 2017.
Lok Sabha:-
Lifetime Achievement Award - LK Advani
Best Parliamentarian Award 2016 - NK Premachandran
Best Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 - Kumari
Sushmita Dev
Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 -
Meenakshi Lekhi
Rajya Sabha:-
Lifetime Achievement Award - Sharad Yadav
Best Parliamentarian Award 2016 - Sitaram Yechury
Best Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016- Jaya Bachchan
Best Debut Woman Parliamentarian Award 2016 - Rajani
Patil
Veteran Actress Shakuntala Barua Gets ‘Mahanayak
Samman 2017’
West Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee conferred
this year’s ‘Mahanayak
Samman 2017’ to veteran
actress Shakuntala Barua
for her contribution to the
world of cinema.
For this year, Prosenjit Chatterjee and Nusrat Jahan took home
the Best Actor and Best Actress awards
The Best Director, Music Director, Cinematographer and
Script Writer awards went to Arindam Sil, Pt Bickram Ghosh,
Shoumik Halder and Padmanabha Dasgupta.
Points to remember:
Mahanayak Samman:
• Mahanayak Samman is bestowed upon the best talents
of the Bengal’s film industry by the West Bengal State
Government.
• The awards were instituted in memory of Uttam
Kumar, who is widely regarded as the greatest actor
of Bengali cinema, and also among the greatest actor
sever in India.
• Mahanayak Awards are given on the death
anniversary of Uttam Kumar.
JhulanGoswami felicitated by Mohun Bagan at their
annual awards ceremony
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Kolkata-based football club
Mohun Bagan will confer
former club captain and coach
Subrata Bhattacharya with the
prestigious Mohun Bagan
Ratna award.
• India Women's
cricket team veteran pacer Jhulan Goswami will be
given a special award at the club's annual day
programme in Kolkata.
Other Awardees at Mohun Bagan Annual Awards
Ceremony:
• Best Youth Football Player - Deep Saha
• Special Award for Mountaineer’s - Sheikh
Sahabuddin and Kuntal Karar
• Birth Centenary Award - Late Dinanath Roy
• Special Award for Athletics - Lili Das
Ramon Magsaysay award winners
The six winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards,
regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize
• Yoshiaki Ishizawa (Japan):- Efforts to restore
Cambodia’s cultural monuments such as Angkor Wat
• Gethsie Shanmugam (Sri Lanka):- worked on
rebuilding war-scarred lives, especially women and
children
• Abdon Nababan (Indonesia):- Advocacy on behalf of
the Adapt or indigenous communities of his country;
• Tony Tay (Singapore):- A volunteer movement he
founded to address hidden hunger.
• Ms. Lilia de Lima (Philippines):- Decades-long work
with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.
• Philippine Educational Theatre Association
(Philippines):- “Its bold, collective contributions in
shaping the theater arts as a force for social change,
its impassioned, unwavering work in empowering
communities in the Philippines,
Germany win Maiden Confederations Cup
Germany survived a whirlwind assault by Chile a to claim a 1-
0 victory in Confederations Cup final.
Germany won the title for the first time after Lars Stindl
scored the only goal in the 20th minute.
Germany captain Julian Draxler was conferred with the
'Golden Ball' - best player award.
Germany's Timo Werner holds the Golden Boot of the
competition.
Jehan Daruvala wins FIA F3 European Championship
Jehan Daruvala of Sahara Force India Academy created history
by becoming the first Indian to win in the FIA F3 European
Championship.
Jehan's victory in race 3 comes 18 years after Narain
Karthikeyan won in the British F3 Championship.
FIA Formula 3 is the toughest junior racing category in the
world.
Snooker: India clinches Asian championship
India’s leading cueist Pankaj Advani teamed up with Laxman
Rawat to demolish Pakistan in the final of the Asian Team
Snooker championship
While Pankaj Advani beat Mohammad Bilal 87(83)-5,
Laxman Rawat beat Babar Masih 133(73)-0.
In doubles, Advani- & Rawat beat Bilal & Masih 70-55.
India tops medal tally at Asian Athletics
India topped the medal
tally for first time in the
history of Asian Athletics
Championships, pushing
China to second spot.
India ended the four-
day championships on top with their highest ever medal
haul of 29 medals (12 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze.
China ended this edition on second position with 8 gold, 7
silver and 5 bronze.
Asian Athletics Championship 2017 was held in Kalinga
Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
Harinder wins South Australian Open title
India's Harinder Pal Sandhu beat Rhys Dowling of Australia
11-8 12-10 11-4 in the final to lift South Australian Open
squash title.
• It was Sandhu's eighth title at the PSA level and the
third this season after winning two in Malaysia in the
month of May.
Ravi Shastri named head coach, Zaheer Khan new bowling
coach
On Cricket Advisory Committee's recommendation, BCCI
have decided to appoint Ravi Shastri as the chief coach while
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Zaheer Khan will be appointed bowling coach for a period of
two years.
• It will be third stint with the national team for 55-
year-old Shastri, who was earlier a Cricket Manager
during 2007 tour of Bangladesh and then Team
Director from 2014 August to 2016 June during which
India won Test overseas series versus Sri Lanka,
reached the semi-finals of 2015 World Cup and World
T20 semi-finals in 2016.
Mithali Raj becomes all-time leading run-getter in
women's ODIs
India captain Mithali Raj scripted history on Wednesday as she
became the all-time leading run-getter in women's one-day
internationals.
• Mithali, who is leading India at the ICC Women's
World Cup in England, overtook Charlotte Edwards
(5992) after scoring her 34th run against Australia in
Bristol.
• Incidentally, it's an Indian bowler Jhulan Goswami,
with 189 wickets, who is the all-time leading wicket-
taker in women's ODIs.
President Inaugurates 7th Edition of KKM Memorial Gold
Cup
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the
7th Edition of Kamada Kinkar Mukherjee Rural Football
Tournament at Mackenzie Park Football Ground in
Murshidabad district of West Bengal.
• The President witnessed an exhibition match between
Mohun Bagan U-19 and Kingfisher East Bengal U-19. Mohun
Bagan won the match by 1-0. The President greeted the players
of both the teams and presented awards.
Sundar Singh bags India's first gold at World Para
Athletics Championships
Sundar Singh Gurjar has
opened India's account at the
World Para Athletics
Championships by clinching
gold in the men's javelin
throw event.
• In the F46 category, Sundar
recorded his personal best effort of 60.36m on the very first day
of the tournament.
Muguruza Wins 2017 Wimbledon Women's Championship
Garbine Muguruza defeated Venus Williams 7-5, 6-0 to clinch
the 2017 Wimbledon women's singles championship, the
second major title of her career.
• The Spaniard finished as runner-
up to Serena, in this same fixture two
years ago but claimed some
redemption after sailing to this year's
crown.
Harinder Pal Sandhu wins Victorian Open squash title
India's Harinder Pal Sandhu continued his fine run by winning
a second title in two weeks, beating top-seed Rex Hedrick of
Australia 12-14, 11-3, 11-4, 11-7 in a 77-minute final of
Victorian Open squash, a PSA Tour event, in Melbourne.
• The 28-year-old Indian carried the momentum into
the fourth game and stayed ahead to win it 11-7. It was
his fourth title of the year.
Federer wins record eighth Wimbledon title
In a Wimbledon final Roger Federer brushed aside Marin Cilic,
winning in straight sets 6-3, 6-1, 6-4.
• To those that gathered to watch him win, the historical
significance of the victory — a 19th Grand Slam, a
record eight Wimbledon wins.
•
secure him the World No. 1 ranking, with the
Australian Open and Wimbledon in the
bag.toAlthough this win will n
Points to Remember:
• Wimbledon is one of four Grand Slam tennis
tournaments. The others are the Australian Open, the
French Open and the US Open.
• Wimbledon takes place at the All England Lawn
Tennis Club in London.
• Roger Federer of Switzerland defeats Marin Cilic of
Croatia in the men's final.
• Garbine Muguruza of Spain defeats Venus Williams
of the United States in the women's final.
• Men’s Doubles:- Ł. Kubot & M. Melo
• Women’s Doubles:- E. Makarova & E. Vesnina
• Mixed Doubles:-J. Murray & M. Hingis
Lewis Hamilton wins record-equalling fifth British GP
Lewis Hamilton took a dominant victory at Silverstone to tie
the all-time record of five career wins in the British Grand Prix.
• The Mercedes driver equalled the tally of Scot Jim Clark
and Frenchman Alain Prost with his fourth home win in a row.
66. Kerala emerge champs at national inter-state meet
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Kerala emerged champions with 159 points as the 57th
National Inter-State Championships ended on a high note at the
Acharya Nagarjuna University ground in Guntur.
Tamil Nadu (110) came on second position and Haryana
(101) on third. at the end of the 4-day event.
Anu R. (400m, Kerala) finished the championships as the
best woman athlete with 1105 points while Davinder
Singh Kang (Javelin Throw, Punjab) was the top athlete
among men with 1127 points.
Asian champion shot-putter Manpreet fails dope test
Asian champion shot-putter Manpreet Kaur has been caught in
the dope net after testing positive for a banned stimulant, a
massive embarrassment for the country which might lose the
gold medal clinched by her earlier this month.
Kaur, who won a gold medal in the recently-concluded
Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, tested
positive for stimulant dimethylbutylamine.
The test was conducted by National Anti-Doping (NADA)
officials during the Federation Cup National
Championships held in Patiala from June 1-4.
Chennai Open renamed Maharashtra Open, to be held in
Pune
India's most celebrated tennis event, the ATP tournament
which acquired heritage status as the 'Chennai Open', will now
be held in Pune next year and would be henceforth called
"Maharashtra Open.
• IMG-Reliance, the right holders of the tournament along
with Government of Maharashtra and Maharashtra State Lawn
Tennis Association (MSLTA), made the announcement.
Women's World Cup: England beat India by nine runs in
final
England completed a
stunning fightback to beat
India by nine runs and win
the Women's World Cup
at an ecstatic Lord's.
Chasing 229, India
looked set for victory
at 191-3, but Anya Shrubsole pinned Punam Raut lbw for
86 to spark a collapse of seven wickets for 28 runs.
This is the fourth World Cup title for England Women.
Player of the Tournament: Tammy Beaumont.
Player of the Match: Anya Shrubsole.
India End World Para Athletics Championship Campaign
with 5 Medals
India ended their World Para Athletics Championship
campaign with five medals, including a gold medal in London.
India won a silver and a bronze medal in the men's T-42
category high jump event through Sharad Kumar and
Varun Singh Bhati respectively.
India collected five medals with a gold, two silver and two
bronze medals to finish outside top-30 in the medal
standings.
Prannoy clinches US Open Grand Prix badminton title
HS Prannoy notched up a thrilling three-game win over
Commonwealth Games champion Parupalli Kashyap in an all-
Indian final to clinch the US Open Grand Prix Gold.
Prannoy dished out a gritty performance to defeat Kashyap
21-15 20-22 21-12 in the summit clash which lasted an
hour and five minutes.
Sachin Siwach wins gold at Commonwealth Youth Games
World Youth Champion Sachin Siwach clinched a gold medal
at the Commonwealth Youth Games after defeating Welsh
boxer James Nathan Prober 4-1 in the final.
Siwach, who won gold last year, was the only one of the
103 boxers to have clinched a gold so far in the
tournament, taking place in Bahamas.
He had stormed into the finals after defeating SA Kuse 5-
0.
The World Youth Champion Siwach was also the flag
bearer of India for the tournament.
Harmanpreet Kaur into top 10 of ICC Women's ODI
Rankings
Harmanpreet Kaur has
made a jump of seven
slots to move to 6th
position in the latest ICC
Women’s ODI Rankings.
She is now the second
India batter to feature in
the top after Mithali Raj,
who is ranked second - 10 points behind Australia captain Meg
Lanning. Australia's Ellyse Perry is third, trailing Raj by 12
points.
Jhulan Goswami has gained four slots to reach second position
in bowling.
Points to remember:
Top 5 Players
• Meg Lanning - Australia
• Mithali Raj- India
• Ellyse Perry - Australia
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• Amy Satterthwaite – New Zealand
• Suzie Bates - New Zealand
Konsam wins gold in Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting
Championships
Indian weightlifter
Konsam Ormila Devi has
bagged a gold medal at
the Asian Youth and
Junior Weightlifting
Championships in
Kathmandu, Nepal.
According to the Indian Weightlifting Federation, the
weightlifter from Manipur lifted 56kg in snatch and 70kg in
clean & jerk for a total effort of 126kg in the 44kg weight
category to finish at the top.
Points to remember:
• IWLF- Indian Weightlifting Federation
• Headquarters- New Delhi
• President- Birendra Prasad Baishya
Men's World Boxing Championship 2021: India
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has announced
that India will host their first Men’s World Championship in
2021.
The announcement was made after a two-day executive
committee meeting that was held in Moscow.
The AIBA Men’s World Championships 2019 will be held in
Russia city of Sochi. The 2018 Women’s World
Championships will also be held in New Delhi.
The 2019 Women’s World Championships will be held in
Trabzon, Turkey.
Points to remember:
• AIBA-Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur
• Formation- 1946
• Headquarters- Lausanne, Switzerland
• President- Dr Wu Ching-kuo
Indonesia to host AFC U-19 championship
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competition
Committee officially awarded Indonesia the hosting of the
AFC Under-19 championship next year.
• The AFC U-19 championship is scheduled to be held
from October 18 to November 4 of next year.
Junior Weightlifting Championships: India get its fourth
medal
India's Lovepreet Singh won a bronze medal in Asian Youth
and Junior Weightlifting Championships taking place at
Kathmandu. He got third place in 105 kg men junior category.
This is India's fourth medal in the championships.
• On the first day of championships, India's Konsam
Ormila Devi had won gold in 44 kg women youth
category.
• S. Nirpupama Devi had won bronze in 69 kgs women
youth category on Wednesday.
• Ajay Singh also won bronze medal in 77 kg men
junior category.
Points to remember-
• The Capital of Nepal is Kathmandu.
• The Currency of Nepal is Nepalese rupee.
• The Prime minister of Nepal is Sher Bahadur Deuba.
Prannoy climbs to 17th spot in BWF rankings
Indian shuttler HS Prannoy has jumped six places to be at 17th
position in the latest BWF world rankings.
• Prannoy has won in the US Open Grand Prix Gold
title after beating Parupalli Kashyap in the final.
• Indian, Kidambi Srikanth is highest ranked at number
8. India now has four shuttlers in top-20.
• Ajay Jayaram is at 16th spot, while B Sai Praneeth
maintains his 19th position.
• In women’s category, PV Sindhu remained 5th while
Saina Nehwal dropped a spot to be world number 16.
They are the only two Indians in the top-25.
Points to remember:-
Badminton World Federation (BWF):
• Founded: 1934
• Headquarters: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• President: Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
India finishes sixth in world junior squash
India finished 6th in the
girl’s team event of the
2017 WSF-World junior
squash.
• World Junior
Squash held in
Tauranga, New
Zealand.
• In the match for the 5th-6th positions, India went
down to USA 1-2.
• In the 2015 edition held in Eindhoven, the
Netherlands, India had ended up in the 8th place.
Caeleb Dressel: - first ever Swimmer to win three gold
medals in one night at worlds Championship
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The 20-year-old American
Swimmer Caeleb Dressel
has become the first
swimmer to win three gold
medals on a single night at
either the FINA World
Swimming Championship
or the Olympics.
• FINA World Aquatics Championships was held in
Budapest, Hungary.
• Dressel started with a victory in the 50-meter
freestyle, came back about a half-hour later to nearly
break Michael Phelps’ world record in the 100
butterfly, and closed the night by leading off a world-
record performance in the mixed 400 freestyle relay.
• He now has six gold medals in the championships,
putting him in position to tie Phelps’ record of seven
at the 2007 Champonships in Melbourne, Australia.
Shiva, Manoj strike gold at Czech boxing tournament
Indian boxers packed quite a heavy punch at the 48th Grand
Prix Usti Nad Labem, clinching five gold, two silver and one
bronze medal at the event in the Czech Republic.
• Shiva Thapa (60kg), Manoj Kumar (69kg), Amit
Phangal (52kg), Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) and Satish
Kumar (+91kg) claimed gold medals.
• Kavinder Bisht (52kg) and Manish Panwar (81kg), on
the other hand, settled for silver medals. Sumit
Sangwan (91kg) had claimed a bronze after going
down in the semi-finals.
Veteran Marathi actor-writer Madhukar Toradmal passes
away
Veteran Marathi actor-writer
Madhukar Toradmal died.
Toradmal (84) was suffering
from kidney failure.
Toradmal was a writer,
director and actor.
He had acted in Marathi
as well as Hindi films including “Simhasan,” “Aapli
Manasa”, “Atmavishwas” and “Raakh”.
Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra
passes away
Former Indian Ambassador to the US Naresh Chandra died at
a hospital in Goa. He was 82.
Chandra had served as the Cabinet Secretary from 1990-
92 and was the Indian Ambassador to the US from 1996 to
2001.
He was awarded India's second highest civil awards, the
Padma Vibhushan, in 2007.
Forensic expert Prof P Chandra Sekharan passes away
Renowned forensic expert and Padma Bhushan awardee Prof
Dr P Chandra Sekharan died following a brief illness.
• Chandrasekaran, 83, served for over three decades as
director of the Department of Forensic Sciences,
Government of Tamil Nadu, and played a key role in
numerous sensational cases including the
assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv
Gandhi in 1991.
• He was the author of many books including "The first
human bomb," based on the Rajiv Gandhi case and
other scientific publications.
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese dissident who won Nobel prize, dies
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, China’s most
prominent political prisoner, died on Thursday.
Liu was imprisoned for the first time in connection with
the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2010 while serving his
fourth and final prison sentence, for inciting subversion by
advocating sweeping political reforms and greater human
rights in China.
Former Sikkim CM Nar Bahadur Bhandari passes away
Nar Bahadur Bhandari, one of the longest-serving chief
ministers of Sikkim, died on Sunday.
• He became the Chief Minister of Sikkim for the first
time in 1979 on a Janata Parishad ticket and then again
in 1984 and 1989 on a Sikkim Sangram Parishad
ticket. The founder of the SSP, Mr. Bhandari
remained its President till his death.
• Mr. Bhandari was the second Chief Minister after
L.D. Kazi to hold the reins of the fledgling state which
officially became a part of the Indian Union in 1975.
He was also a former president of Sikkim Pradesh
Congress Committee.
The First Woman to Win Math's Highest Award Dies at 40
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Maryam Mirzakhani, the
first and only woman to win
the prestigious Fields
Medal, called the Nobel
Prize of math, died.
• Mirzakhani was a
professor at Stanford
University. She was 40.
• Mirzakhani won the distinguished award, given every four
years, in 2014 for her work on geometry and dynamical
systems.
Hollywood Actor Martin Landau passes away
OSCAR-winning actor Martin Landau has died at the age of 89
after suffering “unexpected complications”.
• The star of the 1960s television series Mission: Impossible
made a late-career comeback with an Academy Award-
winning performance in the 1994 film Ed Wood.
Veteran Congress leader Shivajirao Patil dead at 92
Congress leader, freedom fighter and former Maharashtra
Minister Shivajirao Girdhar Patil, who was father of late
National Award winning actress Smita Patil, died at a private
hospital. He was 92.
He was elected thrice to the Maharashtra Legislative
Assembly and served one term in the Rajya Sabha (1992-
1998).
Former ISRO Chairman U R
Rao passes away at 85
Former Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) Chairman
and internationally renowned
space scientist Professor U R Rao passed away in Bengaluru.
Professor Rao, who served as ISRO Chairman for 10 years
during 1984-1994, after taking the reigns from Satish
Sharma, was inducted into International Aeronautical
Federation (IAF) Hall of Fame last year during the closing
ceremony of IAF Congress 2016 in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Under the 2017 Padma Vibhushan award winning
scientist, India carried out at least 20 satellites project
including the country’s first, Aryabhatta.
Former Karnataka CM Dharam Singh passes away
Former Karnataka Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh died of a
massive heart attack.
• Singh headed the Congress-JD(S) coalition
government from 2004 to 2006.
• A nine-time MLA and a former Member of
Parliament, he had also headed the Karnataka Pradesh
Congress Committee.
Bollywood actor Inder Kumar passes away
Actor Inder Kumar, best
known for his role in films like
Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and
Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye,
passes away, died on 28th July
2017. He was 45.
• Inder Kumar had
made his Bollywood debut with 1996 film Masoom
and worked in over 20 films in a career spanning
nearly twenty years.
70. President receives first copy of book “PRESIDENT
Pranab Mukherjee – A Statesman”
The President of India, Shri
Pranab Mukherjee received the
first copy of a book “President
Pranab Mukherjee – A
Statesman” from Prime Minister,
Shri Narendra Modi who
formally released it at a function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The book “President Pranab Mukherjee – A Statesman”
has been published by The Statesman, one of India’s oldest
English-language newspapers.
RSS CHIEF RELEASES BOOK ON LIFE OF MODI
The book on the life of Modi, titled Narendra Damodardas
Modi: The Making of a Legend, was unveiled in Delhi in the
presence of Bhagwat and Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit
Shah.
• The book, penned by Bindeshwar Pathak, a Padma
Bhushan recipient known for work in Sanitation
(founder of Sulabh International), is all about Modi
and the journey of his life.
President of India receives first copy of book “President’s
Lady”
Vice President Hamid Ansari on Thursday released
“President’s Lady,” a book on Suvra Mukherjee, the late wife
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of President Pranab Mukherjee, and presented its first copy to
the President.
The book has been authored by Sangeeta Ghosh.
The bilingual compilation in English and Bengali contains
reminiscences of people who knew Suvra Mukherjee,
including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his
wife Gursharan Kaur, and former Delhi Chief Minister
Sheila Dikshit.
Katie Price Unveils New Novel “Playing With Fire”
Former glamour model Katie Price has unveiled the cover for
her next novel "Playing With Fire", which will be available
later this year.
• The novel follows the story of a 27-year-old events
manager named Indigo, who falls for restaurant
entrepreneur Connor after she is tasked with planning
the opening of his new Shoreditch nightclub.
President receives first copy of book complied by Professor
C. Raj Kumar
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received the
first copy of the book ‘Future of Indian Universities:
Comparative and International Perspectives’ from Nobel
Laureate Professor Amartya Sen who formally released it at a
function held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
• The book ‘Future of Indian Universities: Comparative and
International Perspectives’ has been complied by Professor
(Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor of JGU University and is
published by Oxford University Press.
Arundhati Roy’s ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ in
2017 Man Booker longlist
Arundhati Roy’s
latest work of fiction,
“The Ministry of
Utmost Happiness”,
has made it to the
longlist of this year’s
Man Booker Prize.
• The book
came after a 19-year-long hiatus since the author’s
debut novel “God of Small Things” that won the
Booker Prize in 1997.
• Roy has published several works of non-fiction,
including ‘The Algebra of Infinite Justice’, ‘Listening
to Grasshoppers’ and ‘Broken Republic’ with ‘The
Ministry of Utmost Happiness’ her second work of
fiction
Book named ‘Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on
Radio’ Launched
The Governor of
Maharashtra Ch
Vidyasagar Rao and
Chief Minister Devendra
Fadnavis launched the
book "Mann Ki Baat A
Social Revolution on
Radio" at the Raj Bhavan. The book is authored by Rajesh Jain.
• The book includes transcripts of the first 23 episodes
of Prime Minister Narendra Modis monthly address
on radio Mann Ki Baat. It illustrates how ‘Mann Ki
Baat’ has connected with the ‘New India’ – the youth
in particular.
Current Affairs Question 1. Aji Dam is located in which state?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Assam
(E) None of these
2. SIERRA ODC building, which has got world’s second
highest green rating, is in which city?
(A) Coimbatore
(B) Pune
(C) New Delhi
(D) Chandigarh
(E) None of these
3. The Arena by TransStadia is located in which city?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) Indore
(C) Gwalior
(D) Ahmedabad
(E) None of these
4. Which city is hosting India’s first ever mega textiles trade
fair, Textile India 2017?
(A) Gandhinagar
(B) New Delhi
(C) Bhopal
(D) Raipur
(E) None of these
5. Interest rate on the senior citizens scheme is paid__
(A) Annually
(B) Haif-Yearly
(C) Quarterly
(D) Monthly
(E) None of these
6. Who has been appointed as the CEO and Managing Director
of Larsen & Toubro?
(A) SN Subrahmanyan
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(B) A M Naik
(C) Sunil Pradhan
(D) Alok Srivastava
(E) None of these
7. Who has been appointed as the new Director General of
Indo-Tibetan Border Police?
(A) Krishna Choudhary
(B) RK Pachnanda
(C) Narendra Kumar Sinha
(D) Ajay Mittal
(E) None of these
8. Who has been appointed as the Secretary in the Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting?
(A) Tapan Ray
(B) Rajeev Shah
(C) Narendra Kumar Sinha
(D) Ajay Mittal
(E) None of these
9. Who has been appointed the 15th Attorney General for
India?
(A) Ajay Shankar
(B) Soli Sorabji
(C) Mukul Rohatgi
(D) KK Venugopal
(E) None of these
10. According to Swiss National Bank, which country has
highest money in Swiss banks?
(A) US
(B) UK
(C) China
(D) Japan
(E) None of these
11. What is India’s latest rank in terms of money kept in Swiss
banks?
(A) 37
(B) 75
(C) 58
(D) 88
(E) None of these
12. UN Peacebuilding Commission was established in which
year?
(A) 2008
(B) 2007
(C) 2005
(D) 2010
(E) None of these
13. What is the revised tax rate on Fertilisers?
(A) 5%
(B) 12%
(C) 18%
(D) 28%
(E) None of these
14. National Doctors Day is observed on which date?
(A) 30-Jun
(B) 1-Jul
(C) 2-Jul
(D) 3-Jul
(E) None of these
15. In whose memory, National Doctors Day is observed?
(A) Prof. AY Chary
(B) Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
(C) Dr Radhakrishnan
(D) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(E) None of these
16. With which Japanese company, BHEL has signed a pact
for manufacturing of stainless steel coaches and bogies for
metros?
(A) Arc System Works
(B) AOC Holdings
(C) Central Japan Railway Company
(D) Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd
(E) None of these
17. Which of the following will be awarded with Mohun Bagan
Ratna 2017?
(A) Jhulan Goswami
(B) Balwant Singh
(C) Debabrata Das
(D) Subrata Bhattacharya
(E) None of these
18. Which state has opened a GST call centre recently?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Assam
(E) None of these
19. Which state has launched a ride sharing platform G-Ride?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Assam
(E) None of these
20. 'Vikrikar Bhavan' the headquarters of _____ government's
erstwhile Sales Tax department, was renamed as 'GST
Bhavan"?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
(E) None of these
21. Which state would have a separate budget for agriculture
from the next year?
(A) Tamilnadu
(B) Karnataka
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Telangana
(E) None of these
22. Which bank is going to block all Maestro debit cards from
July 31?
(A) SBI
(B) PNB
(C) ICICI
(D) HDFC
(E) None of these
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23. Which of the following has commenced operations as a
payments bank with effect from June 30?
(A) FINO
(B) Paytm
(C) Airtel
(D) Ujjivan
(E) None of these
24. Which microfinance institution has launched cashless
solution ‘Saathi’?
(A) Bhartiya Samruddhi Finance Limited
(B) Share Microfin Limited
(C) Svatantra Microfin
(D) Saadhana Microfin
(E) None of these
25. Who will be India's 21st Chief Election Commissioner?
(A) Achal Kumar Jyoti
(B) Nasim Zaidi
(C) H Brahmbhatt
(D) KK Venugopal
(E) None of these
26. Which Indian police officer has been given a prestigious
award in the US in recognition of his tireless efforts in fight
against human trafficking?
(A) Anand Kumar Shukla
(B) Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat
(C) Rajendra Tiwary
(D) Sourabh Athavale
(E) None of these
27. Which is the third village to be adopted by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi?
(A) Jayapur
(B) Nagepur
(C) Donja
(D) Kakrahia
(E) None of these
28. Which state is setting up a new force for rhino protection?
(A) Kerala
(B) Gujarat
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Assam
(E) None of these
29. Which state has recently planted record 6.63 crore saplings
in 12 hours?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gujarat
(D) Rajasthan
(E) None of these
30. In which city, Foundation stone of India’s biggest Global
Skill Park was laid recently?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Bhopal
(C) Pune
(D) Hyderabad
(E) None of these
31. What is the name of India-Thailand military exercise?
(A) Maitree
(B) Varuna
(C) Nagah
(D) Garuda
(E) None of these
32. Asian Development Bank has signed a $220 million loan
agreement with India for improving road connectivity,
transport efficiency and safety on state highways of _____
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Karnataka
(D) Uttarakhand
(E) None of these
33. Who has been re-appointed as the president of
Microfinance Institutions Network?
(A) Akhil Sahni
(B) Devesh Sachdev
(C) Nirmal Pandey
(D) Rakesh Dubey
(E) None of these
34. Which team has won Confederations Cup 2017?
(A) Netherlands
(B) France
(C) Germany
(D) Chile
(E) None of these
35. Which country has named a flower after Prime Minister
Narendra Modi?
(A) Spain
(B) Israel
(C) US
(D) Netherland
(E) None of these
36. 'Kambala' buffalo race is related to which state?
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamilnadu
(C) Karnataka
(D) Assam
(E) None of these
37. Which country has hosted 23rd annual conference of the
European Association of Environmental and Resource
Economists?
(A) Italy
(B) France
(C) Greece
(D) Portugal
(E) None of these
38. India’s tallest air traffic control (ATC) tower has been
installed on which airport?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bengaluru
(E) None of these
39. Which bank has terminated its joint venture with Fairfax
Financial Holdings Ltd?
(A) ICICI Bank
(B) HDFC Bank
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(C) Yes Bank
(D) Axis Bank
(E) None of these
40. Who has been appointed as the new chief of the National
Disaster Response Force?
(A) Sanjay Kumar
(B) RK Pachnanda
(C) Govind Sharma
(D) Rakesh Kumar
(E) None of these
41. Which Pune based NGO has been awarded the United
Nations Development Programme’s Equator Prize?
(A) Jnana Probiidhini Prashala
(B) Bal Kalyan Sanstha
(C) Aadhar Pratishthan Sanstha
(D) Swayam Shikshan Prayog
(E) None of these
42. Madhukar Toradmal passed away recently. Who he was?
(A) Politician
(B) Singer
(C) Actor
(D) Journalist
(E) None of these
43. Which country has hosted 5th Meeting of BRICS
Education Ministers?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) South Africa
(E) None of these
44
Which country will set up a $40 million joint fund for research
and development in innovation with India?
(A) Israel
(B) US
(C) France
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
45. According to a recent report, India is among 5 countries
using wastewater for irrigation. Which country is not one of
them?
(A) China
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Pakistan
(D) Mexico
(E) None of these
46. Which city has hosted 10th Session of the India- Jordan
Trade and Economic Joint Committee?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bengaluru
(E) None of these
47. Which state has launched ‘Elevate 100’ scheme for start-
ups?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Kerala
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka
(E) None of these
48. Which date will be observed as ‘Save public sector banks’
day by bank unions?
(A) 31-Mar
(B) 2-Apr
(C) 19-Jul
(D) 1-Dec
(E) None of these
49. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has approved
USD 329 million loan to build access roads to 4,000 villages
in___
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Gujarat
(E) None of these
50. Pradeep Kumar Rawat has been appointed as the next
Ambassador of India to which country?
(A) Malaysia
(B) Sri Lanka
(C) Jordan
(D) Indonesia
(E) None of these
51
Which team has won Asian snooker championship?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) Thailand
(E) None of these
52. Which of the following countries is not a part of Malabar
Exercise?
(A) India
(B) Japan
(C) China
(D) US
(E) None of these
53. Which country has recently passed a bill to make torture a
crime under national law?
(A) Israel
(B) US
(C) Italy
(D) Russia
(E) None of these
54. Which is the largest foreign investor country into the UK?
(A) China
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) US
(E) None of these
55. Which student- scientist connect programme was officially
launched by CSIR?
(A) Jigyasa
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(B) Prabodh
(C) Pragyan
(D) Samanvaya
(E) None of these
56. Garib Nawaz Skill Development Centres will be
established in how many districts of India?
(A) 50
(B) 200
(C) 150
(D) 100
(E) None of these
57. How many banks have tied up with EPFO for the
collections of PF dues?
(A) 6
(B) 5
(C) 2
(D) 4
(E) None of these
58. Which bank has tied up with Indus OS to launch OS-
integrated UPI platform?
(A) Axis Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) Yes Bank
(D) Dena Bank
(E) None of these
59. According to a report by BMI Research, what is India’s
expected GDP growth rate this fiscal?
(A) 7%
(B) 6.90%
(C) 7.10%
(D) 6.80%
(E) None of these
60. Which Bank has tied up with PFG Forex for remittance
facility for the benefit of Indian expatriates from Australia?
(A) South Indian Bank
(B) Karnataka Bank
(C) Indusind Bank
(D) Nainital Bank
(E) None of these
61. What is India’s rank in Global Cybersecurity Index 2017?
(A) 45
(B) 29
(C) 23
(D) 37
(E) None of these
62. Which country has topped in Global Cybersecurity Index
2017?
(A) Denmark
(B) Norway
(C) Finland
(D) Singapore
(E) None of these
63. Which country has hosted G20 summit 2017?
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Japan
(D) Italy
(E) None of these
64. Which country will host BRICS summit 2017?
(A) Brazil
(B) China
(C) Russia
(D) South Africa
(E) None of these
65. Which of the following city was put on heritage in danger
list by UNESCO recently?
(A) Hebron
(B) Palmyra
(C) Warsaw
(D) Nairobi
(E) None of these
66. Creative India; Innovative India scheme is launched for
the___
(A) IPR Awareness
(B) GST Awareness
(C) Skill India Awareness
(D) Entrepreneurship Awareness
(E) None of these
67. Which city has hosted Regional Conference on “Good
Governance and Replication of Best Practices”?
(A) Bhopal
(B) Indore
(C) Nainital
(D) Gangtok
(E) None of these
68. Nalco, in collaboration with Odisha Industrial
Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), is setting up
an Aluminium Park in_______
(A) Tamilnadu
(B) Assam
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Odisha
(E) None of these
69. Sandeep Chakravorty has been appointed as the head of the
Indian consulate in which city?
(A) Paris
(B) Geneva
(C) New York
(D) Montreal
(E) None of these
70. Which of the following was recently awarded with Order
of Australia for community work?
(A) Ramcharan Goswami
(B) Gurdayal Singh
(C) Sukhbir Singh
(D) Guruswamy Jayraman
(E) None of these
71. Which country will host 22nd World Petroleum Congress?
(A) Indonesia
(B) Austria
(C) Malaysia
(D) Turkey
(E) None of these
72. Which country will host G20 summit 2018?
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(A) Italy
(B) Argentina
(C) South Korea
(D) China
(E) None of these
73. Which state has topped the list of states in issuance of soil
health cards?
(A) Chhattisgarh
(B) Jharkhand
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Punjab
(E) None of these
74. India’s first university for Dalit students will be set up in
which city?
(A) Patna
(B) Ahmedabad
(C) Hyderabad
(D) Chennai
(E) None of these
75. Which state has been allotted Rs 100 crore by the Union
ministry for tourism under phase II of the Swadesh Darshan
Schem?
(A) Gujarat
(B) Assam
(C) Goa
(D) Andhra Pradesh
(E) None of these
76. First Gharib Nawaz Skill Development Centre was
inaugurated in which city?
(A) Hyderabad
(B) New Delhi
(C) Mumbai
(D) Kolkata
(E) None of these
77. Khaltmaa Battulga is going to be the new President of
which country?
(A) Romania
(B) Cuba
(C) Nigeria
(D) Mongolia
(E) None of these
78. Which of the following has won the Prime Minister’s
trophy for being the best performing integrated steel plant in
the country during 2014-15 and 2015-16?
(A) Jindal Steel
(B) Bhushan Steel
(C) Tata Steel
(D) Mittal Steel
(E) None of these
79. Which city will host B.R. Ambedkar international
conference on social justice?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Chennai
(C) Mumbai
(D) Bengaluru
(E) None of these
80. Which is India’s first World Heritage City?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Hyderabad
(E) None of these
81. India will invite the heads of government of _____nations
for the Republic Day parade and celebrations in 2018?
(A) ASEAN
(B) G-20
(C) BRICS
(D) SAARC
(E) None of these
82. Which bank has launched a digital village initiative in
Nepal recently?
(A) Punjab National Bank
(B) State Bank of India
(C) Bank of Baroda
(D) Bank of India
(E) None of these
83. Who has been appointed Director General of Goods and
Services Tax Intelligence?
(A) John Joseph
(B) Rajesh Puri
(C) Uday Kotak
(D) Kirpal Singh
(E) None of these
84. Who has been appointed as the WHO goodwill ambassador
for autism in South-East Asia?
(A) Saima Hossain
(B) Malala Yousufzai
(C) Najaf Riyaz
(D) Shajia Shekh
(E) None of these
85. Who has won Maruti Suzuki Sportsperson of the Year’
award?
(A) Virat Kohli
(B) PV Sindhu
(C) Sakshi Malik
(D) K Srikanth
(E) None of these
86. Which country has topped the medal tally at Asian
Athletics Championships 2018?
(A) China
(B) Japan
(C) Malaysia
(D) India
(E) None of these
87. Which city has hosted Asian Athletics Championships
2018?
(A) Lucknow
(B) Hyderabad
(C) Bhubaneswar
(D) Bhopal
(E) None of these
88. Which of the following island of Japan gains UNESCO
World Heritage status?
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(A) Mitsukejima
(B) Takashima,
(C) Ōshima
(D) Okinoshima
(E) Tsunoshima
89. ‘NPS Mobile App’ launched by which of the following
entity?
(A) SEBI
(B) RBI
(C) SIDBI
(D) NSDL
(E) IRDAI
90. Recently, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched a new tax
payer service module is known as _________.
(A) Aaykar bandhu
(B) Aaykar Setu
(C) Aaykar return
(D) e- income tax
(E) Aaykar module
91. which of the following ministry has been signed an MoU
with West Bengal government to set up a state-of-the-art
Centre of Excellence in Transfusion Medicine at Kolkata?
(A) Ministry of Health
(B) Ministry of HRD
(C) Ministry of Drinking water and sanitation
(D) Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry
(E) Ministry of Urban Development
92. Which of the following state government has announced to
set up international standard sports city?
(A) Odisa
(B) Maharastra
(C) Kerala
(D) Telangana
(E) Andhra Pradesh
93. The First edition of WINGS 2017 Expanding Regional
Connectivity was hosted in New Delhi by the Ministry of Civil
Aviation. what is the tagline of WINGS 2017?
(A) Ude desh ka aam nagrik
(B) Udan-ek sankalp
(C) Sab uden Sab juden
(D) Udan -Ek pahal
(E) None of These
94. India, the world's third-largest oil importer, has sealed a
first deal to import crude oil from the which country?
(A) Iraq
(B) Saudi Arabia
(C) Qatar
(D) USA
(E) Iran
95. IROAF has been awarded the coveted National level
Golden Peacock Award for the Year 2017 for which
achievement?
(A) Use of CNG for substitution of fossil fuels (Diesel)
(B) Use of LPG for substitution of fossil fuels (Diesel)
(C) Use of Electricity for substitution of fossil fuels
(Diesel)
(D) Facilitation of Drinking water and Sanitation
(E) None of These
96. Shri J P Nadda launches which of the following family
planning initiatives on World Population Day ?
(A) Mission Parivar Niyojan
(B) Mission Parivar kaushal
(C) Mission Parivar Samridhi
(D) Mission Parivar Vikas
(E) Mission Parivar Bhavisya
97. BCCI have decided to appoint Ravi Shastri as the chief
coach. Which of the following is appointed bowling coach?
(A) Zaheer Khan
(B) Anil kumble
(C) Kapil Dev
(D) T.E. Srinivashan
(E) Karsan Ghavri
98. Recently,Padma Bhushan awardee Prof Dr P Chandra
Sekharan passed away.He was the expertise of which field?
(A) Literature
(B) Music
(C) Forensic
(D) Cinema
(E) Economics
99. Which state government has launched its own version of
'Super 30',an innovative educational programme?
(A) Odisha
(B) Punjab
(C) Telangana
(D) Kerala
(E) Uttarakhand
100. Which of the following women ’s blue-bordered sari
declared as an Intellectual Property?
(A) Sarojni Naidu
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Mother Teresa
(D) Sucheta Kriplani
(E) Usha Mehta
101. The Indian Railways has launched a virtual server with an
inbuilt security system known as_________?
(A) Railware
(B) RailCloud
(C) Rail –Fi
(D) Rail Mitra
(E) Railtel
102. Which mobile app won the Asia Pacific App of the Year
at FbStart Apps of the Year awards announced by Facebook?
(A) Mobikwik
(B) Paytm
(C) Maya
(D) WeChat
(E) None of these
103. Which of the following entity launched Rupay debit card?
(A) NSDL
(B) NPCI
(C) IRDAI
(D) RBI
(E) UIDAI
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104. Which of the following is not a salient feature of National
Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination (2017-22)?
(A) Use of Long Lasting Impregnated Nets (LLINs),
(B) Effective indoor residual spray
(C) Strengthening malaria surveillance
(D) Establish a mechanism for early detection
(E) None of These
105. Which state/UT became the second state to launch e-RTI
portal that will enable citizens to file online Right to
Information (RTI)?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Telangana
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Delhi
(E) Gujarat
106. Which of the following year will be base year for the new
RESIDEX ?
(A) 2007-2008
(B) 2009-2010
(C) 2012-2013
(D) 2011-2012
(E) 2013-2014
107. In which city the International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI) will be established?
(A) Varanasi
(B) Bhubaneswar
(C) Patna
(D) Hyderabad
(E) Calcutta
108. Cabinet has given its approval for upgradation and
widening of 65 kms of Imphal-Moreh Section. This section is
a part of which National Highway?
(A) NH-42
(B) NH-74
(C) NH-57
(D) NH-39
(E) NH-2
109. Under the aegis of which ministry, 8th edition of the
greatest carnival of Theatre in the World will take place in
India for the first time ever from February 17 – April 08, 2018?
(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) Ministry of Agriculture
(C) Ministry of Culture
(D) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(E) Ministry of Human Resource & Development
110. Inter-American Investment Corporation is a multilateral
development bank committed to supporting the private sector
in Latin America and the Caribbean has entered into
collaboration with which bank?
(A) Axis Bank
(B) ICICI Bank
(C) Union Bank of India
(D) State Bank of india
(E) Punjab National Bank
111. Who appointed as DEA Secretary,recently?
(A) Shaktikant Das
(B) Subhash Chandra Garg
(C) Tapan Ray
(D) Amitabh Kant
(E) A.K. Rajan
112. Who is the author of the book Narendra Damodardas
Modi: The Making of a Legend?
(A) Rajesh Jain
(B) Bindeshwar Pathak
(C) Rajeev Gupta
(D) Mohan Bhagwat
(E) Aravind Adiga
113. Consider the following statements about IMPS:
1. IMPS is an instant interbank electronic fund transfer service
through mobile phones as well as internet banking.
2. IMPS, charge will be Rs 5 along GST for fund transfer in the
range of Rs 1,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
3. SBI has waived charges for fund transfer of up to Rs 1,000
through its IMPS to promote small transactions.
Which of the above statement/statements are correct
(A) Only 1&3
(B) Only 1&2
(C) Only 2&3
(D) All of the above
(E) None of the above
114. Who is the managing director of National High Speed Rail
Corporation (NHSRC)?
(A) P.Srinivasan
(B) E.Shridharan
(C) Achal Khare
(D) Mangu Singh
(E) R K Verma
115. Which of the following entity is designated as the National
Focal Point for the TISC national network?
(A) WIPO
(B) DIPAM
(C) DIPP
(D) CIPAM
(E) None of these
116. Nobel Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has died recently. In
which of the following field he got Nobel Prize?
(A) Economics
(B) Peace
(C) Literature
(D) Medicine
(E) Chemistry
117. “President’s Lady,” a book on Suvra Mukherjee, the late
wife of President Pranab Mukherjee is authored
by_____________.
(A) Sangeeta Ghosh
(B) Anita Desai
(C) Chitra Banerjee
(D) Sashi Deshpande
(E) Jumpha Lahiri
118. Who has been conferred the ‘Personality of the Year’
award by Skoch Consultancy Services?
(A) Rana Kapoor
(B) Kishore Sansi
(C) Aditya Puri
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(D) Shyam Srinivasan
(E) Rakesh Sethi
119. Which of the following former cricketer will be the face
of the team in the lead-up to the 10th edition of the World
Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) World Cup?
(A) Sandeep Patil
(B) Ravi Shastri
(C) Mohinder Amernath
(D) Kapil Dev
(E) Sunil Gavaskar
120. Consider the following statements about BCCC:-
1. It is the independent self-regulatory body set up by the IBF
in June 2009.
2. Work of BCCC is to examine content-related complaints
relating to all non-news general entertainment channels in
India.
3. Justice Vikramajit Sen appointed new chairperson of
Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC).
Which of the above statement/statements is/are correct?
(A) Only 1&3
(B) Only 1&2
(C) Only 2&3
(D) All of the above
(E) None of these
121. World Youth Skills Day is observed on which date?
(A) 14-Jul
(B) 16-Jul
(C) 12-Jul
(D) 15-Jul
(E) None of these
122. Which city has hosted Eighth meeting of SAARC
Ministers of Law & Order?
(A) Islamabad
(B) Colombo
(C) Kathmandu
(D) New Delhi
(E) None of these
123. Which city has hosted Indian Road Congress 2017?
(A) Indore
(B) Udaipur
(C) Ahmedabad
(D) Bhopal
(E) None of these
124. What amount of fine has been declared by NGT for
dumping waste within 500 metres of Ganga?
(A) Rs 10000
(B) Rs 25000
(C) Rs 50000
(D) Rs 75000
(E) None of these
125. What is the full form of the SAARTHI app launched by
Railways?
(A) Synergised Advanced Application Rail Travel Help
and Information
(B) Systemic Advanced Application Rail Travel Help and
Information
(C) Synergised Advanced Application Rail Travel Help
and Instructions
(D) Synergised Automated Application Rail Travel Help
and Information
(E) None of these
126. Who has been appointed as MD & CEO of Oriental Bank?
(A) Mahesh Kumar
(B) Ashwini Kumar
(C) TN Manoharan
(D) Mukesh Kumar Jain
(E) None of these
127. Which of the following has won Best Film award at IIFA
awards 2017?
(A) Neerja
(B) Pink
(C) Dangal
(D) Sultan
(E) None of these
128. Which of the following ministry announced a national
training Programme to certify GST practitioners under its
flagship scheme of PMKVY, on the occasion of World Youth
Skills day.
(A) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public
Distribution
(B) Ministry of Finance
(C) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions
(D) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
(E) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
129. Matunga becomes India's first railway station run by
women. In which Railway Zone it comes?
(A) Northern Railway
(B) North western Railway
(C) Central Railway
(D) North eastern Railway
(E) Southern Railway
130. Mobile wallet major MobiKwik has integrated its wallet
into which mobile company’s Pay Mini?
(A) Nokia
(B) Lenovo
(C) Motorola
(D) Samsung
(E) Sony
131. Which one of the following players wins Victorian Open
squash title 2017?
(A) Saurav Ghosal
(B) Harinder Pal Sandhu
(C) Mahesh Mangaonkar
(D) Gaurav Nandrajog
(E) Sandeep Ramachandran
132. Recently, former Sikkim CM Nar Bahadur Bhandari
passes away. In which year Sikkim became a part of the Indian
Union?
(A) 1975
(B) 1971
(C) 1978
(D) 1973
(E) 1976
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133. Novel "Playing with Fire" is authored by _________.
(A) Benzamin Franklin
(B) Salman Rushdie
(C) Katie Price
(D) Ruskin Bond
(E) Henry Kissinger
134. National River Ganga Basin Management Corporation
(NRGBMC) is Chaired by________.
(A) Prime Minister
(B) Minister of Home Affairs
(C) Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(D) Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation
(E) Minister of Water Resources & River Development
135. In Wimbledon 2017 final, Roger Federer of Switzerland
defeats which of the following players?
(A) J. Murray
(B) M. Melo
(C) Marin Cilic
(D) Andy Murray
(E) Rafael Nadal
136. According to latest OECD report, which country has most
trusted government?
(A) India
(B) Canada
(C) Australia
(D) France
(E) None of these
137. Dal lake is located in which city?
(A) Srinagar
(B) Udaipur
(C) Imphal
(D) Chandigarh
(E) None of these
138. Which company has developed India’s first biomethane
bus?
(A) Eicher Motors
(B) Ashok Leyland
(C) Tata Motors
(D) Hyundai Motors India
(E) None of these
139. Who has been nominated as vice-presidential candidate
by the NDA?
(A) Gopalkrishna Gandhi
(B) M Venkaiah Naidu
(C) Lalkrishna Advani
(D) Sumitra Mahajan
(E) None of these
140. According to Ipsos study, which is the most influential
brand in India?
(A) Patanjali
(B) Reliance JIo
(C) Facebook
(D) Google
(E) None of these
141. Gopal Prasad Parajuli has been appointed as Supreme
Court Chief Justice of which country?
(A) Guyana
(B) Trinidad
(C) Mauritius
(D) Nepal
(E) None of these
142. Which of the following has won British Grand Prix 2017?
(A) Lewis Hamilton
(B) Sebestian Vettel
(C) Fernando Peres
(D) James Botas
(E) None of these
143. Nelson Mandela International Day is observed on which
date?
(A) 16-Jul
(B) 17-Jul
(C) 18-Jul
(D) 19-Jul
(E) None of these
144. Nelson Mandela was former president of which country?
(A) South Korea
(B) Japan
(C) Zimbabwe
(D) South Africa
(E) None of these
145. Which city will host global business meet in November
2017?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Mumbai
(E) None of these
146. According to the World Bank's latest edition of the Global
Economic Prospects, India is _____ fastest growing economy?
(A) Fourth
(B) Third
(C) Second
(D) Seventh
(E) None of these
147. According to the World Bank's latest edition of the Global
Economic Prospects, which is the fastest growing economy?
(A) Estonia
(B) Nepal
(C) China
(D) Uzbekistan
(E) None of these
148. Which of the following has been given additional charge
of Information and Broadcasting ministry?
(A) Prakash Javdekar
(B) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(C) Smriti Irani
(D) Narendra Tomar
(E) None of these
149. Which of the following has been given additional charge
of Urban Development Ministry?
(A) Prakash Javdekar
(B) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
(C) Smriti Irani
(D) Narendra Tomar
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(E) None of these
150. Which country has recently joined International Solar
Alliance?
(A) India
(B) France
(C) China
(D) Australia
(E) None of these
151. Which country has launched a contest in Chandigarh to
promote tourism?
(A) South Korea
(B) Japan
(C) Nepal
(D) South Africa
(E) None of these
152. Where is the headquarters of International Solar Alliance?
(A) China
(B) India
(C) Japan
(D) France
(E) None of these
153. Which state has launched Shala Siddhi Prohatsan Yojana?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Gujarat
(C) Madhya Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
(E) None of these
154. Which company has launched job applicant management
tool 'Hire'?
(A) Yahoo
(B) Microsoft
(C) Google
(D) Facebook
(E) None of these
155. Who has been appointed new Chief Minister of Nagaland?
(A) TR Zeliang
(B) Pawan Kumar Chamling
(C) Okram Ibobi
(D) Shurhozelie Liezietsu
(E) None of these
156. Which state has topped in 57th National Inter-State
Championships?
(A) Haryana
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Punjab
(E) None of these
157. Which state has joined hands with central government to
revive the long lost River Saraswati?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Haryana
(C) Uttar Pradesh
(D) Madhya Pradesh
(E) None of these
158. What is annual interest on Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana
Yojana?
(A) 7.50%
(B) 8.20%
(C) 7.90%
(D) 8%
(E) None of these
159. Which state has recently issued guidelines to reduce the
weight of school bags for children?
(A) Telangana
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
160. Which state has launched Janahitha scheme to receive
complaints from public?
(A) Telangana
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) None of these
161. Which bank is offering up to Rs. 15 lakh instant personal
loan via ATMs?
(A) HDFC Bank
(B) Yes Bank
(C) Axis Bank
(D) ICICI Bank
(E) None of these
162. According to Asian Development Bank, what is India’s
GDP growth forecast for the year 2017-18?
(A) 7.10%
(B) 7.20%
(C) 7.40%
(D) 7.60%
(E) None of these
163. Ram Nath Kovind has been elected as India’s _______
President?
(A) 14th
(B) 13th
(C) 12th
(D) 15th
(E) None of these
164. Who has been conferred with Best Parliamentarian Award
2016 in Rajya Sabha?
(A) Rupa Ganguly
(B) Sharad Yadav
(C) Sitaram Yechury
(D) Venkiah Naidu
(E) None of these
165. Which country will host Global Conference on Cyber
Space 2017?
(A) Turkey
(B) India
(C) China
(D) Israel
(E) None of these
166. Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana (AGEY)” is related
to___
(A) Urban Health
(B) Rural Transport
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(C) Rural Health
(D) Urban Transport
(E) None of these
167. Which state has recently dedicated to the nation its longest
bridge named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose?
(A) Telangana
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Odisha
(E) None of these
168. Which bank Baroda has entered into an agreement with
Directorate General of Supplies & Disposal (DGS&D) for
extending various banking services to Government e-
Marketplace (GeM)?
(A) Bank of Baroda
(B) Punjab National Bank
(C) Canara Bank
(D) Bank of India
(E) None of these
169. Which country has partnered with India to develop
Missile Defense System?
(A) France
(B) Russia
(C) Israel
(D) Japan
(E) None of these
170. Who has been appointed as Chairman of the UK India
Business Council?
(A) Lord Davies
(B) Patricia Hewitt
(C) David Coax
(D) Nathan Craig
(E) None of these
171. Who has been appointed as joint secretary in the Prime
Minister's Office?
(A) Tapan Ray
(B) Gopal Baglay
(C) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
(D) Raveesh Kumar
(E) None of these
172. Who has been appointed as external affairs ministry
spokesperson?
(A) Tapan Ray
(B) Gopal Baglay
(C) Vinay Mohan Kwatra
(D) Raveesh Kumar
(E) None of these
173. Which city has been selected as the data hub for the
Middle East North Africa and South Asia?
(A) Ankara
(B) Dubai
(C) Abu Dhabi
(D) Mascat
(E) None of these
174. Which country was largest terror target in 2016 according
to a US report?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) India
(C) Pakistan
(D) Iraq
(E) None of these
175. What is India’s rank in Countries For Commitment to
Reducing Inequality Index?
(A) 152
(B) 132
(C) 124
(D) 118
(E) None of these
176. Which country has topped in Countries For Commitment
to Reducing Inequality Index?
(A) Sweden
(B) Denmark
(C) Iceland
(D) Norway
(E) None of these
177. Using which river, India and Bangladesh will establish
new waterways?
(A) Ganga
(B) Yamuna
(C) Brahmaputra
(D) Narmada
(E) None of these
178. Students passing out of government medical colleges in
________will now be required to do a fixed period of service
in government hospitals?
(A) Rajasthan
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) Haryana
(D) Punjab
(E) None of these
179. Which bank has launched “Met Loan & Life Suraksha”?
(A) Kerala Bank
(B) Karnataka Bank
(C) Indusind Bank
(D) Laxmi Vilas Bank
(E) None of these
180. How many Indian Companies have been included in
Fortune Global 500 list for the year 2016?
(A) 5
(B) 9
(C) 10
(D) 7
(E) None of these
181. Which of the following state has been recently host
literary festival ?
(A) Kerala
(B) Telangana
(C) Andhra Pradesh
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Odisha
182. Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju has
inaugurated the Research Institution of World Ancient,
Traditional, Culture & Heritage (RIWATCH) Museum in
which state?
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(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Bihar
(C) Mizoram
(D) Arunachala Pradesh
(E) Manipur
183. Arunachal has been chosen to host the 5th North East
Connectivity Summit in 2018.this summit will be organized by
which organization?
(A) ASSOCHAM
(B) FICCI
(C) NSDL
(D) SEBI
(E) IRDAI
184. Recently, international meet on social justice hosted at
which place?
(A) Kolkata
(B) Mumbai
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Nagpur
(E) Dehradun
185. Women's World Cup has been concluded India has been
defeated by which of the following country?
(A) Australia
(B) Pakistan
(C) West indies
(D) England
(E) Bangladesh
186. World Para Athletics Championship campaign in London
has been concluded. India get How many Medals in this
championship?
(A) 25
(B) 15
(C) 5
(D) 9
(E) 11
187. Congress leader, freedom fighter and former Maharashtra
Minister Shivajirao Girdhar Patil has died. He was elected how
many times to the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly?
(A) 5
(B) 3
(C) 1
(D) 2
(E) 4
188. Former ISRO Chairman U R Rao passes away. He get
which of the following award in 2017?
(A) Padma Shri
(B) Padma Bhushan
(C) Scientist of the year award
(D) VibhushanPadma
(E) Bharat Ratna
189. Which of the following person is Minister of State for
Home Affairs?
(A) Rajnath Singh
(B) Piyush Goyal
(C) Dharmendra Pradhan
(D) Ananth Getey
(E) Kiren Rijiju
190. Which of the following cricketer awarded with Player of
the Tournament in women world cup 2017?
(A) Tamsin Beaumont
(B) Katherine Brunt
(C) Georgia Elwiss
(D) Jenny Gunn
(E) Alex Hartley
191. Which city has hosted first meeting of Islands
Development Agency?
(A) New Delhi
(B) Mumbai
(C) Bengaluru
(D) Hyderabad
(E) None of these
192. Which app has been launched for Road Maintenance?
(A) Shuruaat
(B) Praarambh
(C) Aarambh
(D) Prabandh
(E) None of these
193. Which state has recently signed a MoU with Airports
Authority of India to develop the civil aviation sector?
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Uttarakhand
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Karnataka
(E) None of these
194. Which portal was launched recently for sexual harassment
complaints?
(A) SHE Box
(B) Fem Box
(C) Women Box
(D) M- Box
(E) None of these
195. Which state has tops the list of child marriage?
(A) Maharashtra
(B) Rajasthan
(C) Bihar
(D) Gujarat
(E) None of these
196. Which is going to become India's first Metro to have its
own FM radio station?
(A) Jaipur
(B) Kochi
(C) Delhi
(D) Lucknow
(E) None of these
197. Which program has been shut down by Microsoft
recently?
(A) Power Point
(B) Paint
(C) Word
(D) Excel
(E) None of these
198. According to IMF, what is India’s growth forecast for
2017-18?
(A) 7.10%
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(B) 7.20%
(C) 7.40%
(D) 7.60%
(E) None of these
199. Who has won US Open Grand Prix badminton title 2017?
(A) P Kashyap
(B) K Srikanth
(C) HS Prannoy
(D) Aditya Mehra
(E) None of these
200. Which of the following boxer has won gold medal at the
Commonwealth Youth Games?
(A) Sachin Siwach
(B) Vikas Krishnan
(C) Manoj Kumar
(D) Yogeshwar Dutt
(E) None of these
201. Which one of the following countries has been declared
total independence from World Bank & IMF?
(A) Egypt
(B) Ukraine
(C) Bolivia
(D) Albania
(E) Algeria
202. Food Safety and Authority of India (FSSAI) has banned
the stapler pins in tea bags. Where is the headquarters of
FSSAI?
(A) Mumbai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Dehradun
(D) Bangluru
(E) New Delhi
203. Branch-in-a-Box launched by which of the following
entity?
(A) Standard Chartered Bank
(B) American Express Bank
(C) Citi Bank
(D) Aurionpro Solutions
(E) State Bank of India
204. Reliance Defence has launched which of the two naval
patrol vessels ?
(A) Sachi & Shruti
(B) Shruti & Karwar
(C) Abhimanyu & Sachi
(D) Ashvani & Shruti
(E) Chilka & kochi
205. Standard Chartered Bank has launched which of the
following Card for overseas travelers?
(A) Overseas Card
(B) Travelers Card
(C) Forex Card
(D) Mastero international Card
(E) Rupay Card
206. Yatra Online Inc has acquired corporate travel services
provider Air Travel Bureau. Who is the CEO of Yatra.com?
(A) Dhruv Shringi
(B) José Viñals
(C) Samir Shah
(D) Ajay Kanwal
(E) Birendra Prasad Baishya
207. Mahanayak Samman is bestowed upon the best talents of
the film industry by which State Government?
(A) Telangana
(B) Tamilnadu
(C) West Bengal
(D) Kerala
(E) Maharashtra
208. Who has been appointed CEO of Janalakshmi Financial
Services?
(A) Samir Shah
(B) Ajay Kanwal
(C) Dhruv Shringi
(D) Rajeev Jain
(E) S.K. Sharma
209. Meg Lanning is on top in ICC Women's ODI Rankings.
She belongs to which of the following country?
(A) England
(B) West Indies
(C) South Africa
(D) Australia
(E) New Zealand
210. Which of the following country will host Men’s World
Boxing Championship 2021?
(A) China
(B) USA
(C) India
(D) Brazil
(E) England
211. 2017 BRICS Youth Forum has been recently open in
which of the following country?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) China
(E) South Africa
212. 9th summit of BRICS in 2017 will be held in which city
of China?
(A) Beijing
(B) Xiamen
(C) Chongqing
(D) Shanghai
(E) Tianjin
213. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated, Dr. APJ
Abdul Kalam’s memorial in which of the following state?
(A) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Odisha
(C) New Delhi
(D) Tamilnadu
(E) Kerala
214. Kargil Vijay Diwas has been celebrated on 26th of July
2017.This was the -----anniversary of kargil diwas?
(A) 11
(B) 15
(C) 18
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(D) 19
(E) 22
215. SIDBI has been started merchant banking operations.
Who is the CMD of SIDBI?
(A) Harsh Kumar Bhanwala
(B) Kshatrapati Shivaji
(C) T.S. Vijayan
(D) Ajay Tyagi
(E) U.K. Sinha
216. Kaizala app has been launched by which of the following
company?
(A) Google
(B) Microsoft
(C) Facebook
(D) Amazon
(E) Infosys
217. Consider the following statements:-
1.ADB was established in 1996
2.Headquarters of ADB is in Manila, Phillipines.
3.At present ADB has 67 members.
4. DEA Secretary is India’s alternate governor in ADB board
of directors.
Which of the following statements are correct?
(A) Only 1,2 & 3
(B) Only 2,3 &4
(C) Only 1,2 &4
(D) Only 1,3 &4
(E) 1,2,3 & 4
218. Recently Virender Singh bags gold in Deaflympics. He is
related to which of the following game?
(A) Wrestling
(B) Swimming
(C) Boxing
(D) Athletics
(E) Archery
219. Former Australian and French Open Grand Slam
champion and reputed coach Mervyn Rose has passed away.
Grand Slam is related with which of the following sport?
(A) Table Tennis
(B) Badminton
(C) Tennis
(D) Football
(E) Polo
220. Lilly King won the women’s 100 metres breaststroke title
in one of three world record swims at the end of a breathtaking.
She belongs to which of the following country?
(A) Switzerland
(B) USA
(C) UK
(D) France
(E) Belgium
221. Which of the following Metro has launched India's first
mobile ticketing system?
(A) Delhi Metro
(B) Mumbai Metro
(C) Kochi Metro
(D) Lucknow Metro
(E) Jaipur Metro
222. World Hepatitis Day is observed on which of the
following date?
(A) 22-Jul
(B) 22-Jun
(C) 28-Jul
(D) 30-Jul
(E) 16-Jun
223. What is the theme of World Hepatitis Day 2017?
(A) It’s closer than you think.
(B) Hepatitis: Think Again
(C) Prevention of viral Hepatitis,Act now.
(D) Eliminate Hepatitis
(E) Know Hepatitis-Act now
224. BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers Meet has been
recently concluded in which country?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) India
(D) China
(E) South Africa
225. BSE inks cooperation pact with stock Exchange of which
country?
(A) Israel
(B) South Korea
(C) Egypt
(D) USA
(E) Switzerland
226. “India Quake” app has been launched by Ministry of Earth
Sciences and Environment. It is developed by _____________.
(A) Geological Survey of India
(B) National Oceanography Centre
(C) National Centre for Seismology
(D) National Oceanography Centre
(E) None of these
227. The AFC U-19 championship is scheduled to be held in
which country?
(A) India
(B) Indonesia
(C) China
(D) West Indies
(E) Spain
228. Dharam Singh passes away. He was the former C.M. of
which State?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Kerala
(C) Tamilnadu
(D) Andhra Pradesh
(E) Maharastra
229. Who is the author of ‘The Ministry of Utmost Happiness’?
(A) Arundhati Roy
(B) Vikram Seth
(C) Salman Rushdie
(D) Kiran desai
(E) Amish Tripathi
230. Who re-appointed as MD and CEO of Axis Bank?
(A) Shikha Sharma
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(B) Usha Ananthasubramanian
(C) Chanda Kochhar
(D) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(E) Indra Nooyi
231. Which one of the following entities released ‘Global
Infrastructure Outlook’ report?
(A) International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development
(B) IMF
(C) ADB
(D) Global Infrastructure Hub
(E) National Buildings Organisation
232. The BRIC grouping's first formal summit commenced in
which year?
(A) 2010
(B) 2009
(C) 2006
(D) 2008
(E) 2011
233. Which of the following is not the objective of care
companion health scheme, which is launched by Punjab
Government?
(A) Baby hygiene
(B) Thermal care
(C) Breastfeeding
(D) Maternal nutrition
(E) None of these
234. Consider the following statements about NITI Aayog:-
1. NITI Aayog, was formed via a resolution of the Union
Cabinet on January 26, 2015.
2. Chairperson of NITI Aayog is Hon'ble Prime Minister.
3. Recently NITI Aayog has approved 6 transport proposals of
the Transport ministry exploring options to improve public
transport.
(A) Only 1& 2
(B) Only 2 &3
(C) Only 1&3
(D) 1,2 and 3
(E) None of these
235. Dr. Harshvardhan launched an Integrated Information
Dissemination System __________ on the occasion of
Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences in New Delhi.
(A) Sagar Vani
(B) Saathiya
(C) Earth Mover
(D) Ocean State Forecast
(E) None of these
236. Which one of the following entities have received a final
nod from the Reserve Bank of India to function as the Bharat
Bill Payment Central Unit (BBPCU)?
(A) NPCL
(B) NSDL
(C) NPCI
(D) SBI
(E) NBFC
237. Who is the CEO of National Payments Corporation of
India?
(A) Balachandran M
(B) G V Nageswara Rao
(C) A.P Hota
(D) Amitabh Kant
(E) N. Ramchandran
238. In which country Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting
Championships taking place?
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) India
(D) Nepal
(E) Indonesia
239. Who has won in the US Open Grand Prix Gold title after
beating Parupalli Kashyap in the final?
(A) Kidambi Srikant
(B) H.S.Prannoy
(C) B. sumeeth Reddy
(D) B Sai Praneeth
(E) Ajay Jayaram
240. Badminton World Federation (BWF) is headquartered
at_______________.
(A) Bangkok
(B) Jakarta
(C) Kualalumpur
(D) Sidney
(E) Tokyo
241. International Tiger Day’ is celebrated every year on which
date?
(A) 25-Jul
(B) 29-Aug
(C) 27-Sep
(D) 29-Jul
(E) 31-Jul
242. What is the slogan of International Tiger Day 2017?
(A) Fresh Ecology For Tigers’ Protection
(B) Tiger: Identity In The World
(C) Save the Greatest King: Tiger
(D) Lets Start To Save The Tigers
(E) None of these
243. BRICS National Security Advisors (NSAs) meeting 2017
was held in which country?
(A) Brazil
(B) Russia
(C) China
(D) South Africa
(E) India
244. Who is the National Security Advisor of India?
(A) Ravi Mittal
(B) Anil Khachi
(C) Maruthi Prasad Tangirala
(D) Ajit doval
(E) Mamta Suri
245. The 7th edition of SAARC Artists Camp and Exhibition
of Paintings has begun at which place?
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Bhutan
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(D) India
(E) Nepal
246. Where is the Headquarters of UNDP ?
(A) New York
(B) Beijing
(C) Washington D.C.
(D) Vienna
(E) None of These
247. Which metro has become the only completely 'green'
Metro of India?
(A) Mumbai Metro
(B) Delhi Metro
(C) Jaipur Metro
(D) Lucknow Metro
(E) Kochi Metro
248. What is the name of country's first unmanned tank?
(A) Muntra
(B) Myntra
(C) Shuchi
(D) Shruti
(E) None of These
249. Which bank has offered Bharat Bill Payment System,
introduced by the NPCI?
(A) Bank of Baroda
(B) Indian Bank
(C) SBI
(D) PNB
(E) IOB
250. India finished at which place in the girl’s team event of
the World junior squash 2017?
(A) 1
(B) 4
(C) 6
(D) 3
(E) 5
251. What is the theme of World Day Against Trafficking
2017?
(A) Act to Protect and Assist Trafficked Persons
(B) Protest Human Trafficking
(C) End Exploitation and Trafficking
(D) Global Action against Trafficking
(E) None of These
252. Which bank has launched its first ‘Digital Banking
Branch’?
(A) SBI
(B) PNB
(C) Canara bank
(D) Syndicate bank
(E) ICICI
253. How many persons has won Ramon Magsaysay award
2017?
(A) 4
(B) 7
(C) 2
(D) 6
(E) 8
254. Tony Tay has won Ramon Magsaysay award 2017. He
belongs to which of the following country?
(A) Singapore
(B) Japan
(C) Indonesia
(D) Sri Lanka
(E) Philippines
255. Who is the first ever Swimmer to win three gold medals
in one night at worlds Championship?
(A) Michael Phelps
(B) Caeleb Dressel
(C) Brad Snyder
(D) Eleanor Simmonds
(E) Auriele Rivard
256. World Aquatics Championships held in which country?
(A) South Korea
(B) Switzerland
(C) Egypt
(D) Hungary
(E) Taiwan
257. Book named ‘Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on
Radio is authored by which person?
(A) Rajesh Jain
(B) Amish Tripathi
(C) Arundhati Roy
(D) Narendra Modi
(E) None of these
258. Indian boxers have won how many medal in 48th Grand
Prix Usti Nad Labem,Czech Republic?
(A) 15
(B) 20
(C) 5
(D) 8
(E) 12
259. Amit Phangal claimed gold medal in 48th Grand Prix Usti
Nad Labem,Czech Republic in which category?
(A) 60 kg
(B) 69kg
(C) 52kg
(D) 91kg
(E) 56kg
260. IRDAI is the regulatory authority of which sector?
(A) Banking sector
(B) Insurance sector
(C) Financial Market
(D) Gild-edge market
(E) None of these
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11. D 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. D 17. D 18. C 19. A 20. A
21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. B
31. A 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. B 36. C 37. C 38. A 39. A 40. A
41. D 42. C 43. C 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. C 49. D 50. D
51. B 52. C 53. C 54. D 55. A 56. D 57. B 58. C 59. B 60. A
61. C 62. D 63. A 64. B 65. A 66. A 67. C 68. D 69. C 70. D
71. D 72. B 73. A 74. C 75. C 76. A 77. D 78. C 79. D 80. C
81. A 82. B 83. A 84. A 85. B 86. D 87. C 88. D 89. D 90. B
91. A 92. A 93. C 94. D 95. A 96. D 97. A 98. C 99. E 100. C
101. B 102. C 103. B 104. E 105. D 106. C 107. A 108. D 109. C 110. A
111. B 112. B 113. D 114. C 115. D 116. B 117. A 118. B 119. A 120. D
121. D 122. B 123. B 124. C 125. A 126. D 127. A 128. E 129. C 130. D
131. B 132. A 133. C 134. E 135. C 136. A 137. A 138. C 139. B 140. D
141. D 142. A 143. C 144. D 145. B 146. A 147. A 148. C 149. D 150. D
151. A 152. B 153. C 154. C 155. A 156. B 157. B 158. D 159. A 160. A
161. D 162. C 163. A 164. C 165. B 166. B 167. D 168. A 169. C 170. A
171. B 172. D 173. B 174. D 175. B 176. A 177. C 178. C 179. B 180. D
181. A 182. D 183. B 184. C 185. D 186. C 187. B 188. D 189. E 190. A
191. A 192. C 193. B 194. A 195. A 196. D 197. B 198. B 199. C 200. A
201. C 202. E 203. D 204. A 205. C 206. A 207. C 208. B 209. D 210. C
211. D 212. B 213. D 214. C 215. B 216. B 217. B 218. A 219. C 220. B
221. B 222. C 223. D 224. D 225. C 226. C 227. B 228. A 229. A 230. A
231. D 232. B 233. E 234. B 235. A 236. C 237. C 238. D 239. B 240. C
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