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Current Affairs Today – 24th July 2019
IMPORTANT DAYS and THEMES
24th July: CBDT celebrates Aaykar Diwas or Income Tax Day
- The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has celebrated its 159th Income Tax Day or Aaykar Diwas.
- On 24th July, 1860 Income Tax was introduced for the first time in India by Sir James Wilson.
- Purpose: to compensate for the losses incurred by the British regime during the first war of independence against British Rule.
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The Income Tax Department is a government agency undertaking direct tax collection of the Government of India. It functions under the Department of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance. Income Tax Department is headed by the apex body Central Board of Direct Taxes.
- Founded: 1922
- Headquarters location: New Delhi
- Minister responsible: Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister
- Chairman of CBDT: Pramod Chandra Mody
BANKING and FINANCE Current Affairs
RBI names Kanungo to run monetary policy portfolio after Viral Acharya quits
- Reserve Bank of India has assigned the work of Monetary Policy Portfolio and forecasting department to the RBI Deputy governor B P Kanungo.
- After the exit of Viral Acharya, B P Kanungo became the 6th member of RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee.
- Kanungo will also look after economic and policy research and statistics and information management.
- All the other three deputy governors — N S Vishwanathan, B P Kanungo and M K Jain — have been made responsible for 12 departments each.
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RBI: The Reserve Bank of India is India’s central banking institution, which controls the issuance and supply of the Indian rupee.
- Founded: 1 April 1935, Kolkata
- Headquarters: Mumbai
- Governor: Shaktikanta Das
- Deputy Governors: B P Kanungo, M K Jain, N S Vishwanathan
NATIONAL Current Affairs
CCMB unveils new Next Gen Sequencing facility
- The Centre For Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) received a state-of-the-art facility for its genomic studies division.
- It was inaugurated by Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr Harsh Vardhan.
- The minister also laid the foundation stone for a new skill training and lecture hall complex on the occasion.
Vande Bharat completes test run from Delhi to Katra in 8 hrs
- India’s fastest train Vande Bharat Express successfully completed its test run from New Delhi to Katra in eight hours.
- The train can run up to a maximum speed of 160 km per hour.
- Vande Bharat Express has features like Wi-Fi, bio-vacuum toilets, hot case, freezer, and GPS-based passenger information system among other amenities, green footprints, this fully ‘Make in India’ which can save up to 30 per cent of electrical energy.
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Vande Bharat Express: Vande Bharat Express known as Train 18 is an Indian semi-high speed intercity electric multiple unit. It was designed and built by Integral Coach Factory (ICF) Chennai under the Indian government’s Make in India initiative over a span of 18 months.
- The train was launched on 15 February 2019.
- The service was named ‘Vande Bharat Express’ on 27 January 2019.
STATE Current Affairs
Kerala Organised Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Festival
- Kerala Tourisim organized Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Festival in Thiruvananthapuram.
- The five-day annual music festival is being held from 20 to 24 July 2019.
- Eminent classical musicians Parassala B Ponnammal and T V Gopalakrishnan have been selected for inaugural Nishagandhi Sangeetha Puraskaram.
- This award has been instituted by Kerala Tourism to honour artists who have made outstanding contributions to music.
- It carries a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, citation and memento.
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- Kerala: Capital City(Thiruvananthapuram.) CM(Pinarayi Vijayan) Governor(Palanisamy Sathasivam)
INTERNATIONAL Current Affairs
Motihari-Amlekhgunj Oil Pipeline ready for commercial operation
- The landmark Motihari-Amlekhgunj petroleum products pipeline between India and Nepal has been completed and ready for commercial operation.
- Indian Oil Corporation and Nepal Oil Corporation successfully completed testing transfer of the pipeline.
- It is a 69 kilometer-long pipeline that will run from Motihari in Bihar to Amelkhgunj in Nepal.
- It has been constructed by India in just 15 months, which is half of its 30 months deadline.
- It is the 1st oil pipeline in Nepal, 1st transnational petroleum pipeline from India as well as the 1st South Asian oil pipeline corridor.
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- Nepal (Capital/Currency): Kathmandu/ Nepalese rupee
WHO declares Ebola outbreak in DRC as a Global Health Emergency
- World Health Organization (WHO) has declared deadly Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as ‘Public Health Emergency of International concern’.
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Ebola Virus It is highly contagious. It has an average fatality rate of around 50%.
- Transmission: It is transmitted to humans from wild animals and spreads among people via close contact with blood, body fluids, secretions or organs of an infected person.
WHO: The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health.
- Founded: 7 April 1948
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
- Head: Tedros Adhanom
Democratic Republic of Congo (Capital/Currency): Kinshasa/ Congolese franc
Bangladesh develops plastic alternative from jute
- Scientists in Bangladesh have developed a method to convert Jute fibre into low-cost Bio-Degradable cellulose sheets dubbed as Sonali.
- It has been developed by the team of scientist working for state-run Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC).
- Bangladesh is world’s 2nd biggest producer of jute after India.
- Eco-friendly jute poly bags made up of Sonali can be used- in garments and food packaging work. as wrapping material and carrying bag.
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- Bangladesh (Capital/Currency): Dhaka/Taka
- Prime Minister: Sheikh Hasina
SUMMITS and CONFERENCES
NAM Ministerial Meeting held in Caracas, Venezuela
- Ministerial meeting of Coordinating Bureau of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) was held in Caracas, capital of Venezuela.
- Theme : “Promotion and Consolidation of Peace through Respect for International Law”
- Since 2016 Venezuela has held the presidency of NAM which will now be passed on to Azerbaijan in October 2019.
- India was represented by Indian envoy to United Nations Syed Akbaruddin.
- Issues raised by India at NAM Meet included- Climate change, Digital Technologies and Terrorism. India highlighted that Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) needs to be re-examined and revise its methodology.
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Non-Aligned Movement: The Non-Aligned Movement is a forum of 120 developing world states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc.
- Founded: 1961, Belgrade, Serbia
- Headquarters: Central Jakarta, Indonesia
- Chairperson: Nicolás Maduro
- It is the 2nd largest international organization after United Nations (UN) with 120 member states. Membership: 120 member states,17 states (observers), 10 International Organisations.
RANKS and INDICES
Maharashtra tops in ATM frauds, Delhi, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka follow
- As Per the data released by Reserve Bank Of India (RBI) , Maharashtra state-reported around 233 cases of ATM fraud in 2018-19.
- Delhi grabbed the second spot with 179 cases this is followed by Tamil Nadu with 147 cases .
- In Maharashtra, people lost Rs 4.8 crore to bank fraud, in Delhi people around Rs 2.9 crore is involved in bank fraudAssam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura are the only three states a single incident.
AGREEMENTS and MoU signed
NPCI ties up with JCB for global RuPay card
- The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) and JCB International, along with domestic banks, have launched RuPay JCB Global Cards.
- Banks including State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Axis Bank, Union Bank of India, Central Bank of India, Andhra Bank, City Union Bank, and TJSB Bank will issue these cards, which will be accepted in India at all POS terminals and ATMs that accept JCB cards.
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NPCI: The National Payments Corporation of India is an umbrella organisation for operating retail payments and settlement systems in India.
- Headquarters: Mumbai
- Founded: 2008
- CEO: Dilip Asbe
- COO: Ms. Praveena Rai
- CTO: Dr. N. Rajendran
- Chief digital officer: Mr. Arif Khan
- Founders: Reserve Bank of India, Indian Banks’ Association
JCB Co., Ltd. is a credit card company based in Tokyo, Japan.
- Founded: 1961, Minato, Japan
- Headquarters: Minato, Japan
- CEO: Takao Kawanishi
SPORTS Current Affairs
Shane Lowry claimed the British Open 2019 at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland
- Irishman Shane Lowry claimed the British Open 2019 at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland.
- He defeated Tommy Fleetwood and won the title.
- He is the second player from the country to claim the title and It is his first major golfing title.
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- British Open 2019: British Open 2019 Championship is the 148th Open Championship. Events were held from 18-21 July at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland. This was the second time the country was hosting as it has hosted for the first time in 1951.
- Ireland (Capital/Currency) : Dublin/Euro
Shiva Thapa Becomes Indias First Gold Medallist in Kazakhstan Presidents Cup
- Four-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa became India’s first gold medallist at the President’s Cup boxing tournament in the finals in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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- Kazakhstan (Capital/Currency): Astana/Tenge
DEFENCE Current Affairs
India all set to launch first-ever space war exercise ‘IndSpaceEx’
- India is all set to launch its first ever space war exercise named “IndSpaceEx” which will be held on 25 July.
- Ministry of Defence will organize “IndSpaceEx” along with all three military services and help Indian military forces to test their capabilities in the condition of space war or cosmic war.Â
- After this exercise India will emerge as a new space power in the world and India can defend its space sky from any unwanted threat.
- After Mission Shakti India had became fourth country in the world after Russia, USA and China to have ASAT power.
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- ASAT – Anti Satellite Weapon – has a capacity to destroy or disable space assets.
- Minister of Defence: Raj Nath Singh
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
JATAN Special software for Digitization of Archaeological Museum
- JATAN: Virtual Museum software. JATAN has been developed by Human Centres Design and Computing Group, C-DAC, Pune, Maharashtra for the Digitization of archaeological museum.
- JATAN is used for creating digital collections in various museums and digital archival tools that are used in background for managing National Portal and Digital Repository for Indian Museums.
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The Archaeological Survey of India is an Indian government agency attached to the Ministry of Culture that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country.
- Founded: 1861
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Founder: Alexander Cunningham
- Motto: प्रत्नकीर्तिमपावृणु
- Director General: Usha Sharma
Bhabha Kavach: India’s 1st Lightest, Indigenous Bullet Proof Jacket
- Indigenously produced lightweight bullet proof jacket Bhabha Kavach was launched at International Police Expo 2019 held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
- The jacket which is a major breakthrough for Paramilitary Forces and Indian armed forces got nod from Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
- It has four hard armour plates that offers 360 Degree Protection to wearer from the front, back, and either side.
- It is powered with nano technology from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
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