NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Modi inaugurates Mundka-Bahadurgarh Metro link : Prime Minister Modi
inaugurated the Mundka-Bahardurgarh metro network through a digital video link
between PMO and Bahadurgarh.With the opening of the 11.2km Mundka-Bahadurgarh
stretch of Green Line, Delhi Metro makes its third foray into Haryana,
connecting Bahadurgarh to the heart of Delhi.With the opening of this section,
Delhi Metro network will expand to 288 km with 208 station.
2. Panel to lay down standards
for metro systems : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of setting up of a
committee to lay down standards for metro rail systems in India.The committee will
be headed by retired Indian Engineering Service (IES) officer E Sreedharan,
also known as “Metro Man”. Sreedharan served as the managing director of Delhi
Metro between 1995 and 2012.
3. Chief Minister of the Year’
award : Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje was conferred the ‘Chief Minister
of the Year’ award for her remarkable work in e-governance.The award was given
to her at the 52nd Skoch Summit held in New Delhi.Efforts of the chief minister and state government
were appreciated in implementing the prime minister’s Digital India campaign
for benefitting the common man.
4. Kalki to be conferred with
French honour : Kalki Koechlin will be conferred with French distinction of Knight of the
Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution in enhancing Indo-French ties in
cinema.Kalki, who has French roots, has done films such as Dev.D, Zindagi Na
Milegi Dobara & Shanghai to name a few.The honour comes in
recognition of an actor, who has interpreted striking roles in the Indian film
industry.
5. SKY Scheme for farmers to
generate solar power : The Gujarat government has launched a solar power scheme for farmers –
Suryashakti Kisan Yojana (SKY).
Under the scheme farmers would not only be able to
generate electricity for their captive consumption but will also be able to
sell the surplus power to the grid and earn an extra buck.The extra electricity
given to grid would be purchased at a rate of Rs7 per unit for a period of
7 years.
6. Ramdev to get wax statue at
Madame Tussauds : Baba Ramdev will soon have a wax replica at the Madame Tussauds museum of
London.Baba Ramdev will be the second saint to be depicted at the notable wax
museum after Swami Vivekanand.Madame Tussauds is a major tourist attraction in
London, displaying the waxworks of famous and historic people and also popular
film characters.
7. 24°C as the default setting
for ACs : Power Ministry has suggested air-conditioner manufacturers to keep
default setting at 24°C in a bid to save energy.It has also suggested
that manufacturers should carry out labelling indicating optimum
temperature setting for benefit of consumers, both from financial
& health point of view.Having a default setting at 24°C will result in
savings of 20 billion units of electricity in a year.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Navy chief Admiral Lanba to visit
Bangladesh : Chief
of the Naval Staff Admiral Lanba will be on a five day goodwill visit to Bangladesh.The
visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral defence relations between India and
Bangladesh and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation.The Admiral Lanba
will inaugurate the first edition of Indian Navy-Bangladesh Navy Coordinated
Patrol (CORPAT).
2. US and South Korea suspend
training exercises : The United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two
exchange program training exercises.The announcement comes on the heels of the summit in
Singapore between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.Freedom
Guardian along with two Korean Marine Exchange Program training exercises have
been suspended.
OTHER
UPDATES:
BANKING/FINANACE:
1.Bank heads to
appear before parliament panel : Heads of 11-state owned banks will apprise a parliamentary committee about
the problems of mounting bad loans and increasing fraud cases.They will be
appearing before the standing committee on finance, headed by veteran Congress
leader M. Veerappa Moily, which is looking into issues relating to banking
sector.The rising number of frauds and NPAs have become a serious cause of
concern.
SPORTS:
1. Amit wins gold at World Para Athletics : India’s Amit Kumar Saroha has
clinched the gold medal in the men’s club throw F51 event at the World Para
Athletics Grand Prix in Tunisia.The wheelchair-bound Indian athlete produced
the season’s best performance of 29.42m to bag the gold.Amit Saroha is an Asian
Para Games medalist and an Arjuna Awardee, competing in the F51 category in
Discus throw and Club throw.
2. Sunil Mittal becomes honorary
chairman of ICC : Sunil Bharti Mittal, Founder & Chairman of Bharti Enterprises,
will step down as the Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce.He will now
function as the Honorary Chairman of ICC commencing July 1, 2018.He will be
succeeded by Paul Polman, CEO of Unilever, as ICC Chairman.Mittal was only the
3rd Indian to have been appointed the chairman of the ICC since
it was constituted in 1919.
3. Second Youngest Chess Grandmaster : R Praggnanandhaa made history
by becoming the 2nd youngest chess grandmaster in the world by
earning his 3rd GM norm during Gredine Open.Praggnanandhaa who
is just 12 years, 10 months and 14 days old is also the youngest Indian
Grandmaster.Ukraine’s Serget Karjakin remains the youngest ever Grandmaster.Viswanathan
Anand, India’s first ever GM, was 18 years old when he earned his 3rd norm.
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