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Current Affairs Today 12th July 2018 | Current Affairs News Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs News Updates about the National and International events were listed here. Read Current Affairs Today here and stay updated with current news. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this and try Current Affairs Quiz to test your knowledge level. CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL PM Modi Inaugurates New Headquarters Building Of ASI Prime Minister Narendra Modiinaugurated the new Headquarters building of the Archaeological Survey of India in New Delhi. The new Headquarters building is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including energy-efficient lighting and rainwater harvesting. It will also include a Central Archaeological Library with a collection of about one lakh 50 thousand books and journals. Niti Aayog proposes 15-point action plan to combat air pollution in ten most polluted cities

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Page 1: Current Affairs Today 12th July 2018 | Current Affairs News · Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other competitive exams can use this and try Current

Current Affairs Today 12th July 2018 | CurrentAffairs News

Dear Readers, Daily Current Affairs News Updates about the National and International

events were listed here. Read Current Affairs Today here and stay updated with current

news. Candidates those who are preparing for IBPS/SBI/PO/Clerk exam and all other

competitive exams can use this and try Current Affairs Quiz to test your knowledge level.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

PM Modi Inaugurates New Headquarters Building Of ASI

Prime Minister Narendra Modiinaugurated the new Headquarters building of

the Archaeological Survey of India in New Delhi.

The new Headquarters building is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including

energy-efficient lighting and rainwater harvesting. It will also include a Central

Archaeological Library with a collection of about one lakh 50 thousand books and

journals.

Niti Aayog proposes 15-point action plan to combat air pollution in ten mostpolluted cities

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Niti Aayog has proposed a 15-point action plan to combat air pollution in ten most

polluted cities in the country, including Delhi, Kanpur and Varanasi. The draft action plan

titled ‘Breathe India’ includes encouraging electric vehicles, phasing out private diesel

vehicle and development of crop residue utilisation policy.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

Nepal returns the dancing bear to India

Nineteen-year-old sloth bear Rangila which was smuggled into Nepal in December 2017

is being sent back to India. The Indian and Nepalese governments, Nepal’s Jane Goodall

Institute, and the Indian non-profit, Wildlife SOS, facilitated the repatriation.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE

Andhra govt launched ‘Anna Canteens’, meals at just Rs 5

Andhra Pradesh government launched 60 ‘Anna’ canteens serving breakfast, lunch and

dinner at just Rs.5, in nearly 25 municipalities across the state in the first phase, and will

be run by Akshaya Patra Foundation. Chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated a

canteen in Vijayawada. In the second phase of the project worth 83 crore, another 103

canteens would be inaugurated by August 15.

Himachal CM announced Rs 1.55 crore cow sanctuary project

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Himachal Pradesh CM Jairam Thakur announced a 1.55-crore project to set up a cow

sanctuary at Kotla Barog, , near Rajgarh in Sirmaur district. Here the animals will be free

to roam in the fenced area. This sanctuary provides grazing facility to 500 animals,

mostly stray cows. Madhya Pradesh is the only state which till now had introduced the

concept of cow sanctuaries.

India’s 1st Private UAV Factory To Come Up In Kota

India’s first private sector unitfor manufacturing Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) and light

bullet proof vehicles (LBPV) will be set up by DCM Shriram Industries Group on the

campus of Shriram Rayons in Kota, Rajasthan.

Gujarat signs MoU with Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency tostrengthen trade, industrial relations

Gujarat Government’s Industries and Mines Department has signed Memorandum of

Understanding (MoU) with Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) to

strengthen trade, industrial relations. KOTRA is national trade and investment promotion

organisation operated by South Korea Government.

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani gives approval for Rs 39-cr ‘Seema Darshan’ project

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Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has given in-principle approval for the 39-crore

rupees ‘Seema Darshan’ project for developing more infrastructure facilities from T-

Junction to Zero Point at Nadabet near Suigam in Banaskantha district to instil patriotism

through a unique Gujarat initiative for border tourism.

CURRENT AFFAIR: BANKING AND FINANCE

India joins European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

India on Wednesday formally joined the European Bank for Reconstruction and

Development (EBRD), becoming the London-based multilateral lender’s 69th member.

The membership will help Indian companies undertake joint investments in regions in

which the EBRD operates. EBRD, whose core operations pertain to the private sector, has

worked with Indian companies including Tata group and Jindal group.

HDFC securities launched MF transactions on Facebook messenger throughArya

HDFC securitiesannounced launch of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities

on Facebook Messenger through their virtual assistant, Arya.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BUSINESS

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Indian computers and hardware devices are vulnerable says Avast CTO

Ondrej Vlcek, CTO of Avast, said in order to prevent cyber attacks on the country’s

massive IT infrastructure, India must go the Japanese way. Japan has brought in a

stringent regulatory mechanism to put its IT infrastructure under a protective shield.

T Latha Appointed New MD & CEO Of Dhanlaxmi Bank

Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has appointed T Latha as the Managing Director & CEO.She has

taken over from G Sreeram, who has retired from the office on completion of his tenure.

Government approved Net Neutrality, new telecom policy

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To ensure open and free Internet in India, the government has approved the principle of

net neutrality, which means that telecom and Internet service providers must treat all

data on the Internet equally, and not discriminate or charge differently by user, content,

site, platform, or application. They cannot engage in practices such as blocking, slowing

down or granting preferential speeds to any content.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCHEMES AND PROGRAM

Resolution 2427: to protect children in armed conflict adopted by UN SecurityCouncil

The 15 member UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2427 aimed at formulating a

framework for protection, rights, well-being and empowerment of children throughout

the conflict cycle at the UN Headquarters in New York City.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNATIONS

Olympian Dipa Karmakar to be named Tripura’s brand ambassador

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The BJP Tripura statecommittee proposed the government to appoint gold medal winner

in the prestigious FIG World Challenge Cup in Mersin in Turkey Dipa Karmakar, as brand

ambassador of the state.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING

India Ranked 57 in Global Innovation Index: Switzerland Tops

This year, India ranked as the 57th most innovative nation in the world, and has

improved its ranking from 60th position last year. Since 2011, Switzerland has been

ranked at the top every year.

India surpasses France to become world’s sixth largest economy

According to World Bank data on a gross domestic product (GDP) of countries for 2017,

India has recorded a GDP of USD 2,597,491 million, followed by USD 2,582,501 of

France. United States has topped the list recording a GDP of USD 19,390,604 million,

followed by China with USD 12,237,700 million.

BSNL becomes India’s 1st network to launch ‘internet telephony’

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