1. New banknotes of
Rs.50 denomination in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series in fluorescent blue
measures 66 mm x 135 mm. will be issued by RBI soon. The features in it are motif of
Hampi with Chariot numeral 50 in devnagiri, year of printing, Swachh Bharat
logo and the language panel on the reverse,side . The banknote will bear
the signature of RBI Governor Dr. Urjit R. Patel on the front
side along with the guarantee and promise clause and the RBI emblem, Mahatma
Gandhi’s portrait at the Centre , Ashoka Pillar emblem on the right and
denominational numeral 50. Micro letters ‘भारत,
‘INDIA’, ‘RBI’and ‘50’ will also feature on the front side. The security thread
will have inscriptions ‘भारत’and RBI. The number panel will have numerals growing from small
to big on the top left side and bottom right side.
2. Five Indian-origin
persons have featured in Fortune’s 2017 ’40 Under 40′ list of young and
influential people in the field of business inspiring other s with their work. They are Leo
Varadkar (age: 38) He is doctor by profession and is Ireland’s
youngest leader in centuries as well first-ever gay to hold the office and
ranked 5th . Divya Nag (26) Apple’s ambitious
ResearchKit and CareKit programmes that encourage developers to build health-
related apps . She was ranked 27th. Rishi
Shah (31) and Shradha Agarwal (32) They are founders
of health-tech firm Outcome Health. Their company raised over US $500 million
at a valuation of more than $5 billion and they were ranked 38th, and Leila
Janah (31) She is CEO and founder of non-profit Samasource and ranked
40th.
3. Parliamentary
Standing Committee on Agriculture in its recent report, has observed that extreme
weather events are costing India $9-10 billion annually. It also
observed that climate change is projected to impact agricultural
productivity with increasing severity from 2020 to the end of the
century.
4. Aug 19 – World
Humanitarian Day is observed every year to recognize work of humanitarian
personnel and those who have lost their lives. The campaign theme for
2017 is #Not A Target
5. India and US have
established new two-by-two (2 by 2) ministerial dialogue format that will
replace the earlier India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue. It will be
similar to the India-Japan 2+2 dialogue format between foreign and defence
secretaries of the two countries. This new dialogue format is to
enhance strategic coordination between them and maintaining peace and stability
in the Indo-Pacific region.
6. Tracking and Data
Relay Satellite-M (TDRS-M) into orbit has been successfully launched by
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) . TDRS-M
is third and final satellite in a series of the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS), next generation communications
satellites. The TDRSS is a fleet of geosynchronous communications satellites
that form part of NASA’s Space Network. It was introduced in the 1980s to
support the Space Shuttle. It was launched aboard a United Launch Alliance
(ULA) Atlas V rocket. TDRS-M’s predecessors, TDRS-K and TDRS-L were also
launched onboard of Atlas V rockets in January 2013 and January 2014,
respectively.
7. China launched its
first cyber (internet) court specializing in handling internet-related cases in the
e-commerce hub of Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province
due to number of online disputes. The cyber court will handle cases such
as online trade disputes and copyright lawsuits. It will provide a judicial
guarantee for maintaining cyber security, resolving online disputes and
promoting the integration of the Internet with society and the economy. . These
cases handled by the court will be tried online.
8. Scientists have
discovered two new species of earthworm belonging to the primitive family
Moniligastridae in Western Ghats ranges of Kerala. They were named
as Drawida polydiverticulata and Drawida thomasi by their
distinguished set of characters.
9. India’s first calf
delivered by a surrogate or recipient cow through In Vitro
Fertilisation (IVF) technology carried out in a mobile laboratory was
born in Indapur, Pune (Maharashtra). It has been named as
Vijay. The purpose of producing surrogate calf was to protect
indigenous cow breeds in its original form which have been destroyed due to
cross-breeding.
10. In order to improve
the functioning of the BRO and speed up works to avoid delays in projects and to achieve
the desired outcomes according to the requirement of the Armed Force, the
Union Defence Ministry has approved delegation of administrative and financial
powers to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
11. Versius, the
world’s smallest surgical robot , have been developed by the
Scientists in the United Kingdom (UK). It was developed using
low-cost technology used in mobile phones and space industries. Versius can
make series of small incisions that will circumvent the need for traditional
open surgery. These include colorectal operations, hernia repairs, as well as
prostate, ear, nose and throat surgery.
12. Scientists from
Los Alamos National Laboratory, US have discovered a
potential new state of matter that may help explain phenomena
like superconductivity, in the high-magnetic-field state of the heavy fermion
superconductor CeRhIn5. Heavy fermions are intermetallic compounds,
containing rare earth or actinide elements. The appearance of electronic
alignment in a prototypical heavy-fermion superconductor is called nematic
behaviour.
13. Indian Navy’s
second CU (landing craft utility) Mark IV L52 ship was
commissioned at Port Blair, capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
It has been indigenously designed and built by Garden
Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata. It is to be inducted
into the Indian Navy. It is 62.8 meters long and 11 metres wide. LCU L52
ship is an amphibious ship with the primary role to transport and deploy Main
Battle Tanks (MTBs), Armoured Vehicles, troops and equipment from ship to
shore.
14. The Union Finance
Ministry (Revenue Department) has imposed anti-dumping duty, which
aims at protecting the domestic industry from cheaper imports and
will be effective for five years on certain “textured
toughened (tempered) glass” imported from China.
15. A
total solar eclipse that would sweep across the United States ,
starting from Oregon on the west coast and ending at South Carolina on the east
coast after 241 years. It was first seen in 1776.
16. Qatar,
the host nation of 2022 FIFA World Cup is going to build a stadium
shaped like an Arabian Skull cap for the world Cup
quarter final match.
17. Nikolay
Kudashev was appointed as Russia’s ambassador to India after
the death of Alexander Kadakin.
18. Nagaland
government , constituted a committee which is headed by Temjen
Toy Additional Chief Secretary ( Home) to review Nagaland
Municipal act 2001
19. The
Bombay High Court has ordered to take strict action against violators
of sex determination laws . This concern is raised due to
declining sex ration in the state of Maharashtra
20. Rahul
Doshi was crowned as “ Child Genius “ in UK. He won
the title by answering a question on the 19th century
artists William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais.
21. The
Union Government is planning to have 40% reservation for girls at Navodaya
Schools.
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