Current Affairs: July 17, 2019
July 17, 2019
IFFI's Golden Jubilee Edition to be held from Nov 20 till 28 in Goa
The Golden Jubilee Edition of International
Film Festival of India, IFFI will be held from 20th
Nov till 28th November 2019 in Panaji, Goa.
Minister for Information and Broadcasting
Prakash Javadekar said that business exhibition
will showcase the latest technology, film
production and distribution and other aspects regarding films. To mark 150th birth anniversary
of Mahatma Gandhi, separate exhibition will be held. President of Oscar Academy John Bailey
and other eminent cinematographers and producers have been invited for the event. Russia will
be IFFI partner in this edition.
Over 30 lakh persons enrolled under PM Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme till July 10
Union Government said that total 30,85,205
persons have been enrolled under Pradhan
Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Scheme,
PM-SYM, till 10th of this month. In a written
reply in Lok Sabha, Labour and
Employment Minister Santosh Kumar
Gangwar said the government has launched the PM-SYM a voluntary and contributory pension
scheme for the benefit of unorganized workers in February this year in the country. He said the
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attaining the age of 60 years. The Minister said under this scheme, the subscriber is required to
pay the prescribed contribution amount and the Central Government provides the equal
matching contribution.
HDFC Bank, CSC launch credit card for village entrepreneurs and small traders
HDFC Bank and Common Services Centres
(CSCs) launched a co-branded ‘Small Business
Money Back Credit Card’ for small traders and
village-level entrepreneurs (VLEs). The credit
card is specifically designed for VLEs and VLE-
sourced customers. It would give users easy access
to credit for their day-to-day business expenses. The card was launched by HDFC Bank MD
Aditya Puri and CSC Chief Dinesh Kumar Tyagi.
Kerala To Get $ 250 Million World Bank Loan For Flood Resilient Kerala Program
The Centre, Kerala state government and the
World Bank had last month signed the loan
agreement of US$ 250 million for the
programme, which aims at enhancing the state's
resilience against the impacts of natural
calamities and climate change. The Resilient
Programme focuses on strengthening the state's institutional and financial capacity to protect
the assets and livelihoods of poor and vulnerable groups through an inclusive and participatory
approach.
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Anusuiya Uikey appointed as Governor of Chhattisgarh
President Ram Nath Kovind on July 16 appointed
senior BJP leader Anusuiya Uikey as governor of
Chhattisgarh. The post of Chhattisgarh governor
was under the additional charge of Madhya
Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel. Born in
1957, the new Governor of Chhattisgarh Anusuiya
Uikey is a member of the BJP and has been an MP
in the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh. Uikey has previously held the post of Minister for
Women and Child Development in the Madhya Pradesh government. She has worked for
justice to women, especially tribal women and finding solutions to their problems.
BB Harichandan appointed as Andhra Pradesh Governor
President Ram Nath Kovind on July 16 appointed
senior BJP leader Biswa Bhusan Harichandan as
Governor Andhra Pradesh. Harichandan, who is a
BJP leader from Odisha, replaces ESL Narasimhan,
who was the governor of Andhra Pradesh for the
last one decade. With the appointment of
Harichandan, two Telugu states have got separate
Governors. Harichandan was elected to the assembly five times; thrice on the BJP ticket and one
each from Janatha and Jana Dal Parties.
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India will host ISSF World Cup 2020
International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF)
approved India's application to host the ISSF
World Cup stages. Secretary-General of ISSF
Alexander Rater wrote a letter to Raninder
Singh, president of the National Rifle Association
of India, which states: "ISSF Executive Committee
approved the dates of the 2020 ISSF World Cup stages." The last edition of ISSF World Cup was
held in Munich, Germany. The ISSF World Cup will be held in New Delhi from March 15 to 26
next year.
Sangeet Natak Akademi awards for 2018 announced
Eminent artists Zakhir Hussain, Sonal Mansingh,
Jatin Goswami and K Kalyanasundaram Pillai
have been chosen in the Akademi Ratna category
by the Sangeet Natak Akademi for the year 2018.
Diwan Singh Bajeli and Puru Dadhich have been
selected for the Akademi Award 2018 in the field
of Overall Contribution/Scholarship in the Performing Arts. The Sangeet Natak Akademi
Awards will be conferred by the President of India at a special investiture ceremony.
The General Council selected 44 artists from the field of Music, Dance, Theatre,
Traditional/Folk/Tribal Music/Dance/Theatre, Puppetry and Overall contribution/scholarship in
the Performing Arts for the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for the year 2018 at a meeting here
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UK-India Joint Economic and Trade Committee meeting held in London
India and the UK have agreed to set up three new
bilateral working groups to tackle barriers to
trade in specific sectors of food and drink,
healthcare and data services as part of the Joint
Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO) meeting
in London on 15th July. The three new business-led
working groups will be run by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) alongside the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce
and Industry (FICCI). India – UK Trade and Economic Relations are reviewed annually by the
JETCO at the level of Commerce and Industry Minister. The India – UK JETCO was established
in 2005, to further develop a strategic economic relationship and develop business led vehicles
to enhance bilateral trade and investment.
Palau signs International Solar Alliance Framework agreement
Palau signed the International Solar Alliance
(ISA) Framework Agreement, lauding India for
its efforts in promoting sustainable
development projects through South-South
cooperation. Palau became the 76th country to
sign the ISA Framework Agreement, which till
date has been ratified by a total of 54 of the 76 countries. Palau President Tommy Remengesau
signed the ISA Framework Agreement during a special ceremony at the Permanent Mission of
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India to the United Nations. Remengesau recognized the ISA as a key initiative for promoting
sustainable energy.
Over 820 million people suffering from hunger: UN Report
A UN report has said, more than 821 million
people suffered from hunger worldwide last year.
It is the third year in a row that the number has
raised. The report named, 'The State of Food
Security and Nutrition in the World', produced
by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
and other UN agencies, including the WHO, and was released on 15th July. It was noted that the
number of people without enough to eat had risen from 811 million in 2017 and getting to a
world where no one is suffering from hunger remains an immense challenge. Reversing the
trend is one of the 2030 targets of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals which aim to
improve the planet and its people.
Foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak University laid in Pakistan
The foundation stone of Baba Guru Nanak
International University has been laid in
Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the founder
of Sikhism Baba Guru Nanak Dev, in
Pakistan's Punjab province, more than a
decade after its construction proposal first
surfaced. The foundation stone of the university was laid by Punjab Chief Minister Usman
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