current affairs: 28 july

current affairs: 28 july
 World Hepatitis Day being observed today 28th July
Theme for this year is " Test. Treat. Hepatitis".
Hepatitis is a group of infectious diseases known as Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E.

 Internet search engine giant Google at its Cloud Next 2018 conference held in San Francisco, unveiled two new Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips aimed at helping customers develop and deploy intelligent connected devices at scale.

The AI chips are: Edge TPU and Cloud IoT Edge.

 The world witnessed the longest Lunar eclipse of the century
The eclipse was visible in Europe, West Asia, Africa, Australia, most of Asia and South America.

A total lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon & covers the Moon with its shadow.

When this happens, the Moon turns red or ruddy brown, which is why the phenomenon has earned the nickname, 'blood moon'.
 Union Government has announced that the Prime Minister’s Research Fellows (PMRF) Scheme will be open to all potential researchers from 2019 and not limited to candidates from IISc, IITs, NITs, IIEST and IISERs.

 World's oldest person Chiyo Miyako passed away in Japan 117-year-old

 6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council Meeting held in New Delhi
The union minister Dr Harsh Vardhan and Mr Sam Gyimah (Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation, UK) led the Indian and UK delegations respectively.
 Trafficking of Persons(Prevention, Protection and Rehabilitation) Bill 2018 passed by Lok Sabha
An initial corpus of 10 crore rupees will be created for the first time.
What the bill says:

Under this bill, a National Anti-Trafficking Bureau would be established to investigate trafficking cases.

 Vodafone idea gets final Government approval

 A museum for all former Prime Ministers to be built in Nehru Memorial Museum and Library of the country will be built in the 25 acre estate of Teen Murti Bhavan complex in New Delhi.

 NGT forms monitoring committee for Clean Yamuna Project
The green panel has appointed B S Sajwan (retired expert member) and Shailaja Chandra (former Delhi chief secretary) as members of the committee.
The Committee will submit a detailed report on the issue by 31stDecember 2018.
 Mahila Shakti Kendra Scheme 2017-2020 launched to empower rural women through community participation in 115 aspirational districts
The cost sharing ratio of the scheme is 60:40 between centre and states except North Eastern states.

North East and Special Category Stateshave the ratio of 90:10.
Ministry of Women and Child Development:
Union Minister: Maneka Gandhi.
 Gujarat Government announces urban sanitation policy

 “Mission Satyanishtha” a Program on Ethics in Public Governance launched by Ministry of Railways

 Arunachal Pradesh Government to launch new health insurance scheme
Once launched, the scheme will offer healthcare services of up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year.
 PRANAM Act : Country’s first of a kind act launched by Assam Government
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced a first-of-its-kind legislation- the Assam Employees PRANAM Act would be implemented in the state from October 02, the day of Gandhi Jayanti celebration in 2018.

Assam:
♦ Capital: Dispur.
♦ Chief Minister: Sarbananda Sonowal.
♦ Governor: Jagdish Mukhi.
♦ National Parks: Kaziranga National Park,
Manas National Park,
Nameri National Park,
Dibru- Saikhowa National Park,
Orang National Park.

 Subhash Bhamre inaugurates Air Defence India – 2018 Seminar, organised by Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS).

 Gujarat government announces ‘Urban Sanitation and Cleanliness Policy’
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani

 Indian women's compound archery team reaches world rank-1

 Bombali Virus (BOMV): New strain of Ebola virus discovered in Sierra Leone
People have been warned not eat bats as a precautionary measure to prevent the disease.

About Sierra Leone:
♦ Capital – Freetown
♦ Official language – English
♦ President – Julius Maada Bio
♦ Currency – Leone

 Invest India and UAE Ministry sign MoU for technological cooperation

 Mohammed Ayazuddin Patel bagged the Senior Fellowship Award for 2016-17 instituted by the Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Centre
About Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Centre:
♦ Functions under – Union Ministry of Culture
♦ Director – Shri G.C. Joshi
♦ Location – New Delhi

 Ministry of Earth Sciences celebrated Foundation day; Dr. Kusala Rajendran won National award for women scientist
About Ministry of Earth Sciences:
♦ Union Minister for Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences – Dr. Harsh Vardhan
♦ Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences – Dr. M. Rajeevan

 Assamese film “Xhoihobote Dhemalite” (“Rainbow Fields”) wins 3 top awards at the 3rd Love International Film Festival in United States
Xhoihobote Dhemalite won awards for: the best film, best actress (Dipannita Sharma) and best music (Anurag Saikia).

The film was directed by Bidyut Kotoky

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