1.
Maharashtra to raise $270 m from Green Climate Fund
i. The 2030
Water Resources Group (2030WRG) will help the Maharashtra Government
raise $270 million for the Green Climate Fund, which will be invested in
integrated watershed programmes such as Jalyukt Shivar Yojana.
ii. The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is
a new fund under the UN and is guided by the principles and provisions of the
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The 2030WRG is
hosted by the International Finance Corporation and is a public-private-civil
society collaboration for water resources reform in developing economies. Its
ultimate aim is to close the gap between water demand and supply by the year 2030.
2. Iran
signs its biggest-ever car deal with France’s Renault
i. Iran’s
official news agency says two Iranian companies have signed the
country’s biggest-ever car deal with French multinational automobile
manufacturer Group Renault to produce 150,000 cars, beginning
in 2018.
ii. The Euro
€660 million — or $778 million — deal follows the lifting of
international sanctions after Iran’s 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers.
3.
Railways earned Rs.540 crore through flexi fare scheme
i. The
Railways has earned an additional revenue of Rs 540 crore in
less than a year through the flexi fare scheme and there is no plan to
discontinue it.
ii. The
scheme, launched on 09th September 2016, is applicable
in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains, allowing 10 per cent
of the seats to be sold at the normal fare and thereafter increasing it by 10
per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold with a ceiling of 50 per cent.
4. Govt
declares entire Assam as ‘disturbed’ area under AFSPA for another month
i. The
Centre has declared entire Assam as a “disturbed” area under the controversial Armed
Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) for one more month, citing various
violent activities by insurgent groups ULFA, NDFB, and others.
ii. The
Union home ministry also declared Meghalaya’s border areas adjoining Assam, and
three districts in Arunachal Pradesh as “disturbed” under the AFSPA for two
more months with effect from August 03rd, 2017.
5. Usain
Bolt was beaten by Justin Gatlin in 100m final
i. Justin
Gatlin tore up Usain Bolt's farewell script as he stole world 100m
gold with the run of his long and controversial career. Bolt was left with only
a bronze in his final individual 100m race as 21-year-old Christian Coleman
made it a USA one-two.
ii. The 35-year-old
Gatlin, twice banned for doping, came through almost unnoticed in lane
seven in 9.92 seconds, with Coleman's 9.94 holding off the greatest sprinter of
all time.
6. 'Dawn
of cruise tourism in India’ inaugurated in Mumbai
i. In
order to promote cruise tourism in India, a special event, ‘The dawn of
cruise tourism in India’ was inaugurated in Mumbai.
ii. The
preparedness of Mumbai Port and Ministry of shipping to host
cruise vessels in the country is revealed to a worldwide audience at the event.
It also saw the launch of three reports, “Mumbai Port SoP’s for cruise
operations”, “Road map for Sea cruise tourism” and “Cruise terminals in India”.
7. FMCG
Britannia to set up largest plant in Maharashtra
i. India’s
leading FMCG Britannia Industries would set up its largest
plant in Maharashtra in a food park at Ranjangaon.
ii. There
will be an investment of Rs 1000 crore at the Ranjangaon food
park over a period of four to five years with an employment potential for 3000
people.
8. Amazon
India, Telangana Handloom dept ink pact
i. Amazon
India has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Telangana
Department of Handloom and Textiles, to educate, train and enable
weavers and artisans to directly sell their products to Amazon customers across
the country.
ii. According
to a statement issued by the e—commerce giant, with over 17,000
handlooms in the state, this association will further help elevate
popular handloom products from clusters such as are Pochampally, Warangal,
Gadwal, Narayanpet and Siddipet which have a tremendous potential and
demand in urban areas.
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