World
Today is
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression
This
day was Originally focused on victims of the 1982 Lebanon War, its purpose
expanded to "acknowledge the pain suffered by children throughout the world
who are the victims of physical, mental and emotional abuse.
This
day affirms the UN's commitment to protect the rights of children.
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi today embarked on a
5-country visit, starting with Afghanistan
Modi
along with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani inaugurated the ₹1,700 crore Afghan-India Friendship Dam in the Herat
province, which has been funded by the Government of India.
Further,
Modi's itinerary also includes an official visit to Qatar, Switzerland, the USA
and Mexico.
As many as 60 nations,
including India, have agreed on
a general framework for the first time
to use satellites and coordinate
methods of monitoring greenhouse
gas emissions.
The
nations will now inter-calibrate their satellite data to create easily accessible
‘big space data’.
Note :
26 of the 50 essential climate variables that are monitored can only be
measured from space.
India
and
Singapore have agreed to enhance the scale of existing bilateral
military interaction and decided to expand the interaction between the armed forces
Decision
in this regard, was taken at inaugural Singapore-India Defence Ministers’
Dialogue (DMD).
The
Dialogue was co-chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and his Singapore
counterpart Dr. Ng Eng Hen.
Asia’s largest annual security forum Shangri-La Dialogue was inaugurated in Singapore to talk about
security issues in the Asia-Pacific region
The
forum has been organised by the London-based International Institute for
Strategic Studies (IISS).
The
three day event will be attended by at least 20 Defence Ministers from
Asia-Pacific countries including India represented by Union Defence Minister
Manohar Parrikar.
India
The Rashtriya
Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has chosen the occasion of Vijay Dashami (October 11) this year, for adopting their new uniform, as the
cadre was formed on Vijay Dashami in 1925
Earlier
in March, RSS had decided to shun their khaki half pants and replace it with
brown full-pants.
The
Indian Army, under its welfare
and development initiative Operation Sadbhavna, has tied up with Tata Motors for the training of youth from Kashmir as automobile
service technicians.
The
first thirteen-week certified training course under the initiative with 29
youth from the state has been scheduled at Tata Motors' facility in Ropar,
Punjab.
The Population Foundation of India (PFI) today announced
that, India should increase its family planning budget to at least ₹15,800 crores to meet its Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) pledge
Note :
FP2020 is a global partnership for the protection of reproductive rights of
women and girls.
India
has pledged to meet the contraception need of 48 million couples by 2020.
HRD
Minister Smriti Irani today announced that the government will start a
national-level competition to promote research and innovation among students
from August 15
Under
this, students will submit their research proposals and contribute their ideas
directly to the central government.
Addressing
an event in Pune, Irani asked students to suggest a name, logo, and slogan for
the competition.
Assam
Assembly has passed Assam
Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2016 to facilitate ease of doing business
in the state
The
bill seeks to attract fresh investment in the state through an easy
computerised clearance system.
Haryana Government
has launched Asia’s first ‘Gyps Vulture
Reintroduction Programme’ at the Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre at
Pinjore.
It
was launched by state Chief Minister Manohar Lal by releasing 2 captive bred
Himalayan Griffons vultures in the pre-release aviaries close to the breeding
centre at Pinjore.
MOUs & Agreements
The Indian
government today signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the latter to loan $200 million to upgrade 176 km of
state roads in Jharkhand
The
total cost of the project, due to be completed by December 2019, is $306.25 million.
India and
the US have signed a Memorandum of Understanding which will
provide speedy security clearances for
pre-approved, low-risk Indian travellers on arrival in the US, at
selected airports.
The
MoU was signed by Indian Ambassador to the US, Arun K Singh and Deputy
Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection Kevin K McAleenan.
India and
Tunisia have signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for
co-operation in Information Technology
(IT) and promotion of
traditional handicrafts.
These
MoUs were signed in the presence of Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari and
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid in Tunis.
Note :
Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari visited Tunisia on the final leg of his
two- nation trip after visiting Morocco.
Awards & Appointments
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi was today conferred with Afghanistan's highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award
The India Post released a ₹5 stamp called 'My Stamp'
today, to mark the third anniversary
of the online marketplace, Amazon India’s
services across the country.
Indian sand artist Sudarsan
Pattnaik today won the Gold
medal in the People's choice category at the World Sand Art Championship in Bulgaria
Pattnaik
won the prize for his sand sculpture titled 'Drugs Kill Sports' where he depicted cyclist Lance Armstrong and
tennis player Maria Sharapova, who have faced charges of using drugs to enhance
performance.
N.K.Chari
took
charge as the new Managing Director
of State Bank of Mysore(SBM).
Goa-born
Sayonara Luxton has taken charge
as the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
in Southeast England.
JD(U) Chief Sharad
Yadav, Supreme Court lawyer Ram
Jethmalani and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Misa Bharti were elected unopposed to Rajya Sabhafrom Bihar today.
The
other two candidates who made it to the Upper House unopposed from the state
included JD(U) nominee Ramchandra Prasad Singh and BJP nominee Gopal Narayan
Singh.
Sports
Former World Cup silver medallist Seema Tomar of India finished fifth in women’s trap event at the
ISSF Shotgun World Cup today.
Australia’s Emma
Elizabeth Cox won the Gold medal,
USA’s Corey Cogdellbagged Silver while Carole Cormenier of France clinched the bronze in the women’s trap event.
Business & Economy
The New Development
Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries is set to issue its first yuan-denominated bonds to
finance sustainable development projects
The
NDB’s first five-year yuan-denominated bonds (or green bonds) will be issued
after receiving a rating from international ratings agencies as well as getting
authorities’ approval.
People in News
Shigemi
Hirata,
a 96-year-old Japanese man, has been recognised by the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest university graduate.
Hirata received a degree in ceramic arts from the Kyoto
University of Art and Design on 19 March 2016
He
was enrolled in the university at the age of 85 in 2005 and took 11 years to
complete the course.
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