CURRENT GK
1.With the commitment of cooperation in development, President ends the visit of Guinea: In the second phase of Africa tour will be the first Indian President to visit Swaziland :-
In the second phase of the trip to Equatorial Guinea, Swaziland and Zambia, President Ramnath Kovind finished his journey to Equatorial Guinea and left for Swaziland. He is the first Indian President to be named Guinea. During the Guinea visit of President Koindu, three MoUs signed between Ginni and India between Ayush and traditional medicinal plants and action plan for Information and Communication Technology were signed.
The President also issued a statement in the media before departing from Equatorial Guinea. In this statement, the President said that he has been honored by the official visit of Guinea. In the interaction with the President of Guinea, he also reviewed bilateral relations and discussed regional and international issues of mutual interest. Both sides agreed to strengthen mutual cooperation for the development of people of India and Guinea.
Shri Kovind will be the first Indian President to visit Swaziland.
2.From the next month, direct delivery to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust will start :-
The Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has taken a new transport solution to deliver the cargo destinations directly and fast from the port through direct port delivery. Four successful bidders have received orders for five routes to send cargo from JNPT to Gujarat, Goa and Bengaluru, Nashik, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Indore and Hyderabad, Ahmednagar and local areas in and around Mumbai. The meeting of these bidders was held in JNPT last week, in which the preparation of the new system was started from May 2018.
Direct transport delivery has been accepted as the best way to transport cargo directly to importers from the port and at this time it is 39 percent of total cargo traffic from JNPT. About 1600 importers have adopted direct transport delivery mode in the form of transport, which will benefit from this process. An exporter or importer will be able to book his cargo sitting in his office through a platform equipped with technology.
3.Hyderabad beat Rajasthan by 9 wickets in IPL 4 match :-
In the fourth match of IPL 2012, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals were played in the match. In which Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan by 9 wickets. In this match, Hyderabad captain Ken Williamson won the toss and decided to bowl first. Earlier, while batting, the Rajasthan team scored 125 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Hyderabad, chasing 126 runs, won the match by 9 wickets with 127 runs on the loss of one wicket in 15.5 overs.
4.US experts will gather proof of IS’s cruel crimes in Iraq :-
In the United Nations, Under-Secretary-General of the Legal Affairs, Miguel de Serpa, arrived in Baghdad on Sunday. They went to discuss the sending of the UN team to gather evidence of the crimes committed by the IS group in Iraq. The statement issued by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said that Serpa’s Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim-al-Jafari welcomed. According to the Xinhua News Report, they are going to meet to discuss the UN measures to support Iraq in the fight against IS.
The statement said that the United Nations will send its experts to Iraq and cooperate with the Iraqi government and the judicial system to gather evidence. Serpa said that the UN is continuously supporting Iraq for the restoration, stability and security. Let us tell you that in September 2017, the United Nations Security Council had requested General Secretary Antonio Guteras to establish an investigation team to gather evidence in Iraq on the crime committed by the IS militant group.
5.China imposes restrictions imposed on exports of double-use goods in North Korea :-
China has banned export of 32 items of double use in North Korea. These are the items used in the manufacture of weapons. This information was given by the Ministry of Commerce. The list of these items has radiation monitoring equipment and software used for fluid dynamics and neutrons.
According to the ministry’s statement on Sunday, these restrictions also apply to the development of conventional weapons. This announcement came from China’s North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, before the upcoming meeting between South Korean leader and United States. China is the only major trading partner of North Korea.
6.Facebook will tell users from today – whether data is stolen or not, more than 5 lakh users of India are included :-
Facebook, which is constantly stuck in the data leak case, will now tell the users whether your data was stolen or not. These include 5,62,455 users of India. You will receive information about whether the data is being stolen or not from Tuesday. Now full details of stolen Facebook data will be provided in the Cambridge Anilica Scandal. The 8.7 million Facebook users who have been stolen data will receive a message about this. These include 562,455 consumers of India.
7.The opening of the Sensex 33900, the strong start of the stock market :-
The Indian stock market has seen strong start in Tuesday’s session. The major index Sensex has jumped more than 100 points and crossed the 33900 level and the Nifty is up 25 points at the 10405 level. On the National Stock Exchange, the mid-cap index gained 0.42 percent and the smallcap index 0.51 percent.
8.21st Commonwealth Games: Indian women team won gold medal of table tennis India medal with 8 gold medals in third position :-
In the 21st Commonwealth Games in Australia’s Gold Coast, Indian women team has won the table tennis gold medal. In the final, India beat Singapore 3-1. In men’s hockey, India defeated Wales 4-3 in the second league match and won the first win.
Earlier, Poonam Yadav won gold medal in 69 kg weight category of women’s weightlifting event. Vikas Thakur succeeded in winning the Bronze medal while performing his best in the 94 kg weight category.
In the women’s 10 meter air pistol event, Manu Bhekar set a gold medal while setting a Commonwealth record. Heena Sidhu won the silver medal in this competition. In men’s 10 meter air rifle event, Ravi Kumar bronze his name in the title.
9.Consultation Agreement to Power Grid Corporation :-
Public Sector Transmission Company Power Grid Corporation has received a Project Management Consultancy contract worth Rs 21 crore from Power Grid Corporation of Bangladesh. Power Grid Corporation today gave this information in a statement.
The company said that the power grid has received a project management consulting contract. This agreement was received from the Power Grid Corporation of Bangladesh for a 500 MW HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) project. Through this, the electricity from Surjmaninagar (India) will be delivered to the grid of Bangladesh in Comilla North (Bangladesh). The project is worth Rs 1,064 crore and for this consultation fee has been kept at Rs 21 crore.
10.Prime Minister will inaugurate the 16th Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Forum, the largest conference of the Ministers of Energy Consumer and Productive Countries, heads of top organizations will also participate in this :-
Underlining India’s growing importance in the global energy map, India is hosting the 16th Ministerial Meeting of International Energy Forum (IEF16) and inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on Wednesday. ‘IEF16’ is the largest conference of heads of energy ministers, industrial figures and important international organizations around the world. During this, intense discussions will be done on the future of global energy.
Among the dignitaries who will participate in this year’s Ministerial meeting will be the Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister of India, Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Khalid Al-Falih, United Arab Emirates (UAE) Mr. Suhail Mohammed Al Mazroi, Minister of Energy and Industry, Iran’s Petroleum Minister Mr. Bijan Namdar Jangeneh, Minister of Energy and Industry, Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh al-Sada, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources of Nigeria, Mr. Emanuel Ibe Kachiku, Minister of Economy of Japan, Mr. Kosabro Nishima, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Mr. Lee Fanrong, Deputy Administrator, China National Energy Administration , Mr. Powell Sorokin, Deputy Deputy Minister of Russia, etc.
