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CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL

Women and Child Development Ministry to move proposal to amend POCSOAct

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 – for enhancing

punishment in cases of sexual assault against young boys, will be sent to the Cabinet in

two-three days by Women and Child Development (WCD) Ministry. As per this Act, death

penalty will be awarded to those convicted of raping children below 12 years

India has become a popular hub of medical tourism

India has become a popular hub of medical tourism, attracting a large number of foreign

patients every year. The reason behind such happening is a rare combination of

advanced facilities, skilled doctors, and low cost of treatment. India currently has around

18% of the global medical tourism market. It has been estimated that by 2020, it could

be worth $9 billion, and account for 20% of the global market share.

Government sets up 4-member panel to propose measures on mob violence,lynching

The government has set up a four-member committee headed by Union Home Secretary

Rajiv Gauba to suggest measures and legal framework to effectively deal with incidents

of mob violence and lynching

WCD Ministry launches ‘Childline1098’ contest

The Ministry of Women and Child Development has launched a contest, ‘#Childline1098’

to mark the World Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, 2018.

The contest invites people to share images of the Childline 1098 logo that they spot at

unique locations and send it with a tagline.

Rs 1,754.14 crore sanctioned by Union Agriculture Minister Radha MohanSingh under the National Dairy Plan (NDP) to enhance productivity of milchanimals

Union Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh announced that the government has

sanctioned Rs 1,754.14 croreunder National Dairy Plan (NDP). To enhance productivity of

milch animals.

The Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018

The Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018, that seeks

to punish bribe-givers and bribe-takers. The Bill provides for a jail term of three to seven

years, besides a fine, to those convicted of taking bribes and those giving bribes to public

officials. It extends the ambit of public servants who would be protected by sanction from

prosecution.

17 sites in the country to be developed as Iconic Tourist Sites

Ministry of Tourism has identified 17 sites in 12 clusters in the country for development

under Iconic Tourist Sites Development Project, pursuant to Budget Announcements of

2018-19.

Following are the 17 sites:

Uttar Pradesh- TajMahal & FatehpurSikri

Maharashtra- Ajanta & Ellora.

Delhi- Humayun’s Tomb, Red Fort & QutubMinar

Goa- Colva beach

Rajasthan- Amer Fort

Gujarat- Somnath & Dholavira

Madhya Pradesh- Khajuraho

Karnataka- Hampi

Tamil Nadu- Mahabalipuram

Assam- Kaziranga

Kerala- Kumarakom

Bihar- Mahabodhi.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: INTERNATIONAL

Japan passed law to legalise casino gambling

Japan’s parliament has passed the Integrated Resort (IR) bill which will lead to the

opening of the country’s first legal casino. As per the bill, the casinos will be restricted to

three locations in the initial phase. Amid concerns about gambling addiction, the law

limits Japanese citizens to three casino visits per week and 10 per month, and charged

admission of 6000 yen ($53.4) per day.

USEFUL INFOJapan Capital Tokyo

Currency yenPM Shinzō Abe

Iran becomes India’s second largest oil supplier

Iran has overtaken Saudi Arabia to be the second largest supplier of crude oil to Indian

public sector firms during April-June quarter. Iraq remains India’s No:1 supplier of crude.

State firms that buy oil from Iran include Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd

(MRPL), Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL). New Delhi

shipped in 7.27 million tonnes of oil from Iraq, while shipments from Saudi Arabia

totalled 5.22 million tonnes.

USEFUL INFOIran Capital Tehran

Currency RialPresident Hassan Rouhani

CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE

Mumbai to get ‘skyscraper bridge’ connecting Worli to Sewri

This is the first bridge in Mumbai to be built at a height of 32m (the height of a 10-storey

building) and at 4.5-km-long. This bridge costs around 1,500 crore and aims to connect

the Bandra-Worli sea link to the Mumbai trans-harbour line at Sewri. Five agencies- the

Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), MMRDA, Maharashtra Housing and Area

Development Authority, Mumbai Port Trust and Slum Rehabilitation Authority- will be

involved in planning and execution. The aim is to complete it by mid-2022.

USEFUL INFOMaharashtra Capital Mumbai

CM Devendra FadnavisGovernor Chinamani Vidyasagar Rao

Goa will end its ban on imported fish on July 31

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar imposed a 15-day ban on import of fish on July 18

due to the issue of the presence of formalin in fish. The ban is scheduled to end on July

31. Tests made on more than 116 samples drawn from various fish markets across the

State since July 14, indicated that no added formaldehyde was used.

USEFUL INFOGoa Capital Panaji

CM Manohar ParikarGovernor Mridula Sinha

Odisha CM launches Green Mahanadi Mission

A total of two crore saplings will be planted on the banks of the Mahanadi, Tel and Ib

rivers under the Green Mahanadi Mission. Launching the programme by planting saplings

at two locations in Subarnapur and Boudh districts, Mr. Patnaik said that the plantation

drive was being carried out in as many as 1,303 villages spread over 15 districts situated

on both sides of the Mahanadi.

USEFUL INFOOrissa Capital Bhubaneswar

CM Naveen PatnaikGovernor Ganeshi Lal

Mobile app ‘Bijli Mitra’ for replacement of transformers in Rajasthan

Farmers in Rajasthan will soon have the ease to get their defunct transformers replaced

within six hours of registering a complaint through a mobile app. he process of replacing

transformers used to consume a lot of time, therefore, the government decided to

introduce mobile app ‘Bijli Mitra’ so that farmers can register their complaint.

USEFUL INFORajasthan Capital Jaipur

CM Vasundra RajeGovernor Kalyan Singh

CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE

Banks and Financial institutions in India signed Pact on Bad Loan ResolutionFramework

22 public sector banks (including India Post Payments Bank), 19 private sector banks, 32

foreign banks and financial institutions like LIC, HUDCO, PFC and REC signed the Inter-

Creditor Agreement (ICA) framework, which is part of project ‘Sashakt’, to take

concerted efforts towards resolving dud loans under Rs. 500 crore.

This Project is proposed by a committee headed by Sunil Mehta (non-executive chairman

of PNB). The new framework is applicable to accounts with exposures of over Rs.2,000

crore where lenders must implement the resolution plan within 180 days.

Lok Sabha passes Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017

Lok Sabha has passed Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to reduce the

number of cheque dishonour cases pending in courts. The bill amends Negotiable

Instruments Act, 1881 to primarily address issues of dishonor of cheques and deal with

unnecessary delay in disposal of such cases.

Interim compensation:The Bill inserts new Section 143 A in parent Act to allow court

trying offence related to cheque bouncing to direct drawer (person who writes cheque) to

pay interim compensation to complainant. This compensation may be paid under certain

circumstances, including where drawer pleads not guilty of accusation. It will not exceed

20% of cheque amount and will be paid by drawer within 60 days of trial court’s order to

pay such compensation.

Deposit in case of appeal:The Bill inserts another new Section 148-A in the parent act

specifying that if drawer convicted in cheque bouncing case files appeal, appellate court

may direct him to deposit minimum of 20% of fine or compensation awarded by trial

court during conviction. This amount will be in addition to any interim compensation paid

by drawer during earlier trial proceedings.

Returning interim compensation:In case drawer is acquitted during trial or by appellate

court, then court will direct complainant to return interim compensation (or deposit in

case of an appeal case), along with interest. This amount will be repaid within 60 days of

court’s order.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENT AND RESIGNATION

Rakesh Sharma is appointed as CCO of Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Bajaj Auto Ltd. has appointed Rakesh Sharma as its first Chief Commercial Officer (CCO).

Rajiv Bajaj, Bajaj Auto MD, said that the post of CCO was created to complement the

offices of the Executive Director (ED) and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and informed

all heads of departments to report to the CCO.

Analjit Singh appointed non-executive Chairman of Max Financial Services

Max Financial Services has named its sponsor and founding shareholder Analjit Singh as

nonexecutive chairman of the company. Singh said his appointment on the board was in

consultation with current chairman Naina Lal Kidwai.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SUMMIT AND CONFERENCE

Myanmar to host ASEAN education meet in Oct

Myanmar which will host the next ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (ASED) in October

seeks to boost its education sector by cooperating with India, China and the US among

others.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SCHEMES AND PROGRAM

Swachh Survekshan Grameen launched in UP, Jharkhand and Maharashtra

The Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 (SSG 2018) announced by the Ministry of

Drinking Water and Sanitation on July 13 , 2018, was launched by three States this

week.

Under the SSG 2018, an independent survey agency will conduct the survey in all

districts from 1st to 31st August 2018, and the results will be announced in the form of a

ranking of all districts and States on the basis of quantitative and qualitative sanitation

(Swachhata) parameters.

CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS

Shotputter Dhanvir, hurdler Vishnu Priya set records in 15th National youthathletics championships

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Kerala’s 400m hurdler Vishnu Priya and Punjab’s shot-putter Dhanvir Singh set new meet

records in the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships in Vadodara, Gujarat. In

women’s 400 metres hurdles, Priya, representing Kerala, crossed the finish line with a

season-best time of 1:02.52 seconds and erased the earlier set meet record of 1:02.58

seconds by PO Sanya in Bambolim in 2015.

In Shot Put, Dhanvir threw 19.69m in his fifth attempt and erased the earlier meet

record of 19.34m which was set by Navtejdeep Singh in 2011.

In the 15th National Youth Athletics Championships, Haryana won the overall title with

165 points while Kerala with 150 points finished in the second place.

Olympic Medalists To Now Receive Rs 20,000 Pension Per Month

Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathoreannounced that the rate of pension for

sportspersons who have won medals in international competitions and have retired from

active sports has been doubled from April 1. At present, the government gives lifelong

pension to 588 players under the scheme of ‘Pension to Meritorious Sportspersons.’

According to the revised rates, Olympic and Para Olympic medallists will get a sum of Rs

20,000 per month each,while gold medallists at World Cups and World Championships in

Olympic and Asian Games disciplines will receive Rs 16,000 per month.

World Junior Squash Championships Begins In Chennai

The Men’s team event of the World Junior Squash Championshipshas begun in Chennai,

Tamil Nadu. A total of 24 countries, divided into eight groups, are taking part. India,

placed in Group-E alongside Switzerland and Saudi Arabia, is seeded fifth.