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Current Affairs 01 July to 31 July 2017 NATIONAL Topic Page No Current Affairs 01 July to 31 July 2017 NATIONAL Topic Page No. BSF and NSDC sign MoU on Skill Development 8 – 8 Supreme Court allows two broke firms to settle dispute 8 – 9 Gaming: a question of skill 9 - 10 Privacy is a fundamental but wholly qualified right: Centre 10 - 10 Cabinet clears minimum wage code bill 10 - 11 Transfer unclaimed accruals to fund: IRDA 11 – 11 The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2016 12 - 12 The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha 12 – 13 Rajnath Singh chairs meeting of Island Development Agency 13 – 13 Supreme Court to rethink on a few Lodha ‘reforms’ 13 – 14 Central Road Fund (Amendment) Bill, 2017 introduced in Lok Sabha 14 – 15 Govt considering new agency to keep check on chartered accountants 15 – 15 MPC members to get Rs. 1.5 lakh per meet, must disclose assets 16– 17 Government plans ‘I stand by my country’ campaign 17 – 17 Government mulls insurance cover for digital transaction frauds 17 – 18 Ram Nath Kovind elected as the 14th President of India 18 – 19 BharatNet deadline pushed to March 2019 19 – 19 Cabinet nod for IWAI bond issue 19 – 20 Private members’ Bill on mob violence 20 – 20 Ministry, NITI Aayog moot privatisation of select services in district hospitals 20 – 21 Supreme Court allows Centre to replace MCI oversight committee 21 – 21 Cabinet approves revision of Indian Community Welfare Fund guidelines 21 – 22 Centre seeks debate in SC on J&K special status 22 – 23 Govt. clears three export infra plans 23 – 24 Panel to study benefits of cow derivatives 24 – 24 MSDE celebrates Second Anniversary of Skill India Mission 24 – 25 Directorate set up under CBEC for data analytics and nabbing evaders 25 – 26 Centre to grant NIIF 20,000 cr. 26 – 26 1 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 Mahadayi Water Dispute- Goa open to out-of-tribunal settlement 26 – 27 Ministry of Railways launched various initiatives 27 – 28 CPWD reminded of challenges ahead as it turns 163 28 – 28 IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi 28 – 29 5 States, a UT sign pact with Centre on e-Marketplace 29 – 30 SC stays cattle sale rules across nation 30 – 30 IROAF wins Golden Peacock Award for Eco Innovation for the year 2017 30 – 31 Ministries of Urban Development, Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation 31 – 31 Merged First Edition of WINGS 2017 31 – 32 SC stays Uttarakhand HC order on Ganga, Yamuna living entity status 32 – 32 RBI considering setting up a Public Credit Registry 32 – 33 INTERNATIONAL Topic Page No. BRICS nations sign Taxation Cooperation Memorandum 33 – 33 BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meet in China 33 – 34 NABARD takes first step to access Green Climate Fund 34 – 35 India’s Alternate Governor on the Board of Governors of the Asian 35 – 35 Development Bank (ADB) Sri Lanka clears revised deal for Hambantota port 36 – 36 India rejects OIC move on vigilantism 36 – 36 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) 36 – 37 India, Japan civil nuclear deal comes into force 37 – 37 IRDAI’s admission as a signatory to International Association of Insurance 37 – 38 Supervisors (IAIS) E-commerce to get bigger focus at RCEP talks 38 – 39 DGCA braces for ICAO safety audit 39 – 39 Cabinet approves MOC in respect of tax matters between India and BRICS 40 – 40 countries EU, India set up fund for investments 40 – 41 US House passes Bill for strengthening defence ties with India 41 – 41 India ranks 116 out of 157 nations on SDG index 42 – 42 DIPP to set up India’s first TISC in Punjab 42 – 43 2 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 India Give Additional $1 Million To United Nations Partnership Fund 43 – 44 Cabinet approves SASEC Road Connectivity Investment Program 44 – 44 Union Cabinet approves JIN pact between India and Bangladesh 44 – 45 U.S. may tighten rules for foreign students 45 – 45 India to join new global foreign exchange committee 46 – 46 Sri Lanka bans bottom-trawling 46 – 46 New sites get UNESCO heritage tag 47 – 47 122 countries adopt global treaty banning nuclear weapons 47 – 48 G-20 leaders adopt Hamburg Action Plan 48 – 48 Modi presents 10 point action agenda to counter terrorism at G20 summit 48 – 49 Vietnam renews Indian Oil Deal 49 – 50 UNESCO puts Hebron on endangered heritage list, outraging Israel 50 – 50 Why Bhutan is special to India 50 – 51 STATES Topic Page No. Mekedatu: Karnataka replies to CWC 51 – 51 Bengaluru Declaration calls for SC/ST quota in judiciary 52 – 52 200th anniversary celebrations of the Paika Rebellion 52 – 53 Committee formed to study legalities for separate State flag 53 – 53 In Telangana, a unique irrigation project 53 – 54 SOCIAL Topic Page No. Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 54 – 54 Ministry of WCD seeks suggestions issues related to civil aspects of 54 – 55 “International Child removal” Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of Family Participatory Care 56 – 56 SC for panels to examine dowry cases 56 – 57 Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Installed in Bengaluru under FAME 57 – 58 India scheme Cabinet approves revision of guidelines of Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme 58 – 58 3 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 A policy on the Prevention and Control of haemoglobinopathies in India 58 – 59 Amendments to Legal Metrology 59 – 60 GoM approves draft National Medical Commission bill 60 – 61 Evaluation of efficacy of Nai Roshni Scheme 61 – 61 FSSAI bans stapler pins in tea bags from January 2018 61 – 62 Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box) 62 – 62 Lok Sabha passes The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education 62 – 63 (Amendment) Bill, 2017 India performs miserably in war on inequality 63 – 64 Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana 64 – 64 Draft Guidelines for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana 64 – 65 Yojana Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana 65 - 65 Release of GM mustard faces another hurdle 66 – 66 Govt to push e-education with 4 digital initiatives 66 – 67 New drugs needed against hard-to-treat gonorrhoea: UN 67 – 67 SOCIAL ECONOMY Topic Page No. NPCI receives final nod from RBI to function as Bharat Bill Payment Central 68 – 68 Unit Niti Aayog clears six proposals for high-tech public transport 68 – 69 Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting in Geneva adopts three Codex 69 – 70 standards for spices 223 anti-dumping probes initiated by India since January 2012 70 – 70 Finance Minister releases National Trade Facilitation Action Plan 70 – 71 IBBI notifies rules for bankruptcy probe 71 – 72 Bitcoin trade may come under SEBI 72 – 73 First Maize Based Mega Food Park in Kapurthala, Punjab 73 – 73 SEBI to move against non-compliant firms 73 – 74 Centre eases pre-merger filing norms 74 – 74 Integration of oil & gas majors is best avoided 74 – 75 4 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 DEFENCE Topic Page No. India’s first unmanned tank Muntra 75 – 75 First Two patrol vessels for Navy launched by private shipyard 75 – 76 Government empowers Army to procure weaponry for short intense wars 76 – 76 2017 Malabar Exercise 76 – 77 NSG organises first International Aviation Security seminar 77 – 77 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Topic Page No. Breakthrough Initiatives – The World’s Smallest Satellite Is Launched 77 – 78 Flexible bio-glue for wound healing developed 78 – 78 Scientists develop ‘Gelator’ to easily recover marine oil spills 78 – 79 India among top nations with potential for digital payments’: Digital 79 – 79 Evolution Index China produces gas from ‘flammable ice’ under South China Sea 79 – 80 New AI system can create 3D models from photos 80 – 81 Scientists to chase solar eclipse using NASA’s research jets 81 – 81 Human antibodies produced in lab for first time 82 – 82 Castor oil can reduce soil pollution 82 – 82 ASTROSAT, Chandra and Hubble jointly detect massive cosmic explosion on 83 – 83 Proxima Centauri IISER Kolkata develops fire-retardant, rust-resistant material 84 – 84 Govt launches low-cost indigenously developed hearing screening device for 84 – 85 newborns A smart glove that can translate sign language 85 – 85 Super-flexible and strong artificial silk developed 85 – 86 Scientists encode movie clip in the DNA of living cells 86 – 86 Indian Scientists Discover ‘Saraswati’ — a Supercluster of Galaxies 87 – 87 Electrified Droplets Create Mini Saturn Planets 87 – 87 Scheme for IPR Awareness – Creative India; Innovative India 87 – 88 Sharpest laser can help test Einstein’s theory 88 – 88 5 Call: 8899999931/34, 7065202020, Email: [email protected], Visit: www.eliteias.in A-1, Chandra House, Top Floor, Opp. ICICI Bank, Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 ENVIRONMENT Topic Page No. Government launches ‘India Quake’ & ‘Sagar Vani’ 89 – 89 Delhi Metro first to become 100% ‘green’ 90 – 90 NGT directs Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh to submit guidelines on forest 90 – 91 fire Environment Ministry Approves Projects for Climate Change Adaptation in 91 – 91 Three States Underwater ‘ghost nets’ posing threat to marine ecosystem off Kerala 92 – 92 World’s northernmost coral reef bleached 92 – 92 Geologists strike seabed ‘treasure’ in Indian waters 93 – 93 Eco-bridges for the movement of tigers 93 – 94 Safe haven for endangered Egyptian vultures 94 – 94 Green tribunal declares area near Ganga as ‘No-Development Zone’ 94 – 95 Massive iceberg breaks off from Antarctica ice shelf 95 - 96 NGT imposes complete ban on nylon and synthetic manja 96 – 96 Sensor network to map and predict pollution, effluents in Godavari 97 – 97 Earth facing sixth mass extinction: study 97 – 98 Sunderbans steadily losing its famed mangroves 98 – 99 Nine more bird, biodiversity areas in Kerala 99 – 100 ART & CULTURE Topic Page No.
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