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National
India’s first National Sports University will set up in - Manipur. India’s first district to launch 'E-Malkhanas' - Delhi South East District. Under this scheme, The government gave out targeted 50-millionth free LPG connection - Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Tech Mahindra signed an MoU with this state to launch India's first Blockchain district - Telangana. To promote research, design and testing of telecom equipment, TRAI has recommended a fund with an initial corpus of - Rs 10 billion. UGC recently made PhDs mandatory for teaching at the university level starting year - 2021. RUAV (Rotary Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) having 2-stroke petrol engine developed by HAL and - IIT-Kanpur. This commission has launched Global Mobility 'Hackathon-Move Hack' for the purpose of the future of mobility in India -NITI Aayog. Government has approved e-auction of this many private FM radio channels in 236 cities - 683. This Authority has tied up with SBI for a long term loan of Rs 25,000 crore for its projects – NHAI. India successfully tested the this Anti-Ballistic interceptor missile on August 2, 2018 - Advanced Air Defense (AAD). The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the first extension of Concessional Financing Scheme(CFS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal for opening of 13 new Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) in seven States The Ministry of Culture, Government of India has launched the new scheme namely Seva Bhoj Yojna starting, 01.08.2018 Nationwide ‘State Energy Efficiency Preparedness Index’ released by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE) The State Energy Efficiency Preparedness Index has - 63 indicators The Maharashtra government has approved over this amount to complete the drinking water projects in scarcity-hit areas of the state - Rs 7,000 crore This station has got a new name as ‘Deen Dayal Upadhyaya railway station’ - Mughalsarai station. Defence Ministry’s 'Defence India startup challenge' is a part of - IDEX (Innovation for Defence Excellence). The government is poised to hand over control of the Bengaluru division of this State-owned company to IAF - Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). To honour martyrs Madhya Pradesh government will observe Independence Day eve – Shahid Samman Divas
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The US designated LeT commander Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil and the Pakistan- based terror group's two financial facilitators - Hameed-ul Hassan and Abdul Jabbar - as "Specially Designated Global Terrorists". The first 'Nepal-India Think Tank' Summit was held in – Kathmandu The U.S. administration's decision to place India in the Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 list of countries, that eases - Export of high-tech items The Indian Railways launched a program on ethics in public governance for its employees at National Rail Museum in New Delhi on July 27 - “Mission Satyanishtha” The Unified Commanders’ Conference (UCC) for the year 2018 has started at – New Delhi The National Register of Citizens (NRC) contains names of Indian citizens of one of the Indian State of – Assam The Criminal Law Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on clearing the way to award death penalty to – Convicts of child rapes Indian American has been appointed as the CEO of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) - Seema Nanda The foundation stone of the 2nd Phase of Construction of North East Institute of Ayurveda & Homeopathy (NEIAH) at NEIAH,Campus – Mawdiangdiang, Shillong Country is the largest milk producer of the world – India The per capita consumption of the global average - 330 grams Indian Prime Minister had attended the concluding session of the two-day ‘Transforming Urban Landscape’ convention at – Uttar Pradesh Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Government of India set a target of building 20 million affordable houses by - 31 March 2022
International
New President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) - India.
These two countries have joined the United States in a push to invest in infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region - Australia and Japan. Parliament of this country has signed a controversial refugee and immigration bill in law – France. Glenn Jacob, famously known as Ken in the WWE ring, has won the election of the Mayor of United States's - Knox County. This country launched a three-month visa amnesty programme which will benefit hundreds of illegal foreign workers - UAE The third Asian country to get the Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) status by the US Administration – India. Increased prevalence of this gene in Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria endows resistance against last hope ‘colistin’ antibiotic - mcr-1. The "MAITREE-2018" is the joint Army exercise of – India and Thailand.
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This country has established a commission of inquiry to probe allegations of human rights abuses in conflict-torn Rakhine state - Myanmar The Independent Commission will investigate the allegations of human rights violations and related issues, following the terrorist attacks by – Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) The 3rd BRICS Film Festival took place at this place - Durban, South Africa Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day is celebrated on - 29 July Imran Khan to be sworn-in as Prime Minister of Pakistan. Imran Khan is a leader of Political Party - Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)
Sports
The Australian driver of the Redbull team in the F-1 Motor Racing International will leave the Redbull team after the 2018-19 season - Daniel Ricardo. As a Test captain, the fastest player to score 7000 runs is - Virat Kohli. Captain of Indian Women's World Cup team - Rani Rampal. The International Army Games 2018 are being held at 24 training grounds in seven countries namely - Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, China and Russia This tennis player from Delhi has become only the 6th Indian woman tennis player to crack the top-200 rankings in singles - Karman Kaur Thandi In the Asian Nations Trophy International Chess Championship at Hamadan in Iran, women chess girls of this country won gold in Bliz - India. Sports Authority of India (SAI) under Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs has cleared 734 athletes for the scholarship under the Khelo India Talent Development Scheme The International Army Games 2018 was declared open by Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at this place – Patriot Park, Moscow Bajrang Punia has won his second consecutive international gold at the Yasar Dogu International in -Istanbul, Turkey Indian wrestlers won these many medals at the Yasar Dogu International - 10 medal
General Knowledge
Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) established in year – 1977. India’s Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched in year – 2016 (May 1). Swachh Bharat Mission launched in year - 2014. Worldwide Breastfeeding Week - August 1 to 7. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) established in year – - 1997. University Grants Commission (UGC) established in year – 1953 (December 28). Headquarters of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) - Bengaluru (Karnataka). NHAI’s full form - Indian National Highway Authority.
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National Backward Class Commission (NCBC) established in the year – 1993. National currency of France – Euro. National Highway Authority (NHAI) of India established in the year - 1988. Capital of Zimbabwe – Harare. National currency of Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe Dollar. Fields Medal for the Mathematics is given by the International Mathematical Union (IMU) to the mathematicians of this age group - below 40 years. Arunachal Pradesh's first medical college and hospital is - Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) The World Day against Trafficking in Persons is observed every year on – July 30 Founded in 1916, the founder of Banaras Hindu University (BHU) in Varanasi - Madan Mohan Malaviya. United States of America’s (USA) financial capital city - New York. Founder of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), which was established in 1940 - Walchand Hirachand. National currency of Thailand - Thai Baht. Establishment year of UN Peacekeeping – 1948. The use of Credit Card first started in 1920s in United States of America for selling the fuel to the – Automobile owners The unlimited company is a company where there is no limit on the - Liability of its members The five Associate banks that were merged with State Bank of India are -State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of Travancore Polymetallic nodules (PMN) are also known as - Manganese nodules National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is a statutory Corporation under Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) was formed in 1963 with Headquarter in New Delhi Global Tiger Day, often called International Tiger Day is celebrated on - 29 July Mudumalai Tiger reserve is in – Tamil Nadu
Person in News
Indian-Australian Mathematician winner of 'Field Medal' award in Mathematical - Akshay Venkatesh. This Indian Screenwriter passed away at 70 years of age recently - Jalis Sherwani. Current Indian Minister of Central Railways, Coal, Finance and Corporate Affairs - Piyush Goyal. This famous Indian-Australian mathematician was honored with prestigious ‘Field Medal' - Akshay Venkatesh. The Outstanding Parliamentarian Award” for the year 2017 - Bhartruhari Mahatab John Sankaramangalam (84), the Veteran filmmaker and former director of Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI), has passed away in - Thiruvalla, Kerala. New Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court - Justice Geeta Mittal.
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Person who made in the World Book of Records for an analysis of 26800 signatures and handwriting in Marathi, Hindi and English - Rahul Puranik. He was appointed as Executive Director of National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) - Arman Ali Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved renewal of appointment of this person as the chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education - Prof Anil D Sahasrabudhe
Economy & Banking
Shareholders of Bharti Airtel Limited approved the merger of the mobile business of this company with Bharti Airtel - Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra). Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of this person as COO of ICICI Bank - Sandeep Bakshi. RBI has canceled licenses for this many Non-banking financial companies (NBFC) for last one month - more than 100. Telangana state signed a MoU with this Company to form India's first Blockchain district in Hyderabad - Tech Mahindra. Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF), the marketers of the popular Amul brand of milk and dairy products, was awarded the by the International Advertising Association of India (IAAI) - ‘Marketer of the Year’ award The purchasing managers' index (PMI) of Services sector rose from 52.6 in June to this much in July 18, which is 21-month high - 54.2. India has imposed a 25% safeguard duty on solar cell imports for a year till July 29, 2019 on countries - China and Malaysia Eight core sector industries' growth climbed to this percent in June 2018 – 6.7 percent
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