India signed a revised travel agreement with Bangladesh to ease visa restrictions for citizens from the neighbouring country.
The agreement was signed between the two countries in Dhaka.
Under the Revised Travel Arrangement (RTA)-2018, freedom fighters and elderly Bangladeshi nationals will get five year multiple visa from India.
ISRO joined hands with J&K’s Directorate of Health Services-Kashmir (DHS-K) to set up a telemedicine centre at an altitude of 12,700 feet to cater pilgrims en-route to Amarnath shrine.
Panjtarni Base Camp Hospital on Pahalgam cave shrine route will provide real-time treatment for high-altitude and other ailments.
An ICU will handle critically ill patients.
India will become a vast centre for data analysis in future, benefitting the agriculture & education sectors besides governance.
Ravi Sankar Prasad said at the concluding ceremony of the 2 day Goa IT Day celebrations.
Fingerprints and iris records in Aadhar cannot be hacked.
Ravi Shankar Prasad: Union Minister for Electronics and IT, Law and Justice.
China’s economic growth slowed in the quarter ending in June amid a mounting tariff battle with Washington.
World’s second largest economy expanded by 6.7%, down from the previous quarter’s 6.8%.
Economic activity is expected to decline further as global demand for Chinese exports weakens & lending controls weigh on construction and investment.
Pakistan has issued a red warrant against former FM Ishaq Dar, who has been declared absconder by an accountability court in a corruption case.
He is accused of accumulating assets worth an estimated Rs. 831.7 million, which is disproportionate with his known sources of income.
President: Mamnoon Hussain
Capital: Islamabad
Currency: Pakistani rupee
India will take over as head of the Asia Pacific region of WCO.
An event has been organised in New Delhi to mark India's assumption as Vice Chair for a period of two years.
The WCO has divided its membership into six regions whereby each region is represented by an elected vice-chairperson to the WCO Council.
Secretary General of WCO: Kuniyo Mikuriya
France won their 2nd WC Football title after defeating Croatia 4-2.
With this France join Uruguay and Argentina in winning the WC for a 2nd time.
Croatia were playing in their first World Cup final.
Golden Boot Award - Harry Kane
Golden Ball Award - Luka Modric, Croatia
Young Player of Tournament - Kylian Mbappe
Golden Glove Award - Thibaut Courtois, Belgium
Government will soon launch a scheme to test sports ability of 2 to 3 crore children across the country.
Around 1 thousand children will be selected every year under physical capability mapping programme.
Selected children will be provided a scholarship of 5 lakh rupees/ annum for 8 years.
Minister of State for Youth Affairs & Sports: Rajyavardhan Rathore
The Survey of India will assist Karnataka to conduct drone based land & property survey.
State government will launch Survey of India’s drone based property survey in Ramanagar city.
It is objective, accurate & cost effective also will help generate accurate land records in a time bound manner.
Manual survey is infested with human error & time consuming.
In MP, 68 HIV +ve children have been admitted to private schools for the current academic session under RTE act and they are now entitled for special protection and facilities under RTE.
MP is the first state to implemented decision of SC to include HIV positive kids in disadvantaged category regardless financial background and give them RTE benefits.