Daily Current Affairs – July 31 2018

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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

  1. Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) regained its status as the country’s most valued firm by market capitalisation (m-cap)
  2. 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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