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 , 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

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 . Born in

1957, the new Governor of Chhattisgarh Anusuiya

Uikey is a member of the BJP and has been an MP

in the from . 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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