NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. PM Modi to inaugurate India’s
second Multi-Modal Terminal in Jharkhand: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation
India’s second riverine Multi-Modal terminal (MMT) built
at Sahibganj in Jharkhand. The terminal at Sahibganj will open up
industries of Jharkhand and Bihar to the global market and provide Indo-Nepal
cargo connectivity through waterways route. Coal, stone chips, fertilizers,
cement and sugar are other commodities expected to be transported through the terminal.
This is the second of the three Multi-Modal Terminals being constructed on
river Ganga under Jal Marg Vikas Project.
Note:
Jharkhand Chief Minister: Raghubar Das; Governor: Draupadi Murmu; Capital:
Ranchi.
2. Kerala to set up India’s first iWTC
in Kozhikode: Kerala will set up India’s
first international women’s trade centre (iWTC), in consonance with the United
Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) in Kozhikode. A key project of the
state’s gender park under the department of social justice, it is envisaged as
a safe space away from home for women to harness their entrepreneurial
capabilities, set up or expand their businesses and get their products marketed
globally. The first phase of iWTC, being executed under the gender
park’s “Vision 2020”, is scheduled to be completed by 2021.
Note:
Chief Minister of Kerala: Pinarayi
Vijayan; Governor of Kerala: Arif Mohammed Khan.
3. PM
Modi launches National Animal Disease Control Programme: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi has launched the National Animal
Disease Control Programme for eradicating the Foot and
Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis in the livestock from Mathura in Uttar
Pradesh. The programme aims at vaccinating over 500 Million
Livestock including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs
against the disease. It also aims at vaccinating 36 million female
Bovine Calves annually in its fight against the Brucellosis disease. It will be
implemented for a period of five years till 2024 at a cost of 12, 652
crore rupees. Prime Minister Modi also launched the National
Artificial Insemination Programme during the event. Mr
Modi has also launched simultaneously countrywide workshops in Krishi Vigyan
Kendras in all the 687 districts of the country on the topic of vaccination and
diseases management, Artificial insemination and productivity.
4. Gurugram Police ties up with tech
giant Google: The Gurugram traffic
police have tied up with Google maps for real time traffic
updates. The traffic related information will be shared in real time for
public use. The information such as planned road closures, diversions, traffic
alerts regarding road crash etc. will be shared by Gurugram traffic police with
Google maps. Responding to the situation, Google maps will immediately update
the information on its public maps. The basic idea behind this arrangement is
to prompt commuters to make intelligent choices in order to make their
commuting experience hassle-free.
5. “CHC Farm Machinery” App launched
for farmers: Minister of State for Agriculture, Parshottam
Rupala has launched a multilingual Mobile App “CHC Farm
Machinery” during a conference on Crop Residue Management in New
Delhi. The app will allow farmers to avail custom hiring services of CHCs
located in a radius of 50 km. With the help of app, the farmers will now be
able to get affordable access to cutting-edge technology at their doorsteps.
6. Govt
sets up a three-member committee to look into Assets, Liabilities of J&K: The Union
Government has constituted a three-member committee to
look into the distribution of assets and liabilities of Jammu and Kashmir
between two successor Union territories. Sanjay Mitra (former defence secretary) is
the head of the committee. The other two members are Arun Goyal (retired
IAS officer) and Giriraj Prasad Gupta (retired Indian Civil
Accounts Service (ICAS) officer). As per Section 84 of the Act, the assets and
liabilities of the existing state of Jammu and Kashmir have to be apportioned
between the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
7. A book titled “Savarkar: Echoes
from a forgotten past, 1883-1924” released: A book
titled “Savarkar: Echoes from a forgotten past, 1883-1924″ is penned
by Bengaluru-based historian Vikram Sampath and published by Penguin.
This book describing the life of freedom fighter and Philosopher Vinayak
Damodar Savarkar, popularly known as Veer Savarkar. This first volume
of the two-volume series covers the life of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer
Savarkar), from his birth in 1883 to his conditional release to Ratnagiri in
1924.
INTERNATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. International
conference ‘ANGAN’ organized in New Delhi: International conference ANGAN
(Augmenting Nature by Green Affordable New-habitat) for Energy Efficiency in
the Building
Sector is being organized by the Bureau of
Energy Efficiency in New Delhi. Indo-German
Technical Cooperation is also partnering in the event. Experts and
policymakers from sixteen countries are participating in
this event to discuss various alternative options and technologies in the field
of design and construction of energy-efficient commercial as well as
residential buildings. It will provide a platform to deliberate on the interdependence between
organizations, systems sustainability and feedback loops for better resource
efficiency.
Note:
Director-General of Bureau of Energy Efficiency: Abhay Bakre; Headquarters: New
Delhi.
2. US
President sacks National Security Adviser John Bolton: President Donald Trump has
fired his National Security Adviser (NSA) John Bolton.
The exit
comes amid reports that there is disagreement within the
Administration over Trump's decision to host a
now-cancelled meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David. Deputy
National Security Advisor Charles Martin Kupperman (68-years) was
made interim
United States National Security Advisor for President
Donald Trump. NSC serves as the chief
in-house advisor to the President of the United States on
national security issues.
Note:
National Security Advisor (NSC)
Advisor is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based at
the West
Wing of the White House. The National
Security Advisor is appointed by the President and
does not require confirmation by the Senate.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS
1. Paralympic Committee of India
de-recognised for Sports Code violation: The Sports Ministry
of India has de-recognised the Paralympic Committee of
India. The ministry has de-recognised the committee for violation of the
National Sports Code. The committee violated the code by removing its elected
president Rao Inderjit Singh. The Committee has been penalised for
misgovernance and has been directed to comply with the Sports Code and ensure
good governance practices in its internal functioning.
Note:
Ministers of State (I/C) Youth Affairs and Sports: Shri Kiren Rijiju.
2. Kraigg
Brathwaite reported for suspected illegal bowling action: West
Indies Cricketer Kraigg Brathwaite (26 years) has been
reported for a suspected illegal bowling action during the second Test against
India in Kingston. ICC match officials report cited concerns
about the legality of the bowling action of Brathwaite during
the match. Brathwaite will
be required to submit to further testing by 14th September.
He is permitted to continue bowling in International cricket until the results
of the testing are known.
Note:
An Illegal Bowling Action is where a player is
throwing rather than bowling the ball. This is defined by the ICC as being
where the player’s elbow extends by an amount of more than 15% between their
arm reaching the horizontal and the ball being released.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
1. Economic
census to be held every three years: The Ministry of
Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has taken
upon itself to make available the latest data and come out with the economic
census every three years. The move has been initiated with the work on the
7th economic census. The First Economic Census in India was in 1977,
second in 1980, its 3rd in 1990 and 6th in 2013. The data being collected in
the economic census undergoes three levels of scrutiny, all of which is through
the mobile application developed exclusively for the economic census. The
census is aimed at getting a better picture of the economic agents in the
economy from the establishment perspective and to create the framework for a
National Statistical Business Register (NSBR).
2. Niti Aayog, McKinsey to Launch
First Digital Capability Centre: National
Institution for Transforming India (Niti Aayog) has selected McKinsey
& Company to set up India’s first Digital Capability Centre (DCC).
McKinsey supports five such digital capability centres across the globe –
Aachen, Chicago, Singapore, Venice, and Beijing. DCC is a unique digital
manufacturing learning centre offering company leaders and their workforces
hands-on experience and workshops in next-generation technology to help them
advance their operations, design and productivity and can be used at all levels
of the value chain.
Static/Current
Takeaways Important For RRB NTPC/IBPS RRB Mains:
CEO
NITI Aayog: Amitabh Kant; Vice Chairman: Rajiv Kumar.
3. Jack
Ma officially retires as Alibaba's chairman: Jack Ma stepped
down as executive chairman of e-commerce company Alibaba Group
Holding Ltd. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Daniel Zhang succeed
him at Asia’s
most valuable company. Jack will remain on the board until
Alibaba’s annual meeting of shareholders in 2020.
Note:
Jack Ma (former English teacher) started Alibaba.com in
1999 as a business-to-business marketplace with 17 co-founders.
AWARDS AND HONOUR
1. Pawan Munjal to be honoured with
Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame: Managing
Director and Chairman of Hero MotoCorp, Pawan Munjal will be inducted
into the 2019 Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame. He will be inducted for
his support to “Golf” in India and around the world. The induction
ceremony will be held at the 2019 Asian Golf Awards Gala Banquet. With the
honour, he will join the legendary players such as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player
and other leading personalities such as David Chu who were bestowed with the
highest honour in the Asia Pacific golf industry.
2. England greats Boycott &
Strauss honoured with knighthoods: England cricket
greats Geoffrey Boycott and Andrew Strauss have been
honoured with “Knighthoods” by Theresa May in her resignation honours
list. Both the former cricketers have received the honour for their services to
sport after outstanding careers for England. Geoffrey Boycott played 108 tests
between 1964 and 1982 for England and scored 8,114 Test runs at an average of
47.72. Andrew Strauss played 100 tests for England from 2004-12, scoring more
than 7,000 runs at an average of 40.91, and captained the team to two Ashes
series wins. He also served as England’s director of cricket between 2015 and
2018.
3. Royal
Society honour for Dr Yusuf Hamied: Dr Yusuf Hamied (Chairman
of Cipla) has been inducted as an honorary fellow of the Royal Society.
He was elected as an honorary fellow of the Royal Society for
his service to the cause of science. A total of 51 new
Fellows and 10 foreign members were elected to the Royal
Society in 2019.
Note:
Royal Society is the independent scientific
academy of the UK and the Commonwealth which is dedicated to promoting
excellence in science.
OBITUARIES
1. Tamil actor, cinematographer and
director Rajasekar passes away: Tamil Film
Director, Actor and Cinematographer Raja Sekar passed away. He was a
part of the director duo Robert-Rajasekar. Along with Robert Ashirwatham, he
had directed films such as Palaivanacholai, Chinnapoove Mella Pesu, Dhooram
Adhigamillai, Manasukkul Mathappu and Paravaigal Palavidham.
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