International Affairs
1st
US-Cuba Commercial Flight
The
first commercial flight between the United States & Cuba in more than
a half century landed in the central city of Santa Clara
A
JetBlue Airways Corp passenger jet arrived from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in
the central Cuban city of Santa Clara
It
was the first direct commercial flight between the US & Cuba in
over a half-century.
It’s
the first such trip since the height of the Cold War.
Gabon’s
President Bongo Re-elected
Gabon’s
incumbent President Ali Bongo has won a closely fought presidential election.
Bongo
had obtained 49.80 percent of vote, beating rival candidate Jean
Pin who received 48.23 percent.
He
was first elected in 2009 after the death of his father Omar, who ran Gabon for
42 years.
Gabon is
a sovereign state on the west coast of Central Africa.
Brazilian
Senate Impeaches Rousseff
Brazil’s
Senate has removed President, Dilma Rousseff, from the office for breaking
budgetary laws.
This
ends an impeachment process that polarized the country and paralyzed its
politics for nine months.
Senators
voted 61 to 20 to convict Ms Rousseff for illegally using money from state
banks to boost public spending.
Michel
Temer has been sworn in as 37th President of the country.
National Affairs
MoU
between MoUD & Amar Chitra Katha
The
Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) signed a MoU with Amar Chitra Katha to
publish & distribute a special edition of the comic book, focusing on
Swachh Bharat Mission.
The
32-page comic book will carry messages pertaining to sanitation
& solid waste components of Swachh Bharat Mission.
The
book would comprise a series of inspirational stories from the mission.
Regional
News Editors’ Conference Begins
Information
and Broadcasting Minister Venkaiah Naidu has inaugurated Regional News Editors’
Conference in Chennai.
The
conference is Organized by the Press Information Bureau.
The
two day conference will discuss the policies and initiatives of key Ministries.
The
participants will be apprised of the key programs and roadmap for the future
pertaining to flagship schemes.
BRICS
Convention on Tourism Begins
The
two day “BRICS Convention on Tourism” has began at World heritage site,
Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh.
The
BRICS countries India, Brazil, Russia, China & South Africa will
participate in the convention.
The
event will comprise of inter- governmental exchange of views & ideas
on different subjects.
The
convention is being organised as a precursor to The BRICS Summit to be held in
Goa in Oct.
Gowda
Inaugurated 8th Meet of SAARCSTAT
Union
Minister Shri. D.V. Sadananda Gowda inaugurated the 8th Meeting
of Heads of SAARC Statistical Organizations (SAARCSTAT) in New Delhi.
The
theme of this Meeting is “Trade Statistics – Merchandise & Services”.
Reducing
Asymmetry in Trade data amongst SAARC countries is one of the topics for
discussion in this meeting.
India
has taken up the issues of data reconciliation with a few countries.
Maha,
Guj governors given add’l charge
President
Pranab Mukherjee has given Maharashtra Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao additional
charge of Tamil Nadu.
He
has also made Gujarat Governor Om Prakash Kohli in-charge of Madhya Pradesh.
The
tenure of Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah ended on Tuesday while that of Madhya
Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav will come to an end on September 7.
Goa
Assembly ratifies GST Bill
The
Goa Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution ratifying the
amendments to the Constitution to pave way for the presidential assent to the
Goods and Services (GST) Bill, 2016.
Goa
is the 15th State Assembly to ratify the Bill.
With
this, 50% of States have passed the Bill paving way for the presidential
assent.
India
at 35th Rank in WB Logistics Index
India
has ranked 35 among 160 countries on World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index
(LPI) for 2016.
India’s
position on the global list has improved by 19 places compared to the previous
list
The
World Bank LPI is released every two years.
The
logistics’ list was topped by Germany.
The
LPI measures performance at key international gateways in countries such as
India and China.
Awards & Appointments
Anuradha:
New MD & CEO of SBI Mutual
SBI
Mutual Fund has appointed Anuradha Rao as its Managing Director and Chief
Executive.
She
was Deputy Managing Director at SBI handling New Business Portfolio.
She
has also worked as the Chief General Manager of personal banking at the bank.
She
took charge from Dinesh Kumar Khara, who has been appointed Managing Director
of State Bank of India (Associate & Subsidiaries).
Chawla
Appointed Chancellor of TERI Uni
The
Energy and Resources Institute (Teri) has appointed former Finance Secretary
Ashok Chawla as the new Chancellor of Teri university.
With
this, the University ended its last association with former Chancellor and Head
R.K. Pachauri.
Chawla
has also been serving as the Chairman of Teri since February 2016.
The
Energy and Resources Institute was established in 1974.
Sports
England
Sets World Record ODI Score
England
amassed a world record one-day international total of 444 for three as they
crushed Pakistan by 169 runs at Trent Bridge n the five-match series.
The
hosts passed their previous highest total of 408 for nine, made against New
Zealand last year.
England
Hales plundered 171, the highest individual limited-overs score by an England
batsman.
Pakistan,
in reply, were bowled out for 275.
Ashwin
Slips to 3rd in ICC Test Rankings
Off-spinner
R Ashwin dropped a rung to 3rd but remained the highest-placed Indian bowler.
Ajinkya
Rahane at 8th in the batsmen’s list of the latest ICC Test rankings .
Rahane
was the lone Indian in the top-10 of batting charts.
South
Africa pace bowler Dale Steyn stormed back to the number-one position rankings
for Test bowlers.
India
stands 2nd in the list of test rankings team behind Pakistan.
Business & Economy
RBI
to Regulate P2P Lending
The
RBI has proposed that peer-to-peer lending platforms would be regulated as a
separate category of NBFCs.
Peer-to-peer
(P2P) lending is a form of crowd-funding with financial returns.
Borrowers
and lenders are brought together online with the help of the P2P lending
platform, which is used to raise unsecured finance.
The
rates are lower than those offered by money lenders/unorganised sector.
Species in NEWS
One
of World’s Biggest Rhino Horns Found
The
rhino horn verification committee (RHVC) has found one of the world’s largest
horns in central Assam’s Nagaon treasury.
According
to forest officials, the massive horn belonged to the Bagori range of Kaziranga
National Park & it was found in Aug,1982.
The
horn weighs 3 kg and 51 grams and its height is 36 cm.
The
only recorded horn bigger than this could be found in the British Museum,
London
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