Current Affairs Notes Daily

1. NITI Aayog is set to host an Investors' Conference for the Holistic Development of Islands , at Pravasi Bharatiya Kendra in New Delhi. This Conference will be inaugurated by Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog. It is expected to gain investment for the sustainable development of eco-tourism projects in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep islands.  2.The Karnataka government has made Yoga mandatory for all colleges and universities in the State.All government, aided and private degree colleges in the state must conduct yoga for 20-minutes. 3. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won the Hungarian Grand Prix for the 6th time, at the Hungaroring circuit, in Hungary.  4.The indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Naval Prototype 2 (NP2) successfully landed on the Shore Based Test Facility (SBTF) in Goa. Navy will conduct a series of such trials and the Naval LCA is expected to be on INS Vikramaditya by the end of 2018. 5.WHO has released the progress report on p...

1. India has been ranked 96th in the United Nation’s E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018. The overall score of 0.9551 on the E-Participation sub-index has put India among top 15 countries in the list of 193 counties Denmark is the world leader, both on E-Government index and E-Participation sub-index. 2.The Government of Odisha has launched a 360 degree nation-wide publicity campaign “Heartbeats for Hockey” t o attract fans for 2018 men’s hockey World Cup. 3. Akshay Venkatesh , a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, has won the 2018 Fields Medal for his profound contributions to an exceptionally broad range of subjects in mathematics. 4. 141st birth anniversary of freedom fighter and designer of Indian National Flag Pingali Venkayya was observed on August 2, 2018. 5.The Lok Sabha has passed  the 123rd Constitutional Amendment Bill  providing for a National Commission for Backward Classes as a constitutional body.The bill provides for...

1. India and Germany have signed an agreement on financial and technical cooperation focusing on sustainable urban development and renewable energy. 2.The US has elevated India's status in the export control regime and designated it as a Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country. This will allow India to buy more advanced and sensitive technologies from America. India is the only South Asian country to be on the list.  3.China successfully launched The Gaofen-11  satellite, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of its high-resolution Earth observation project, It will also provide data for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). 4. The Madhya Pradesh government will observe the 2018 Independence Day eve as Shahid Samman Divas to honour martyrs. 5.The 2018 BRICS Film Festival took place in Durban, South Africa, along with the International Durban Film Festival (DIFF) from 22-27th July.  'Newton' The Indian film bagged the best f...

1. The Unified Commanders' Conference (UCC) for the year 2018 has started at New Delhi on July 30 to review external security challenges as well as the country's preparedness. The conference will provide a platform for discussions at the Apex Level on all 'Joint Issues' among the three Services & Ministry of Defence. 2.India jumped 22 places to 96th rank in the top 100 of the United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI) 2018. Denmark, with an index value of 0.9150, topped the 2018 E-Government Development Survey. The E-Government survey is released by the United Nations in every two years.  3.The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increased the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5% and the reverse repo rate to 6.25%. The marginal standing facility rate and the bank rate have been adjusted to 6.75%.Repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends money to commercial banks in the event of a shortfall of funds. 4.The advisory committee of the Rajiv Gandhi ...

1. Rajasthan will soon have its first ' cow sanctuary' , a shelter for 10,000 bovines spread over an area of more than 220 hectares in Bikaner district.  2.A team of doctors, from the Blood Bank of Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Mangalore, came across a rare blood group and identified it as 'pp' or 'P null' phenotype . This is the first time that the P blood group null phenotype has been detected in India. 3.The Lok Sabha has passed the  Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018 .  It provides for  stringent punishment   including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. 4.The  Ministry Of Earth Sciences Plans Rs 8000 Crore  ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ To Boost India’s Sea Exploration Capabilities .  The   focus of the mission   will be on deep-sea mining, ocean climate change advisory services, underwater vehicles and underwater robotics related technologies. 5.Invest India and the UAE Mi...

1. The former Pakistani cricketer Imran Khan has claimed victory in Pakistan's Election of 2018 who has been elected as the next Prime Minister Pakistan. 2.International Tiger Day is being celebrated every year on 29 July to raise awareness about tiger conservation.As per latest tiger counting (in 2014), Madhya Pradesh has 308 big cats. India's track record with tiger populations has been encouraging. India is home to 70% of tigers in the world. 3.Gujarat state government launched the 'Urban Sanitation and Cleanliness Policy' for  better management of solid and liquid waste in cities.One of the mains objectives of the policy is complete abolition of manual scavenging.  4. Ace Indian shuttler Sourabh Verma has lifted the 2018 Russian Open Badminton trophy at Vladivostok on July 29.  5.Noted litterateur Ramakanta Rath has been conferred with the Odisha’s highest literary award ‘Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman’ for 2018 for his life time co...

1. The Gujarat government came out with an 'Urban Sanitation and Cleanliness Policy' for better management of solid and liquid waste in cities. Among other things, the policy aims at complete abolition of manual scavenging. 2.A National Viral Hepatitis control programme aimed at eliminating the deadly condition by 2030 was launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with the World Health Organisation.The programme was launched on World Hepatitis Day July 28. 3.July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day 2018, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO).WHO will focus on the theme: "Test. Treat. Hepatitis" for World Hepatitis Day 2018 events. 4. Shivangi Pathak, from Haryana  became the youngest Indian woman to reach the peak of Mount Everest, has added another feather to her cap by scaling Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro in 3 days.  5.The Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) has been selected for the ...