NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Basant Mishra to get prestigious Dr BC Roy Award : Dr B.K. Misra has been named for this year's prestigious Dr B.C. Roy
National Award as an Eminent Medical Person of the Year.Currently, Odisha’s
Dr Mishra is leading the Department of Neurosurgery & Gamma Knife
Radiosurgery at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai.The award will be given away by President Ram Nath Kovind on 1st July
2019 (National Doctors Day).The highest medical honour of India, instituted by
the Medical Council of India in 1962.
2. 7th Meeting of National Medicinal
Plants Board held at New Delhi : The Seventh meeting of National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) of Ministry
of AYUSH was held under the chairpersonship of Minister of State for AYUSH,
Shri Shripad Yesso Naik at New Delhi.The Union Government will support as far
as possible for the development of medicinal plants sector.The Board meeting
considered various Agenda Items placed before it for consideration.
3. AYUSH Minister inaugurates the Fourth International Ayurveda
Congress :AYUSH Minister of State (IC) Shri Shripad Yesso Naik has inaugurated the 4th
International Ayurveda Congress (IAvC) at the Netherlands.The congress would
focus on promotion and propagation of Ayurveda in the Netherlands and its neighbouring
countries of Europe.The Congress jointly organized by International Maharishi
Ayurveda Foundation, Netherlands; All India Ayurvedic Congress, New Delhi and
the International Academy of Ayurveda, Pune in association with the Indian
Embassy in the Netherland
OTHER
UPDATES:
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. GDP growth soars to 8.2% in the first quarter of current fiscal
: According to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley,
Indian economy grew by 8.2% in the first quarter of the current fiscal.The
manufacturing sector grew by 13.5% which signals a very good turnaround in the
sector.The construction sector also grew robustly at about 8.99 per cent.The
GDP growth rate of 8.2 per cent for the April-June quarter of the fiscal year
2018-19 indicates clearly that several structural reforms introduced such as
Goods and Services Tax have started giving rich dividends.
2.Balesh Sharma
appointed Vodafone Idea's first CEO : Balesh Sharma takes over as Vodafone Idea's first CEO.Earlier, he was
the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Vodafone India and a member of its
executive committee.Sharma holds degrees in Mechanical Engineering and MBA
(Marketing and Finance) from the University of Rajasthan.
SPORTS:
1. Amit
Panghal wins gold in Boxing at Asian Games 2018 : Indian
boxer Amit Panghal (22-year) has won the gold medal in Men’s 49kg category at
Asian Games 2018.He beats reigning Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov
(Uzbekistan).India's Pranab Bardhan (60-years) and Shibhnath Sarkar (56-years) win
the gold medal in Bridge final event at Asian Games 2018
2. Sakshi Choudhary clinches the gold medal at World Youth Boxing in
Budapest : Former junior world champion boxer ‘Sakshi Choudhary’ has won the gold
at the World Youth Boxing in Budapest in the 57-kilogram category.She beat Nikolina Cacic (Croatia).Manisha and Anamika settled for silver
medals in the 64 kg and 51 kg categories.
OBITUARIES:
1.Jain Muni Tarun Sagar passes away : Influential Jain Muni Tarun Sagar (51-year)
passed away after the prolonged illness in Delhi.Tarun Sagar had stopped
taking his medication and opted for ‘Santhara’ - the Jain ritual of fasting to
death.He was popularly known for his sermons titled 'Kadve Pravachan'.He
enjoyed a massive fan following even outside the Jain community and was known
for his nationalist views.
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