The UP government has set up Deen Dayal Upadhyay Research Centre in 15 state universities and a decision has been taken to establish Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath Research Centre in Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University.
Governor of Uttar Pradesh- Ram Naik
PSLV-C42 of ISRO will launch NovaSAR and S1-4, earth observation satellites of the United Kingdom to space. It will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.
ISRO Chairman- K. Sivan
India ranks a low 130 out of 189 countries in the human development Index (HDI) 2018. With an HDI value of 0.64, India is categorized as a medium human development and its rank rose one spot compared to the 2017 HDI.
HDI is released by the United Nations Development Programme
Maldives beat India 2-1 to become the new SAFF champions. The SAFF Cup 2018 tournament was held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
India national football team captain- Sunil Chhetri
NASA has launched Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2. The satellite will provide critical observations of how ice sheets, glaciers and sea ice are changing, leading to insights into how these changes impact people where they live.
NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Infosys has reached an agreement to acquire Nordic region’s salesforce advisor firm Fluido for around euro 65 million ($76 million). It is the second acquisition for Infosys this year after WongDoody Holding Company.
CEO of Infosys- Salil Parekh
Foreign exchange reserves stood at $399.28 billion as a result of the Reserve Bank of India’s intervention at a time when portfolio flows were witnessing some reversals. The reserves had peaked at $426 billion in mid-April.
Forex consists of currency assets, gold, SDR and reserve tranche
CRISIL’s Deficient Rainfall Impact Parameter, or DRIP Index, provides a better assessment, as it considers the irrigation buffer available for states and crops. The higher the CRISIL DRIP score, the more adverse the impact of deficient rains.
CRISIL provides debt and hybrid indices in India
Punjab Folk musician Jasdev Yamla Jatt has passed away. The ‘Jatt Yamla’ family of Ludhiana is known for preserving dying art of playing ‘tumbi’ in Punjabi folk music.
Tumbi is a single string plucking instrument
₹1,168.63 crore disbursed to States under the PMMVY. It offers pregnant women and lactating mothers ₹5,000 as assistance for the first birth in the family. The programme’s aim is to reduce malnutrition.
₹1,000 is given for institutional delivery under the JSY.