NATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Assam govt extends AFSPA : Assam government has extended
the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, AFSPA for another six months in the
entire state.The official notification said that the state governor has
declared the entire State of Assam as the ‘disturbed area’ up to six months.The
Act gives special rights and immunity to security forces in carrying out
various operations in disturbed areas.
2. Cabinet approves O-SMART
scheme : Cabinet approved implementation of an umbrella scheme-Ocean Services,
Technology, Observations, Resources Modelling and Science (O-SMART).The scheme
covers a total of 16 sub-projects, which address ocean development activities
such as services, technology, resources, and science.The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved
the schemeimplementation at an overall cost of Rs 1623 Cr.
3. ADB sign $375mn loan for
Irrigation : The government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) signed
a $375 million loan agreement to expand irrigation networks and
system efficiency of Madhya Pradesh.The project will develop 125,000 hectares
of new, highly efficient and climate resilient irrigation networks.The
project aims to double farming incomes by benefiting over
800,000 people in Madhya Pradesh.
4. Book on Weather Information
Portal released : Shri R K Singh released a book on “Weather Information Portal for Indian
Power System”.This reference document has been developed by Power System
Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) in collaboration with IMD to facilitate
enhanced utilization of Weather Portal in all spheres of Power Sector.Shri R K
Singh is the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy.
4. Book on Weather Information
Portal released : Shri R K Singh released a book on “Weather Information Portal for Indian
Power System”.This reference document has been developed by Power System
Operation Corporation Limited (POSOCO) in collaboration with IMD to facilitate
enhanced utilization of Weather Portal in all spheres of Power Sector.Shri R K
Singh is the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. MoU between India and Bulgaria : The Union Cabinet has approved
the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between India and Bulgaria for
strengthening cooperation in the field of Tourism.The main objectives of the
MoU are to expand cooperation in the tourism, exchange information and data
related to tourism etc.Bulgaria is a potential tourism market for India
that received approx 5288 tourists from Bulgaria in 2017.
2. PM’s visit to Nepal : PM Narender Modi is on a
two-day visit to Nepal, to participate in the Fourth BIMSTEC Summit.During the
visit, he will interact with all the leaders of BIMSTEC to enrich regional
cooperation, enhance trade and enhance collective efforts to build
a prosperous Bay of Bengal region.He will also review the progress that
has been made in bilateral ties with Nepal since his last visit.
3. RCEP meeting in Singapore : Trade ministers
of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) bloc, including
India and China, met in Singapore.RCEP is a mega trade pact that aims to cover
goods, services, investments, economic cooperation and intellectual property
rights.The bloc comprises 10 ASEAN members and their 6 FTA partners- India,
China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
4. Joint military exercise ends
in Russia : The fifth edition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Peace
Mission Exercise 2018, ended in Chebarkul, Russia.The Indian delegation led by
Lt. Gen Satish Dua, participated for the first time in the exercise.In
this exercise, Pakistan and Indian participated for the first time.
OTHER
UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. RBI expects economic growth rate at 7.4% : RBI on the release of its
annual report said that real GDP growth for 2018-19 is expected to increase at
7.4% against 6.7% in the previous year.RBI also said that its monetary policy
will work to achieve the medium-term target for retail inflation of 4 %.According
to RBI the rise in growth rate is due to pick up in industrial activity and the
good monsoon.
DEFENCE:
1.
INS Teg lends assistance to MV
Vela : INS Teg, a warship of the
Western Naval Command, provided assistance to MV Vela, a Norwegian owned
ship in Gulf of Aden.
INS Teg dispatched a specialist team for recovery damaged anchor and cable
and assisted the crew of MV Vela.MV Vela and the Combined Task
Force expressed their gratitude to the ship and the Indian Navy.
SPORTS:
1. Dutee Chand won silver in women’s 200m : India’s Dutee Chand won the
Silver medal in the women’s 200m event at the 18th Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta.She crossed the finishing line in
23.20s behind Bahrain’s Edidiong Odiong who clinched the gold in 22.96s
and the bronze went to China’s Wei Yongli (23.27s).She won two medals at the Asian Games as she
won silver earlier in the women’s 100m.
2. Arpinder Singh clinches gold : Arpinder Singh clinched
India’s first men’s triple jump gold in 48 years, with a jump of 16.77m in the
Asian Games.India’s last Asian Games gold medal in men’s triple jump had come
in 1970 from Mohinder Singh Gill.Ruslan Kurbanov of Uzbekistan took the silver
with a best jump of 16.62m, while Shuo Cao of China was third with an effort of
16.56m.
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