NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
President presents Gallantry Awards and Distinguished Service Decorations to
Defence Personnel: Constable Gautam Koch of Assam Armed
Branch who made supreme sacrifice fighting ULFA insurgents in Assam’s Difu was
awarded Kirti Chakra posthumously. Naib Subedar Rajesh Kumar Singh who made
supreme sacrifice while fighting terrorists in J&K was awarded Kirti Chakra
posthumously.
2.
4th SAIEVAC Ministerial Meeting to be held in New Delhi: The
eight nations composing the South Africa Initiative to End Violence Against
Children, SAIEVAC are assembling in New Delhi next week for their 4th
Ministerial Meeting.
3. Union Government approves proposal of
Infosys to set up IT SEZ: The Union Government has approved
the proposal of Infosys to set up an IT/ITeS special economic zone (SEZ) in
Bengaluru in an area spread over 4 hectares.
4. Offshore patrol vessel IGCS Shourya
launched: Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) has launched Indian
Coast Guard Ship (ICGS) Shaurya at Panaji.
5. Australian State of Victoria,
Swinburne University signed two MoU with India to provide medical technology.
6. India and Japan to sign MoU for
Cooperation in Sports: India and Japan has decided to
exchange sports persons, coaches, experts and administrators to improve the
standard of the game between both nations.
7. Facebook and NASSCOM sign MoU to
Support Start-Ups: Facebook and the trade body of Indian IT
firms ‘National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM)’ has
signed an agreement to build a product design initiative to engage the
country’s young entrepreneurs into becoming problem solvers and solution
builders.
8. Flipkart to launch its own map
services: The e-commerce giant Flipkart has partnered with a
Bengaluru based social technology company ‘MapUnity’ to launch its map services.
9. Somnath Ghosh has been appointed as
the next ambassador to Tajikistan.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Enda Kenny re-elected as Ireland’s Prime Minister: Mr
Kenny is the first Fine Gael leader in history to secure two terms in power
back to back. He secured the support of a diverse group of independents and
managed to strike a deal with opposition party Fianna Fail.
2.
Nepal recalls its Ambassador to India over charges of non-cooperation: It
has recalled its Ambassador to India over charges of non-cooperation and
indulging in anti-government activities.
3.
Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines to conduct joint water patrols to curb
kidnappings: The three countries have agreed to
conduct coordinated sea patrols and establish a hotline to combat piracy and
kidnappings in waters bordering the three nations.
OTHER UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. Yes Bank gets SEBI nod to provide
custodian services: It has received a ‘Custodian of
Securities’ license from the markets regulator SEBI to allow the entity to
offer custodial services to financial market participants, including FIIs and
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs).
SPORTS:
2. South
African former cricketer Mickey Arthur appointed as Pakistan cricket team’s
head coach.
3. Pakistan
beat India at Asian Kabaddi Championships in Islamabad.
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