International Affairs
Today (6th July) is World
Zoonosis(also spelled zoönosis and zoonoses)Day.
Zoonosis
is an ailment that is transmitted from animals to human beings.
Zoonosis
is derived from the Greek words zoon (animal)and
nosos (ailment).
Approximately
150 zoonotic diseases are known to exist.
This
day is observed every year to emphasize and bring the problem awareness amongst
people, and teach them to take right action.
Theme
for the year 2016 : The disease threat in human-animal interface
India
ranked
91 among 139 countries, in terms
of readiness for transition to a
digitised economy and society, according to World Economic Forum's annual report released today.
Important Points to Note :
Singapore
topped the list.
Last
year (2015) India ranked 89 in the list.
India
was at the 114th place for infrastructure, while it ranked 8 in terms of
affordability.
Hungary, a member
of the Nuclear Suppliers Group,
today expressed its support for India's
bid to become a member of the 48-member group.
A
joint Indo-Hungarian statement said this will "further strengthen nuclear
non-proliferation and make global nuclear commerce more secure".
Note :
A consensus among all the members will be required for India to become a member
of the group.
The Oxford English
Dictionary has added the words ROFL
(Rolling on Floor Laughing)
and tl;dr (too long; didn’t read) in its June 2016 update.
The
update for this quarter also includes the words glamping (glamourous camping),
budgie smugglers (close-fitting men’s swimming trunks) and listicle (an online
article in the form of a list).
The Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, has announced that
Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated
on July 7 in India as the moon
could not be sighted on Tuesday.
Earlier
in the day, the government had announced a holiday for Eid on July 7 for its
offices.
Note :
Eid-ul-Fitr marks the end of the holy month of Ramzan.
China launches
military drill around Paracel Islands to
defend its sovereignty claim in the South
China Sea a week ahead of ruling by the International Court of Justice.
National Affairs
World famous Rath
Yatra of Lord Jagannath begins at Puri.
The
world's largest 'charkha'
(spinning wheel) was unveiled at Terminal-3
of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport by
BJP President Amit Shah.
This
charkha is 27 feet long and 15 feet tall.
This
charkha commemorates the centenary year
of Mahatma Gandhi’s return from South Africa.
Around
42 carpenters in Ahmedabad took 55 days to build this charkha.
Rajasthan
became first state to introduce minimum wages for
part time workers.
The
Union Cabinet has approved a National
Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme (NAPS) for providing apprenticeship
training to over 50 lakh youngsters in order to create more jobs.
The
Scheme has an outlay of 10,000 crore rupees and a target of training 50 lakh
apprentices by 2019-20.
MOUs & Agreements
The Union Cabinet today approved a long-term contract by
signing an MoU with Mozambique for the import of pulses.
The
MoU is aimed at promoting the production of pulses in the African country,
thereby doubling the trade between the two nations by 2020-21.
This
is expected to stabilise the price of pulses by meeting the current shortfall
in supply.
Banking & Economy
The Dollar was
unanimously adopted as the monetary
unit of the United States on this day (6th July) in the year 1785.
However,
the United States Mint didn't start issuing the first dollar coins until
1792.
Note :
The US dollar is the most used currency in international transactions with
several countries using it as their official currency, and several others as their
de facto currency.
A total of 17 merger
and acquisition (M&A) deals have been made between Singaporean and Indian enterprises in the first half
of 2016, global valuation firm
Duff & Phelps has reported.
The
deals had a combined investment of $940 million.
China
is
planning to give Bangladesh a $9 billion low-interest loan to build 6 rail projects.
The
rail projects will connect the capital, Dhaka, to domestic industrial areas and
the Indian border.
The Union Cabinet today approved the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme worth ₹10,000 crore to
train over 50 Lakh apprentices by 2020.
Along
with support in basic training of apprentices, employers will also be offered
financial incentives for engaging apprentices.
The
decision aims to focus on apprenticeship as a key component for creating
skilled manpower in India.
The Union Cabinet has approved the Interest Subvention Scheme for farmers for the year
2016-17.
For
this purpose Union Government has earmarked a sum of 18,276 Crore Rupees.
The
scheme will help farmers getting short term crop loan payable within one year
up to 3 lakhs Rupees at only 4% per annum.
Interest subvention for providing short term crop loan to
farmers has been provided to Public Sector, Private Sector, Cooperative,
Regional Rural banks and NABARD.
People in News
Sand artist Sudarsan
Pattnaik has set another world
record by entering the Limca Book of Records by carving 100 sand chariots at the Puri beach in
Odisha.
Note :
The Padma Shri awardee artist already has 20 world records to his name.
Deaths
The critically acclaimed Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami (76) passed
away.
Note :
His 1997 film Taste of Cherry won
the prestigious Palme d'Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Science & Technology
NASA’s Jupiter mission, Juno spacecraft is the
fastest human made object ever.
Accelerated
by Jupiter’s gravity, Juno's top speed is estimated at 265,000 km/h relative to the earth.
Note :
The all-time speed record was previously held by NASA's Helios 1 and Helios 2
spacecraft, launched in the mid-1970s to study the sun.
New Appointments
Prakash
Javadekar was appointed the
Human Resource Development Minister, replacing Smriti Irani from the
post after the Union Cabinet reshuffle yesterday.
Irani has now been shifted to the Ministry of
Textiles.
Javadekar had been serving as the Minister of State for
Environment since May 2014.
Arun Jaitley has been replaced by Venkaiah Naidu as the
Information and Broadcasting Minister.
Naidu,
who is also the incumbent Union Minister for Urban Development, Housing and
Urban Poverty Alleviation, will give up his Parliamentary Affairs
portfolio.
However,
Arun Jaitley will remain the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs.
Ananth
Kumar
has been made the Minister of
Parliamentary Affairs.
He
will replace Venkaiah Naidu, who has been given the charge of the Information
and Broadcasting Ministry.
Uttar Pradesh MP Anupriya
Patel (35), who took oath yesterday as the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has become the youngest minister in PM Narendra Modi’s
Cabinet.
Note :
Previously, Smriti Irani (then 38) was the Modi Cabinet's youngest minister.
Books & Authors
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today unveiled a comic book 'Ayodhya ke Shoorvir' on the exploits of the CRPF personnel who
averted a terrorist attack in Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid complex in
2005.
This
is the fifth such book in the
series 'Shaurya Gathayen' (stories of
valour) being published by the paramilitary force to honour its
personnel and martyrs.
Sports
As a part of PM Narendra Modi's cabinet reshuffle, former
Delhi BJP President Vijay Goel was
sworn in as the new Union Minister of
Youth Affairs and Sports.
Goel
will replace Sarbananda Sonowal, the new Chief Minister of Assam.
Gymnast Dipa
Karmakar became the first Indian
to be certified as 'World Class Gymnast' by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique.
The
22-year-old is also the first ever Indian female gymnast to qualify for the
Olympic Games.
Dipa,
who hails from Tripura, had earlier won a bronze medal for India at the 2014
Commonwealth Games.
South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was sentenced to 6 years in prison for the murder of
his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain has set a Guinness
World Record for the highest
catch of a cricket ball.
The
48-year-old caught the cricket ball that was dropped using a drone from a
height of 150 feet in windy
conditions at the Lord's stadium. The ball reached an approximate speed of 119
km/h before landing safely in the cricketer’s hands.
Para swimmer
Niranjan Mukundan has won 8
medals at the recently-concluded IWAS
(International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) U-23 World Games held in
Prague, Czech Republic.
Of
the 8 medal’s Niranjan bagged three gold medals in 50m butterfly, 200m
freestyle and 50m breaststroke events.
He
won two silver medals in 100m fly and 50m freestyle, and three bronze medals in
100m freestyle, 100m breaststroke and 100m backstroke events.
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