[CA] News: July 19, 2017

Around INDIA

# President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, as advised by the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi has accepted the resignation of Mr. M. Venkaiah Naidu, from the Council of Ministers, with immediate effect, under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution

# President, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, as advised by the Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi has directed:-

(i) Mr. Narendra Singh Tomar, Cabinet Minister, shall be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, in addition to his existing portfolios; and

(ii) Ms. Smriti Zubin Irani, Cabinet Minister, shall be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in addition to her existing portfolio.

# BSP Chief, Ms. Mayawati resigned from the Rajya Sabha after complaining that her voices was being muzzled (9 months to go before her current term in the Rajya Sabha ends)

# A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will hear the question whether privacy is a fundamental human right and is part of the basic structure of the Constitution

# Mr. Gopal Krishnan Gandhi and Mr. Venkaiah Naidu filed their nomination papers for the upcoming (13th) Vice - Presidential elections (to be held on Aug 05, 2017)

# National Bamboo Mission renamed as National Agro-Forestry & Bamboo Mission (NABM)

# The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has granted 'in principle' approval for setting up of 18 Greenfield Airports and 'site clearance' approval for setting up of 7 Greenfield Airports across the country.

# Centre made it clear there is no provision in the Constitution for a separate flag for any state and the tricolour is the only flag for India. This comes after the Karnataka government initiated a move for a separate flag for the state

TAMIL NADU

# 8 bills introduced in the State Assembly

# Video of the VVVVIP treatment for jailed Ms. V. K. Sasikala goes viral

# Assembly adopted a resolution granting leave of absence to nonagenarian DMK chief Mr. M. Karunanidhi from the House proceedings due to his illness

BILATERAL ISSUES

# China warns India against "trespass" in Doklam area

WORLD

# Pakistan: Lahore High Court lifted a ban on Indian serials

# USA: unveiled new economic sanctions against Iran over its ballistic missile program ands for contributing to regional tensions; Iran Parliament (Majils) voted to urgently work towards increasing funds for the country's missile programme and Revolutionary Guards in response to USA's "adventurism" in the region

ECONOMICS

# Six states/Union Territories (UT) formally adopted the Centre’s initiative called the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) that aims to ensure that public procurement of goods and services in India worth more than Rs. 5 lakh crore annually is carried out through the online platform for transparency and to eliminate corruption.

# Indian manufacturing needs to improve dramatically in terms of productivity and efficiency to compete in a globalized market: Vice - President, Mr. Hamid Ansari

# Technical level talks of RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership) held in Hyderabad

# Tata Motors rolled out the country’s first Bio – CNG (bio – methane) bus. The bus was rolled out at the bio – energy programme called “Urja Utsav”

SPORTS

# Virender Shewag to host a television series named "Umeed India"

MISC

# Strong winds in eastern Antarctica are causing ice to melt in the west Antarctic Peninsula, located as far away as 6000 km

# Swami Smarananandaji Maharaj is elected as 16th President of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission