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32nd ICAE
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE), organised by the International Association of Agricultural Economists, in New Delhi.
| Theme: Transformation Towards Sustainable Agri-Food Systems. |
National High-Speed Road Corridors
- Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved eight important National High-Speed Road Corridor Projects with a total length of nine hundred 36 kilometres at a total cost of 50 thousand 655 crore rupees.
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13th Annual General Body Meeting of NFICI
- Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh addressed the 13th Annual General Body Meeting of the "National Federation of Information Commissions of India" (NFICI) at the Central Information Commission headquarters.
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Hydro Pumped Storage Plants
- Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has approved the detailed project report of two hydro pumped storage plants -- 600 MW Upper Indravati in Odisha and 2,000 MW Sharavathy in Karnataka.
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International News
Turkey blocked Instagram
- Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform's mobile app inaccessible.
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Environment and Biodiversity
Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA)
- The Centre has issued a draft notification to declare over 56 thousand 800 square kilometres of the Western Ghats across six states as an Ecologically Sensitive Area (ESA).
- These states are Gujrat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu.
What is ESA?
| The National Environment Policy (2006) defined the Eco-Sensitive Zones “as areas/zones with identified environmental resources having incomparable values which require special attention for their conservation” because of its landscape, wildlife, biodiversity, historical and natural values. |
Science and Tech
Network Operations Centre at C-DOT
- Union Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia inaugurated the Network Operations Centre at the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) Delhi Campus.
About C-DoT
| Estb: 1984 | HQ: New Delhi | Chairman: Minister of Communication and IT |
Axiom-4
- Indian astronaut-designates Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair have been shortlisted to go to the U.S. to train for the Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Experiment on land-atmosphere interactions
- China has begun an observation experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in the Mount Everest Region in Tibet, to study the interaction between the land surface and the atmosphere.
About China
| Capital: Beijing | Currency: Chinese Yuan | President: Xi Jinping |
Defence
INS Tabar
- INS Tabar successfully conducted a Maritime Partnership Exercise (MPX) with the Russian Navy Ship Soobrazitelny in Russia.
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14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue
- The 14th India-Vietnam Defence Policy Dialogue was held in New Delhi, co-chaired by Defence Secretary Shri Giridhar Aramane and Deputy Minister of National Defence of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien.
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Night landing of ICG Dornier at Agatti Airport
- The Indian Coast Guard successfully conducted its maiden night landing of ICG Dornier at Agatti Airport, located in the Lakshadweep Islands, approximately 460 kms west of Kochi in the Arabian Sea.
About ICG
| Estb: 1977 | HQ: New Delhi | Chief: Director General Rakesh Pal |
Miscellaneous
World Development Report 2024: Middle Income Trap
- According to a report released by the World Bank, India may be the fastest growing major economy but it will take 75 years for its per capita income to reach a quarter of U.S. income levels.
- At end-2023, 108 countries were classified as Middle-Income Countries (MICs) with home to 75% of global population and generating >40% of global GDP.
About World Bank
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Reports released by World Bank: Ease of Doing Business, Global Economic Prospects, Global Financial Development Report, Poverty and Shared Prosperity, World Development Reports, Remittance Report Universal Health Coverage Index |
Sports
Lakshya Sen
- In the Paris Olympics, Lakshya Sen became the first Indian shuttler to enter the men’s singles semifinal in the Olympic games.
Person in News
Inderjit Camotra
- The Reserve Bank of India has approved the re-appointment of Inderjit Camotra as managing director & chief executive officer of Unity Small Finance Bank.
About RBI
| Estb: 1935 | HQ: Mumbai | Governor: Shaktikanta Das |
Pingali Venkayya
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Pingali Venkayya on his birth anniversary on 2nd August.
About Pingali Venkayya
| Designer of the national flag and great freedom fighter. | Flag was designed in Vijayawada City |
Maithilisharan Gupt
- National poet Maithilisharan Gupt remembered, on his birth anniversary on 3 August.
About Maithilisharan Gupt
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Born: 3 August, 1886 in Chirgaon, Jhansi Death: 12 December 1964 |
Famous Work: Saket(1931), Rang mein Bhang(1909), Matrubhumi, Bharat-Bharati(1912) |