RRB English Current Affairs 12th July 2018

INDIAN AFFAIRS

1. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, released the final rankings of States in Ease of Doing Businessin New Delhi.
2. Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB)have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at New Delhi.
3. Gujarat government gave approval for additional Rs 39 croreto develop infrastructure for state’s “Seema Darshan” or border tourism project at Nadabet near Suigam in Banaskantha district in a meeting at 
4. first-ever metal craft exhibitionwas held in Chilling village, Leh.
5. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by the Industries and Mines Department under the Gujarat government and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)in Delhi.

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

6. Union Minister of State (MoS) for Human Resource Development Shri Upendra Kushwaha returned from an Official Visit to the Republic of Marshall Islands (RMI)
7. 15 member UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2427 aimed at formulating a framework for protection, rights, well-being and empowerment of children throughout the conflict cycle at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
8. Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a library built by the Indian Government in the presence of Indian Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri.
9. US President Donald Trump‘s administration announced a package of 10%tariffs targeting Chinese exports worth USD 200 billion.
10. Indian Navy’s P8Ilong-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft from Indian Naval Ship (INS) Rajali has inducted at Hawaii to take part in the Rim of Pacific Multinational Naval exercise (RIMPAC-18) for the first time.
11. Indian naval ship INS Sumitrabecame the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia.

BANKING & FINANCE

12. India has become the world’s sixth largest economy overtaking France, according to World Bankdata on gross domestic product (GDP) of countries for 2017.
13. HDFC securitiesannounced launch of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on Facebook Messenger through their virtual assistant, Arya.
14. BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) launched India’s first Internet telephony service named “Wings”.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

15. PM Modi third most followed leader on Twitter, Sushma Swaraj most followed female world leader
16. BJP Tripura statecommittee proposed the government to appoint gold medal winner in the prestigious FIG World Challenge Cup in Mersin in Turkey Dipa Karmakar, as brand ambassador of the state.
17. Nina Tshering Lahas been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Democratoc Republic of Congo.
18. India Women’s Cricket Team Coach Tushar Arothe resigned from his position citing personal reasons.

ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS

19. Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Carlyle Group initiated the process of selling at least 51 per cent stake in the mortgage lender PNB Housing Finance.

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

20. Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for Azithromycin tablets
21. Noradrenaline helps humans sense the world: study by Tel Aviv University

SPORTS

22. India bagged three silver medals and a bronze to finish joint third with Iran in the Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament Stage 3 in Taipei.

OBITUARY

23. Zsa Zsa, the reigning World’s Ugliest Dog winner, passed away in her sleep, in the United States.

IMPORTANT DAYS

24. World Population Day is celebrated every year on July 11
25. Theme for 2018:- “Family Planning is a Human right”