International Affairs
Today (4th July) is Independence
Day of United States.
This
day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on 4th July 1776, by the Continental
Congress declaring that the thirteen American colonies regarded themselves as a
new nation, the United States of America, and no longer part of the British
Empire.
China's
internet regulator today issued a directive that online media cannot publish any unverified content, especially
from social media sites.
The
regulator also listed many fake news stories it said had recently circulated on
the internet.
China,
which already has internet censorship laws, said this is a part of its campaign
against fake news and the spreading of rumours.
California
Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law six measures which limit the purchase and possession of rifles,
expand background checks and ban the possession of magazines capable of holding
more than ten rounds.
The Pacific military exercise, RIMPAC 2016 (Rim of the
Pacific Exercise), began at Hawaii with 26 nations participating in the war games that will cover the
Hawaiian Island and southern California.
RIMPAC
2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971.
National Affairs
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will expand his Cabinet tomorrow at 11 am in a ceremony at
the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Reportedly,
76-year-old Minority Affairs Minister Najma Heptulla and 75-year-old Small and
Medium Enterprises Minister Kalraj Mishra might be dropped from the Cabinet.
Further,
BJP leaders from the poll-bound state of Uttar Pradesh are likely to be
inducted in the Cabinet.
The
2nd BRICS Youth Summit was
concluded in Guwahati, Assam yesterday.
This
summit was held from 1st July 2016 to 3rd July 2016.
This
summit was inaugurated byAssam Chief
Minister Sarbananda Sonowal in presence of Union Sports Minister
Jitendra Singh.
The
three day summit had witnessed 70-member foreign delegation including ministers
and head of executive authorities on youth affairs from BRICS nations.
The
main focus of this summit was on enhancing
people-to-people contacts of BRICS member states viz. Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa.
The
summit has called for shifting of power from the West to the member countries
to maintain balance in the world.
It
also has adopted the ‘Guwahati BRICS
Youth Summit 2016 Call to Action’ and urged the youth from the five
member nations to come together for working towards this goal.
Theme of 2016
: “Youth as bridge for intra-BRICS exchanges“.
The 1st meeting of
the BRICS Working Group on Energy
Saving and Energy Efficiency began in Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh.
The
2 day conference will be attended by all 5 member BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries.
India being BRICS chair for 2016 has organised this event in
order to shape and steer the BRICS agenda.
The
Union Power Ministry is hosting the meeting of the Working Group.
The Government of
India is planning to impose a hefty
fine on vehicle owners, dealers and manufacturers to curb the menace of
excessive honking as it is one of the major contributors to sound
pollution.
Punjab
Government
has launched Rapid
Rural Police Response System (RRPRS) to ensure prompt and effective
police response in 12,000 villages across
the state.
India’s
first Commercial Court and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre was
inaugurated at Raipur, capital
of Chhattisgarh.
It
was inaugurated by State Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh along with Supreme
Court judge Madan B. Lokur.
Deaths
American film director, screenwriter, producer and author Michael Cimino (77) passed away.
He
is famous for his Vietnam War classic, the academy award winning film The Deer Hunter (1978).
Awards & Honors
According to data by the Tourism Ministry, Tamil Nadu was the top tourist destination in India for
the second consecutive year in 2015,
with 333.5 million domestic and 4.68 million foreign tourist arrivals.
Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh were other top destinations
for domestic tourists, while foreign visitors preferred Maharashtra, UP, and
Delhi after Tamil Nadu.
Business & Economy
China's yuan today
slumped against the dollar to reach a new
5-1/2 year low for the second consecutive day of trading.
The
yuan hit 6.6642, the lowest since December 2010 due to extended dollar buying
in the market and amid concerns of the People's Bank of China tolerating
further depreciation of the currency.
Science & Technology
India's first Integrated Defence Communication Network (DCN) was launched by Defence
Minister Manohar Parrikar today.
This
network enables the Army, the Air Force, the Navy and the Special Forces
Command to share situational awareness for a faster decision-making process.
It
is the first tri-service communication
and IT network of the Armed Forces.
Indian
Navy
launched the fourth in the series of Follow-on
Water Jet Fast Attack Craft (FO-WJFAC) called INS Tarasa.
It
was launched at the Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), Kolkata.
The name of the ship, like the previously
launched FO-WJFACs, is based on the
picturesque island in the Andaman and Nicobar islands in the Bay of Bengal.
Sports
Indian shuttler Sai
Praneeth defeated Korea's Lee Hyun Il in the men’s singles final of the 2016 Canada Open in Calgary
today.
This
is world number 37 Praneeth’s first
Grand Prix title.
Indian shuttlers Manu
Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy
won the men’s doubles title at the 2016 Canada Open today, by defeating home
favourites Adrian Liu and Toby Ng.
The
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports granted recognition to Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
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