International
Affairs
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launched
The
book based on the script of the play 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'
launched today globally. This is JK Rowling’s eighth Harry Potter story written
along with Jack Thorne and John Tiffany.
Thorne
scripted the two-part play based on the original story, which begins 19 years
after 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows', which was published in 2007.
WHO to remove transgenders from its mental disorders list
The
World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering changing the way it classifies
transgender identity.
It
came following calls from researchers and advocates to remove it from the WHO's
list of mental disorders.
National
Affairs
PM Modi flags off 'Run for Rio'
Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has flagged off the Run for Rio event in New Delhi to
celebrate the Olympic mood in the country.
The
mass run was announced by the Sports Minister Vijay Goel at a press conference.
Around
20,000 school children participated in the event, which commenced from Major
Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi.
Pashudhan Bima Yojana launched in Haryana
Haryana
Government on 29 July 2016 launched Pashudhan Bima Yojana in Jhajjar. The Yojna
was launched by the state’s Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister, O P
Dhankar.
The
Yojna was started in accordance to the recommendations made in Swaminathan
Report.
Awards
& Appointments
Satish Mathur appointed DGP of Maharashtra Police
Satish
Mathur was appointed as Director General of Maharashtra Police on 20 July 2016
by Maharashtra Government. Mathur, the IPS of 1981-batch, is due to retire in
June 2017.
Mathur
will succeed Praveen Dixit, the IPS of 1977 batch, who is retiring from on 31
July 2016 on superannuation. Dixit was serving in the post since September
2015.
AAAI confers Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 on Srinivasan
Swamy
Srinivasan
K Swamy, popularly known as Sundar, was conferred with the 2016 Lifetime
Achievement Award by the Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) on 29
July 2016.
The
award was bestowed on him in Mumbai.
AAAI confers Lifetime Achievement Award on adman Srinivasan
Swamy
The
Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) announced the recipient of
this year’s AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award as Srinivasan K Swamy popularly
known as Sundar Swamy.
This
Award is the highest honour to be given to an individual in India for his/her
outstanding contribution to the Advertising Industry. This award was instituted
in 1988 by AAAI and so far 23 persons have been bestowed with it earlier.
Sports
Skydiver Luke Aikins Sets Record For Highest Jump Without
Parachute
Skydiver
Luke Aikins, 42, became the first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet without
a parachute, landing in a net in southern California.
He
has completed the jump in Simi Valley, west of Los Angeles.
Business
& Economy
Centre to organise ‘Make in India’ conference in Bhubaneswar
Centre
has decided to organise a Make in India conference in Bhubaneswar in December
this year.
The
conference would be organised by the Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to attract
investment in the state as well as the country.
Oracle to Buy NetSuite for $9.3 Billion
Business
software maker Oracle has announced that it has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire NetSuite, the very first cloud company. The transaction is
valued at $9.3 billion .
The
deal would help Oracle gain market share in the fast-growing cloud computing
business.
Yahoo researchers built a powerful new online abuse detector
Yahoo
researchers have developed a new online abuse detecting algorithm.
Most
current abuse filters use a combination of blacklisted terms or expressions to
catch hate speech online, but the new method applies machine learning as well.
Bihar lifts ban on toddy (palm wine) sale, consumption
Bihar
government has lifted the ban on the sale and consumption of toddy (palm wine)
in the state.
In
April after Bihar imposed a total liquor ban in the state, it also banned the
sale of ‘toddy’. But the decision to banned toddy was not lauded by Lalu Prasad
and his party Rashtriya Janata Dal.
SEBI's first phase of new enterprise portal goes live
Markets
regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has initiated the first
phase of its new enterprise portal to facilitate accurate and timely
circulation of information to internal and external stakeholders.
The
portal, developed by IT firm Tech Mahindra, provides an e-platform to
registered and prospective intermediaries to interact in a secure, transparent,
and paperless manner with SEBI.
Place
in NEWS
Kerala Tourism bags six National Tourism awards
Kerala
Tourism has bagged six National Tourism awards for 2014-15 in the marketing
category for states. It received two more awards, including the one for its
Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative in Wayanad.
Lok
Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan presented the awards to Principal Secretary Venu
V and Director U V Jose in the presence of Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma
at a function at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi.
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