1. International
Tiger Day: 29 July
i. The
7th International Tiger Day is observed globally on 29 July.
This year’s International Tiger Day would be celebrated with the slogan ‘Fresh
Ecology For Tigers’ Protection’.
ii. The
conference of the heads of 13 countries – where tigers are available – held at
Saint Petersburg of Russia in 2010 took the decision to mark the world tiger
day on July 29 every year.
2. NPCI
receives final nod from RBI to function as Bharat Bill Payment Central Unit
i.
National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella organization
for all retail payment systems has received a final nod from the
Reserve Bank of India to function as the Bharat Bill Payment Central
Unit (BBPCU) and operate the Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS).
ii. On
August 31, 2016, 8 BBPS operating units, which received in-principle approval
from RBI, took part in the pilot. Almost after a year of running the pilot,
streamlining the technology and business processes, NPCI has now received final
clearance from RBI.
3. IOB
goes live with Bharat Bill Payment system
i. Public
sector Indian Overseas Bank has offered Bharat Bill Payment
System, introduced by the National Payments Corporation of India, for its
customers. BBPS is an integrated bill payment system that offers inter-operable
online bill payments to customers.
ii. The
services include online payments of electricity, telecommunication, DTH, water
and gas bills, the Chennai headquartered bank said in a statement. Indian
Overseas Bank is one of the three public sector banks (apart from Bank of
Baroda and Union Bank of India) to get the approval from RBI for providing the
service.
4. RBI
sets up Supervisory Colleges for six Scheduled Commercial Banks
i.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has set up Supervisory Colleges
for six Scheduled Commercial Banks which have sizeable international
presence: - State Bank of India, ICICI Bank Ltd., Bank of India, Bank of
Baroda, Axis Bank Ltd. and Punjab National Bank.
ii. The
objectives of the colleges are to enhance information exchange and cooperation
among supervisors, to improve understanding of the risk profile of the banking
group and thereby facilitate more effective supervision of internationally
active banks.
5. Niti
Aayog clears six proposals for high-tech public transport
i. Mass
rapid transportation technologies such as hyperloop, metrino and pod taxis
could soon be a reality in India after Niti Aayog cleared half-a-dozen
proposals of the transport ministry exploring options to improve
public transport.
ii. The
think tank approved the proposals of the transport ministry with a condition
that the ministry conducts trial run of all these technologies and
puts in place safety measures before the starting commercially
operation. Once these safety parameters are tried and tested and the pilot run
is successful, some of them including metrino, could be up for
running by next year’s end.
6. Dr.
Harshvardhan launches “Sagar Vani” - An Integrated Information Dissemination
System
i. Minister
of Science & Technology, Earth Sciences and Environment, Forests &
Climate Change, Dr. Harshvardhan launched an app “Sagar Vani” on
the occasion of Foundation Day of Ministry of Earth Sciences.
ii.
‘Sagar Vani’ has been launched to disseminate ocean related
information and alerts to the user community in a timely manner for their
safety.
7. Iran
successfully launches satellite-carrying rocket into space
i. Iran
successfully launched its most advanced satellite-carrying rocket called ‘Simorgh’ into
space. The launch took place at the Imam Khomeini National Space
Station in Semnan.
ii. The
development marks a significant step forward for the Islamic Republic's young
space program. It also raises alarm among the nation’s adversaries who fear
that the same technology could be used to produce long-range missiles.
8. Shahid
Khaqan Abbasi declared as interim Pakistan Prime Minister
i. The
ruling Pakistan Muslim League has selected Minister for Petroleum and Natural
Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be the interim
prime minister of Pakistan.
ii. Nawaz
Sharif had recently resigned as Pakistan Prime Minister after the Supreme Court
disqualified him from holding public office. The court disqualified Sharif under
Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution. He will remain on he post for 45 Days.
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