Important Current Affairs 1st August 2018

Important Current Affairs 1st August 2018

Current Affairs 1st August 2018: NATIONAL NEWS

Cabinet approves agricultural scientist recruitment board (ASRB)
●        The Cabinet has approved the Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board (ASRB) under the chairmanship of Narendra Modi.
●        ASRB will now have four members in place of three members. There will be one president and three members in the board.
●        The ASRB will be for a period of three years or upto 65 years.
 
Approval of policy-framework for exploration and exploitation of non-conventional hydrocarbons
●        Under the chairmanship of Narendra Modi, the Cabinet has approved the policy framework for exploration and exploitation of non-conventional hydrocarbons, such as shell oil / gas, coal bed methane etc.
●        This policy will increase the capacity for the use of potential hydrocarbon stores in the current contract areas, which have not been explored so far and which were not exploited.
●        With the implementation of this policy, new investments in exploration and production activities and new domestic hydrocarbon discoveries are expected to increase.
 

Life Insurance Corporation will acquire IDBI Bank
●        Under the chairmanship of Narendra Modi, the Union Cabinet has approved the government's holding in IDBI Bank below 50 per cent.
●        With this acquisition, consumers, LICs and banks will get extensive benefits of the solution.
 
 
13 new kendriya vidyalaya in seven states and acceptance of opening Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Madhya Pradesh
●        Under the chairmanship of Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal to open 13 new Kendriya Vidyalayas in seven states and open the second Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.
●        13 new schools will be opened in Banda, Washim, Chakpikarong, Parabham, Nawada, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Palamu, Siddipet, Kudamalakente, CISF Surajpur, Devkund and Bawli.
●        The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has also approved the setting up of additional Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Elott in Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.
 
Hindustan Copper Limited approves 15% equity
●        Under the chairmanship of Narendra Modi, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has issued 13,87,82700 equity shares of five rupees per equity equity capital of 15 per cent from the qualified Institutional Placement Route as per SEBI and other valid instructions issued by Hindustan Copper Limited. has approved.
●        As a result, the share of Government of India in HCL will be reduced from 76.05 per cent to 66.13 per cent.
●        From this, the paid up share of HCL will increase from Rs 462.61 crore to Rs 532 crore.
 
 

Skill Development Training for Beedi makers
●        Ministry of Labor and Employment has initiated skills development program to the bidi workers and their coming Sriton revenue Whack them to increase obs at regular intervals.
●        Recently, the Ministry initiated skills development program for those making bidis and are still in Ini Mbhik stage.
 

Two coastal highway projects will start in Odisha
●        In Odisha, there is a plan to start 415 km long seaside highway projects at a cost of about Rs 7500 crore.
●        For the construction of highway, Rs. 6000 crore and land acquisition amounting to Rs. 1500 crores is fixed.
●        NHAI had cleared the maps of these projects last year.

National Child Rights Protection Commission will constitute 'arbitration cell' in NRI marriage dispute cases
●        The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Central Government has directed the NCPCR to set up an arbitration cell based on the rights granted in the Child Rights Protection Act, 2005.
●        This cell will take a decision keeping the child's best interests in mind and the parent will prepare the plan.
 

Policy commission will organize investors' conference for all-round development of peninsula
●        The Policy Commission will conduct an investor conference on August 10, 2018 at the Overseas Center for All-round Development of Peninsula.
●        The conference will be inaugurated by the Chairman of the Policy Commission Mr. Amitabh Kant.
●        This will increase investment in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep for sustainable development of eco-tourism projects.

Delhi government eliminated Aadhar compulsion in social welfare schemes
 
●        In the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the proposal for ending the mandatory requirement of Aadhar for getting pension and other services was approved.
●        Due to this decision, old age, divinities and widows will no longer have to face any obstacle in getting the pension given by the Social Welfare Department of Delhi Government due to the base.
 

Ministry of Health signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Power
 
●        Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has signed Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Power for the purpose of Digital India program on July 31, 2018.
●        Under this, National Health Agency signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for providing Information and Intentional Validation services to the beneficiaries especially with the same service center under the Digital India program.
 

Bill of bankruptcy and bankruptcy passed in Lok Sabha
 
●        The Lok Sabha passed the Bankruptcy and Bankruptcy Code Bill, 2018 on July 31, 2018.
●        This bill was introduced in parliament on July 23, 2018.
●        It has been brought to the place of insolvency and amendment incompetence code amendment ordinance 2018, which was enforced by the President on June 6, 2018.

Current Affairs 1st August 2018: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIP 

Financial and technical agreement worth Rs 5253 crores was signed between India and Germany
●        Under the India-Germany bilateral development cooperation, a new agreement was signed between the two countries in New Delhi today.
●        Large agreements for financial cooperation between India and Germany signed for lesser interest loan of 610 million euros and financial grant of 5.5 million euros to formalize.

Current Affairs 1st August 2018:GLOBAL NEWS

Inland Waterway Authority launched new portal for cargo owners and shipping companies
●        Inland Waterway Authority started a dedicated portal linking the logistics operators and shipping business with real-time data on the availability of ships.
●        This portal will be the means of direct contact between shipping operators, shipers and cargo owners.
●        There was no system to know the availability of ships in the market so far.

Current Affairs 1st August 2018: AWARDS

Gopalkrishna Gandhi selected for Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award
 
●        Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been selected for the year 2018 Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavna Award.
●        He is the former Governor of West Bengal, he has been selected for this award in the matter of promoting harmony and peace.
●        Gopalkrishna Gandhi will be given this award in a special program on August 20 in New Delhi.

Current Affairs 1st August 2018: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Scientists discovered new cells of human cells
 
●        American and Spanish scientists have discovered the new size of human cells during the study of aphethylic cells.
●        The new size that has been discovered by scientists has been named 'Scootoid'.
●        Scientists discover new cell sizes during the study of epithelial cells.