DAILY GK UPDATES 8TH JULY 2016

DAILY GK UPDATES 8TH JULY 2016

 

NATIONAL UPDATES:

1. India sets up apparel training centre in Nigeria: India has set up an apparel training centre in Nigeria to support textiles industry of the West African country. This is a first of its kind centre in Nigeria set up in partnership with their government. The centre is aimed to support and catalyse the initiative of Nigeria in realising the objectives to rebuild the cotton and textile value chain and address the need for the skilled workforce for domestic as well export-oriented apparel industry in the West African region.

 

2. Government to rolls out KVK portal for monitoring of farm centres: Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh has launched an online portal designed to monitor the functioning of nearly 645 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), known as farm-science centres, spread across the country. The KVKs, which have the mandate to assess agri-technology and demonstrate to farmers application and capacity development, are being set up in rural districts. Each KVK has direct interface with at least 1,000 farmers.

 

3. India and Mozambique sign three agreements during PM visit: ndia and Mozambique have signed three agreements in the area of drug trafficking (1st), pulse trading (2nd) and youth affairs & sports (3rd). These MoUs have been signed in the presence of PM Modi and Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique, between Secretary of Economic Relations in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Amar Sinha and Mozambique’s Finance Minister.

 

4. Maharashtra CM inducts 11 ministers including 10 new faces in cabinet: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has inducted 10 new faces in his cabinet today while one existing minister was elevated to cabinet rank. With this, the total strength of Maharastra ministers in the cabinet has become 39 now. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has administered the oath of the position for the 11 newlyelected ministers at the Parishad hall in Vidhan Bhavanin the presence of Chief Minister.

5. Government to clean 10 iconic places under Swachh Bharat Mission: The places which have been selected are Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir, Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh, Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh, Golden Temple in Punjab, Ajmer Sharif in Rajasthan, Jagannath temple in Orissa, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Maharashtra, Manikarnika Ghat in Uttar Pradesh, Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu and Kamakhya Temple in Assam.

 

6. The second phase of Haritha Haram programme launched today: The Haritha Haram programme aimed to plant 46 crore plants to improve green belt. The plantation programme which is two weeks long includes both the sides of over 163 kilometers long national highway between Hyderabad - Vijayawada.

 

7. West Bengal to set up three biotechnology hubs: The three proposed biotechnology hubs will come in Bardhaman, Kalimpong and Medinipur districts. They will help in the coordination of various departments with the Biotechnology Department in a better way.

 

8. Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the BRICS drug control meeting: The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh has inaugurated the second anti-drug Working Group meeting of Heads of Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries in New Delhi today. The meet is organized by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the Indian delegation will be headed by Shri Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Director General, Narcotics Control Bureau.

 

9. Nasscom unveils India’s first IoT-focused centre: National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has unveiled India’s first centre of excellence focused on Internet of Things (CoE- IoT) at its Startup Warehouse in Bengaluru which is inaugurated by Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Electronics, IT, Law & Justice.

 

10. S K Kohli appointed chief defence accounts auditor: Senior bureaucrat S K Kohli has been appointed as Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA). He is an Indian Defence Accounts Service officer.

 

12. Vishal Kapoor to be the new CEO of IDFC Mutual Fund.

 

13. Srini Gopalan quits Bharti Airtel and going to join Deutsche Telekom.

 

INTERNATIONAL UPDATES:

1. IMF sets $5.3 billion programs for Iraq: The IMF has announced a $5.34 billion program for Iraq to help strengthen the country's finances, hit by the crash in oil prices and the fight against the Islamic State group. The International Monetary Fund said the three-year loan will see $634 million immediately allocated to Baghdad, which needs the money to stabilise its balance of payments and ensure it can keep up with its debt obligations.

OTHER UPDATES:

SPORTS:

1. Dipa Karmakar named as the World Class Gymnast by International Gymnastics Federation.

 

OBITUARIES:

2. Veteran Music Director Om Prakash Sonikpassed away at the age of 77.