CURRENT EVENTS www.insightsonindia.com INSIGHTSONINDIA DAILY CURRENT EVENTS JULY 2017 www.insightsonindia.com | www.insightsias.com www.insightsias.com CURRENT EVENTS www.insightsonindia.com Table of Contents GS PAPER - I _______________________________________________________________________ 7 Paper 1 Topic: Indian culture will cover the salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times. ____________________________________________ 7 PM’s gifts to PM Benjamin Netanyahu ____________________________________________________________ 7 Paper 1 Topic: Modern Indian history from about the middle of the eighteenth century until the present- significant events, personalities, issues. _____________________________ 7 200th anniversary celebrations of the Paika Rebellion _____________________________________________ 7 Government plans ‘I stand by my country’ campaign ______________________________________________ 8 Topic: Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India. ____________________________ 9 Jiyo Parsi ________________________________________________________________________________________ 9 Paper 1 Topic: Role of women and women’s organization, population and associated issues, poverty and developmental issues, urbanization, their problems and their remedies. ________________________________________________________________________________ 9 When too much is too little _______________________________________________________________________ 9 GS PAPER - II ______________________________________________________________________ 10 Topic: Separation of powers between various organs dispute redressal mechanisms and institutions. ____________________________________________________________________________ 10 SC for panels to examine dowry cases ___________________________________________________________ 10 Supreme Court allows two broke firms to settle dispute __________________________________________ 11 Topic: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. ____________________________________ 12 States can’t enact law on parliamentary secretaries: SC __________________________________________ 12 Paper 2 Topic: Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure, devolution of powers and finances up to local levels and challenges therein. _____________________________________________________ 12 Committee formed to study legalities for separate State flag _______________________________________ 12 Mahadayi: Goa open to out-of-tribunal settlement ________________________________________________ 13 Centre seeks debate in SC on J&K special status _________________________________________________ 14 Mekedatu: Karnataka replies to CWC ____________________________________________________________ 15 Paper 2 Topic: Structure, organization and functioning of the Executive and the Judiciary Ministries and Departments of the Government; _____________________________ 16 SC stays HC verdict on Ganga status ____________________________________________________________ 16 Paper 2 Topic: Appointment to various Constitutional posts, powers, functions and responsibilities of various Constitutional Bodies. ______________________________________ 16 Parliamentary secretaries’ appointment set aside _________________________________________________ 16 Selection of ECs must be transparent, SC tells Centre ____________________________________________ 17 Ram Nath Kovind elected as the 14th President of India __________________________________________ 18 Paper 2 Topic: Statutory, regulatory and various quasi-judicial bodies. ________________ 19 RBI considering setting up a Public Credit Registry _______________________________________________ 19 CPWD reminded of challenges ahead as it turns 163 _____________________________________________ 19 Supreme Court allows Centre to replace MCI oversight committee _________________________________ 20 Cabinet nod for IWAI bond issue_________________________________________________________________ 20 First meeting of Integrated Monitoring and Advisory Council (IMAC) _______________________________ 21 MPC members to get Rs. 1.5 lakh per meet, must disclose assets _________________________________ 21 Government plans new agency to keep check on Chartered Accountants __________________________ 22 www.insightsias.com 1 CURRENT EVENTS www.insightsonindia.com Meet on island development _____________________________________________________________________ 23 National Anti-profiteering Authority______________________________________________________________ 23 Paper 2 Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. ____________________ 24 Innovate in India (i3) ____________________________________________________________________________ 24 Presidential assent for Kambala Bill _____________________________________________________________ 25 SC allows abortion of ailing foetus _______________________________________________________________ 26 Linking Aadhaar and PAN is not mandatory for all _______________________________________________ 27 Centre may partially lift AFSPA __________________________________________________________________ 27 India’s New, Tough Anti-Hijacking Law Comes Into Force _________________________________________ 28 No-detention policy to go from 2018 _____________________________________________________________ 29 SC stays cattle sale rules across nation __________________________________________________________ 29 ISARC in Varanasi ______________________________________________________________________________ 30 Does a minimum wage kill jobs? _________________________________________________________________ 30 Bill on mob violence ____________________________________________________________________________ 31 Ministry, NITI Aayog moot privatisation of select services in district hospitals ______________________ 31 Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) __________________________________________________ 32 Aajeevika Grameen Express Yojana ______________________________________________________________ 32 Guidelines for implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana _________________________ 33 Untrained teachers get 2 years to qualify _________________________________________________________ 34 Jaitley releases National Trade Facilitation Action Plan ___________________________________________ 34 Admiralty Bill ___________________________________________________________________________________ 35 Sexual Harassment electronic-Box (SHe-Box) ____________________________________________________ 36 Bill introduced to replace Banking regulation ordinance __________________________________________ 37 Bill to divert 2.5 per cent proceeds of CRF to national waterways introduced in Lok Sabha _________ 37 Nai Roshni Scheme _____________________________________________________________________________ 38 Amendment to NMC Bill ________________________________________________________________________ 38 Union Cabinet clears minimum wage code bill ___________________________________________________ 40 Policy boosts care for blood disorders ____________________________________________________________ 40 Charging Stations for Electric Vehicles Installed in Bengaluru ____________________________________ 41 Gaming: a question of skill ______________________________________________________________________ 41 Paper 2 Topic: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. ___ 42 National ST Commission to take action on video films of Jaravas on YouTube _____________________ 42 Transfer unclaimed accruals to fund: IRDA ______________________________________________________ 43 Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of Family Participatory Care _________________________ 44 Ministry of WCD seeks suggestions issues related to civil aspects of “International Child removal” __ 45 Paper 2 Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. _____________________ 46 Drug-resistant TB higher among children than expected: report___________________________________ 46 “JIGYASA” – Student-Scientist connect programme _______________________________________________ 46 India declares itself free from Bird Flu ___________________________________________________________ 47 New drugs needed against hard-to-treat gonorrhoea: UN__________________________________________ 47 GM mustard policy: SC gives govt. time __________________________________________________________ 48 National strategic plan for malaria elimination ___________________________________________________ 49 Get real on Swachh _____________________________________________________________________________ 49 Plastic realities _________________________________________________________________________________ 50 Think beyond loan waivers ______________________________________________________________________ 51 www.insightsias.com 2 CURRENT EVENTS www.insightsonindia.com India performs miserably in war on inequality ____________________________________________________ 52 Paper 2 Topic: Development processes and the development industry