JULY PART 1 (13-18 JULY) CURRENT AFFAIRS

3D PRINTED ARTIFICIAL HEART

This heart was created by using 3D-printed method by the scientist of ETH Zurich University, Switzerland.

Material: Silicon

Weight: 390 Gram (13.8 ounce) (Slightly heavier than original heart)

Volume:  679 Cubic (41 cubic inches)

Other points to remember:

{FIFA HQ is also in Zurich. President is “Gianni Infantino”. Motto: “For the game, for the world”}

MODERN ORNAMENTAL FISH HATCHERY IN JHAJJAR

Haryana govt has decided to set up an ornamental fish hatchery in Jhajjar district at a cost of Rs. 13.68 cr nad 16000 acre water logged land.

•          Agriculture and Fisheries Minister- Om Prakash Dhankar
•          Governor: Kaptan Singh Solanki
•          CM: Manohar Lal Khattar

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA AIRPORT TOPPED CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX SURVEY

Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur, Chhattisgarh,  once again ranked first in Customer Satisfaction Index Survey among 49 Airports in the Country.

•          It has topped third time in two years.
•          SVA has the highest score 4.84 and it is followed by Udaipur, Amritsar and Dehradun which have scored 4.75, 4.74 and 4.73 respectively.
•          This survey covers a wide range of parameters like transportation, parking, facilities and cleanliness etc.
•          Raipur is the Capital City of Chhattisgarh.
•          Chhattisgarh Governor is Balram Das Tondon and CM is Dr. Raman Singh (BJP)

HiFiRE HYPERSONIC MISSILE

•          HiFire hypersonic missile is the joint operation of The United States and Australia.
•          It was successfully launched from a remote rocket range near Woomera, in South Australia.
•          Capacity: capable of travelling at Mach8 from between 6200 kmph to almost 13,000 kmph. (8 times faster than the speed of sound)
•          Capital of Australia: Canberra
•          Currency: Australian Dollar
•          Prime Minister: Malcolm Turnbull
•          Capital of US: Washington D.C.
•          Currency: US Dollar
•          President: Donald Trump

SOYUZ ROCKET

A Russian Soyuz 2-1A Rocket lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodome in Kazakhstan on a complex mission to deploy 73 satellites into three different orbits, including a Russian spacecraft to locate forest fires, 48 CubeSats for Planet’s global Earth observation fleet and 8 nanostaellites for Spire Global’s commercial weather network.

•          Russia Capital - Moscow; Currency - Russian Rubel; President: Vladimir Putin
•          Kazakhstan Capital – Astana; Currency – Tenge; President – Nursultan Nazarbayev

HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE FOUND INSIDE UP ASSEMPLY

Substance name: Pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN)

Weight:  100-150 gram.

It was found near the chair of Mr. Ram Govind Chaudhary.

SAARTHI APP

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched an integrated mobile application, SAARTHI APP, to cater to various requirements of passenger including, ticket booking, inquiry, on-board cleaning and ordering meal on a single platform.

SAARTHI: Synergized Advanced Application Rail Travel Help and Information

•          Suresh Prabhu announced a quota facility to Differently-abled people in a 3AC coach earlier it was only in the sleeper class, 2 berths.
•          He extended the advance booking period for foreigners from 120 days to 365 days

NATIONAL MASTERS SNOOKER TOURNAMENT

This tournament was held in Chennai. Karnatak’s H Manudev grabs this title by defeating Alok Kumar, who is the Asian Champion. He not only grab this title but also qualifies for the World Snooker Championship which will be held in Malta.

•          Capital of Malta: Valletta
•          Currency of Malta: Euro

2017 WIMBLEDON CHAMPION

Place: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

Winner Men’s Single: Roger Federer (Gentlemen’s Single Title for a record 8th time), he is from Switzerland

Loser: Andy Murray, he is from Scotland

Winner Women’s Single: Garbine Muguruza, she is from Spain

Loser: Serena Williams, she is from US

“GANGA AVAHAN BOOK”

“Ganga Avahan – The Epic Tale of a Historic Swim” book was released by Defence Minister Mr. Arun Jaitely. This was a historic open –water swim campaign on the Ganga River. This was the First ever Human Effort to swim down the entire stretch of the river.

A 9 member team of 3 swimmers and 6 rafters, which was led by acclaimed International Open-Water Swimmer Wg Cdr Paramvir Singh, was flagged-off in New Delhi on 1^st Oct 2015

“PRESIDENT’S LADY (PRANABER PREYOSI) BOOK

This book was dedicated to Late Smt. Suvra Mukherjee w/o President Shri Pranab Mukherjee. President said that he was grateful to Mr. Sangeeta Ghosh, author of the book and all those who have brought out the publications.

GSI DISCOVERED PRECIOUS METALS & MINERALS

•          Scientists from Geological Survey India have discovered millions of tons of precious metals and minerals deep under the water surrounding of the Indian peninsula.
•          GSI complied the data after surveying of 1, 81,025 square kilometers of seabed.
•          Indian research vessels name: Samudra Ratnakar, Samudra Kaustabh, Samudra Saudikama
•          Coasts: Mangaluru, Chennai, Mannar Basin, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and around Lakshadweep. (In short, Indian Waters)
•          Metals & Minerals

a)    presence of Phosphate sediment off Karwar, Mangaluru and Chennai coasts,
b)   gas hydrated in the Mannar Basin off the Tamil Nadu Coast,
c)    Ferro-manganese crust from Andaman Sea and,
d)   Micro-manganese around Lakshadweep Sea.

TRAVEL + LEISURE SURVEY

Top 10 International Airlines:

1.  Singapore Airlines (score 90.56 , Rank 1, highest score)
2. Emirates (score 90.24, Rank 2)
3.  Qatar Airways ( score 87.22, Rank 3)

World’s Top 15 Cities:

1. San Miguel de Allende, Mexico (score 92.12, Rank 1)

14. Udaipur India (score 89.52 Rank 14)

Top 10 Islands:

1.   Palawan, Philippines

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG) INDEX AND DASHBOARDS REPORT

Rank 1- Sweden (Capital- Stockholm, Currency- Swedish Krona)

Rank 116- India (Capital – New Delhi, Currency- Rupee)

FALUN GONG, 15 JULY 2017

Falun Gong, the ancient Chinese holistic system that is banned in China was celebrated in India on 15^th July by Falun Dafa Association of India. “On this occasion over 200 practitioners of Falun Dafa from India and other countries will participate in a Peace Parade and Human Word Formation at Connaught Place to spread the message of Truth, Compassion and Tolerance which are the basic principles of Falun Dafa,” said a release from the Falun Dafa Association of India.

18^TH IIFA AWARDS 2018

Best Actor: Shahid Kapoor – Udta Punjab

Best Actoress: Alia Bhatt – Udta Punjab

Best Film: Neerja (Director: Ram Madhvani)

Star Debut of the Year Male: Dilijit Dosanjh - Udta Punjab

Star Debut of the Year Female: Disha Patani – MS Dhoni

Best Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary – PINK

IMPORTANT POINTS

•         FIFA lifted ban from Sudan (reason of ban was – the govt was interfering in FIFA)

·         {Sudan capital is Khartoum and currency is Sudanese Pound}

•          India has 2^nd highest number of adults who wants to migrate in USA, according to ‘Measuring Global Migration Potential Report’ (NO. 1 Nigeria)

•          India recently contributed to UN partnership fund for Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States – 1 million $

•         Mumbai’s Matunga Railway Station becomes the first railway station which was run by women. (30 staff members)

•        Minister of State fo External Affairs MJ Akbar said that government is working on vision to set up one passport center in every 50 km range in the country in future.

•         Nepal’s First Woman President – Bidhya Devi Bhandari
•          (PM : Sher Bahadur Deuba)

APPOINTMENTS

1) New Members of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)

Arbind Modi

Bajrang Dass Vishnoi

Chairman of CBDT: Sushil Chandra

2) Next High Commissioner of India to Niue: Sanjiv Kohli (New Zealand’s High Commissioner)

{Niue Capital : Alofi and Currency- New Zealand Dollar}

3) 16^th President of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission - Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj

4) President of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore- Subra Suresh

5) First Sikh woman MP in Britain selected as a member of parliamentary select committee of Human Affairs – Preet Kaur Gill

6) New Chief Justice of Nepal: Gopal Prasad Parajuli

7) Next High Commissioner of India to Montserrat: Bishwadip Dey

(Capital of Montserrat: Plymouth, Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollor)

MOU’s

1.  Bihar and Center Government - to promote regional Air Connectivity
2. UP Government and Central Government - to set up an AIIMS in Gorakhpur (1750 Cr)
3.   DEPT. of Defence Production and BEL – for the FY 2017-18 (targeted revenue-9000 cr) (Secretary of D.P - Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta; MD of BEL – Mr. MV Gowtama)

IMPORTANT DAYS

15^th July: World Youth Skills Day observed by UN.

(Theme) “Skills for the Future of Work”

(Points to remember: 100 GST Centers, 51 Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra and 100 Yoga Training Centers were inaugurated on the 2^nd anniversary of Skill India Mission.)

17^th July: International Justice Day

(Int, Criminal Court Hq- Hague, Netherland)

18^th July: Nelson Mandela International Day

(Celebrated by UN, UN’s Headquarter is in New York City, UN General Secretary: Antonio Guterres, UN president: Peter Thomson)

OBITUARIES

LIU XIAOBO:  Chinese Nobel Peace Prize Winner who recently passed away. He was incarcerated as a political prisoner in Jinzhou. On 26 June 2017, he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer and he died in hospital on 13 July 2017.

China’s Capital: Beijing (It is hq of AIIB)

Currency: Renminbi or Yuan

MARTIN LANDAU: an American actor who recently passed away. (Golden Globe Award for best supporting actor, Emmy Award – “Mission Impossible television series”, Oscar Award- “Ed wood”)

NAR BAHADUR BHANDARI: He was the former CM of Sikkim (Capital-Gangtok).

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