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Current Affairs 06 July -07 July, 2019

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1. NASA space centre launched an incredible new atomic clock into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy.
  • NASA has launched an incredible new atomic clock into orbit on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. It was developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The mission aims to revolutionise how mankind explores the cosmos. 
  • The new Deep Space Atomic Clock will be used to navigate distant planets like Mars. A huge improvement would be made in the spacecraft navigation. It is a space-ready upgrade to the atomic clocks which is used on Earth and to the clocks that already fly on satellites like those that provide GPS. 
  • The Deep Space Atomic Clock to allow spacecraft travelling in deep space to navigate more autonomously, with less reliance on communication with Earth.
Foot Notes:
About NASA
  1. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. Current Administrator : Jim Bridenstine
  3. Headquarters: Washington, D.C, United States
  4. Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
2. Uttarakhand launched One-time settlement scheme for recovering NPAs of cooperative banks.
  • The State Government of Uttarakhand implemented a one-time settlement' scheme for debt trapped state cooperative banks which had the NPA (Non Performing Assets) of Rs 391.50 crore which have piled up over the last 25 years. 
  • In this scheme, some relief will be given to the account holders, who have taken loans up to Rs. 60 lakhs from cooperative banks. The account holders who have died and already repaid the capital amount will get total interest waiver. 
  • Those who have already paid interest equal to the principal loan amount will be required to repay only the principal amount.
Foot Notes:
About NPAs
  1. A non-performing loan is a loan that is in default or close to being in default. Many loans become non-performing after being in default for 90 days, but this can depend on the contract terms.
About Uttarakhand
  1. Capital: Dehradun
  2. Chief minister: Trivendra Singh Rawat
  3. Governor : Baby Rani Maurya
3. The first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair will be held in New Delhi.
  • The first ever India International Cooperatives Trade Fair (IICTF) will be held at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from October 11-13, 2019. 
  • It is a unique initiative for taking farmers, artisans and other members of cooperatives directly to the international trade arena. The event is organized by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) with the support of Network for the Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific (NEDAC), three Ministries, four State Governments and several apex levels Indian cooperative organizations. 
  • The event is aimed to promote cooperatives to trade within India and abroad to enhance rural and farm prosperity.
4. NASA tested a launch-abort system for the Orion capsule designed to take United States (US) astronauts to the Moon.
  • The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) successfully conducted the test of a launch-abort system for the Orion capsule designed to take United States (US) astronauts to the Moon.
  • It took place at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, US. 
  • It was launched by a mini-rocket, a repurposed first stage of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Foot Notes:
About NASA
  1. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. Current Administrator : Jim Bridenstine
  3. Headquarters: Washington, D.C, United States
  4. Founder: Dwight D. Eisenhower
About United States
  1. Capital: Washington, D.C.
  2. President: Donald Trump
5. Ola gets green light for London taxi business
  •  India’s Ola Cabs received approval from London’s transport regulator to start private hire vehicles (PHV) in the capital city of the UK. It is the first-ever platform to offer both PHVs and black cabs in the UK.
  • Ola UK Pvt. Ltd received a one-year carriage licence from TFL to operate “PHV vehicles" across London.It is required to apply for a licence and list their vehicle as a privately registered vehicle for hire.
  • Ola would become the biggest threat to Uber in the UK, since it has raised far more capital than the rest of the app-based taxi operators.
Foot Notes:
About Ola
  1. Ola first entered the UK in August 2018.
  2. They got with licences to operate across south Wales.
  3. It has a presence in 150 cities across India
  4. It operations in the UK, Australia and New Zealand.
  5. It serves more than 150 million users with more than a billion rides.
6. World Zoonoes Day is observed on 6 July
  • The World Zoonoses Day is observed on 6 July every year. The day is observed to create awareness on zoonotic diseases, how to prevent them and what actions should be take if it is exposed. Zoonotic diseases are worldwide. 
  • The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that 61% of all human diseases are zoonotic in origin, while 75% of new diseases discovered in the last decade are zoonotic.
About Zoonoses
  1. Zoonoses is a word derived from the Greek words zoon (animal) and nosos (ailment). 
  2. There about 150 known zoonotic diseases. The disease is all about spread of infectious disease between species, done by a vector from animals to humans and from human to other animals.
7.Telangana government has introduced the Miyawaki method of afforestation 
  • Telangana government has introduced the Japanese Miyawaki method of afforestation to grow urban forests and expand the green cover as well as to meet the stipulated plantation target under the Telanganaku Haritha Haaram (TKHH).
Foot Notes:
About Telangana
  1. Founded: 2 June 2014
  2. Capital: Hyderabad
  3. Official song: Jaya Jaya He Telangana
  4. Chief minister: K. Chandrashekar Rao
8. Bahrain to partner with UK to pilot new AI guidelines
  • Bahrain has announced that it is to pilot new guidelines by the World Economic Forum (WEF) Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 
  • The announcement was made during the WEF Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China. 
  • The Country aims that the project with WEF will build a global knowledge-base that can be used by other governments as AI can deliver huge benefits to citizens.
Foot Notes:
About Bahrain
  1. The Kingdom of Bahrain is an island country in the Persian Gulf. 
  2. Capital: Manama
  3. Official language: Arabic
  4. King: Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa
  5. Crown Prince: Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa
  6. Prime Minister: Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
  7. Currency: Bahraini dinar (BHD)
9. Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in 10m women's air rifle at ISSF World Cup 2019 .
  • Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan won the gold medal in 10m women's air rifle event of the season's first junior ISSF World Cup 2019 on 4 July. She defeated Chinese Taipei's Lin Ying-Shin to win the title. 
  • She shot 249.8 in the women's final. Her 631.4 in the qualification was a new world record. China's Wang Zeru managed to win the bronze medal with a score of 228.4 in her first World Cup appearance.
  • Elavenil Valarivan is a sport shooter from Cuddalore, Tamilnadu. She had also won a bronze medal at the FISU World Shooting Sport Championship 2019.
Foot Notes:
About  ISSF World Cup
  1. The 2019 ISSF World Cup is the annual edition of the ISSF World Cup in the Olympic shooting events, governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation.
  2. The World Cup series will be also as the qualification tournaments for the 2020 Olympic Games.
10. Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from ODI
  • Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from One Day International (ODI) cricket after the country's final league clash against Bangladesh in World Cup 2019. 
  • He will now focus on the T20s.
 Foot Notes:
About Malik
  1. Shoaib Malik is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team from 2007 to 2009.
  2. He is an occasional captain of Pakistan national cricket team. He made his One-Day International debut in 1999 against the West Indies and his Test debut in 2001 against Bangladesh.
  3. Malik is regarded as a flexible player. He is capable of hitting big shots but is also capable of rotating the strike with good placement. He has a strike rate of 80.4 runs per 100 balls.
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