CURRENT GK
1.Manu of Haryana won gold in Commonwealth Games :-
The whole state is gaudy with the performance of this daughter of Haryana. Manu Bhakra, 16, has brought gold to the country in the Women’s 10 meter air pistol in the Commonwealth Games.
Earlier, Manu illuminated India’s name by winning two gold medals in the International Shooting Spots Federation (ISSF) World Cup in Guadalajara (Mexico). have make. He made history by winning gold in 10 meter air pistol (women) in this World Cup. He is also the first shooter to win the gold medal in the World Cup, shooting at age. Apart from this, Manu won gold medal in the 10-meter air pistol (mix event) in mixed event with Om Prakash Mitharwal.
2.Cuts of reduced engineering, 200 colleges closed; 80 thousand seats will be reduced :-
About 80,000 seats will be reduced in engineering this year. With this, about 3.1 lakh seats may be reduced in the coming four years, including 2018-19 academic sessions. The number of students enrolling in engineering has declined by about 1.86 lakhs in 2012-13. Many students are on the verge of closure due to the lack of students’ interest.
According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), nearly 200 engineering colleges have applied for closure, so these colleges have not enrolled new students, they will be open till the present batches are graduated. However, there has been an increase in intake for institutions like Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) or National Institute of Technology (NIT). Now, AICTE has also decided that by 2022, at least 50 percent of the technical institutes have to get recognition from the National Identification Board (NBA). At present, about 10 percent of the programs are recognized in India.
3.Digital banking facility available in post offices, know big things :-
Nearly 34 million post office savings account holders in the country can avail the full facility of digital banking in post offices very soon. The government has allowed the accounts of such account holders to be linked to the India Post Payments Bank (IPPB). An official source said that the Finance Ministry has approved the posting of accounts of Post Offices with IPPB. This will facilitate post office savings account holders to transfer money to any bank account. According to the source, the process of connecting the IPPs with such account holders in the second phase and the second phase from May this year will start.
This decision of the Finance Ministry has cleared the way for the country’s largest banking network to be created. The reason for this is that India Post has planned to link all the 1.55 lakh post offices across the country with IPPB. There are 17 crore post office savings bank accounts in these 34 million accounts, while the remaining monthly income plans and recurring deposits are accounts.
4.Dinesh Karthik, Kolkata beat Bangalore by 4 wickets :-
Bangalore and Kolkata were face-to-face in the third edition of IPL 2018 Dinesh Karthik, who captained Kolkata for the first time in this match, decided to bowl first before winning the toss. Bangalore, batting first, scored 176 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Kolkata were to score 177 runs to win This figure of victory captured Kolkata 4 wickets in 18.5 overs. Dinesh Karthik first came to the ground to take part in the IPL and he won his team in the first match.
5.70 dead in chemical attack in Syria’s last stronghold of rebels in Syria :-
The number of dead is expected to increase. On Friday, the government and allied forces have carried out air and land attack in Douma. The Government of Syria has called the allegations of chemical attack as objectionable.
6.The Finance Department of Jammu and Kashmir has said that the state government will pay GST on advertising bills :-
The Finance Department of Jammu and Kashmir has said that the State Government will pay GST on advertising bill. This rate will be higher than the actual advertisement rate taken by the related media.
At present, GST has been placed two slabs for advertising in the print media. Govt ads on government advertisements through Govt’s information department, while GSP is levied on private science through private agents of newspapers. According to the latest order issued by the Finance Department on GST on behalf of the Commercial Tax Department, the Government will have to provide an additional amount of Rs. 1 crore 75 lakhs for the current financial year to the Revenue Department for reimbursement of 5 percent GST to the newspapers. This amount will be additional above the budget amount of Rs 35 crore for the current financial year. The State Government’s decision is to increase the financial benefits of print and electronic media.
7.Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Prime Minister Ujjwala Scheme for the State of Delhi :-
Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday launched the Prime Minister Ujjwala scheme for the state of Delhi. More than one thousand free gas connections were distributed on this occasion in New Delhi. Nine thousand connections will be given later. The purpose of this scheme is to eliminate air pollution from the kitchens and provide clean and environmentally friendly fuel to the poor women of the families. By 2020, the target is to provide eight million gas connections.
8.Bitcoin dropped on RBI’s ban :-
Bitcoin prices have declined due to the declaration of transactions in digital currency by the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday this week. The Kryptonian Exchange Coonom said on Saturday that the cost of Bitcoin has dropped to Rs. 1 lakh in the Indian market, whereas in the international market the price of a bitcoin is 6,617 dollars (4. Gopal Gupta, founder of Blockcon and Kripokrocessing Committees, said that before the announcement of the RBI, Bitcoin was up five per cent above the international market in the Indian market. But now it is available with huge discounts. However, Principal Associate of Indsalaw and knowledge of technical law, Namita Vishwanath said that this move of the government is very aggressive. On Saturday, the central bank of Pakistan has also banned all its subordinate banks and financial institutions from transacting in digital currency. The bank also said that strict action will be taken against those who send money out of Pakistan in digital currency.
