NATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
Jet Airways’ Krishnan
Balakrishnan joins GoAir as CFO.
II.
Union Government
launches PMKKKY for mining affected people:
Union Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana
(PMKKKY) for the welfare of people affected by mining related operations. It is
to ensure long-term sustainable livelihoods to people in areas affected by
mining.
III.
Perumanna Gram
Panchayat becomes first Panchayat in Kerala to declare a water policy:
Perumanna Gram Panchayat in Kozhikode district of Kerala has become the first
panchayat in the state, to declare its own water policy. The water policy has
been framed in the lines of the state government’s water policy declared in
2008.
IV.
Madhya Pradesh
Government launched M-Shiksha-Mitra
mobile app for teachers: It has become the 1st ever state to
launch such a mobile app for teachers. The app developed by NIC will provide
various services and teaching-related work to a teacher in a simple and easy
way.
V.
Expert Group on
tackling cyber-crimes submitted its report to Ministry of Home Affairs: The
committee advised the government to set up Indian Cyber-Crime Coordination
Centre (I4C) to monitor, analyse and counter cyber-crimes.
VI.
4th meeting
of India-Kuwait Joint Working Group on Hydrocarbons held in New Delhi: During
the meeting both sides discussed various issues of bilateral engagement in the
hydrocarbon sector and expressed satisfaction at the progress achieved on the
decisions taken during 3rd Joint Working Group signed in 2014 in
Kuwait.
VII.
Hero Cycles acquired
Firefox Bikes in all-cash transaction: The
world’s largest bicycle manufacturer by volume, Hero Cycles acquired Firefox
Bikes Pvt Ltd for an undisclosed sum in an all-cash deal.
VIII.
Supreme Court stayed implementation
of Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015: The
Act prescribes for minimum educational qualifications for contesting in local
bodies’ elections.
IX.
Mahesh Rangarajan
resigned as Director of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
I.
NASA may launch its
Mars sample return mission by 2022: A
mission that could bring chunks of rock samples collected by NASA’s 2020 Mars
rover back to earth for analysis could launch as early as 2022. NASA’s Ames
Research Centre has developed a draft proposal for the ‘Red Dragon’ project
which would see NASA team up with Elon Musk’s company SpaceX.
II.
Disney Researchers
invented ways to network VLC devices using IoT Technology:
Disney Researchers announced that Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be
successfully used in Visible Light Communication (VLC) devices to network them
and thereby creating smarter devices.
III.
Report titled
‘Achieving the malaria MDG target released by WHO & UNICEF:
The report concluded that the malaria Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target
to stop and reverse the incidence of malaria by 2015 was achieved. India stood
at third place after Nigeria and Democratic Republic of Congo in terms of
number of cases and number of deaths due to malaria.
IV.
Pakistan to generate
40,000 MW nuclear power as part of Nuclear Energy Vision 2050:
An announcement in this regard was made by the chairman of Pakistan Atomic
Energy Agency (PAEA) at the 59th International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) General Conference at Vienna, Austria.
V.
Report of the UN High
Commissioner for Human Rights Investigation on Sri Lanka released:
It concluded that war crimes and crimes against humanity were committed by both
sides- Sri Lankan Security Agencies and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE).
VI.
2000 year old Nangchen
Stupa with Lord Buddha’s relics sent by Emperor Ashoka restored in Qinghai
Province of China.
VII.
India and US created
Join Challenge Coin to mark partnership: Both
the countries jointly created a Joint Challenge Coin to symbolize their unique
partnership in creating a next-generation aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy.
One side of the coin reads ‘Together we go’ and ‘Chale Saath Saath’ in Hindi
which is the vision statement of both the countries.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
I.
CAD to be around 1.5%
of GDP this fiscal: RBI: RBI Deputy Governor
Urjit Patel said that the central bank expected Current Account Deficit (CAD)
1.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the current fiscal.
II.
Government mulls
raising FDI limit in private banks to 100%: Seeking
to further relax foreign investment norms, the government is considering
increasing the foreign direct investment limit in private banks to 100%, from
the existing 74%.
SPORTS:
III.
Skeet
shooter Mairaj Khan books Olympics quota: Veteran skeet shooter Mairaj Ahmad Khan clinched
a Rio Olympics quota place for India at the ongoing ISSF Shotgun World
Championships.
IV.
National
Athletic Coach Nikolai Snesarev resigned: Renowned Russian middle and long distance coach Dr.
Nikolai Snesarev whose contract runs till the end of 2016 Rio Olympics,
resigned from his position due to poor infrastructure and lack of facilities.
AWARDS:
V.
Afghan refugee teacher Aqeela Asifi
awarded with 2015 Nansen Refugee Award by UNHCR: It was awarded
by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to her for
dedicating her life to bring education to refugee girls in Pakistan.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS:
VI.
Book titled ‘Two years
Eight Months and Twenty Eight Nights’ authored by Salman Rushdie was released.
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