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CURRENT AFFAIRS: NATIONAL
Group constituted for ensuring inter-ministerial coordination on resolving e-commerce issues
- A group has been constituted under the secretary of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade for ensuring inter-ministerial coordination on resolving issues related to e-commerce.
- The group will look to ensure inter-ministerial/inter-departmental coordination on resolving issues, cutting across Ministries and Departments of Government of India, related to e-Commerce.
Popular ethnic footwear brand Kolhapurichappal gets GI tag
- Maharashtra’s extremely popular footwear brand Kolhapurichappal has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which is likely to further boost its sale in other parts of the country and abroad.
- The GI tag for the popular footwear brand has been jointly granted to four districts of Karnataka and Maharashtra each for making these chappals.
- The GI tag approvals mean that the artisans producing Kolhapuris in Kolhapur, Solapur, Sangli and Satara districts of Maharashtra and Dharwad, Belgaum, Bagalkot and BijapurBijapur districts of Karnataka will now be able to make and market their product in domestic and international markets.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: STATE
Telangana CM dedicates Kaleshwaram irrigation project to nation
- Telangana Chief Miniser K Chadrasekhar Rao has dedicated to the nation the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project.
- The₹ 80,500 crore multi-purpose project is designed to provide water to 45 lakh acres agriculture land, covering a stretch of bout 1,832 km apart from meeting drinking water requirements, including for Hyderabad and Secunderabad and various industries in the state.
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| Telangana Capital | Hyderabad |
| CM | Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Governor | ESL Narashiman |
CURRENT AFFAIRS: BANKING AND FINANCE
HDFC to buy 51.2% in Apollo Munich Health for ₹1,347crore
- Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) announced that it would be acquiring 51.2 per cent stake in Apollo Munich Health Insurance and would be later merging it with its general insurance arm HDFC Ergo.
- The two-stage transaction, which is subject to regulatory approvals, is priced at about₹1,347 crore. HDFC will pay about ₹2 per share to Apollo Hospitals for the acquisition.
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| HDFC Bank CEO | AdityaPuri |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
IDBI Bank, Tata AIG in bancassurance pact
- IDBI Bank has entered a bancassurance corporate agency agreement with Tata AIG.
- This is to provide the general insurer’s products to the bank’s two crore customers through its 1,850-plus branches.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: APPOINTMENTS AND RESIGNATION
Author Amish Tripathi is the new director of London’s Nehru Centre
- Author Amish Tripathi has been named the director of London’s Nehru Centre, which is under the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.
- Tripathi would take over from diplomat SrinivasGotru.
- Nehru Centre was founded in 1992 to promote cultural exchange between India and the United Kingdom.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: DEFENCE
Indian Navy executes ‘Operation Sankalp’ for Gulf region
- Indian Navy launched Operation Sankalp in the Gulf of Oman to re-assure Indian Flagged Vessels operating/ transiting through Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman following the maritime security incidents in the region.
- INS Chennai & INS Sunaynahave been deployed in the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf to undertake Maritime Security operations.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: RANKING
US topples China as India’s largest merchandise trade partner
- The US overtook China to once again become India’s top goods trading partner in 2018-19. Also, India’s trade surplus with the US declined to $16.8 billion from $21.2 billion a year ago.
- India’s exports are playing in a stronger position with its trade deficit with China dropping to $53 billion in 2018-19, down from $63 billion a year ago.
- Data showed that India’s dependency on Chinese imports also declined to $70 billion from $76 billion a year ago, with over a fourth increase in exports to $16.7 billion in 2018-19.
CURRENT AFFAIRS: SPORTS
Provisional ban on India hosting Olympic-related sporting events lifted by IOC
- The IOC had decided to “suspend all discussions” with India regarding hosting of global sporting events after Pakistani shooters were not issued visas for the World Cup held in Delhi in February this year.
- Indian government gave a written guarantee to the Indian Olympic Association, that all eligible athletes will be allowed to participate in events held in the country following which the restrictions were lifted
Annu Rani Cliches Bronze at 58th Ostrava Golden Spike Athletics Meet
- Asian silver medallist Annu Rani, who has been steady in the 60m range this season, won the women’s javelin bronze in the 58th Ostrava Golden Spike athletics meet, an IAAF World Challenge event.
- Croatia’s Sara Kolak, the Olympic champion who has a personal best of 68.43m, took the gold while Slovenia’s Martina Ratej bagged the silver.
India’s Pranati Nayak clinches bronze at Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships
- Indian gymnast Pranati Nayak clinched a bronze medal in vault event at the Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
- China’s Yu Linmin (14.350) and Japan’s Ayaka Sakaguchi (13.584) won the gold and silver medal at the event.
Pankaj Advani clinches men’s Asian Snooker Championship
- India’s ace cueist PankajAdvani has clinched the 35th men’s Asian Snooker Championship in Doha.
- Advani defeated Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon 6-3 in the final.
Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres announces retirement
- Former Liverpool and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres has announced his retirement from football.
- The 35-year-old Spaniard scored 81 goals across four seasons with Liverpool and won the Champions League, Europa League and FA Cup with Chelsea.