1. PM Modi to virtually launch e-RUPI, a cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment today (02 Aug) . eRupi has been developed by National Payments Corporation of India on its UPI platform.
2. E-Rupee is a cashless and contactless means of digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string-based e-voucher, which is delivered to the mobile of the beneficiaries. With the help of e-RUPI payment service, a user will be able to redeem the voucher without a card, digital payments app, or internet banking access at the service provider.
3. No passport, govt job for stone pelters in J-K
The CID wing of JK Police has ordered the denial of security clearance required for passport and other govt services to all those involved in stone-pelting or subversive activities.
4. President Ram Nath Kovind has congratulated ace shuttler P V Sindhu for winning Bronze medal and bringing glory to India.
5. The Telangana government waived crop loans up to Rs 50,000 benefitting over six lakh farmers across the state. The amount will be released to farmers between 15 Aug to 31Aug. In the first phase, crop loans up to Rs 25,000 were waived last year. In the third phase, crop loans up to Rs 75,000 will be waived in 2022 and up to Rs 1 lakh in 2023.
6. The Telangana state government decided to implement the Centre’s economically weaker sections (EWS) reservations in education and employment from this year. 10% EWS quota to only those families whose gross annual income is below Rs 8 lakh.
7. Male govt staff in Kerala to give a ‘no-dowry declaration’ upon marriage* : In an attempt to strengthen the implementation of the Dowry Prohibition Act 1961 and lessen dowry cases in the state, the Kerala government has issued a circular demanding all male government employees to sign and submit a “no-dowry declaration” within one month of marriage.
8. Kerala govt launches ‘Let’s Go Digital’ project for higher education institutions. The state government recently formed a special committee to implement the digital education in higher education institutions including colleges and universities.
9. Andhra Pradesh cabinet to dwell on sharing of water dispute (Krishna River) with Telangana on August 6.
10. Tension was palpable at the Assam-Mizoram border on 01 Aug (Sunday) as the restrictions on the movement of vehicles, including trucks carrying essential supplies, entered the sixth day,
Main reason behind crisis : Encroachment of Land issue.. Assam’s Barak Valley districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi share a 164.6 km long border with Mizoram’s three districts of Aizawl, Kolasib and Mamit.
11. The Mizoram govt is ready to withdraw the FIR filed against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Secretary Lalnunmawia Chuango said. The Mizoram Police booked Sarma, four senior Assam Police officers and two officials on different charges, including ‘attempt to murder’, ‘criminal conspiracy’ and ‘assault’.
12. New cash withdrawal rules in ATMs come into force from 01 Aug 2021. The interchange fee that banks charge after each transaction will go up. The interchange fee that banks can charge on ATMs will see an increase of Rs 2. As per the revised rules, the customers will be eligible for five free transactions every month from their home bank ATMs.
13. Over 370 people, who were stranded in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul-Spiti district due to heavy rains and landslides, have been rescued, a state disaster management said.
14. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has informed that a sum of 660 crore rupees will be released to take up relief measures in areas hit by incessant rain and floods recently in the state. Apart from that another 150 crore rupees will be released from NDRF funds to take up restoration of public property immediately.
15. Karnataka govt made RT-PCR test mandatory for visitors from Kerala and Maharashtra as COVID-19 cases have increased in these two states.
16. Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai left for Delhi on Sunday to hold consultations with the BJP central leadership on expansion of his cabinet.
17. Kashmiri youth visiting Pak infiltrating back as terrorists: The recent killing of terrorist Shakir Altaf Bhat and subsequent finding that he had left the country on a valid passport for studies in Pakistan in 2018 and returned as a terrorist. Security agencies made a quick estimate of passports issued between 2015 and 2019, and found that out of the 40 youth who had gone to Bangladesh or Pakistan for studies.
18. The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday said it was mandatory for people coming from Kerala, to the state to carry a negative RT-PCR test report or vaccination certificate of two COVID doses from August 5.
19. J&K lockdown: Schools, educational institutions to remain closed, only 25 people allowed at gatherings Schools and higher educational institutions, including coaching centres, would continue to remain closed for onsite or in-person teaching till further orders in J&K.
20. Former Manipur Congress President Govindas Konthoujam joins BJP. Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh welcomed him.
21. Supreme Court to hear pleas seeking probe into Pegasus snooping row on 05 Aug (Thursday)
Bench comprising Chief Justice N.V. Ramana and Justice Surya Kant would hear three separate petitions seeking probe into the reports of alleged snooping by government agencies on eminent citizens, politicians and scribes.
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