Current Affairs The wake Up Show 1 st August, By: Kumar Sambhav

Current Affairs The wake Up Show 1 st August, 2018 23 -By: Kumar Sambhav

NATIONAL र ष ट DAC approves implementation of Strategic Partnership guidelines स म रक भ ग द र म डल ल ग करन स ब ध दश नद श क म ज र द गई

NATIONAL र ष ट Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved implementation of Strategic Partnership guidelines. It is considered as major step towards boosting private sector participation in domestic defence manufacturing. The policy had come into effect in May 2017 but progress was delayed due to lack of specific guidelines.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP GUIDELINES SP model aims to revitalise defence industrial ecosystem and progressively build indigenous capabilities in private sector to design, develop and manufacture complex weapon system for future needs of armed forces. It lay emphasis on incentivisation of transfer of niche technology and higher indigenous content. The SP model has four segments submarines, single engine fighter aircraft, helicopters and armoured carriers/main battle tanks which will be specifically opened up for the private sector.

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP GUIDELINES Under this model, one Indian private company will be selected in each segment which will tie-up with shortlisted global equipment manufacturers to manufacture platforms in India through technology transfer under Make in India. All procurements under the SP model would be executed by specially constituted Empowered Project Committees to provide focussed attention and ensure timely execution.

NATIONAL र ष ट Chhattisgarh Launch Distribution 'Mobile Tihar' CM Mobile Scheme छत त सग म ख यम त न म ब इल वतरण य जन 'म ब इल तह र' ल न क

NATIONAL र ष ट Actress Kangana Ranaut and Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh launched a smartphone distribution scheme called 'Mobile Tihar' under Sanchar Kranti Yojna. The scheme includes distribution of smartphones to 45 lakh women and 5 lakh children, and setting up of 556 new mobile towers. The Chhattisgarh government is working towards improving network connectivity and empowering youth with smartphones.

ABOUT CHATTISHGARH Formation: 1 November 2000 Capital: Raipur Districts: 27 Governor: Balram Das Tandon Chief Minister: Dr. Raman Singh(BJP) Legislature: Unicameral (90 seats) Swami Vivekananda Airport Raipur Indravati (Kutru) National Park Kanger Valley National Park Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park

INTERNATIONAL अ तरर ष ट US Elevated India s Status To STA-1 To Ease Export Controls For High- Tech Product Sales अम रक न ह ई-ट क उत प बक क लए नय र नय त क आस न बन न ह त STA-1 म भ रत क दज र बढ़ य

INTERNATIONAL अ तरर ष ट The United States has eased export controls for high-technology product sales to India by elevating its status to a Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 (STA-1) country. The information was shared by US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. With the move, the United States has granted India the same access as NATO allies, Australia, Japan and South Korea.

ABOUT STA-1 The STA-1 list currently comprises 36 countries in total. India is the only South Asian country to feature on the list. Other Asian countries designated as STA-1 include Japan and South Korea.

INTERNATIONAL अ तरर ष ट EU moving anti-piracy HQ to Spain after Brexit य र प य स घ ए ट प यर स म ख य ल स प म ल ज रह ह

INTERNATIONAL अ तरर ष ट European Union countries decided to move the headquarters of the bloc's anti-piracy Atalanta patrols from London to the Spanish port of Rota on March 29 next year, when Britain exits the EU. An EU statement said that the member countries also agreed to transfer the London-based Maritime Security Centre Horn of Africa, which informs shipping about piracy threats off Somalia, to the French port of Brest. The security centre will remain under the Atalanta command.

INTERNATIONAL अ तरर ष ट The EU launched Atalanta in 2008 to fight brazen acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia, including the spectacular hijacking of a Spanish tuna boat in 2009.

BUSINESS व य प Reliance Beats TCS To Become India's Most Valued Company रल य स ट स एस क प छ कर बन भ रत क सबस म ल यव क पन

BUSINESS व य प India's richest person Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) beat Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to become the most valued company in India. RIL's market capitalisation during the day was Rs7.44 trillion as compared to TCS' Rs7.39 trillion. RIL had recently reported its highest ever quarterly net profit of Rs9,459 crore, for the April-June quarter.

ABOUT TCS Founded: 1968 Headquarters: Mumbai Founders: F. C. Kohli, J. R. D. Tata ABOUT RIL CEO: Mukesh Ambani Founder: Dhirubhai Ambani Founded: 1977, Maharashtra

APPOINTMENT नय क तय Surendra Rosha Named HSBC India CEO एचएसब स इ डय स ईओ क र म न मत ह ए स र द र श

APPOINTMENT नय क तय The Hong kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) announced the appointment of Surendra Rosha as Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India, subject to regulatory approvals. Rosha succeeded Jayant Rikhye. Rosha, who is currently HSBC s Head of Financial Institutions Group (FIG) for Asia-Pacific, has 27 years of experience in the financial services sector. He began his career in financial services when he joined HSBC s India operations in 1991.

ABOUT HSBC HSBC Headquarters in London UK. Headquarters: London, United Kingdom Founder: Thomas Sutherland

APPOINTMENT नय क तय Renu Satti Quits As Paytm Payments Bank CEO र ण सत त न प टएम प म ट ब क क स ईओ क पद स इस त फ दय

APPOINTMENT नय क तय Paytm Payments Bank CEO Renu Satti has resigned from the role and will now head Paytm's new retail initiative. Paytm will look for a replacement for Satti, who had taken over the CEO role last year. In the past, Satti has built businesses ground up that include market place, movie ticketing and most recently Paytm Payments Bank.

WHAT IS PAYTM'S "NEW RETAIL MODEL"? Under its 'New Retail' model, consumers will soon be able to discover nearby pharmacies, groceries and other shops to place an order and get instant deliveries.

ABOUT PAYTM Founded: 2010 Headquarters: Noida, Uttar Pradesh Founder(s): Vijay Shekhar Sharma

AWARDS प रस क Gopalkrishna Gandhi to get Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award ग प लक ष ग ध क मल ग र ज व ग ध सद भ व प रस क

AWARDS प रस क Former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been selected for this year's Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill. The award will be presented to Gandhi at a special ceremony on August 20 at Jawahar Bhawan. The award, which carries a citation and cash amount of Rs 10 lakh, is given on the occasion of the birthday of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It was instituted to commemorate the lasting contribution made by him to promote peace, communal harmony and fight against violence.

AWARDS प रस क HDFC awarded best performing lending institution in CLSS schemes एचड एफस स एलएसए स य जन ओ म सवर श ष प रदश व ल ऋण द त क र म सम म नत

AWARDS प रस क Leading mortgage lender HDFC has been awarded the best performing primary lender in credit linked subsidy scheme (CLSS) for the EWS (Economically Weaker Section) and LIG (Low Income Group) category. The award was given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. CLSS was introduced in June 2015 under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana ( PMAY) for home loans to customers.

ABOUT HDFC CEO: Aditya Puri Headquarters: Mumbai Founded: August 1994, India

RANKING श र India breaks into top 100 in UN s E- Government index स य क र ष क ई- गवन स इ ड क म भ रत ट प 100 द श म श मल

RANKING श र India has jumped 22 places to break into the top 100 of the United Nation s E-Government Index 2018. The E-Government survey is released by the United Nations in every two years. The 2018 edition: 'Gearing E-Government to Support Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies' was launched on July 19, 2018. India, which was ranked 118 in 2014, jumped 11 places to be ranked 96 in 2018. The jump shows how digital technologies and innovations are impacting the public sector and changing people s everyday lives.

WHAT IS UN E-GOVERNANCE INDEX? The E-Government Development Index (EGDI) is a composite index based on the weighted average of three normalised indices: Telecommunications Infrastructure Index (TII): The index is based on data provided by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Human Capital Index (HCI): It is based on data provided by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Online Service Index (OSI): It is based on data collected from an independent survey questionnaire, conducted by UNDESA, which assesses the national online presence of all 193 United Nations Member States.

INDIA S SCORE India scored well on the Online Services subindex with a score of 0.9514. However, it performed poorly in the Telecommunication Infrastructure Index, with a score of 0.20091. On Human Capital Index, India scored far below the world average with a score of 0.6627. India s overall score was 0.5484.

E-GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT INDEX

MISCELLANEOUS अन सम च र Scientists Discover New Shape 'Scutoid' From Human Cells व नक न म नव क शक ओ स नए आक र 'सक ट ड' क ख ज क

MISCELLANEOUS अन सम च र American and Spanish Scientists have discovered a new shape called 'scutoid' while studying nature s way of moulding tissue to form the skin, cavity linings and the building blocks of organs. The shape has five sides on one end and six on the other and a triangular surface on one of its longer edges. Scientists have referred to it as a twisted prism kind of shape that allows the tissue to mould around organs. Epithelial tissue, one of the four kinds of tissue that forms the human body, is composed of epithelial cells packed together in a particular formation that has been given a nifty name: scutoid.

OBITUARIES श ज ल Veteran Bengali Writer Ramapada Chowdhury Passes Away अन भव ब ग ल ल खक र मपद च धर क नधन

OBITUARIES श ज ल Acclaimed Bengali writer Ramapada Chowdhury, whose story 'Abhimanyu' was made into a Hindi movie 'Ek doctor ki maut', passed away. Chowdhury was 95. He was conferred the Sahitya Academy award for 'Bari badle jay' in 1988. He was also the recipient of Rabindra Puraskar, Ananda Puraskar and Rabindranath Tagore Memorial International Prize. His last book, 'Harano Khata' was published in 2015.

QUIZ क व KEEP CALM AND LETS PLAY QUIZ...!! ALL THE BEST

1. European Union countries decided to move the headquarters of the bloc's antipiracy Atalanta patrols from London to? य र प य स घ क द श न ए ट -प इर स क म ख य ल क ल दन स म बदलन क फ सल कय? a. Germany b. Italy c. Spain d. France

2. Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme comes under which of the following scheme? क डट ल क स ब सड य जन नमन ललख म स कस य जन क अ तगर आत ह? a. Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana b. Atal Pension Yojana c. Saubhagya scheme d. Ayushman Bharat Yojana

ई-सरक र वक स सव ण 2018 म 3. Which nation topped the E- Government Development Survey 2018? क न स द श श षर पर थ? a. Sweden b. Australia c. Denmark d. The United States of America

4. Which company Beats TCS To Become India's Most Valued Company? क न स क पन TCS क प छ छ ड़ कर भ रत क सबस म ल यव क पन बन? a. Amazon b. Wipro c. Reliance d. Flipkart

5. Recently who has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer for HSBC India? ह ल ह म एचएसब स इ डय क लए म ख क यर क र अ धक र कस नय क कय गय ह? a. Suresh N. Patel b. Rajeev Rishi c. Mukesh Kumar Jain d. Surendra Rosha

6. Which Bank was awarded as the best performing primary lending institution in credit linked subsidy scheme (CLSS)? कस ब क क क डट ल क स ब सड सक म (CLSS) म सवर श र प रदश करन व ल प थ मक ऋण स स थ क र म समम न कय गय थ? a. HSBC Bank b. HDFC Bank c. ICICI Bank d. IDBI Bank

7. Which state has launched a smartphone distribution scheme called 'Mobile Tihar' under Sanchar Kranti Yojna? कस र ज न स चर क र य जन क तहत 'म ब इल तह ड़' न मक एक स म टर फ वतरण य जन श र क ह? a. Jharkhand b. Bihar c. West Bengal d. Chhattisgarh

8. Which nation has elevated India s status to Strategic Trade Authorization-1 (STA-1) country to ease export controls for high-technology product sales? कस द श न भ रत क स म रक व य प प धकरण-1 (एसट ए-1) द श क दज र द कर उसक लए ह ई-ट क प र डक क बक क लए नय र नय त म छ ट प रद क? a. Germany b. Russia c. US d. France

9. Which India s batswoman equalled the record for the fastest half-century in women s T20 cricket? भ रत क कस म हल बल ल ब न ट - 20 क र क म सबस त ज अधर शत क रक डर बन य? a. Harmanpreet Kaur b. Smriti Mandhana c. Mithali Raj d. Veda Krishnamurthy

10. Renowned writer Ramapada Chowdhury recently passed away. what was his last publication? ह ल ह म प स ल खक र मप ड च धर क नधन ह गय उनक आलखर प रक क य थ? a. Bari badle jay b. Abhimanyu c. kharij d. Harano Khata

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