1. Justice
Dipak Misra to be next Chief Justice of India
i. Supreme
Court Judge, ‘Justice Dipak Mishra’ will be the next Chief
Justice of India (CJI).
ii. He will
replace incumbent Justice J S Khehar (retire on 27thAugust).)
iii. Justice
Misra will be sworn in as CJI (45th) on 27th August 2017 and
hold the post till 2nd October, 2018.
iv. He
enrolled at the Bar on 14 February 1977 and practiced at the Orissa High Court
and the Service Tribunal.
2. Dilip
Chauhan appointed as Deputy Comptroller for Minority Affairs in New York
i. Indian-American
‘Dilip Chauhan’ has been appointed as the Deputy Comptroller for Minority
Affairs of Nassau County, New York.
ii. Deputy
Comptroller for Minority Affairs focuses on increasing outreach to the minority
communities in Nassau County.
iii. The
Comptroller’s Office has been a driving force in advocating for increased
business opportunities for Minority and Women Owned Enterprises (MWBEs) to meet
the County’s goals.
3. Nation
celebrates 75th anniversary of Quit India Movement
i. The
nation is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
ii. This
year's theme is “SANKALP SE SIDDHI- the Attainment Through Resolve.
iii. The
Quit India Movement was an important milestone in the Indian freedom struggle.
4. BJP
MP from Ajmer & former Union minister Sanwar Lal Jat passes away
i. Former
Union minister and BJP's Member of Parliament (MP) from Ajmer ‘Prof Sanwar Lal
Jat’ (62-years) passed away in New Delhi.
ii. Prof
Sanwar Lal Jat was the member of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly for five
terms and also served as Minister in the Rajasthan Government thrice.
5. Govt.
forms panel to make drugs more affordable
i. The union
govt. has constituted a committee of Joint Secretaries for ensuring enhanced
affordability, availability, and accessibility of drugs for the citizens.
ii. It will
suggest ways to make pricing policy in favor of poor patients.
iii. The
committee would also review the scope of Drugs (Price Control) Order 2013 and
suggest ways for strengthening the regulatory provisions of the order.
6. NITI
Aayog announces partnership with six states to transform Health & Edu
sectors
i. NITI
Aayog has shortlisted Uttar Pradesh, Assam, and Karnataka under its
'Sustainable Action for Transforming Human Capital', SATH initiative to
handhold them and transform their health sector.
ii. The
Aayog has also selected Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Odisha under its SATH
initiative to transform their education sector.
iii. To give a major push to competitive, cooperative federalism,
the government think tank had invited all states and Union Territories to
participate in its SATH initiative to transform Health and Education sectors.
iv. A Program Management Unit to push for efficiency and efficacy in
governance structures and service delivery will now be available in the six
chosen States for a period of 30 months.
7. Odisha
govt. to provide land with a record to landless slum dwellers
i. Odisha
cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will provide land with a
record to the landless slum dwellers.
ii. According
to the decision, 600 square feet land will be provided in 112 Notified Area
Councils while 450 square feet land would be provided in 107 municipal areas.
iii. In
corporation areas, govt. will provide houses to the slum dwellers.
8. J&K
govt. to spend Rs. 1 lakh Cr on education and road connectivity
i. Jammu and
Kashmir govt. has announced that it would be spending around Rs 1 lakh Cr on
development works with special emphasis on education and road connectivity over
the next five years.
ii. The
state is set to enter an era of unprecedented development as the government is
spending Rs 1 lakh Cr on roads, buildings and creation of other public assets
in the next five years.
iii. The new
projects are being taken up regularly whereas old ones are being completed with
expedited urgency.
9. India’s
first micro forest being built in Chhattisgarh
i. Micro
forest (land of 19 acres), housed around 70 government office buildings in
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) is being converted into India’s first micro forest to
create an oxy-zone.
ii. The
micro forest will provide fresh air to Raipur
iii. Under
this, they will plant trees and also creating their own microcosmic forest.
10. Indian
Railways earned Rs.540 crore through flexi fare scheme
i. Indian
Railways has earned an additional revenue of Rs. 540 crores in less than a year
through the flexi fare scheme.
ii. On 9th
September 2016, the flexi fare scheme was launched and
applicable in Rajdhani, Shatabdi & Duronto trains.
iii. It
allows 10 % of the seats to be sold at the normal fare and thereafter
increasing it by 10% with every 10% of berths sold with a ceiling of 50%.
11. Kynan
Chenai wins bronze at 7th Asian Shotgun
i. Indian
shooter ‘Kynan Chenai’ has won a bronze in men's trap event at the 7th Asian
Championship Shotgun at Astana, Kazakhstan.
ii. Kynan
first shot 116 out of 125 to qualify for the six men final round in the third
spot and then held on to the position till the end of the finals.
12. Ravindra
Jadeja tops ICC ranking among all-rounders in Test Cricket
i. India's
Ravindra Jadeja edged out Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) to claim the top-rank
among all-rounders apart from maintaining top position in the bowlers' chart in
the latest ICC test match rankings.
ii. Jadeja
currently has 438 points among the all-rounders while Shakib has 431 points.
iii. In
batsmen rankings, Steve Smith and Joe Root are still at No. 1 & 2 positions
respectively.
iv. In the
bowlers' list Ravichandran Ashwin dropped a place to be third with Jimmy
Anderson a notch below Jadeja.
13. World
Athletics C'ships: Wayde Van Niekerk retains men's 400m title
i. Olympic
Champion Wayde Van Niekerk (South African) won the men's 400 meters event and
retained his title in World Athletics Championships, London.
ii. Niekerk,
clocked 43.98 seconds to finish at the top of the podium.
iii. Steve
Gardiner (Bahamas) finished second in the event while Abdalelah Haroun (Qatar)
claimed the Bronze.
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