Current Affairs (Daily Dose):
1.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downward its global economic growth forecast for next year after the British people voted to leave the European Union. The world economy will expand by 3.4% in 2017, down 0.1 % point from their April report.
2.Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as Australia’s prime minister for another term after a narrow election victory with budget repair and a public vote on same sex marriage among his top priorities. He is the 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Liberal Party.
3.Former South Africa fast bowler Steve Elworthy (51-year) has been appointed as Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in England and Wales in 2019.Mr. Elworthy will also have an oversight of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017.
4.Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency after a failed military coup. The decision was made following a meeting with cabinet ministers and top security advisers in Ankara.
5.The cabinet approved the establishment of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The cost of the project for the establishment of the new AIIMS in Gorakhpur shall be Rs. 1011 crore.
6.The Indian Institute of Technology Council has decided to provide opportunity to eligible foreign students to study in the IITs. The focus will be on the neighbouring countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia. Under this initiative, the advanced joint entrance examination will be held in these countries to pick up eligible students for admission.
7.The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked applicants to provide Aadhaar number while applying for any UGC fellowship or scholarship. Aadhaar will be used as an identifier for availing benefits of the UGC scholarship/fellowship schemes.
8.Noted writer Amitav Ghosh’s latest book “The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable” is an extended essay of sorts on climate change. The book addresses the challenges of representing the complexity of climate change in literature and the responsibility of writers to document the extreme reality humans are now facing. Ghosh examines the inability at the level of literature, history and politics to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.
9.NASA has announced the discovery of 104 new planets outside our solar system including four that could have Earth-like, rocky surfaces. The unmanned Kepler mission has been scanning 150,000 stars in the Cygnus constellation for signs of orbiting bodies, particularly those that might be able to support life.
10.The oldest litigant of Babri Mosque Ram Janmbhumi dispute of Ayodhya, Mohammad Hashim Ansari (96-year) has passed away. He was ailing for sometime due to heart-related ailments, breathed his last at his house in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh). Ansari’s father was a tailor who owned a shop in the Shringar Haat area.
11.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has organised a course for umpires on English language and communication skills. The first batch took place from July 12 to 16 and the second is scheduled from July 19 to 23 in Mumbai. The course has been designed by the British Council along with the International Cricket Council (ICC).
1.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downward its global economic growth forecast for next year after the British people voted to leave the European Union. The world economy will expand by 3.4% in 2017, down 0.1 % point from their April report.
2.Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in as Australia’s prime minister for another term after a narrow election victory with budget repair and a public vote on same sex marriage among his top priorities. He is the 29th and current Prime Minister of Australia and the Leader of the Liberal Party.
3.Former South Africa fast bowler Steve Elworthy (51-year) has been appointed as Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. ICC Cricket World Cup will be held in England and Wales in 2019.Mr. Elworthy will also have an oversight of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and the ICC Women’s World Cup 2017.
4.Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency after a failed military coup. The decision was made following a meeting with cabinet ministers and top security advisers in Ankara.
5.The cabinet approved the establishment of an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The cost of the project for the establishment of the new AIIMS in Gorakhpur shall be Rs. 1011 crore.
6.The Indian Institute of Technology Council has decided to provide opportunity to eligible foreign students to study in the IITs. The focus will be on the neighbouring countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia. Under this initiative, the advanced joint entrance examination will be held in these countries to pick up eligible students for admission.
7.The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked applicants to provide Aadhaar number while applying for any UGC fellowship or scholarship. Aadhaar will be used as an identifier for availing benefits of the UGC scholarship/fellowship schemes.
8.Noted writer Amitav Ghosh’s latest book “The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable” is an extended essay of sorts on climate change. The book addresses the challenges of representing the complexity of climate change in literature and the responsibility of writers to document the extreme reality humans are now facing. Ghosh examines the inability at the level of literature, history and politics to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.
9.NASA has announced the discovery of 104 new planets outside our solar system including four that could have Earth-like, rocky surfaces. The unmanned Kepler mission has been scanning 150,000 stars in the Cygnus constellation for signs of orbiting bodies, particularly those that might be able to support life.
10.The oldest litigant of Babri Mosque Ram Janmbhumi dispute of Ayodhya, Mohammad Hashim Ansari (96-year) has passed away. He was ailing for sometime due to heart-related ailments, breathed his last at his house in Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh). Ansari’s father was a tailor who owned a shop in the Shringar Haat area.
11.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has organised a course for umpires on English language and communication skills. The first batch took place from July 12 to 16 and the second is scheduled from July 19 to 23 in Mumbai. The course has been designed by the British Council along with the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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