16 July 2019 - Nano Magazine PDF

16 July Current Affairs
Important Days
International News
National News
Person in news
Science and Tech
National Park
Awards & Honors
Quiz
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Important Day
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Kharchi Puja
 Kharchi Puja is one of the most popular festivals in
Tripura.
 It is celebrated at Agartala (Puran Agartala) in the
temple premises of fourteen gods.
 It’s a week-long royal Puja which falls in the month
of July on the eighth day of the new moon.
 ‘Kharchi’ is derived from ‘Khya’ which means earth.
 Kharchi Puja is basically done to clean the post
menstrual phase of mother earth’s menstruation.
 On the day of the Puja, the fourteen gods are
carried to river Saidra.
 The gods are bathed in the holy water and are
brought back to the temple.
 Animal sacrifice is an important part of festival.
Guru Purnima
 This full moon day is celebrated in remembrance of
the ancient sage Vyasa, who wrote many important
holy Hindu scriptures.
 However, the idea behind Guru Purnima extends
further than that.
 It's also a day for giving thanks to anyone who's
taught you spiritual lessons in life.
 Many people simply spend some time reviewing all
the knowledge they've acquired in the last year,
and the way it's helped transformed them.
 When: July 16, 2019.
 Where: All over India;
• One of the largest Guru Purnima festivals is held at
Goverdhan, near Mathura.
Nano Magazine – Quiz – 15 July
1. Press Council of India has invited entries for National Awards for Excellence in
Journalism, 2019- They are given on the occasion of National Press Day on …………
2. 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from ………………………, Oxford Poverty
& Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was released
3. Anshula Kant, Managing Director of State Bank of India, has been appointed as MD and
Chief Financial Officer of the ………………
4. The UN nuclear watchdog, the ……………………………confirmed that Iran had enriched
uranium to a level above the deal's cap
5. ……………………………………………..has mooted multiple changes in regulations governing
Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)-Health Services
6. In manual scavenging related deaths - …………………had the highest number of sewer
deaths with 144 cases, followed by Gujarat with 131
7. India is not a signatory to the ………………………………………..on the Status of Refugees and
the 1967 Protocol thereon
1. Press Council of India has invited entries for National Awards for Excellence in
Journalism, 2019- They are given on the occasion of National Press Day on November 16
2. 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from UN Development Programme
(UNDP), Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was released
3. Anshula Kant, Managing Director of State Bank of India, has been appointed as MD and
Chief Financial Officer of the World Bank
4. The UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), confirmed
that Iran had enriched uranium to a level above the deal's cap
5. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has mooted multiple
changes in regulations governing Third-Party Administrators (TPAs)-Health Services
6. In manual scavenging related deaths - Tamil Nadu had the highest number of sewer
deaths with 144 cases, followed by Gujarat with 131
7. India is not a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees
and the 1967 Protocol thereon
Important Short News
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1 Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched

“Operation Thirst”, an All India Drive to crack
down selling of unauthorised Packaged
Drinking Water (PDW) in Railway premises,
launched on direction of DG/RPF, Railway
Board, New Delhi.
Almost all major stations over Indian

Railway were covered during this operation.
During the drive, 1371 persons were arrested
for selling of packaged drinking water of
unauthorised brands
2
Director Kaushik Ganguly’s Bengali
outing Nagarkirtan, has won big at
prestigious 2019’s SAARC (South Asian
Association for Regional Cooperation)
film festival, bagging 4 awards in total,
including Best Feature Film.
Nagarkirtan, a love story of a
transwoman and flautist, stars Riddhi
Sen and Ritwik Chakraborty.
3
Indian movie ‘Gully Boy’ was
honoured with NETPAC (The Network
for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)
Award for Best Asian Film at 23rd
Bucheon International Fantastic Film
Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea.
The film directed by Zoya Akhtar,
revolves around the underground rap
movement in India. Inspired by lives of
Mumbai street rappers
4 Centre issued a fresh bid document for strategic

disinvestment in Pawan Hans. The government
holds 51 per cent stake in Pawan Hans, which has
a fleet of 43 helicopters. The remaining 49 per
cent stake is with Oil and Natural gas
Corporation (ONGC). This is the third time in last
16 months; the government has sought to attract
a buyer for Pawan Hans, which is estimated to
have posted the loss to the tune of 72.42 crore
rupees in the previous fiscal. The last date for
submission of Expression of Interest (EoI) is 22nd
August and intimation to the short-listed bidder
is 12th.
5 A documentary film club "KSHITIJ" is being

launched at Films Division, Mumbai. It is
being launched by Films Division, Ministry of
Information & Broadcasting, Government of
India, in association with Indian
Documentary Producer’s Association (IDPA).
The public screenings will be organized on
the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month
during 5:00 pm - 6:30pm at Films Division
Complex, followed by a short interaction of
audience with the director / curator of the
film. The acclaimed documentary film
“Secret Life of Frogs” by Ajay & Vijay Bedi
screened as the inaugural film.
Last Day Answers
National & International News
Ebola Outbreak
 The Democratic Republic of the Congo is in the grip of its worst ever Ebola outbreak,
with efforts to control the virus hampered by violence from insurgent groups,
including attacks on treatment centres.
 The outbreak, which began in August 2018, has mainly affected the North Kivu and
Ituri provinces in eastern DRC – an area wracked by conflict involving various armed
groups.
 It is 2nd deadliest Ebola epidemic in history, behind only the 2014 West Africa outbreak.
 As of July 7, there have been over 2,400 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola, of
which more than 1,600 people have died, according to WHO figures.
 Ebola virus disease (EVD), formerly known as Ebola haemorrhagic fever, is a severe,
often fatal illness in humans.
 The virus family Filoviridae includes three genera: Cuevavirus, Marburgvirus, and
Ebola virus.
 Within the genus Ebola virus, five species have been identified: Zaire, Bundibugyo,
Sudan, Reston and Tai Forest.
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 The virus is transmitted to people from wild animals
such as chimpanzees, gorillas, fruit bats and then
spreads in the human population through human-to-
human transmission.
 It is thought that fruit bats of the Pteropodidae
family are.
 The average EVD case fatality rate is around 50%.
 Case fatality rates have varied from 25% to 90% in
past outbreaks.
 Early supportive care with rehydration,
symptomatic treatment improves survival.
 There is as yet no licensed treatment proven to
neutralize the virus but a range of blood,
immunological and drug therapies are under
development.
Abu Musa island

 Iranian boats tried to impede a British Heritage oil tanker near near the disputed
Abu Musa island before being driven off by a Royal Navy ship.
 Abu Musa is an island in the eastern Persian Gulf near the entrance to the Strait
of Hormuz.
 The island is administered by Iran as part of its province of Hormozgan, but is
also claimed by the United Arab Emirates as a territory of the emirate of
Sharjah.
 Due to the depth of sea, oil tankers and big ships have to pass between Abu
Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs; this makes these islands some of the most
strategic points in the Persian Gulf.
 These are claimed by both Iran and the UAE but occupied solely by Iranian
forces.
 The islands have been militarized, and each sport small-boat harbors, airstrips
and, presumably, a full suite of missiles, radars and other surveillance gear.
Defence & Security
Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti

 In a major boost to Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti, a MOU was signed between the Intellectual
Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and
National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry of Science and Technology.
 The partnership between IPFC and NRDC is expected to bridge the capacity shortfall and
promote a culture of Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Indian Defence
industry.
 It may be recalled that Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti was launched with the aim to inculcate
IP culture in Indian defence manufacturing ecosystem.
 Under this mission, an Intellectual Property Facilitation Cell (IPFC) has been established
under the aegis of Directorate General Quality Assurance (DGQA) which has trained more
than 12,000 personnel on IPR and facilitating filing of more than 1000 new IPR applications.
 The Action Plan 2019-20 of MRGS has also been approved by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath
Singh, which includes training of additional 20,000 personnel from Public / Private Sector
Industry and Armed Forces on relevance of IP Culture to Indian Defence manufacturing
industry and instituting a framework which enables full utilization of new ideas and
innovation towards achieving self-reliance in defence sector.
International Relations
Readmission of the Maldives

 India has urged the Commonwealth to expedite readmission of the Maldives as
a member country.
 External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar conveyed India’s stand at the 19th
Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting in London.
 The support came weeks after PM Modi visited Maldives in his first overseas
trip after his re-election.
 The Maldives withdrew from the Commonwealth during the tenure of President
Abdullah Yameen in 2016.
 Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 53 independent and equal
sovereign states, nearly all of them former territories of the British Empire.
 Headquarters: London, United Kingdom.
 Member countries: 53 countries are members of the Commonwealth.
 The last country to join the Commonwealth was Rwanda in 2009.
 All members have an equal say – regardless of size or economic stature.
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 This ensures even the
smallest member
countries have a
voice in shaping the
Commonwealth.
 Every two years,
members meet to
discuss issues
affecting the
Commonwealth and
the wider world at the
Commonwealth Heads
of Government
Meeting (CHOGM).
Important Schemes
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PMSBY
 Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
government-backed accident insurance scheme.
 Originally mentioned in the 2015 Budget speech
by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Feb 2015.
 Formally launched by PM Narendra Modi on 8
May in Kolkata.
 Ministry: Ministry of Finance
 Available to people between 18 and 70 years of
age with bank accounts
 Annual premium of ₹12 exclusive of taxes
 Accidental death or full disability, the payment
to the nominee will be ₹2 lakh and in case of
partial Permanent disability ₹1 lakh
Revision
1. Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched “……………………………”, an All India Drive to crack down selling of
unauthorised Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) in Railway premises
2. Director Kaushik Ganguly’s Bengali outing film ……………………, has won big at prestigious 2019’s SAARC
(South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) film festival
3. Indian movie ‘Gully Boy’ was honoured with NETPAC (The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)
Award for Best Asian Film at 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in ……………..
4. Centre issued a fresh bid document for strategic disinvestment in Pawan Hans- The government holds 51 per
cent stake in Pawan Hans, which has a fleet of 43 helicopters. The remaining 49 per cent stake is with
…………………………………………
5. A documentary film club “……………." is being launched at Films Division, Mumbai- It is being launched by
Films Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, in association with
…………………………………………..
6. The ……………………….island is administered by Iran as part of its province of Hormozgan, but is also claimed
by the United Arab Emirates as a territory of the emirate of Sharjah
7. In a major boost to Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti, a MOU was signed between the Intellectual Property
Facilitation Cell (IPFC), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and
……………………………………………………..
1. Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched “Operation Thirst”, an All India Drive to crack down selling of
unauthorised Packaged Drinking Water (PDW) in Railway premises
2. Director Kaushik Ganguly’s Bengali outing film Nagarkirtan, has won big at prestigious 2019’s SAARC (South
Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) film festival
3. Indian movie ‘Gully Boy’ was honoured with NETPAC (The Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema)
Award for Best Asian Film at 23rd Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFAN) in South Korea
4. Centre issued a fresh bid document for strategic disinvestment in Pawan Hans- The government holds 51 per
cent stake in Pawan Hans, which has a fleet of 43 helicopters. The remaining 49 per cent stake is with Oil
and Natural gas Corporation (ONGC).
5. A documentary film club "KSHITIJ" is being launched at Films Division, Mumbai- It is being launched by Films
Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India, in association with Indian
Documentary Producer’s Association (IDPA).
6. The Abu Musa island is administered by Iran as part of its province of Hormozgan, but is also claimed by the
United Arab Emirates as a territory of the emirate of Sharjah
7. In a major boost to Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti, a MOU was signed between the Intellectual Property
Facilitation Cell (IPFC), Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence and National Research
Development Corporation (NRDC), Ministry of Science and Technology.
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16 July Current Affairs

Important Short News

1 Railway Protection Force (RPF) launched

Almost all major stations over Indian

4 Centre issued a fresh bid document for strategic

5 A documentary film club "KSHITIJ" is being

National & International News

Abu Musa island

Defence & Security

Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti

Readmission of the Maldives

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