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APPOINTMENTS
1) London Mayor appoints Rajesh Agrawal as deputy mayor for business
London Mayor
Sadiq Khan has appointed India-born Rajesh Agrawal as the deputy mayor of
London for business.
Agrawal was
Khan's business adviser during his mayoral campaign. Khan tasked Agrawal with
championing London's interests following the exit of Britain after the EU
referendum, and protecting jobs and growth while the negotiation process for
exit takes place.
He is the
founder and CEO of Xendpay, an international money transfer service.
2) Malaysia gets 2 women Shariah HC judges
Two women have
been appointed as judges of Malaysia’s Islamic Shariah High Court for the first
time in the history of the judiciary of the Muslim-majority country.
Noor Huda
Roslan, 40, and Nenney Shuhaidah Shamsuddin 41, been appointed by Sultan
Sharrufuddin Idris Shah.
Shariah High
Court deals with exclusively Islamic laws, having jurisdiction upon every
Muslim in Malaysia.
AWARDS:
1) Viswanathan Anand honoured with 'Honoris Causa' Doctor of Science
degree
World Champion
Viswanathan Anand was conferred the "Honoris Causa" Doctor of Science
by Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT) during its 49th convocation ceremony.
The
46-year-old Anand was bestowed with the degree by NITI aayog chairman Arvind
Panagariya.
He was also
the first recipient of the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 1991– 92, India's
highest sporting honour.
In 2007, he
was awarded India's second highest civilian award, the Padma Vibhushan, making
him the first sports person to receive the award.
BANKING
1) World Bank, ISA sign agreement for collaboration in solar energy
The World Bank
Group has signed an agreement with the International Solar Alliance (ISA), to
collaborate on increasing solar energy use around the world with the goal of mobilising
$1 trillion in investments by 2030.
The ISA is a
group of 121 countries led by India and is headquartered in India.
The agreement
was signed when the World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim met the Finance
Minister Arun Jaitley and Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (Independent Charge)
for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy.
2) India Post opens ‘My Stamp' scheme for individuals and corporate
India Post
opened up the ongoing scheme of customized printing of ‘My Stamp’ for individuals
and corporate also.
Under the
scheme an individual or a corporate entity can get their photo or logo printed
inside the postage stamp at a price of 12 lakh rupees.
As per
reports, this time there will be 5000 sheets comprising 60000 postage stamps.
These stamps can be used for general postal mail.
3) Union Cabinet approved MoU between UPSC and Royal Civil Service
Commission of Bhutan
The Union
Cabinet has approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between
Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC).
The MoU will
strengthen the existing relationship between RCSC and UPSC. It will facilitate
sharing of experience and expertise of both the parties in the area of recruitment.
4) Royal Enfield announces collaboration with Flipkart to sell its
accessories
E-commerce
major Flipkart and Royal Enfield have entered into collaboration where flipkart
will sell complete range of accessories of Royal Enfield.
Royal Enfield
is first time entering into the partnership with a third-party for selling its
accessories as it previously worked only with own website and authorized retail
network.
INTERNATIONAL
1) Rodrigo Duterte sworn-in as new Philippine President after a landslide
election victory
After a
landslide election victory in May, Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the 16th
president of the Philippines and promised to make sweeping changes to the
country's political system.
Maria Leonor
Robredo was sworn in as Vice President.
The Supreme
Court Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes administered Duterte's oath of office
at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacanang, the presidential palace.
NATIONAL
1) India successfully test fires ballistic missile ‘Barak-8' off Odisha
coast
Ballistic
missile Barak-8 was successfully tested from Balasore district of Odisha. The missile
was launched from test fired from launch pad no-3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR)
at Chandipur.
The Barak-8 is
India’s new surface to air missile which is developed jointly with the Israel.
The system
also includes a multi-functional surveillance and threat alert radar (MF STAR)
for tracking, detection and guidance of the missile.
2) Govt approves MoU with Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water
resources management
The Government
approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and
Tanzania for bilateral cooperation in water resources management and
development.
The agreement
was approved by the Union cabinet under the chairmanship of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
