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July 1, 2016
Minister-in-charge of the administrative Ministry now can approve Non-Plan schemes costing
less than 500 crore rupees.
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technologies to market and transmission lines for solar-rich state. It will provide 625 million
dollars to Indias grid-connected rooftop solar programme that will finance the installation of at
least 400MW of solar photovoltaic installations. This programme will provide clean, renewable
energy and reduce greenhouse gas (GHGs) emissions by displacing thermal generation.
Aircraft
System
Testing
Establishment
in
Bengaluru. The first squadron of LCA Tejas has been named as Flying Daggers. Its base will be
located in Sulur, Tamil Nadu. It will have total 20 aircrafts, including 4 trainers. However, the
two aircrafts will be operated initially by the squadron at Bengaluru for nearly two years.
Remaining 18 aircraft including 4 trainers will be inducted at Sulur base in 2018.
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Forces, spread across the country. It is a strategic, highly secure and scalable system. It has has a
pan-India reach from Ladakh to the North East to island territories. The tri-communication
network makes voice data and video data accessible to the three services over a secured
network.
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July 2, 2016
FSSAI inks MoU with ASCI to check misleading advertisements in food and
beverages sector
of
India
(ASCI)
to
check
misleading
President Pranab Mukherjee presents BC Roy National Awards for 2008, 2009 &
2010
Kanwar,
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RIL, SBI ink Subscription and Shareholders Agreement for payments bank JV
produce smoke but produces an aerosol (mist), which is inaccurately referred to as vapor. ecigarettes have a heating element that atomizes a liquid solution known as e-liquid which
usually is a mixture of propylene glycol, glycerin, nicotine, and flavorings.
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July 3, 2016
India ranks 35th in 2016 Logistics Performance Index: World Bank Report
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points), Luxembourg (4.22), Sweden (4.20), Netherlands (4.19) and Singapore (4.14). India
related facts: In the 2016 report, India has increased its LPI score to 3.42 compared to LPI score
of 3.08 in 2014. In 2016 edition of LPI, India has improved its ranking by jumping 19 positions
compared to 54th rank in 2014 LPI.
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flagged off 400 new motorcycles and 220 new Bolero jeeps under the new system. he RRPRS has
been launched by Punjab police to ensure prompt and effective police response in villages to
counter any crime or law and order situation in just 20 minutes. Under this system, any resident
from rural area of state would only have to make a call on police helpline 100 for any kind of
assistance from the police force. The new system would be available for 247 hours to respond
to all kinds of emergencies or call-for-help from the citizens of the State.
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July 4, 2016
SBI secures $625 million from World Bank for solar programme
financial and possibly political in EU and UK. IMF has urged policy makers to remain prepared
to act to counter financial market turbulence and higher uncertainty to materially weaken the
global outlook. Prolonged periods of uncertainty and associated declines in business and
consumer confidence due to Brexit would lead to lower growth.
The first meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency began
in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The two 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 meeting will deliberate a work plan on development of
cooperation in energy saving and energy efficiency with BRICS. The BRICS countries would
make presentations on measures taken by them in the field of energy saving and energy
efficiency. India will also showcase its efforts in energy saving, energy efficiency, in particular
the LED street lighting programme.
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B Sai Praneeth wins 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix Badminton title
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu becomes first Indian footballer to play in Europa League
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July 5, 2016
India is going to host meet of the heads of antinarcotics agencies of BRICS nations to discuss issues
related to narco-terrorism and money laundering.
This meet will be held ahead of the eighth annual
Summit of BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South
Africa nations scheduled in October 2016. The one-day meeting on July 8, 2016 will be hosted by
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). The agenda of the high-level meeting is to take into
consideration of illicit drug trafficking including diversion of precursors and chemicals, usage
of new psychoactive substances. It will also take into consideration maritime drug trafficking,
narco terrorism and drug money laundering.
will
Banking
Regulation,
of
ISRO
Thiruvananthapuram,
Inertial
Kerala.
Systems
With
Unit
this
(IISU),
Dhekane
JNPT becomes first Indian port to implement logistics data tagging of containers
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the entire movement of containers through rail or road to the ICDs (Inland Container Depot)
and CFSs (Container Freight Station).
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July 6, 2016
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Tanzania in the field of
Traditional Systems of Medicine and Homeopathy
The
Union
Cabinet
has
approved
signing
of
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Union Cabinet Approves Interest Subvention Scheme for farmers for year 2016-17
Para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan wins eight medals in 2016 IWAS World Games
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July 7, 2016
Rajasthan becomes first state to introduce minimum wages for part time workers
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Among BRICS: Russia (41st), China (59th), South Africa (65th) and Brazil (72nd). Thus, India
was ranked the lowest.
China
inducted
its
largest
indigenously-built
pulled by thousands of devotees. The celebration ends nine days later with Bahuda Yatra or
return journey to their temple.
The Union Finance Ministry has constituted four members committee to examine the feasibility
and desirability of having a new financial year. The committee
has been tasked to examine the merits and demerits of various
dates for the commencement of the financial year including the
existing date (April to March) by taking into account the
various relevant factors. Composition: The committee will be
headed by Dr. Shankar Acharya (former Chief Economic Adviser). Besides it will consist of PV
Rajaraman (former Finance Secretary, Tamil Nadu), KM Chandrasekhar (former Cabinet
Secretary) and Dr. Rajiv Kumar (Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research) as its members.
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July 8, 2016
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Usually binary solar systems (having two stars or suns) are relatively common in the universe,
but solar systems involving three stars or more are very rare.
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village, one of whom is schizophrenic and the other her protector. As the sisters situation
deteriorates the protector sister trusts a local man who employs traditional techniques to rid
people of their demons.
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July 9, 2016
Kerala Government imposes 14.5 per cent fat tax on Junk Food
Union Government constitutes cyber cell to check online abuse and harassment
of women
The
Union
Ministry
of
Women
and
Child
children
on
social
media
platforms.
86%. Bornean orangutan is a primate species native to the island of Borneo. Found only in the
wild in Sumatra island (Indonesia) and Borneo in the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah
and Kalimantan.
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Captain Radhika Menon became the first woman in the world to receive the Award for
Exceptional Bravery at Sea for the year 2016 from the
International Maritime Organisation (IMO). She will be
bestowed with this award for saving the lives of seven
fishermen, whose hopes of survival were all over. The
award will be presented to her at the ceremony set to take
place at IMO Headquarters in London on 21 November
2016. She was chosen by 116th session of IMO Council meeting held in London. Captain Menon
had displayed great determination and courage in leading the difficult rescue operation in the
Bay of Bengal in June 2015. She had rescued all seven fishermen from the fishing boat
Durgamma, which was adrift following engine failure and loss of anchor in severe weather. For
this bravery she was nominated for the award by the Government of India.
Security forces cannot use excessive force in AFSPA areas Supreme Court
forces
cannot
use
excessive
and
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The verdict was given by SC bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit on
the plea filed by the Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association (EEVFAM). In the plea
EEVFAM had sought a SIT probe into the killing of 1,528 persons by the Manipur Police and
security forces since 1978.
DRDO inks MoA with IITs for Centre for Propulsion Technology
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scored by der at 109 minute in the 11 minutes of extra time. With this victory, Portugal has
earned the right to compete at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup hosted by Russia. Euro 2016
was the 15th edition of UEFA European football championship 2016. For the first time, the final
tournament was contested by 24 teams.
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SBI inks MoU with IIT Bombay to promote startups in financial sector
these parts will be integrated with the rest of the airframe assembly and will form a critical part
of the Panther helicopters sold worldwide.
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Cisco, Accenture, HCL Technologies, Intel, TCS, Qualcomm and L&T Technology Services,
among others. It has been created as a catalyst for developing the IoT SME/Startup ecosystem of
the country to scale for industrial and societal needs.
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Theresa May takes over as second woman Prime Minister of United Kingdom
INS India, base depot ship of Indian Navy at New Delhi celebrates Platinum
Jubilee
INS India, the base depot ship of Indian Navy at New Delhi
celebrated its 75th anniversary (Platinum Jubilee) on 13 July
2016. As a run up to celebrate this grand occasion, a series of
events were organised. A Health Run and a Dream Walk
was organised. A blood donation camp was also organised.
INS India was established as HMIS India in 1941 as small
unit with a complement of just a handful of officers and
sailors. It was rechristened as INS India on 26 Jan 1950. The
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base depot ship has the privilege of being the Flagship of the Chief of the Naval Staff. It is now a
major establishment in New Delhi with a plethora of duties and responsibilities.
The Union Government has recently constituted a high-level committee headed by Chief
Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian to tackle the shortage of pulses
in India. The committee was constituted by the high-level meeting
chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in New Delhi. The committee
is tasked to study and suggest ways to contain the rising prices of
pulses in the country. The committee will consider a reasonable hike in
the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for pulses and bonus for the farmers
to promote pulse cultivation.
China has no historic rights over South China Sea: Hague Tribunal
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Narendra Modi in New Delhi. The move is aims at easing out the difficulties being faced by
minority communities. Some of the approved facilities include opening of bank account,
permission for purchase of property for self-occupation and suitable accommodation.
heads and brains. In adults and children the disease usually causes only mild, flu-like
symptoms and a rash. But it has been linked to neurological problems such as a potentially fatal
paralysis known as Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS).
The Union Government has started the operation Sankat Mochan to evacuate Indian citizens
stranded in South Sudans capital Juba. Sankat Mochan
in Hindi means reliever from troubles. The operation is
being undertaken by Indian Air Force (IAF) and will be
headed by Union Minister of State (MoS) for External
Affairs General (Retd.) VK Singh. Two heavy-lift C-17
military transport aircrafts have been deployed by UIAF in service to make the evacuation. The
Indian Ambassador in South Sudan Srikumar Menon and his team is organising this operation
on the ground.
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India, ADB sign $100 Million Loan pact on Cauvery basin development
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to lack of investment the left irrigation system was unable to meet user demand and
increasingly vulnerable to floods and droughts.
Indias Chess Grand Master Harika Dronavalli has won the Fide
Womens Grand Prix trophy in Chendu, China. It was her
maiden career GP title. She won this title by defeating Russias
Olga Girya. She finished on 7 points in the round robin
tournament which had featured worlds top 12 players. On the
other hadnd India Grand Master Koneru Humpy too rounded
off her campaign with a victory to also finish on 7 points. But
Harika was declared winner for finishing with a better tie-break record in the tournament.
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affiliates all Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs), all Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs), private
schools and most of the schools approved by Union Government.
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(www.transformingindia.mygov.in),
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departments like women and child development, health, and sports for propagating happiness
in the state.
Nalanda
Mahavihara
ruins
comprise
the
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(ASEM11)
or
ASEM2016
has
issued
the basis of the support of 45 party MLAs along with 2 independents in the 60-member House
with an effective strength of 58. Now he has to prove his majority in the floor test. He is also
supported by the ousted Chief Minister Khaliko Pul, who has returned to the Congress party
with 30 dissident Congress MLAs.
The Union Commerce Ministry has launched an emarketplace portal for online purchase of goods and
services by various central government ministries and
departments. It was launched by the Union Minister of
State (MoS) Commerce and Industry Nirmala Sitharaman
in New Delhi. The e-marketplace portal has been
developed by the Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D). The e-marketplace
portal aims at bringing in more transparency and streamlining the government procurement of
goods and services.
meeting
in
Istanbul,
Turkey.
With
these
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with
supplies
for
astronauts
aboard
the
transform the world, the ability to make an impact. It aims to inspire individuals to take action
to help change the world for the better.
Dipika Pallikal Karthik, Saurav Ghosal win 73rd Senior National Squash
Championship
Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal have won the 73rd Senior National Squash
Championship in mens and womens single categories
respectively.
The
73rd
Senior
National
Squash
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11-8, 14-12 score. With this win, Ghosal created a history by winning the title for the 11th time.
He broke the previous record of RK Narpat Singhs 10 titles win who had won it from 1946 to
1955.
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UP Government, Netherlands ink MoU for setting up skill development Center for
farmers
The
Uttar
Pradesh
government
has
signed
MoU
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of pending cases in the country. It will also make the work of judges, advocates and all those
related with judiciary a lot more effective.
seven
unilateral
Advance
Pricing
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gram as the issue price for the bond in this tranche. The scheme will be open till 22 July 2016.
The bond can be purchased from the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock
Exchange (BSE). Besides, all Bank branches and select Post Offices and Stock Holding
Corporation of India Limited will also issue it.
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inside the locomotive. The Tri-Netra will alert the drivers of any physical obstruction on
railway tracks ahead and thus give ample time for the driver to apply the brakes to prevent
train accidents. It will be very useful during fog, heavy rain and nights, when drivers have to
constantly look outside the locomotive to judge the condition.
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was also a member of the Indian hockey team that had won silver medal at the 1982 Asian
Games and bronze medal at the 1986 Asian Games.
Rajya Sabha passes Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill,
2012
The Rajya Sabha unanimously passed Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment
Bill, 2012. The Bill seeks to amend the Child
Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 to
widen the scope of the law against child labour
and
stricter
punishments
for
violations.
Union Cabinet approves Air Services Agreement between India and Mozambique
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Services Agreement (ASA) was finalized in consultation with Union Ministry of Finance, Union
Ministry of External Affairs and Union Ministry of Law & Justice. Each party will designate
multiple Airlines. The designated Airline of each party can enter into cooperative marketing
arrangements with the designated carriers of same party, other party and that of a Third party.
Union Cabinet approves MoU between India and Tunisia in field of ICT and Digital
Economy
NITI Aayog, Intel India ink SoI to set up Atal Tinkering Lab Initiative for young
innovators
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aim of Atal Tinkering laboratories is to cultivate adaptive learning and innovation skills among
young minds in the country. Initially 10 laboratories will be established as part of total 500
laboratories. Intel India, subsidiary of US technology company Intel will invest $15 million for
building and managing these 500 ATLs. These labs will foster young minds in adaptive
learning, physical computing and developing a design mindset among students.
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The Union Cabinet has given its approval for establishment of new
All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in
Uttar Pradesh. It will be established under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya
Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY) which aims at correcting imbalances in the
availability of affordable healthcare facilities in different parts of
country and also augmenting facilities for quality medical education in under-served states. The
AIIMS, Gorakhpur will have a hospital with capacity of 750 beds which will include
Emergency/Trauma Beds, AYUSH Beds, Super Specialty beds and Private Beds and ICU
Specialty. In addition, it will have an Administration Block, Auditorium, AYUSH Block, Night
Shelter, residential facilities and Hostels. The cost of project for establishment of the AIIMS
Gorakhpur will be 1011 crore rupees. It does not include recurring costs (wages, salaries and
operation & maintenance expenses).
Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL). The project will be implemented at an estimated cost of 17,237.8
crore rupees including Interest During Construction component of 3,202.42 crore rupees. The
commissioning of Unit I, II and III of the plant will be in 52 months, 58 months and 64 months
respectively from starting date.
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area. Besides, it also seeks to correct errors in electoral rolls and enrolment of all eligible
citizens, among other things.
Turkey
has
declared
three-month
state
of
the
democratically
elected
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in each others country and will also boost bilateral business linkages. The SSA will help avoid
double social security contributions i.e. Indian worker on a short-term contract in Japan will be
exempt from making a social security contribution there vice versa. This exemption will be
provided to Indian worker, only if he is covered under the social security system of India and
continues to pay his contribution during period of overseas contract.
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both
leaders
through
video-conferencing.
Chief
Seven Indian companies have made it to the latest Fortune 500 list
of the worlds biggest corporations in terms of revenue. Fortune
500 list is an annual ranking of the worlds wealthiest companies,
compiled and published by the American business magazine
Fortune and published globally by Time Inc. In it companies are
ranked by total revenues for their respective fiscal year which has
ended on or before March 31, 2015. Revenue figures of companies
mainly include their consolidated subsidiaries, reported revenues from the discontinued
operations and excluding excise taxes.
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MoU
with
National
Environmental
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The Kerala Tourism has won two Gold Gongs at the Pacific Asia
Travel Association (PATA) Awards in recognition of its trend
setting marketing initiatives. Kerala Tourism won the awards in
the Travel Advertisement Broadcast Media and E-Newsletter
categories respectively. These two Gold Gongs will be presented at
the PATA Gold Awards Luncheon and Presentation scheduled to
be held on 9 September 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia. In the Travel Advertisement Broadcast
Media category, Visit Kerala television commercial campaign was chosen for the award. While
in E-Newsletter category, Kerala Tourism E-Newsletter was chosen. Earlier in 2015, Kerala
Tourism had won PATA Gold in the Heritage and Culture category for its Muziris Heritage
Project.
bindu and nari especially in his recognisable geometric abstract works. He had lived in Paris
for six decades and had set up studios there. He had returned to India in 2011.
Virat Kohli becomes first Indian captain to score double century outside India
Indian test team captain Virat Kohli became the first Indian
captain to score a double century outside India. He achieved
feat after scoring 200 runs against West Indies on second day of
the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in Antigua,
North Sound. Virat Kohli is only third captain who have
managed to score double century in a Test match vs West
Indies in the Carribean. Other two are Englands Len Hutton (205 in 1953-54) and Australias
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Bobby Simpson (201 in 1964-65). Besides, he also broke Mohammed Azharuddins longstanding record of 192 in 1990 against New Zealand. It was also the highest score by an Indian
captain in the West Indies.
CSIR-CMERI develops Solar Power Tree for generation of electricity from solar
energy
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Singer Bapi Lahiri honoured with Mahanayak award by West Bengal Government
Bengal
Government.
Chief
Minister
Bandyopadhyay and Jishu Sengupta were also bestowed with best actor (male) award and
Sohini Sarkar received the best actor (female) award.
Kerala Government launches first ever Water Metro project in the country
in
the
IAAF
Under-20
World
Athletics
Anderson Peters (79.65m) of Granada won the bronze medal. With this, Neeraj Chopra broke
the previous record of 84.69 metres held by Latvian Zigismunds Sirmais by nearly two metres.
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The out-of-
had won bronze medal in 2015 World championship of Wrestling to qualify for the Rio
Olympics. He also had won gold medal in 2012 Commonwealth Games.
The Indias first Green Rail Corridor was inaugurated on the 114-km
long Rameswaram-Manamadurai stretch in Tamil Nadu. It was
inaugurated by Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu through
video-conferencing from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The Green Rail
Corridor ensures zero toilet discharge on rail tracks as part of its
commitment to clean environment under the Swachh Rail-Swachh
Bharat initiative. Trains in the section have been equipped with bio-toilets to ensure zero
discharge of human waste on the rail tracks. Besides, Union Railways Minister also inaugurated
high speed upgraded Wi-Fi facility, set up in association with Google, at Chennai Central
Railway Station and Tiruchirappalli Railway Station. He also launched a traditional medicine
centre under Ayush at Perambur Railway Hospital.
Indian shooters Manavaditya Rathore and Anant Naruka win Bronze medal in
Junior World Cup
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Rajyavardhan Rathore/ Besides, Anant Naruka won a bronze medal in the Champion of
Champions in skeet event of the Junior World Cup. In the Champion of Champions event, the
medallists of the three Junior World Cups of the year had competed against each other.
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The Finance Ministers from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies have pledged to boost the
global economy, which is showing a weak
recovery. This announcement was made at the
end of the two-day meeting of G-20 Finance
ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting held in the Chinese city of Chengdu. G-20
Finance ministers expressed concern about Britains plan to leave the European Union and how
Brexit will affect the worlds economy. Member nations are well positioned to pro-actively to
address the potential economic and financial consequences from such developments. They
vowed to reject trade protectionism, which became a prominent issue at the meeting. They
expressed the importance of reducing the excess production of steel that has led to a glut on the
global market.
The
Lok
Sabha
has
passed
Institutes
of
Technology
(Amendment) Bill, 2016 or opening six new IITs. The Bill seeks
to amend the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 to add six new
IITs as institutions of national importance. Addition of six new
IITs in Palakkad (Kerala), Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Goa,
Dharwar (Karnataka), Bhilai (Chhattisgarh) and Jammu
(Jammu and Kashmir). Bring the Indian School of Mines (ISM), Dhanbad (Jharkhand) within
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the ambit of the parent Act. All these institutions will be declared as institutions of national
importance. Until the statutes in relation to IIT (ISM), Dhanbad are made under the parent Act,
the statutes applicable to IIT Roorkee will apply to it.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has setup a sevenmember expert committee for exploring the other possible
alternatives to pellet guns as non-lethal weapons. The
Committee will be headed by T V S N Prasad, Joint Secretary in
the MHA. It will submit its report within two months.
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Other members of the committee: Atul Karwal (IG, CRPF), Rajeev Krishna, (IG Operations,
BSF), Tushar Tripathy (DDG, Small Arms, Ordnance factory Board) and Naresh Bhatnagar
(Professor at IIT, Delhi).
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been also kept for foreign placements as well. Himayat is a placement linked skill development
initiative for training and placement of 1 lakh youths from J&K in next 5 years. Himayat is an
Urdu word which means support.
discovery in the Indian Ocean that has the potential to be producible and opens up a new
resource to meet needs of energy hungry India. The discovery will help unlock the global
energy resource potential of gas hydrates as well as help define the technology needed to safely
exploit (extract) them.
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inalienable right to a life of human dignity. He is the National Convener of the Safai Karmachari
Andolan (SKA). He has done remarkable work in liberating scores of people engaged in manual
scavenging across the country.
Thodur Madabusi Krishna (India): He has been recognized for ensuring social inclusiveness in
culture. He is a Carnatic music vocalist.
Conchita Carpio Morales (Philippines): She has been recognized for restoring faith in the rule
of law.
Dompet Dhuafa (Indonesia): She has been recognized for expanding the transformative impact
of zakat.
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (Japan): The organisation has been recognized for
building a world of genuine solidarity.
Vientiane Rescue (Laos): The organisation has been recognized for volunteering to save lives at
risk.
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supercomputer will be based on a dynamical monsoon model and will be operational from year
2017. This model will be used along with the present traditional ensemble model. The
dynamical monsoon model works by simulating the weather on powerful computers
(supercomputers) and extrapolating it over particular timeframes. This modern forecasting
model is being tested at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune. The
dynamical monsoon model is also called the Coupled Forecast System version 2. So far it has
achieved only 60% accuracy in forecasting the monsoon.
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Lohmann, Morris, Muralidaran and Rolton to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall
of Fame
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has selected Muttiah
Muralidaran, Karen Rolton, Arthur Morris and George Lohmann
to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. These four
iconic cricketers were voted by the ICC Cricket Hall of Famers as
well as members of the media. They will be presented with
commemorative caps to honour their contribution to the game of
cricket in order to mark their induction. With this, Muralitharan
becomes the first Sri Lankan cricket player to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He
was Sri Lankan cricketer who had retired from the all forms the game in 2011. He was known to
spin the ball prodigiously. In his career he had taken 534 wickets in One-Day Internationals
(ODIs), 800 wickets in Tests and 13 wickets in 12 T20Is.
The European Union (EUs) executive has appointed Michel Barnier, as its Chief Negotiator for
the United Kingdoms exit from the bloc. Michel Barnier is
former French Financial Services Commissioner. He was
appointed under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
Michel Barnier is a French politician belonging to Union for a
Popular Movement (UMP). He is Vice President of the European
Peoples Party (EPP). He has served as Minister for Agriculture
and Fisheries in French government from June 2007 to June 2009. He had stepped down from
the position after he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
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Union Cabinet increases limit for foreign investment in Stock Exchanges from 5%
to 15%
The Union Cabinet has given its approval for raising foreign shareholding limit from current
5% to 15% in Indian Stock Exchanges. The decision
brings the investment limit of foreign entities at par with
that of domestic institutions. This enhanced limit is for a
stock
exchange,
insurance
depository,
company
and
banking
company,
commodity
derivative
decision
follows
crucial
meeting
of
the
manufacturing States from the Bill. Inclusion of five years compensation clause for state
governments for any loss that they may incur.
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The
Parliament
has
passed
the
Compensatory
for
compensatory
afforestation.
Establishes
National Compensatory Afforestation Fund (NCAF) under the Public Account of India, and a
State Compensatory Afforestation Fund under the Public Account of each state. The payments
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into the funds include compensatory afforestation, net present value of forest (NPV), and any
project specific payments. The NCAF will get 10% of funds collected and the remaining 90%
will go to respective State Fund.
pure Banarasi style. His unique style of playing table coupled with perfection had earned him
fame as Lachu Maharaj.
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is
the
trade
of
humans,
most
commonly for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery or commercial sexual exploitation
for the trafficker or others. The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 21
million people around the world are victims of forced labour. This estimate also includes
victims of human trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation. In 2013, the United Nations
General Assembly (UNGA) had designated July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in
Persons by adopting resolution A/RES/68/192. The resolution had declared that the day was
necessary to raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the
promotion and protection of their rights.
Ratna
(jewel)
on
legendary
Indian
Footballer
Syed
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football player and Indian football team coach. He had captained the Indian national football
team which had won the bronze medal at the 1970 Asian Games. He was appointed coach of
India football team in 1997. Under his guidance India had won South Asian Football Federation
Cup.
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group. He has served as the President of AAAI for three consecutive terms from 2004 to 2007.
He is also the Vice Chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and a Board
Member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Javadekar Inaugurates IIT Goa Temporary Campus HRD Minister inaugurates IIT
Goa Campus
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