Current Affairs 1st August 2017

Current Affairs 1st August 2017

NATIONAL

• The Supreme Court ruled that the police cannot arrest the accused without conducting a preliminary inquiry under dowry harassment cases
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has released Operational Guidelines for Planning and Implementation of Family Participatory Care (FPC)
• Punjab government has recently launched its flagship ‘Apni Gaddi Apna Rozgar’ scheme by flagging off over 100 uber MOTO bikes
• Bihar CM Nitish Kumar expanded the Cabinet, inducting 27 new ministers
• Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodiahas directed the Art, Culture and Languages department to form 12 language academics
• Vidyasagar Rao and Devendra Fadnavis has released the book ‘Mann Ki Baat – A Social Revolution on Radio’ at Raj Bhavan

INTERNATIONAL

• 7th edition of SAARC Artists Camp & Exhibition of Paintings begins in Kathmandu, Nepal
• India has featured among 60 nations on Digital Evolution Index 2017

APPOINTMENT

• Ravi Mittal has been appointed as the part-time member on IRDAI board

AWARDS & HONOURS

• Yoshiaki Ishizawa, Gethsie Shanmugam are among the six winners of this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Awards

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Breakthrough Starshot successfully launch world’s smallest spacecraft “Sprites”
• China produces gas from methane hydrate, also known as‘flammable ice’ under South China Sea (SCS)

SPORT

• 20-year-old Caeleb Dressel becomes first ever Swimmer to win three gold medals in one night at worlds Championship
• Shiva Thapa and Manoj Kumarwon gold in Czech Republic tournament
• Britain’s Adam Peaty broke the 50m breaststroke world record for the second time
• Kylie Massewon women’s 100m backstroke goldat the world aquatics championships