Monday 2 July 2018

CURRENT AFFAIRS ENGLISH - JULY 01,2018




 JULY – 01


INDIA

World Heritage site
v The Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai has been declared as a World Heritage site UNESCO
Odisha government MoU with RIMES
v The Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for enhancing early warning system for effective management of all kinds of disaster in the state
APPOINTMENTS

v Antonio Vitorino, has been elected Director General of International Organization for Migration
v S Ramesh has taken over charge as the new chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).
Ravindra H Dholakia commitee
v Has been constituted by the Union Government to upgrade norms for state& district level economic data collection
CONFERENCES

The conference of Ministers for Power, New & Renewable Energy of States & Union Territories
v Will be held at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
v The purpose of the conference is to review the implementation of various ongoing Schemes/ Programmes & deliberate on a host of issues pertaining to Power and Renewable Energy sectors.
BOOKS

v “Eleventh Hour” is authored by Hussain Zaidi

SPORTS

v Indian Kabaddi team clinched the Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 title by defeating Iran 44-26 in the summit clash in Dubai

IMPORTANT DAYS

v June 29 - The International Day of Tropics

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