1. Pakistan Prime
Minister Nawaz Sharif has resigned from his post after
the Supreme Court disqualified him in the Panama Papers case. This
is the third time Nawaz Sharif has been unable to complete his term in the
chief executive’s office.
2. The Lok
Sabha passed the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) Bill,
2017 by voice vote. The Bill declares the IIMs as institutions of national
importance. The bill seeks to empower these institutions to attain standards of
global excellence in management, management research and allied areas of
knowledge. It also promises to grant administrative, academic and financial
autonomy to these B-Schools and allow them to grant degrees.
3. Sagar Vani, an integrated
information dissemination system that will serve the coastal community, especially the
fishermen community with the advisories and alerts towards their livelihood as
well as their safety at Sea has been launched by the Union
Ministry of Earth Science.
4. Japan’s imperial
decoration ‘Order of the Rising Sun’ award was conferred by Former Union Minister
Ashwani Kumar for his contribution to fostering Japan-India
ties during the visit of the Emperor and Empress of Japan to India in
December 2013, and contributed to the success of the visit in Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh’s Government.
5. July 29 - the
International Tiger Day was observed every year to promote the protection and
expansion of the wild tigers habitats and to gain support through awareness for
tiger conservation.
6. The National
Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has received final nod from the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) to function as the Bharat Bill Payment Central
Unit (BBPCU) and operate the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).
7. Delhi Metro has
secured the platinum rating for adherence to
green building norms for its 10 residential colonies from the Indian Green
Building Council (IGBC) and The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) has
become the world’s first completely ‘green’ Metro system for adhering
to green building norms for its residential colonies.
8. Operational
Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of Family Participatory Care (FPC) for improving
newborn health has been released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. They
will serve as a guiding document for those intending to
introduce FPC in their facility as an integral part of facility based
newborn care.
9. Flammable ice (also
known as methane hydrate or methane clathrates) is a natural
gas consists of methane trapped within water crystals have
successfully produced by China. It is the world’s
largest natural gas resource is trapped beneath permafrost and ocean
sediment where low temperature and moderate pressure combine to trap methane in
this specific way.
10. India’s first
unmanned, remotely operated tank Muntra has rolled out by the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at its Chennai lab.
It has been launched in three variants Muntra-S, Muntra-M
and Muntra-N for surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in
areas with nuclear and biological threats. It is also likely to be used
in Naxal-hit areas.
11. Sri Lanka has signed
a US $1.1 billion deal to sell a 70% stake of the
strategic Hambantota deep-sea port to China. The deal was signed between Sri
Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) and China Merchants Port Holding Co. (CM Port).
12. India is the
world’s third-biggest exporter of beef according to recently released OECD-FAO
Agricultural Outlook 2017-2026 report. Brazil was ranked as the world’s top
beef exporter followed by Australia.
13. The Gelator, which is a
hydrophobic material that has property of oleilophilic (oil-loving) and
takes up oil when it comes in contact with it have developed by the
scientists from the Indian Institute of Science, Education and
Research (IISER), Thiruvananthapuram. It can be used to
recover marine oil spills with a simple, efficient and cost-effective method.
14. Jiyo Parsi
Publicity Phase-2, which is coming under Jiyo Parsi
scheme , a Central Sector Scheme for containing population decline of
Parsis has launched by the Union Ministry of Minority
Affairs in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Its main objective
is to reverse the declining trend of Parsi population by adopting a
scientific protocol and structured interventions. It aims to stabilize and
increase the population of Parsis in India.
15. The World’s
smallest spacecraft were successfully launched into low earth orbit
by Indian rock et PSLV known as “ sprites “ . The six prototypes
of Sprites were launched in June 2017 as part of
the Breakthrough Starshot project designed to test
technologies that would eventually be used for interstellar missions.
They are smallest spacecraft that have managed to establish contact
with ground stations. The mission was designed to test the performance of the
Sprites’ electronics when in orbit. Sprites have been developed by
researchers at Cornell University.
16. Seven projects in the sector
of sewage infrastructure, ghat development and research has approved by
the Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in
its 4th meeting.Three projects each were approved in sewage sector in Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar. Central Government will provide operation and maintenance
cost for 15 years to all these six projects along with 100% central assistance.
17. The Central Board
of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has entered into 9 Unilateral Advance Pricing
Agreements (UAPAs) with Indian taxpayers in July, 2017.
With this, total number of APAs signed till date stands at 171 (Bilateral-12
and Unilateral-159).
18. The Maharashtra
government is planning to create cycle tracks through streets “streets
with cycle track” project in order to encourage the use of bicycles to
ease congestion and reduce air pollution.
19. A team of
researchers from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired
Engineering and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and
Applied Sciences ( SEAS) have developed a super strong , flexible
bio-glue for wound healing without toxicity.
20. The 2017 Hungarian
Formula One Grand Prix was won by Sebastian Vettel of Germany ( Ferrari
driver ) which was held at Hungaroring in Mogyoroid.
21. Shehbaz Shariff to succeed Nawaz
Sharif as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
22. Mohun
Bagan on 29th July 2017 conferred former club
captain and coach Subrata Bhattarcharya with the Prestigious
Mohun Bagan Ratna Award at the club’s annual day programme in
Kolkatta. Jhulan Goswami( Indian women Cricket Team veteran pacer ) with
a special award. Debabrata Das was honoured with Best
Cricket player of the year award
23. Four
Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain
announced their willingness to start a dialogue with Qatar if it
agrees to show a willingness to stop funding terrorism
24. India on 29th July
2017 defeated Kazakhstan to clinch 2017 FIBA Women’s
Asian Cup’s Division B title held at Kanteerava indoor stadium in
Bangalore. To celebrate the win , the Basketball Federation
of India ( FBI) announced a cash award of Rs. 10 lakh for the
Indian Team . On the other hand Japan defeated
Australia to clinch the Division A title.
25. India and Pakistan will hold talks on
two hydropower projects namely Kishenganga and Ratle under the 1960
Indus waters Treaty (IWT) at the world Bank Headquarters in Washington on
31st July 2017
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