NATIONAL NEWS
Nitin Gadkari lays foundation for India’s largest Dry Dock in Kerala
Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation stone for the country's largest Dry Dock at Cochin Shipyard in Kerala.
- It is being constructed at a cost of 1,799 rupees crore and will be completed by May 2021. It is expected to generate employment opportunities for about 2,000 people.
5th National Summit on Public Health Care begins in Assam
The 5th National Summit on Good and Replicable Practices and Innovations in Public Health Care Systems in India began at Kaziranga in Assam. The objective of the summit is to share and learn the good practices being implemented by several states and organizations for the betterment of the health sector.
Italian Prime Minister arrives in India
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte arrived in New Delhi. During his one-day visit, Conte will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and hold one-to-one meeting.
- The Italian Prime Minister is also scheduled to take part in the India-Italy Technology Summit, organised by the Department of Science & Technology (DST) in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
- Conte’s India visit is a part of the ongoing celebrations to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Italy.
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Italy Capital: Rome
Currency: Euro
India-Italy Technology Summit inaugurated
A two-day technology summit between India and Italy began in New Delhi with the Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan calling for promotion of high quality and high impact collaborative research projects across the value chain, with a focus on boosting technological entrepreneurship.
- The conference organised by Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in collaboration with the Italian government.
- The focus of the summit is renewable energy, clean technology, information and communication technology, healthcare, aerospace, education and preservation of cultural heritage.
Gujarat CM Rupani launches Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Pax service
Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani launched the Ghogha-Dahej Ro-Pax ferry service, with BJP functionaries, shipping agents, ship recyclers from Alang and representatives from other industrial sectors accompanying him on the maiden voyage of the new Ro-Pax ferry.
- The ferry, which connects Saurashtra to South Gujarat, carries passengers and vehicles across the Gulf of Khambhat between Ghogha, Bhavnagar district and Dahej, Bharuch district.
Odisha launches scheme to increase solar energy use
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched a scheme to increase the use of solar energy in the agriculture sector. Under the “Soura Jalanidhi” scheme, 5,000 solar pumps will be given to farmers with up to 90 per cent subsidy. It will create irrigation potential for 2,500 acres in the state.
- The state government has taken the initiative to promote solar photovoltaic pump sets in areas which are unserved and underserved by electricity connectivity with the aim of increasing the irrigation potential and cropping intensity in the state.
- The government has also made a provision of Rs 27.18 crore for the scheme in the 2018-19 financial year.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
NASA sets world record with Mars 2020 parachute
NASA has created a world record with its "supersonic parachute" for the Mars 2020 mission that survived 37,000 kg load and was deployed in just four-tenths of a second - twice the speed of sound. It was the fastest inflation in history of a parachute this size and created a peak load of almost 70,000 pounds (37,000 kg) of force.
- It was the third and final test flight of the Advanced Supersonic Parachute Inflation Research Experiment (ASPIRE) project that conducted a series of sounding rocket tests to help decide which parachute design to use on the Mars 2020 mission.
Global vertebrate population declined 60% since 1970: WWF
The global populations of vertebrates - mammals, birds, fish, amphibians and reptiles - have declined by 60 per cent since 1970, according to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report.
- The "Living Planet Report of the Global Fund for Nature" collects the most recent data from the Living Planet Index (LPI), which has analysed the status of 16,704 wildlife populations of 4,005 vertebrate species between 1970 and 2014.
- Globally, nature provides services worth approximately $125 trillion annually and helps ensure the supply of fresh air, clean water, food, energy or medicine.
Typhoon Yutu makes landfall in Philippines
The 18th tropical cyclone for 2018, in Philippines, Typhoon Yutu is the second most significant devastating typhoon in Philippines after Mangkhut. Yutu made landfall over Isabela province in northern Philippine main Island Luzon.
- Typhoon Yutu crashed into Isabela with maximum nonstop winds of 150 kmph and gusts of up to 210 kmph.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
India tops as Asia's most investment savvy economy: Standard Chartered
India has emerged as the most investment-savvy economy in Asia and over two-thirds of the country’s affluent class prefer to make use of various investment products to meet their financial goals and greater social mobility, according to a new study titled ‘The Emerging Affluent Study 2018– Climbing the Prosperity Ladder’ by Standard Chartered.
- The study examined the views of emerging affluent consumers from 11 markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Saving for their children’s education, which is also the top savings priority across the markets, was the number one financial goal for India’s emerging affluents.
SPORTS
India withdraw from South West Asian Football Federation
India along with six other South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) members, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Pakistan pulled out of the newly formed South West Asian Football Federation (SWAFF) with immediate effect.
- SWAFF, which was formed in August 2018, had held its first general assembly in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Headquarters: New Delhi, India
APPOINTMENTS
RBI clears re-appointment of Aditya Puri as HDFC Bank MD
Private sector HDFC Bank on Monday said the RBI has approved re-appointment of Aditya Puri as managing director of the bank for another two years. Puri has been with the bank since 1994, making him the longest-serving head of any private bank in the country.
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HDFC Headquarters: Mumbai
OBITUARIES
Veteran Marathi composer Yeshwant Deo passes away
Veteran Marathi musician Yeshwant Deo, who had composed music for many films including Shabana Azmi-starrer Saaz, passed away after suffering from a brief illness. He was 91.
- Deo was a revered figure in the Marathi music circle and industry where he composed music for more than 40 Marathi films and plays. A recipient of the Lata Mangeshkar award, He was also known for his composition in Bhav Geet.
Urdu writer Qazi Abdussattar passes away
Eminent novelist, short story writer Qazi Abdus Sattar passed away after a prolonged illness at a hospital in New Delhi. He was 85. Professor Qazi Abdus Sattar, a Padmashri awardee, wrote more than half a dozen novels and his fiction blazed a new trail in historical novel writings in Urdu.
- His novels, Darashikoh, Ghalib and Khalid bin Waleed and Salahuddin Ayyubi got widespread critical adulation across the Urdu knowing world.
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