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CURRENT AFFAIRS (NEWS 30 JULY 2018) National Park State Country Capital Currency Kishtwar National Park Jammu and Kashmir Uganda Kampala Shilling Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Assam Ecuador Quito Dollar Jim Corbett National Park Uttarakhand Guinea Conakry Franc Iceland Reykjavik Krona Sariska National Park Rajasthan Ireland Dublin Euro Inderkilla National Park Himachal Pradesh Days Date State Governor National Voters Day 25 January Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana E. S. L. Narasimhan Indian Army Day 15 January Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli International Customs Day 26 January Haryana Kaptan Singh Solanki National Science Day 28 February Jammu and Kashmir Narinder Nath Vohra World Day of Social Justice 20 February Uttarakhand Krishan Kant Paul State : Goa State Atomic Power Station Established: 30 May 1987 Capital: Panaji Maharashtra Tarapur Atomic Power Station Largest City: Vasco da Gama Gujarat Kakrapar Atomic Power Station CM: Manohar Parrikar Uttar Pradesh Narora Atomic Power Station Governor: Mridula Sinha Districts: 2 Haryana Gorakhpur Atomic Power Station Lok Sabha: 2 + Rajya Sabha: 1 Karnataka Kaiga Atomic Power Station Official language: Konkani Border {State}: Maharashtra, Karnataka India's Smallest State by Area Minister Ministry Constituency Bhagwan Mahavir (Mollem) NP Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Rajya Sabha = MP = Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Minority Affairs Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary Rajya Sabha = MP = Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary Nirmala Sitharaman Defence Karnataka Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary Rajya Sabha = MP = Piyush Goyal Railways, Coal Maharashtra Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Human Resource Rajya Sabha = MP = Wangchuk are among the six winners of this Prakash Javadekar Development Maharashtra year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award. Social Justice and Rajya Sabha = MP = Thaawar Chand Gehlot दो भारतीय भारत वटवानी और सोनम वा車गचुक इस वर्ष Empowerment Madhya Pradesh के रेमन मैग्सेसे पुरस्कार के छह ववजेताओ 車में से हℂ। PIB Global Disab ility Summit 2018 was held in London. वैविक वदवया車गता स륍मेलन 2018 ल車दन में आयोवजत हुआ था। Summit • Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment has attended the Global Disability Summit held in London. • The Motto of the Conference was to firm up the commitments of the country leaders towards the cause of persons with disabilities. • कें द्रीय सामावजक न्याय एव車 अविकाररता म車त्री थावरच車द गहलोत लद車 न आयोशजत वैविक वदवया車गता स륍मेलन 2018 म ᴂ िाशमल हुए। • स륍मेलन का उेश्य शद핍या गजन के प्रशत शं शभꅍन दिे के नेताओ की प्रशतबद्धता को और मजबूत करना था। Thaawarchand Gehlot Rajya Sabha = MP = Madhya Pradesh Awards PIB Ramon Magsaysay Award 2nd meeting of National Council on India’s • Instituted: 1957 Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN • Presented by: Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation Abhiyaan was held in New Delhi. • रमन मगै सेसे पुरस्कार (Ramon Magsaysay Award) एशिया के 핍यशयय एं स स्थाओ को उनके अपन े क्षेत्र म ᴂ शं िेष 셂प स े उ쥍लेखनीय कायय करने के शलये पोर्ण अवभयान के अ車तगषत भारत की पोर्ण चुनौवतयों प्रदान शकया जाताहै। पर राष्ट रीय पररर्द की द सरी ैईक नल वद ली में • इसे प्राय: एशिया का नोबेल पुरस्कार भी कहा जाता ह।ै आयोवजत हुल है। • यह रमन मगै सेसे पुरस्कार फाउꅍडेिन द्वारा शलीपीꅍस के भतू पूं य राष्ट्रपशत रमन मैगसेसे की याद मᴂ शदया जाता है। National Economic Times • Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India Two Indians Bharat Vatwani and Sonam has organized 2nd meeting of National Council on India’s Wangchuk are among the six winners of this Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan in New Dehli. year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award. • Government of India has set-up POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) which was launched by Prime Minister on 8th March, 2018 from Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. दो भारतीय भारत वटवानी और सोनम वा車गचुक इस वर्ष के रेमन मैग्सेसे पुरस्कार के छह ववजेताओ 車में से हℂ। • National Nutrition Mission (NNM) has been set up with a three year budget of Rs.9046.17 crore commencing from 2017-18. Obituary • NNM targets to reduce stunting, under-nutrition, anemia (among young children, women and adolescent girls) and reduce low birth • The world's oldest person, Chiyo Miyako, a 117-year-old Japanese weight by 2%, 2%, 3% and 2% per annum respectively. woman, has died. • Although the target to reduce Stunting is at least 2% p.a., Mission • Miyako, born on May 2, 1901, became the world's oldest person in would strive to achieve reduction in Stunting from 38.4% (NFHS- April after Nabi Tajima from Kikai island in southern Japan died 4) to 25% by 2022 (Mission 25 by 2022). at the age of 117. • More than 10 crore people will be benefitted by this programme. • Miyako's family called her "the goddess" and remembered her as a • All the States and districts will be covered in a phased manner i.e. chatty person who was patient and kind to others, according to 315 districts in 2017-18, 235 districts in 2018-19 and remaining Guinness World Records, which had certified her title. districts in 2019-20. Japan Capital: Tokyo + Currency: Yen Prime minister: Shinzo Abe Indian Express PIB National Green Tribunal has formed a monitoring committee on the cleaning of the 6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council Yamuna. (SIC) Meeting was held in New Delhi. राष्टरीय हररत अविकरण ने यमुना की सफाल पर वनगरानी 6 वĂ भारत-य के ववज्ञान और नवाचार पररर्द सवमवत का गईन वकया है। (एसआलसी) की ैईक नल वद ली में आयोवजत हुल। Committee • National Green Tribunal formed a monitoring committee on the J P Nadda has Launched National Viral cleaning of the Yamuna and directed it to submit an action plan Hepatitis Control Program. on the issue. • A bench headed by National Green Tribunal (NGT) Chairperson A जे पी नड्डा ने राष्टरीय वायरल हेपाटाइवटस वनय車त्रण K Goel appointed retired expert member B S Sajwan and former कायषक्रम का आरभ वकया है। 車 Delhi chief secretary Shailaja Chandra as members of the committee while directing them to submit an action plan by National September and a detailed report in the matter by December 31. National Green Tribunal (NGT) • Union Health Ministry has launched the “National Viral Established: 18.10.2010 Hepatitis Control Program”, with the goal of ending viral • hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. • Chairperson: Adarsh Kumar Goel + HQ: New Delhi • Government will now offer free drugs and diagnosis for Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has Hepatitis B and C. inaugurated the 2nd Conference of Young • According to World Health Organisation (WHO), in South-East Superintendent of Police in New Delhi. Asia, 100 million people are currently estimated to be living with Hepatitis B, and 30 million with Hepatitis C. गहृ म車त्री राजनाथ वस車ह ने नल वद ली में वितीय युवा पुवलस • J P Nadda : Rajya Sabha = MP = Himachal Pradesh अिीक्षक स륍मेलन का उद्घाटन वकया। • World Hepatitis Day is being observed every year on July 28 National around the globe to spread awareness about viral hepatitis. • Theme for World Hepatitis Day 2018 is “Test. Treat. Hepatitis“. • Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, has inaugurated the 2nd The Hindu Businessline Conference of Young Superintendent of Police in New Delhi which was organized by Bureau of Police Research & Former Kerala Minister Cherkallam Abdullah Development (BPR&D). has passed away recently. He was 76. • Theme of the Conference is “Predictive Policing and Contemporary Challenges for Indian Police Forces”. के रल के प वष म車त्री चेकष लम अ녍दु ला का हाल ही में • गहृ मत्र ी राजनाथ शस ह ने नई शद쥍ली म ᴂ शद्वतीय युं ा पुशलस अधीक्षक स륍मले न का वनिन हो गया। वह 76 वर्ष के थे। उद्घाटन शकया। स륍मले न का आयोजन पुशलस अनुस धान एं शं कास 녍यूरो ने शकया है। • स륍मले न की शं षयंस् त ु ‘भारतीय पुशलसबल के शलए आगाह करने ं ाली पुशलस Business-Standard कारयं ाई और समकालीन चुनौशतया ’ है। Rajnath Singh Eminent poet Ramakanta Rath has been Constituency: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh conferred with the the Odisha's highest literary The Hindu Businessline award Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman for 2018. ICICI Bank has acquired a 9.9 % stake in fintech firm Arthashastra Fintech Private प्रवस कवव रामका車त रथ को ओवडशा के सवो楍च Limited. सावहवययक पुरस्कार अती ादी जगन्नाथ दास स륍मन से 2018 के वलए स륍मावनत वकया गया है। आलसीआलसीआल ℂक ने वफनटेक फमष अथषशास्त्र वफनटेक प्राइवेट वलवमटेड में 9.9% की वहस्सेदारी खरीदी है। PIB Dharmendra Pradhan has laid the foundation stone for permanent campus of National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) for Women at Mohali, Punjab. िमेंद्र प्रिान ने प車जा के मोहाली में मवहलाओ 車के वलए राष्टरीय कौशल प्रवशक्षण स車स्थान (एनएसटीआल) के स्थायी पररसर का वशलान्यास वकया। QUESTION (NEWS 30 JULY 2018) 1. Kerala/ केरल 2. Karnataka/ कनाषटक Q.1 What is the Maximum Deposit amount limit under Sukanya 3. Tamilnadu/ तवमलनाडु 4. Telangana/ तेल車गाना 2 Samriddhi Account Yojana? 5. Mizoram/ वमजोरम सुकन्या समृव योजना के तहत अविकतम जमा रावश की सीमा क्या है? Q.7 Who is the Social Justice and Empowerment Minister? 1. 1,50,000 2. 1,75,000 सामावजक न्याय और सशविकरण म車त्री कौन है? 3.