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AAI & BEL signs MoU for co-operation in the civil aviation sector

July 16, 2020
AAI & BEL
  • Airports Authority of India (AAI) has entered into an MoU with Navratna defence PSU Bharat Electronics (BEL).
  • Objective of this MoU is to provide a platform for both the companies to collaborate and support each other to address the emerging global opportunities in the airport business, including those in the Asia Pacific region.
  • The MoU would provide for synergy between the two organisations in their respective domains, leading to mutually beneficial solutions in the field of aviation.

Hockey Legend Ashok Kumar to be Conferred with Mohun Bagan Lifetime Achievement Award

July 16, 2020
Ashok Kumar
  • Ashok Kumar will be conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award by city’s iconic club Mohun Bagan on the occasion of its foundation day in a virtual ceremony in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Besides the 1975 gold, the 70-year-old Kumar had also won bronze (1971) and silver (1973) medals in World Cups, besides a bronze medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics.

Brett Lee appointed as the brand ambassador of SportsAdda

July 16, 2020
  • SportsAdda has appointed Australian cricket legend Brett Lee as its brand ambassador.
  • As ambassador, Lee will be conducting a host of fun activities including contests, quizzes, Q&As, bowling masterclasses, and giveaways that will feature exclusively on the SportsAdda app, website, and social handles.

Stephen King’s new book ‘If It Bleeds’ released in India

July 16, 2020
  • Stephen King is back with his new book titled, If It Bleeds which is published by Hachette India, the story centers around a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School.
  • It is a sequel to his bestselling work, The Outsider, which featured Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency on her first solo case.

Former Australia skipper Mile Jedinak announces retirement from Football

July 16, 2020
  • Former Australia skipper and Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.
  • Jedinak who earned 79 caps for the Socceroos and led them to the 2015 Asian Cup title, had said he hoped to continue playing after being released by Aston Villa last year.

HRD Minister launches ‘world’s most affordable’ Covid-19 test kit developed by IIT Delhi

July 16, 2020
  • Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Minister of State for HRD Sanjay Dhotre have launched the most affordable COVID-19 test Kit.
  • It has been produced by IIT Delhi and manufactured by New Tech Medical Devices.
  • COROSURE is one of the companies which has received the non exclusive license from IIT Delhi for the probe free RT-PCR based COVID-19 test kit.

Poba Forest Reserve in Dhemaji to be upgraded to wildlife sanctuary

July 16, 2020
poba tiger reserve
  • As per the announcement made by the state’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Poba Forest Reserve, a biodiversity hotspot located in Dhemaji of Upper Assam, will soon be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.
  • Poba Reserve Forest declared in 1924 with an area of 10,522 hectares is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.

World Day for International Justice is observed on 17th July

July 17, 2020
International Justice
  • Every year on July 17, World Day for International Justice is observed all around the world. The aim of the day is to promote international criminal justice and as a way of supporting the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • The aim of this day is to unite everyone who wants to support justice as well as promote victims rights. It is to help prevent serious crimes and those that put the peace, security and well-being of the world at risk.

Government launches implementation guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund

July 17, 2020
  • The guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) launched by Union Minister of fisheries, Husbandry, and Dairying.
  • The fund will help to increase milk production to 330 million tonnes by 2024.
  • The Government of India is planning to increase milk processing up to 40%.
  • The AHIDF will facilitate the incentivization of investments to establish infrastructure for dairy and meat processing.
  • Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Rs 15,000 crores were approved by the Union Cabinet for AHIDF.
  • The GoI is to set up a credit guarantee fund of Rs 750 crores to achieve the targets in the dairy sector. This is to be managed by NABARD

Maharashtra starts ‘Healthcare Service At Your Doorstep’ initiative in Nashik

July 17, 2020
  • In Maharashtra, cases of Covid-19 are raging in the Nashik district as well. However, to curb the further spread of the disease, the government has initiated a measure “HEALTHCARE SERVICE AT YOUR DOORSTEP”.
  • As many as 556 squads have been formed and they have been tasked to trace the COVID-19 positive patient.
  • The initiative taken by the state’s public health department and district administration to deploy 556 squads in predominantly tribal villages of Nashik is yielding positive results in containing the spread of Covid-19.

Anji Khad bridge, Indian Railways’ 1st cable-stayed rail bridge, announced

July 17, 2020
Anji Khad bridge
  • The Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has announced, India’s first cable-stayed Railways bridge “Anji Khad Bridge” to connects Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
  • This bridge being developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).
  • This bridge is as a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.
  • The USBRL project also involves the Chenab river bridge.
  •  The Chenab Bridge once completed, will become the world’s highest rail bridge.

18th July is observed as Nelson Mandela Day every year

July 18, 2020
Nelson Mandela
  • Nelson Mandela International Day (also Mandela Day) is held every year on July 18 globally to honour the legacy of the late President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela.
  • The day 18 July marks the birth anniversary of the great South African leader, who was born in 1918.
  • United Nations officially declared July 18 as UN Mandela Day in November 2009.
  • The first UN Mandela Day was held on 18 July 2010.
  • He won the Nobel Peace Prize for his leadership for his anti-apartheid activism in 1993.
  • He was awarded India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna in 1990 for his role in the anti-apartheid movement. Apart from Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, he is the only non-Indian to have received the award.

DCGI Given approval to India’s first Homemade Pneumonia Vaccine

July 18, 2020
Pneumonia vaccine
  • The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has given approval to India’s first fully indigenously developed vaccine against pneumonia ‘Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine’.
  • The vaccine has been developed by the Pune-based firm Serum Institute of India.
  • After reviewing the phase I, II, and III clinical trial data for vaccines, submitted by Serum Institute, the drug regulator gave the market approval to the homemade vaccine.
  • Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Conjugate Vaccine is the first indigenously developed vaccine in the field of pneumonia.

Footwear training center started by KVIC in Delhi

July 18, 2020
  • A first-of-its-kind footwear training center for the marginalized community was inaugurated here by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
  • It will provide a comprehensive two-month training program to leather artisans for making high-quality footwear.
  • The center has been established with the help of the Central Footwear Training Institute (CFTI), Agra, a unit of the MSME ministry.
  • The training center will also provide logistics support to the artisans in starting their own shoe-making business once their two-month training is completed.
  • The artisans will also be provided a tool kit worth Rs 5,000 for carrying out their activities in the future.
  • The Khadi and Village Industries Commission is also setting up a similar footwear training center in Varanasi.

Telangana launched ‘CybHer’ campaign with an aim to Tackle Cybercrime Against Women & Children

July 18, 2020
  • The Telangana Director-General of Police, Mahender Reddy has launched an online cyber awareness campaign “CybHER” with an aim to make cyberspace safe for Women and Children.
  • This month-long campaign has been organized by the Women Safety Wing of the Telangana State Police in collaboration with the Legal Aid Centre, and Symbiosis Law School at Hyderabad.
  • The CybHER campaign aims to bring to light the immediate risks and threats faced by the vulnerable, women and children on cyberspace, which itself is as an interactive and informative platform for a healthy discussion on cyber safety.

Odisha Extends Madhu Babu Pension Benefits To Transgender Community

July 18, 2020
  • The Odisha government has decided to include transgender community under its social welfare scheme- Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY).
  • In order to avail the benefit, transgenders will have to visit the official website of MBPY and apply for the pension in the given form.
  • Pension ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 900 will be provided to them in accordance with their age group.
  • The CM has also ordered to provide additional Rs 1000 Covid financial assistance to Madhu Babu pensioners.
  • The Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY) is a pension scheme introduced in the Indian State of Odisha with the objective of providing financial assistance to the destitute elderly and destitute differently-abled persons in the state. The chief minister of Odisha launched the Madhu Babu pension scheme by merging the two pension schemes, i.e., name, Revised Old Age Pension Rules, 1989, and Disability Pension Rules, 1985.

NABARD launches development projects worth Rs 44 lakh in A&N Islands

July 18, 2020
NABARD
  • The apex development finance institution, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched development projects worth Rs 44 lakhs in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, with the aim to strengthen the concept of Atmanirbhar Bharat through rural entrepreneurship.

The development projects of NABARD consist of following initiatives:

  • Formation and development of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) and providing Skill development training to these SHGs members to promote rural entrepreneurship at the micro-level.
  • Women attached to SHGs in Little Andaman will be trained for Mushroom Cultivation and Bamboo Handicrafts making.
  • A four-month-long training program for tour and travel agents in Swaraj Dweep
  • Yearly Micro-Entrepreneurship Development Programme will be carried out for 150 members of various SHGs in Mayabunder in Middle Andaman.
  • The apex institution is also providing a platform for sales of local products by financing Rural Haats in Gram Panchayats.
  • Total of Rs. 7.6 lakhs have been released to establish one such Haat in Namunaghar Panchayat of South Andaman.

CPJ’s 2020 International Press Freedom Awarded to Four Journalists

July 18, 2020
  • Four Journalists have been named as the recipients of the 2020 International Press Freedom Awards by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a New York-based non-profit organisation to promote press freedom and defend the rights of journalists.
  • All these four journalists have faced arrests or criminal prosecution for their reporting.
  • The 30th edition of the annual International Press Freedom Award will be presented to the winners on November 19, 2020 to honor journalists or their publications around the world who show courage in defending press freedom despite facing attacks, threats, or imprisonment.

2020 International Press Freedom Awards Winners

  • Shahidul Alam from Bangladesh,
  • Mohammad Mosaed from Iran,
  • Dapo Olorunyomi from Nigeria and
  • Svetlana Prokopyeva from Russia.
  • Apart from this, Human rights lawyer Amal Clooney has been honoured with the Gwen Ifill Press Freedom Award.

Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020 released – India ranked 3rd

July 18, 2020
  • Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2020 released by a property consultant Cushman & Wakefield.
  • India ranks third in the list of most-suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in terms of cost competitiveness and operating conditions.
  • China and the US retain the top two positions.
  • Global Manufacturing Risk Index In its annual ranking of the most suitable locations for global manufacturing among 48 countries in Europe, Americas and the Asia-Pacific, the consultant said India is in top-3 countries this year and an upcoming manufacturing hub globally from an operating conditions and cost-competitiveness perspective.

Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 9 points in one year

July 18, 2020
  • As per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by the Registrar General of India, “Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has declined by 9 points in one year.
  • The ratio has declined from 122 in 2015-17 to 113 in 2016-18 (7.4 % decline).
  • Northern states registered a higher MMR: Assam (215), Bihar (149), Madhya Pradesh (173), Chhattisgarh (159), Odisha (150), Rajasthan (164), Uttar Pradesh (197) and Uttarakhand (99).
  • The southern states registered a lower MMR: Andhra Pradesh (65), Telangana (63), Karnataka (92), Kerala (43), and Tamil Nadu (60).
  • The target 3.1 of UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) aims to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 1,00,000 live births.
  • Maternal Mortality Ratio MMR is defined as the number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births

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