1. Make
in India Seminar Held in New Delhi
i. As a step
in this direction, second Seminar on ‘MAKE’ projects for Indian Army was held
on 12 Aug 17 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi jointly under
aegis of Indian Army and Confederation of Indian Industry (Cll).
ii. During the course of the seminar, a round table
interaction of various Directorates of Integrated Headquarters of MoD (Army)
with industry reps was also held at the same venue.
2. ‘Fete
de Puducherry’ Begins
i. A
three-day annual cultural festival named ‘Fete de Puducherry’ organised
by the government of India begins in Puducherry. The festival is
held in association with the South Zone Cultural Centre (Tamil Nadu) every year
to bring to focus the multi-faceted cultural features of various states.
ii. The Puducherry government has been holding the festival since 1985 as part
of celebrating Independence Day and also Liberation Day of Puducherry (August
16).
3. India's
First Online Course on Infusion Therapy Launched
i.
Infusion Nurses Society (INS), a global authority in infusion therapy launched India's
first online course on Infusion Therapy for nurses. Under this, it
aims to train over 3,000 nurses in the vital medical procedure.
ii. As per
the INS, due to the reach and ease of the digital platform, the course will
enable members to access the various infusion therapy modules and presentations
through its website.
4. Odisha
Government and Facebook Launches 'SheMeansBusiness' Program
i. Chief
minister Naveen Patnaik launched 'She Means Business' program of
Facebook for women entrepreneurs in Odisha. Under the scheme
25, 000 women entrepreneurs and self-help group (SHG) members will be given
training on digital marketing skills within next one year.
ii. Facebook
will also make a database of entrepreneurs in the state and will monitor their
growth, turnover and profit after one year.
5. Maharashtra
Government Launches 'Namo Yuva Rojgar Kendra'
i.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis launched Namo
Yuva Rojgar Kendra an initiative providing job opportunities to
unemployed youth in Mumbai. There are various schemes like farmers weekly
market, farmers mobile market and mother’s Tiffin, under this Yuva Rojgar
Kendra.
ii. These
products will be made available with the help of mobile vans all over Mumbai
and the information about the location of the vans is made available through an
app. This app was also launched by the Chief Minister.
6. India-ASEAN
Youth Summit Begins in Bhopal
i. The India-ASEAN
Youth Summit begins in Bhopal. The event is being organised by Foreign
Ministry, Madhya Pradesh government and India Foundation. Minister of State for
External Affairs General VK Singh (in picture), and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj
Singh Chouhan inaugurated the five day Summit.
ii. The
exercise will mark the 25th anniversary of the ASEAN-India dialogue
partnership in the ongoing year and also the commemorative year’s
theme of “Shared Values, Common Destiny”.
7. Indian
Coast Guard Ship ‘Shaurya’ Commissioned
i. Indian
Coast Guard ship 'Shaurya', the fifth in the series of six 105-metre Offshore
Patrol Vessels (OPVs), was commissioned in Goa by Union Minister for
Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan.
ii. The
OPV, which draws 2,350 tonne and is propelled by 9100
kilowatt diesel engine, has been designed and built indigenously by
Goa Shipyard Ltd and is fitted with state-of-the-art navigation and
communication equipment, sensors and machineries.
8. Ministry
of Culture Organizes 'Sankalp Se Siddhi Program' in Coimbatore
i. To take
forward the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a New India movement
from 2017-2022, a Sankalp Se Siddhi (Attainment through
Resolve) Program was organized at Coimbatore.
ii. Minister
of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma graced
the occasion. The New India Movement 2017-2022 envisages an India free of
Poverty, Corruption, Terrorism, Communalism, Casteism and
Un-cleanliness.
9. Hindustan
Unilever, Asian Paints in Forbes' top 10 Innovative Firms List
i. Three
Indian firms, Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel are
among Forbes' list of the world's 100 most innovative companies, where Salesforce.Com has
replaced Tesla Motors on the top position.
ii. While
HUL and Asian Paints have moved up in their ranks to seventh and eighth
respectively (from 31st and 18th last year), Bharti Airtel has entered the
ranking at 78th position.
10. UN
Declares Somalia Free of Polio
i. The World
Health Organisation (WHO) declared Somalia free of
polio. The UN health agency announced that it had not recorded any case of
polio disease in Somalia in the last three years.
ii. The
declaration by WHO keeps Somalia outside the last group of countries which
still record cases of polio in the world. Afghanistan, Nigeria, and
Pakistan are the remaining countries where polio is still being
recorded.
11. Environment
Minister Launches ‘Gaj Yatra’ to Mark World Elephant Day 2017
i. Union
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister, Dr. Harsh Vardhan,
launched ‘Gaj Yatra’ in Karnataka, a nationwide campaign to
protect elephants on the occasion of World Elephant Day (12 August). The
campaign is planned to cover 12 elephant range states.
ii. The
Environment Minister released the All India Census 2017 Report on elephants.
The ‘Gaju’ mascot, which was released by the Ministry in 2012, will
be helm the campaign. The campaign will be led by the Wildlife Trust of
India. Actor and wildlife enthusiast, Ms. Dia Mirza, participated
in the walk and run event organized on the occasion.
12. Prasar
Bharati Chief Vempati Given Additional Charge of Rajya Sabha
i. Shashi
Shekhar Vempati, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at public broadcaster
Prasar Bharati has been appointed as the chief of Rajya Sabha TV.
ii. Rajya
Sabha TV is owned and operated by Rajya Sabha and covers the proceedings of the
upper house of the Parliament. Vempati will replace Gurdeep Singh Sappal who
has been serving as the CEO and editor-in-chief of Rajya Sabha TV since 2011.
13. S.
Aparna Appointed Executive Director, World Bank
i. S.
Aparna, an IAS officer from Gujarat cadre has been appointed as Executive
Director, World Bank to represent the constituency of India,
Bangladesh, Bhutan and Sri Lanka for three years.
ii. A
1988-batch IAS, she is currently Principal Secretary to Gujarat Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani. At the World Bank, she will replace Subhash Garg, who
was recently appointed Economic Affairs Secretary, Ministry of Finance.
14. T
J S George Bags First-Ever Kesari Media Award
i. Veteran
journalist T J S George has been chosen for the first Kesari
Media Award, instituted by the Kesari Memorial Journalist Trust.
ii. The
award comprises a purse of Rs 50,000, citation and a statuette designed by
renowned artist Bhatathiri.
15. Gabriel
Chundan Lifts 65th Nehru Trophy
i.
Gabriel Chundan won the 65th edition of the prestigious Nehru Trophy
(Boat Race) held at the Punnamda Lake in Kerala.
ii. While 'Mahadevikkad Kattilthekkethil' came second, 'Payippad' and
'Karichal', last year's winner, secured the third and fourth spots
respectively.
16. Legendary
Sprinter Usain Bolt Retires
i. The
greatest sprinter of modern times, Usain Bolt form Jamaica retired
from the Athletics world. But at farewell Race, he injured himself while
running the last lap of the men's 4x100m relay race in the
World Athletics Championships in London.
ii. Running
the final race of his career, the 30-year-old Bolt, after taking the baton from
his Jamaican teammate Yohan Blake, suffered cramps on his left hamstring.
17. Mairaj-Rashmmi
Pair Bags Gold at Asian Shotgun Championship
i. On the
concluding day of the 7th Asian Championship Shotgun in Astana, India
bagged a gold medal in the skeet mixed team event.
ii. The Indian duo of Mairaj Ahmad Khan and Rashmi Rathore won
over the Chinese pair of Liu Jiangchi and Gao Jianmei.
iii. India
finished the championship with a total of eight medals.
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