Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi to be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium

1. Pakistan, China engage in joint air force exercise ‘Shaheen VIII’

The air forces of Pakistan and China are taking part in joint exercise ‘Shaheen-VIII’ in the Chinese city of Holton, close to the Indian border near Ladakh.The annual joint training is the eighth of its kind between the two countries since it was first launched in March 2001.The Indian Air Force (IAF) is keeping a close eye on the Pakistan-China aerial exercise in which both the countries have deployed the latest fighter jets.Pakistan is one of the biggest recipients of the Chinese military, which includes missile technology, fighter planes and warships.

2. Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi to be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium

Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi will be renamed as Arun Jaitley Stadium in memory of its former president who passed away.Delhi and District Cricket Association, DDCA said that the renaming will take place on 12th of September.Also, a stand at the Stadium will also be named after India captain Virat Kohli.During his tenure at DDCA, Arun Jaitley is credited with renovating Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium into a modern facility, increasing its capacity to accommodate more fans besides constructing world-class dressing rooms.

3. Government slashes the price of sanitary napkins to one Rupee

In a huge push for women hygiene, the government slashed the price of sanitary napkins sold from Jan Aushadhi Kendras to just one rupee per piece from two-and-a-half rupees earlier.Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda made the announcement.The Government had launched Jan Aushadhi Suvidha Oxo-Biodegradable Sanitary Napkin at 2 rupees 50 paise per pad on the eve of the World Environment Day last year.

4. India to host COP14 of UN Convention in September

India will host the Conference Of Parties, COP 14, of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification from 2nd to 13th September 2019.The event will be held at the India Mart and Expo, in the Greater Noida area of New Delhi.The event will see the participation of over 3000 representatives from over 200 countries which will include Ministers from around 100 countries.India will take over from China this year as host and President for 2 years.The Conference Of Parties will focus on desertification and degradation of land.

5. Bimal Jalan panel recommends a review of economic capital framework every five years

The Bimal Jalan panel of the Reserve Bank has recommended that the revised economic capital framework will be reviewed every five years.The RBI, Under the revised framework, decided to transfer 52,637 crore rupees excess provisions to the government.The Central Board of the RBI has accepted all the recommendations of the committee headed by Jalan, a former central bank governor.Earlier, the board had approved the transfer of 1.76 Lakh crore rupees dividend and surplus reserves to the government.

6. Canara Bank launches OTP facility for ATM cash withdrawals over Rs 10,000

Public sector lender Canara Bank it has launched India’s first OTP facility for ATM withdrawals.Canara Bank said that the OTP facility will get activated on ATM cash withdrawals of ₹10,000 in a day.This additional factor of authentication protects from unauthorized ATM cash withdrawals for cardholders.

7. India appoints Pavan Kapoor as ambassador to UAE

India appointed Pavan Kapoor as its next Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The 1990 cadre IFS officer will replace Navdeep Singh Puri, who has been heading the Indian mission in UAE since October 2016.Over his diplomatic career, Kapoor has served in different capacities in the Indian Missions in Moscow, Kyiv, London and Geneva.

8. Wing Commander S Dhami becomes the first female officer to become Flight Commander

Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander S Dhami has become the first female officer in the country to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit.Dhami took over as Flight Commander of a Chetak helicopter unit at Hindon airbase, recently.She is a permanent commission officer of the flying branch in the Air Force and has been flying choppers.Flight Commander is the second in command of the unit meaning that she is the number two in the unit after the commanding officer.

9. Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards 2018 announced

The government on has decided to confer Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards to six personalities – Aparna Kumar, Late Dipankar Ghosh, Manikandan K, Prabhat Raju Koli, RameshwerJangra and Wangchuk Sherpa.These awards are given to recognize the achievements of persons in the fields of adventure.The awardees will be facilitated by President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on August 29.They will receive statuettes, certificates and award money of Rs 5 lakh each.The award is given in four categories namely, land, water, air adventure and lifetime achievement.

10. India bags four medals in Worldskills Kazan competition

The Indian team created history by winning one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the 45th WorldSkills Kazan 2019 competition, in Russia.It has been the country’s best performance since it first participated at the event in 2007.S Aswatha Narayana won the gold medal in water technology.Pranav Nutalapati won the silver medal in web technologies.China emerged top overall with 35 medals, 16 of which were gold, while Russia took second place with 14 golds among its 22 medals.