NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Nagaland Governor launches Women’s helpline number ‘181’: Governor of Nagaland
and Assam P B Acharya has launched women helpline number - 181 in the premises of
District Hospital Dimapur in Nagaland and also inaugurated Sakhi, a one stop
Centre, intended to support women affected by violence both in private and
public spaces under one roof.
2.
Nokia appoints Sanjay Malik as India Head: Nokia has announced the appointment of Sanjay
Malik as the head of Indian market, effective August 1. Malik is currently head
of Network Implementation (NI) at Nokia Global Services and is credited with
efficiently driving growth and delivering strong performance both in terms of
revenue and operational efficiency.
3. ADB extends $500 million loan
for River Bridge in Bihar: ADB is multilateral lending agency based in Manila, Philippines, has
approved a 500 million dollars loan to build a bridge across the Ganga River in
Bihar. The loan funds will be used to build 9.8 km Road Bridge in Bihar on the
Ganga River. On completion of the project it will be the India’s longest river
bridge.
4. Indian origin lawyer to chair
panel on human rights in South Sudan: South African Indian-origin lawyer YasminSooka
has been appointed to chairman of three member UN commission (committee) to
monitor the human rights situation in South Sudan.
5. Andhra Pradesh joins UDAY
Scheme: Andhra
Pradesh became the 13th State to sign the agreement and formally join the
Central scheme for reviving financially-stressed electricity distribution
utilities, called the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY).
6.
DRDO inks MoU with Kolkata’s JU to establish Rs 100 crore research
centre at Jadavpur University: Heralding a new era of DRDO-Academia Partnership, Defence
Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) with Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata to establish the
Jagadish Chandra Bose Centre for Advanced Technology (JCBCAT).
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced resignation after Brexit vote: The Prime Minister of
United Kingdom (UK) David Cameron announced his resignation hours after the
Brexit vote that favoured leaving the European Union
(EU). During the campaign, Cameron-led Conserve Party advocated for remaining
with the EU.
2.
Colombia and FARC rebels sign historic ceasefire deal to end 50-year conflict: The Colombian government and FARC guerrillas have
declared the final day of one of the world’s oldest wars with the signing of a
ceasefire agreement to end more than 50 years of bloodshed.
3.
Sri Lankan parliament votes in favour of right to information bill: Sri Lankan Parliament has unanimously passed the
Right to Information (RTI) bill with amendments. The bill that seeks to restore
transparency and good governance in the country was adopted without a vote in
the Parliament after two days of debate.
4.
Mahasthangarh declared as the SAARC cultural capital for 2016-17: Mahasthangarh, the 3rd century BC archaeological
site in Bogra, Bangladesh, has been declared as the South Asian Association of
Regional Cooperation (SARRC) cultural capital for the year 2016-17
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1.
BCCI to host Mini IPL in September: The BCCI is set to introduce a new Twenty20
event, to be branded as mini IPL, outside India in September. According to BCCI president
Anurag Thakur, in the month of September, the BCCI is willing to host a mini
IPL or IPL overseas with all the eight teams participating.
OBITUARIES:
2. Neil O’Brien died at
the age of 82: Neil
O’Brien, a leader of the Anglo-Indian community who is credited with pioneering
quizzing in the country, passed away in Kolkata. The 82-year-old former LokSabha
MP and three-time nominated Anglo-Indian MLA in West Bengal Assembly.
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