NATIONAL
UPDATES
1. Jai Ram Thakur sworn-in as chief minister of
Himachal Pradesh: Jai Ram Thakur, along
with his 11 ministers, took the oath of secrecy from Himachal Pradesh’s
Governor Acharya Devvrat at the historic Ridge Maidan in Shimla. The Ministers
who took oath include Mahendra Singh, Suresh Bhardwaj, Anil Sharma and Vipin
Singh Parmar. Thakur is elected to ‘Himachal Pradesh Assembly election 2017’
from Seraj in Mandi.
2. Centre gives fund for border
development: Home Ministry has released Rs 167 crore to 9 states – Rajasthan, Punjab,
West Bengal, Tripura, Assam, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and
Sikkim, under the Border Area Development Programme. BADP is fully funded
by Central Government. Under this programme, development work is carried out in
all villages which are located within the 0-10 km of the international border.
3. IAF conquers ‘Seven Summits’: After scaling of Mt
Everest in 2005, IAF launched a unique and unprecedented series of
mountaineering expedition ‘Mission Seven Summits’. It had the aim to fly the
tricolour and the IAF flag on the highest peaks in every continent. A team
comprising 5 IAF mountaineers, led by Capt RC Tripathi has successfully scaled
Mt Vinson in Antarctica, thus completing the assigned Mission.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES
1. ‘World Economic League
Table’ Report: Indian economy will surpass Britain and France in 2018
and will thus become the 5th largest economy. This is as per 2018 World
Economic League Table released by Centre for Economics and Business Research. USA
economy will be able to retain its No. 1 position for a year longer than what
was anticipated in the last report. In 2032, China is likely to overtake the US
as world’s No. 1 economy.
OTHER UPDATES
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. India’s first pod taxi on the
way: The
much-awaited India’s first pod taxi project has moved a step closer to reality.
The projected Rs 4000-cr pod taxi scheme is also known as Personal Rapid
Transit. It will run from Delhi-Haryana border to Rajiv Chowk in Gurgaon on a
PPP (public-private partnership) basis.
SPORTS:
1. Saudi Arabia hosts world chess
games: Saudi Arabia hosted a world chess tournament for the first time at the APEX
Convention Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament is called the King
Salman World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships. It has around 400
international players. 16 players are participating from Saudi Arabia.
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