July Part 1

1.Government all set to implement “One nation-one ration card” scheme throughout India by 30th June, 2020. One Nation One Ration Card (RC) will ensure all beneficiaries especially migrants can access PDS across the nation from any PDS shop of their own choice.

2.Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana: The Scheme aims at providing Senior Citizens, belonging to BPL category and suffering from any of the age-related disability/infirmity.

3.National Statistics Day:In recognition of the notable contributions made by Late Professor Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 29th June celebrated as the “Statistics Day”.PC Mahalanobis is called as Father of Indian Statistics.

4.India has signed a deal with Russia for acquiring Strum Ataka anti-tank missile for its fleet of Mi-35 attack choppers of Indian Air Force (IAF).

5. Jal Shakti Abhiyan for Water Conservation Launched. It is a time-bound, mission-mode campaign that would focus on 1,592 “water-stressed” blocks in 257 districts.

6.UGC announces new Initiative – Scheme for Trans-disciplinary Research for India’s Developing Economy (STRIDE) to boost research culture in India.STRIDE will provide support to research projects that are socially relevant, locally need-based, nationally important and globally significant.

7.Nagaland government has decided to set up a Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) with the aim of preventing fake indigenous inhabitants’ certificates.

8.Centre has declared entire State of Nagaland a ‘disturbed area’ for a period of 6 more months under Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).AFSPA gives armed forces the power to maintain public order in “disturbed areas”.

9.Tamil yeoman (Cirrochroa thais) butterfly species endemic to Western Ghats has been declared the state butterfly of Tamil Nadu.  For the first time Tamil Nadu has declared its state butterfly and only fifth in the country to do so. 

10 Union Cabinet has announced a Minimum Support Price (MSP) of 14 Kharif crops. MSP is the minimum price set by the Government at which farmers can expect to sell their produce for the season. The Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs announces MSP for various crops at the beginning of each sowing season based on the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP).

11.Ashadhi Beej, It is an auspicious day for farming communities in North India especially Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and some other places. This festival is celebrated mainly to predict the monsoon.

12.Garuda VI, It is a bilateral air exercise between Indian Air Force and French air force. The latest edition is being held in France. 

13.Henley Passport Index 2019 has been released.  The Henley Passport Index (HPI) is a global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their citizens. India is ranked at 86.

14.Pratyaksh Hanstantrit Labh (PaHaL) scheme, Aims to reduce diversion and eliminate duplicate or bogus LPG connections. Under PaHaL, LPG cylinders are sold at market rates and entitled consumers get the subsidy directly into their bank accounts.

15.South Central Railway (SCR) has commissioned the longest electrified tunnel in Indian Railways. 6.6 kilometres. It is situated between Cherlopalli and Rapuru Railway stations in Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh.

16.India gets its 38th UNESCO World HERITAGE SITE as Pink City Jaipur. 

17.Nirmala Sitharaman in her budget speech said zero budget farming is already being practiced in some states of the country.  It is a method of farming where the cost of growing and harvesting plants is zero. This means that farmers need not purchase fertilizers and pesticides in order to ensure the healthy growth of crops.

18. Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive exercise, code named as Sudarshan, to fortify Anti-Infiltration Grid along Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu.

19.The Mangdechhu hydroelectric project is a 720MW run-of-river power plant built on the Mangdechhu River in Trongsa Dzongkhag District of central Bhutan. it is with india's support.

20.The Government of India has approved Phase-I of Bharatmala Pariyojana, It is the second largest highways construction project in the country since NHDP, under which almost 50,000 km of highway roads were targeted across the country. 

21.Commemorating World Youth Skills Day on July 15, 2019 and celebrating 4th Anniversary of the Skill India Mission, the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship has announced launch of “Kaushal Yuva Samwaad” (A Youth Dialogue). 

22.Maritime Anti-Corruption Network starts port integrity campaign in India. The campaign, which aims to reduce and (in the long term) eliminate integrity issues and bottlenecks to trade during operations in Indian ports.

23.Plan Bee It is an amplifying system imitating the buzz of a swarm of honey bees to keep wild elephants away from railway tracks. It is a unique strategy adopted by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR).

24.Utkarsha 2022, It is a three- year road map for medium term objective to be achieved for improving regulation, supervision of RBI. It was recently finalised by the RBI.

Thank you.