Daily Current affairs for 8th to 10th July, 2017 ( English )
1. The Supreme
Court held that government jobs or admissions secured under the
reserved category by using forged caste certifications cannot be held
valid or sustained in the eyes of law.
2. The
United Nations announced that the Member states will
adopt a legally binding treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons. The
treaty will be adopted on 7th July, 2017.It will be first
multi lateral nuclear disarmament treaty to be concluded in more than
20 years .
3. Aaykar Setu, a new tax payer
service module was launched by the Union Finance Ministry. It compiles
various tax tools, dynamic updates, live chat facility and important links to
various processes within the Income Tax Department (ITD) in a single module.
4. For the first time will import
crude oil from the United States. The purchase comes
after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the US in June 2017 when
President Donald Trump had assured that US looks forward to export more energy
products to India. The import of crude from US could become an alternative
source for the Indian companies for the supply of heavy, high-sulphur grades as
feed stocks, which typically sell at a lower cost relative to other oil types.
5. The Union
Government has formed the Ministry of Housing and Urban
Affairs by merging the Ministries of Urban Development and
Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation .
6. The 21st edition
of the naval exercise – MALABAR, for the yaer 2017 has been kicked off near Chennai in
Bay of Bengal. It is a trilateral naval Exercise between India,
Japan and United States (US) navies. The 8 day long Malabar 2017 exercise
consists of both ashore and at-sea activities. One of the main goals of this
edition of the exercise is “submarine-hunting”.
7. India will soon
join Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC), a
newly-constituted forum of central bankers and experts working towards
promotion of a robust and transparent foreign exchange (Forex) market. The
committee has been set up under guidance of the Bank for International
Settlements (BIS), an international financial organisation.
8. The four major
digital initiatives to push e-education has
been launched by President Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of Guru
Purnima. They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic
Depository and National Digital Library. All these digital initiatives
are operational under Union Ministry of Human Resource and Development.
9. India’s foreign exchange
(Forex) reserves have increased by $4.007 billion to touch a record high of
$386.539 billion in the week that ended 30th June 2017 as per the report of
RBI.
10.India has planned to invite
the ten leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) as Chief Guests for 2018 Republic Day celebrations. If invited Republic Day
2018 would be the first Republic Day event that will have so many leaders as
the chief guests.
11. A student- scientist
connect programme “Jigyasa, “has been launched by the
government in New Delhi. The programme would be
implemented by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
in collaboration with Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS).
12.The World Bank has
observed that India has made a sweeping commitment to solar power, innovative
solutions and energy efficiency initiatives to provide round the
clock electricity to its people by 2030. India is
emerging as a frontrunner in the fight against climate change.
13. India’s Harinder Pal
Sandhu has
defeated Rhys Dowling of Australia to win South Australian Open squash
title. This will be Sandhu’s first PSA tournament victory in Australia.
14. India and Bangladesh have decided to
construct a bridge over Mizoram’s Khawthlangtuipui river (also
known as Karnaphuli river) to facilitate trade and to improve
communication between the two countries. The proposed bridge is expected
to serve as an important link between India and Bangladesh. It would
improve road connectivity between the two regions. The proposed bridge is also
expected to strengthen the ties between the people of the two countries.
15. In 12th G20
Summit held in Hamburg, responding to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s call for united action against terrorism and
elimination of terrorist safe havens, the G20 countries strongly
condemned all terrorist attacks worldwide and pledged greater coordination
to counter the menace.
16. The
researchers have found that surface of Mars has chemical compounds called perchlorates that
can wipe out living organisms.
17.The United
Nations has adopted a historic global
treaty banning nuclear weapons. The treaty was adopted by a vote of 122
members in favour. The Netherlands was the only country who voted against
the treaty. Singapore abstained from voting.
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