2015 Insights Current Events- July 2015 http://www.insightsonindia.com Insights Current Events-July 2015 Table of Contents DNA test can be ordered even in maintenance cases, says HC ............................................... 8 TAPI also on the agenda ............................................................................................................. 9 Bangladesh to open mission in Assam .................................................................................... 10 Mercury pollution victims seek justice .................................................................................... 10 New case marks Ebola‘s return to Liberia................................................................................ 11 Green Climate Fund to become operational soon .................................................................. 12 Census data on disabled population released ......................................................................... 13 Three follow-on Water Jet Fast Attack Craft launched .......................................................... 13 New members appointed for North Eastern Council ............................................................. 13 Digital ‗Guddi-Gudda Board‘ ................................................................................................... 14 Vijayanagar inscription found ................................................................................................. 15 With AFSPA, India has failed statute: Amnesty ..................................................................... 15 World Bank approves $650 m loan for eastern freight corridor ........................................... 16 Cabinet clears setting up of online national agriculture market ............................................17 India is now a $2-trillion economy...........................................................................................17 World Food Prize Awarded for Enhanced Food Security ...................................................... 18 ED attaches land in U.S. in loan fraud case ............................................................................ 18 Parliamentary committee recommends doubling of MPs‘ salary ......................................... 19 National Policy for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship 2015 ..................................... 19 National Skill Development Mission .......................................................................................20 Review of the Sagarmala initiative .......................................................................................... 21 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yoiana (PMKSY) .............................................................. 21 57 MLAs want motion against Lokayukta ............................................................................... 22 BLACK MONEY RULES NOTIFIED ....................................................................................... 23 Loss of polar bear habitat is imminent, warns study ............................................................. 23 BSNL launches ‗mobile wallet‘ ................................................................................................. 24 http://www.insightsonindia.com Page 1 Insights Current Events-July 2015 Govt releases socio-economic and caste census for better policy-making ........................... 24 Know Your College (KYC) ........................................................................................................ 25 BSNL launches Wi-Fi service at Hampi .................................................................................. 26 ‗A.P. spreading canard about Pranahita project‘ .................................................................... 26 Dramatic drop in number of underfed children: UNICEF .................................................... 27 Corporation Bank launches first MUDRA card ...................................................................... 27 Sahara was once home to world‘s largest lake ........................................................................ 28 Unwed mother can be sole guardian: SC ................................................................................ 29 Controversial Meiji sites get world heritage status ................................................................ 29 Chinese ex-FM to be AIIB chief ...............................................................................................30 India mulling proposal to join Eurasian Union ......................................................................30 Ministers make a plea on Sec. 8............................................................................................... 31 Kalpakkam breeder reactor to go on stream ........................................................................... 31 India on track in cutting poverty: MDG report ...................................................................... 33 Fergusson College wins heritage status................................................................................... 34 Why can‘t we bring you under RTI, asks SC ........................................................................... 34 Five States seek time to roll out Food Security Act ................................................................ 35 No mining, polluting units in eco-sensitive zones, says Javadekar ...................................... 36 Centre wants to break forex reserves ...................................................................................... 37 India to contribute $18 billion to BRICS‘ $100-billion foreign exchange reserves pool ..... 37 Racist slur can land you in jail for 5 years............................................................................... 38 Modi, Putin discuss India‘s accession to Shanghai block ...................................................... 39 Entire Nagaland declared as ‗disturbed area‘ ......................................................................... 39 NGT order may affect 80 projects in Tamil Nadu ..................................................................40 NJAC: SC seeks details of States‘ ratification ......................................................................... 41 Invasive species of snail spotted on Goa varsity campus ....................................................... 42 India, US ink pact on sharing account info ............................................................................. 42 http://www.insightsonindia.com Page 2 Insights Current Events-July 2015 Indians in The Royal Society.................................................................................................... 43 NDDB launches mobile app for dairy farmers ....................................................................... 43 Digital India: MPEDA launches mobile-based apps .............................................................. 43 Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) Launched by Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ........................ 44 India, Pakistan become full SCO members ............................................................................. 44 5 Satellites put in orbit ............................................................................................................. 45 Invoke ESMA ............................................................................................................................ 45 SC rejects plea for U.P. Governor‘s removal ........................................................................... 46 ‗Super typhoon‘ pushes towards China ................................................................................... 46 Indian Air Force Formally Inducts the Akash Missile ........................................................... 47 PACESetter Fund ...................................................................................................................... 47 RIMES ....................................................................................................................................... 48 India‘s population crosses 127-crore mark ............................................................................. 48 India stands second on trust in national government, says survey ...................................... 49 Defamation should remain a penal offence: Home Ministry ................................................ 50 India‘s longest road tunnel to open for traffic next year ........................................................ 51 The 12th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (Isaes) ............................. 51 Stage set for Godavari Maha Pushkaram ................................................................................ 52 SAARC satellite launch likely in December 2016 ................................................................... 52 Satellite-based navigation system launched ........................................................................... 53 India and Georgia Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Electoral Cooperation .......... 53 Liability law still clouds nuclear deal ...................................................................................... 54 Nasa‘s New Horizons spacecraft ready for Pluto fly-by ......................................................... 55 Iran reaches historic nuclear deal............................................................................................ 55 Stagger office hours to cut pollution: NGT ............................................................................