NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
World’s largest single Rooftop Solar Power Plant inaugurated in Amritsar: In Punjab, Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal
inaugurated the world’s largest Single Rooftop Solar Power Plant with the
capacity of 11.5 Megawatt (MW) at Dera Baba Jaimal Singh at Beas, in Amritsar
district.
2.
Union Government opened Tatkal window to expedite examination of patent
application: It has
opened a Tatkal window to expedite examination of patent applications by
start-ups as well as entities choosing India for the first filing of patent.
3. CCEA gives approval to the
proposal for offering improved VRS package: The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given
its approval to the proposal for offering an Improved Voluntary Retirement
Scheme (VRS) package based on 2007 notional pay scales for the employees of
Hindustan Vegetable Oil Corporation, HVOC.
4. Draft National Policy for Women,
2016 unveiled: It will replace the National Policy
for Empowerment of Women, 2001. It will also guide Government action on Women’s
issues over the next 15-20 years.
5. Five member committee headed by
Former Revenue and Expenditure Secretary N K Singh to give recommendations on
Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management.
6. India successfully test fired
its indigenously developed Prithvi-II missile from Chandipur, off Odisha coast.
7. Odisha to launch Green Passage
Scheme for Orphan students: The Odisha Government has decided to launch Green Passage Scheme for
orphan students to ensure that they get free of cost higher education in the
state.
8. Trial run of Delhi Metro’s new
driverless trains flagged off by CM ArvindKejeriwal.
9. Belgium based company Barco
appoints Rajiv Bhalla as MD for India.
10. Manzil Saini becomes first
women SSP of Lucknow.
11. IndiGo names Rohit Philip as
its new CFO.
12. Shell India appoints Nitin
Prasad as its new India head.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1.
World’s first robot lawyer ROSS hired by US law firm Baker Hostetler: ROSS has been built by ROSS Intelligence and it is
built upon IBM cognitive computer Watson. With the support of Watson’s, lawyers
can ask ROSS their research question.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1.
England Cricketer Joe Root bags top three England cricket award: He was named as the
Test Player of the Year, Limited Overs Player of the Year and Fan’s Player of
the Year at the England’s annual award ceremony.
2.
IOC to ban 31 athletes from competing in Rio after their sample from Beijing
Olympics found tainted.
AWARDS:
3. 15-year old Indian-American student Syamantak Payra wins
prestigious Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award: He
won the prize for developing a low cost electronic device for people who cannot
talk well through disease or injury.
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