NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Aadhaar - a
Must for filing Income Tax Returns: Central Board of Direct
Taxes has made Aadhaar mandatory for applying for Permanent Account Number and
filing of Income Tax returns from July 1, 2017. Although, a partial relief has
been given to those who do not have Aadhaar or who do not wish to obtain Aadhaar
for time being, tax authorities will not invalidate their PAN.
2. First
underwater metro in India: India’s first underwater Metro is set to
come in Kolkata. It will use a transportation tunnel built under the Hooghly
River which has been constructed 30 metres below riverbed, few metres away from
Howrah Bridge. It will be connecting two main terminals: Howrah and Sealdah –
each of which has a footfall of about 10-12 lakh passengers per day.
3. A grant
of 3.5 million euros to curb emission in India: France and
European Union extended a grant of 3.5 million euros to curb emissions in India.
According to French Development Agency (AFD) three Indian cities- Nagpur, Kochi
and Ahmedabad -- will get the grant as part of the EU’s commitment under the
Paris Climate agreement.
4. The book
“Indira Gandhi – A life in Nature” released: Written by former
Union Minister Jairam Ramesh the book “Indira Gandhi: A Life in Nature”
releases at Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum in New Delhi by Congress President
Sonia Gandhi.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. World’s
largest floating Solar Farm launched in China: China has launched the
world’s largest floating solar farm. In central Anhui province, the 40-MW power
plant has 1,60,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of
a coal mine. The world’s top carbon emitter Beijing’s has made an effort to
wean itself off a fossil fuel dependency.
2. World’s
smallest & cheapest private jet launched: Aviation
company, Cirrus Aircraft, has launched the world’s smallest and most affordable
private jet called ‘Vision Jet’ for Rs. 12.62 crore. The aircraft takes off
from just 620 metres of runway and has a maximum operating altitude of 28,000
feet.
3. Bengali actor
Soumitra Chatterjee to receive Legion d' Honneur: Thespian Bengali
actor, Soumitra Chatterjee has been conferred with the France's highest
civilian honour, the coveted Legion of Honour. The award will be presented to
the Kolkata-based actor by the Ambassador of France to India Alexandre Ziegler.
The award comes to the octogenarian Bengali screen legend exactly 30 years
after Satyajit Ray got the honour by the then French President Francois
Mitterrand in 1987.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Dhanya Shah and
Sanmay Gandhi win U-14 Asian Junior Tennis Title(AJTC): Dhanya Shah and
Sanmay Gandhi clinched the Under-14 doubles title of the AJTC at the Balewadi
Stadium.They defeated Vishesh Patel and Shashidhar Kota in the finals.
2. Rafael Nadal wins
French Open: Rafael Nadal from Spain has become the first player
in the to win the same Grand Slam title 10 times. He won against Swiss star
Stanislas Wawrinka in 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
3. Hashikant Kutwal
becomes the differently-abled Champion for 17th World Individual
Chess Championship: This World Championship was held by Physically
Disabled Chess Association (PDCA). He scored scoring 7.5 points and won the
gold.
4. Jelena Ostapenko
wins French Open women’s crown: Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia
beat Simona Halep 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at Roland Garros to win the 2017 French Open
Women’s Singles crown and her first ever Grand Slam title.
5. Jeje
Lalpekhlua wins AIFF Player of the Year award: India's Mohun
Bagan striker Jeje Lalpekhlua received the All India Football
Federation's inaugural player of the year 2016 award. Sasmita Malik was
adjudged the 2016 AIFF Women's player of the year.
OBITUARIES:
6. Shri C
Narayana Reddy passes away: Cingireddi Narayana Reddy was a noted poet
and writer. He was a recipient of the Jnanpith Award in 1988 for his poetic
work ‘Visvambara’. It which was also translated in three other languages.Mr.
Reddy was a renowned Telugu poet who also wrote several songs for Telugu
movies.
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