IMPORTANT CURRENT AFFAIRS OF 30th and 31st JULY 2017
1. United
Nation's World Day against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July
i. The United Nations
World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2017 is observed across the world on 30 July. This
year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) selected ‘Act
to Protect and Assist Trafficked Persons’ as the focus of the Day.
ii. The theme emphasizes one of the most pressing
issues of the large mixed migration movements of refugees and migrants.
2. DRDO
develops India's first unmanned tank 'Muntra'
i. Defense Research and
Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed India's first unmanned tank, which
has three variants – surveillance, mine detection, and reconnaissance in areas
with nuclear and bio threats. It is called Muntra (Mission UNmanned
TRAcked) and has been rolled out of the Chennai lab.
ii. The tanks will facilitate Indian Armed forces in
conducting unmanned surveillance missions. Muntra-S has been developed for
unmanned surveillance missions, whereas Muntra-M is built for detecting
mines. Muntra-N will be deployed in areas where nuclear radiation or bio
weapon risk is high.
3. Punjab
launches ‘Apni Gaddi Apni Rozgar’ scheme
i. The Punjab
government has recently announced
the launch of its flagship 'Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar' scheme by
flagging off over 100 uber MOTO bikes. Under the scheme, the state government
will be providing commercial two wheelers and four wheelers to unemployed youth
at subsidized rates.
ii. The scheme aims to generate job
opportunities for youth and providing better mobile transport in Punjab.
4. Canara
Bank launches 'CANDI' - its first digital branch in Bengaluru
i. Canara Bank has launched its first ‘Digital Banking
Branch’ named 'CANDI' in Bengaluru. The branch will provide an end-to-end
digital experience to customers.
ii. The most attractive feature of the Digital
Branch is a humanoid robot that addresses basic queries of
customers on banking products and services. This is a first-of-its kind
initiative by a public sector bank in the country.
5. SBI cuts
savings bank rate to 3.5% on deposits up to Rs. 1 cr
i. The decline in the rate of inflation and high
real interest rates have prompted State Bank of India to cut the savings bank
deposits rate from 4 per cent to 3.5 per cent on deposits below Rs. 1
crore.
ii. The savings bank deposits above Rs. 1 crore will
continue to earn 4 per cent interest. The cut in SB rate will enable it to
maintain the marginal cost of funds based lending rate at the current level.
6. RBI
slaps Rs. 3 cr penalty on Union Bank for KYC non-compliance
i. The RBI has imposed a
penalty of Rs. 3 crore on state-owned Union Bank of
India for “non-compliance” with the directions on Know Your
Customer (KYC) norms.
ii. This action is based on deficiencies in regulatory
compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any
transaction or agreement entered into by the bank with its customers.
7. 7th
edition of SAARC Artists Camp & Exhibition of Paintings begins in Nepal
i. The 7th edition of South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Artists Camp and
Exhibition of Paintings has begun at Kathmandu.
ii. Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation
of Nepal, Jitendra Narayan Devhas inaugurated the event. These
events provide platform to artists for exchanging ideas with fellow artists and
helping in creating special bonding among them and 40 artists from SAARC member
countries except Afghanistan taking part in the 4-day camp.
8. Ravi
Mittal appointed part-time member on IRDAI board
i. Ravi Mittal, who has joined as additional secretary in
the Finance Ministry in place of Anil Khachi, is now a part-time member of the
board of IRDAI.
ii. Mittal has replaced N S Rao at IRDAI. Maruthi
Prasad Tangirala has been appointed as an Executive Director (ED) at
IRDAI. Suresh Mathur will be handling reinsurance portfolio at
IRDAI as Executive Director.
9. Japanese,
Sri Lankan among Magsaysay award winners
i. Yoshiaki Ishizawa, a
Japanese historian who
helped Cambodians preserve the Angkor temples, and Gethsie Shanmugam, a
Sri Lankan teacher who counseled war widows and orphans to overcome
their nightmares, are among the six winners of this year’s Ramon
Magsaysay Awards.
ii. The other recipients named are Abdon Nababan, an
Indonesian, a Singaporean businessman Tony Tay, a Philippine theater group and
Lilia de Lima, a Filipino.
10. Sebastian
Vettel of Ferrari wins Hungarian Grand Prix
i. Sebastian Vettel of
Ferrari took the chequered flag
at the Hungaroring to claim his fourth victory of the season.
ii. In a nail-biting finish, Vettel had his
team-mate Kimi Raikkonen behind complaining that he could go faster but being
used by the team as a buffer against Hamilton. Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes
was in third place.
11. Shiva
Thapa, Manoj Kumar strike gold at Czech Republic boxing tournament
i. Indian boxers packed quite a heavy punch
at the 48th Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem, clinching five gold,
two silver, and one bronze medal at the event in the Czech Republic.
ii. World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva
Thapa (60kg), former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (69kg), Amit Phangal (52kg),
Gaurav Bidhuri (56kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) claimed gold medals after
winning their respective summit clashes.
12. Caeleb
Dressel becomes first ever Swimmer to win three gold medals in one night at
worlds Championship
i. The 20-year-old
Caeleb Dressel established
himself as America’s newest star of the pool recently, becoming the first
swimmer to win three gold medals on a single night at either the
worlds or the Olympics.
ii. Caeleb Dressel accomplished this feat at
2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Budapest,
Hungary. Not even Phelps managed such an audacious feat. Dressel raced
three times over the course of about two hours and won every time
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