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• UNESCO‘s 42nd meeting held in Manama, Bahrain has inscribed four cultural sites on the World Heritage List • These four cultural sites are Victorian Gothic and Art Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (India), Sassanid Archaeological Landscape of Fars region (Iran), Hidden Christian Sites in Nagasaki Region (Japan) and Sansa, Buddhist Mountain Monasteries in Korea (South Korea)

News @9 • Maharashtra leads the states with five Unesco tags (including Ajanta and Ellora) • India now has 37 World Heritage inscriptions in all.

News @9 Telangana CM Lays Stone For Rs 554-Crore Gattu Project

• Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had laid foundation stone for Gattu irrigation project in Jogulamba Gadwal district. • The Chief Minister announced that 554 crore will be spent to complete the project • With Gattu lift irrigation project about 2.8 tmc of Water would be supplied to 41 tanks, assuring water to 33,000 acres in the four mandals(District)

News @9 NASA To Launch World‘s Lightest Satellite Designed By Chennai Students

• Four students from department of aerospace engineering in Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science near Chennai have designed world‟s lightest satellite which weighs only 33.39 grams which will be put into space in August from Colorado Space Centre in the US. • Jaihind-1S, the experimental satellite, could also be the cheapest satellite as it was built at the meager budget of Rs 15,000. • The main aim of the satellite is to check the working of nylon in microgravity • The students were selected through “Cubes in Space” competition conducted by Colorado Space Grant Consortium, Nasa and idoodle-learning in January.

News @9 New Committee To Upgrade Norms For Computation Of Economic Data

• The government has set up a 13-member committee to upgrade the norms for computation of economic data at state and district level in the backdrop of plans to revise the base year for national accounts or GDP calculation. • It will also suggest measures for improving SDP and DDP in the country taking into consideration availability of data and requirements of the Centre and states/union territories. • The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI) will change the base year to 2017-18 for the calculation of GDP and IIP numbers from the current 2011- 12 with an aim to capture changes in the economy. • The Committee for Sub-National Accounts will be headed by Ravindra H Dholakia, a retired professor of IIM Ahmedabad.

News @9 GNFC, NITI Aayog Join Hands To Research On Blockchain Tech

• Niti Aayog and fertiliser major Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GNFC) has entered into an agreement to undertake joint research and exchange and disseminate learnings to use Blockchain Technology for fertiliser subsidy management. • The two bodies signed a Statement of Intent (SOI) to work together towards implementing a Proof-of-Concept (POC) application. • Under the SOI, the two organisations would also undertake interaction and discussions on use of blockchain technology for specific needs of fertiliser subsidy management.

News @9 President of India Inaugurates The Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of The Institute of CA of India • President Inaugurate the session in New Delhi • ICAI act was passed on 1 July 1949 by Provisional Parliament of India

News @9 Golden Globe Race 2018

• Commander Abhilash Tomy of the Indian Navy is the only invitee from Asia to participate in the prestigious Golden Globe Race (GGR) that commences from Les Sables d‘Olonne harbour in France • The participants are required to sail around the world, single- handed and non-stop. • The uniqueness of the race is that boat designs and technology newer than 1968 is not permitted, hence use of Global Positioning System (GPS), satellite communication, navigational aids, etc is forbidden.

News @9 Headlines • Money In Swiss Banks: India Moves Up To 73rd Place • Nigeria Replaces India To Become World‘s Largest Poor Population: Brookings Report • Janardan Singh Gehlot Elected As Chief Of International Kabaddi Federation • Australia Wins Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 • Goods And Services Tax Day- July1 • Jharkhand To Set Up Country's 1st Khadi Mall • Bhitarkanika National Park Becomes Largest Habitat Of Endangered Estuarine Crocodiles • Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Elected Mexico's President • Rahul Dravid, 5th Indian To Be Inducted Into ICC Hall Of Fame • WAPCOS celebrates 50th foundation day • News @9 Money In Swiss Banks: India Moves Up To 73rd Place • India has moved up to 73rd place in terms of money parked by its citizens and companies with Swiss banks नागरयको 饍वाया स्ववस फकℂ भᴂ ऩैसा जभा कयने के सम्फन्ध भᴂ बायत ७३ वे वथान ऩय ऩह ॉच गमा है • While the UK remains on the top जफकक मूनाइटेड ककॊ गडभ अबी बी शीषष ऩय है • The total money held in Swiss banks by foreign clients from across the world rose by about 3 per cent to CHF(Swiss Franc) 1.46 trillion (about Rs 100 lakh crore) in 2017 2017 भᴂ स्ववस फकℂ भᴂ क र जभा 3% से फढ़कय 1.46 trillion CHF (about Rs 100 lakh crore) हो गमा है

News @9 Nigeria Replaces India To Become World‟s Largest Poor Population: Brookings Report • According to a study published by the US-based think tank Brookings, India is no longer home to largest number of poor people in the world as this unwanted position has been taken over by Nigeria. US सॊवथा Brooking की रयऩोटष के अन साय बायत अफ ववश्व के सफसे गयीफ रोगो का घय नहीॊ है, मह वथान नाइजीरयमा ने हाससर कय सरमा है • Nigeria had about 87 million people in extreme poverty, compared with India‘s 73 million नाइजीरयमा भᴂ 870 राख रोग बीषण गयीफी भᴂ जी यहे है, जफकक बायत भᴂ मह आकडा 730 राख है • The study, titled „The start of a new poverty narrative‟ and published in the Brookings‘ blog, is authored by Homi Kharas, Kristofer Hamel and Martin Hofer

News @9 Janardan Singh Gehlot Elected As Chief Of International Kabaddi Federation

• Janardan Singh Gehlot was elected the president of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) for the next four year. जनादषन ससॊह गहरोत को अॊतयाषष्ट्रीम कफ蕍डी सॊघ का अध्मऺ ननम क्त ककमा गमा है • It was announced after the Annual General Congress (AGC) of the federation, conducted in Dubai, the UAE मह ननणषम दफ ई भᴂ ह ई साराना वावषषक फैठक की सभास्तत ऩय सरमा गमा • Its membership comprises 31 national associations 31 देश इसके सदवम है

News @9 Australia Wins Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 • India lost to defending champions Australia via penalty shoot- off in the finals. ऑवरेसरमा ने बायत को ऩयास्जत कय चवℂ ऩमॊस रापी का ख़ऽताफ जीत सरमा है • This is the 37th and final edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy at Breda, the Netherlands मह चवℂ ऩमॊस रापी का 37वा औय अॊनतभ सत्र था जो ब्रेडा नीदयरℂड भᴂ खेरा गमा • It was Australia‘s record 15th Champions Trophy title ऑवरेसरमा ने १५ फाय इस ख़ऽताफ को जीता है • India won their second consecutive silver medal, hosts the Netherlands bagged the bronze medal बायत को यजत औय नीदयरℂड को काॊवम ऩदक प्रातत ह आ

News @9 Goods And Services Tax Day- July1

• Government will celebrate 1 July, 2018, as ‗GST Day‘ to mark the first anniversary of the new indirect tax regime. सयकाय ने 1 जर ाई को GST की ऩहरी वषषगाठ भनाई • Goods and Services Tax (GST) was rolled out in the intervening night of 30 June and 1 July, last year • GST subsumed over a dozen local levies and transformed India into ―one nation, one Tax‖ and binds the country into an Economic Union GST आने से एक दजषन से अधधक फड़े टैक्स को एक कयके “एक याष्ट्र एक टैक्स ” राग ककमा गमा

News @9 Jharkhand To Set Up Country's 1st Khadi Mall

• Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced that the first 'Khadi Mall' of the country will be opened in Jharkhand झायखण्ड के भख् मभत्रॊ ी यघव य दास ने देश का ऩहरा खादी भार घोवषत ककमा है • The artisans would be provided technological aid for value addition in their products, while rural, urban and tourism 'haats' will provide them markets for their goods खादी फनाने वारे रोगो को महाॉ तकननती भदत सभरेगी, साथ ही उनके सरए हाट बाजार की व्मववथा होगी

News @9 Bhitarkanika National Park Becomes Largest Habitat Of Endangered Estuarine Crocodiles • The Bhitarkanika National Park (Odisha) has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country with a record number of their nesting sites spotted in it सबतयकननका याष्ट्रीम ऩाकष (ओडडशा) देश का सफसे अधधक आफादी वारा ववरत तप्राम् कछ वे के घोसरे वथान फन गमा है • Altogether 101 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles were found this time by enumerators. • महाॉ क र 101 प्रजनन घोसरे है

News @9 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador Elected Mexico's President

• Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been elected as Mexico's President with over 53% of the vote भेस्क्सको के अन्रेस भन्ै मअ र रोऩेज़ ओब्रदोय ने 53% वोटो से भेस्क्सको का च नाव जीत सरमा है • Obrador, who has won the presidency at the third attempt • ओब्रदोय ने तीसयी फाय याष्ट्रऩनत का चन ाव जीता है • His main opponent was Ricardo Anaya. इनके प्रभख प्रनत饍वॊदी रयकाडो अनामा थे

News @9 Rahul Dravid, 5th Indian To Be Inducted Into ICC Hall Of Fame • Former captains Rahul Dravid of India, Ricky Ponting of Australia and retired England Women wicketkeeper-batter Claire Taylor were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame 2018 • Former Team India captain Rahul Dravid has become the fifth Indian cricketer after Anil Kumble, Sunil Gavaskar, Bishan Singh Bedi and Kapil Dev to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.

News @9 Headlines • Mobile App ―cVIGIL‖ • National Workshop on Skill Development for Persons with Disabilities • The 2021 Census will be stored electronically • Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation • Sri Lanka to shift naval base to China-controlled Hambantota port • Vijay Srinivas Appointed Director & GM of United India Insurance • Anjolie Ela Menon and Ramachandran conferred the Kaalidas Award • Delhi Govt started Happiness Curriculam in Govt. School • Major V.D. Dogra won Ironman Championship • Arron Finch scored highest score in T20 Cricket News @9 Mobile App “cVIGIL” • The Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat, launched new mobile app „Cvigil,‟ • भख् म च नाव आम क्त ओ.ऩी.यावत ने नमा भोफाइर एतऩ „Cvigil,‟ जायी ककमा है • ―cVIGIL‖ is a user-friendly and easy to operate Android application for citizens to report any violation of the model code of conduct during elections • इस एॊड्राइड अतऩ 饍वाया नागरयक चन ाव के दौयान आचाय सॊहहता के उ쥍रघन की सच ना दे सकते है

News @9 National Workshop on Skill Development for Persons with Disabilities • A ―National Workshop on Skill Development for Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan)‖ was organized by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment ननशक्त जन क쥍माण ववबाग 饍वाया „दद핍याꅍगाजनो के लऱए कायकय ु शऱता के लऱए राष्ट्रीय काययशाऱा ‟ का आमोजन ककमा गमा • Thaawar chand Gehlot, Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment inaugurated the workshop and Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship was the Guest of Honour.

News @9 The 2021 Census will be stored electronically • According to an amended rule notified by the Registrar- General of India (RGI), the data collected during the 2021 Census will be stored electronically, the first time since the decennial exercise was conducted in 1951 in Independent India बायत के यस्जवराय जनयर ने जनगणना के सरए नए ननमभो की घोषणा की स्जसके अन साय 2021 की जनगणना ऩूणतष ् इरेक्रॉननक्स तयीके से की जाएगी • it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. जनगणना ननदेशक गहृ भॊत्रारम के अधीन आता है • All the census since 1951 are conducted under 1948 Census of India Act • 1951 के फाद की सबी जनगणना बायतीम जनगणना अधधननमभ 1948 के अन साय होती है News @9 Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation • Election Commission of India has launched a dedicated portal for the ECI‘s ‗Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation‘ (SVEEP) च नाव आमोग ने भतदाताओ की चन ावी सभझ फढाने के सरए Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation‘ (SVEEP) नाभ से एक ऩोटषर जायी ककमा है • SVEEP is a programme of multi interventions through different modes and media designed to educate citizens, electors and voters about the electoral process in order to increase their awareness and participation in the electoral processes. SVEEP के तहत नागरयको एवॊ वोटयⴂ की जाग셂कता फढाने के प्रमास ककमा जामेगा

News @9 Sri Lanka to shift naval base to China- controlled Hambantota port

• Sri Lanka is shifting a naval base to a port built and controlled by China • श्रीरॊका ने अऩना नौ सेना का हठकाना चाइना 饍वाया ननसभषत हम्फनतोड़ा ऩॉट भᴂ वथान्तरयत कय सरमा है • The United States, India and Japan have raised concerns that China might use the port as a naval base. बायत, अभेरयका औय जाऩान ने धचॊता जताई है की चीन बी इस ऩॉट को अऩने नौसेना हठकाने के 셂ऩ भᴂ इवतेभार कय सकता है

News @9 Vijay Srinivas Appointed Director & GM of United India Insurance

• United India Insurance Company announced the appointment of K B Vijay Srinivas as its Director and General Manager मूनाइटेड इॊडडमा इन्सय ᴂस के नए ननदेशक के 셂ऩ भᴂ के .फी ववजम श्रीननवास की ननमस् क्त की गमी है • United India Insurance Company is the 2nd Largest General Insurance company in India • मूनाइटेड इॊडडमा इन्सय ᴂस देश की दसू यी सफसे फड़ी बफभा कम्ऩनी है

News @9 Anjolie Ela Menon and Ramachandran conferred the Kaalidas Award • Madhya Pradesh government honoured artist Anjolie Ela Menon with the National Kaalidas Samman for visual arts भध्मप्रदेश सयकाय ने कराकाय एन्जोरी एरा भᴂनॉन को 饃श्म करा भᴂ याष्ट्रीम कासरदास सम्भान हदमा है • Artist A. Ramachandran was also conferred with the Kaalidas Award • ए. याभचॊरन को कासरदास सम्भान से नवाजा गमा

News @9 Delhi Govt started Happiness Curriculam in Govt. School • Delhi Govt. launched ―Happiness Curriculum‖ for student of class 8th to 10th, at this moment Dalai Lama was also present • हद쥍री सयकाय ने कऺा 8 तक वकू र के छात्रⴂ के सरए 'हैतऩीनेस करयक रभ' रॉन्च ककमा. दराई राभा, उऩस्वथत थे • It is considered to be third reform in education after Basic infrastructure development and teacher inspiration • सयकायी वकू रⴂ भᴂ फन नमादी ढाॊचे के ववकास औय सशऺकⴂ की प्रेयणा के फाद 'हैतऩीनेस करयक रभ' को उनकी सयकाय 饍वाया श 셂 ककए गए सशऺा ऺेत्र भᴂ सध ायⴂ का तीसया चयण भाना जा यहा है.

News @9 Major V.D. Dogra won Ironman Championship • Major V.D.Dogra became first Indian to won Ironman Championship in Austria • भेजय जनयर वीडी डोगया ऑस्वरमा भᴂ आमोस्जत एक गॊबीय 'आमयनभैन' प्रनतमोधगता ऩूयी कयने के सरए दन नमा बय भᴂ ऩहरे बायतीम सेना अधधकायी औय एकभात्र जनयर फन गमे हℂ. • Ironman is a International Triathlon in which three event 3.8 km Swimming, 180 km cycling, 42.2 km Walking • आमयनभैन एक अॊतययाष्ट्रीम रामथरॉन है स्जसभᴂ रगाताय तीन गनतववधधमाॊ शासभर हℂ: 3.8 ककभी तैयाकी, 180 ककभी साइककर चराना औय 42.2 ककभी चरना (एक ऩूण ष भैयाथन) • It is considered to be World‘s toughest One Day Event, which must be completed in 17 hours • इसे दन नमा भᴂ सफसे कहठन एक हदवसीम खेर आमोजन भाना जाता है. प्रनतमोधगमⴂ को 'आमयनभैन' का ख़खताफ अस्जषत कयने के सरए 17 घॊटⴂ के बीतय क्रभ भᴂ गनतववधधमⴂ को ऩूया कयना होता है. • भेजय जनयर डोगया ने 14 घॊटे औय 21 सभनट भᴂ इस कामषक्रभ को ऩूया ककमा. News @9 Arron Finch scored highest score in T20 Cricket

• Australian captain Arron Finch scored 172(76) in T20 Cricket against Zimbambew, he broke his own record of 156 runs • ऑवरेसरमाई कततान एयोन कपॊच ने स्जम्फाब्वे के ख़खराप 172 (76) की ऩायी खेरी औय T20I भᴂ सफसे 煍मादा व्मस्क्तगत वकोय दजष ककमे, स्जससे उन्हⴂने 156 यन का अऩना खद का रयकॉडष तोड़ हदमा

News @9 Red Bull‟s Max Verstappen Won Austrian Grand Prix 2018

• Red Bull‘s Max Verstappen has won the Austrian Grand Prix 2018 येड फ र के भैक्स वेसषटेऩन ने ऑवरेसरमा ग्रℂड वप्रक्स 2018 जीत सरमा है • Ferrari‘s Kimi Raikkonen finished in the second spot पेयायी के ड्राईवय ककभी याइक्कोनेन को दसू या वथान सभरा

News @9 Income Tax Department Launches ‘Instant’ PAN Card Service

• This facility is free of cost and instant allotment of e-PAN is available for a limited period on a first-come, first-served basis for valid Aadhaar holders आमकय ववबाग ने इ-ऩैन काडष जायी ककमा है, स्जसे आधाय काडष धायी त यॊत प्रातत कय सकता है, रेककन मह ऩैन कभ सभम के सरए उऩरब्ध यहेगा • The facility was introduced because of the increasing number of people applying for the PAN • इसे जयी कयने का भख् म उ饍देश्म ऩैन आवेदन की फढाती सॊख्मा है • The e-PAN facility is only for resident individuals and not for Hindu Undivided Family, firms, trusts and companies. • E-ऩैन ससपष अववबास्जत हहन्द ू ऩरयवाय,व्मस्क्तगत,पाभष,रवट,कॊऩनी हेत ू है

News @9 Headlines • NITI Aayog To Organise India‘s First Global Mobility Summit • Behdienkhlam Festival Concludes In Meghalaya • NRL Becomes First Oil PSU To Introduce Online Legal Compliance • KVIC Launches E-Marketing System • Mumbai Airport Among Least Punctual Airports In The World: Study • Vishwas Patel Appointed Payments Council Of India Chairman • India Clinched The Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 • WAPCOS Limited

News @9 NITI Aayog To Organise India‟s First Global Mobility Summit • Held on September 7-8 here the India’s first ‘Global Mobility Summit’ • देश की ऩहरी वैस्श्वक भोबफसरटी ससभट 7-8 ससतम्फय को आमोस्जत की जाएगी • The summit will help drive government‟s goal for vehicle electrification, renewable energy integration and job growth and also speed up India‟s transition to a clean energy economy. • इससे सयकाय को इरेस्क्रक वाहन,नवीनीकयण उजाष औय नौकरयमⴂ को फढाने भᴂ भदत सभरेगी तथा साथ ही इससे बायत को वव楍छ उजाष अथषव्मववथा खड़ा कयने भᴂ सहामता सभरेगी

News @9 Behdienkhlam Festival Concludes In Meghalaya

• The Behdienkhlam Festival of the Raij Tuber, one of the most colourful and the biggest festivals in the Jaintia Hills region concluded भेघारम के जमॊनतमा ऩहाड़ी ऺेत्र भᴂ रयज टूफय नाभक जगह ऩय यॊगायॊग फेहहदनखरभ त्मौहाय भनामा गमा • The non-Christian ‗Pnar‘ people who believe either in the traditional faith of ‗Niamtre‘ or Hinduism observe this festival मह त्मौहाय गैय इसाई जनजानत ऩनाय भानते है जो अऩनी ऩयॊऩया मा ननभात्रे अथाषत हहन्द ू धभष की ऩयॊऩया भᴂ ववश्वास यखते है • The celebration was held at the sacred place called the ‗Bear‘ situated in the heart of Tuber village which is about 25 kilometers from Jowai. आमोजन एक ऩववत्र जगह ऩय होता है स्जसे बबयर कहाॉ जाता है News @9 NRL Becomes First Oil PSU To Introduce Online Legal Compliance • The Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam has become the first oil public sector undertaking (PSU) to adopt an online legal compliance system by introducing „Legatrix‟ असभ की नभ सरगढ़ रयपाइनयी तेर ऺेत्र की ऩहरी सयकायी उऩक्रभ फन गमी है स्जसने ऑनराइन ़ाननू ी कामषवाहहमⴂ मा सशकामतⴂ के सरए रेगाहरक्स नाभक ऩोटषर फनामा है • „Legatrix‟ is a onestop solution for effectively managing the organisations legal and regulatory compliances through monitoring control at different levels रेगाहरक्स सबी ़ाननू ी औय प्रफॊधन सशकामतⴂ के सरए एक भात्र ऩोटषर यहेगा

News @9 KVIC Launches E-Marketing System

• The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has launched its first in-house single umbrella e-marketing system that can be accessed from anywhere in India for sale and purchase of its products खादी एवॊ ग्राभो饍मोग आमोग अऩने उत्ऩादⴂ की बफक्री औय खयीदायी के सरए एक नमा इ-भाके हटगॊ तरेटपाभष श 셂 ककमा है • The in-house software will not only give a real-time data of sales, it will also give the updated status of stocks of Bhawans and godowns. मह KVIC का ववमॊ का सॉफ्टवेय होगा जो वावतववक सभम भᴂ बफक्री की जानकायी देगा, साथ ही गोडाउन भᴂ वटॉक की जानकायी बी देगा

News @9 Mumbai Airport Among Least Punctual Airports In The World: Study

• Mumbai is fifth-least punctual airport in the world in terms of on-time performance; Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad rank 262, 255 and 246 out of 513 airports भ ॊफई सभम ऩय सेवा देने के भेर भᴂ ववश्व का ऩाॊचवा सफसे स वत एअयऩोटष है , जफकक हद쥍री-262, फᴂगर 셁-२५५, हैदयाफाद-513 वे वथान ऩय है • Japan‟s Nagoya Komaki airport was ranked the best with 94.5 percent on-time performance during the 12-month period. जाऩान का नागोमा कभोकी एअयऩोटष 94.5% अॊको के साथ प्रथभ वथान ऩय है • Indigo is the highest ranked airline from India at 14 and Air India was the second-poorest performer इॊडडगो ववश्व की 14 वी सफसे फड़ी एमयराइन कम्ऩनी है जफकक एमय एसशमा दसू यी सफसे ऽयाफ प्रदशषन वारी कम्ऩनी है News @9 Vishwas Patel Appointed Payments Council Of India Chairman

• The Payments Council of India (PCI), an apex body representing companies in payments and settlement system, has appointed a new Chairman Vishwas Patel ववश्वास ऩटेर रो ऩेभᴂट क㄂ससर ऑफ़ इॊडडमा का नमा अध्मऺ ननम क्त ककमा गमा है, PCI गैय ववत्त रेनदेन को ननमॊबत्रत कयता है • He takes over from Naveen Surya इन्होने नवीन समू ष का वथान सरमा है

News @9 India Clinched The Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018

• India thrashed Iran to emerge champions of the six- nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai, in Dubai • ईयान को हयाकय बायत ने दफ ई भᴂ आमोस्जत कफ蕍डी भावटय दफ ई का ख़ऽताफ जीत सरमा है • The six-nation invitational tournament was organised by International Kabaddi Federation in association with Star Sports and Dubai Sports Council. • 6 देशो का मह आमोजन अॊतयाषष्ट्रीम कफ蕍डी सॊघ , वटाय वऩोर्टषस औय दफ ई वऩोर्टषस क㄂ससर के सहमोग से आमोस्जत ककमा गमा

News @9 WAPCOS Limited • Water and Power Consultancy Services Limited celebrated its 50th foundation day on July 3rd, 2018 • वातकोस ने 3 जर ाई 2018 को अऩनी वथाऩना के 50 वषष ऩ ये कय सरए है • WAPCOS Limited is a MINI RATNA-I Public Sector Enterprise under the aegis of Union Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation • मह एक सभनी यत्न कॊऩनी सयकायी उऩक्रभ की कॊऩनी है जो जर सॊसाधन भॊत्रारम के अधीन है • The company provides consultancy services in the fields of water resources, power and infrastructure. • मह जर सॊसाधन ,उजाष के भाभरो भᴂ ऩयाभशष देती है

News @9 Headlines • Government Approves For Hike In MSP For Kharif Crops • Bengaluru Gets India‘s 1st E-Waste Plant • Sunil Mehta Committee Recommended For Project ‗Sashakt‘ • Sunil Mehta Committee Recommended For Project ‗Sashakt‘ • Bank Of China Gets RBI Licence To Operate In India • NABARD Sanctions Over Rs 735 Crore For Bengal For Rural Infra Projects • Agartala Airport renamed: • Delhi V/s Centre • Reliance Industries Launches Jio GigaFiber Broadband Services •

News @9 Government Approves For Hike In MSP For Kharif Crops

• The Centre has raised the minimum support price (MSP) for Kharif crops 2018-19 season. • The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), at its meeting, approved the MSP of 14 Kharif crops.

News @9 Bengaluru Gets India‘s 1st E-Waste Plant • The Centre has announced a state-of-the-art e-waste recycling unit for Bengaluru कᴂ र सयकाय ने फᴂगर 셁 भᴂ e- कचये को ऩ नचकष क्रत कयने की मूननट रगाने का पैसरा सरमा है • Bengluru produced one lakh tonne of electronic waste a year फᴂगर 셁 हय वषष 1 राख टन e-कचया ऩैदा कयता है • The Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology (CIPET) will set up the unit in the next four months. • कᴂ रीम तरास्वटक तकननकी सॊसथान अगरे ४ भहीनो भᴂ इस मूननट को श 셂 कयेगा • India generates about 18 lakh tonne e-waste a year, which is growing at 30% annually. • बायत हय वषष 18 राख टन e-कचया ऩैदा कयता है, जो हय वषष 30% से फढ़ यहा है

News @9 Sunil Mehta Committee Recommended For Project ‗Sashakt‘

• The Sunil Mehta committee which was formed with a view to tackle Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and creating credit capacity submitted its report with recommendations to Finance Minister Piyush Goyal. गैय ननवऩॊदकायी सॊऩनतमाॊ औय साख सम्फॊधधत सराह के सरए वथावऩत स नीर भेहता ससभनत ने अऩनी रयऩोटष ववत्त भॊत्री को सौऩ दी है • The Sunil Mehta panel presented project ‗Sashakt‘ and has recommended a five-pronged strategy to deal with stressed assets. स नीर भेहता ससभनत ने प्रोजेक्ट सशक्त जायी ककमा है स्जसने NPA से ननऩटने के ऩाॊच तयीके फतामे है

News @9 Bank Of China Gets RBI Licence To Operate In India

• The RBI has issued license to Bank of China to set up its first branch in India RBI ने फकℂ ऑफ़ चाइना को बायत भᴂ फकℂ शाखा वथावऩत कयने की भजॊ यू ी दे दी है • It was a commitment made by the Prime Minister Modi to the President of China • मह वादा प्रधानभॊत्री नयेन्र भोदी ने चीन के याष्ट्रऩनत से ककमा था • Bank of China is one of the very few state-owned commercial banks in China • फकℂ ऑफ़ चाइना चीन की सयकायी फकℂ है

News @9 NABARD Sanctions Over Rs 735 Crore For Bengal For Rural Infra Projects

• NABARD has sanctioned Rs 735.53 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) for West Bengal for facilitating the execution of 86 projects • नाफाडष ने ग्राभीण अधोसॊयचना ववकास पण्ड भᴂ ऩस्श्चभ फॊगार के सरए ऩहरी नतभाही भᴂ 735.53 crore जारी ककये है • They include six solar power, one medium irrigation, five minor irrigation and 12 flood protection projects, besides 57 projects for the widening and strengthening of roads and five rural bridges.

News @9 Reliance Industries Launches Jio GigaFiber Broadband Services

• The Reliance Industries has unveiled ‗Jio GigaFiber‘, the much-awaited fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service रयरामॊस ने स्जओ गीगापाइफय नाभ से नमी ब्रॉडफडℂ सेवा जायी की है • The company claimed it will be the largest greenfield fixed- line broadband rollout anywhere in the world, with a rollout in 1,100 cities simultaneously • कॊऩनी के अनस ाय मे ववश्व की सफसे फड़ी कपक्वड राइन ब्रॉडफडℂ सेवा होगी जो 1100 शहयो भᴂ एक साथ श 셂 होगी • Jio GigaFiber broadband will come with a set top box for TV and will have enabled voice command feature for TV. Besides, it will have a TV calling feature • मह सव वधा TV के सेट टॉऩ फॉक्स के साथ उऩरब्ध होगी

News @9 Agartala Airport renamed:

• Cabinet approves renaming of Agartala Airport, Tripura as Mharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport, Agartala केन्रीम भॊबत्रभॊडर ने अगयतरा एअयऩोटष का नाभ फदरकय भहायाजा फीय ववक्रभ भाख़णक्म यखने की भॊजूयी दे दी है • Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore, who ascended the throne of the erstwhile Tripura Princely State in 1923, was an enlightened and benevolent ruler. Agartala Airport was constructed in 1942 on the land donated by Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore. • फीय ववक्रभ ने 1923 भᴂ बत्रऩ या रयमासती या煍म की कभान सॊबारी थी, अगयतरा एअयऩोटष 1942 भᴂ उनके 饍वाया दान की गमी जभीन ऩय ही फनामा गमा है

News @9 Delhi Vs Centre: • Supreme Court held that the Lt Governor of Delhi has no independent power to take decisions and is bound by the elected government‘s advice स प्रीभ कोटष ने एक ननणषम भᴂ कहाॉ है की हद쥍री भᴂ रेस्फ्टनᴂट गवनषय ननणषम रेने के सरए एक ववतॊत्र ननकाम नहीॊ है उन्हᴂ च नी ह ई सयकाय की सराह से कामष कयना चाहहए • The L-G is bound by the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers. LG भॊबत्रभॊडर के सराह ऩय कामष कयेगा • In case of difference of opinion, the L-G should straightaway refer the dispute to the President for a final decision ननणषमⴂ के ववयोधाबास भᴂ LG याष्ट्रऩनत से सराह रे सकते है

News @9 Khan Prahari • It is a Mobile Application „Khan Prahari‟ developed by CMPDI, Ranchi a Subsidiary of CIL and Bhaskarcharya Institute of Space Application and Geo-informatics (BISAG). • Khan Prahari is a tool for reporting any activity taking place related to illegal coal mining

News @9 Headlines • Animals Declared As ‗Legal Persons‘ In Uttarakhand • Gujarat CM Launches Special Drive Against Malnutrition • Important Highlights Of Karnataka Budget Announced • NBWL Added Four Species For Critically Endangered Species • Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay 3 Day Visit To India • CCEA Approves 1-Lakh Cr For Research In Higher Education • Cabinet Approved Extension Of Scheme Of Recapitalization Of RRB • Sports Authority Of India Renamed As Sports India

News @9 Animals Declared As „Legal Persons‟ In Uttarakhand

• Uttarakhand High Court has accorded the status of a “legal person or entity” to animals in the state. उत्तयाखॊड हाई कोटष ने एक आदेश भᴂ जानवयⴂ को “एक वैधाननक व्मस्क्त ” घोवषत ककमा है • Now animals have a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person • अफ जानवयⴂ को बी भन ष्ट्मⴂ की तयह अधधकाय हदए जा सकेगे • unique status on the animal kingdom while issuing a series of directions to prevent cruelty against animals • The Uttarakhand High Court in the past had given a similar right to river Ganga when it ordered that the river is a human entity and will enjoy all corresponding rights इसके ऩहरे बी इसी कोटष ने गॊगा औय मभ ना को वैधाननक भन ष्ट्म के अधधकाय हदए थे

News @9 Gujarat CM Launches Special Drive Against Malnutrition • The Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched ‗Poshan Abhiyan‘–a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centres ग जयात के भ ख्मभॊत्री ववजम 셁ऩानी ने ऩ ये या煍म भᴂ क ऩोषण को सभातत कयने के सरए “ऩोषण असबमान” की श셁 आत की • Also launched ‗Purna‘ project to eliminate malnutrition among girls in the age group of 14 to 18 • 14 से 18 आम सभूह की रडककमⴂ भᴂ क ऩोषण दयू कयने के सरए पूर् य असबमान चरामा जामेगा • ‗Purna‘ stands for Prevention of Under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia among Adolescent Girls.

News @9 Important Highlights Of Karnataka Budget Announced • The Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has presented his first budget. He announced a farm loan waiver of Rs 34,000 crore कनाषटक के भ ख्मभॊत्री क भायववाभी ने वषष 2018-19 के सरए 34,000 कयोड़ का फजट प्रवत त ककमा है • The Loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for each farmer will be waived प्रत्मेक ककसान को 2 राख तक का रोन भाफ़ कय हदमा गमा है • Farmers who repaid the loan within time will be credited the repaid loan amount or Rs 25000 whichever is less जो ककसान सभम ऩय ऋण की अदामगी कयेगे उन्हᴂ 25000 की सस्ब्सडी दी जाएगी

News @9 NBWL Added Four Species For Critically Endangered Species

• The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its nod to include four diverse species — Northern River Terrapin (riverine turtle), Red Panda, Clouded Leopard and Arabian Sea Humpback Whale — in the recovery programme for critically endangered species. • They fall in the critically endangered to vulnerable categories as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • National Board for Wild Life is a ―Statutory organization‖ constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

News @9 Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay 3 Day Visit To India

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met his Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi नयेन्र भोदी ने बटू ान के प्रधानभॊत्री शेरयॊग तोगफे से भर ाकात की • The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and enhancing special friendship between the two countries. दोनⴂ नेता आऩसी सहमोग फढाने के सरए कामष कयेगे

News @9 CCEA Approves 1-Lakh Cr For Research In Higher Education

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to expand the scope of the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) to mobilise 1 lakh crore for research and academic infrastructure for higher education institutions by 2022 ववत्तीम भाभरो ऩय कैबफनेट ससभनत ने उ楍च सशऺा ववत्त ऩोषण सॊवथा को 1 राख कयोड़ के पण्ड की भॊजूयी दे दी है स्जसका उऩमोग वो उ楍च सशऺा सॊवथानⴂ भᴂ २०२२ तक अन सन्धान औय आधायबूत सॊयखना वथावऩत कयने भᴂ कयेगी • In a first, Kendriya Vidyalayas /Navodaya Vidyalayas will also get funding from HEFA श셂 भᴂ कᴂ रीम वव饍मारम, नवोदम वव饍मारम जैसे सॊसथानो को ऩैसा हदमा जामेगा

News @9 • IITs, NITs, IISERs and other Central universities as well as AIIMS and other medical colleges will also get funds from HEFA.

News @9 Cabinet Approved Extension Of Scheme Of Recapitalization Of RRB • The government has approved extension of re capitalisation scheme for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for next three years up to 2019-20 with an aim to strengthen their lending capacity कᴂ र सयकाय ने ऺेत्रीम ग्राभीण फकℂ ऩ न् ऩूॊजी देने की मोजना 2019-20 तक के सरए फढ़ा दी है • The scheme started in 2010-11 and was extended twice in 2012-13 and 2015-16. The last extension was up to March, 2017 मह मोजना 2010-11 भᴂ श 셂 ह ई थी स्जसे 2 फाय 2012-13 औय 2015-16 भᴂ औय अॊनतभ फाय 2017 भᴂ फढामा गमा • . •

News @9 Sports Authority Of India Renamed As Sports India

• The Union Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore has announced that the national sports body, Sports Authority of India (SAI), will now be known as ‗Sports India‘. • He further stated that daily expenses of food for athletes are being raised. The amount is increased to Rs. 450 which was till now less than Rs. 300.

News @9 Headlines • Animals Declared As ‗Legal Persons‘ In Uttarakhand • Gujarat CM Launches Special Drive Against Malnutrition • Important Highlights Of Karnataka Budget Announced • NBWL Added Four Species For Critically Endangered Species • Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay 3 Day Visit To India • CCEA Approves 1-Lakh Cr For Research In Higher Education • Cabinet Approved Extension Of Scheme Of Recapitalization Of RRB • Sports Authority Of India Renamed As Sports India

News @9 Animals Declared As „Legal Persons‟ In Uttarakhand

• Uttarakhand High Court has accorded the status of a “legal person or entity” to animals in the state. उत्तयाखॊड हाई कोटष ने एक आदेश भᴂ जानवयⴂ को “एक वैधाननक व्मस्क्त ” घोवषत ककमा है • Now animals have a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person • अफ जानवयⴂ को बी भन ष्ट्मⴂ की तयह अधधकाय हदए जा सकेगे • unique status on the animal kingdom while issuing a series of directions to prevent cruelty against animals • The Uttarakhand High Court in the past had given a similar right to river Ganga when it ordered that the river is a human entity and will enjoy all corresponding rights इसके ऩहरे बी इसी कोटष ने गॊगा औय मभ ना को वैधाननक भन ष्ट्म के अधधकाय हदए थे

News @9 Gujarat CM Launches Special Drive Against Malnutrition • The Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has launched ‗Poshan Abhiyan‘–a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centres ग जयात के भ ख्मभॊत्री ववजम 셁ऩानी ने ऩ ये या煍म भᴂ क ऩोषण को सभातत कयने के सरए “ऩोषण असबमान” की श셁 आत की • Also launched ‗Purna‘ project to eliminate malnutrition among girls in the age group of 14 to 18 • 14 से 18 आम सभूह की रडककमⴂ भᴂ क ऩोषण दयू कयने के सरए पूर् य असबमान चरामा जामेगा • ‗Purna‘ stands for Prevention of Under Nutrition and Reduction of Nutritional Anaemia among Adolescent Girls.

News @9 Important Highlights Of Karnataka Budget Announced • The Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has presented his first budget. He announced a farm loan waiver of Rs 34,000 crore कनाषटक के भ ख्मभॊत्री क भायववाभी ने वषष 2018-19 के सरए 34,000 कयोड़ का फजट प्रवत त ककमा है • The Loans of up to Rs 2 lakh for each farmer will be waived प्रत्मेक ककसान को 2 राख तक का रोन भाफ़ कय हदमा गमा है • Farmers who repaid the loan within time will be credited the repaid loan amount or Rs 25000 whichever is less जो ककसान सभम ऩय ऋण की अदामगी कयेगे उन्हᴂ 25000 की सस्ब्सडी दी जाएगी

News @9 NBWL Added Four Species For Critically Endangered Species

• The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has given its nod to include four diverse species — Northern River Terrapin (riverine turtle), Red Panda, Clouded Leopard and Arabian Sea Humpback Whale — in the recovery programme for critically endangered species. • They fall in the critically endangered to vulnerable categories as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) • National Board for Wild Life is a ―Statutory organization‖ constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972

News @9 Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay 3 Day Visit To India

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met his Bhutanese counterpart, Tshering Tobgay in New Delhi नयेन्र भोदी ने बटू ान के प्रधानभॊत्री शेरयॊग तोगफे से भर ाकात की • The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest and enhancing special friendship between the two countries. दोनⴂ नेता आऩसी सहमोग फढाने के सरए कामष कयेगे

News @9 CCEA Approves 1-Lakh Cr For Research In Higher Education

• The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the proposal to expand the scope of the Higher Education Funding Agency (HEFA) to mobilise 1 lakh crore for research and academic infrastructure for higher education institutions by 2022 ववत्तीम भाभरो ऩय कैबफनेट ससभनत ने उ楍च सशऺा ववत्त ऩोषण सॊवथा को 1 राख कयोड़ के पण्ड की भॊजूयी दे दी है स्जसका उऩमोग वो उ楍च सशऺा सॊवथानⴂ भᴂ २०२२ तक अन सन्धान औय आधायबूत सॊयखना वथावऩत कयने भᴂ कयेगी • In a first, Kendriya Vidyalayas /Navodaya Vidyalayas will also get funding from HEFA श셂 भᴂ कᴂ रीम वव饍मारम, नवोदम वव饍मारम जैसे सॊसथानो को ऩैसा हदमा जामेगा

News @9 • IITs, NITs, IISERs and other Central universities as well as AIIMS and other medical colleges will also get funds from HEFA.

News @9 Cabinet Approved Extension Of Scheme Of Recapitalization Of RRB • The government has approved extension of re capitalisation scheme for Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) for next three years up to 2019-20 with an aim to strengthen their lending capacity कᴂ र सयकाय ने ऺेत्रीम ग्राभीण फकℂ ऩ न् ऩूॊजी देने की मोजना 2019-20 तक के सरए फढ़ा दी है • The scheme started in 2010-11 and was extended twice in 2012-13 and 2015-16. The last extension was up to March, 2017 मह मोजना 2010-11 भᴂ श 셂 ह ई थी स्जसे 2 फाय 2012-13 औय 2015-16 भᴂ औय अॊनतभ फाय 2017 भᴂ फढामा गमा • . •

News @9 Sports Authority Of India Renamed As Sports India

• The Union Ministers of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajyavardhan Rathore has announced that the national sports body, Sports Authority of India (SAI), will now be known as ‗Sports India‘. • He further stated that daily expenses of food for athletes are being raised. The amount is increased to Rs. 450 which was till now less than Rs. 300.

News @9 Headlines • Gujarat government grants religious minority status to Jews • ‘Institutions of Eminence’ • Pak Spy Satellites Launched By China • First ever ‗India Tourism Mart‘ • World‘s Oldest Color Discovered In Rocks Deep Beneath Sahara Desert • Tamil Nadu Assembly passes Lok Ayuktha Bill • SC favours Live-Streaming of Court Hearing • Internet telephony service ‗Wings‘

News @9 Gujarat government grants religious minority status to Jews • Gujarat is third state in India to grant religious minority status to Jews after West Bengal and Maharashtra महूहदमⴂ को अ쥍ऩसॊख्मक का दजाष देने वारा ग जयात तीसया या煍म फन गमा है, इसके ऩहरे ऩस्श्चभ फॊगार औय भहायाष्ट्र ने दजाष हदमा था • Six religious communities, viz. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains have been notified in Gazette of India as minority communities by Union Government all over India Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains को कᴂ र सयकाय ने अ쥍ऩसॊख्मको का दजाष ऩहरे ही दे हदमा है

News @9 „Institutions of Eminence‟

• Government declares 6 educational ‗Institutions of Eminence‘; 3 Institutions from Public Sector and 3 from Private Sector shortlisted Public Sector: . Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore . Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay . Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Private Sector: . Jio Institute (Reliance Foundation), Pune . Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences, Pilani . Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal • Each ‗Public Institution‘ selected as ‗Institution of Eminence‘ will get financial assistance up to Rs. 1000 Crore over a period of five years.

News @9 Pak Spy Satellites Launched By China

• China successfully launched two remote sensing satellites PRSS-1 and PakTes-1A of Pakistan on board of Long March-2C rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre PRSS-1 • It is China‘s first optical remote sensing satellite sold to Pakistan PakTES-1A: • It is Pakistan‘s indigenously developed scientific experiment satellite developed by engineers from its space agency SUPARCO (Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission).

News @9 First ever „India Tourism Mart‟:

• First ever ‗India Tourism Mart‘ will be hosted in New Delhi from 16th to 18th September by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism and Hospitality (FAITH) • ITM will be the best platform for the States to showcase their products to international buyers, opinion makers and bloggers and attract more tourists to their respective states.

News @9 World‟s Oldest Color Discovered In Rocks Deep Beneath Sahara Desert • Scientists have discovered the oldest color in the geological record- the bright pink pigment aged 1.1 billion years old वैऻाननको ने दन नमा जका सफसे ऩ याना यॊग गहया ग राफी चर्टटानⴂ से खोज ननकरा है, जो की ११० कयोड़ वषष ऩ याना है • The bright pink pigments are the molecular fossils of chlorophyll that were produced by ancient photosynthetic organisms inhabiting an ancient ocean that has long since vanished मह यॊग ककसी जीवाश्भ के क्रोयोकपर का है

News @9 Tamil Nadu Assembly passes Lok Ayuktha Bill

• Tamilnadu Assembly passed the Lok Ayuktha Bill that was introduced by State Administrative Reforms Minister D Jayakumar in the Assembly तसभरनाड के या煍म प्रशासननक स धय भॊत्री डी. जमक भाय ने रोक आम क्त बफर सदन भᴂ प्रवत त ककमा • The Government has decided to establish Lokayukta to inquire into the allegations of corruption against public servants रोकाम क्त सयकायी कभचष ारयमⴂ के ख़खराप भ्रष्ट्टाचाय के भाभरो ऩय स नवाई कयेगी • The Chairperson and the members will be appointed by the State Governor on the recommendation of the selection Committee रोकाम क्त औय सदवमⴂ की ननम स्क्त या煍मऩार 饍वाया सेरेक्ट ससभनत की अन शसॊ ा ऩय की जाएगी News @9 SC favours Live-Streaming of Court Hearing

• Chief Justice Deepak Misra recently ruled that, “The concept of access to justice can be stretched through live streaming.

News @9 Internet telephony service „Wings‟

• BSNL will roll out its new internet telephony service with brand name ―Wings‖ from August 1 फीएसएनएर १ अगवत से अऩनी इन्टयनेट टेरीपोन सेवा श셂 कयेगा • It is a one-time registration fee of Rs 1,099, will be able to make calls using any internet connection including broadband, WiFi, 3G or 4G data network of any operator, thus overcoming connectivity problems even in areas having patchy signals • इसके सरए 1099 देकय ककसी बी प्रकाय के ब्रॉडफडℂ , wifi, 3G,4g 饍वाया फ़ोन ककमा जा सकता है

News @9 11 July 2018

News @9 Headlines • Venkaiah Naidu Becomes 1st Chairman Of Rajya Sabha To Sign MOU • India, South Korea Sign 5 MoUs For Cooperation In Science & Technology • India Becomes World‘s 6th Largest Economy: World Bank • India Bag Four Medals At Asia Cup Archery • World Population Day: 11 July • Centre leaves it to the wisdom of SC to decide validity of Section 377 • Ease of Doing Business Ranking of States

News @9 Venkaiah Naidu Becomes 1st Chairman Of Rajya Sabha To Sign MOU • For the first time,Rajya Sabha has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a foreign counterpart for promoting inter-parliamentary dialogue • Venkaiah Naidu has become the first Chairman of Rajya Sabha to sign such an agreement when he inked an MOU with the visiting President of the Senate of the Republic of Rwanda, Bernard Makuza

News @9 India, South Korea Sign 5 MoUs For Cooperation In Science & Technology • The Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and his South Korean counterpart You Young Min signed three MoUs which are Programme of Cooperation 2018-21, Establishment of Future Strategy Group and Cooperation in Bio-technology and Bio-economy.

News @9 India Becomes World‟s 6th Largest Economy: World Bank • India has surpassed France to become the sixth largest economy in the world. • According to World Bank figures for 2017, India‘s gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to $2.597 trillion at the end of last year, against $2.582 trillion for France • According to the International Monetary Fund, India is projected to generate growth of 7.4 per cent this year and 7.8 per cent in 2019.

News @9 India Bag Four Medals At Asia Cup Archery

• The feat comprised 3 silver medals and a bronze. India also finished joint third with Iran in the championship. Korea topped the tally with 14 medals, 8 of them being gold. • Divya Dhayal became the only individual medal winner for the country when she clinched the silver medal in thewomens compound category.

News @9 World Population Day: 11 July

• Theme- 2018 theme: “Family Planning is a Human Right” • World‘s Population was 100 crore in 1804 • 1927- 200 Crore • 1960-300 crore • 11 July 1989- 500 Crore (UN Declared World Population day) • India- 135 crore (17.74%) • 58% population lived in 10 countries

News @9 Centre leaves it to the wisdom of SC to decide validity of Section 377 • it would leave it to the wisdom of its judges to decide on the constitutional validity of Section 377 on the issue of criminalising unnatural intercourse between two consenting adults

News @9 Ease of Doing Business Ranking of States • Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has released the final rankings of States in Ease of Doing Business • The top rankers are Andhra Pradesh, • Telangana and Haryana. • Jharkhand and Gujarat stood fourth and fifth respectively • MP Stood at 7th Place

News @9 12 July 2018

News @9 Headlines • India climbs to 57th Position in Global Innovation Index Rankings • PM inaugurates new ASI Headquarters in New Delhi • India‘s 1st Private UAV Factory To Come Up In Kota • India Becomes 69th Shareholder Of European Bank For Reconstruction & Development • UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2427 • Erdogan Sworn In As Turkish President • Western Ghats Bags Fourth In Best Tourism Spot • Telecom Commission approves net neutrality

News @9 India climbs to 57th Position in Global Innovation Index Rankings • India was ranked 57th in the latest Global Innovation Index (GII) rankings • India was ranked 60th in the year 2017 and 81st in 2015 • Globally, Switzerland continued to hold its number one position • China scored 17th rank this year, which is an upgrade from its previous 44th rank in 2017.

News @9 PM inaugurates new ASI Headquarters in New Delhi • The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, inaugurated Dharohar Bhawan - the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) • Archaeological Survey of India has performed significant work over the course of the last 150 years or so

News @9 India‟s 1st Private UAV Factory To Come Up In Kota • India‘s first private sector unit for manufacturing unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and light bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota • It will be the country‘s first private sector company to manufacture UAVs and LBPVs • The UAVs will be able to fly to a height of 500 to 2000 km, while LBPVs can operate in difficult terrains and has off- road abilities

News @9 India Becomes 69th Shareholder Of European Bank For Reconstruction & Development • India was formally announced as the 69th shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) • India takes a shareholding in the EBRD but it will not be a recipient of EBRD financing • The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an international financial institution founded in 1991. • The EBRD is also working closely with leading Indian organisations, such as FICCI, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Associated Chambers of Commerce & Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), and the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

News @9 UN Security Council Adopts Resolution 2427

• The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution aimed at a framework for mainstreaming protection, rights, well-being and empowerment of children throughout the conflict cycle • Resolution 2427, which won unanimous approval of the 15 members of the council strongly condemns the recruitment and use of children by parties to armed conflict as well as their re-recruitment, killing and maiming, rape and other forms of sexual violence, and abductions • Chaired by Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, whose country holds the presidency of the Security Council for July

News @9 Erdogan Sworn In As Turkish President

• Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been sworn in for another term as president of Turkey • Erdogan, who has ruled Turkey as prime minister and then as president for 15 years, won a snap election last month with 52% of the vote

News @9 Western Ghats Bags Fourth In Best Tourism Spot • The Western Ghats has figured in Lonely Planet‘s top five ―2018 Best in Asia‖ list, a collection of 10 of the best destinations to visit in the continent for the year • One of the Hottest Biodiversity Hotspots and UNESCO World Heritage site, the Western Ghats has came fourth in the list of the Lonely Planet

News @9 Telecom Commission approves net neutrality

• Telecom Commission (a group within India‘s Department of Telecom) has approved the recommendations made by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on net neutrality • As per the net neutrality rules in India, mobile operators, internet providers and social-media and internet companies cannot engage in, or seek, preferential treatment

News @9 13 July 2018

News @9 Headlines • Indian Railways Launches Its First Consolidated Bridge Management System • Maharashtra Plans To Launch ‗One Farmer One Transformer‘ Scheme • GOI Launches ‗Technology Challenge‘ To Eliminate Human Entry Into Sewers • Home Ministry Institutes Five Police Medals • Portugal Parliament Approves New Gender Change Law • Hima Das Gets India‘s First Ever Track Gold At IAAF World Championships • Spiritual Leader Dada Vaswani Passed Away • Industrial Production Growth Slips 3.2% in May, Retail Inflation Rises To 5% In June • Odisha constitutes Heritage Cabinet

News @9 Indian Railways Launches Its First Consolidated Bridge Management System (IR-BMS) • The web-based platform will show the bridge master data, works data, information regarding inspection/monitoring and maintenance of the bridges and other essentials • store data on its one lakh 50 thousand bridges

News @9 Maharashtra Plans To Launch ‗One Farmer One Transformer‘ Scheme • In order to reduce electricity losses, the Maharashtra government will next month launch a new scheme allocating one transformer per farmer • Two lakh farmers will be given electricity connection for high voltage distribution line which will ensure uninterrupted power supply.

News @9 GOI Launches „Technology Challenge‟ To Eliminate Human Entry Into Sewers • The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched a ‗Technology Challenge. • It will be Identifying solutions for cleaning of Sewerage Systems and Septic Tanks to promote suitable techniques for cleaning sewers and septic tanks • The main aim of the challenge is to eliminate human intervention in the cleaning of sewers and septic tanks

News @9 Home Ministry Institutes Five Police Medals

• Home Ministry has instituted five Police Medals to promote professionalism and excellence in service • Special Operation Medal, Police Antarik Suraksha Seva Padak, Asadharan Aasuchana Kushalata Padak, Utkrisht and Ati Utkrisht Seva Medals

News @9 Portugal Parliament Approves New Gender Change Law • The Portuguese parliament has approved a law that will allow citizens to change their gender and name from the age of 16 without a medical report showing ―identity disruption‖ • Portugal joins Denmark, Malta, Sweden, Ireland and Norway to become the sixth European country to grant the right to self- determination of transgender identity

News @9 Hima Das Gets India‟s First Ever Track Gold At IAAF World Championships • Hima Das has created history as she won India‟s first ever track gold medal at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Finland • Das is the first Indian track athlete to have won a medal in the history of this competition • She is belong to Assam • The other medal winners are — Seema Punia (bronze in discus in 2002) and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon (bronze in discus in 2014)

News @9 Spiritual Leader Dada Vaswani Passed Away

• The Spiritual leader Dada Vaswani has passed away. He was chief of Sadhu Vaswani Mission in Pune that is named after his uncle TL Vaswani • Vaswani was also known for promoting vegetarianism and animal rights.

News @9 Industrial Production Growth Slips 3.2% in May, Retail Inflation Rises To 5% In June • Industrial production growth slipped to a seven-month low of 3.2% in May • The manufacturing sector, which constitutes 77.63% of the index, grew by just 2.8% in May • Retail Inflation Rises To 5% In June

News @9 Odisha constitutes Heritage Cabinet • The 'Heritage Cabinet' would aim at protection of ancient monuments, temples and archaeological sites in Odisha and take steps to preserve the states culture, language and literature

News @9 Headlines • Sushma Swaraj Embarks 2-Day Visit To Manama • Swachh Survekshan Grameen: Survey Launched To Rank States On Rural Cleanliness • Mukesh Ambani became Asia‘s richest Person • Haryana Top State In Per Capita Revenue Collection Under GST • Mohammad Kaif Announces Retirement From Competitive Cricket • UNSC adopts Resolution 2428 to impose arms embargo on South Sudan • President nominates four members to Rajya Sabha

News @9 Sushma Swaraj Embarks 2-Day Visit To Manama

• The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will embark on a two- day visit to Manama to co-chair the second High Joint Commission meeting with her Bahraini counterpar • She will inaugurate the new Chancery building complex and address the Indian community.

News @9 Swachh Survekshan Grameen: Survey Launched To Rank States On Rural Cleanliness • The Centre has launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen, 2018, a nationwide survey of rural India to rank the cleanest and dirtiest States and districts on the basis of qualitative and quantitative evaluation • A random selection of 6, 980 villages achnross 698 districts will surveyed during the month of August. •

News @9 Mukesh Ambani became Asia‟s richest Person

• He replace Chinese richest person Jack maa of Ali baba • RIL crossed the market cap of Rs 7, 01, 404 crore (over $102 billion) on Bombay Stock Exchange becoming the second company in India to achieve this feat after TCS.

News @9 Haryana Top State In Per Capita Revenue Collection Under GST • Haryana has topped other states in per capita revenue collection under GST and is also the fourth highest generator of e-way bills in the country

News @9 Mohammad Kaif Announces Retirement From Competitive Cricket • Mohammad Kaif announced his retirement from all forms of competitive cricket • Kaif played 13 Tests and 125 ODIs for India • Kaif was the captain of Under 19 cricket team that won the U-19 World Cup in 2000 against Sri Lanka.

News @9 UNSC adopts Resolution 2428 to impose arms embargo on South Sudan • (UNSC) has adopted Resolution 2428 (2018) to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, almost five years after ruinous civil war was started in infant country • It calls upon all UN member states to prevent supply, sale or transfer to South Sudan — from or through their territories till 31 May 2019 • The civil war in South Sudan started in 2013, two years after it gained independence from Sudan

News @9 President nominates four members to Rajya Sabha

• President nominates Ram Shakal- dalit leader from Uttar pradesh Shri Rakesh Sinha- Founder and Honorary Director of the Delhi-based think-tank “India Policy Foundation” Shri Raghunath Mohapatra- He is an internationally renowned authority on stone carving. His famous works include a 6 feet high statue of the Sun God carved in grey sandstone, in the Central Hall of Parliament Smt Sonal Mansingh:- Bharatnatyam and Odissi Dancer

News @9 Headlines • PM Modi Dedicates Bansagar Canal Project To Nation • Modi Launches 340-Km Long Purvanchal Expressway • Injeti Srinivas committee to review offences under Companies Act • ISRO tested Vikas Engine • Iceland Fills US-Vacated Seat On UN Human Rights Council • India To Take Over As Vice Chair Of Asia Pacific Region Of WCO • France clinches FIFA World Cup • Wimbledon 2018 Results • Dhoni Becomes 4th Indian Batsman To Score 10,000 Runs In ODIs

News @9 PM Modi Dedicates Bansagar Canal Project To Nation • It is the joint venture of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar and the canal is 171 km long on Son River मह भध्मप्रदेश, उत्तय प्रदेश औय बफहाय की सम क्त ऩरयमोजना है, स्जसभे 171 km रम्फी नहय सोन नदी से फनाई जाएगी • This project will provide a big boost to irrigation in the region नहय से ऺेत्र भᴂ ससचॊ ाई को फढ़ावा सभरेगा • Canals under this project will bring waters from Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh नहय के सरए ऩानी भध्मप्रदेश के शहडोर से रे जामा जामेगा

News @9 Modi Launches 340-Km Long Purvanchal Expressway

• The Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the 340-km six-lane project Purvanchal highway. • The highway is expandable to eight lanes and it will be built at the cost of Rs 23,000 crore

News @9 Injeti Srinivas committee to review offences under Companies Act • The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has set up a 10 Member Committee, headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Corporate Affairs Injeti Srinivas. कोऩोयेट भॊत्रारम ने 10 सदवमीम ससभनत सधचव इॊजेती श्रीननवास की अध्मऺता भᴂ फने है • It is to review the penal provisions in the Companies Act, 2013 मह ससभनत कॊऩनी एक्ट2013 भᴂ हदए गए दॊड की सभीऺा कयेगी

News @9 ISRO tested Vikas Engine • ISRO has successfully conducted a ground test of its high thrust version of the Vikas Engine that would improve the payload capability of the space agency‘s launch vehicles • The Vikas Engine is the workhorse liquid rocket engine used to power the second stage of the ISRO‘s trusted Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV)and in the twin engine core liquid stage (L110) of GSLV Mk-III.

News @9 Iceland Fills US-Vacated Seat On UN Human Rights Council • The United Nations General Assembly has elected Iceland to serve on the Geneva-based global rights body • Iceland has for the first time been elected to the Human Rights Council, filling the seat vacated by the United States, which withdrew from the body last month.

News @9 India To Take Over As Vice Chair Of Asia Pacific Region Of WCO • India will take over as head of the Asia Pacific region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) • organised in New Delhi to mark India‘s assumption as Vice Chair for a period of two years • WCO represents 182 customs administrations across the world that collectively process approximately 98 percent of world trade.

News @9 Wimbledon 2018 Results

News @9 France clinches FIFA World Cup • France defeated Croatia by 4-2 • Te third place was got by Belgium after defeating England.

Award Player Team Golden Boot Harry Kane (6 goals) England Captain

Golden Ball Luka Modric Croatia Golden Glove Thibaut Courtois Thibaut Courtois Fair Play Award Spain Young Player Award Kylian Mbappe France

News @9 Dhoni Becomes 4th Indian Batsman To Score 10,000 Runs In ODIs • Mahendra Singh Dhoni has became the fourth Indian to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs in ODIs • The other India‘s greatest batsmen in the list are Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. • Dhoni also became the fourth wicket-keeper to complete 300 ODI catches after Adam Gilchrist (417), Mark Boucher (403) and Kumar Sangakkara (402).

News @9 Headlines • Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar Launches ‗Paudhagiri‘ Campaign • BrahMos Supersonic Missile Successfully Test-Fired In Odisha • World‘s 1st And Cheapest Clean Drinking Water Project Launched In Bihar • 8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting Begins In Muscat • China To Launch 300 Low-Orbit Satellites For Worldwide Communication Services • Peru Declares State Of Emergency On Colombian Border • LIC Board Nod For Acquisition Of Up To 51 Per Cent Stake In IDBI Bank • OECD Predicts India To Grow Over 7%, China To 6.7% • Actor Rita Bhaduri Passed Away • BBC World Service launches its first Gujarati language television news bulletin

News @9 Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar Launches „Paudhagiri‟ Campaign • Aimed at increasing the green cover in the state उदीश्म या煍म भᴂ हरयमारी को फढ़ावा देना है • Under this campaign, 22 lakh students from class 6 to 12 of all government and private schools in Haryana will plant a sapling each during three months of monsoon असबमान के दौयान 6 टी से 12 वी के 22 राख छात्र भानसनू के भहीने भᴂ ऩौधे रगामेगे

News @9 BrahMos Supersonic Missile Successfully Test-Fired In Odisha • India‘s indigenously developed surface-to-surface supersonic cruise missile BrahMos was successfully test-fired from the Chandipur Test Range off the Odisha coast ववदेशी जभीन से जभीन तक भाय कयने वारी सऩ यसोननक क्रू ज सभसाइर ब्रम्होस का उड़ीसा के चाॊदीऩ य भᴂ सपर प्रसशऺण ककमा गमा • The missile, developed with the help of Russia, has a 290-km target efficiency, which is going to be extended upto 400 kilometres सभसाइर को 셂स की भदत से फनामा गमा है, इसकी सटीकता 290 km है स्जसे400 km तक फढामा जा सकता है

News @9 World‟s 1st And Cheapest Clean Drinking Water Project Launched In Bihar • Bihar will provide the cheapest drinking water in the world,cost 50 ps. The total cost of installing this project would cost around Rs 20 lakhs. • बफहाय दन नमा भᴂ सफसे सवता वव楍छ वऩने का ऩानी उऩरब्ध कयता है,स्जसकी कीभत 50 ऩैसे है,20 राख की रागत से तराॊट रगामा गमा • Established by Sulabh International

News @9 8th India-Oman Joint Commission Meeting Begins In Muscat • The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, has co-chaired 8th session of India- Oman Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) along with Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy of Oman, Dr. Ali bin Masoud Al Sunaidy • The areas of discussion in the JCM include cooperation in space, renewable energy, start-up, SMEs, food security, including durable foods and packaging, services sector,tourism sector, exchange of ideas and visit of young entrepreneurs.

News @9 China To Launch 300 Low-Orbit Satellites For Worldwide Communication Services • China plans to launch 300 low-orbit satellites to provide worldwide communication services चीन ने ऩ ये ववश्व भᴂ दयू सचॊ ाय की सव वधा ऩह चने के सरए 300 उऩग्रह छोड़ने का ऐरान ककमा है • It is known as the Hongyan constellation, the first in the 300- satellite array, is set to be launched by the end of this year. The constellation will be built in three stages • China is already developing BeiDou Navigation Satellite System •

News @9 Peru Declares State Of Emergency On Colombian Border • Peru has declared a 60-day state of emergency on its border with Colombia in Amazon basin province of Putumayo order to guarantee security in a region rife with drug trafficking • The President of Peru Martin Vizcarra announced that the decision was taken as there are security problems created by Colombian citizens crossing the border and there was a need to reestablish the states presence

News @9 LIC Board Nod For Acquisition Of Up To 51 Per Cent Stake In IDBI Bank • Life Insurance Corporation of India‘s (LIC‘s) board has approved acquiring up to 51 per cent stake in state-run IDBI Bank • LIC seeks permission of SEBI now

News @9 OECD Predicts India To Grow Over 7%, China To 6.7% • Organisation for Economic and Development (OECD) declared that India‘s economic growth is poised to rise to 7.4% in 2018 and 7.5% in 2019 as the economy has been able to navigate through growth obstacles due to demonetisation and impact of GST rollout • China’s GDP growth is projected to moderate to 6.7% in 2018 and to 6.4% in 2019. •

News @9 Actor Rita Bhaduri Passed Away • The Veteran actor Rita Bhaduri has passed away. • Rita has worked in over 20 TV shows, including Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, Kumkum and Amanat.

News @9 BBC World Service launches its first Gujarati language television news bulletin • The BBC World Service has launched its first Gujarati language television news bulletin • Four new language services have been launched online in India - Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu.

News @9 Headlines • Odisha To Get Country‘s 1st Skill Training Centre • New Committee Set Up To Synergise NCC And NSS • SCO Organises ―Peace Mission‖ In August 2018 • FinMin Gives Nod For Capital Infusion Of Over 11,000 Cr In Five PSBs • WPI Inflation At 4.5-Year High, Grows 5.77% In June • 8-Year-Old Indian-Origin Yoga Champion Named ‗British Indian Of The Year‘ • UK Ranked World‘s Top ‗Soft Power‘ • Nelson Mandela International Day – 18 July • Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold At Sotteville Athletics Meet • Western Railway renames Elphinstone Road Station as Prabhadevi

News @9 Odisha To Get Country‟s 1st Skill Training Centre

• Union Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan laid the foundation stone of country‘s first such skill training institute at Barang near Bhubaneswar के न्रीम भत्रॊ ी धभेन्र प्रधान ने देश के ऩहरे कौशर ववकास कᴂ र की आधायसशरा उड़ीसा के फयॊग भᴂ यखी • The Central government is planning to set up one National Skill Training Institute (NSTI) in every State • कᴂ र सयकाय हय या煍म भᴂ यास्ष्ट्रम कौशर प्रसशऺण सॊसथान खोरना चाहती है

News @9 New Committee Set Up To Synergise NCC And NSS

• The government has decided to form a committee under former education secretary Anil Swarup सयकाय ने ऩवू ष सशऺा सधचव अननर वव셁ऩ के अधीन एक ससभनत फनाने की घोषणा की है • It has been framed to address issues such as ―manpower deficiency‖ in the NCC and NSS ससभनत याष्ट्रीम केडेड़ कोय औय यास्ष्ट्रम सेवा ससभनत भᴂ घटत े भानवशस्क्त ऩय सझ ाव देगे • The Committee will deal with issues like expansion, strengthening training infrastructure, rationalising resources, reducing manpower deficiency affecting NCC and NSS (National Service Scheme).

News @9 SCO Organises “Peace Mission” In August 2018 • The Militaries of India and Pakistan will be part of a mega anti-terror drill in Russia in August which is being organised by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) बायत औय ऩाककवतान SCO 饍वाया 셂स भᴂ आमोस्जत सन्ै म अभ्मास भᴂ बागरᴂगे • The exercise will be joined by all SCO member countries including Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

News @9 FinMin Gives Nod For Capital Infusion Of Over 11,000 Cr In Five PSBs • Capital infusion of 11,336 crore in five weak public sector banks to help them tide over any situation of breach of regulatory capital requirements • Punjab National Bank (2,816 crore); Indian Overseas Bank (2,157 crore); Andhra Bank (2,019 crore); Corporation Bank (2,555 crore) and Allahabad Bank (1,790 crore) • The government had in October last year announced 2.11-lakh crore capital infusion programme over two financial years.

News @9 WPI Inflation At 4.5-Year High, Grows 5.77% In June

• India‘s wholesale inflation(थोक भहॊगाई दय) grew 5.77 percent in June, a four-and-half year high, driven by some food items and fuel prices • WPI witnessed a growth of 4.43 percent in May and 0.90 percent in June 2017.

News @9 8-Year-Old Indian-Origin Yoga Champion Named „British Indian Of The Year‟ • An eight-year-old Indian-origin schoolboy Ishwar Sharma, who is the under-11 UK national yoga champion has been named the ‗British Indian of the Year‘ in the young achiever category for his accomplishments in the field. • He won a gold medal representing Great Britain at the World Student Games 2018 in Winnipeg, Canada •

News @9 UK Ranked World‟s Top „Soft Power‟

• The UK has topped an annual global ranking of nations‘ soft power, with France placed second on the list of 30 countries which does not feature India • The 2018 ‗Soft Power 30‘ index, published by UK-based strategic communications consultancy firm Portland and the University of Southern California Center on Public Diplomacy. • In Asian ranking list of 10 countries, India has been placed on the eighth position.

News @9 Nelson Mandela International Day – 18 July

• Nelson Mandela International Day (or Mandela Day) is an annual international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July, Mandela‘s birthday • The day was officially declared by the United Nations in November 2009

News @9 Javelin Thrower Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold At Sotteville Athletics Meet

• Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has clinched a gold medal at the Sotteville Athletics Meet in France.

News @9 Western Railway renames Elphinstone Road Station as Prabhadevi • Western Railway renamed Elphinstone Road suburban railway station in Mumbai, Maharashtra to Prabhadevi Station • The station was initially named after Lord Elphinstone, who was Governor of Bombay Presidency from 1853 to 1860. • It has now been renamed in honour of of local deity Prabhadevi

News @9 Headlines • Kohli topped ICC One day Ranking • Hima Das To Be Assam Sports Ambassador • Udaipur Ranked 3rd Among World‘s Best Cities For Second Successive Year • Jana Small Finance Bank Begins Banking Operations • 7 New Medal Events Added To Beijing Winter Games 2022 • Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017 • State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017 • Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill, 2018 introduced in Lok Sabha

News @9 Kohli topped ICC One day Ranking • Indian captain Virat Kohli strengthened his position at the top of rankings for batsmen by touching a career-high 911 points, while spinner Kuldeep Yadav broke into the top-10 of the bowlers' chart at sixth

News @9 Hima Das To Be Assam Sports Ambassador • Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has confirmed that Indian Athlete Hima Das will be named as the first sports ambassador of the state • The announcement came after Hima Das recently became the first Indian woman to win gold at IAAF World U-20 Athletics Championships in Finland. •

News @9 Udaipur Ranked 3rd Among World‟s Best Cities For Second Successive Year • The city of Udaipur has once again in 2018 been ranked among the World‘s Best Cities by Travel + Leisure • The top 2 cities are both in Mexico: San Miguel de Allende and Oaxaca • Udaipur is Known as both the City of Lakes and the Venice of the East

News @9 Jana Small Finance Bank Begins Banking Operations

• Jana Small Finance Bank, former MFI – Janalakshmi Financial Services, officially launched its commercial banking operations. • The transition from a micro-finance company to a bank is set to enable more than 45 lakh existing loan customersunder MFI to come into the banking ecosystem by the end of 2018.

News @9 7 New Medal Events Added To Beijing Winter Games 2022 • The International Olympic Committee has added seven events to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, creating a program of 109 gold medals. • The IOC says its executive board approved women’s monobob, Big Air freestyle skiing for men and women, plus mixed team events in short track speed skating, ski jumping, ski aerials and snowboard cross.

News @9 Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (Second Amendment) Bill, 2017 • Bill to amend the Right to Education (RTE) Act to abolish the 'no detention policy' in schools was passed in the Lok Sabha • It is upto discretion of the states whether to continue with no detention or not • Under the current provisions of the RTE Act, no student can be detained till class 8 and all students are promoted to the next grade • In case, child fails class 5, class 8 examinations, he will be given additional instruction and opportunity for a re-examination (within two months from the declaration of the result). • If child fails again in re-examination, he may be held back in class 5, class 8, or in both classes.

News @9 State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017

• Parliament passes State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill, 2017 to merge six subsidiary banks with State Bank of India after it was approved by Rajya Sabha • The bill repeals two Acts namely- State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act, 1959, and State Bank of Hyderabad Act, 1956 • By repealing these two acts, five subsidiary banks will be merged with SBI. T

News @9 Headlines • TN government sets up 24-hour helpline for inter-caste couples • Turkey lifts state of emergency after 2 years • Indian Air Force To Join ‗Pitch Black‘ Warfare Exercise In Australia • Swaraj Hosted 10th Edition Of 2 Day Delhi Dialogue In New Delhi • Chhattisgarh Launches ‗Abhar Aapki Sewa Ka‘ App For Pensioners • RBI To Issue New Design Rs 100 Denomination Banknote • Two Plus Two Dialogue Between India And US To Be Held In New Delhi • India Fastest Growing Economy In Asia; On Track To Meet FY18 Target: ADB • President Gives Nod To Assam's Anti-Witch Hunting Bill • JK Rowling To Release Next Book 'Lethal White' • Newest phase in Earth‘s history named after Meghalaya rock • Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill

News @9 TN government sets up 24-hour helpline for inter- caste couples • 24-hour helpline has been set up to investigate issues faced by inter- caste couples and offer them necessary assistance and protection • A special cell has been formed in all districts and cities in the state, comprising district-level officers such as superintendent of police and deputy commissioner of police at the city level, to receive complaints of harassment and threat to inter-caste couples.

News @9 Turkey lifts state of emergency after 2 years • In Turkey, the state of emergency came to an end on July 19, 2018 • The emergency was imposed in the country after a failed coup two years ago. • President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared emergency on July 20, 2016, five days after warplanes bombed Ankara and clashes broke out in Istanbul

News @9 Indian Air Force To Join ‗Pitch Black‘ Warfare Exercise In Australia • The Indian Air Force (IAF) is participating in the multinational ―Pitch Black‖ warfare exercise in Australia. • The IAF contingent is led by Group Captain CUV Rao • Pitch Black is hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and will see eight other nations participating with over 100 aircraft.

News @9 Swaraj Hosted 10th Edition Of 2 Day Delhi Dialogue In New Delhi • The External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj hosted the 10th edition of the Delhi Dialogue (DD X) in the national capital, New Delhi. The theme of this year‘s DD X is ―Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation.‖ • DD X is being organised in partnership with the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)

News @9 Chhattisgarh Launches „Abhar Aapki Sewa Ka‟ App For Pensioners • The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Dr. Raman Singh has launched an online portal and mobile app called ‗Aabhaar-Aapki seva ka‘ by the online pension management system for the pensioners of the state • Through this app and the website, 80,000 pensioners of the state will now get all the information related to pension and payment online • The app has been launched to provide transparency in the pension facility

News @9 RBI To Issue New Design Rs 100 Denomination Banknote • The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue Rs 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, • The new denomination notes will be lavender colour bearing the motif of ‗Rani Ki Vav‘, which depicts India‘s cultural heritage. • Rani ki vav is an intricately constructed stepwell situated in the town of Patan in Gujarat, India • It is located on the banks of Saraswati River

News @9 Two Plus Two Dialogue Between India And US To Be Held In New Delhi • The US State Department has announced that the inaugural ‗two-plus-two dialogue‘ between India and the United States will be held in New Delhi • The Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis will travel to India for the dialogue with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman • India and US will discuss strengthening of strategic, security and defence cooperation as both the nations jointly address challenges in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond

News @9 India Fastest Growing Economy In Asia; On Track To Meet FY18 Target: ADB • 7.3 per cent growth rate in 2018-19 and 7.6 percent in 2019- 20 • The growth in India will be driven by increased public spending, higher capacity utilisation rate and uptick in private investment

News @9 President Gives Nod To Assam's Anti-Witch Hunting Bill • President Ram Nath Kovind has approved the Assam Witch Hunting (Prohibition, Prevention and Protection) Bill 2015, • The Act, aimed at eliminating the superstition from the society, imposes a punishment of up to seven years and a fine of up to Rs. 5 lakh.

News @9 JK Rowling To Release Next Book 'Lethal White'

• JK Rowling will come out with the fourth novel titled 'Lethal White‘

News @9 Newest phase in Earth‟s history named after Meghalaya rock • Scientists have created a new phase in Earth‘s geological history and named it Meghalayan, after a stalagmite from a cave in the Indian state of Meghalaya that helped define climatic events 4,200 years ago, marking the beginning of the phase that continues till today • It is part of a longer period known as the Holocene Epoch, which reflects everything that has happened over the past 11,700 years • Evidence of the climatic event has been found in sediments on all seven continents, including those from Meghalaya.

News @9 Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill

• The Bill aims to curb the practice of evading the criminal prosecution by the economic offenders who flee from the country to stay out of the jurisdiction of Indian courts. • The Bill will give the right to the government to confiscate the property of such economic offenders in India and abroad • The Bill defines the economic offenders as those against whom a legal warrant has been issued, but they refuse to adhere to the summons of the legal authorities. • The law balances itself with a provision that allows the accused to file an appeal in the High Court to state their case

News @9 Headlines • India To Build 2,000 Kms Of International Roads By 2022 • Andra CM Launches E-Pragati Portal • West Bengal To Launch Ayushman Bharat Under Joint Banner • India, Japan Hold 4th Round Of Maritime Affairs Dialogue • 4th BIMSTEC Summit To Be Held In Kathmandu • Myanmar Joins International Solar Alliance • Facebook Plans To Launch Satellite „Athena‟ In 2019 • Renowned Poet Gopal Das Neeraj Passes Away

News @9 India To Build 2,000 Kms Of International Roads By 2022 • The government is planning to build 1,911 kilometres of international connectivity roads over the five year period ending 2022 under its flagship Bharatmala scheme. बायत सयकाय को 2022 तक सागय भारा मोजना के तहत 1911 km अॊतयाषष्ट्रीम सड़क फनानी है • It is also planning to 3,319 kms of border roads इसी के साथ सीभा ऺेत्रो भᴂ 3319 km सड़क फनामीॊ जाएगी • It is planned to build with an outlay of Rs 25,000 crore over a period of five years i.e. from 2017-18 to 2021-22 in phased manner इसके सरए 25,000 कयोड़ का प्रावधान 2017-18 to 2021-22 के सरए यखा गमा है

News @9 Andra CM Launches E-Pragati Portal • The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has launched a e-Pragati project, a digital platform for governance in the state. आन्रा के भ ख्मभॊत्री एन. चॊरफाफू नामडू ने या煍म भᴂ प्रशासन के सरए इ- प्रगनत नाभ से डडस्जटर तरेटपाभष जायी ककमा है • Achieve digitalisation in the state and bring transparency in governance and it will work through cloud management या煍म भᴂ ऩायदसशतष ा इसका भ ख्मा उ饍देश्म है, मह क्राउड प्रफॊधन 饍वाया कामष कयेगा

News @9 West Bengal To Launch Ayushman Bharat Under Joint Banner • The West Bengal government has signed an agreement to implement the Centre’s health insurance scheme under the joint banner “Ayushman Bharat – Swasthya Sathi”. ऩस्श्चभ फॊगार सयकाय ने कᴂ र सयकाय की आम ष्ट्भान बायत मोजना के सरए कयाय ककमा है, मोजना को “आमष्ट् भान बायत-ववाव्म साथी ” • 11 Million family covered under project , they got 5 lakh health insurance

News @9 India, Japan Hold 4th Round Of Maritime Affairs Dialogue • The 4th Round of the India-Japan Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in New Delhi. • The two sides exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest including the Indo-Pacific Region, maritime security, cooperation in Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR), Search and Rescue (SAR) and discussed ways and means of further strengthening the bilateral cooperation in these areas.

News @9 4th BIMSTEC Summit To Be Held In Kathmandu

• Next BIMSTEC summit held in Kathmandu on 30 and 31st August बफम्सटेक की अगरी फैठक 30 औय 31 अगवत को आमोस्जत की जाएगी • The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has as members seven nations of South Asia and Southeast Asia — Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, and Nepal. • फॊगार की खाड़ी फह -ऺेत्रीम तकनीकी औय आधथषक सहमोग उऩक्रभ के सदवम Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bhutan, and Nepal है

News @9 Myanmar Joins International Solar Alliance

• Myanmar has joined the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming the 68th member of the grouping that is aiming at optimum utilisation of solar energy म्माॊभाय ने बायत 饍वाया श 셂 ककमे गए अतॊ याषष्ट्रीम सौय सगॊ ठन के 68 वे सदवम के 셂ऩ भᴂ शासभर ह वा है • The ISA was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then French President Francois Hollande at the Paris climate summit in 2015 • ISA को प्रधानभॊत्री भोदी औय फ्ाॊस के याष्ट्रऩनत फ्ाॊससस होरॊद ने 2015 के ऩेरयस जरवाम सभझौते भᴂ श 셂 ककमा था

News @9 Facebook Plans To Launch Satellite „Athena‟ In 2019 • Facebook is working on launching Athena, its own Internet satellite, early in 2019 पे सफ क 2019 की श셁 आत भे इन्टयनेट स ववधा प्रदान कयने के सरए एथेना नभक उऩग्रह प्रऺेवऩत कयेगा • The project is designed to “efficiently provide broadband access to unserved and underserved areas throughout the world,”

News @9 Renowned Poet Gopal Das Neeraj Passes Away

• The Famous Hindi poet Gopal Das Neeraj has passed away भशहूय कवी गोऩार दास नीयज का ननधन हो गमा • He won 3 Filmfare awards He was conferred with Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2007 उन्हⴂने ३ कप쥍भ पेमय सम्भान, ऩ饍भ श्री1991 भᴂ औय ऩ饍भ बषू ण 200७

News @9 Headlines • Government sets up high level committee to check mob lynching • Sunil Chhetri wins 2017 AIFF player of the year award • Haryana government to set up cultural centre in Gurgaon • Mohit smashes decathlon U18 national record • Danushka Gunathilaka Suspended From All International Cricket by SLC • PM Modi Begins On 3-Nation Visit To Rwanda, Uganda, And South Africa • NABARD Launched Centre For Climate Change In Lucknow • Decisions In 28th Meeting Of GST Council • Federal Bank Gets RBI Nod To Enter Bahrain, Kuwait, Singapore • Kerala Tops The List As Best-Governed State In India • Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Mascot Named Someity • India Bags 8 Medals Including Two Gold At Jr Asian Wrestling Ch’ship • Regional Rail Training Institute inaugurated at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh

News @9 Government sets up high level committee to check mob lynching • The Union Government has set up a high-level committee headed by Union Home Secretary to check mob lynching बीड़ 饍वाया की जाने वारी हत्मा की जाॊच के सरए के न्रीम गहृ सधचव की अध्मऺता भᴂ ससभनत गहठत की है • The committee will be required to submit its recommendations to the Government within four weeks ससभनत 4 सतताह के बीतय अऩनी रयऩोटष प्रवत त कयेगी • Government has further decided to constitute a Group of Ministers headed by the Union Home Minister to consider the recommendations of the high level committee ऩश्चात ् सयकाय गहृ भॊत्री की अध्मऺता भᴂ ससभनत फनाकय ससभनत की रयऩोटष की अन शॊषा ऩय ववचाय कयेगी • The Group of Ministers will submit their recommendations to the Prime Minister

News @9 Sunil Chhetri wins 2017 AIFF player of the year award

• Indian national football team’s captain Sunil Chhetri was named as the 2017 All India Football Federation (AIFF) Player of the Year • Kamala Devi was adjudged the 2017 AIFF woman Player of the Year • Anirudh Thapa- Emerging player of the year • E Panthoi was named as the 2017 woman Emerging Player of the Year.

News @9 Haryana government to set up cultural centre in Gurgaon

• The Haryana government has decided to set up a cultural centre worth about Rs 184 crore over 10 acres of land in Gurgaon हयमाणा सयकाय ने ग्रग्र ाभ भᴂ 184 कयोड़ की रागत से 10 एकड़ भᴂ करा कᴂ र वथावऩत कयने की घोषणा की है

News @9 Mohit smashes decathlon U18 national record • Haryana athlete Mohit Kumar scripted a new youth national record in the men's decathlon in 15th National Youth Athletics Championships in Vadodara हरयमाना के ख़खराडी भोहहत क भाय ने decethlon भᴂ नमा कीनतभष ान 15 वी याष्ट्रीम म वा एथरीट के दौयान फनामा • Mohit tallied 6707 points at the end of the ten events to erase the old mark of 6618 points set by A Sangwan in 2017

News @9 Danushka Gunathilaka Suspended From All International Cricket by SLC • Sri Lanka batsman Danushka Gunathilaka has been suspended from all forms of international cricket by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC

News @9 PM Modi Begins On 3-Nation Visit To Rwanda, Uganda, And South Africa • The visit to Africa comes ahead of the 10th BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in Johannesburg दक्षऺण अफ्ीका भᴂ 10 वे बब्रक्स सम्भरेन भᴂ बाग रᴂगे • In Rwanda, he will be gifting 200 cows to the Rwandan President Paul Kagame to support his flagship ‘Girinka’ programme यवाॊडा भᴂ सयकाय 饍वाया चराई जा यही ‘धगरयनका ’ मोजना के सरए 200 गामे तोहपे भᴂ दᴂगे • In Uganda, Two lines of credit worth USD 164 million will be extended.

News @9 NABARD Launched Centre For Climate Change In Lucknow

• The Centre for Climate Change, set up in Lucknow, would help Nabard in enhancing its capacity building efforts manifold. • जरवाम ऩरयवतनष ऩय अन सन्धान के सरए रखनऊ भᴂ नाफाड ष ने के न्रीम जरवाम ऩरयवतनष ससॊ थान वथावऩत ककमा

News @9 28th Meeting Of GST Council • GST on sanitary pads was cut from 12% to zero • Rakhis were exempted from the tax • Small televisions, washing machines, fridges and kitchen appliances such as mixers and juicers have their tax rates slashed from 28% to 18%. • GST on handbags, jewellery box, wooden box for paintings, artware of glass, stone endeavour, ornamental framed mirrors and handmade lamps were reduced to 12%. •

News @9 Federal Bank Gets RBI Nod To Enter Bahrain, Kuwait, Singapore • The South-based private sector lender Federal Bank has received the regulatory nod to open offices in Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore • The South-based private sector lender Federal Bank has received the regulatory nod to open offices in Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore

News @9 Kerala Tops The List As Best-Governed State In India • According to the Public Affairs Index 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC) Kerala became the best governed state of India • Followed by Tamilnadu • Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar ranked the lowest on the PAI

News @9 Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Mascot Named Someity • The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot‘s name was revealed as Someity ( cherry blossom variety)

News @9 India Bags 8 Medals Including Two Gold At Jr Asian Wrestling Ch’ship • India has won 8 medals in the Junior Asian Wrestling Championship which concluded in New Delhi. • The medals comprised 2 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze. • Sachin Rathi won the gold after winning the bout in the 74 kilogram category • Deepak Punia then won the gold in the 86 kilogram category. • Suraj Rajkumar Kokate won a bronze in the 61 kilogram category • Mohit won bronze in the 125 kilogram category • Iran with 189 points topped the team championship. • India with 173 points finished second • Uzbekistan with 128 points came third.

News @9 Regional Rail Training Institute inaugurated at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh • Indian Railways inaugurated Regional Rail Training Institute (RRTI) at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh in a bid to strengthen expertise and capabilities of the employee of Nort Eastern railway • It will provide modern training facilities to the railway employees and would enhance their efficiency

News @9 Headlines • Ramachandra Guha pens 'the most ambitious book' on Gandhi • Maternal mortality, infant mortality rates sharply decline • Pakistan gets its first woman Chief Justice of High Court • Bihar starts online transfer of diesel subsidy to farmers • Iran becomes India‟s second-biggest oil supplier, ahead of Saudi Arabia • Govt slashes minimum yearly deposit for Sukanya Samiriddhi Yojana account to Rs.250: • Govt selects 734 athletes for Khelo-India scholarships: • Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 • First-ever tribal atlas of Odisha released

News @9 Ramachandra Guha pens 'the most ambitious book' on Gandhi • Writer of famous book India After Gandhi and India before Gandhi, Guha launched Gandhi: the years that changed the world (1914- 1948)" • The book will also include new readings of his arguments with B.R. Ambedkar, Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Subhas Chandra Bose, among others.

News @9 Maternal mortality, infant mortality rates sharply decline • The maternal mortality rate has come down from 167 per lakh births between 2011 and 2013 to 130 between 2014 and 2016 • The infant mortality rate has also come down from 160 to 130 per one thousand births during the same period • By the year 2025, the maternal mortality rate is likely to come down to 70 per one lakh.

News @9 Pakistan gets its first woman Chief Justice of High Court • Justice Tahira Safdar was named as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar • Justice Safdar had made history in 1982 when she became the first woman civil judge in Balochistan.

News @9 Bihar starts online transfer of diesel subsidy to farmers • Registered farmers would now directly get payment of diesel subsidy into their bank accounts • Farmers will be registered for once in order to avail the benefits of other schemes.

News @9 Iran becomes India‟s second-biggest oil supplier, ahead of Saudi Arabia: • Iran was the second-biggest oil supplier to Indian state refiners between April and June, replacing Saudi Arabia as companies took advantage of steeper discounts offered by Tehran. • India, Iran’s top oil client after China, shipped in 5.67 million tonnes or about 457,000 barrels per day of oil from the country in the first three months of this fiscal year

News @9 Govt slashes minimum yearly deposit for Sukanya Samiriddhi Yojana account to Rs.250: • The government has slashed the minimum annual deposit requirement for accounts under the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana to Rs 250 from Rs 1,000 – a move that will enable more number of people to take advantage of the girl child savings scheme. • Under the scheme, a parent or legal guardian can open an account in the name of the girl child until she attains the age of ten years.

News @9 Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 • The bill amends Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to primarily address issues of dishonor of cheques and deal with unnecessary delay in disposal of such cases. • Interim compensation • Compensation of 20% of Penalty, if court ordered

News @9 First-ever tribal atlas of Odisha released • It is claimed to be first-of-its-kind tribal compilation in the country • key demographic indicators like literacy, sex ratio and education. It also showcases tribal art, culture, dialects and much more in about 60 map format • As per Census 2011, Odisha has second highest tribal population in the country after Madhya Pradesh

News @9 Headlines • „Bijli Mitra‟ Mobile App For Replacement Of Transformers In Rajasthan • Modi Govt Re-Introduces Medini Puraskar Yojna For Writings About Green Issues • 1st Meeting Of India-Bangladesh Joint Committee On Border Haats Concludes • India Extends $200 M Line Of Credit To Rwanda • Global Slavery Index • Olympic Medalists To Now Receive Rs 20,000 Pension Per Month • Mars to make closest approach to Earth in 15 years • Global Disability Summit 2018, London • Parliament passes Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018

News @9 „Bijli Mitra‟ Mobile App For Replacement Of Transformers In Rajasthan • The farmers in Rajasthan will soon have the ease to get their defunct transformers replaced within six hours of registering a complaint through a mobile app. • The scheme was being launched on a pilot basis from Jhalawara.

News @9 Modi Govt Re-Introduces Medini Puraskar Yojna For Writings About Green Issues • The environment ministry has decided to re-introduce a scheme for awarding Indian authors for their original work in Hindi on subjects related to environment including pollution and climate change • Rs one lakh will be given as first prize, Rs 75,000 as second prize and Rs 50,000 as third prize. There will also be a consolation prize of Rs 25,000.

News @9 1st Meeting Of India-Bangladesh Joint Committee On Border Haats Concludes • The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats concluded in Agartala, Tripura. • Both the countries agreed to set up six new Border Haats with an aim to increase the trade between the two countries before March, 2019.

News @9 India Extends $200 M Line Of Credit To Rwanda

• India has extended $200 million line of credit to Rwanda for its economic development. • Two LOC (Line of Credit) agreements – one for USD 100 million for development of Industrial Parks and expansion of Kigali Special Economic Zones and the other for for Agriculture irrigation scheme in Rwanda worth USD 100 million were signed

News @9 Global Slavery Index • A global survey by human rights group Walk Free Foundation (WFF) has announced that India is home to 8 million slaves among its wopping population of 1.3 billion • The other four nations with the highest number of slaves are China, Pakistan, North Korea and Nigeria, making up 60 per cent of the global figures, according to WFF

News @9 Olympic Medalists To Now Receive Rs 20,000 Pension Per Month • An Olympic medallist is now entitled to a pension of Rs 20,000 per month with the Sports Ministry doubling the amount following a revision in its pension policy • A gold medallist in a World Cup or at the Asian Games will get Rs 16,000, a silver medallist Rs 14000 and a bronze medal winner will get Rs 12,000.

News @9 Mars to make closest approach to Earth in 15 years

• The red planet, Mars will make the closest approach to Earth in the last fifteen years on July 31, 2018. On that day, the two planets will be just 57.6 million kilometres apart

News @9 Global Disability Summit 2018, London

• Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment 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

News @9 Parliament passes Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 • Punishment for bribe-taking enhanced: Minimum punishment of 3 yrs, extendable up to 7 yrs with fine; from the earlier 6 months, with extension up to 3 yrs • Gifts criminalised: Gifts received for established undue advantage/mala-fide motive are now considered an act of corruption.

News @9 News @9 Headlines • Odisha Government Launches „Green Mahanadi Mission‟ • „Safeguarding The Intangible Cultural Heritage And Diverse Cultural Traditions Of India‟ Scheme • SpaceX launched heaviest satellite ever • Muhammed Anas Yahiya Breaks Own National Record In 400m • First lake of liquid water is discovered on Mars • Invest India, Business France Sign MoU To Promote Investment •

News @9 Odisha Government Launches ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’

• A plantation(ऩौधायौऩण) drive under which 2 crore saplings will be planted along the Mahanadi river, Tel and Ib rivers • The aim of this programme is to protect the Mahanadi and keep it alive.

News @9 ‘Safeguarding The Intangible Cultural Heritage And Diverse Cultural Traditions Of India’ Scheme • The Scheme titled „Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India‟ is being implemented by the Ministry of Culture मोजना का उ饍देश्म “अवऩश्ृ म करा धयोहय औय बायत के करा ऩयॊऩया को सॊयक्षऺत” कयना है, मोजना करा एवॊभ सवॊ कृ नत भत्रॊ ारम 饍वाया श 셂 की गमी • It will be helpful for strengthening, protecting, preserving and promoting the rich intangible cultural heritage of India इससे बायतीम करा को सभ饍ृ ध, सयॊ क्षऺत कयने भᴂ भदत सभरेगी • The grant would be released in three installments – 50% in advance, 25% as 2nd installment after appraisal and balance 25% after completion of the project

News @9 SpaceX launched heaviest satellite ever • The SpaceX has successfully launched communications satellite Telstar 19 VANTAGE to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). • The satellite weights over 7000 kg.

News @9 Muhammed Anas Yahiya Breaks Own National Record In 400m • He broke his own national record to win the 400 metres race at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet in Czech Republic. • The Anas set a time of 45.24 seconds to break his own record of 45.31 seconds.

News @9 First lake of liquid water is discovered on Mars

• A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars • It is the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet • Mars is now cold, barren and dry but used to be warm and wet • It is believed that the planet was home to plenty of liquid water and lakes at least 3.6 billion years ago.

News @9 West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename State as „Bangla‟ • The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to rename the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi • The move is aimed at climbing the alphabetical sequence of State names in which West Bengal appears last in the list now • The State will have to wait for the nod from the Union Home Ministry for the final approval of the resolution

News @9 Invest India, Business France Sign MoU To Promote Investment • The Invest India and Business France have signed an MoU to promote investment facilitation and cooperationbetween startups of the two countries. Business France is a French Government agency.

News @9 Headlines • Odisha Government Launches „Green Mahanadi Mission‟ • „Safeguarding The Intangible Cultural Heritage And Diverse Cultural Traditions Of India‟ Scheme • SpaceX launched heaviest satellite ever • Muhammed Anas Yahiya Breaks Own National Record In 400m • First lake of liquid water is discovered on Mars • Invest India, Business France Sign MoU To Promote Investment •

News @9 Odisha Government Launches ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’

• A plantation(ऩौधायौऩण) drive under which 2 crore saplings will be planted along the Mahanadi river, Tel and Ib rivers • The aim of this programme is to protect the Mahanadi and keep it alive.

News @9 ‘Safeguarding The Intangible Cultural Heritage And Diverse Cultural Traditions Of India’ Scheme • The Scheme titled „Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India‟ is being implemented by the Ministry of Culture मोजना का उ饍देश्म “अवऩश्ृ म करा धयोहय औय बायत के करा ऩयॊऩया को सॊयक्षऺत” कयना है, मोजना करा एवॊभ सवॊ कृ नत भत्रॊ ारम 饍वाया श 셂 की गमी • It will be helpful for strengthening, protecting, preserving and promoting the rich intangible cultural heritage of India इससे बायतीम करा को सभ饍ृ ध, सयॊ क्षऺत कयने भᴂ भदत सभरेगी • The grant would be released in three installments – 50% in advance, 25% as 2nd installment after appraisal and balance 25% after completion of the project

News @9 SpaceX launched heaviest satellite ever • The SpaceX has successfully launched communications satellite Telstar 19 VANTAGE to a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). • The satellite weights over 7000 kg.

News @9 Muhammed Anas Yahiya Breaks Own National Record In 400m • He broke his own national record to win the 400 metres race at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet in Czech Republic. • The Anas set a time of 45.24 seconds to break his own record of 45.31 seconds.

News @9 First lake of liquid water is discovered on Mars

• A massive underground lake has been detected for the first time on Mars • It is the largest body of liquid water ever found on the Red Planet • Mars is now cold, barren and dry but used to be warm and wet • It is believed that the planet was home to plenty of liquid water and lakes at least 3.6 billion years ago.

News @9 West Bengal Assembly passes resolution to rename State as „Bangla‟ • The West Bengal Assembly passed a resolution to rename the State as ‘Bangla’ in three languages — Bengali, English and Hindi • The move is aimed at climbing the alphabetical sequence of State names in which West Bengal appears last in the list now • The State will have to wait for the nod from the Union Home Ministry for the final approval of the resolution

News @9 Invest India, Business France Sign MoU To Promote Investment • The Invest India and Business France have signed an MoU to promote investment facilitation and cooperationbetween startups of the two countries. Business France is a French Government agency.

News @9 Headlines • International Children’s Film Festival Inaugurated In Kolkata • Innovate India Platform’ • Imran Set To Be Next Pakistan Prime Minister • Cochin International Airport Ltd Wins UN’s Highest Environmental Honour • BRICS 2018 • Lok Sabha passes Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018

News @9 International Children’s Film Festival Inaugurated In Kolkata • The West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi has inaugurated the 18th International Children‘s Film Festival in which 36 films from 17 countries would be screened. • The festival was being organised by Cine Central, one of the oldest cine clubs of the country in collaboration with the UNICEF.

News @9 Innovate India Platform’ • The NITI Aayog‘s Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov platform jointly launched the ‗#InnovateIndia Platform‘, collaboration between both the platforms • Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) is Union Government‘s flagship initiative to promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the country. MyGov is a web platform that was created to facilitate citizen engagement in good governance.

News @9 Imran Set To Be Next Pakistan Prime Minister

• Pakistan‘s cricket legend Imran Khan has declared victory in a divisive general election. • He announced that he was ready to lead the nuclear-armed country. • With 48 percent of the total vote counted, Khan‘s PTI was listed by the ECP in its provisional results as leading in 113 of 272 contested National Assembly constituencies

News @9 Cochin International Airport Ltd Wins UN’s Highest Environmental Honour • The Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has bagged the ‗Champion of Earth Prize -2018‘, the highest environmental honour instituted by the United Nations (UN) • Using solar energy, which made CIAL the world‘s first fully solar-powered airport.

News @9 Bharat Vatwani, Sonam Wangchuk Among 2018 Ramon Magsaysay Award Winners • Two Indians, Bharat Vatwani and Sonam Wangchuk, are among six who have been declared winners of this year‘s Ramon Magsaysay Award • Bharat Vatwani: He is a psychiatrist who works for mentally- ill people living on the streets in Mumbai • Sonam Wangchuk: He is educational reformer from Ladakh. In 1988, he had founded Students‘ Education and Cultural Movement of Ladakh to coach poor Ladakhi student • It was established in 1957 by trustees of the New York City based Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Philippine government in the memory of Philippines’ third President Ramon Magsasay

News @9 BRICS 2018 • 10th BRICS Summit concluded in Johannesburg • After completion Johannesburg Declaration Announced • Last time in 2013 S.Africa hosting the summit

News @9 Lok Sabha passes Trafficking of Persons Bill, 2018

• The Lok Sabha passed the Trafficking of Persons (Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018 • रोकसबा ने भानव तवकयी योकने तथा ऩीडड़तⴂ के ऩ नवाषस सफॊ ॊधी भानव तवकयी (ननवायण, सयॊ ऺण औय ऩ नवाषस) ववधेमक, 2018 को को ध्वननभत से ऩारयत कय हदमा • The Bill provides for the prevention rescue and rehabilitation of trafficked persons and seeks to establish a National Anti-Trafficking Bureau to investigate trafficking cases

News @9 Headlines • Andhra Government Launches Gandiva Project • Parliament Passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 • IRDAI Forms Panel To Review 3rd Party Motor Cover Costs • GOI Launched Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme • Karnataka Tops In Renewable Energy: IEEFA Report • Indian Women‟s Compound Archery Team Reaches World Rank 1 • Blood moon 2018: world witnessed longest lunar eclipse of the century

News @9 Andhra Government Launches Gandiva Project

• The Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has launched the ‗Project Gandiva‘ and laid the foundation stone for ‗Amaravati International Sports Complex‘ at Vidyadharapuram. • The ‗Project Gandiva‘ is aimed at identifying talent at a young age in Andhra Pradesh. • The sports complex that includes a world-class stadium is estimated to cost Rs. 60 crore

News @9 Parliament Passes Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018

• सॊसद ने आधथषक बगोड़ा अऩयाध अधधननमभ २०१८ ऩारयत ककमा • The bill will empower the government to seize both local and overseas assets of alleged offenders who do not wish to return to India to stand trial even after arrest warrants are issued against them • The Finance Minister said that special courts will be set up for trials which will deal with cases that involve more than 100 crore rupees each in a fast-track manner •

News @9 IRDAI Forms Panel To Review 3rd Party Motor Cover Costs

• The Insurance regulator IRDAI has constituted a 16-member committee to examine motor third party insurancepricing aspects and make recommendations on the premium rates for 2019-20. • The IRDAI Member – Non Life P.J. Joseph has been made as the chairman of the committee.

News @9 GOI Launched Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme

• Technical support to the respective governments on issues related to women will be provided. • District Level Centre for Women (DLCW) has also been envisaged for 640 districts to be covered in phased manner. • Iimplemented with cost sharing ratio of 60:40 between centre and states

News @9 Karnataka Tops In Renewable Energy: IEEFA Report

• The Institute For Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has released a report in which it was revealed that Karnataka is the leading state for generating renewable energy. • Karnataka has a total installed capacity of 12.3 gigawatts as of March 2018 • Added 5 GW of renewable energy in 2017-18 alone.

News @9 Indian Women’s Compound Archery Team Reaches World Rank 1 • The Indian women’s compound archery team created history by scaling to the top of the world rankings in the recently published chart. •

News @9 BLOOD MOON 2018: WORLD WITNESSED LONGEST LUNAR ECLIPSE OF THE CENTURY • Blood Moon or Total Lunar Eclipse, a rare celestial event, is considered to be the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century which lasted beyond 100 minutes.

News @9 Headlines • PM Modi launches projects worth 60,000 cr in Lucknow • Shri J P Nadda Launches National Viral Hepatitis Control Program by 2030 • Annual Unified Commanders’ Conference to be held in New Delhi: • International Tiger Day 2018: • Bajrang Punia wins 2nd consecutive international gold at Yasar Dogu International • Meghalaya Milk Mission Launched in Shillong • Final Draft Of NRC Released By Assam

News @9 PM Modi launches projects worth 60,000 cr in Lucknow

• The ceremony was held to implement 81 of over 1,000 MoUs signed at the Uttar Pradesh Investors’ Summit organised earlier this year • The projects are expected to create over 2 lakh jobs • He had attended the concluding session of the two-day ‘Transforming Urban Landscape’convention • The event marked the third anniversary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban); the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation of Urban Transfornation (AMRUT); and the Smart Cities Mission

News @9 National Viral Hepatitis Control Program by 2030

• Shri J P Nadda Launches National Viral Hepatitis Control Program which is strongly committed towards eliminating Viral Hepatitis by 2030 • He also released the Operational Guidelines for National Viral Hepatitis Control Program, National Laboratory Guidelines for Viral Hepatitis Testing and National Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Viral Hepatitis

News @9 Annual Unified Commanders’ Conference to be held in New Delhi • A two-day Unified Commanders’ Conference will begin in New Delhi to review external security challenges as well as the country’s preparedness. • The conference will be attended by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, the Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force among others.

News @9 International Tiger Day 2018:

• July 29 is celebrated as the Global Tiger Day to raise awareness about the endangered big cats • It is an annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation. It was created in 2010 at the Saint Petersburg Tiger Summit. • It was created when 13 countries came together in 2009 and pledged to double the world‘s Tiger population by 2022 — the next “Year of the Tiger” on the Asian lunar calendar.

News @9 Bajrang Punia wins 2nd consecutive international gold at Yasar Dogu International: • In Wrestling, Bajrang Punia has won his second consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey. • Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event.

News @9 Meghalaya Milk Mission Launched in Shillong • The mission will facilitate in achieving the Centre’s goal of doubling farmer’s income by 2022 through the promotion of milk business in the state • The amount sanctioned for the project is of Rs 215 crores through National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC)

News @9 Bajrang Punia wins 2nd consecutive international gold at Yasar Dogu International: • In Wrestling, Bajrang Punia has won his second consecutive international gold while Sandeep Tomar had to be content with a silver medal at the Yasar Dogu International in Istanbul, Turkey. • Indian wrestlers returned with 10 medals, including seven by women, from the ranking event.

News @9 Final Draft Of NRC Released By Assam • Assam released the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), seven months after it released the first draft on 1 January 2018, which included 1.9 crore names out of a total applicant pool of 3.29 crore. The recently released list, however, left our 40.07 lakh people wherein 2.89 crore people were found eligible out of 3.29 crore applicants. What is the NRC? • The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is the list of Indian citizens of Assam. It was prepared in 1951, following the census of 1951 • The legacy data is the collective list of the NRC data of 1951 and the electoral rolls up to midnight of 24 March 1971. • Proving linkage with the person whose name appears in the legacy data.

News @9 Headlines • Chhattisgarh CM, Kangana Ranaut launch smartphone distribution scheme: • First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit begins in Kathmandu: • 3rd BRICS Film Festival Concluded Durban, South Africa: • Mohun Bagan Ratna for former India defender Pradip Chowdhury: • Government launches free software for editing text on scanned images •

News @9 Chhattisgarh CM, Kangana Ranaut launch smartphone distribution scheme: • Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, along with Kangana Ranaut, launched a smartphone distribution scheme, ‘Mobile Tihar’, under the Sanchar Kranti Yojna (SKY) • The scheme is for distribution of smartphone to women and students, covering over 50 Lakh beneficiaries

News @9 First Nepal-India Think Tank Summit begins in Kathmandu

• The first Nepal-India Think Tank Summit started in Kathmandu on to foster greater collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the think tanks of the two countries. • Strengthen bilateral relations between India and Nepal through multi-faceted collaboration among think-tanks in both the countries • Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-chairman of ruling Communist Party of Nepal,Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda is scheduled to inaugurate the summit. •

News @9 3rd BRICS Film Festival Concluded Durban, South Africa:

• The 3rd BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, South Africa, along with the International Durban Film Festival (DIFF). • The last day of the festival (27th July) was celebrated as India Country Day, followed by Awards and Closing Ceremony

News @9 Mohun Bagan Ratna for former India defender Pradip Chowdhury: • Pradip Choudhury conferred the Mohun Bagan Ratna 2018 at the annual day of the 129-year-old club • Shilton Paul was given the Best Footballer for the Year award

News @9 Gopalkrishna Gandhi to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award • Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been selected for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill.

News @9 Government launches free software for editing text on scanned images • The Union IT ministry on July 31, 2018 launched a desktop software e-Aksharayan to enable editing of text printed on scanned documents. • The software can be downloaded for free from its website. • It will convert scanned printed Indian language documents into a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding.

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