Important Current Affairs 14th July 2018

Important Current Affairs 14th July 2018

Current Affairs 14th July 2018: NATIONAL NEWS

President nominates four members for Rajya Sabha
●        Using the powers conferred by Article 80 of the Indian Constitution and with the advice of the Prime Minister, the President has nominated the following four members for the Rajya Sabha.
●        Ram Shakal: He is a well-known public leader and a representative of Uttar Pradesh, who has dedicated his life to the welfare of the downtrodden community.
●        Mr. Rakesh Sinha: A reputed and well-known writer, Mr. Rakesh Sinha is the founder and honorary Director of Delhi-based Think Tank - India Policy Foundation.
●        Raghunath Mohapatra: He is an international figure associated with stone carving.
●        Sonal Mansingh: He is one of the most prominent exponents of Indian classical dance
 

Prime Minister laid the foundation of Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh
●        Prime Minister Narendra Modi today laid the foundation of Purvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.
●        The 340 km long Purvanchal Expressway will rejuvenate the cities and cities through which it will pass through.
 
 
One lakh crore rupees is being invested for the development of national highways in Andhra Pradesh
 
●        Union Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Protection Minister Nitin Gadkari have said that the length of National Highways in Andhra Pradesh has increased by 2926 km during the last four years.
●        He said that before 2014 the national highways in Andhra Pradesh were 4193 km long and now it has increased to 7118 km.

Strict rules for chartered accountants and monitoring agencies
 
●        The market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India has proposed several modifications to tighten the rules for auditors and other third-party individuals appointed by companies listed for auditing and other functions of financial results.

Mukesh Ambani becomes Asia's richest man
 
●        Mukesh Ambani , the richest person in the country, has now become the richest person in Asia.
●        Ambani has achieved this position by overtaking Jack Ma, head of China's online retail company Alibaba.
●        From the refining to the telecom sector, the head of Reliance Industries Ltd, who has a strong interference in the property, has increased after the announcement of its entry into the online retail sector.

Common mobility cards will be applicable in all buses from August
 
●        In the first week of August, a common mobility card will be applicable in all DTC and cluster schemes buses.
●        CM Arvind Kejriwal had launched the Common Card in January this year and at this time there is a plan to make 250 buses traveling from the Metro Card.
●        Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said that from August, all the 3750 DTC and cluster schemes of 1650 buses will be able to travel by metro card.

Current Affairs 14th July 2018: GLOBAL NEWS

Emergency to end in Turky
 
●        Turkish President's spokesman Ibrahim Kalin says that the emergency in the country, which took place for two years, could be withdrawn on July 18.
●        An emergency was imposed in the country after the failed attempt of the military coup in Turkey in 2016, after which it was extended seven times.
●        In the attempt to overthrow a military coup in the country, nearly 250 people were killed and more than 2,000 were injured.
 

An Indian in the United Arab Emirates won a $ 1 million lottery
 
●        In the United Arab Emirates, an Indian has won a $ 1 million lottery. Tojo Mathew (30), who works as a civil supervisor in Abu Dhabi, has won this jackpot when he decided to leave the UAE.
●        They bought a lottery ticket at the Abu Dhabi airport before going to India.
 

'Hindu meal' closes in Dubai's Emirates Airlines plane
 
●        Emirates's big airline Emirates Emirates has decided to remove 'Hindu Meal' from its aircraft.
●        In some international aircrafts the convenience of booking food according to their religious beliefs by travelers is quite prevalent.
●        Passenger food can be booked before traveling in the first plane.

Infosys profit raised by 3.7%
 
●        Infosys has got a net integrated profit of Rs 3,612 crore in the first quarter of the year.
●        This is 3.7 percent more than the previous quarter.
●        Last year, the company had gained Rs 3,483 crore.
●        Operations has increased the revenue of the company by 12% i.e. 19128.
 
OECD forecast, India and China will have 50 percent of global output
 
●        The speed of the global economy has slowed down, while the pace of the pace of major Asian nations has increased.
●        OECD (Organization for Economic Co -operation and Development) says that by 2060 India and China will have more than 50 percent of the total global output.
 

Current Affairs 14th July 2018: SPORTS

Asian Games 2018: Indian Team Announced
 
●        Hockey India has announced the 18-member Indian men's hockey team for the Asian Games to be held on Monday.
●        Due to knee surgery, Ramandeep Singh could not be included in the Indian team for the Asian Games.
●        Indian team's commanding veteran goalkeeper PR Sreejesh is managing the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Jakarta, Jakarta, and Chinglensana Singh has been made vice-captain.

Wimbledon: Angelique Kerber won 3rd Grand Slam title 
 
●        World number-10 Angelique Kerber of Germany barred US Serena Williams from winning the 24th Grand Slam title on Saturday.
●        Kerber defeated Serena in the women's singles category finals of the third Grand Slam Wimbledon of the year.
●        This is Kerber's third grand slam title.
 

Mahendra Singh Dhoni completes 10,000 runs in ODIs
 
●        Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Saturday named his name in the list of two special records against England.
●        In the wicketkeeping where he became the first Indian and the fourth wicketkeeper to catch 300 catches, he also completed 10 000 ODI runs in batting.
●        He has crossed the 10,000-run mark in ODIs and became the world's 12th batsman and the fourth batsman of all time.

Current Affairs 14th July 2018: ECONOMY

India's economy will be of 10,000 billion dollars by 2030
 
●        Government estimates that in the next 12 years the country's GDP will increase to nearly four times.
●        Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said that India could become the world's third economy by 2030.
●        By 2030, it is expected to become the world's third largest economy with a gross domestic product of $ 10,000 billion (GDP).
 
India is facing worst trade deficit in 5 years
 
●        India's trade deficit reached the highest level of 5 years in June
●        According to information given by the Commerce Ministry on Friday, such situation has to be faced due to the rise in oil prices and weakness of the rupee.
●        Export of various products from India has increased 17.57% in June compared to last year.
●        In May this figure was $ 14.62 billion, which rose to $ 16.6 billion in June.