Daily current Affairs for 18th and 19th July 2017 ( English )
1. A recent study
published by “ The Journal of Experimental Medicine “ in July
2017 has unveiled that a commonly used drug for malaria “
hydroxychloroquine” can effectively block the Zika virus from
crossing the placenta and getting into the foetus and damaging its brain
. It can be used by pregnant women also since it has the approval.
2. The Telangana
government has imposed a cap on the weight of bags carried by
the school children ( from class 1-10) in order to prevent any
resulting physical effect and anxiety disorder in students. The maximum weight
should not exceed - for class 1& 2 - 1.5 kg, for classes
3 to 5 should be 2-3 kg, for class 6 & 7 it should
be 4 kg, For class 8 & 9 it should be 4.5 Kg and for class 10 it should be
5kg. It also added there should not be any homework given to students of
classes 1 to 5
3. India’s largest
commercial bank , the State Bank of India (SBI) on 18 July ,
2017 launched a dedicated portal “ SBI realty “ with an
aim to help home buyers to chose flats from its 3000 approved
projects across the country.
4. International
Swimming Federation ( FINA) took the decision about the host cities
of both Short Course swimming championships in a meeting
at Budapest. The Chinese city of Hangzhou is set to host
the short course swimming championship in 2018, Abu Dhabi will
be the host in 2020, Russian city of Kazan in 2022 and Hungarian
city of Budapest in 2024 respectively.
5. Department of
Bio-Technology was formally launched an indigenously developed new
born hearing screening device “ SOHUM “at Prithvi Bhavan, New
Delhui on 17th July, 2017
6. July 18 – Nelson
Mandela International Day was observed globally to commemorate
the great South African anti-apartheid revolutionary , politician and
philanthropist.
7. Shri Venkaiah
Naidu was named as NDA’s Vice presidential candidate against
Gopalkrishna Gandhi for the vice presidential election 2017 which
is to be held on 5th Aug 2017
8. The Right of
Children for free and compulsory education ( Amendment ) bill is scheduled
to be brought for consideration and passage in Lok sabha on 18th July,
2017.
9. Smriti Irani replaces
Venkaiah Naidu as Information and Broadcasting Minister as her
additional charge.
10. Martin Landau(89) , the Oscar Winning
actor who acted in many films such as Tim Burtons Ed Wood was passed
away on July 15, 2017
11. The Bank of England has
unveiled a new 10- pound plastic note featuring a portrait
of Jane Austin, British Novelist at the Winchester Cathedral , the
place where she was buried .
12. TR Zeliang ( 19th CM
) was appointed as the new Chief minister of Nagaland ,
as Shurhozelie Liezietsu and 9 ruling Naga People’s Front legislators
failed to appear for the floor test.
13. The Madhya Pradesh State education
center has started “Shala Siddhi Prohastan Yojana “ in
25000 schools across the state to encourage their best
works. They are also in the process of implementing “Hamara Shala
Kaisi Ho “and “ Shala Siddhi Karyakram “ programmes in all govt
schools of the state in order to provide quality education to the
students.
14. Tata motors rolled out the
country’s first Bio-CNG ( bio-methane) bus . The bus was
rolled out at the Bio-energy programme called “Urja Utsav “ which
was organisded by Ministry of Petroleum and Natural gas .
15. New species of bird like dinosaur was
identified in Canada that lived nearly 71 million years ago.
The species was named as Albertavenator curriei which means
Currie’s Alberta hunter . The species which was found in Alberta has been named
in honor of famous Canadian paleontologist Philip J. Currie.
16. According to recent study, ghost nets (abandoned,
lost or dumped fishing nets) have emerged as the greatest killers of
the marine ecosystem off Kerala coast. There are four types of ghost nets that
infest the bottom of the seas. The first are the large
fishing vessels that stray into the territorial waters and deploy
large nets. The second type of ghost nets are smaller and
are used by fishermen, but are cut off by a passing vessel. They
too drift at the bottom of the ocean floor and get attached to the rough
features there. The third type of ghost nets are those that
get caught in violent currents and swivel down to the ocean floor,
where they get stuck. The fourth type are ghost nets
are those which get abandoned at sea after three or four
uses. These nets remain under water for decades if not centuries.
17. United States Navy successfully tested the world’s first-ever active
Laser Weapons System (LaWS). It is primarily intended to take on drones, aircraft, and
small vessels that could be used in an attack.
18. The Supreme Court has allowed the Union
Government to replace the oversight committee set up to supervise the
functioning of the Medical Council of India (MCI) with a fresh panel
of five eminent doctors. The committee was led by former Chief Justice of
India R.M. Lodha.
19. The United States has imposed new
economic sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile
programme and for contributing to regional tensions. Those sanctioned mainly
targets Iran for developing drones and military equipment, producing and
maintaining boats, and procuring electronic components.
20. Britain’s first woman Sikh MP Preet Kaur Gill was elected to
Home Affairs Select Committee in the UK Parliament. She
will be one of 11 MPs on the cross-party home affairs committee.
21. Scientists from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have
developed a 3D-printed soft silicone heart that closely
resembles and functions like the human organ. It is not exact biological
replica of the actual, but can help to save lives of people who suffer from
cardiac failure. It can be also used as an artificial heart in cases when
patient is awaiting a heart transplant.
22. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for the first
time in its trading history has crossed Rs 5 lakh crore in
market capitalization.
23. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes won 2017 British Grand prix. It was his
overall fifth British Grand Prix title.
24. NASA Langley Research Centre turns 100 years old of its
establishment on 17th July 2017 . On this occasion NASA
released a 45 minutes documentary that looks back across the 100 years.
25. Bharat Arun was appointed as the new bowling coach of team
India by the Board of Control for cricket in India on 18th July
2017.
26. India launched a solar project to electrify remote
villages of Agaween in Egypt , this project was
inaugurated by India’s ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharya and Major
general Alla Fathi Abou Zeid, Governor of Matrouh.
27. The Maharashtra Government on 18 July 2017 approved a
revised policy of the “ Majhi Kanya Bhagyashree” scheme in an
attempt to improve girl child ratio in the state.
28. PM Modi will be inaugurating the memorial for former
Indian President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at his birth place Peikarumbu
near Rameshwaram on 27th July 2017.
29. A star locating just 11 light years away from earth is
sending out the strange radio signals were detected
scientists on 12 May 2017 by using the Arecibo Observatory ,
a large telescope located in Puerto Rico . These strange signals are
coming from Ross 128 (a little red dwarf star)was confirmed.
30.The GST council on 17 July 2017 increased the compensation
cess rate on cigarettes to make the total tax incidence on
cigarettes in GST regime at par with the total tax included in
pre-GST regime. This move will raise the prices of cigarettes.
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