1.Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh will lead the 18-member Indian Men’s Hockey Team at the 18th Asian Games, slated to be held in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18.
2.To increase tourist footfalls, India will organise its first-ever India Tourism Mart for 3 days from September 16 in New Delhi.It is expected to provide a platform for all stakeholders in the tourism & hospitality industry to interact & create business opportunities.It will be organised by the Tourism Ministry, in partnership with Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality.
3.RBI has revealed that India’s manufacturing sector recorded robust growth in sales and improvement in operating profit growth in the 4th quarter of the last fiscal.Companies posted sales of Rs. 9.25 lakh crore in the last quarter of 2017-18.Operating profit growth of the manufacturing sector improved despite increase in input costs, due to higher growth in value of production.
4.Microsoft signed a MoU with the Rajasthan Government to provide free digital training to 9,500 college students in one year.The initiative was taken for the enhancement of digital learning and capacity building of college students in the state.The company will run MS office specialist training programme in 50 government colleges from August which will benefit 9,500 students.
5.In order to reduce electricity losses, the Maharashtra government will launch a new scheme allocating one transformer per farmer.The scheme, “one farmer one transformer”, will be unveiled on August 15.Two lakh farmers will be given electricity connection for high voltage distribution line which will ensure uninterrupted power supply.
6.The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) announced a new ‘Cities Investment To Innovate, Integrate and Sustain’ (CITIIS) challenge to identify top projects in 15 of the 100 selected smart cities.The projects will receive an additional funding of approximately ₹80 crore each.The new funding will be financed by a €100 million loan from the French government.
7.To fast track the resolution of area based infrastructure issues, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has launched the Local Area Plan (LAP) and Town Plan Schemes (TPS) for 25 smart cities in the country.Under which the ministry will provide Rs 2 crore as central assistance to every city for planned urban expansion.The LAP and TPS has been formulated under AMRUT.
8.Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri launched Smart Cities fellowship and internship programmes.The internship and fellowship would provide the youth with an opportunity to experience various aspects of urban planning and governance.The ‘Interns’ shall be a part of the Smart Cities Mission.
9.The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved USD 503-million lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad-Bhojpur region of Bihar.This project will bring immense benefits to the agriculture sector of Shahabad Bhojpur region of Bihar.The estimated cost of this project is USD 503 million out of which USD 352 million is being provided by ADB.
10.The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi in January 2019.The theme of the event, which is being organised in PM Modi’s parliamentary constituency, will be the ‘Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India’.Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed biennially on 9 January to mark the contribution of the overseas Indian community towards development of India.
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