International Affairs
India is going to host meet of the heads of Anti-Narcotics agencies of BRICS nations to discuss issues related to narco-terrorism and
money laundering.
This
meeting will be hosted by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).
Aim
of this meeting : To take into consideration of
illicit drug trafficking including diversion of precursors and chemicals, usage
of new psychoactive substances.
National Affairs
The government has today renamed the Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras High Courts.
These
courts, established after an 1862 order by Queen Victoria of Great Britain,
will now be called the Mumbai HC,
the Kolkata HC, and the Chennai HC.
This
decision needs to be approved by the President.
The annual Rath
Yatra (Chariot festival)
will commence in Puri, Odisha
from 6th July 2016, and its return, Bahuda Yatra will fall on 15th July
2016.
The Hindu festival involves devotees carrying chariots with
idols of Lord Jagannath, Balaram and sister Subhadra to visit their aunt for
nine days.
The
festival is taken to an international level by the ISKCON Foundation.
Indian
Cabinet today,
Apprised
of a joint issue of postage stamps between Department of Posts and Portugal
Post.
Approved
extension of interest subvention on
crop loans to farmers.
Approved
increase in foreign investment from
current approved level of 62% to 74% of
total paid up share capital of Axis Bank.
Approved long-term contract with Mozambique
for import of pulses either through pvt channels or Govt-to-Govt sales through
State Agencies.
Approved
MoU between India and Tanzania
in Traditional Systems of Medicine and
Homeopathy.
Gave
'in-principle' approval for setting up a Major port at Enayam
near Colachel in Tamil Nadu.
Cleard
National Apprentice Promotion Scheme.
The Scheme will catalyze the entire apprenticeship ecosystem
in the country and it will offer a win-win situation for all stakeholders.
It
is expected to become one of the most powerful skill-delivery vehicle in the
country.
The 3rd phase of the Centre's ‘Mission Indradhanush’ will cover 13 districts in Madhya Pradesh.
Launched
by Health Minister JP Nadda in 2015, the initiative aims at the full immunisation of children against 7 vaccine-preventable diseases (Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Tetanus, Polio,
Tuberculosis, Measles and Hepatitis B), by 2020.
The
initiative will be monitored in real-time on a daily basis.
The Assam government
today announced a 100-day plan for
the development of agriculture, urban infrastructure, and veterinary sectors
in the state.
The
plan includes issuing soil health cards to farmers, building cold storages,
setting up e-tendering of seed distribution, and urban infrastructure
development.
The
government also plans to commercialise four of the 22 poultry farms across
Assam.
New Appoitments
19
new Ministers of State inducted in the Union
council of Ministers today.
MoS
Prakash Javdekar elevated to Cabinet rank.
This
is the second Cabinet expansion since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to
power in 2014.
Sudarshan Sen has today
appointed as the Executive Director
of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
He
will replace NS Vishwanathan who was elevated as Deputy Governor of RBI.
In
his new role, Sudarshan Sen will look after Department of Banking Regulation, Department
of Co-operative Bank Regulation and Department of Non-Banking Regulation.
Linda
Burney,
has became the first Indigenous woman
elected to the House of Representatives
(lower house) of the Parliament of Australia.
She
achieved the fete after claiming victory in the marginal seat of Barton.
With
this, she joins first Aboriginal MP Ken Wyatt of the conservative Liberal Party
who was elected in 2010.
Mr K B Koliwad was
today unanimously elected as Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Noted
scientist M V Dhekane has
assumed the office of Director
of ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU),
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
With
this Dhekane becomes the 7th director of IISU which functions under the aegis
of the Department of Space.
Business & Economy
The Jawaharlal Nehru
Port (JNPT) at Nhava Sheva in Raigad District of Maharashtra has become
the first port in India to implement logistics data bank tagging system
of containers.
The
first of its kind system has been launched as part of ‘Ease of Doing Business’
initiatives implemented at JNPT Port.
It
focuses on document, time and cost reduction for the benefit of trade.
The Madhya Pradesh state
cabinet today gave its nod to a proposal
for imposing entry tax on online shopping.
Now
6% entry tax will be levied on
the online shopping in the state.
Science & Technology
NASA's $1.1 billion Juno
spacecraft today successfully entered the orbit of Jupiter, the largest planet of the
solar system.
Launched
five years ago, the spacecraft will study Jupiter's composition, gravity,
magnetic field and search clues about the planet's formation.
Juno will be the second spacecraft to orbit Jupiter,
following the Galileo probe which orbited from 1995–2003.
Dolly
the sheep, the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult
cell, was born on this day (5th July) in the year 1996, in Scotland.
Scientists
cloned Dolly after 277 failed attempts, as most of them ended up in
miscarriages and deformed births.
Dolly,
who later gave birth to several lambs, developed lung disease along with
arthritis and eventually died in 2003.
English scientist Isaac Newton's 'Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy'was published on
this day (5th July) in the year 1687.
The
book, originally written in Latin, contains mathematical formulations of
Newton’s laws of motion, law of gravity, and a derivation of the laws of
planetary motion.
In
this book, Newton also developed the calculus, a key mathematical tool in the
domain of science and engineering.
Switzerland-based MSC
Cruises will launch its first smart ship, MSC Meraviglia, in June 2017 to sail
across the western Mediterranean.
The
ship, which can house 4,500 guests, features an indoor promenade with a
262-foot LED sky.
In
addition to two F1 simulators and a 5D cinema, the technologically advanced
ship will also let guests pay for items using smart bracelets.
Deaths
Noel
Neill (95),
the first actress to play Superman's girlfriend, 'Lois Lane' on the big screen,
passed away.
Her
first appearance as Superman's love interest was in 1948's movie serial,
'Superman'.
She
received the Golden Boot Award
in the year 2004 and also has a life-size statue of her as 'Lois Lane' in
Metropolis, Illinois.
Awards & Honors
South African writer and filmmaker, Liduduma lingani has won the Caine Prize 2016 for his short story, 'Memories We Lost'.
Memories We Lost
is told by a girl who acts as protector of her sister, whose serious mental
illness is badly misunderstood in a South African village.
About Caine Prize
This
£10,000 prize was founded in the United Kingdom in 2000, and was named in
memory of Sir Michael Harris Caine, former Chairman of Booker Group plc.
The
prize is also known as the "African Booker".
The
final instalment of the Harry Potter series, 'The Deathly Hallows' is recognised by Guinness World Records as 'the fastest selling book of fiction in 24
hours' with a total of 15 million books sold.
With
12 million books printed in the first run, it also holds a record for the
'highest initial print run for a fiction book'.
Sports
The Olympians
Association of India (OAI), the first-ever association for Indian
Olympians, by the Olympians, was launched today.
The
Olympians Association of India's official Twitter account, @IndianOlympians, will serve as the platform
for real-time updates of the Indian contingent at the upcoming Rio
Olympics.
Important Note :
Five-time Olympian Shiva Keshavan will
serve as the association's First
President.
The official theme
song of the Rio Olympics, titled ‘Alma e Coração’ (Heart and Soul), was released today.
The
song has been composed by Samba star Thiaguinho and rapper Projota, both Brazil
natives, and features shots of Rio’s Olympic Aquatics Stadium and Leblon
beach.
Four
children, whose stories have inspired the song, are also featured in the music
video.
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