Daily Current Affairs – July 31 2018
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NATIONAL
Rajasthan
- “The Walled City of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India” is the next proposed site for UNESCO World Heritage recognition.
INTERNATIONAL
New Zealand to remove ‘sexist’ road signs
- New Zealand’s transport authority said it would adopt gender-neutral signs.
SCIENCE
NBRC researchers decipher how Zika virus causes microcephaly
- National Brain Research Centre-led team of researchers has successfully identified the molecular and cellular mechanisms by which Zika virus causes microcephaly.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Symantec opens Security Operations Centre
- Cybersecurity firm Symantec Corporation has opened a Security Operations Center (SOC) in Chennai.
Centre imposes 25% safeguard duty on import of solar cells
- The Centre issued a notification putting into effect a safeguard duty of 25% on import of solar cells from China and Malaysia between July 30, 2018, and July 29, 2019.
RANKINGS & INDEXES
Most valued company status in m-cap
- Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) regained its status as the country’s most valued firm by market capitalisation (m-cap)
- Tata Group’s Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
APPOINTMENTS
- Vijay Thakur Singh – Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Secretary (East)
SCHEMES
“Awareness-Cum-Health Camp for Safai Karamcharis of NDMC”
- National Commission for Safai Karamcharis (NCSK) in collaboration with the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), organised an Awareness-cum-Health Camp for Safai Karamcharis of NDMC in New Delhi.
Swachhta Pakhwada
- Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), Oil & Gas CPSEs celebrated Swachhta Pakhwada fortnight with full zeal and enthusiasm from 01st to 15th July, 2018.
- Main Theme – “Innovation” and “Sustainability”.
MOU, AGREEMENTS & CABINET APPROVALS
Health Ministry signs MoU with MeitY
- Health Ministry signs MoU with Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to facilitate access of Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM) to the last mile.
DEFENCE
STA-1 status to India from U.S.
- India has welcomed the decision of the U.S. government to grant it the status of a trading partner equivalent to its closest allies in the NATO. This decision is likely to boost India’s defence trade with the U.S.
AWARDS
- Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi – Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace.
APP & WEBPORTAL
e-Aksharayan Software
- The Indian government has launched e-Aksharayan, a desktop software for converting any scanned or printed Indian language documents into fully editable text.
SPORTS
Two Indians in a World Golf Championships field for first time
- Anirban Lahiri and Shubhankar Sharma’s presence will make it the first time two Indians feature in the same WGC Championships.
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