NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Union Government aims to roll out GST from April
01, 2017: The Union Finance Minister ArunJaitley announced
that the Government has set the ambitious target to roll out of the Goods and
Services Tax, (GST) from 1st April 2017.This announcement was made after
RajyaSabha had passed The Constitution (122nd Amendment) (GST) Bill, 2014.
2.
Union Government fixes an inflation target of 4% for five years: The Union Government has set an inflation target
of 4 % for the next five years with a range of plus/minus 2 % for the next five
years under the monetary policy framework agreement with the Reserve Bank.
3.
South India’s first Doppler
weather radar inaugurated: ISRO chairman A S
Kiran Kumar has inaugurated a 'C Band Polarimetric Doppler Weather Radar' at
the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram. It is first of its
kind in South India. While Prime Minister NarendraModi had inaugurated the
first Doppler weather radar in Cherrapunji which was built by the ISRO and Bharat
Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) in May.
4. Centre launches
nation-wide breastfeeding programme:
Centre has
launched a nation-wide breastfeeding programme "MAA - Mother's Absolute
Affection" with an aim to enhance optimal breastfeeding practices in New Delhi.
5. Finance Minister ArunJaitley inaugurated India’s
International Footwear Fair: A three day long India's International Footwear
Fair (IIFF) has been launched by the Finance Minister ArunJaitley on August 5th
in New Delhi.
6. Railway,
Chhattisgarh government ink agreement for the formation of JV:The Ministry of Railways has signed an agreement
with the Chhattisgarh government for the formation of a joint venture (JV)
company for focused resource mobilisation, implementation and monitoring of
critical rail projects.
7. Naidu launches SwachhSurvekshan for 500 cities:
Union Urban Development Minister
Venkaiah Naidu has launched Swachh Survekshan-2017 for 500 cities in the
country with an idea to make competitive environment make the cities clean in
New Delhi. The main objective of SwachSurvekshan is not to point out
shortcomings but to suggest ways to improve the state of cleanliness in the
particular area.
8. Maharashtra Government to
provide as many as 1,200 Wi-Fi hotspots in Mumbai: Chief Minister of Maharastra Government
Mr.DevendraFadnavis has stated that Maharashtra government will provide as many
as 1,200 wi-fi hotspots in the megapolis as a part of transforming Mumbai into
a Smart City.
9. Javadekar inaugurated
transit campus of IIT in Jammu: Union Minister for Human Resource and Development
PrakashJavadekar has inaugurated the transit campus of Indian Institute of
Technology (IIT) at village Jagti, Tehsil Nagrota in Jammu.
10. Kolkata hosts 64-day long theatre festival: The Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC), an autonomous organization
under Government of India's Ministry of Culture, has organized a 64-day-long
theatre festival in Kolkata. The festival- Kolkata Theatre Festival 2016- will
showcase as many as 245 theatres of several groups at Bharatiyam Cultural
Multiplex in Kolkata's satellite town Salt Lake.
11. IBM and Apple open first global development hub in India: IBM in partnership with Apple has launched a new global development hub
at Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru. The hub mainly aims to help the clients in
India complete digital mobility process platform.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. China successfully launches the first satellite for mobile
telecommunication: China has successfully launched the first Tiantong satellite
for mobile telecommunication at southwestern China's Xichang Satellite Launch Centre,
with the Long March-3B carrier rocket.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Olympics 2016 opens with a glittering
ceremony in Rio De Janerio: The 31st Summer
Olympic Games has opened in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, with a
vibrant opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium. Acting Brazil President
Michel Temer declared open the Games. The theme of Rio De Janerio Olympic is
world peace and environment.
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