1. Japan
PM Shinzo Abe in Ahmedabad for India-Japan Annual Summit
i. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi received his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe at
Ahmedabad in Gujarat. Mr. Abe is in India on a two-day visit to attend
the India-Japan annual summit meeting.
ii. The
12th edition of the summit will be held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
iii. They will also attend a function to mark the commencement of
work of India’s first high-speed rail project between Ahmedabad and
Mumbai.
2. India,
Belarus Sign Ten MoUs
i. Prime
Minister Narendra Modi met Belarus President Aleksandr Grigoryevich
Lukashenko in New Delhi and discussed various issues of mutual
interest of both countries. A number of agreements were signed in several areas
after the talks.
ii. Mr.
Lukashenko’s visit was significant as it took place in a year when Belarus and
India are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations.
iii.
Following Agreements/MoUs were signed:
1. MoU
between the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports of the Republic of India and
the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Belarus
2. MoU
between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship of the
Government of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Education of the
Government of the Republic of Belarus for Cooperation in the Field of
Vocational Education and Training
3. Agreement
on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between Indian National Science Academy
(INSA) and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
4. MoU
between Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India and Belarusian State
Agricultural Academy, Gorki, Belarus for Cooperation in Agricultural Research
and Education
5. Protocol
amending the Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s
Welfare of the Republic of India and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of
the Republic of Belarus signed on April 16, 2007
6. Programme
of cooperation between the Government of Republic of India and the Government
of Republic of Belarus in the field of culture for 2018-2020
7. MoU
between M/o Petroleum & Natural Gas of the Republic of India and Belarusian
State Concern of Oil and Chemistry in the Oil and Gas Sector
8. MoU
between JSV "Belzarubezhstroy” and National Buildings Construction
Corporation Ltd.
9. MoU
between JSC Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) and Indian Potash Ltd (IPL)
10.
Agreement on the implementation of MoU signed between OJSC Minsk Tractor Works
and Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd. India in Pune
3. Sri
Lankan President Sacks Deputy Tourism Minister
i. Sri
Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has sacked his deputy
Tourism Minister Arundika Fernando for allegedly defying the
party leadership.
ii. He
is the second top Minister removed from the government in less than a month.
The President’s Office stated Arundika Fernando has been dismissed from his
portfolio with immediate effect.
4. Halimah
Yacob- 1st Female President of Singapore
i.
Halimah Yacob was sworn-in as the 8th President of Singapore. She
became the country’s first female President and the first in
five decades to come from the Malay ethnicity.
ii. She
was certified by the Presidential Elections Commission as the only eligible
candidate, and since she has no opponent, there was no election held.
5. State
Startup Conference in New Delhi
i. The
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Government of India
organized the second State Startup Conference in New Delhi.
The Minister of State, C.R. Choudhary inaugurated the conference. The
conference was held mainly to deliberate on issues including incubation
facilities and making regulations easier for budding entrepreneurs.
ii. The
discussions were centered on four main themes related to key components of the
startup ecosystem:
- Governance reforms to be undertaken by states for start-ups.
- Incubation facilities in India and role of state governments in developing these facilities.
- Role of state governments in setting up funds for start-ups.
- Making regulations easier for Start-ups.
6. Kochi
to Host Coastal Shipping and Inland Water Transportation Summit
i. Kochi
will host the fifth edition of the ‘Coastal Shipping and Inland Water
Transportation Business Summit 2017’. The summit will be an initiative to
explore the immense potential of coastal shipping and waterways as well as an
effort to build a shared commitment and decipher the role that each stakeholder
will have to play in integrating the coastal and waterways transport
infrastructure.
ii. Kerala
Governor P Sathasivam will present the India Seatrade Award for Excellence in
Coastal Shipping & Inland Water Transportation.
7. FM
Constitutes GoM to Monitor IT Challenge in GST
i.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has constituted a Group of
Ministers (GoM) headed by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi to
monitor and resolve the IT challenges faced in the implementation of GST.
ii. The GoM
will be assisted by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goods and
Services Tax Network (GSTN). Besides, a Committee on Exports has also
been constituted under the convenorship of the Revenue
Secretary Dr.Hasmukh Adhia to look at the issues of export sector and
to recommend the GST Council suitable strategy for helping the export sector in
the post-GST scenario.
8. London-
World's Top Financial Center
i. London retained
its crown as the world’s top financial center in a ranking
that surveys industry professionals, extending its lead over New York and Hong
Kong despite ongoing uncertainty about the implications of Brexit.
ii. The
U.K. capital fell only two points in the latest Global Financial Centres Index
published by Z/Yen and the China Development Institute, the smallest decline
among the top 10 centers. New York held on to second place. In
Asia, Hong Kong leapfrogged Singapore into third place.
9. Government
Launches Hackathon to Promote App Ideas
i. The
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched a
nationwide Hackathon ‘OpenGovDataHack’ to support and showcase
potential ideas/talent from inner India.
ii. As
part of the start-up eco-system development program, the National
Informatics Centre (NIC) and the Internet and Mobile Association of India
(IAMAI) have collaborated to conduct the Hackathon at Jaipur,
Chennai, Noida, Bhubaneswar, Patna, Hyderabad, and Surat.
10. RBI
to Introduce Rs 100 Coin to Mark MG Ramachandran’s Birth Centenary
i. As
per the notification of Finance Ministry, the Reserve Bank of India
will introduce 100 rupees coin to mark the birth centenary
(hundredth anniversary) of AIADMK founder Late Dr. M G Ramachandran.
ii. On
the obverse, the face of the coin will bear Lion Capitol of Ashoka Pillar
in the center with Satyamev Jayate inscribed below on it in Devanagari script.
It will also bear the rupee symbol and denominational value of 100.
iii. On
the reverse side, the portrait of Dr. MG Ramachandran will be in the
center. The standard weight of the coin will be 35 grams.
11. Turkey
Signs Deal to Buy Russian S-400 Missile Systems
i. Turkey
has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence systems in
its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, according to the President
of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
ii. The
accord for the surface-to-air missile defence batteries is Ankara's most
significant pact with a non-NATO supplier.
12. Bharti
Airtel, SK Telecom Team up
i.
Telecom services provider, Bharti Airtel and SK Telecom of
Korea have announced a strategic partnership under which Airtel will
leverage the latter's expertise to build advanced telecom network in India.
ii. SK
Telecom is Korea’s largest telecommunications company. The two companies will
also collaborate on an ongoing basis to evolve standards for 5G and
Network Functions Virtualisation (NFV).
13. Paytm
Partners with NPCI
i. Paytm
Payments Bank (PPB) has partnered with the National Payments
Corporation of India (NPCI) to launch a RuPay-powered digital
debit card. With the PPB Digital debit card, customers will now be
able to transact at all merchants who accept credit and debit cards.
ii. Existing Paytm users need to complete a KYC process to become
an account holder with PPB. Following this, they will be issued a free digital
RuPay card.
14. PayU
Ties up With IRCTC
i.
Payment gateway provider PayU has announced its collaborations with
the IRCTC to provide users a safe and secure option to pay for
rail tickets booked via the IRCTC website.
ii. PayU
will now be available as a payment option under the Multiple Payment Services
(MPS) option on the IRCTC website at the payment stage of booking an e- ticket.
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