9th cheetah dies at Kuno; 30% of translocated cats now dead. The female cheetah ‘Dhatri’ was found dead on Wednesday morning. BHOPAL: Tblisi, a female cheetah translocated from Namibia, has died at Kuno National Park. This is the ninth cheetah death at Kuno and includes three of the four cubs born there.
1. Rajya Sabha passes Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2023.
2. Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, which exempts land within 100 km of the country’s borders from the purview of conservation laws and permits setting up of zoos, safaris and eco-tourism facilities in forest areas.
3. Rajya Sabha passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill.
4. Lok Sabha continues to face disruption over Manipur violence issue.
5. I.N.D.I.A. Floor Leaders along with a delegation of 21 MPs who visited Manipur met President Smt Droupadi Murmu to seek her intervention in the matter.
6. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will visit Nagpur on the 4th of this month where he will be the Chief Guest at the Centenary celebrations of Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University.
7. Telecommunication Department to celebrate Bharat Internet Utsav from 7th August.
8. The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has rationalized the content of some textbooks including Social Science (Social and Political Life) for classes 6 to 8 and Political Science for classes 9 to 12.
9. JAMMU AND KASHMIR, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the Affordable Rental Housing Complex, under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (Urban) Mission, at Sunjwan on the outskirts of Jammu city.
10. Over 900 pilgrims left for the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnath Ji from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas, Jammu yesterday for the twin base camps of Baltal and Pahalgam in Kashmir. With this, 1,43,984 pilgrims have now departed the Jammu base camp for the Kashmir Valley since June 30.
The 62-day annual pilgrimage commenced on July 1 and is scheduled to conclude on August 31 on Shravan Purnima.
11. HIMACHAL PRADESH : Landslide blocked the national highway connecting Shimla to Chandigarh in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on Wednesday morning.
12.MADHYA PRADESH : One more cheetah has died at the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, making it the sixth adult feline to have died since March.
13. TAMILNADU : Setting the ball rolling for South India’s first inter-state Metro rail system, Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) on August 1 floated a tender to conduct a feasibility study for extending Bengaluru Metro to Hosur in Tamil Nadu.
14. TELANGANA police has rescued as many as 2,617 children, including 263 girls, during Operation Muskaan – IX conducted across the State during the month of July. Out of them, 2,230 children, including 212 girls, were handed over to their parents or guardians while 387 children were admitted to rescue homes.
15. UTTAR PRADESH Cabinet has recently given its approval to the policy of making the state ‘a water tourism and adventure sports destination.’ This policy will be valid for 10 years
16. WEST BENGAL Governor C V Ananda Bose on Wednesday inaugurated an anti-corruption cell’ at the Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.
17. The Jalesar Dhatu Shilp (metal craft), Goa Mankurad mango, Goan Bebinca, Udaipur Koftgari metal craft, Bikaner Kashidakari craft, Jodhpur Bandhej craft and Bikaner Usta Kala craft were given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.
18. Microsoft has appointed Puneet Chandok as the new Corporate Vice President of Microsoft India and South Asia, effective from September 1, 2023.
CRIME REPORT
#Chief Justice of India:
Shri Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
#Minister Of Law & Justice : Arjun Ram Meghwal
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1. List of 20 fake universities in India released by UGC, maximum are from Delhi. Some from UP, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Kerala also have fake universities.
2. A Delhi court on Wednesday ordered the de-sealing of Uphaar cinema hall, where 59 cinemagoers were killed in a massive blaze in 1997.
3. Amid tight security by the Delhi Police, the VHP and Bajrang Dal on Wednesday staged demonstrations in several parts of the national capital against violence in Haryana.
4. Days after communal clashes broke out in Haryana’s Nuh, several shops were set ablaze in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi because of which Section 144 has been imposed in several parts of the state. While Section 144 has been imposed in 10 areas of Alwar till August 10, Bharatpur district authorities have suspended internet services in four areas until further notice.
5. MANIPUR : Despite Manipur government’s claims, bunkers continue to function in both the Kuki-dominated hills and Meitei-dominated valley.
6. China and Pakistan are working to escalate the violence in Manipur and are sending funds and weapons to keep it burning, as per intelligence reports accessed by News18.
The two countries are allegedly sending in terrorists and funding radicals through Nepal, supplying arms and weapons to fighters, and controlling drug trafficking operations in the region bordering Myanmar.
7. Jaipur-Mumbai train shooting: Railways withdraws statement on mental condition of accused RPF constable.
No mental ailment was detected in the last periodic medical examination of the RPF constable.
Railway Protection Force (RPF) Constable Chetan Singh (33) is accused of gunning down his senior colleague Tika Ram Meena and three passengers aboard the moving train near Palghar railway station on the outskirts of Mumbai in the early hours of Monday.
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A ‘big spark’ in an electricity pole that was providing power to the girder launcher preceded its collapse during the construction of a viaduct for the Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane. At least 20 people were killed in the incident. PM Narendra Modi announced ex-gratia of ₹2 lakh each for the families of the deceased.
FINANCE
#Minister: Nirmala Sitharaman.
#Commerce & Industry : Piyush Goyal
#RBI Gvrnr: Shaktikanta Das
#President of the World Bank :
Ajay Banga
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Inflation rate : 4.7%
Population : 141.81 cr (17.7% of the total world population).
Unemployment : 7.8%
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1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday stated that 28% GST on full face value for online gaming, casinos and horse racing is likely to be implemented from October 1.
2. There is no proposal to increase the amount of minimum pension/family pension (Rs. 9000/month), Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said.
3. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday said that around 88 per cent of the Rs 2,000 notes have been returned to the banks till July 31. The Reserve Bank said in a statement that the information received from the banks shows that till July 31, a total of Rs 3.14 lakh crore worth of Rs 2,000 notes have been withdrawn from circulation.
4. Six public sector banks (PSBs) are currently working without a non-executive chairman, Lok Sabha was informed recently.
At present, the position of non-executive chairman is vacant in Bank of lndia, Bank of Maharashtra, Central Bank of India, Indian Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and UCO Bank, Shri Bhagwat Karad, Minister of State for Finance said in a written reply.
5. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed late submission fees (LSF) of ₹2,000 crore on ONGC Videsh Ltd (OVL), Indian Oil Corp. Ltd, GAIL (India) Ltd, and Oil India Ltd for delayed reporting of their overseas investments.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
#Information and Broadcasting Minister: Shri Anurag Singh Thakur
#Chairman of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC): Prasoon Joshi
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1. Art Director Nitin Desai died by suicide at the age of 57. Four-time National Award winner art director Nitin Desai was the creator of sets for films such as ‘1942: A Love Story’, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘Lagaan’, ‘Devdas’, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’ and ‘Swades’. He was also art director for ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’.
2. Telugu actor and former MLA, Jayasudha joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday in New Delhi at the party headquarters.
DEFENCE
#Minister: Rajnath Singh
#Union Home : Amit Shah
#National Security Advisor : Ajit Doval
#Chief of Defence Staff:
Gen Anil Chauhan, PVSM UYSM AVSM SM VSM
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1. The Indian Army will conduct Agniveer Recruitment Rally from September 1 to 8 for the candidates who have passed the online Common Entrance Exam (CEE) (conducted with effect from 17 to 26 April 2023), at Sardar Patel Stadium, Khammam, Telangana.
2. Appreciating the progress made by India in the field of defence manufacturing, Oman Minister of Royal Office General Sultan bin Mohammed Al Nu’amani agreed that his country could benefit from this progress.
The Minister conveyed this to Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral R. Hari Kumar, who called on him during a three-day visit to the Gulf country that concluded on Wednesday.
3. Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, assumed charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief (FOC-in-C), Eastern Naval Command (ENC), at a ceremonial parade held at the Naval Base here on August 1(Tuesday).
4. Rear Admiral Ajay Theophilus, the first Indian pilot to land the MiG-29K on INS Vikramaditya, has been appointed as the Flag Officer Commanding Goa Area (FOGA). He took over from Rear Admiral Vikram Menon at INS Hansa.
5. Ajay Bhatt, Minister of State (MoS), Ministry of Defence (MoD), released the book and illustrations titled “Kargil: Ek Yatri Ki Jubani” (Hindi Edition) authored by Rishi Raj.
6. Medhavi Skills University (MSU), Sikkim takes a pivotal step forward by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Air Force. This historic moment serves as a testament to MSU’s resolute commitment to revolutionize India through skill-integrated, practical education and unwavering support for our nation’s guardians and their families.
7. Lal Chand Meena, IDSE, assumed the charge as the new director general (personnel) of the Military Engineer Services (MES) under the ministry of defence, on Tuesday.
8. 30 BSF personnel successfully underwent 49th Marine Orientation Course at INS Chilka from 17- 28 Jul 2023. During the course, BSF personnel were trained on naval subjects like collision avoidance rules, navigational equipment, chart work, boat work, survival at sea, rope work, rigging, VBSS operation, anchor work, damage control and firefighting.
9. TES 51 NOTIFICATION : Online applications for TES-51 will open on the joinindianarmy.nic.in website.
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Indian Army will invite Applications for TES 51 from unmarried male candidates who have passed 10+2 examinations in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (hereinafter referred to as (PCM) subjects and appeared in JEE (Mains) 2023 examination and fulfil the eligibility conditions prescribed in the subsequent paragraphs, for the grant of Permanent Commission in the Army.
10. Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) achieved a major milestone by handing over the first Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker of Akash – Next Generation Weapon System to the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
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