Daily Current Affairs – August 3 2018

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Daily Current Affairs – August 3 2018

NATIONAL

Assam

Assam begins deleting foreigners from NRC list

  • District officials in Assam have begun work to delete the names of ‘declared foreigners’ whose names had been included in the complete draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC)

Goa

Goa govt. to ban locals from playing in casinos

  • Locals in Goa would be banned from playing in casinos from 2019 once the government appoints a gaming commissioner to regulate the operations.

Tamilnadu

Bharti to boost optical fibre network in T.N.

  • Bharti Airtel plans to expand its optical fibre footprint in Tamil Nadu.

Telangana

Telangana police get live photo search advantage

  • The integration of the Facial Recognition System (FRS) with TSCOP will aid in prevention of crime and identification of criminals across the State in real time.

Karnataka

Launches pilot drone project

  • Karnataka has now joined the ranks of States that are using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) or drones in governance. The State launched a pilot project under which drones will be used in agriculture, urban development and policing.

Yoga classes now a must in all Karnataka colleges, universities

  • It will be mandatory for all colleges and universities across the State to ensure that yoga is taught in their institutions. This will apply to private colleges too.

INTERNATIONAL       

Tropical storm hits Shanghai

  • Jongdari, which means skylark in Korean, is the 12th typhoon of the season arrived in the Chinese financial hub.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Adani emerges biggest winner of city gas licences

  • Adani won the rights to retail CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in six cities on its own and another five in joint ventures with state-owned Indian Oil Corp (IOC).

Piaggio bets on alternative fuel tech

  • Piaggio Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (PVPL), a unit of Italy’s Piaggio Group, is focussed on developing vehicles powered by alternative fuels such as CNG, LPG and electrically charged batteries to achieve its target of selling 5 million vehicles in India.

SUMMITS & CONFERENCES

First Ever Orientation Workshop on Election Management

  • The Election Commission of India (ECI) conducted a day-long Orientation Workshop for IAS officers of the 2016 Batch in New Delhi.

‘Paryatan Parv’

  • The Ministry of Tourism, Government of India in collaboration with other Central Ministries, State Governments and Stakeholders is organizing a “Paryatan Parv” across the country from the 16th to 27th September 2018.

SCHEMES

Arogya Karnataka

  • The Health Department is planning to enhance the annual health coverage of Rs.1.5 lakh a year for a family of five under the State’s universal health scheme Arogya Karnataka to Rs.5 lakh a year per family.

MOU, AGREEMENTS & CABINET APPROVALS

Government permits e-commerce shipment via Foreign Post Offices

  • The Customs Department plans to permit e-commerce shipment via foreign post offices.

Lok Sabha passes National Sports University Bill

  • The Lok Sabha passed a Bill establishing a National Sports University in Manipur as part of a vision to enhance country’s standing in sports.

HRD Ministry approves norms against plagiarism

  • Student researchers found guilty of plagiarism may lose their registration and teachers could lose their jobs as the Human Resource Development Ministry approved new regulations on plagiarism drafted by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

DEFENCE

HAL tests rotary drone co-developed with IIT-K

  • A 10 kg rotary drone co-developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and IIT-Kanpur was recently flown for the first time in Bengaluru, the defence public sector company.

APP & WEBPORTAL

e-Pashu Haat portal

  • Government has launched e-Pashu Haat portal (www.epashuhaat.gov.in) for connecting breeders and farmers of indigenous breeds.

SPORTS

Women’s Hockey World Cup

  • Ireland won 3-1 in the shootout against India to reach the semi finals in Women’s Hockey World Cup.

Asian Nations Cup chess tournament

  • The men won the silver while the women claimed the bronze in the classical event. The Indian women struck gold in the blitz event.

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