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Daily Current Affairs Updates

Important News

• National Mission for cleaning Ganga has approved 7 projects.
• Ministry of Health and Family welfare has made a release to the operational Guidelines for planning and implementation of FPC.
• The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs made a launch to  Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 in Mumbai, Maharashtra under the Jiyo Parsi scheme.
• Max India has withdrawn the proposal to merge an agreement between Max life and Max Financial Services.
• Katerina Sinakova Beats Caroline Wozniacki to take her second Swedish Open title.
• The scientist made a creation to a flexible bio glue for healing wounds.
• Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge in the World has open in Switzerland.
• Worlds Smallest Space craft takes a launch by Indian Rocket.
• Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar wins the gold medal at Czech Republic boxing tournament.
• Caeleb Dressel wins the 7 golds and set a world record.

National News – 1st August 2017 Current Affairs

National Mission for cleaning Ganga has approved 7 projects.

1. The Executive Committee of National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) in its 4th meeting has approved seven projects in the sector of sewage infrastructure, ghat development and research.
2. Three projects each got a approve in sewage sector in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
3. Central Government will provide operation and maintenance cost for 15 years to all these six projects along with 100% central assistance

About National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

• NMCG is the implementation wing of National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Management of River Ganga (referred as National Ganga Council).
• Its establishment took place in 2011 under Societies Registration Act, 1860.
• It has a two tier management structure and comprises of Governing Council and Executive Committee.
• Both of them is lead by Director General (DG), NMCG. Executive Committee has the authority to approve projects under mission up to Rs.1000 crore.

Ministry of Health and Family welfare has made a release to the operational Guidelines for planning and implementation of FPC.

1. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare made a release to the Operational Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of
2. Family Participatory Care (FPC) for improving newborn health.
3. The guidelines are for all stakeholders involves in the process of planning and delivering newborn care.
4. They will serve as a guiding document for those intending to introduce FPC in their facility as an integral part of facility based newborn care.
5. Family Participatory Care (FPC) took an emerge as an important concept of health care as it provides the partnership between health care staff and families in the care of sick newborns admitted in the Special Newborn Care Units (SNCU).

More National Updates on Daily Current Affairs.

The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs made a launch to  Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 in Mumbai, Maharashtra under the Jiyo Parsi scheme

1.  The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs made a launch to Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 in Mumbai, Maharashtra under the Jiyo Parsi scheme.
2. The Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 aims at containing the declining trend of the population of the Parsi community and reverses it to bring their population above the threshold level.

More Details about Jiyo Parsi scheme –  1st August 2017 Current Affairs

• Jiyo Parsi scheme is a Central Sector Scheme for containing population decline of Parsis in India.
• Its main objective is to reverse the declining trend of the Parsi population by adopting a scientific protocol and structural interventions.
• It aims to stabilize and increase the population of Parsis in India. It has two components: Medical Assistance and Advocacy
• The first phase of the scheme took an initiation in 2013.

Latest Current Events – International Updates

Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge in the World has open in Switzerland.

1. The new open Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge in Switzerland has broken the record for the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge.
2. This bridge has made a replacement of the older bridge which was a damage due to the falling of rocks.
3. The bridge is 1621 feet long and rising as high as 279 feet.

Technology News – Today Gk News

The scientist made a creation to a flexible bio glue for healing wounds – 1st August 2017 Current Affairs

1. The scientist made a creation to a super strong flexible adhesive material by the glue that sticks to biological tissues.
2. The key feature of the material is the combination of a very strong adhesive force and the ability to transfer and dissipate stress.
3. Dave Mooney, a professor at Harvard University Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) in the US made the above statement about the bio glue.
4. He said this high-performance material has numerous potential applications in the medical field.

Worlds Smallest Space craft takes a launch by Indian Rocket.

1. The world’s smallest spacecraft ever has successfully been placed in low Earth orbit by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) PSLV rocket.
2. Sprites the name given to it. It is the 3.5cmx3.5cm space probes weigh 4 grams each and run on sunlight.
3. The probes are part of Breakthrough Initiatives, a $100 million program aims at sending one gram chips to star systems beyond the solar system in search of extraterrestrial intelligence.

General Knowledge Today – Business News

Max India has withdrawn the proposal to merge an agreement between Max life and Max Financial Services – 1st August 2017 Current Affairs

1. HDFC Standard Life Insurance and Max Life Insurance have called off their proposal.
2. As per the Plan, Max India is supposed to mix with Max Life Insurance and Max Financial Services.
3. HDFC Life is a joint venture in the ratio of 61.5:35 between Indias biggest mortgage lender HDFC and UK Standard Life.

Sports News – Current Events

Katerina Sinakova Beats Caroline Wozniacki to take her second Swedish Open title.

1. Wozniacki has to struggle with an injury and she lost the Swedish Open title to Sinakova.
2. The 56th rank Sinakova who has injury problem but over came it and won her second career title.
3. Siniakova is playing in Swedish Open Final for the second year in a row.

Latest 1st August 2017 Current Affairs is Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumar wins the gold medal at Czech Republic boxing tournament.

1. World Championships bronze medallist Shiva Thapa and former Commonwealth games Gold medallist Manoj Kumar claim the gold medals after winning in the respective clashes.
2. India won a total of 5 gold medals in this tournament.
3. The three other medals are two silver and one bronze.

Caeleb Dressel wins the 7 golds and set a world record.

1. The 20-year-old University of Florida student won his seventh gold medal at World Aquatics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
2. He made a tie with Michael Phelps for most golds won.
3. Three of those were in individual races, four were in relays.

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