1.
(18th July) is 'Nelson Mandela
International Day'.
a. He was
born on this day in the year 1918.
b. In
November 2009, the UN General Assembly declared 18 July "Nelson Mandela
International Day" in recognition of the former South African President’s
contribution to the culture of peace and freedom.
c. Important
Points to Note :
i. Mandela
was awarded India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat
Ratna in 1990 for his role in the anti-apartheid
movement.
ii. Apart
from Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, he is the only
non-Indian to have received the award.
iii. He was
honored with the Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1993.
2.
The International Criminal Court has
brought into effect a New Law under which politicians
and military leaders can be held individually responsible for
invasions and other major attacks.
3.
The Egyptian parliament today
passed an amendment offering citizenship to foreigners who
deposit at least 7 million Egyptian pounds (over ₹2.5 crore) in
the country's Treasury.
4.
Note : Under a 1975 law,
foreigners had to live in Egypt for a decade to apply for naturalisation.
a. About
Egypt :
b. Capital : Cairo
c. Currency :
Egyptian Pound
d. Official
Language : Arabic
e. National
Language : Egyptian Arabic
f. President : Abdel
Fattah el-Sisi
g. Prime
Minister : Moustafa Madbouly
5. A draft
amendment to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules has proposed
that driving licence and pollution control certificates can be
carried in physical or digital form, Ministry of Road Transport and
Highways has announced.
a. The
amendment further proposes that vehicle tracking systems and FASTags
for electronic toll collection will be made mandatory for all
commercial vehicles obtaining national permit.
6.
India's first government-sponsored 'Transgender
Poets' Meet' was organised today at the Sahitya Akademi in
West Bengal's Kolkata.
a. The
meet was chaired by India's first transgender college
principal Manabi Bandyopadhyay.
7.
Puducherry Tourism
has announced the first Pondicherry International Film Festival (PIFF),
which will showcase over 100 films from more than 25 countries.
a. The
inaugural edition of PIFF will be held from 26th to 30th September 2018.
b. France is the
partner country for the festival and there will be a special focus on French
cinema, art and culture.
8.
The Bihar government has
raised the compensation awarded to Acid Attack Victims from
₹3 lakh to ₹7 lakh, while
victims aged under 14 years will receive 50% more compensation.
a. Acid
attack victims who have suffered a disability or lost 80% of their eyesight
will receive a monthly compensation of ₹10,000 instead of receiving the
entire amount in one instalment.
9. The Bombay
Stock Exchange (BSE) has secured a Trademark for
its iconic buildingPhiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers at Dalal Street in
Mumbai.
a. This
development marks an important milestone in the journey of BSE Limited as the tower
has been an irreplaceable part of the soul of the city.
b. The
exchange is honoured to be recognised as a symbol of evolution of stock markets
in India and its past through the trademark.
10.
The finance ministry today approved infusion
of Rs 11,336 crore in five state-owned lenders namely Punjab
National Bank (PNB), Allahabad Bank, Corporation Bank, Andhra Bank and Indian
Oversease Bank (IOB).
a. As per
the approval, the Nirav Modi Scam hit Punjab National Bank
(PNB) is going to get the highest amount of Rs 2,816 crore out,
followed by Allahabad Bank, which is going to get Rs
1,790 crore.
b. Andhra
Bank is going to get Rs 2,019 crore, and Indian
Overseas Bank will get Rs 2,157 crore followed by Corporation Bank
– Rs 2,555 crore.
c. This is
the first ever capital infusion in the current fiscal and the remaining amount
of Rs 53,664 crore would be disbursed during the course of the
year.
11. The
government has decided to set up a committee to suggest measures to
strengthen National Cadet Corps (NCC) & National Service Scheme (NSS).
a. Chairman
of this Committee : Anil Swarup (former
Secretary, School Education)
12.
Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe and European
Union (EU) leaders signed a free trade agreement,
eliminating tariffs on a majority of their products to enhance business between
the two sides.
13.
American multinational retail
corporation Walmart has signed a five-year partnership
with Microsoft to use the company's cloud
services in retail.
a. The
agreement will see Walmart use Azure and Microsoft
365 across the company, alongside new projects focused on machine
learning, artificial intelligence, and data platforms.
14.
All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) and IIT
(Indian Institute of Technology)-Delhi have signed Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) to enhance research in the field of Ayurveda.
a. The MoU
was signed on sidelines of two-day conference on ‘Raising towards
Excellence’ held at New Delhi.
15.
The UN Environment Programme
(UNEP) has entered into partnership with search engine giant Google to
monitor impacts of human activity on global ecosystems by
using sophisticated online tools.
a. The
partnership was launched during High-Level Political Forum on
Sustainable Development at United Nations (UN) headquarters in New
York.
16.
India ranks 109th in overall
4G mobile internet speeds with an average download speed of
9.12 Mbps which is less than Pakistan (14.03 Mbps), according to data speed
tester Ookla.
a. Out of
the list comprising 124 countries, Qatar ranked first in the
list with 63.22 Mbps average download speed, followed by Norway with
62.14 Mbps download speed.
17.
China has built an unmanned
automatic weather observation station in Tibet near
its border with India.
a. The
station will provide meteorological support for national defence and further
promote border development.
18.
UK Space Agency has
selected site at Sutherland on A’Mhoine
peninsula on north coast of Scotland for its first
spaceport to launch rockets vertically and put satellites in orbit.
a. For
development of this spaceport, UK Government is going to provide $3.3 million
funding and will be built with help of consortium of companies.
19. India has
been elected new President of Asian Tug
of War Federation.
a. India’s Gautam
Kaul won the prestigious post in the Federations’ Executive
Committee elections held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
20.
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli has
become the fastest cricketer to score 3,000 runs as captain in ODIs,
reaching the milestone against England in his 49th innings as skipper
yesterday.
a. The
29-year-old overtook ex-South African captain AB de Villiers,
who had taken 60 innings.
b. Important
Note : Kohli was also the fastest to reach 1,000 (17 innings) and
2,000 ODI runs (36) as captain.
21.
The USA won the first
Athletics World Cup at the London Stadium.
a. Poland
and Great Britain finished Second and Third respectively.
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