PM Modi on 2-day visit to eastern UP today to lay the foundation stone of an ambitious 304 km long Poorvanchal Expressway in Azamgarh and the Panch Koshi Parikrama road in Varanasi, also dedicate the Varanasi City Gas Distribution Project, visit Mirzapur tomorrow and dedicate the Bansagar Canal Project to the Nation.
UP CM: Yogi Adityanath
Governor: Ram Naik
Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2018 was launched in New Delhi.
Parameters of assessment will be availability of toilets, usage of toilets, hygiene of toilets, Status of littering & stagnant water.
It will be done through an independent survey agency to rank all districts & states of the country on the basis of qualitative & quantitative evaluation in villages.
SC took note of the lack of facilities in jails, leading to delayed trials & prolonged incarceration of under-trial prisoners, in the country.
The court appointed advocate Gaurav Aggarwal as amicus curiae.
A bench headed by CJ Dipak Misra initiated the judicial proceedings after taking note of reports on deficiencies at the Faridabad jail.
Sushma Swaraj will embark on a 2-day visit to Manama to co-chair the second High Joint Commission meeting with her Bahraini counterpart.
Mrs Swaraj will inaugurate the new Chancery building complex & address the Indian community.
Bahrain Capital- Manama
PM of the Kingdom of Bahrain: H.R.H. Prince Khalifa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (serving since 1971).
The S-400 Triumf air defence missile deal with Russia will go ahead despite the US sanctions on military transactions with Moscow, for its alleged meddling in the American presidential election in 2016.
India wants to procure the long-range missile systems to tighten its air defence mechanism, particularly along the nearly 4,000-km-long Sino-India border.
RBI will go in for another 25 bps increase in policy rates at its August monetary policy review.
Consumer price inflation points out to a hike & it expects the RBI to hike the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.5%.
The upside risks to price gains come primarily from a hike in MSP for foodgrain procurement and also the hike in wages.
Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare Bhd is set to take control of India’s Fortis Healthcare after its bid of up to $1.1 billion, giving its ownership of over 30 hospitals.
IHH’s ₹170 per share offer for as much as 57% of Fortis was chosen over a joint bid from Indian firm Manipal Health Enterprises Ltd. and U.S. private equity firm TPG Capital.
Walmart & Flipkart are in talks with additional investors to raise $2 billion funds to accelerate growth of the business in India.
Walmart agreed in May to acquire 77% stake in Flipkart to rival its main competitor Amazon.
India is expected to become one of the top 5 e-commerce markets globally by 2022, ahead of countries such as S. Korea, Germany & France.
MP state govt will appoint girls as a district Brand Ambassador who have recorded significant achievements in any field under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao scheme.
BBBP was launched by PM on 22nd January, 2015 at Panipat, Haryana.
BBBP addresses the declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR) and related issues of women empowerment over a life-cycle continuum.
Prime Minister has extended his best wishes to the Kutchi community on occasion of Kutchi New Year, Aashadhi Beej.
For people of Kutch this day is associated with beginning of rains in Kutch, Gujarat. Kutch is largely desert area therefore people living there valuate rain very much.
Gujarat Capital: Gandhinagar
CM: Vijay Rupani
Governor: Om Prakash Kohli