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NATIONAL Kerala Government to set.12.2018 up India’s First-ever Elephant Rehabilitation at Rs 105 cr The Kerala government will.2018 set up India’s first elephant rehabilitation centre named Kottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre at Kottoor , an ecotourism village situated nearly 35 km from Thiruvananthapuram, at an outlay of Rs 105 crore. .11.2018 ICMR launches Mission SHAKTTI for health awareness Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has launched Mission SHAKTTI (School based Health Awareness, Knowledge Test and Training Initiative) to create awareness among school children about health. This has been done to commemorate 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Under this program ICMR scientists and officers are visiting schools for active interaction with the school kids to aware them regarding value for good health. Mahatma Gandhi has been chosen as ‘health ambassador’ to create awareness among school children. Meghalaya becomes first state to have water policy Meghalaya became the first state to approve a draft water policy to address water issues, conservation, and protection of water sources in the state. The state has become the first in India to have a water policy. The policy intends to achieve sustainable development, management and use of water resources with community participation. TIFR Scientists Developed ‘Black Gold’ That Can Boost Solar Panels and Solve Drinking Water Crisis Indian scientists at the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) have created a unique material from gold named as ‘black gold’ which can be used for applications ranging from harvesting solar energy to desalinating seawater. The scientists did not add any other materials or chemicals to the precious metal, instead, they just rearranged size and gaps of gold nanoparticles to develop a new material that can absorb both light and carbon dioxide. Since gold do not have these properties, the newly developed material, which is also black in color, has been named as ‘black gold’. High-Level Steering Committee set up by the Govt proposes to establish a National Digital Health Mission A high-level committee set up by the Union ministry of health and Family Welfare, Government of India has produced their report called ‘National Digital Health Blueprint’ which was released by Health Minister Dr.Harshavardhan in New Delhi. The committee proposed to form a National Digital Health Mission & both the centre and state Governments will be the owners and stakeholders in the new organization. AIIMS along with Ministry of Health will lead largest pan-India Oral Health Survey 2019 AIIMS along with Ministry of Health will lead largest pan-India Oral Health Survey 2019 All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Centre for Dental Education and Research (CDER) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health will undertake the largest nationwide Oral Health Survey 2019. It will collect data which will act as a baseline for planning preventive and treatment strategies. Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched ‘LaQshya’(Labour room Quality Improvement Initiative) The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India launched ‘LaQshya’ (Labour room Quality improvement Initiative)Initiative to improve quality of care in labor room and maternity operation theatres in public health facilities. ii. It is a safe delivery mobile application for health workers who manage normal and complicated deliveries in the peripheral area.
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11th edition of Mekong Ganga Cooperation meet 2019 held in New Delhi The 11th Mekong Ganga.12.2018 Cooperation Senior Officials’ Meeting (MGC SOM) 2019 was held in New Delhi to review.2018 progress in several areas of cooperation. Key points:Participants: It was attended by senior officials from all six MGC member states(India, Thailand, Myanmar,.11.2018 Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam) was co-chaired by Vijay Thakur Singh, Secretary East, and Doan Phuong Lan, Deputy Director General, Department of Economic Affairs in Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnam. About Mekong Ganga Cooperation: Launched in 2000 at Vientiane, Lao PDR. Both the Ganga and the Mekong are civilizational rivers, and the MGC initiative aims to facilitate closer contacts among the people inhabiting these two major river basins. INTERNATIONAL First Global Conference for Media Freedom held in London The First Global Conference for Media Freedom 2019, hosted by the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada, was held on July 10-11, 2019 in London, UK. It was co-hosted by Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Jeremy Hunt, the UK Foreign Secretary. The US House passed a Bill to remove 7% cap on issuing Green Card The United States (US) House of Representatives passed a Bill ‘Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act, 2019 or HR 1044’ which removes the present 7% country-cap on issuing Green Cards. A Green Card allows a person to live and work permanently in the US. 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting for the year 2019 held in London, UK The 19th Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers’ Meeting (CFAMM) for the year 2019 was held at the Commonwealth’s headquarters in Marlborough House, London, United Kingdom (UK). The city of Fuzhou (China) will host the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020 In the event of 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee meeting 2019 in Baku, Azerbaijan, the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) announced that the Chinese city of Fuzhou will host the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2020. The world’s biggest diamond mine (Argyle mine- Australia) is closing after almost four decades The world’s biggest diamond mine, Argyle Diamond Mine is being shuttered after almost four decades. It is run by by Rio Tinto Group and is located in Western Australia. It will close its working by the end of 2020 due to exhausting of its supply of economically viable stones. It is the largest diamond producer in the world by volume. Argyle is best known as the source of about 90% of the world’s prized pink diamonds. ECONOMY AIIB provided $100 million to L&T Finance arm for wind and solar infrastructure projects The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will provide $100-million loan to L&T(Larsen & Toubro) Infrastructure Finance Company(LTIF) for wind and solar infrastructure projects. This is the first time AIIB is extending loan to a non-banking finance company(NBFC). LTIF, a subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings collaborated with AIIB to explore the international market for green finance. The project will help in increasing the supply of renewable energy in India & also helps to reduce the carbon intensity by 30-35 percent of the 2005 levels by 2030 which was India’s commitment under Paris agreement. India has set a target to install 175 Gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2022, of which a total of 80.04 GW of renewable energy capacity has been installed in the country till May 2019.
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Agri-Business Incubation Centre started at Raipur, Chhattisgarh An Agri Business Incubation.12.2018 Centre has been set up by the Union Agriculture Ministry in Indira Gandhi Agriculture.2018 University of Raipur, Chhattisgarh under the National Agriculture Development Scheme Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied sector Rejuvenation (RAFTAAR). .11.2018 It focuses on innovations, skill building and entrepreneurs development in agriculture and allied sectors. It will help to grow agri-preneurship in the state and foster a start-up culture. Govt infused over Rs.3.15 lakh crore into PSBs in 11 Years between FY09 and FY19 Anurag Singh Thakur, Minister of State for Finance stated that the government has infused over Rs 3.15 lakh crore into public sector banks (PSB) in the last 11 years up till 2018-19. Public sector banks source capital from internal capital generation, mobilization of capital from markets, and the government infusion. The capital infusion by the government complements PSU( Public sector Undertakings ) banks’ internal capital generation and mobilization of capital from markets. During the time period between FY09(Fiscal year)and FY19, PSU banks have mobilized Rs 2.81 lakh crore of capital through sources other than the government, and have registered a net profit of Rs 98,373 crore, of which a sizeable proportion has contributed to internal capital generation. The government infused capital of Rs 3.15 lakh crore in public sector banks during the same period. Wilful defaults exceed $21 billion in India for the year 2018-19, SBI holds the highest The state-owned banks in India stated that Rs.1.50 trillion ($21.76 billion) worth of loans as wilful defaults in 2018-19. the State Bank of India(SBI) holds the highest number of wilful defaults, worth around INR 461.58 billion, while Punjab National Bank(PNB) ranked second at Rs.250.9 billion and Bank of India at Rs.98.9 billion. Wilful defaulters: Those are known as individuals or companies that own large businesses and intentionally skip repayments. Banks and financial institutions do not sanction any additional facilities to the wilful defaulters and are forbidden from establishing ventures for 5 years. The central government has been taking strong measures to strengthen the norms against wilful defaulters especially after Indian aviation businessman Vijay Mallya, fugitive jeweler billionaire NiravModi moved out of the country after defaults in repayment. In 2025, India will overtake Japan to become the World’s 3rd Largest Economy: IHS Markit IHS Markit, a global information provider, in its report mentioned that India will surpass Japan to be the world’s third largest economy in 2025 and it will overtake the United Kingdom (UK) to become the fifth biggest economy in 2019. Indian Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is predicted to reach $5.9 trillion in 2025 surpassing Japanese GDP. PERSON IN NEWS SBI’s Anshula Kant appointed as MD and CFO of World Bank Anshula Kant, the Managing Director (MD) of the State Bank Of India(SBI) has been appointed as Managing Director (MD) and chief financial officer(CFO) of the World Bank(WB). Since September 2018 she has been a Managing Director and member of the World Bank Board. Accenture appoints Julie Sweet as new CEO; David Rowland as Executive Chairman Accenture Inc, a consulting and outsourcing services provider, appointed Julie Sweet as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) succeeding David Rowland. She is currently the CEO of Accenture’s business in North America. FanMojo Appointed Prithvi Shaw As It’s Brand Ambassador FanMojo, a e-sports venture where users play skill-based games to earn money owned by mobile tech company U2opia Global appointed Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw as its brand ambassador.
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Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu,.12.2018 Congress leader, resigned as Punjab Cabinet Minister from the Amarinder Singh cabinet. He .2018had submitted the resignation letter dated June 10, 2019 addressed to the then Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Senior BJP leader Kalraj .11.2018Mishra appointed Himachal Governor & Acharya Devvrat moved to Gujarat Senior BJP leader and former union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises(MSME) Kalraj Mishra(78) appointed as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, replacing Acharya Devvrat. GitanasNauseda sworn in as President of Lithuania Pro-EU centre-right economist GitanasNauseda was sworn in as the President of Lithuania. He has replaced Dalia Grybauskaite.Capital of Lithuania- Vilnius; Currency- Litas SPORTS AND GAME ICC Men’s World Cup 2019 The ICC Men’s World Cup 2019 was the 12th Cricket World Cup held in England and Wales from 30 May to 14 July 2019. It was administered by International Cricket Council (ICC). The cricket format was One Day Internationals (ODIs). 10 teams participated in the cricket tournament with a total of 48 matches played between the teams. The Finals were held at the Lord’s Cricket Ground between New Zealand and England. England lifted the first World Cup title beating New Zealand on boundary count after both the match and the subsequent Super Over finished as ties. Kane Stuart Williamson of New Zealand was named as the Player of the Tournament with 578 runs who received the award from Indian legend Sachin Tendulkar. Ben Stokes of England was awarded the Man of the Match. FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 to be hosted by Brazil Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) U-17 World Cup draw was held in the Home of FIFA in Zurich, Switzerland. The 18th edition of the FIFA U-17 World Cup for the year 2019 will be hosted by Brazil. Amir Khan wins WBC International Welterweight Title Indian boxer Amir Khan has won the WBC International Welterweight Title by defeating Australian Billy Dib in the 1st edition of Super Boxing League. AWARDS AND HONOURS KaushikGanguly’s Bengali film Nagarkirtan bags 4 awards including ‘Best Feature Film’ at SAARC film festival 2019. Buddhist teacher and peace activist ThichNhatHanh awarded Gandhi Mandela Peace Medal 2019 Popular breast surgeon and Padma Shri awardee P.Raghu Ram has been conferred the Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS) of Thailand. MISCELLANEOUS Malala Day Observed on July 12 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index States More Than Half of World’s Poor are Children Senior diplomat VikasSwarup has been appointed as the Secretary (consular, passport, visa and Overseas Indian Affairs) in the External Affairs Ministry. He will take office with effect from August 1, 2019. Flipkart to launch co-branded credit card in partnership with Axis Bank, Mastercard. Russia Successfully Launched Spektr-RG, a powerful X-Ray Observatory, into Space.
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