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The wake Up
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27th July, 2018
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-By: Kumar Sambhav

NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय

India Celebrates
19th Anniversary Of
Kargil Vijay Diwas

भारत ने मनाई
कारगिल दिवस की
19व ीं वर्षिाींठ
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय
➢ India on July 26 celebrated the 19th anniversary of
Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark the success of ‘Operation
Vijay’ and to remember the supreme sacrifice of the
Indian soldiers who lost their lives during the 1999
India-Pakistan Kargil War. The Defence Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman paid homage to the martyrs on
Kargil Vijay Diwas at Amar Jawan Jyoti in New Delhi.
➢ Armed Forces personnel and families of soldiers who
lost their lives in 1999 Kargil War paid their tributes at
the Dras War Memorial in Jammu and Kashmir to
commemorate the historic win. Operation Safed Sagar
was successfully launched by Indian Air Force during
Kargil war.
 FOUR PARAM VIR CHAKRAS WERE AWARDED TO:
➢ Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles,
Posthumous,
➢ Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey, 1/11
Gorkha Rifles, Posthumous,
➢ Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles,
➢ Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, 18
Grenadiers.
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय

Atal Innovation
Mission, NITI Aayog &
MyGov Launches
'Innovate India
Platform'

अटल इनोवेशन ममशन,

न तत आयोि और
माईिव ने 'इनोवेट
इींडिया प्लेटफॉमष' लॉन्च
ककया
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय
➢ R Ramanan, Mission Director, Atal Innovation
Mission and Arvind Gupta CEO, MyGov launched
the “#InnovateIndia Platform”, a collaboration
between the Atal Innovation Mission and MyGov, a
citizen-centric platform of the Government of India.
The #InnovateIndia portal will serve as the common
point for all the innovation happening across the
nation.
➢ The #InnovateIndia MyGov-AIM portal creates the
innovations platform for registering both grassroots
and deep-tech innovators at a national level. Those
searching for a critical innovation can leverage the
portal advantageously for the benefit of the economy
as well as national social needs.
 ABOUT NITI AAYOG
➢ Formed: 1 January 2015
➢ Headquarters: New Delhi
➢ Agency executives: Narendra Modi, Chairman
➢ Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman
➢ Bibek Debroy, Member
➢ V. K. Saraswat, Member
➢ Ramesh Chand, Member
➢ Vinod Paul, Member
➢ Amitabh Kant, CEO
➢ Dinesh Arora, Director
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय

KTDC Launches
Country's 1st State-
Run All-Woman
Hotel

KTDC ने शरूु ककया

िेश का पहला ऑल
व मेन होटल
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय
➢ The hotel named 'Hostess' was launched
by Kerala Tourism minister Kadakampally
Surendran. A flagship project of the Kerala
Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC). The
hotel will come up within six months at the KTDC
complex.
➢ Work on India's public sector hotel run entirely
by women for women is claimed to be the first
such in the country. The project was a 'milestone
initiative' of KTDC, considering its purpose,
security features and facilities of global standards
at affordable rates.
 ABOUT KERALA
➢ Statehood: 1 November 1956
➢ Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
➢ Districts: 14
➢ Governor: P. Sathasivam
➢ Chief Minister: Pinarayi Vijayan
➢ Animal: Indian elephant
➢ Bird: Great hornbill
➢ Fish: Green chromide
➢ Flower: Golden rain tree
➢ Fruit: Jackfruit
➢ Tree: Coconut tree
 ABOUT KERALA
➢ Anamudi Shola National Park
➢ Eravikulam National Park
➢ Mathikettan Shola National Park
➢ Pambadum Shola National Park
➢ Periyar National Park
➢ Silent Valley National Park
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय

Delhi Government
launches new solar
scheme to increase
farmers’ income
ककसानों की आय
बढाने के मलए दिल्ली
सरकार ने नई सौर
योजना शरूु की
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय
➢ The state cabinet of Delhi approved a scheme
under which farmers in the national capital will
be able to lease out a part of their agricultural
land for setting up of solar panels to get
additional income.

➢ The scheme - 'Mukhyanmantri Kissan Aaye

Badhotri Solar Yojna’ was approved at a cabinet
meeting chaired by the state’s Chief Minister,
Arvind Kejriwal.
 KEY HIGHLIGHTS
➢ Under the scheme, any farmer can rent out not more
than one-third of his land to a private firm to set up
solar panels at a rate of Rs one lakh per annum per
acre.
➢ The panels will be set up at a height of 3.5 metres, so
that the land can also be used for agriculture.
➢ The annual income of the beneficiary farmers, which is
estimated at present to be between Rs 30,000 and Rs
50,000 per acre per year, will increase to between Rs
1.30 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh following the implementation
of this scheme. Besides getting additional income, the
farmers will also get 1,000 units of free solar power
without any investment.
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय

West Bengal assembly

passes resolution to
change state’s name to
‘Bangla

पश्चचम बींिाल
ववधानसभा ने राज्य के
नाम को 'बाींग्ला' में
बिलने के सींकल्प को
पाररत ककया
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय
➢ The state assembly of West Bengal unanimously
passed a resolution on July 26, 2018 to change
the state’s name to ‘Bangla’ in all three languages
– Bengali, Hindi and English.

➢ The name change will only become official when

the resolution gets the approval from the Union
Home Ministry.
 KEY HIGHLIGHTS
➢ The move comes almost two years after the West
Bengal assembly first passed a resolution to
change the name of the State.
➢ The state government had earlier submitted a
proposal to the Centre to change the name of
West Bengal to ‘Bengal’ in English and ‘Bangla’ in
Bengali.
➢ The state government, led by Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee, then decided to send another
proposal of changing the name to Bangla in all
three languages – Bengali, Hindi and English.
WHY DOES THE STATE WANT TO CHANGE ITS NAME?
➢ The main reason for changing the name
of West Bengal is that whenever there is
a meeting of all the states, West Bengal
figures at the bottom of the list, as it is
prepared according to the alphabetical
order.
 ABOUT WEST BENGAL
➢ Established: 26 January 1950
➢ Capital: Kolkata
➢ Districts: 23
➢ Governor: Keshari Nath Tripathi
➢ Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee (AITC)
➢ Buxa National Park, Neora Valley National Park,
Singalila National Park, Sunderban National Park,
Jaldapara National Park
➢ It is borders Bangladesh in the east,
and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders
the Indian states
of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam.
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय

UNICEF International
Children's Film Festival
in Kolkata to host 32
films from 17 countries

17 िे शों से 32 कफल्मों
की मेजबान करने के
मलए कोलकाता में
यूतनसेफ इींटरने शनल
गचल्रन कफल्म फेश्टटवल
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय
➢ A bouquet of 32 offerings from 17 countries would
be on show at the Unicef 18th International
Children's Film Festival that began in Kolkata.
➢ The inaugural film Moana, produced by Walt Disney
Animation Studios, was screened after the festival
was declared open by West Bengal Governor K.N.
Tripathi at the Nandan film complex.
➢ In his address on the occasion, Tripathi urged film
producers, directors, central and state governments
to ensure children's films were made in Hindi and
regional languages.
NATIONAL राष्ट्रीय
➢ After screening of the opening film during the
day, the second phase of the festival organised by
Cine Central Calcutta with the support of Unicef,
Nandan and Talash Society, would be held from 9
August to 12 August at Nandan, the organisers
told the media.

➢ This year the Festival is based on the theme

'value of girls' to highlight the inequities and
gender discrimination.
INTERNATIONAL अींतरराष्ट्रीय

Pakistan election:
Imran Khan claims
victory amid rigging
claims

पाक चुनावः कप्तान

से सुल्तान बनने जा
रहे इमरान खान
INTERNATIONAL अींतरराष्ट्रीय
➢ Former cricketer Imran Khan has claimed
victory in Pakistan's election, amid
accusations of vote rigging by rivals.

➢ Aftera 22-year-long struggle the dream

of Imran Khan appears to be coming true
as the results of 2018 general elections
showed his party gaining a clear lead.
INTERNATIONAL अींतरराष्ट्रीय
➢ Caretaker Prime Minister Justice (r)
Nasirul Mulk and Chief Election
Commissioner congratulated the nation
on successful conduct of General
Elections-2018.
INTERNATIONAL अींतरराष्ट्रीय
➢ Figures from the Electoral Commission
show Mr Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
(PTI) party has 105 of the 272 National
Assembly constituencies being
contested.
➢ Earlier, unofficial projections from
Pakistan's Dawn Newspaper reported the
PTI on 120.
➢ A total of 137 seats is required for a
majority.
INTERNATIONAL अींतरराष्ट्रीय

Gandhi Heritage
Centre to be built in
Uganda

यि
ू ाींिा में िाींध ववरास
त केंद्र का तनमाषण कक
या जाएिा
INTERNATIONAL अींतरराष्ट्रीय
➢ Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
announced to build a Gandhi Heritage
Centre in Uganda's Jinja, where a statue
of Mahatma Gandhi now stands.

➢ Prime Minister Modi is currently on a

five-day three-nation tour of the African
continent-Rwanda, Uganda and South
Africa.
AGREEMENT समझौता

Invest India And

Business France Sign
MoU To Promote
Investment

तनवेश को बढावा िेने

के मलए इन्वेटट इीं डिया
और बबज़नस फ्ाींस में
हुए हटताक्षर
AGREEMENT समझौता
➢ Invest India and Business France have signed an MoU
to promote investment facilitation and cooperation
between startups of India and France. The goal will be
to facilitate direct foreign investment by providing
practical investment information to enterprises and
support the companies.
➢ Invest India and Business France will collaborate to
promote business and startup ecosystem cooperation
through joint activities and exchange experiences to
strengthen institutional knowledge and identify
opportunities between businesses in the French and
Indian private sector, creating a dedicated support
structure to facilitate inbound companies and startups.
AGREEMENT समझौता
➢ Invest India is the official Investment Promotion
and Facilitation Agency of the Government of
India, mandated to facilitate investments in the
country.
➢ Deepak Bagla is the MD and CEO Invest India.
➢ Business France is an executive agency of the
French government under the supervision of the
Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International
Development.
Business व्यापार

Bharti Infratel, Indus

Tower Merger Deal
Gets SEBI Nod

भारत इींफ्ाटे ल, मसींधु

टॉवर ववलय समझौते
को सेब की मींजूरी
Business व्यापार
➢ Mobile tower arm of telecom major Bharti Airtel,
Infratel announced that it has received
clearance from SEBI for its merger with Indus
Towers.

➢ It will now approach the National Company Law

Tribunal for its approval. The combined company
will own 100% of Indus Towers jointly owned by
Bharti Infratel (42% holding), Vodafone (42%),
Idea Group (11.15%) and Providence (4.85%).
 ABOUT SEBI
➢ SEBI- Securities and Exchange Board of
India.
➢ SEBI Chairman- Ajay Tyagi
➢ Headquarters- Mumbai.
Business व्यापार

Vodafone Idea Gets

Final Government
Approval

वोिाफोन आइडिया को
ममली अींततम सरकारी
टव कृतत
Business व्यापार
➢ The Department of Telecom (DoT) has given final
approval to the merger of Vodafone India and
Idea Cellular.

➢ The nod for Vodafone Idea came days after

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India jointly paid Rs.
7,268.78 crore 'under protest' to the DoT. The
entities will now approach Registrar of
Companies (RoC) for stipulated filings for
approval, completing the last leg of formalities.
BANKING बैंककींि

Oxigen Announces A
Strategic Partnership
With Fincare Small
Finance Bank
ऑश्ससजन ने
कफनकेयर टमॉल
फाइनें स बैंक के साथ
रणन ततक साझेिारी
की घोर्णा की
BANKING बैंककींि
➢ At an event, Oxigen and Fincare Small Finance
Bank signed an agreement to roll out the
Branchless Banking services, using Oxigen's
flagship Point of Sale device called the Oxigen
Micro ATM Super PoS. The event graced by Brand
Ambassador Grand Master Viswanathan Anand.

➢ Oxigen has been marching forward on its

financial inclusion agenda to offer Branchless
banking services to India's rural
unbanked/underbanked segments.
 QUICK FACTS OF FINCARE
➢ Pramod Kabra is the Chairman of Fincare
Small Finance Bank.
➢ The Corporate Office of Fincare Small
Finance Bank is in Bengaluru.
➢ The registered office of Fincare Small
Finance Bank is in Ahmedabad.
RANKING श्रे ण

4 Indian-origin
persons in Fortune's
40 under 40 list

Fortune की '40 अींिर

40' मलट‍टः 3
मदहलाओीं समेत
भारत य मल ू के 4
लोि शाममल
RANKING श्रे ण
➢ Four persons of India-origin, including three
women, have been named by Fortune among 40
of the most influential and inspiring young
people in business under the age of 40.

➢ Instagram co-founder and CEO Kevin Systrom and

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, both 34, are
tied for first place on the Fortune '40 Under 40'
list.
RANKING श्रे ण
➢ Chief Finance Officer (CFO) of the US' largest
automaker, General Motors Dhivya
Suryadevara comes in at the 4th spot, followed
by Vimeo CEO Anjali Sud (14), co-founder and co-
CEO of Robinhood Baiju Bhatt (24) and Female
Founders Fund founding partner Anu Duggal (32).
SPORTS खे ल
Fifa World Cup 2018 goal
of the tournament:
Benjamin Pavard wins
award for France wonder
strike against Argentina

फ्ाींस के पवािष ने ज ता
‘वल्िष कप िोल ऑफ
ि टूनषमेंट’
SPORTS खे ल
➢ France defender Benjamin Pavard’s World
Cup wonder strike against Argentina has been
named the Hyundai Goal of the Tournament.
➢ He beat out competition from Colombia’s Juan
Quintero, whose clever free kick in the group
stage game against Japan finished second, and
Croatia’s Luka Modric who saw his thunderbolt
against Argentina, also in the group stages, finish
third.
➢ But it was Pavard’s goal in the round of 16 in
Kazan that deservedly won the honour from an
18-goal shortlist.
MISCELLANEOUS अन्य समाचार

Thaawarchand Gehlot
Attends Global
Disability Summit
2018 In London
थावरचींि िहलोत ने
लींिन में वैश्चवक
ववकलाींिता मशखर
सम्मेलन 2018 में
भाि मलया
MISCELLANEOUS अन्य समाचार
➢ Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister
for Social Justice &
Empowerment attended the Global
Disability Summit held in London, UK.

➢ Themotto of the Conference was to firm

up the commitments of the country
leaders towards the cause of persons
with disabilities.
BOOKS पुटतकें

Ramachandra Guha
Pens Book Titled
'Gandhi: The Years
That Changed The
World (1914-1948)'

रामचींद्र िुहा ने 'िााँध :

दि ईयर िेट चें ज्ि दि
वल्िष (1914-1948)'
नामक ककताब मलख
BOOKS पुटतकें
➢ Renowned historian and author of several
bestselling books Ramachandra Guha has penned
a new book titled "Gandhi: The years that
changed the world (1914-1948)" on the father of
the nation.

➢ Billed as the most definitive new biography of

Gandhi, the upcoming book will be published by
Penguin Random House India and will be
released in September 2018.
BOOKS पुटतकें
➢ Ramachandra Guha had also penned
down highly acclaimed books like "India
After Gandhi" and "Gandhi Before India".
QUIZ श्सवज

KEEP CALM AND

LETS PLAY
QUIZ...!!
“ALL THE BEST”
1. Which city hosted the 18th
International Children's Film
Festival?
ककस शहर ने 18 वाीं अींतराषष्ट्रीय बाल
कफल्म समारोह की मेजबान की?
a. Kuala Lumpur
b. Beijing
c. Kolkata
d. New Delhi
1. Which city hosted the 18th
International Children's Film
Festival?
ककस शहर ने 18 वाीं अींतराषष्ट्रीय बाल
कफल्म समारोह की मेजबान की?
a. Kuala Lumpur
b. Beijing
c. Kolkata
d. New Delhi
2. The 19th Kargil Vijay Diwas 2018
has celebrated on which date?
19व ीं कारगिल ववजय दिवस
2018 ककस तारीख को मनाया
िया है?
a. July 25
b. July 26
c. July 24
d. July 28
2. The 19th Kargil Vijay Diwas 2018
has celebrated on which date?
19व ीं कारगिल ववजय दिवस
2018 ककस तारीख को मनाया
िया है?
a. July 25
b. July 26
c. July 24
d. July 28
3. The West Bengal Assembly passed a
resolution to change the state's name
to ________ from West Bengal.
पश्चचम बींिाल ववधानसभा ने राज्य के
नाम को ________ में बिलने के मलए
एक प्रटताव पाररत ककया?
a. Bengal
b. Bangla
c. Bangal
d. West Bangla
3. The West Bengal Assembly passed a
resolution to change the state's name
to ________ from West Bengal.
पश्चचम बींिाल ववधानसभा ने राज्य के
नाम को ________ में बिलने के मलए
एक प्रटताव पाररत ककया?
a. Bengal
b. Bangla
c. Bangal
d. West Bangla
4. Who has got first rank in Fortune's
‘40 under 40 list’?
Fortune की '40 अींिर 40' मलट‍ टः में
पहली रैंक ककसने प्राप्त की है? '
a. Kevin Systrom
b. Robinhood Baiju Bha
c. Anu Duggal
d. Kevin Systrom and Mark Zuckerberg
both
4. Who has got first rank in Fortune's
‘40 under 40 list’?
Fortune की '40 अींिर 40' मलट‍ टः में
पहली रैंक ककसने प्राप्त की है? '
a. Kevin Systrom
b. Robinhood Baiju Bha
c. Anu Duggal
d. Kevin Systrom and Mark Zuckerberg
both
5. The Global Disability Summit, 2018
was held in which city?
ग्लोबल डिसएबबमलटी मशखर
सम्मेलन, 2018 ककस शहर में
आयोश्जत ककया िया था?
a. London
b. Madrid
c. Berlin
d. Sydney
5. The Global Disability Summit, 2018
was held in which city?
ग्लोबल डिसएबबमलटी मशखर
सम्मेलन, 2018 ककस शहर में
आयोश्जत ककया िया था?
a. London
b. Madrid
c. Berlin
d. Sydney
6. Gandhi Heritage Centre will be
built in which country?
िाींध ववरासत केंद्र ककस िेश में
बनाया जाएिा?
a. Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Uganda
d. SriLanka
6. Gandhi Heritage Centre will be
built in which country?
िाींध ववरासत केंद्र ककस िेश में
बनाया जाएिा?
a. Pakistan
b. Afghanistan
c. Uganda
d. SriLanka
7. Which state government launched
solar scheme to increase farmer’s
income?
ककस राज्य सरकार ने ककसान की आय
बढाने के मलए सौर योजना शरू
ु की?
a. Odisha
b. Delhi
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Haryana
7. Which state government launched
solar scheme to increase farmer’s
income?
ककस राज्य सरकार ने ककसान की आय
बढाने के मलए सौर योजना शरू
ु की?
a. Odisha
b. Delhi
c. Uttar Pradesh
d. Haryana
8. Who has received the International
Player of the Year award for 2017-2018
from England’s Barmy Army?
इीं ग्लैंि की बामी सेना से 2017-2018 के
मलए अींतराषष्ट्रीय खखलाड का वर्ष
पुरटकार ककसने प्राप्त ककया है ?
a. Ish Sodhi
b. Virat Kohli
c. Imran Tahir
d. Imad Wasim
8. Who has received the International
Player of the Year award for 2017-2018
from England’s Barmy Army?
इीं ग्लैंि की बामी सेना से 2017-2018 के
मलए अींतराषष्ट्रीय खखलाड का वर्ष
पुरटकार ककसने प्राप्त ककया है ?
a. Ish Sodhi
b. Virat Kohli
c. Imran Tahir
d. Imad Wasim
9. Who has won the 2018 World
Cup goal of the tournament
award?
टूनाषमेंट परु टकार का 2018 ववचव
कप िोल ककसने ज ता है?
a. Luka Modric
b. Benjamin Pavard
c. Cristiano Ronaldo
d. Lionel Messi
9. Who has won the 2018 World
Cup goal of the tournament
award?
टूनाषमेंट परु टकार का 2018 ववचव
कप िोल ककसने ज ता है?
a. Luka Modric
b. Benjamin Pavard
c. Cristiano Ronaldo
d. Lionel Messi
10. Who is the author of the book “Gandhi:
the years that changed the world(1914-
1948)”?
पुटतक “Gandhi: the years that
changed the world(1914-1948)”के
लेखक कौन हैं ?
a. Ramachandra Guha
b. Suryakant Tripathi
c. Mahadevi Verma
d. Krishna Sobti
10. Who is the author of the book “Gandhi:
the years that changed the world(1914-
1948)”?
पुटतक “Gandhi: the years that
changed the world(1914-1948)”के
लेखक कौन हैं ?
a. Ramachandra Guha
b. Suryakant Tripathi
c. Mahadevi Verma
d. Krishna Sobti
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