IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF AUG 1, 2016

IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF AUG 1, 2016

• Javadekar Inaugurates IIT Goa Temporary Campus – HRD Minister inaugurates IIT Goa Campus
• Union Minister of Human Resource Development Prakash Javdekar inaugurated the newly announced Goa Indian Institute of Technology’s temporary Campus.
• The temporary campus is set to function from temporary campus at Goa Engineering College Farmagudi and will be mentored by IIT Mumbai. 
• The Proposed IIT to be established at Loliem located about 88 km from Goa capital Panaji in south. The 300 acre campus is expected to come up in a couple of years.
• The temporary campus at GEC is fully equipped with class rooms, laboratories and modern hostel buildings.
• Indian Institute of Technology:
• The Union HRD Minister is the ex-officio Chairperson of IIT Council.
• The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961.
• There are 23 IITs functioning in the country as on date.
• India to host international summit on tobacco-control
• India will host a crucial global summit 7th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) in November this year. The Health Minister of State Anupriya Patel announced in the Lok Shaba.
• The Summit aimed to eliminate the illicit trade of tobacco products in which delegates from 180 countries will take part at the Indian Exposition Mart in Noida.
• The Minister also said Delegations who is presiding the event is not been decided by India also urged generating awareness on harmful effects of tobacco use is the key.
• PM Modi Flags Off ‘Run For Rio’ in Delhi
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off theRun for Rio also released the brochure of the Indian History at Olympics so far at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi
• Over 20,000 schoolchildren took part in the event from Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium till Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
• The Run aiming to demonstrate to the athletes that the country is proud Rio and to connect public at large, particularly among Children and youth, with the Olympic spirit and power of sports
• Rio Contingent:
• 119 Indian Athletes is set to contest in nearly 15 games in the Rio Olympics. This is highest in the Indian history ever crossing two digit mark.
• The Event Rules mandates that players are taken to the venue two days before the start of every Games.
• Railway Minister inaugurates maiden broad gage train service from Agartala to Delhi
• Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the first broad gage train service from Agartala to Delhi also laid foundation stone for Agartala-Akhaura international rail Project.
• The new Broad gauge train named Tripura Sundari Express’ will ply weekly between Agartala and New Delhi will halt at 16 stations and cover a distance of 2461 kms in 46 hours and 50 minutes.
• The Minister laid the foundation of the Rail project accompanied by Bangladesh Railway Minister Mazibul Hoque in New Delhi.
• The Rail Minister also pledge that IRCTC would be advised to bring new tourist packages for North East & Bangladesh for wider connectivity of the region.
• India ranks first in the Pathetic Global Stunted Growth Children List
• With a whooping population of 48 million children, India became the destination of largest number of stunted – malnutrition children in world in terms of volume of the living population. This pathetic face is revealed by the international charity organization called Water Aid
• India ranks at first position followed by Nigeria, Pakistan and China.
• Joint Indo-Thailand Military Exercise ‘Maitree’ culminates
• The Two Week long Indo-Thailand Military Exercise Maitree–2016 is came to end at Krabi, Thailand. The exercise had commenced on 15 July 2016.
• The Royal Thailand Army hosted the Exercise along with Indian Army where 90 Soldiers from India took part.
• In the two week exercise there was extensive training to expand inter- operability between the sides that covers various areas apart from the these.
• Familiarization with weapons & equipment used by both the sides,
• Analyzing groupings,
• Drills and tactics while operating in counter terrorism environment and
• Modalities for conduct of Area Domination operations in urban environment.
• Sikkim’s Khangchendzonga National Park Now In UNESCO ‘Heritage’ List
• Sikkim’s Khangchendzonga National Park has been announced as the India’s first “mixed world heritage site by the Paris based UNESCO that will help the state to attract the tourists to the eco spot.
• With this the list of UNESCO heritage sites in India moves 35 as on date.
• The Mountains Park site has been given this recognition for outstanding universal values both in terms of its natural and cultural significance.
• The park is at an altitude of 8,586 meters and is third highest mountain of the world and is the highest in the country is a home animals such as red panda, snow leopard, great Tibetan sheep and musk deer.
• Khangchendzonga National Park:
• The Park is in eastern Himalaya was set up in 850 sq km area in 1977 and was later extended to 1,784 sq km  later month of 1997 by for the purpose of protecting, propagating or developing wildlife or its habitat.
• Tokyo gets it first Woman Governor – Yuriko Koike
• Japanese people elected Yuriko Koike as the first woman governor of Tokyo onJuly 31. It is noted that she is a former defense minister of Japan. This appointment will play a key in the preparations of the Olympics 2020 which is going to be held in Tokyo.
• i. Ms Koike received more than 2.9 million votes in election, which lead to the defeat of her opponents by a wide margin. The election which was contested by a record field of 21 candidates.
• Yuriko Koike was announced the winner by Japanese media as soon as voting ended, based on her definitive lead in exit polls. She will take charge of a sprawling Tokyo with a population of more than 13 million.
• It is noted that the former governor Yoichi Masuzoe, resigned in June after an exorbitant, though not illegal, spending of taxpayers’ money, including for hotel suites and expensive artwork. The governor before him also resigned in disgrace
• Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale sworn in as new CJ of Allahabad HC
• Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
• He was administered the oath by Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik in presence of High Court judges, and other dignitaries.
• Justice Bhosale belongs to a family of freedom fighters and his father Babasaheb Bhosale had served as Chief Minister of Maharashtra.
• B N Reddy concurrently accredited as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cameroon
• Current High Commissioner of India to the Federal Republic Of Nigeria B N Reddyhas appointed as the High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Cameroon.
• Cameroon:
• Capital: Yaoundé
• Currency: Central African
• CFA franc President: Paul Biya
• India To Host Kabaddi World Cup In October
• International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) announced that India will host the Kabaddi World Cup this year, featuring 12 countries. The mega Event will be hosted thisOctober the regulator added.
• The Kabaddi World Cup-2016 will have participation from USA, Canada, UK, Australia, Iran, Poland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Korea, Japan and Kenya apart from the hosts. Star Sports will be the official broadcaster of the Event.
• The game became included in Asian Games in the year 1990 since then India have won all the gold medals.
• International Kabaddi Federation:
• Formation: 2004
• President: Janardan Singh Gehlot
• Membership: 31 Countries
• Luke Aikins created a new record by diving from 25, 000 feet without parachute 
• Luke Aikins became the first skydiver to leapt into the sky from an airplane at 25,000 in a operation named Heaven Sent, without any parachute or wingsuit and landed safely on the ground in a net. He leapt in free fall using only the air currents around him to land safely on a high-tech 10,000-square-foot net.
• Harry Potter and the Cursed Child book launched
• JK Rowling’s eighth Harry Potter story,“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” has been released in bookstores across the globe.
• The script is written by Jack Thorne, from an original story JK Rowling.
• 136th Birth Anniversary of eminent writer Munshi Premchand being celebrated 
• Eminent Hindi-Urdu literature writer Lamhi, Munshi Premchand’s 136th birthday anniversary is celebrated on July 31. His last novel Godaan is recognized as the one of the finest Hindi novel.