1. PM
Modi Leaves For Two Nation Visit
i. PM
Narendra Modi will leave for a two nation tour to China and Myanmar. In
the first leg of his three-day tour to China, Mr Modi will
reach Xiamen to attend the 9th BRICS Summit there.
ii. Then,
the Prime Minister will leave for Myanmar. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s
first bilateral State visit to that country. Mr. Modi will hold discussions
with State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi on matters of mutual interest and
also call on President U Htin Kyaw.
2. Ahmedabad
Formally Accorded Status of India’s First World Heritage City by UNESCO
i.
Gujarat’s commercial capital Ahmedabad was formally accorded the status
of India’s first World Heritage City by UNESCO. UNESCO Director General
Irina Bokova handed over the certificate declaring Ahmedabad as a ‘World
Heritage City’ to Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani in Gandhinagar.
ii. In
July, the UN agency had inscribed Ahmedabad as India’s first World Heritage
City at a meeting held in Poland.
3. Annual
Conference ‘Rajaswa Gyan Sangam’ in New Delhi
i. PM
Narendra Modi inaugurated the two-day annual conference, Rajaswa Gyan
Sangam, 2017 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The conference, jointly
organized by the Central Board of Direct Taxes and the Central Board of Excise
and Customs.
ii. The
main objective of the conference is to enable a two-way communication between
the policy-makers and senior officers in the field offices with a view to
increase revenue collection and facilitate effective implementation of law and
policies in key result areas.
4. Anita
Karwal Replaces RK Chaturvedi as CBSE Chairperson
i. IAS
officer Anita Karwal was appointed as the new Chairperson of
Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE. The 1988-batch officer
from Gujarat cadre is currently serving as additional secretary in HRD
Ministry.
ii. She
would be replacing Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi, who has been appointed as
Director General of the National Skill Development Agency.
5. SAAB
Ties up With Adani Group to Build Gripen E fighter jets in India
i.
Swedish defence major SAAB announced its tie-up with Adani
Group to manufacture the Gripen E fighter jets in India under
the Defence Ministry’s $10 billion single-engine fighter jet procurement
programme.
ii. The
announcement comes within months of US’ Lockheed Martin announcing its joint
venture with Tata Advanced Systems for producing the latest version of F-16 in
India.
6. World's
Highest Sandcastle Built in German City
i. The
world's highest sandcastle is now standing 16.68 meters tall
in the German city of Duisburg. A German travel operator organized the
construction of the mammoth sandcastle, bringing in 3,500 tons of sand over the
past three and a half weeks to the site at a former steelworks in the inland
city.
ii. It
takes the title from a 14.84-metre sandcastle built early this year in India by
sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik.
7.
Indian-origin Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay Appointed Interim President of Singapore
i. Indian-origin
veteran civil servant JY Pillay took over as Singapore's
acting President until a new head of the state is elected later
September.
ii. The
temporary appointment of Pillay, Chairman of the Council of Presidential
Advisers (CPA), follows the completion of President Tony Tan Keng Yam's
six-year term.
8. Kenneth
I. Juster Named U.S Ambassador to India
i.
Kenneth I. Juster, deputy director of the National Economic Council at
the White House, has been nominated as the next U.S ambassador to India.
ii. The
appointment will take effect once the U.S Senate confirms him. The post has
been vacant since January 20, 2017.
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