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IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JULY  9^th, 2019

              IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF JULY 9^th,  2019

1.     India and Myanmar have resolved to exchange crucial information relating to drug trafficking and precursors.

a.      The decision was taken at the 4th Director General level talks between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) in New Delhi today.

b.     The Indian delegation was led by NCB Director General Abhay while the Myanmar delegation was headed by CCDAC Joint Secretary Police Brigadier General Win Naing.

2.     Italy’s hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene, which is home to world-famous sparkling wine Prosecco, were added by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to World Heritage list. 

a.      The decision to add hills to list was taken at a meeting of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee in Baku in Azerbaijan.

3.     Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today the state government is considering making HIV tests mandatory before the registration of marriages. 

4.     The Delhi government today announced that it'll appoint marshals in its hospitals to ensure security for doctors. 

a.      The decision came after doctors at Delhi government-run LNJP hospital went on strike over alleged assault on a medical student by a patient's attendant. 

5.     Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly today passed 5 important bills on the second day of the three day budget session. The bills are :

a.      Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2019

b.     Arunachal Pradesh Goods and Service Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2019

c.      Arunachal Pradesh Municipal Corporation Bill, 2019

d.     Arunachal Pradesh State Higher Education Council Bill, 2019 

e.      Arunachal Pradesh Protection of Medical Service Personnel and Medical Service Institutions (Prevention of Violence and Damage or Loss of Property) Bill, 2019. 

6.     Under Operation Milap the Delhi Police Crime Branch has rescued 333 missing children from the city and handed them over to their families in different parts of country. 

a.      The programme was launched in December 2014 as a project under which children are rescued. 

7.     American aerospace major Boeing has announced the arrival of  2 new heavy-lift Chinook helicopters for the Indian Air Force (IAF) at the Mundra port in Gujarat. 

a.      The Indian Air Force has ordered 15 Chinooks and the first four helicopters arrived in February. 

b.     The IAF had placed the order in 2015 along with 22 Apache attack helicopters. 

8.     The Madhya Pradesh state has announced that along with distribution and marketing of certified and high quality seeds to farmers, the State Cooperative Seed Federation is going to produce seeds too. 

a.      The brand name of seeds will be ‘Sah-Beej’.

9.     The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) carried out 3 successful test firings of Nag missiles during both day and night in Pokhran firing ranges. 

a.      With this successful trial of Nag anti-tank guided missiles is in final stages of being inducted into Army.

10.                       To commemorate 50 years of partnership between Union Ministry and agency towards addressing food and nutritional security in India, the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar today launched a coffee table book titled '50 years of Partnership for Change’.

a.      This book showcases key milestones achieved by Government of India (GoI) in its efforts to make the country free from hunger and malnutrition and role played by WFP in this endeavour.

b.     The book includes some of the major turning points in India’s journey towards food and nutrition security captured in Green Revolution, White revolution (also known as operation flood), digitization of food safety nets, improvements in livestock and dairy development.

11.                       Indian movie ‘Gully Boy’ directed by Zoya Akhtar, was honoured with NETPAC (The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) Award for Best Asian Film at 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea.

a.      Note : This movie was inspired by the real live events of Mumbai street rappers Vivian Fernandes (aka Divine) and Naved Shaikh (aka Naezy).

12.                       The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has appointed ex-India captain Rahul Dravid as Head Cricket, National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. 

a.      He will oversee all cricket related activities at NCA and will be involved in mentoring, coaching, training and motivating players, coaches and support staff.

13. India's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp appointed Rajat Bhargava as the head of its new 'Emerging Mobility' business unit. 

a.      Hero created the unit to give an impetus to new mobility trends such as Electric Vehicles. 

14.                       Former Team India captain MS Dhoni became the 2nd Indian cricketer after Sachin Tendulkar to play 350 matches in ODI cricket. 

a.      Dhoni has scored 10,723 runs at an average of 50.58 and has effected 443 dismissals (320 catches and 123 stumpings) in his first 349 ODIs. 

b.     Overall, MS Dhoni is the tenth cricketer to reach 350 ODIs.

15. Former world champion Mirabai Chanu won a Gold medal on the opening day of the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship today. 

a.      Mirabai lifted a total of 191kg in the senior women's 49 kg event.