NATIONAL
UPDATES:
1. Nine Dera Sacha Sauda Ashrams sealed
in Kurukshetra: The step is aimed to
avoid any act of violence similar to the one that led to over 30 casualties in
Panchkula after the Ram Rahim verdict. The Army and paramilitary forces also entered the Dera headquarters in
Sirsa and evacuated the supporters from the premises.
2. Rs.500 crore relief fund for flood-hit Bihar: PM Modi undertook an aerial survey of Bihar floods and
announced the relief package for the state. He also announced fiving Rs.2 lakh to the families of the
deceased and Rs.50,000 to the injured from the PM’s National Relief Fund.
3. Monsoon floods takes over 1,200 lives in South Asia: The death toll from India, Bangladesh and Nepal has
climbed above 1,200. Six flood affected
Indian states accounted for 850 deaths.
INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:
1. Failure of N Korea’s Missiles test: N Korea test fired 3
short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan. This comes amid the US and S Korea’s ongoing joint
military drills which N Korea has denounced as preparation for war.
OTHER UPDATES:
SPORTS:
1. Sania Nehwal and PV Sindhu enters into
Finals and Semi fimals at Badminton World Championships: Shuttler Saina Nehwal reached Badminton World
Championships semi finals for the second straight time. PV
Sindhu also entered the semifinals.
BANKING/FINANCE:
1. Newly appointed Syndicate Bank chairman – Ajay Vipin Nanavati:
The appointments
committee of the cabinet (ACC) has approved Mr. Ajay Vipin Nanavati’s
appointment as non-official director/non-executive chairman of Syndicate Bank
for three years.
BUSINESS/ECONOMY:
1. JioPhone pre-booking temporarily suspended: This came after its website crashed for a short while
following large volumes of requests within minutes of launching the service. The firm is currently allowing prospective buyers
to register their interest and check device order status online.
2. CEO hunt by Infosys: Infosys has appointed
Egon Zehnder to help it find a new CEO, a week after Vishal Sikka stepped down
from the post. The firm will work
with the nomination and remuneration committee to identify the right candidate.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
1. A new species ‘Nasikabatrachus bhupathi(N.Bhupathi)’
- a frog with the face of a pig: Indian
scientists have discovered a new species of frog ‘Nasikabatrachus bhupathi’
that has a snout-shaped nose, just like a pig in West Ghats. Soiled-dwelling
species ‘Nasikabatrachus bhupathi’ discovered by scientists from the Centre for
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad. It inhabits the eastern
slopes of the Western Ghats, near the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel
Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. It has been named after the Indian
herpetologist S. Bhupathy.
OBITUARIES:
1. Oldest Indian cinematographer Ramanda Sengupta
(101-year) passed away: He
worked with legends like Jean Renoir, Ritwik Ghatak, and Mrinal Sen. In 1946,
the first film as a full-time cinematographer was in Purbaraag directed by
Ardhendu Mukherjee.
