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Current Affairs Monthly Capsule and Quiz July 2018 Current Affairs Monthly Capsule and Quiz July 2018 1 WiFiStudy 9th meeting of EPG on Indo-Nepal relations concludes in Kathmandu The ninth and Mumbai Airport Among Least Punctual final meeting of Airports In The World: Study Eminent Persons Based upon a report Group (EPG) on by British aviation India-Nepal intelligence firm relations OAG, Mumbai’s concluded in Kathmandu. Chhatrapati Shivaji The Representatives from Nepal and India International deliberated up on various bilateral issues Airport has been including 1950 Peace and Friendship treaty, ranked as the fifth least punctual airport in the world trade, transit and border during the two day with a rank of 509 out of the 513 airports globally. meeting. The Nagoya Komaki Airport in Japan topped Indian side was represented by Bhagat Singh the global ranking list with an ‘on-time Koshyari, Jayant Prasad, Bhuvan Chandra performance’ (OTP) rate of 94.5 percent. Upreti and Mahendra P. Lama. Further, Air India is the lowest ranking Indian airline on the list, ranked at 64 out of 65 airlines. UNESCO to set up Gaming University in Andhra Pradesh South Korea’s low-cost airline T’way Air United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural topped the global ranking. Organisation (UNESCO) will be setting up a 'Design University for Gaming' in Visakhapatnam. Kiren Rijiju to lead a High Level delegation to UNESCO delegation entered into an participate in AMCDRR 2018 agreement with Andhra Pradesh Economic A high level Ministerial delegation from India Development Board (APEDB) for the headed by Shri Kiren Rijiju, Minister of State for establishment of 'Gaming Digital Learning Home Affairs will be participating in the Asian Hub'. Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction The UNESCO delegation asked the Chief 2018 (AMCDRR 2018) to be held in Ulaanbaatar, Minister for an allocation of 100 acres of Mongolia from 03-06 July, 2018. land in Visakhapatnam. The AMCDRR 2018 is expected to host over 3,000 delegates and participants from Asian and Pacific countries, governmental and International Day of Cooperatives 2018: 7 July The United Nations' (UN) International Day of inter-governmental organisations, United Cooperatives is observed on the first Saturday of Nations and international organisations. July each year. The theme of the AMCDRR 2018: Some of the day's goals are to increase ‘Preventing Disaster Risk: Protecting awareness on cooperatives, as well as Sustainable Development’ reflects the strengthen and extend partnerships between essence of the Sendai Framework. the international cooperative movement and 2 WiFiStudy other supporting organizations including The event was established by the Governing governments. Council of the United Nations Development The theme for the 2018 International Day of Programme in 1989. Cooperatives (IDC) is "Sustainable World Population Day 2018 observes the consumption and production". theme, "Family planning is a human right." Prakash Javadekar to inaugurate 17th World India climbs 3 spots to 57th in global innovation Sanskrit Conference rankings Human Resource Development Minister Shri The Global Innovation Index (GII) has ranked India Prakash Javadekar will inaugurate the 17th World as the 57thmost innovative nation in the world. Sanskrit Conference to be held at Vancouver, The country has improved its ranking from Canada from 9th July to 13th July, 2018. 60th position last year. More than 500 scholars and delegates from India has been improving steadily since it over 40 countries will be participating in this was ranked 81st in 2015. conference and exchange their knowledge by Switzerland ranked for 8th straight year. presenting papers on various subjects followed by discussions from amongst the Nepal to host BIMSTEC Summit on Aug 31 members. Nepal is set to hold a two-day Bay of Bengal There will be a special panel discussion on Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and over a dozen topics like; History & Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit, Education of Women in Vedic Literature; starting from August 31, in Kathmandu. Sanskrit Buddhist Manuscripts; Mimamsa Nepal, the host nation and the current chair Beyond the Yagasala; The Yuktidipika of the BIMSTEC, has made preparations to Forging a Place for Sankhya; Introducing discuss over the trans-border crimes, Bhagavata Purana Commentaries; Research terrorism, natural calamities, extremism, and on the Gargiyajyotisa. illegal trade of arms, ammunition and drugs. Over 500 papers on various themes are likely to be presented during the 5-day conference. 6th meeting of BRICS Education Ministers at The purpose of this conference is to promote, Cape Town preserve and practice the Sanskrit language Union Minister of State for HRD, Dr Satya Pal all over the world by the people. Singh attended the 6th meeting of BRICS Education The World Sanskrit Conference is being held Ministers at Cape Town, South Africa. in various countries across the globe once in In this meeting of BRICS, India was allotted every three years and so far it has been held the key theme of ‘Digitization in Education’. thrice in India. He apprised to all present about the India’s initiatives like SWAYAM, SWAYAM World Population Day: 11 July PRABHA, National Digital Library, World Population day is an annual event, observed National Academic Depository, E-Yantra, on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise Virtual Labs, Operation Digital Board, E- awareness of global population issues. Pathshala, Diksha, and Geographic information System (GIS). 3 WiFiStudy India unveils world's largest visa centre in The two Ministers also witnessed the signing Bangladesh of the Revised Travel Arrangement 2018 Visiting Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh (RTA 2018) amending the earlier RTA 2013 inaugurated the world's largest state-of-the-art visa for further liberalizing the visa regime centre in Dhaka with modern facilities. between the two countries, including Singh inaugurated the integrated centre at enhanced duration for employment and Jamuna Future Park (JFP) along with his student visas. Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal. 8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting Begins in Muscat India becomes Vice Chair of the Asia Pacific The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Region of World Customs Organisation Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, today co-chaired 8th India has become the Vice-Chair (Regional Head) of session of India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting the Asia Pacific Region of World Customs (JCM) along with Minister of Industry, Investment, Organisation (WCO) for a period of two years, from Trade and Digital Economy of Oman, Dr. Ali bin July, 2018 to June, 2020. Masoud Al Sunaidy. The WCO has divided its Membership into Addressing the Joint Commission Suresh six Regions. Each of the six Regions is Prabhu invited Omani companies to build on represented by a regionally elected Vice- their success in India and make investments Chairperson to the WCO Council. to benefit from ‘Make in India’ and ‘Invest Being the Vice Chair of AP Region of WCO India’ programmes which are aimed to will enable India to take on leadership role. encourage manufacturing. WCO represents 182 Customs Areas of discussion in the JCM include administrations across the globe that cooperation in space, renewable energy, collectively process approximately 98% of start-up, SMEs, food security, including world trade. durable foods and packaging, services sector, tourism sector, exchange of ideas and Rajnath Singh co-chairs the 6th meeting of India- visit of young entrepreneurs. Bangladesh Home Minister level talks The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh co- Iceland takes up US seat at UN rights council chaired the 6th meeting of the Home Minister level Iceland was elected to take talks with his Bangladesh counterpart, Mr. up the seat left vacant at Asaduzzaman Khan in Dhaka. the United Nations Human During the meeting, all security related Rights Council after the matters of interest including counter- United States quit the body terrorism, capacity building and increased over what it charges was cooperation between security agencies, anti-Israel bias. border management, countering illegal In a vote at the General Assembly, Iceland activities like fake currency, drug and human picked up 172 votes during a secret ballot as trafficking, consular issues etc. were the candidate put forward by the regional discussed. grouping for that seat. 4 WiFiStudy Nelson Mandela Day: 18 July India, US to hold first '2+2 dialogue' on Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela September 6 Day) is an annual international day in honour of The inaugural 'two- Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, plus-two dialogue' Mandela's birthday. between India and The day was officially declared by the the US will be held United Nations in November 2009. on September 6 in Mandela Day is a day to honour the legacy New Delhi, the of Nelson Mandela, South Africa's former State Department announced. President. Last month, the US had postponed the dialogue due to "unavoidable reasons". BRICS Media Forum opens in Cape Town, South '2+2 dialogue' is an interaction between the Africa foreign and defence ministers of the two Leaders of media organizations from BRICS countries. countries met to discuss cooperation at the BRICS Media Forum that opened in Cape Town, South Myanmar joins International Solar Alliance Africa. yanmar has joined the India-initiated International The 3rd BRICS Media forum is being held Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming the 68th member
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