IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS
OF JULY 10th, 2019
IMPORTANT
CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JULY 10th, 2019
1.
Independence Day of The Bahamas.
a. Note : Bahmas got
freedom from British on 10th July 1973
b. Important
Details about Bahmas
i) Capital : Nassau
ii) Official
language : English
iii) Monarch : Elizabeth
II
iv) Governor-General : Cornelius
A. Smith
v) Prime
Minister : Hubert Minnis
vi) Currency : Bahamian
dollar (BSD)
2.
UK's Ambassador to the US, Kim Darroch has
resigned after leaked emails revealed that he had called President Donald
Trump's administration "dysfunctional" and
"incompetent".
a. This comes
after Trump said that the US would no longer deal with Darroch.
3.
The UK has announced that starting September,
boys in the year 8 of the country's schooling system, aged around 12-13, will
receive free vaccination against sexually-transmitted Human Papilloma
Virus (HPV).
a. The move aims
to prevent over 1 lakh cancer cases by 2058. About 5% of all cancers worldwide
are linked to HPV virus.
4.
India handed over 250 pre-fabricated houses for use of displaced
Muslim minorities, who are currently residing in Myanmar’s Rakhine
State.
a. The houses
delivered to Myanmar for displaced Rohingya returnees in Rakhine State are
under India’s ‘Rakhine State Development Programme’ (RSDP) for $25
Million for a period of 5 years.
5.
The Union Cabinet has cleared amendments to the Protection
of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO ).
a. This act
deals with crime against children, to include death penalty for a
sexual attack on minors among other changes.
b. The other
amendments to the Act approved by the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Narendra
Modi include provisions for imprisonment and fine to curb child pornography.
6.
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has
proposed to remove the mandatory Civil Services Aptitude Test
(CSAT) and introduce a penalty for absenteeism.
a. The CSAT
tests candidate's comprehension, communication and decision-making
skills.
b. Due to mass
protests, it was made a 'qualifying' test in 2015 and candidates have to score
a minimum of 33% to qualify for the exam.
7.
India's largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), has
lowered its lending rates by 5 basis points (bps) across all
tenors with effect from today (10 July 2019).
a. With this,
the one-year marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR) now
stands at 8.40 %.
b. Note : With this
MCLR cut, home, car and other retail loans will get cheaper.
8.
The government has identified ONGC, Indian
Oil, GAIL and NTPC as possible candidates
for cutting its direct holding to below 51%.
a. The Centre
has set the disinvestment target for 2019-20 at ₹1.05
lakh crore.
9.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today
announced a ₹1,000 crore fund for farmers' welfare in the 2019-20
state Budget.
a. He also
announced Janta Clinics to provide free and accessible
treatment.
b. Gehlot
further announced ₹1,000 crore
assistance under the Youth Employment Scheme, and said 75,000
vacant positions would be filled in various government departments to provide
jobs to the youth.
10. Deposits in
bank accounts opened under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) have
crossed the ₹1 lakh crore mark.
a. As per the
Finance Ministry, the total balance in over 36.06 crore Jan Dhan accounts was
at ₹1,00,495.94 crore as on July
3.
b. Note : The PMJDY
was launched to provide universal access to banking facilities to the people in
the country.
11. The
Parliament of India has adopted a statutory resolution for levying 200%
duty on all goods exported from or originating in Pakistan.
a. The two
statutory resolutions were moved by Anurag Thakur, Minister of State (M/S) for
Finance on behalf of Union Minister of Finance Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and both
were adopted by voice vote.
12.
A unique strategy adopted by Northeast Frontier Railway
(NFR) called ‘Plan Bee’ to keep wild elephants away from train
tracks has won the ‘Best Innovation Award’ in Indian Railways for
the 2018-19 fiscal.
a. The prize is
awarded by Indian Railways and comprises of a citation and a cash award of Rs.3
lakh.
13.
The Bharat Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has signed
a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BRICS of Commerce and
Industry for promoting trade and investments between BRICS countries
and eastern part of India, in particular.
a. This MoU will
enable both the signatories BCC and BRICS chamber to share trade related
information and exchange trade delegations among 5 members of group namely
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
14.
Former Indian football team goalkeeper AU
Celestine (73) passed away.
a. Celestine,
who represented India in 1969 Merdeka Cup in Malaysia, had
played for Tamil Nadu men's team in the senior nationals as a goalkeeper.
b. He also
coached the Tamil Nadu state junior, sub-junior and women teams.
15.
1989 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre Arun
Kumar has been appointed as the new Director General
(DG) in Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in
rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
16.
Sprinter Dutee Chand bagged Gold
medal in the women's 100-metre event at the 30th
World University Games in Italy's Naples, clocking a time of 11.32
seconds.
a. Note : This is
the 1st time that an Indian has won a 100-metre gold in any
edition of the World University Games.
17. Boxer Amit
Panghal has secured a direct entry to India's eight-member squad
of AIBA Men's World Championships which will be held in Russia
in September.
a. He was given
the spot for fulfilling the original criterion of winning gold at Asian
Championships.
18. New Zealand defeated India by
18 runs in the 1st semi-final of the 2019 World Cup at
Manchester today to reach World Cup final for the second straight time.
a. This is the
second straight time that India have been eliminated from World Cup in
semi-finals.
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