Current Affairs (CONSOLIDATION) JULY 2019 Drishti, 641, First Floor, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009 Phone: 87501 87501, WhatsApp: 81303 92355 Email: [email protected] Contents Polity and Governance ........................................................................... 1 z Quality of Free Legal Aid ...............................................................................................................................................1 z Japanese Encephalitis .................................................................................................................................................2 z Puducherry Water Rich Model ......................................................................................................................................2 z Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland ........................................................................................................3 z One Nation One Ration Card Scheme ..........................................................................................................................3 z Jal Shakti Abhiyan ........................................................................................................................................................4 z Adarsh Station Scheme ................................................................................................................................................4 z National Mission on Libraries ......................................................................................................................................5 z Privilege Motion ............................................................................................................................................................5 z National Youth Corp Scheme .......................................................................................................................................6 z Aadhaar and its Voluntary Use .....................................................................................................................................6 z Whip in India ..................................................................................................................................................................7 z National Digital Health Blueprint ..................................................................................................................................8 z Meghalaya: First State With Water Policy....................................................................................................................9 z International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking ...................................................................................10 z Paramarsh Scheme ....................................................................................................................................................10 z One Stop Centre Scheme ............................................................................................................................................11 z Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019 ...........................................................................................12 z Protection of Human Right (Amendment) Act, 2019 ................................................................................................13 z Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019 ..........................................................................................................................13 z Ambedkar Hastshilp Vikas Yojana ............................................................................................................................14 z Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 ...............................................................................................14 z The Code on Wages ....................................................................................................................................................15 z Consumer Protection Act, 2019 .................................................................................................................................16 Economic Scenario ...............................................................................17 z Inheritance Tax ...........................................................................................................................................................17 z India International Cooperatives Trade Fair ..............................................................................................................18 z Kisan Credit Card for Fisherman ................................................................................................................................18 z Anti Locust Fight .........................................................................................................................................................19 z US Drags India to WTO ...............................................................................................................................................20 z Miyawaki Method ........................................................................................................................................................21 z Budget Widens RBI’s Autonomy ................................................................................................................................21 z Utkarsh 2022 ...............................................................................................................................................................21 z Women Startup Summit 2019 ....................................................................................................................................22 z Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti ......................................................................................................................................22 z Silk Samagra ...............................................................................................................................................................22 z International Cooperation Scheme ............................................................................................................................23 z ‘Blue Flag’ Certification ...............................................................................................................................................24 z White Label ATM .........................................................................................................................................................24 z Mauritius Leaks ...........................................................................................................................................................25 z Global Innovation Index-2019 ....................................................................................................................................26 z Sahamati .....................................................................................................................................................................26 z Seed Bankers for Conserving Native Crops ...............................................................................................................27 z Microdots Technology ................................................................................................................................................28 International Relations .........................................................................29 z India Ratifies Convention to Prevent BEPS................................................................................................................29 z Eastern Economic Forum ...........................................................................................................................................29 z Rakhine State Development Programme ..................................................................................................................30 z India Connects Bangladesh and Bhutan ...................................................................................................................30 z Next Dalai Lama ..........................................................................................................................................................31 z SAGAR MAITRI ............................................................................................................................................................32 z Palau Joins ISA ...........................................................................................................................................................32 Science and Technology .......................................................................33 z NASA’s PUNCH Mission .............................................................................................................................................33 z National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) .........................................................................................33 z Total Solar Eclipse 2019 .............................................................................................................................................34 z Ascent Abort Test-2 ....................................................................................................................................................36 z Schizophrenia..............................................................................................................................................................36