DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: AUGUST 2, 2018
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DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: AUGUST 2, 2018
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NATIONAL
The most energy-efficient State: Kerala
It is followed by Rajasthan (68) and Andhra Pradesh (66.5).These three States together with Maharashtra and Punjab — also scored above 60 — were designated as Front Runner States in the survey.
The other categories were Achiever (60-50), Contender (49-30) and Aspirant (below 30).
Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Chief minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
EAM Sushma Swaraj embarks on a four-day visit to three Central Asian countries
The External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will undertake a four-day visit to three Central Asian nations. The countries are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.
The visit is in pursuit of India’s objective of enhanced engagement with this region which is India’s extended neighbourhood.
Kazakhstan
Capital: Astana
Currency: Kazakhstani tenge
Kyrgyzstan
Capital: Bishkek
Currency: Kyrgyzstani som
Uzbekistan
Capital: Tashkent
Currency: Uzbekistani soʻm
GOI unveiled tricolour logo for geographical indication (GI) certified products
The Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has launched a tricolour logo and tagline for Geographical Indications (GI) to increase awareness about intellectual property rights (IPRs) in India. “Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India” is the tagline, printed below a GI Logo in Tricolour.
A Geographical Indication (GI) product is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicraft and industrial goods) originating from a definite geographical territory.
Darjeeling Tea, Tirupathi Laddu, Kangra Paintings, Nagpur Orange and Kashmir Pashmina are among the registered GIs in India.
INTERNATIONAL
Congress passes NDA Act 2019 Capping US Aid To Pakistan To $150 million
The United States Congress has passed the National Defense Authorisation Act-2019 (NDAA-19) which limited its security-related aid to Pakistan to $150 million, significantly below the historic level of more than $ one billion to $750 million per year.
The legislation reduces the total amount of funds provided for reimbursement to Pakistan to $150 million. This is a significant reduction from the $700 million that was authorised through Coalition Support Fund (CSF) last year.
India, Germany sign pacts worth Rs 5,250 crore
India and Germany has signed agreements on financial and technical cooperation worth Rs 5,250 crore within the framework of the Indo-German development cooperation.
German Ambassador to India Martin Ney and Finance Ministry Joint Secretary Sameer Kumar Khare signed the agreements marking 60 years of successful Indo-German development cooperation.
Germany
Capital: Berlin
Currency: Euro
11th World Hindi Conference to be held in Mauritius
The 11th World Hindi Conference or Vishwa Hindi Sammellan will be held at Mauritius’ Port Louis. It will be held at Swami Vivekananda International Conference Center.
The event is held once in three years and is dedicated to Hindi language. The previous conference was held in Bhopal in 2015.
The logo of the conference is the image of a ship struggling to keep sailing in the water is similar to what the difficulties Hindi is facing.
Mauritius
Capital: Port Louis
Currency: Mauritian rupee
UAE launches amnesty programme to aid foreign visa violators
The UAE has launched a three-month visa amnesty programme. It will benefit hundreds of illegal foreign workers, including Indians, overstaying their permits by allowing them to leave the country without penalties and giving them six months to find a job.
The UAE is home to 2.8 million Indian expatriates, the largest expatriate community in the country. The programme will allow the workers to leave the country without paying penalty and it will also give them six months to find a job.
UAE
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
BANKING AND ECONOMY
Mauritius-based SBM Bank to open 6 branches
The Foreign bank State Bank of Mauritius, SBM would soon operate as a banking subsidiary of SBM Group in India under the name of SBM Bank (India) Ltd.
It has also announced plans to launch six new branches in Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad and Jaipur by next year.
It is the first foreign bank in India to obtain a wholly-owned subsidiary licence from the RBI.
SBM was established in 1994 in India. SBM currently operates four branches, namely located in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ramachandrapuram.
SBM Holdings Ltd
CEO of India & East Africa: Moses Harding John
Headquarters: Port Louis, Mauritius
KVGB’s launched new deposit scheme “Vikas Bonanza 456”
The Karnataka Vikas Grameena Bank (KVGB) launched a new deposit scheme – Vikas Bonanza 456.
Initially, S Ravindran, Chairman of KVGB has launched the new deposit scheme in Dharwad.
The scheme is of a tenure of 456 days with interest rate of 7.10 per cent for public and 7.60 per cent for senior citizens. A minimum of ₹10,000 and maximum of ₹1 crore can be deposited under this scheme.
The bank has a network of 636 branches with total business of ₹23,686 crore.
Ministry of Culture launches ‘Seva Bhoj Yojna’
The Union Ministry of Culture has launched a scheme to reimburse central share of CGST and IGST on food, prasad, langar or bhandara offered by religious and charitable institutions. It has been launched from August 1, 2018.
The scheme Seva Bhoj Yojna has a total outlay of Rs 325.00 crore for financial years 2018-19 and 2019-20.
It will lessen the financial burden of such as Religious/Charitable Institutions who provide Food/Prasad/Langar (Community Kitchen)/Bhandara free of cost without any discrimination to Public/Devotees.
eMudhra to offer “Integrated Insurance” to enterprises in Africa
The Digital identity and transaction management solutions provider eMudhra has partnered with Ghana-based Safety Insurance Brokers Limited (SIBL) to offer “Integrated Insurance” to enterprises in Africa.
eMudhra’s Integrated Insurance service is based on emSigner, which enables insurance companies go paperless. emSigner is working with over 20 banks and over 10 insurance companies and is in the pilot stages at a few government agencies in Africa.
Currently, eMudhra is working to create among the first integrated platforms in the region across hospitals, insurance providers, insurance sponsors and recipients to communicate and conduct paperless insurance claims.
eMudhra
Founder&Chairman: V Srinivasan
AWARDS AND HONOURS
Indian-origin mathematician Akshay Venkatesh gets prestigious Fields Medal
Akshay Venkatesh, a renowned Indian-Australian mathematician, is one of four winners of mathematics’ prestigious Fields medal, known as the Nobel prize for math. He is currently teaching at Stanford University.
The prize was inaugurated in 1932 at the request of Canadian mathematician John Charles Fields, who ran the 1924 Mathematics Congress in Toronto. Each winner receives a 15,000 Canadian-dollar cash prize. It was awarded at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Rio de Janeiro.
The other three winners are: Caucher Birkar, a Cambridge University professor of Iranian Kurdish origin; Germany’s Peter Scholze, who teaches at the University of Bonn and Alessio Figalli, an Italian mathematician at ETH Zurich.
SPORTS
Lewis Hamilton Wins Hungarian Grand Prix 2018
The Reigning Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton of Britain (Mercedes) won the Hungarian Grand Prix for the sixth time of his career, increasing his lead in the 2018 driver standings to 24 points. It is the 67th career victory at the Hungaroring circuit.
Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari finished second in the race. Daniel Ricciardo was named Driver of the Day by Formula One.
