NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Bihar Assembly unanimously passes GST bill:The Bihar state assembly has unanimously passed
the crucial Goods and Services Tax Bill (GST Bill). With this, it has become
the first non-BharatiyaJanata Party-ruled state to ratify the GST, last week;
Assam became the first state to ratify the Bill.
2.
Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa announces hike in pension
to freedom fighters: Amil Nadu Jayalalithaa has announced Rs 1,000 increase in the freedom
fighters pension from Rs 11,000. The announcement came during her
address after unfurling national flag at Fort St. George on the occasion of
Independence Day.
3. Odia becomes Official
Language in Odisha from today: Odia language will be used as the official language in all government
offices in Odisha from today onwards.
4. India extends $ 1
million grant to Zimbabwe: India has provided One million US Dollars grant
to Zimbabwe in the wake of El Nino induced drought disaster.
5. Nuclear suppliers’ insurance
policy unveiled:New
India Assurance Co and India nuclear insurance pool (INIP) will issue the
policy and administer the claims on behalf of the pool.
6. L&T bags contract
to convert Nagpur into integrated smart city:
Larsen
& Toubro has been identified as Implementation Partner to convert Nagpur,
into the country's first large-scale integrated Smart City as per a Letter of
Intent that was handed over in the auspicious presence of the Hon'ble Chief Minister
of Maharashtra, DevendraFadnavis
7. TataAutoComp
to acquire TitanX:Tata
AutoComp Systems, the Tata Group-owned auto-component conglomerate, will
acquire TitanX, a leading global engine cooling supplier. It is currently
owned by EQT Opportunity and Fourier transform.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Singapore
ranked 6th in Global Innovation Index:India climbed 15 spots, from 81 last year, to 66 in the
Global Innovation Index (GII) and maintained the top spot in the Central and
South Asia regions, according to the rankings released by Cornell University,
INSEAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
2.China
successfully launches world’s first quantum satellite:China today successfully launched the world's
first quantum satellite which boasts of establishing hack-proof communications
between space and the ground as it is equipped with security features to
prevent wiretapping and intercepts.
3.Minda forms JV with Chinese firm
for auto components:Auto component maker Spark Minda group flagship
firm, Minda Corporation Ltd has formed a joint venture (JV) with China's
Shandong BeiqiHaiHua Automobile Parts Co (SBHAP).
4. China
begins operating bullet trains at 350 kmph speed:China on Monday began operating its indigenously
designed bullet trains which can clock 350 kmph speed.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Usain Bolt
wins gold in men's 100 meters in Rio Olympics: Jamaican
sprinter Usain Bolt has won gold in the 100-metre final in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil.
AWARDS:
2. CLRI scientist bags A P
J Abdul Kalam award.
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