NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.Gadkari inaugurates projects in Vizag : Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways will inaugurate five port projects worth Rs 1062 Crores in Vishakhapatnam (Vizag).The major project to be inaugurated includes upgradation of existing iron ore handling facility at Outer Harbour of Vizag Port at a cost of Rs 580 Crores.This will enhance the capacity of Vizag port under Sagarmala Project.
2.Kochi Metro launches India’s 1st AC dormitory : Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) will open India’s first exquisite air-conditioned bed space dormitory.The fully air-conditioned rooms are equipped with locker facility, free WiFi, round-the-clock check-in and check-out facility and security cameras.It was inaugurated by Kochi’s Mayor Soumini Jain.The current governor of Kerala is P ji. Sathasivam.
3.Awards for Station Beautification competition : The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal distributed awards to winning stations of Station Beautification competition in Rail Bhawan.Balharshah & Chandrapur Railway Stations of Central Railway have been awarded the first position and cash prize of 10 lakh.Total 62 entries were evaluated on the basis of a number of criteria including the depiction of local subjects, culture & themes.
4. AAI partners with govt for Dholera Airport : The Airport Authority of India (AAI) to partner with the government of Gujarat to build the Rs 2,000 crore Dholera airport project.The airport will be the biggest upcoming greenfield city in India under the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project at Dholera will be built in four years.Equity participation between AAI & the govt of Gujarat will be 51% and 49%, respectively.
5.Use of Aadhaar only ‘desirable, not must’ : Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stated that furnishing Aadhaar as an identity proof for availing benefits of the Ayushman Bharat scheme is “desirable and not must.”It also said that there shall be no denial of benefits for the want of Aadhaar.The scheme, launched under the National Health Protection Mission was announced during the 2018-19 budget and will be launched on August 15.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1.Forbes List Of US’ Richest Self-Made Women : Forbes released its 4th annual list of US’ Richest Self-Made Women.Diane Hendricks, co-founder and chairman of ABC Supply ranks 1st with a net worth of $4.9 billion.Indian-origin tech executives Jayshree Ullal and Neerja Sethi were also on the list with $1.3 bn and $1 bn respectively.TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner is the youngest to be featured in the list.
2.Kochi Metro launches India’s 1st AC dormitory : Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) will open India’s first exquisite air-conditioned bed space dormitory.The fully air-conditioned rooms are equipped with locker facility, free WiFi, round-the-clock check-in and check-out facility and security cameras.It was inaugurated by Kochi’s Mayor Soumini Jain.The current governor of Kerala is P. Sathasivam.
3.Awards for Station Beautification competition : The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal distributed awards to winning stations of Station Beautification competition in Rail Bhawan.Balharshah & Chandrapur Railway Stations of Central Railway have been awarded the first position and cash prize of 10 lakh.Total 62 entries were evaluated on the basis of a number of criteria including the depiction of local subjects, culture & themes.
3.Awards for Station Beautification competition : The Union Minister of Railways, Piyush Goyal distributed awards to winning stations of Station Beautification competition in Rail Bhawan.Balharshah & Chandrapur Railway Stations of Central Railway have been awarded the first position and cash prize of 10 lakh.Total 62 entries were evaluated on the basis of a number of criteria including the depiction of local subjects, culture & themes.
4.Portugal approves new gender change law : The Portuguese parliament approved a law that will allow citizens to change their gender and name from the age of 16 without a medical report showing “identity disruption”.Portugal joins Denmark, Malta, Sweden, Ireland and Norway to become “the sixth European country to grant the right to self-determination of transgender identity.Canada to command of new NATO training CentreCanada has announced that it will assume command of a new NATO training and capacity building mission in Iraq.Canadian troops will be deployed in the Baghdad region to help Iraq build a more effective national security structure and improve training of security forces.Canada is part of the US-led coalition fighting the ISIS is contributing air power & helping in training Iraqi forces.
5.Australia releases India economic strategy : The Australian govt has released an India Economic strategy report recommending to lift India into its top three export markets.The strategy prioritizes economic and trade opportunities in India covering 10 sectors such as health, energy, infrastructure etc.This would also boost Australia’s investment in India to $100 billion.The Author of this report is Australia’s PM Malcolm Turnbull.
OTHER UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1.Commerce Minister Meets World Bank Team : Suresh Prabhu, met with the World Bank team in New Delhi to explore ways to strengthen World Bank support towards India’s development with collaboration in specific areas of trade, logistics and investment.The team was led by Ms. Caroline Freund, Director of Trade, Regional Integration and Investment Climate and Junaid Ahmad, Country Director for the World Bank in India.
2.India has two $100-billion companies as Reliance shares surge : Mukesh Ambani suppressed Alibaba’s Co-founder Jack Ma(China)to become Asia’s richest person as Reliance shares hit an all-time high.Reliance Industries Ltd and Tata Consultancy Services as the only two $100-billion companies in India.
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