NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Maharashtra government has
imposed a ban over selling and serving foods high in fats, sugar and salt in
school canteens: Schools
have been asked to replace food items with healthy food such as whole grain,
home-made rotis, parathas, rice, etc.
Although the Delhi high court and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had curbed junk food in schools in 2015 and 2016, no such regulations or guidelines were in place in Maharashtra until now.
Although the Delhi high court and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) had curbed junk food in schools in 2015 and 2016, no such regulations or guidelines were in place in Maharashtra until now.
2. 200 airports to be brought
under regional air connectivity: Under the UDAN regional air connectivity scheme, 33
airports have been already included since its launch in addition to 75 taking
the total to 108. There will be multiple rounds of bidding. All Greenfield
airports would be built through the PPP route.
3. Konkona Sen Sharma wins Best
Actress award for ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’: Konkona Sen Sharma has been named the Best Actress
for the film ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ at the 17th edition of the New York
Indian Film Festival. She also received the Best Director award for her
directorial debut, ‘A Death in the Gunj’. Director of Lipstick under my burkha
– Alankrita Shrivastava
4. Sachin Tendulkar welcomes INS
Tarkash to London: INS Tarkash, under the command of Captain
Rituraj Sahu, set sail from Mumbai last month
INS Tarkash, a state of the art stealth ship. It is in the UK for naval exercises and to mark UK India Year of Culture 2017. It is the first time an Indian stealth frigate has docked at Canary Wharf in London.
INS Tarkash, a state of the art stealth ship. It is in the UK for naval exercises and to mark UK India Year of Culture 2017. It is the first time an Indian stealth frigate has docked at Canary Wharf in London.
5. India top user of WhatsApp video calls: WhatsApp has revealed that India is the top
user of its video calling feature in terms of time spent. Indians are making 5
crore minutes of video calls daily. WhatsApp users globally make34 crore minutes
of video calls every day. CEO of Whatsapp – Jan Koum. WhatsApp was acquired by
Facebook in February 2014 for US$19 billion.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. India unanimously elected as President of
UN-Habitat: India has been unanimously elected as the President of UN-Habitat. The
UN-Habitat promotes socially and environmentally sustainable human settlements
across the world. It is only the third time that India has been elected to lead
this important organization after 2007 and 1988.
2. Sohail Mahmood to be Pakistan’s
new envoy to India: Mahmood is a top diplomat of Pakistan and
will replace Abdul Basit.
Mahmood is currently Pakistan’s ambassador to Turkey,
Mahmood is currently Pakistan’s ambassador to Turkey,
3. Venu Rajamony has been
appointed as India’s Ambassador to the Netherlands: He is currently press secretary to
President of India.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Jhulan Goswamibecomes the
leading wicket taker in women’s ODIs: With 181 wickets Jhulan Goswami is the
leading wicket taker. She over took former Australia pacer Cathryn
Fitzpatrick’s (tally of 180). She has been awarded the prestigious Arjuna Award
and the Padma Shri.
BUSINESS &
ECONOMY:
2. India
to grow at 7.7 per cent in 2018-19: IMF: According to the
International Monetary Fund (IMF), India's growth is expected to rebound to
7.2% in the 2017-18 fiscal and 7.7% in 2018-19 after disruptions caused by
demonetization.
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