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August
UNICEF
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July 16-31,
chaired by Tian Xuejun, Vice Minister of Education
During the session, 34 properties (29 Cultural & 5 Natural sites) were inscribed on the UNESCO Heritage
List.
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The current session’s inscriptions bring the total number of sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage to 1154.
The 45th session of the WHC has been scheduled to take place in Kazan, Russia
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Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat (Cultural Site) – 40th World Heritage Site.
• Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana (Cultural Site) – India’s 39th World Heritage Site.
Dholavira: a Harappan City, Gujarat (Cultural Site) – 40th World Heritage Site
About United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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Headquarters – Paris, France
Lok Sabha passes Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment Bill), 2021
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment Bill), 2021 presented by Minister of State for Corporate
Affairs, Rao Inderjit Singh was passed in the Parliament without any discussions
The bill proposes a prepackaged insolvency resolution process for Corporate debtors under the MSME (Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises) Development Act, 2006.
The bill specifies a minimum threshold of not more than INR 1 crore for initiating the pre-packaged insolvency
resolution process (Government has already prescribed the threshold of INR 10 Lakh for this purpose).
.Disposal of simultaneous applications for initiation of corporate insolvency resolution process/pre-packaged
insolvency resolution process, pending against the same corporate debtor.
.The amendment inserts a new Chapter III-A containing sections 54A to 54P to facilitate pre-package
insolvency resolution process for corporate persons that are MSMEs.
v.It provides penalty for fraudulent or malicious initiation of pre-packaged insolvency resolution process or with
intent to defraud persons
It also has provisions for penalty on fraudulent management of corporate debtors during the pre-packaged
insolvency resolution process.
The bill also provides punishment for offences related to pre-packaged insolvency resolution processes
STATE
KARNATAKA
Karnataka, 1st Indian state to provide 1% Horizontal Reservation for Transgender in Govt
Services
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The information for the same was provided to the division bench of the Karnataka high court headed by
Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka.
APEDA signs MoU with UAS, Bengaluru to boost Agriculture Exports
MEGHALAYA
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Wildlife Sanctuaries– Siju Wildlife Sanctuary; Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary; Baghmara Pitcher Plant Wildlife
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Haryana
The Haryana Police with 100 per cent marks, secured the 1st position in India under Crime and Criminal Tracking
Network System (CCTNS).
Gujarat Police secured the 2nd position, while Himachal Pradesh was placed third.
The system was approved by the Cabinet in 2009. An allocation of INR 2000 crores was made for the CCTNS
Project.
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Haryana govt signs MoU with Walmart Vriddhi, Haqdarshak;Launched app, web portal of MMAPUY
Haryana Chief Minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar launched web portal and app of Mukhyamantri Antyodaya Parivar Utthan Yojana (MMAPUY) at Chandigarh in order to uplift the very poor families financially which are being identified through the Parivar Pehchan Patra scheme.
Kerala
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Krishikarna project, a joint initiative of State Agri Horticultural Society (SAHS), Sustainable Foundation,
and Qore3 Innovations, was launched in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala to promote hi-tech farming
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Assam
Govt of Assam, NABARD, AIFA Sign MoU to Execute Development Projects
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Science and Technology
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CBIC launched Compliance Information Portal to provide information for ~12,000 customs tariff items
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Piyush Goyal
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.He stated the services trade as an important tool for expanding business ties between India and the US.
.He further noted India’s 97 percent recovery of services exports (compared with 2020) and India’s progress to
become one of the world’s largest digital markets
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Minister of State – Anupriya Singh Patel (Constituency – Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh), Som Parkash (Constituency –
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BANK
Indian Bank Signed MoU with SINE, IIT Bombay for Financing Start-ups
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About the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE), IIT Bombay:
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Headquarters – IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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SBI
SBI Launches ‘SIM Binding’ Feature in YONO, YONO Lite
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YONO the integrated digital banking platform of SBI is India’s 1st comprehensive digital service platform.
ii.It was launched on 10th December, 2017 by Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley
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SBI Payments, Hitachi Payment Services Partnered for e-RUPI
the Reserve Bank of India (RBI),
the total amount of unclaimed
deposits of Scheduled Commercial Banks (SCBs) was Rs. 24,356 crore
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This was stated by Minister of State (MoS) Dr Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad, Ministry of Finance in a written replyto a question in Rajya Sabha.
• Unclaimed deposits have increasedUnclaimed deposits have increased by Rs. 5,977 crore in the year 2020, as compared to the year 2019
insertion of
section 26A, RBI has framed the Depositor Education and Awareness Fund (Fund) Scheme, 2014 (Scheme).
Finance Commission recommended performance-based challenge fund of Rs 8,000 crore to States for
incubation of new cities
The smart cities that have opted for greenfield development or a combination of models are Jharkhand (Ranchi),
Maharashtra (Aurangabad), Gujarat (Rajkot), Andhra Pradesh (Amravati), Madhya Pradesh (Satna), West Bengal
(New Town Kolkata), Maharashtra (Nashik) and Chhattisgarh (Atal Nagar).
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RBI Imposed Rs 50.35 lakh Penalty on
Janalaxmi Co-operative Bank
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Phone pe
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Establishment – 2015, Flipkart acquired PhonePe in 2016
Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
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SEBI
SEBI revised Minimum Application Value, Trading Lot for REITs & InvITs
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BOOKS
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Avtar Singh Bhasin’s New Book Titled “Nehru, Tibet and China”
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IMPORTANT DAYS
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MoMA observed Muslim Women Rights Day on Aug 1, 2021 in New Delhi
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AWARDS
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Shehroze Kashif, a 19-year old from Lahore, Pakistan became the Youngest person in the world to reach the
summit of K2 (8,611 metres or 28,251 ft) in Karakoram range on the border of Pakistan and China.
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ISA Frame Work
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In Total, 98 countries have signed the ISA Framework Agreement.
About International Solar Alliance (ISA) Director General – Dr. Ajay Mathur Headquarters – Gurugram, Haryana
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IMD
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located in Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) network.
Jitendra Singh
Jitendra Singh released ‘Biotech-PRIDE’ Guidelines, 1st of its kind by DBT
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These Guidelines will be implemented through Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) at the Regional Centre
for Biotechnology supported by DBT
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INDEXES
Mumbai, Bangalore Ranked above 100 in QS Best Student Cities 2022
Mumbai ranked as 52nd among the top 100 cities globally in the ‘employer activity’ indicator and
Bangalore, Karnataka ranked 42nd among the top-10 under the indicator of ‘affordable cities’ for students.
Overall Ranking
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1-London,2-munich, 3-Seoul and Tokyo
SCO
Rajnath Singh Attends SCO Defence Ministers Conclave 2021 held at Dushanbe, Tajikistan
The Ministers exchanged views on issues of international and domestic security, including the deteriorating
security situation in Afghanistan.
• ‘Peace Mission 2021’, a Joint Counterterrorist Command-and-Staff Training Exercise to be held between
SCO countries in Russia in September, 2021 will help in fighting international terrorist organisations
Russia invited SCO members to take part in the West-2021 joint strategic exercise to be held by Belarus
and Russia was welcomed by the participants
The Ministers approved a new Plan for Cooperation between the SCO Defence Ministries for 2022-23.
ii.2021 was declared the Year of SCO Culture.
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Rajnath Singh holds Talks with Defence Ministers of Belarus, Tajikistan
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Mansukh Mandaviya
112th Annual Day of NCDC
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The Union Minister launched the National Health Adaptation Plan on Air Pollution and National Health
Adaptation Plan on Heat along with infographics.
He also launched the first newsletter under the ‘National Programme on Climate Change and Human
Health’ developed by Centre of Environmental and Occupational Health, Climate Change and Health at NCDC.
.The minister along with Minister of State (MoS) Dr. Bharati Pawar, MoHFW unveiled IEC materials (Print,
Audio & Video) on 7 priority zoonotic diseases namely Rabies, Scrub Typhus, Brucellosis, Anthrax, CCHF, Nipah,
Kyasanur Forest Disease in India created by ‘National One health Programme for prevention and Control of
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India
Government
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Governors can Pardon Prisoners, including Death Row ones under Article 161: Supreme Court
The Section 433-A of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), will not affect the constitutional power conferred on the President/Governor to grant pardon to convicts (under Articles 72 or 161 of the Indian Constitution).
WORLD BANK
GoI, World Bank Signed $250 million Loan Agreement under DRIP Phase II
DRIP
the Second Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP-2) Phase II,
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About World Bank:
President – David R. Malpass (13th President) Headquarters – Washington DC, USA World Bank Country Director in India – Junaid Ahmad
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DefExpo-2022 to be held at Gandhinagar, Gujarat
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