1. United
Nation's World Day against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July
i. The
United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2017 is
observed across the world on 30 July. This year, the United Nations Office on
Drugs and Crime (UNODC) selected ‘Act to Protect and Assist Trafficked
Persons’ as the focus of the Day.
ii. The
theme emphasizes one of the most pressing issues of the large mixed migration
movements of refugees and migrants.
2. DRDO
develops India's first unmanned tank 'Muntra'
i.
Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has
developed India's first unmanned tank, which has three
variants – surveillance, mine detection, and reconnaissance in areas with
nuclear and bio threats. It is called Muntra (Mission UNmanned TRAcked) and
has been rolled out of the Chennai lab.
ii. The
tanks will facilitate Indian Armed forces in conducting unmanned surveillance
missions. Muntra-S has been developed for unmanned surveillance missions,
whereas Muntra-M is built for detecting mines. Muntra-N will be deployed
in areas where nuclear radiation or bio weapon risk is high.
3. Punjab
launches ‘Apni Gaddi Apni Rozgar’ scheme
i. The
Punjab government has recently announced the launch of its flagship 'Apni
Gaddi Apna Rozgar' scheme by flagging off over 100 uber MOTO bikes.
Under the scheme, the state government will be providing commercial two
wheelers and four wheelers to unemployed youth at subsidized rates.
ii. The
scheme aims to generate job opportunities for youth and providing better mobile
transport in Punjab.
4. Canara
Bank launches 'CANDI' - its first digital branch in Bengaluru
i. Canara
Bank has launched its first ‘Digital Banking Branch’ named 'CANDI'
in Bengaluru. The branch will provide an end-to-end digital experience to
customers.
ii. The
most attractive feature of the Digital Branch is a humanoid robot that
addresses basic queries of customers on banking products and services. This is
a first-of-its kind initiative by a public sector bank in the
country.
5. SBI
cuts savings bank rate to 3.5% on deposits up to Rs. 1 cr
i. The
decline in the rate of inflation and high real interest rates have prompted
State Bank of India to cut the savings bank deposits rate from 4 per
cent to 3.5 per cent on deposits below Rs. 1 crore.
ii. The
savings bank deposits above Rs. 1 crore will continue to earn 4 per cent
interest. The cut in SB rate will enable it to maintain the marginal cost of
funds based lending rate at the current level.
6. RBI
slaps Rs. 1 cr penalty on Union Bank for KYC non-compliance
i. The RBI has
imposed a penalty of Rs. 1 crore on state-owned Union
Bank of India for “non-compliance” with the directions on Know
Your Customer (KYC) norms.
ii. This
action is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to
pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agreement entered into by the
bank with its customers.
7. 7th
edition of SAARC Artists Camp & Exhibition of Paintings begins in Nepal
i. The 7th
edition of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Artists
Camp and Exhibition of Paintings has begun at Kathmandu.
ii. Minister
of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation of Nepal, Jitendra Narayan
Devhas inaugurated the event. These events provide platform to artists
for exchanging ideas with fellow artists and helping in creating special
bonding among them and 40 artists from SAARC member countries except
Afghanistan taking part in the 4-day camp.
8. Ravi
Mittal appointed part-time member on IRDAI board
i. Ravi
Mittal, who has joined as additional secretary in the Finance Ministry
in place of Anil Khachi, is now a part-time member of the board of IRDAI.
ii.
Mittal has replaced N S Rao at IRDAI. Maruthi Prasad Tangirala has
been appointed as an Executive Director (ED) at IRDAI. Suresh Mathur will
be handling reinsurance portfolio at IRDAI as Executive Director.
9. Japanese,
Sri Lankan among Magsaysay award winners
i.
Yoshiaki Ishizawa, a Japanese historian who helped Cambodians preserve
the Angkor temples, and Gethsie Shanmugam, a Sri Lankan teacher
who counseled war widows and orphans to overcome their nightmares, are among
the six winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards.
ii. The
other recipients named are Abdon Nababan, an Indonesian, a Singaporean
businessman Tony Tay, a Philippine theater group and Lilia de Lima, a
Filipino.
10. Sebastian
Vettel of Ferrari wins Hungarian Grand Prix
i.
Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari took the chequered flag at the Hungaroring
to claim his fourth victory of the season.
ii. In
a nail-biting finish, Vettel had his team-mate Kimi Raikkonen behind
complaining that he could go faster but being used by the team as a buffer
against Hamilton. Valtteri Bottas from Mercedes was in third place.
11. Shiva
Thapa, Manoj Kumar strike gold at Czech Republic boxing tournament
i. Indian
boxers packed quite a heavy punch at the 48th Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem,
clinching five gold, two silver, and one bronze medal at the event in
the Czech Republic.
ii. World
Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa (60kg), former Commonwealth Games
gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (69kg), Amit Phangal (52kg), Gaurav
Bidhuri (56kg) and Satish Kumar (+91kg) claimed gold medals after winning their
respective summit clashes.
12. Caeleb
Dressel becomes first ever Swimmer to win three gold medals in one night at
worlds Championship
i. The
20-year-old Caeleb Dressel established himself as America’s newest star
of the pool recently, becoming the first swimmer to win three gold
medals on a single night at either the worlds or the Olympics.
ii. Caeleb
Dressel accomplished this feat at 2017 FINA World Aquatics
Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Not even Phelps
managed such an audacious feat. Dressel raced three times over the course of
about two hours and won every time.
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