ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Held In Singapore

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong chaired the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting in Singapore. 
The meeting emphasised the need for ASEAN countries to be united to avoid repercussions amid trade tensions between the United States and its long-time trading partners, including China, the EU and Canada. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

PHDCCI And CNI Sign MoU To Set Up Indo-Nepal Centre

PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) and Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) have signed an MoU to establish India-Nepal Centre. It will further strengthen economic engagement between the two countries. The MoU was signed by Anil Khaitan, President of PHDCCI and Hari Bhakta Sharma, President of CNI in Kathmandu. 
The MoU aims to promote Indian investment in Nepal, Work with Indian ventures in Nepal to resolve problems being faced by them, Promote industrialization in Nepal and provide training to Nepali entrepreneurs. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli is the current Prime Minister of Nepal.
  • Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the current President of Nepal and commander in chief of Nepalese Army. 
  • The Nepalese Rupee is the currency of Nepal. 

Emmerson Mnangagwa Wins Zimbabwe’s 1st Post-Mugabe Election

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa narrowly won the country’s landmark election in Zimbabwe.  He is a former ally of Robert Mugabe. 
According to the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC), Mr Mnangagwa won 50.8% of the vote, ahead of Nelson Chamisa of the Opposition MDC party with 44.3%. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Zimbabwe got independence from Britain in 1980.
  • Harare is the Capital city of Zimbabwe. 

Defence Minister Launches Defence India Startup Challenge

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launched the Defence India Startup Challenge in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The challenge was launched with a vision to build an ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship in defence sector and make India self-reliant for meeting defence requirements.
Recognising the first set of incubators for these challenges the ministry has also signed an MoU with 5 incubators. IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Mumbai, Forge IIT Madras, and T hub who will work in tandem to provide solutions for defence requirements in Airforce, Navy and for Army.
Raksha Mantri also launched SPARK (support for prototype and research Kickstart) in defence, framework for IDEX partners, and promotion of start ups under Make II procedure.


Source- DD News

Gaganjeet Bhullar Wins His Maiden European Tour Title

Indian Golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar grabbed his maiden European Tour title at the Fiji International in Natadola Bay. He won with a one-stroke win over a charging Anthony Quayle of Australia. It was Bhullar’s first win on the European Tour, ninth Asian Tour title and 10th crown overall.
He now becomes the most successful Indian player on Asian Tour, overtaking the tally of eight tour wins by Arjun Atwal and Jyoti Randhawa. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO Exam 2018- 
  • Suva is the capital city of Fiji.

Netherlands Wins Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018

In Women’s Hockey World Cup 2018, the Netherlands has been crowned the world champions for a record eighth time. The defending champions recorded a stunning 6-0 victory over Ireland in the summit clash at London, UK to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 32 matches. 
Kitty van Male, who was among the six different goal scorers, finished the tournament as the top scorer with eight goals. Spain won the third-place match by beating Australia to claim their first ever World Cup medal. India finished the tournament at the 8th spot. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018- 
  • The Netherlands Capital- Amsterdam, Currency- Euro and USD.

Mughalsarai Junction Renamed As Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction

The iconic Mughalsarai Railway Junction in Uttar Pradesh has been renamed as Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction Railway station. BJP National President Amit Shah  inaugurated the renamed station. A goods train with an all-woman crew was also flagged off.  
A smart yard project was also launched on the ocassion. The bi-weekly Ekatmata Express, train connecting Lucknow and Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction was also flagged off.

Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018- 
  • Piyush Goyal is the present Railways Minister of India. 

UK Announces New Organ Donation Plan To Address Indian-Origin Shortages

The UK government has announced new plans to change the law for organ and tissue donation to address the urgent need for organs within the Indian-origin communities in the country. The proposed new system of consent for organ and tissue donation is expected to come into effect in England in 2020, as part of a drive to help Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people desperately waiting for a life-saving transplant. 
The announcement comes as a recent report called on the National Health Service (NHS) to take more proactive action to address the high death rate among Indian-origin people in Britain due to low levels of organ donation within the community. 
Source- AIR World Service

Static/Current Takeaways Important for Indian Bank PO 2018 Exam- 
  • UK Capital- London, Currency- Pound sterling, Prime Minister- Theresa May. 

Government Approves 122 New Research Projects Under ‘IMPRINT-2’ Scheme

Government has approved 122 new research projects of 112 crore rupees under its Impacting Research Innovation and Technology ‘IMPRINT-2’ scheme. The initiative aims to advance research in energy, security and healthcare domains in the high education institutions. 
According to Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar, out of over two thousand proposals, 122 best proposals were selected for funding under IMPRINT-2. 
Source- DD News

Static/Current Takeaways Important for SBI PO/Clerk Exam 2018- 
  • IMPRINT is the first of its kind government-supported initiative to address the major science and engineering challenges that India must address and champion to enable, empower and embolden the nation for inclusive growth and self-reliance. 

World Badminton Championships 2018 Concludes: Complete List of Winners

The 2018 BWF World Championships is a badminton tournament which was held at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Sports Park Arena in Nanjing, China. Ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu won the silver medal in a major tournament final as she went down tamely to Carolina Marin in the World Championships’ women’s singles title. In men’s singles, Kento Momota of Japan won the title over Shi Yuqi. With this victory, Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the Championships. 
The second silver meant Sindhu is the only Indian to have four world championships podium finishes. She had won two bronze medals at the 2013 Guangzhou and 2014 Copenhagen editions. Marin became the first woman shuttler to win the world championships thrice. She had won the title in 2014 and the 2015 Jakarta edition. 
Here is the complete list of the winners of World Badminton Championship 2018: 
S.No. Event Winner Runner-up
1. Men’s Singles Kento Momota (Japan) Shi Yuqi (China)
2. Women’s Singles Carolina Marin (Spain) P. V. Sindhu (India)
3. Men’s Doubles Li Junhui (China) and Liu Yuchen (China) Takeshi Kamura (Japan) and Keigo Sonoda (Japan)
4. Women’s Doubles Mayu Matsumoto (Japan) and Wakana Nagahara (Japan) Yuki Fukushima (Japan) and Sayaka Hirota (Japan)
5. Mixed Doubles Zheng Siwei (China) and Huang Yaqiong (China) Wang Yilü (China) and Huang Dongping (China)
Source- DD News