Weekly Current Affairs Capsule July 2018 1st Week

Four students from department of aerospace engineering in Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science near Chennai have designed world’s lightest satellite which weighs only 33.39 grams which will be put into space in August from Colorado Space Centre in the US.

Jaihind-1S, the experimental satellite, could also be the cheapest satellite as it was built at the meagre budget of Rs 15,000. The main aim of the satellite is to check the working of nylon in microgravity.

The students were selected through “Cubes in Space” competition conducted by Colorado Space Grant Consortium, Nasa and idoodle-learning in January.

4. New Committee To Upgrade Norms For Computation Of Economic Data

The government has set up a 13-member committee to upgrade the norms for computation of economic data at state and district level in the backdrop of plans to revise the base year for national accounts or GDP calculation.

It will also suggest measures for improving SDP and DDP in the country taking into consideration availability of data and requirements of the Centre and states/union territories.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) will change the base year to 2017-18 for the calculation of GDP and IIP numbers from the current 2011-12 with an aim to capture changes in the economy.

The Committee for Sub-National Accounts will be headed by Ravindra H Dholakia, a retired professor of IIM Ahmedabad.

5. Jharkhand Plans To Set Up India’s 1st Khadi Mall

The first ‘Khadi Mall’ of India will be opened in Jharkhand. It was announced by Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das.

The land in the Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC) campus will be made available to the Khadi Board to develop the country’s first Khadi mall.

The artisans would be provided technological aid for value addition in their products, while rural, urban and tourism ‘haats’ will provide them markets for their goods.

Jharkhand

Capital: Ranchi

Governor: Draupadi Murmu

6.India To Host IUFoST 2018

The International Union of Food Science and Technology (IUFoST), the global voice of food science and technology in association with Indian National Science Academy (INSA) as adhering body, announced the 19th edition of its prestigious global event to be held in Navi Mumbai, India from October 23-27, 2018.

7. Interpol Issues Red Corner Notice Against Nirav Modi

The Interpol issued a red corner notice (a request to locate and provisionally arrest an individual pending extradition) against jeweller Nirav Modi.

8. Income Tax Department Launches ‘Instant’ PAN Card Service

The Income Tax Department has launched an ‘instant’ Aadhaar-based PAN allotment service for individuals seeking the unique identity for the first time.

9. Bhitarkanika NP Becomes Largest Habitat Of Endangered Estuarine Crocodiles

The Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in India with a record number of their nesting sites spotted in it.

10. Tata Power Renewable Commissions 100 MW Solar Capacity In Anthapuramu

Tata Power’s  arm Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL) commissioned 100 MW (50 MW x 2) solar capacity at Anthapuramu Solar Park, Andhra Pradesh.

11. Madhya Pradesh To Implement Ayushman Bharat Yojana

In Madhya Pradesh, the Ayushman Bharat Yojana under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission will be implemented in the state from August 15 this year.

12. NITI Aayog To Organise India’s First Global Mobility Summit

The Government think tank Niti Aayog will hold on September 7-8 here the India’s first ‘Global Mobility Summit’. It will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

13. Behdienkhlam Festival Concludes In Meghalaya

The Behdienkhlam Festival of the Raij Tuber, one of the most colourful and the biggest festivals in the Jaintia Hills region concluded. It is celebrated by the Pnar (Jaintia) tribal community.

14. Election Commission Launches ‘CVigil’ App

The Election Commission of India has launched a mobile app cVIGIL,which citizens can use to confidentially report violation of election code of conduct. The ECI hopes the app will ensure a free and fair conduct of 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

15. NRL Becomes First Oil PSU To Introduce Online Legal Compliance

The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam has become the first oil public sector undertaking (PSU) to adopt an online legal compliance system by introducing ‘Legatrix’.

16. KVIC Launches E-Marketing System

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched its first in-house single umbrella e-marketing system that can be accessed from anywhere in India for sale and purchase of its products. It is named as Khadi Institution Management and Information System (KIMIS).

17. Delhi Government Launched ‘Happiness Curriculum’

The Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the “Happiness Curriculum” for students of nursery to Class 8 in government schools. The curriculum was launched in the presence of the Dalai Lama.

18. Government Approves For Hike In MSP For Kharif Crops

The Centre has raised the minimum support price (MSP) at which the government will buy all Kharif crops for the 2018-19 season. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), at its meeting, approved the MSP of 14 Kharif (summer-sown) crops.

The government has raised the MSP of the common rice variety by 13 percent. The government had fixed last year’s rice purchase price for the common variety at Rs 1,550 ($22.63) per 100 kilogrammes.

It also raised the support price for a superior rice variety to Rs 1,770, up from Rs 1,590 last year.

19. Bengaluru Gets India’s 1st E-Waste Plant

The Centre has announced a state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit for Bengaluru, India’s technology capital which produces an estimated one lakh tonne of electronic waste a year.  The Chemicals and Fertilizers Ministry is setting up the facility.

20. Madhya Pradesh Launched Power Bill Waiver Scheme ‘Sambal’ Scheme

In Madhya Pradesh, the government has launched an outstanding power bill waiver scheme and subsidised power scheme ‘Sambal’ for labourers and poor families.

The registered labourers of the unorganised sector and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families would be provided electricity at a cost of 200  rupees per month while Power connection would be provided free of cost to the beneficiaries.

21. Sunil Mehta Committee Recommended For Project ‘Sashakt’

The Sunil Mehta committee which was formed with a view to tackle Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and creating credit capacity submitted its report with recommendations to Finance Minister Piyush Goyal.

The Sunil Mehta panel presented project ‘Sashakt’ and has recommended a five-pronged strategy to deal with stressed assets.

22. ISRO’s First ‘Pad Abort’ Test Successful

The first ‘pad abort’ test critical for a future human space mission was conducted successfully.

The test was conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

The Crew Escape System is an emergency escape measure to quickly pull the crew module, the astronaut cabin — along with astronauts out to a safe distance from the launch vehicle in the event of a launch abort.

ISRO Chairman: K.Sivan

23. Animals Declared As ‘Legal Persons’ In Uttarakhand

In a unique ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court has  accorded the status of a “legal person or entity” to animals in the state. Now animals have a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.

• The Uttarakhand High Court in the past had given a similar right to river Ganga when it ordered that the river is a human entity and will enjoy all corresponding rights.

24. Gujarat CM Launches Special Drive Against Malnutrition

• The Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched ‘Poshan Abhiyan’–a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centres.
• During the function organised at Gandhinagar, the chief minister also launched ‘Purna’ project to eliminate malnutrition among girls in the age group of 14 to 18.
• ‘Purna’ stands for Prevention of Under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia among Adolescent Girls. The government has allocated Rs 270 crore to control malnutrition.

25. Important Highlights Of Karnataka Budget Announced

• The Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has presented his first budget. He announced a farm loan waiver of Rs 34,000 crore.
• The Loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for each farmer will be waived. Farmers who repaid the loan within time will be credited the repaid loan amount or Rs 25000 whichever is less.
• Nearly Rs 4,000 crore has also been allocated in the budget to complete the Rs 8,165 crore waiver of farm loans from cooperative banks.

26. Agartala Airport To Be Named After Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishor Manikya Bahadur

• Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said that Agartala Airport will be named after Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishor Manikya Bahadur.
• Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishor Manikya Bahadur sowed the seeds for development of a modern Tripura.
• Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur, who ascended the throne of the erstwhile Tripura Princely State in 1923, was an enlightened and benevolent ruler. Agartala Airport was constructed in 1942 on the land donated by Maharaja

27. Kerala Government Has Set Up A Panel To Choose An Official Song

• The Kerala government today set up a panel comprising eminent writers and language experts to choose an official song for the state.
• A cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, entrusted the panel with the task of choosing a ‘Kerala Ganam’ which would reflect the southern state’s socio-cultural legacy.

28. NBWL Added Four Species For Critically Endangered Species

• The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its nod to include four diverse species — Northern River Terrapin (riverine turtle), Red Panda, Clouded Leopard and Arabian Sea Humpback Whale — in the recovery programme for critically endangered species.
• They fall in the critically endangered to vulnerable categories as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

29. Uttar Pradesh Orders Ban On Plastic From July 1

• Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced ban on plastic bags, cups and glasses across the state from July 15 onwards.
• Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced that it would be a big movement for the protection of environment and also sought co-operation from the public.
• After Maharashtra, the Uttar Pradesh government has banned the use of several plastic products.

Uttar Pradesh

Capital: Lucknow

Governor: Ram Naik

30. NSG: First Central Paramilitary Force To Opt For E-Ticketing

• The National Security Guard will be the first central paramilitary force to opt for e-ticketing instead of the railway warrant under an agreement signed with the IRCTC.

31. Piyush Goyal Launches ‘CMSMS’ And ‘Khan Prahari’ App

• Union Minister of Coal, Railways, Finance & Corporate Affairs, Piyush Goyal has launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application ‘Khan Prahari’.
• The ‘Khan Prahari’ app has been developed by CMPDI, Ranchi, a Subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL) and Bhaskarcharya Institute of Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG)

32. UNESCO To Set Up Design University In AP

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) will be setting up a ‘Design University for Gaming’ in Visakhapatnam, andhra Pradesh.

UNESCO

Headquarters: Paris, France

Head: Audrey Azoulay

33. The CBIC Launches ‘GST Verify’ App

• The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has developed a mobile app ‘GST Verify’ to protect interest of consumers.
• It is an android app to verify if the person collecting GST from the consumer is eligible to collect it or not. It also provides the details of the person/ company collecting GST.
• This app is developed by B Raghu Kiran joint commissioner GST Hyderabad, can be used all across the country.

CBIC

Chairperson: Vanaja N. Sarna

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INTERNATIONAL

1. Asia’s 1st Patent Arbitration Centre To Open In Tokyo

Asia’s first arbitration centre specialised in intellectual property is slated to open in Tokyo  to resolve the growing number of disputes in the region

2. UNESCO Inscribed 4 Sites In World Heritage Sites List

The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama was held under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, inscribed two cultural sites in Germany and Turkey as well as two mixed (i.e. both cultural and natural) sites in Canada and Colombia.

The new World Heritage sites, in order of inscription, are:

Cultural sites:

Gobekli Tepe (Turkey)

Naumburg Cathedral (Germany)

Mixed sites:

Pimachiowin Aki (Canada)

Chiribiquete National Park – “The Maloca of the Jaguar” (Colombia)

3. World’s 1st Digital Art Museum Opens In Tokyo

• The world’s first digital art museum has opened to the public in Tokyo, Japan allowing patrons to step all the way into the artworks.
• Attendees are able to move freely through the 9,000-square meter interactive gallery. The exhibition itself is linked in real-time to panthe real-world seasons, which means that no two trips to the museum will be the same.

Japan

Prime minister: Shinzo Abe

Capital: Tokyo

Currency: Japanese yen

4. Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay 3 Day Visit To India

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met his Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi. The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and enhancing special friendship between the two countries.
• India and Bhutan enjoy unique ties of friendship and cooperation, which are characterized by utmost trust and mutual understanding.

Bhutan

Capital: Thimphu

Prime minister: Tshering Tobgay

Currencies: Bhutanese ngultrum

5. Nepal, India To Jointly Promote Tourism

• Nepal and India has decided to jointly promote historically and culturally important tourism circuits like the Ramayana and Buddhist Circuit and adventure tourism.
• Nepal

  Capital: Kathmandu

  Prime minister: Khadga Prasad Oli

  Currency: Nepalese rupee

6. India To Operate ‘World’s Emptiest Airport’ In Sri Lanka

• India would operate Sri Lanka’s loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport in Hambantota.

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BANKING AND ECONOMY

1. GNFC, NITI Aayog Join Hands To Research On Blockchain Tech

Niti Aayog and fertiliser major Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) has entered into an agreement to undertake joint research and exchange and disseminate learnings to use Blockchain Technology for fertiliser subsidy management.

The two bodies signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to work together towards implementing a Proof-of-Concept (POC) application.

2. IndiaFirst Ties Up With Oxigen

The IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd (IndiaFirst) has entered into a tie-up with Oxigen Services India Pvt Ltd to establish distribution of its insurance products at Oxigen retail outlets.

IndiaFirst Life is a joint venture between Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Legal and General (UK).

3. Mumbai Airport Among Least Punctual Airports In The World: Study

Mumbai is fifth-least punctual airport in the world in terms of on-time performance; Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad rank 262, 255 and 246 out of 513 airports.

Indigo is the highest ranked airline from India at 14 and Air India was the second-poorest performer.

4. Bank Of China Gets RBI Licence To Operate In India

The RBI has issued licence to Bank of China to set up its first branch in India. It was a commitment made by the Prime Minister Modi to the President of China.

Bank of China

Headquarters: Beijing, China

5. Govt Keeps Small Savings Interest Rates Unchanged

The government has kept the interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the July-September quarter.

The move is aimed at matching the hardening interest rates in the banking sector. Interest rates for small savings schemes are notified on a quarterly basis.

Interest rate for the five-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.3 per cent. Interest on savings deposits has been retained at 4 percent annually.

Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will fetch annual interest rate of 7.6 per cent while Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will yield 7.3 percent and mature in 11 months.

The girl child savings scheme Sukanya Samriddhi account will offer 8.1 percent rate.

Term deposits of 1-5 years will fetch interest rate of 6.6-7.4 percent, to be paid quarterly, while the five-year recurring deposit is pegged at 6.9 per cent.

6. YES Bank Gets Nod For MF Business

Yes Bank has received approval from capital markets regulator SEBI to start mutual fund business.

7. NABARD Sanctions Over Rs 735 Crore For Bengal For Rural Infra Projects

NABARD has sanctioned Rs 735.53 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for West Bengal for facilitating the execution of 86 projects.

8. Reliance Industries Launches Jio GigaFiber Broadband Services

The Reliance Industries has unveiled ‘Jio GigaFiber’, the much-awaited fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service.

9. IFC Invests $100 Million In M&M Arm

• The World Bank Group member IFC has invested $100 million in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd. (Mahindra Finance).International Finance Corporation

  Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States

10. CCEA Approves ₹1-Lakh Cr For Research In Higher Education

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to expand the scope of the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) to mobilise ₹1 lakh crore for research and academic infrastructure for higher education institutions by 2022.

11. Cabinet Approved Extension Of Scheme Of Recapitalization Of RRB

• The government has approved extension of recapitalisation scheme for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for next three years up to 2019-20 with an aim to strengthen their lending capacity.
• A total of Rs 1,107.20 crore, as government’s share, out of Rs 1,450 crore, has been released to RRBs till March last year.

12. Centre To Give Rs 500 Cr To SCI Under Sagarmala Project

• Under Sagarmala project, Centre will provide 500 crore rupees to Shipping Corporation of India to lease out cruises to promote cruise tourism. It was announced by union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

13. ICICI Bank Mortgage Portfolio Crosses Rs 1.5 Trillion

• ICICI Bank has announced that it has crossed the milestone of disbursing mortgage loans of over Rs 1.5 trillion.
• It aims to grow its pan-India mortgage book to Rs 2 trillion by end of FY20.

14. 25 Countries In Global Banks’ ‘High Risk’ List

• China, UAE, Cyprus and significantly, Mauritius, along with 21 other countries have been tagged as “high-risk jurisdictions” by global banks acting as custodians for foreign funds which comprise the largest group of investors in the Indian stock market.
• HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Standard Chartered and JP Morgan are among the banks that compiled the list.

15. NASSCOM Signed MoU With NITI Ayog

• The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), India’s premier software lobby has opened a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
• Nasscom also signed a MoU with NITI Aayog to collaboratively foster applied research, accelerating adoption and ethics, privacy and security.NASSCOM

  Chairperson: Rishad Premji

  Headquarters: Noida, UP

16. UN Member States Approve USD 6.69 Billion For 13 Peacekeeping Operations

• The UN member states approved a USD 6.69 billion dollar budget for 13 peacekeeping operations for the year 2018-19.
• The missions include MINUJUSTH (United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti), MINURSO (Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara), MINUSCA (Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic), MONUSCO (Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) and UNIFIL (Interim Force in Lebanon).

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APPOINTMENTS

1. ICICI Bank Appoints GC Chaturvedi As Chairman

India’s largest private sector bank ICICI Bank has announced the appointment of Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as an Additional (Independent) Director and non-executive part-time Chairman.

2. Antonio Vitorino Appointed As Director General Of IOM

Antonio Manuel de Carvalho Ferreira Vitorino of Portugal was elected by the member States of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to serve as the agency’s Director General, beginning on 1 October 2018.

IOM

Headquarters: Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland

Director General: William Lacy Swing

3. Janardan Singh Gehlot Elected As Chief Of International Kabaddi Federation

Janardan Singh Gehlot was elected the president of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) for the next four year.

4. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Elected Mexico’s President

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has won the Mexico’s Presidential election with over 53% of the vote.

Mexico

Capital: Mexico City

Currency: Mexican peso

5. P K Shrivastava Appointed DG Of Ordnance Factory Board

P K Shrivastava took over the reins of the Ordnance Factory Board as its new director general and chairman.

6. Shri Ravi Thapar  Appointed As The Next Ambassador Of India To Costa Rica

Shri Ravi Thapar (IFS : 1983), presently Ambassador of India to Panama, has been concurrently accredited as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Costa Rica.

He is an Indian foreign service officer (IFS) of 1983 batch.

Costa Rica

Capital: San José

Currency: Costa Rican colón

7. Vishwas Patel Appointed Payments Council Of India Chairman

The Payments Council of India (PCI), an apex body representing companies in payments and settlement system, has appointed a new Chairman Vishwas Patel.

8. T Latha Takes Charge As MD And CEO, Dhanlaxmi Bank

The Dhanlaxmi Bank  has appointed T Latha as Managing Director and CEO.

Dhanlaxmi Bank

Headquarters: Thrissur, Kerala

9. IndiaFirst Life Appoints Rushabh Gandhi As Deputy CEO

IndiaFirst Life Insurance Company Ltd (IndiaFirst) has announced the elevation of Rushabh Gandhi to the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer effective July 1.

IndiaFirst Life Insurance

Headquarters: Mumbai

CEO: R. M. Vishakha

10. Uttam Dhillon: Head Of Drug Enforcement Agency In US

Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-American top White House lawyer, has been appointed as the new head of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US.

11. Vijay Srinivas Appointed Director & GM Of United India Insurance

• The United India Insurance Company has appointed K B Vijay Srinivas as its Director and General Manager with effect from July 1.United India Insurance

  Headquarters: Chennai

  CEO: Shri A.V.Girija Kumar

12. Narasimha Reddy Appointed As CAT Chairman

• Justice L Narasimha Reddy who retired as the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court in July 2015 has been appointed the Chairman of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).

13. Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel Appointed As NGT Chairperson

• Supreme Court judge Adarsh Kumar Goel, who retired was appointed as the chairperson of National Green Tribunal.

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SPORTS

1. Australia Wins Hockey Champions Trophy 2018

India lost to defending champions Australia via penalty shoot-off in the finals. This is the 37th and final edition of the  Hockey Champions Trophy at Breda, the Netherlands. It was Australia’s record 15th Champions Trophy title.

India won their second consecutive silver medal, hosts the Netherlands bagged the bronze medal.

Lee Chong Wei wins Malaysian Open Badminton singles title

Malaysian shuttler Lee Chong Wei defeated Japan’s Kento Momota to secure a historic 12th Malaysia Open title.

Other Categories

Men’s singles: Lee Chong Wei defeated Kento Momota.

Mixed doubles: Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong defeated Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping.

Women’s doubles: Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi defeated Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan.

Women’s singles: Tai Tzu-ying defeated He Bingjiao.

Men’s doubles: Takeshi Kamura-Keigo Sonoda defeated Hiroyuki Endo-Yuta Watanabe.

2. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen Won Austrian Grand Prix 2018

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has won the Austrian Grand Prix 2018

3. India Clinched The Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018

India thrashed Iran to emerge champions of the six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai, in Dubai.

4. Major General Vikram Dogra Completes Ironman Triathlon

Major General VD Dogra became the first serving Indian Army officer and the only General across the world to have completed a gruelling ‘Ironman’ competition held in Austria.

5. Sports Authority Of India Renamed As Sports India

• The Union Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore has announced that the national sports body, Sports Authority of India (SAI), will now be known as ‘Sports India’.
• He further stated that daily expenses of food for athletes are being raised. The amount is increased to Rs. 450 which was till now less than Rs. 300.

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AWARDS AND HONOURS

1. Artist Anjolie Ela Menon Conferred Kalidas Award

The noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon has received the National Kalidas Samman in Delhi for visual arts from the Madhya Pradesh government

2. Rahul Dravid, 5th Indian To Be Inducted Into ICC Hall Of Fame

The former Indian captain Rahul Dravid and Australian legend Ricky Ponting have been inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame for their stupendous achievements in international cricket.

Dravid became only the fifth player from India to be named in the elite list.The other four Indians are former skippers:

• Bishan Singh Bedi
• Sunil Gavaskar
• Kapil Dev
• Anil Kumble

3. Milan Shankar Tare Receives National Maritime Search And Rescue Award

Milan Shankar Tare, a resident of Satapati village, will receive the National Maritime Search and Rescue Award, instituted by the National Maritime Search and Rescue Board.

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IMPORTANT DAYS

1. Goods And Services Tax Day- July1

government will celebrate 1 July, 2018, as ‘GST Day’ to mark the first anniversary of the new indirect tax regime. Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out in the intervening night of 30 June and 1 July, last year.

2. International Day Of Cooperatives 2018 – July 7

• The International Day of Cooperatives was observed across the world on July 7, 2018.
• The 2018 Theme: Sustainable societies through cooperation.

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OBITUARY

1. Tony Award Winner Liliane Montevecchi Passes Away

The Paris-born dancer, actor, and singer, Liliane Montevecchi has passed away.

She is a Tony award winner.

Montevecchi was best known for her performance in the musical ‘Nine,’ which won her a Tony Award.

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