Current affairs notes on 03/07/2018

1.Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the Austrian Grand Prix in Austria. Kimi Raikkonen was a close second, with teammate Vettel third.

2.The 9th and final meeting of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) on India-Nepal relations concluded in Kathmandu.They discussed on various bilateral issues including 1950 Peace and Friendship treaty, trade, transit and border. The Group will submit the joint report prepared in the two day meeting to the respective Prime Ministers of the countries involved.

3.Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) in Assam has become the first oil public sector undertaking (PSU) to adopt an online legal compliance system by introducing 'Legatrix'. This initiative will boost up NRL's contribution towards the Digital India Mission and induce a greater transparency in its operations.

4.Indian government declared July 1 as National Doctor's day. This day marks the birth and death anniversary of the most famous physician of India Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (Dr. B C Roy). 

5.India won the six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai title in Dubai. India defeated Iran 44-26 in the finals and became champions of the six-nation Kabaddi Masters Dubai. Indian team was led by captain Ajay Thakur. 

6.The Bhitarkanika National Park (BNP) of Odisha has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in India with a record number of their nesting sites spotted in it. 

7. Election Commission of India has launched a dedicated portal for the ECI’s Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation’ (SVEEP). SVEEP is a programme of multi interventions through different modes and media designed to educate citizens, electors and voters about the electoral process in order to increase their awareness and participation in the electoral processes.

8.India has agreed to provide tariff concessions on 3,142 products to Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) members. These duty concessions will be more for least developed countries (LDCs) and less for developing nations. APTA aims to promote economic development through the adoption of mutually beneficial trade liberalization measures that will contribute to intra-regional trade. APTA is the only operational trade agreement linking China and India.


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