1.NASA successfully applied a new technology that allows aircraft to fold their wings between zero and 70 degrees while inflight. Built from a shape memory alloy, the system operates without a hydraulic system, reducing the wing weight by up to 80%. The technology's potential aerodynamic benefit includes increased controllability, which may result in a more fuel-efficient aircraft.
2.India was ranked at the 62nd place among emerging economies on an Inclusive Development Index of World Economic Forum (WEF). In the report, China is on 26th position and Pakistan is on 47th. Norway remains the world’s most inclusive advanced economy, while Lithuania again tops the list of emerging economies, according to the report. India was ranked 60th among 79 developing economies in 2017. Among advanced economies, Norway is followed by Ireland, Luxembourg, and Switzerland in top three.
3.First garbage festival of India organized in Chhattisgarh.The Raipur Municipal Corporation in Chhattisgarh organized the three-day ‘Kachra Mahotsav 2018’ which is India’s first Garbage Festival.Its aim was to increase awareness, use the waste generated in the city creatively, and to showcase multiple techniques for reusing things that are labelled as garbage.
4.Kenji Hiramatsu, Japan’s Ambassador to India, has sought tax relief for hybrid and electric cars in the upcoming budget as an incentive to foreign carmakers.He added that a focus on infrastructure in the budget will be a good sign for foreign investors.
5.The 2018 BRICS summit is next the tenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states : Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. The summit will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
6.The 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit will be the thirteenth meeting of Group of Twenty (G20). It will be held in 2018 in the city of Buenos Aires (Argentina). It will be the first-ever G20 summit to be hosted in South America.
7.Former Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel named as the new governor of Madhya Pradesh. She will replace Gujarat governor Om Prakash Kohli, who currently holds additional charge of the office of Governor of Madhya Pradesh. Ms. Patel became the first woman chief minister of Gujarat.
8.NATO Summit will be held on 11 and 12 July 2018 in Brussels, Belgium.
9.An MoU signed by Telangana and Tokyo Body for Municipal Waste Incineration.A MoU has signed between Telangana govt and the Clean Authority of Tokyo in connection with municipal solid waste incineration in Hyderabad.These two bodies exchanged knowledge in municipal solid waste incineration facilities and make a effort to realize human resource exchanges in view of technical cooperation in the future.
10.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), announced the 'Cyber Surakshit Bharat' initiative in association with National e-Governance Division (NeGD) and industry partners. Cyber Surakshit Bharat will be operated on the three principles of Awareness, Education, and Enablement. Cyber Surakshit Bharat is the first public-private partnership of its kind and will leverage the expertise of the IT industry in cybersecurity.
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