NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
PM Modi flags off ‘Run for Rio’:
Prime Minister NarendraModi has flagged off the Run for Rio
event in New Delhi today to celebrate the Olympic mood in the country. The
mass run was announced by the Sports Minister Vijay Goel at a press conference.
2.
PM Modi wishes Rio-bound athletes in ‘Mann Ki Baat’: PM Modi talked about various subjects such as
health, environment, technology, Olympics games while addressing 22nd edition
of ‘MannKiBaat’ programme and appealed the country to encourage the Indian
contingent for the 2016 Rio Olympics.
3.
Centre to organise ‘Make in
India’ conference in Bhubaneswar: Centre has decided
to organise a Make in India conference in Bhubaneswar in December this year.
The conference would be organised by the Department of Industrial Policy and
Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to attract
investment in the state as well as the country.
4.
Yahoo researchers built a powerful new online abuse detector: Yahoo researchers have developed a new online abuse detecting algorithm.
Most current abuse filters use a combination of blacklisted terms or
expressions to catch hate speech online, but the new method applies machine
learning as well.
5.
Bihar lifts ban
on toddy (palm wine) sale, consumption:
Bihar government has lifted the ban on the sale and consumption of toddy
(palm wine) in the state. In April after Bihar imposed a total liquor ban in
the state, it also banned the sale of ‘toddy’. But the decision to banned toddy
was not lauded by Lalu Prasad and his party Rashtriya Janata Dal.
6. Kerala
tourism bags six National Tourism awards:Kerala Tourism has bagged six National Tourism
awards for 2014-15 in the marketing category for states. It received two more
awards, including the one for its Responsible Tourism (RT) initiative in
Wayanad.
7. WHO to remove transgenders from its mental disorders
list: The World Health Organisation (WHO) is considering changing the way it
classifies transgender identity. It came following calls from researchers and
advocates to remove it from the WHO's list of mental disorders.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Oracle to buy NetSuite for $9.3 billion: Business software maker Oracle has announced
that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NetSuite, the very
first cloud company. The transaction is valued at $9.3 billion.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1.
SEBI’s first phase of new enterprise portal goes live: Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI) has initiated the first phase of its new enterprise portal
to facilitate accurate and timely circulation of information to internal
and external stakeholders.
2.
Gold bond schemes sees record Rs 919 crore in 4th tranche: The government's collections under the
Sovereign Gold Bond scheme realised through the fourth tranche reached around
Rs. 919 crore, the highest achieved yet.
SPORTS:
3. Skydiver Luke Aikins sets record for
highest jump without Parachute: Skydiver Luke Aikins, 42, became the
first to jump from a height of 25,000 feet without a parachute, landing in a
net in southern California. He has completed the jump in Simi Valley, west of
Los Angeles.
AWARDS:
4. AAAI confers
Lifetime Achievement Award on adman SrinivasanSwamy: he Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) announced
the recipient of this year’s AAAI Lifetime Achievement Award as Srinivasan K
Swamy popularly known as SundarSwamy.
BOOKS AND AUTHORS:
5. Book titled ‘Harry Potter and the
cursed child’ authored by J K Rowling released.
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