World Day against Trafficking in Persons July 30

World Day against Trafficking in Persons

Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes

The International Labour Organization estimates that 21 million people are victims of forced labour globally.

Every country in the world is affected by human trafficking, whether as a country of origin, transit, or destination for victims.

In 2010, the General Assembly adopted the Global Plan of Action to Combat Trafficking in Persons, urging Governments worldwide to take coordinated and consistent measures to defeat this scourge.

The Plan calls for integrating the fight against human trafficking into the UN’s broader programmes in order to boost development and strengthen security worldwide. One of the crucial provisions in the Plan is the establishment of a UN Voluntary Trust Fund for victims of trafficking, especially women and children.

In 2013, the General Assembly held a high-level meeting to appraise the Global Plan of Action. Member States also adopted resolution A/RES/68/192 and designated July 30 as the World Day against Trafficking in Persons.

This resolution declared that such a day was necessary to “raise awareness of the situation of victims of human trafficking and for the promotion and protection of their rights.”

In September 2015, the world adopted the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and embraced goals and targets on trafficking in persons.

These goals call for an end to trafficking and violence against children; as well as the need for measures against human trafficking, and they strive for the elimination of all forms of violence against and exploitation of women and girls.

Theme: ‘Responding to the trafficking of children and young people’

Geraint Thomas wins the Tour de France race

  Geraint Thomas wins  the Tour de France  race

Geraint Thomas became the third Briton to win of the Tour de France when he crossed the finish line in Paris.

The Team Sky rider, 32, follows Sir Bradley Wiggins in 2012 and four-time Tour champion Chris Froome as Britain celebrates a sixth win in seven years.

Alexander Kristoff won the final sprint finish on the Champs-Elysees as Thomas crossed the line arm-in-arm with Froome after three weeks of racing.

He beat Dutchman Tom Dumoulin by one minute 51 seconds, with Froome third.

The Welshman, who rode in support of Froome in each of his four wins, had built up that lead over the previous 20 stages and Tour convention dictates that the yellow jersey is not challenged on the final stage.


 The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km (2,082 mi) race started from Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in the Vendée department, on 7 July and concluded with the Champs-Élysées stage in Paris, on 29 July.

A total of 176 riders across 22 teams were participating in the 21-stage race.

The Tour was the shortest of the millennium and was the fifth time a tour had set out from Vendée.

 The race was won for the first time by Geraint Thomas of Team Sky.

Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) placed second, with Thomas' teammate and four-time Tour champion Chris Froome coming third.

Dates    7–29 July
Stages    21
Distance    3,351 km (2,082 mi)

Bombali Virus

Bombali Virus

The ministry of health of Sierra Leone, has confirmed that a new strain of Ebola virus named Bombali Virus (BOMV) has been discovered in bats in the Bombali district of Sierra Leone.

  It’s not yet known whether the new strain can develop into Ebola disease, if it is transmitted to humans.
 Researchers are working with the Sierra Leone government to find out whether any humans were infected.
  People have been warned not eat bats as a precautionary measure to prevent the disease.

Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean

Capital: Freetown

President: Julius Maada Bio

Currency: Sierra Leonean leone

Kerala Startup Mission to host Global Hackathon series

Kerala Startup Mission to host Global Hackathon series

Kerala Startup Mission to host Global Hackathon series on July 28-29

 AngelHack, the world's largest hackathon organisers, will conduct the Global Hackathon series in the Kerala Startup Mission at Kinfra Hi-Tech Park in Kalamassery on July 28 and 29.

The challenge for this round of the hackathon is to address problems that prevent female entrepreneurship, with its focus on health, safety, economic empowerment and culture. The winning team will enter AngelHack's exclusive and remote accelerator programme, HACKcelerator, to be held in the US in September.

The hackathon is being organised with the aim of building technology that solves social or environmental problems and which can positively impact the local community.

The 2018 BRICS summit

The 2018 BRICS summit is next the tenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

The summit will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, the second time the South Africa has hosted the summit after the 2013 summit

  theme for BRICS summit in Africa is ‘cooperation for inclusive growth and sharing the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution’.

    Twin stamps of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela will also be released during the meeting 

The BRICS summit in its Johannesburg Declaration has reaffirmed the principles of democracy and inclusiveness, implementation of the UN charter and respect for Rule of law.

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa at their 2nd day of three-day summit in South Africa   agreed to fight unilateralism and protectionism.

Leaders of the BRICS bloc of emerging economies reaffirmed the centrality of the rules-based, transparent, non-discriminatory, open and inclusive multilateral trading system, as embodied in the World Trade Organisation, that promotes a predictable trade environment and the centrality of the WTO.

The decleration has called for definite stand on corruption and extradition of economic offenders and fugitives and their asset recovery.

 Declaration also called for fighting international terrorism and early implementation of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.

 the fourth industrial revolution presents both opportunities and challenges for the BRICS nations.



On the final day of the summit , the BRICS leaders will take part in the BRICS Outreach session to take stock of the progress made by them during last ten years.

where will Asean education meet be organized?

 where will Asean education meet be organized?

Options

1) Myanmar

2)Thailand

3)Laos

4)none of the above

answer

1) Myanmar

Other details

Myanmar which will host the next Asean Education Ministers Meeting (ASED) in October seeks to boost its education sector by cooperating with India, China and the US among others.

 10th meeting of ASED and Dialogue Partners would promote cooperation with Southeast Asian nations and partner countries

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) partner countries include India, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia, the US and Australia.


The Association of Southeast Asian Nations  is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising ten Southeast Asian countries that promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, military, educational, and sociocultural integration amongst its members. It also regularly engages other states in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond


Headquarters: Jakarta, Indonesia

Founded: 8 August 1967

Appointer: Governor-General of Australia

Members: Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia, Brunei, Laos

Founders: Adam Malik, Narciso Ramos, Abdul Razak Hussein, S. Rajaratnam, Thanat Khoman

Esi Edugyan, Michael Ondaatje included in longlist for 2018 Man Booker Prize

Esi Edugyan, Michael Ondaatje included in  longlist for 2018 Man Booker Prize

Canadians Esi Edugyan and Michael Ondaatje have been longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize for their novels Washington Black and Warlight, respectively.

The prestigious British literary prize announced its longlist of 13 titles, which includes a graphic novel for the first time.

The £50,000 award is given to any work of fiction written in English.

Edugyan's Washington Black,  will be released in Canada in September 2018, t



Edugyan was previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2011 for her novel Half-Blood Blues.

The novel went on to win the Scotiabank Giller Prize that year, and become a finalist for the Orange Prize for Fiction (now the Women's Prize for Fiction), the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize.




Ondaatje is no stranger to Man Booker Prize success.

Ondaatje's  novel The English Patient was recently won the Golden Man Booker winner.
The special one-off competition was designed to mark the 50th anniversary for the British literary prize.
 It placed the Man Booker Prize's previous 51 winners in a head-to-head battle to determine which has stood the test of time.

 The English Patient won the Booker in 1992, when it tied with Barry Unsworth's Sacred Hunger for the prize.

Sabrina by American Nick Drnaso is the first graphic novel to ever be longlisted for the prize.

    Rachel Kushner's   The Mars Room is also included

The other books on the longlist include:

    Snap by Belinda Bauer (U.K.)
    Milkman by Anna Burns (U.K.)
    In Our Mad and Furious City by Guy Gunaratne (U.K.)
    Everything Under by Daisy Johnson (U.K.)
    The Mars Room by Rachel Kushner (U.S.)
    The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh (U.K.)
    The Overstory by Richard Powers (U.S.)
    The Long Take by Robin Robertson (U.K.)
    Normal People by Sally Rooney (Ireland)
    From A Low and Quiet Sea by Donal Ryan (Ireland)

This year's jury includes philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah, crime writer Val McDermid, cultural critic Leo Robson, feminist writer and critic Jacqueline Rose and artist Leanne Shapton.

The shortlist will be announced on Sept. 20, 2018 and the winner will be revealed on Oct. 16, 2018.

Who was Jonathan Gold ?

 Who was  Jonathan Gold ?

Options

1) food critic

2)singer

3)musician

4)none of the above

answer

1) food critic

Other details

Jonathan Gold was an American food critic.

He wrote for the Los Angeles Times and had previously written for LA Weekly and Gourmet

He became the first restaurant critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 2007.

He was the subject of a documentary named “City of Gold” released in 2015.

It was directed by filmmaker Laura Gabbert.

What is Ampil ?

What is Ampil  ?

Options

1) Typhoon

2)river

3)sea

4)mountain

answer

1) Typhoon


Other details

Typhoon Ampil is a typhoon near  Chinese financial hub Shanghai


 more than 600 flights from the city's two airports were cancelled and high-speed rail services also impacted.

 the typhoon first hit the island of Chongming, 45 km east of the city, with winds of up to 28 metres per second near its eye.

the city had already relocated 190,000 people from coastal areas by early morning today.

Shanghai Tower, the tallest building in China, has suspended rooftop sightseeing.

In neighbouring Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces, more than 42,500 people were relocated.

More than 28,000 ships including 22,900 fishing boats have returned to port in Zhejiang.

internet satellite project called ‘Athena’ will launched by which country?

internet satellite project called ‘Athena’ will launched by which country?

Options

1) facebook

2)google

3)microsoft

4)apple

answer

1) facebook


Other details

Facebook is building a satellite to beam internet down to Earth

Facebook plans to launch Athena, an internet satellite, early in 2019. 

Elon Musk’s SpaceX had also announced working on a similar technology to beam internet connectivity.


The social networking giant has filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the name PointView Tech LLC,

the project is designed to “efficiently provide broadband access to unserved and underserved areas throughout the world,” 

Facebook also confirmed that Athena is their project.

satellite technology will be an important enabler of the next generation of broadband infrastructure, making it possible to bring broadband connectivity to rural regions where Internet connectivity is lacking or non-existent


In June, Facebook announced it decided to abandon its plan to develop high-flying solar-powered drones called Aquila that was aimed to deliver Internet to nearly four billion people in remote parts of the world.

A high altitude platform station (HAPS) system, Aquila’s mission, was to connect the world and help people who do not have online access all the opportunities of the Internet.

Facebook began Aquila project in 2014.

In 2017, the solar-powered drone successfully completed the second full-scale test flight.

The social network also discontinued in 2017 a small helicopter drone project that could temporarily replace cellular services in emergency situations


The idea was to send a helicopter equipped with telecommunications equipment hundreds of metres up in the air to be able to tether to fibre and power lines in places where wireless capacity was compromised due to disaster or other factors.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Softbank-backed OneWeb are two other prominent names who have similar ambitions.

SpaceX plans to launch a network of satellites to provide internet around the planet. While there’s no word on the commercial availability of the project, SpaceX has already sent prototype satellites into the orbit.



Apart from internet satellites, technology companies are also working on other options to beam radios.


Microsoft is also working on white space project to provide internet through unused spectrum between two TV channels.

where will the 4th BIMSTEC Summit be held?

where will the 4th BIMSTEC Summit be held?

Options

1) Nepal

2) Bhutan

3) Myanmar

4) none of the above

answer

1) Nepal

Other details

4th BIMSTEC Summit will be held in Kathmandu from 30 to 31 August.

Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has said that connectivity and poverty alleviation will be top priority of the summit.

the main focus of the summit will be to increase connectivity between the BIMSTEC nations including roads, airways and transmission lines.

 some concrete steps will be taken for poverty alleviation among the member countries.

The Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is a regional economic bloc comprising seven member states lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of the Bay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity.

The group was formed in 1997 and it brings together Bangladesh, Bhutan India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand. Nepal is the current chair of BIMSTEC.

Secretariat: Dhaka, Bangladesh

which company's market cap recently reached $900 billion valuation?

which company's market cap recently reached $900 billion valuation?

Options

1) amazon

2)microsoft

3)facebook

4)google

answer

1) amazon


Other details



    Amazon.com’s stock market value reached $900 billion for the first time in its 20 year history.

    It has now become only the second company after Apple to achieve this milestone.
    T

he Current market cap of Amazon.com stands at $902 billion as of 18th July 2018.

    Apple is currently the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of $935 billion.
 

  The CEO of Amazon is Jeff Bezos.


Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington that was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994. 
Founder: Jeff Bezos 
Founded: 5 July 1994, Seattle, Washington, United States
CEO: Jeff Bezos (May 1996–)

Who is ranked first in Top 100 highest-paid entertainers?

Who is ranked first in Top 100 highest-paid entertainers?

Options

1) Floyd Mayweather   

2)    George Clooney   

3)    Kylie Jenner   

4)    Judy Sheindlin    

answer

1) Floyd Mayweather   

Other details

Floyd   Mayweather has topped Forbes' annual ranking of the world's 100 richest entertainers. 

Mayweather was one of three top ten entrants to return to the list after not making Forbes's 2017 Celebrity 100 list.

George Clooney, who trails behind the star athlete with $239 million in total earnings, also reappeared thanks largely to Diageo's $700 million acquisition of his Casamigos tequila company.

The No. 3 spot was clinched by "self-made" billionaire Kylie Jenner. The Kardashian clan's youngest member raked in an impressive $166.5 million stemming from her wildly profitable makeup line, Kylie Cosmetics, as well as revenue from Keeping Up With the Kardashians and paid Instagram posts.

Judge Judy Sheindlin and DwayneJohnson round out the top five after earning $147 million and $124 million, respectively.

The list includes celebs from 17 countries: U.S., U.K., Barbados, Portugal, Ireland, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Switzerland, Canada, China, Mexico, Colombia, Germany, Spain, Greece, India

which country ranks first in the men’s hockey world rankings released by the International Hockey Federation?

which country ranks first in the men’s hockey world rankings released by the International Hockey Federation?

Options

1) Australia   

2)Argentina

3)Belgium   

4)Netherlands    

answer

1) Australia    


Other details

Australia, that had won the Champions Trophy, remained on the top spot.

 India has improved due to its second consecutive runner-up finish at the Champions Trophy in Breda, Netherlands held in July 2018.

Australia claimed their 15th Champions Trophy by defeating India in a shoot-out in the final, ensuring that the reigning world champions held on to the top spot in the rankings table.

Australia (1906 points) sit 23 points ahead of second-ranked Argentina (1883) and are followed by Belgium (1709) and Netherlands (1654).

With 1484 points, India have pushed Germany (1456) to sixth from the fifth spot.

The Fédération Internationale de Hockey, commonly known by the acronym FIH is the international governing body of field hockey and indoor field hockey. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and the president is Narinder Batra. 

Headquarters: Lausanne, Switzerland

President: Narinder Batra

CEO: Kelly Fairweather (Oct 2010–)

Founded: 7 January 1924

Membership: 137 national associations

Which country will launch 300 satellites?

Which country will launch 300 satellites?

Options

1) china

2) Laos

3) Korea

4) Japan


answer

 1) china


Other details



China plans 300 satellites for low-orbit network

China plans to launch 300 low-orbit satellites to provide worldwide communication services, with the first in the series to be launched later this year,

The first in the array Hongyan constellation s set for launch by year-end.

The constellation comprises 300 satellites and data processing centres.

The satellite network will take place of ground-based network and allow a mobile phone to be connected everywhere on the planet.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup Final was the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

It was the 21st final of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial association football tournament contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA.

The match was contested by France and Croatia and held at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on 15 July 2018.

Before 2018, France's only World Cup victory was in 1998 though they had also reached the final in 2006 while Croatia were playing in their very first World Cup final.

Croatia became the third Eastern European nation to reach the World Cup final, and the first since Czechoslovakia lost the final in 1962 to Brazil.

France won the match 4–2

It was the first time that an own goal had been scored in a World Cup final.

 France also became the second team in the 32-team World Cup after Brazil in 2002 to win all their knockout matches without any extra time or penalty shoot-out.

As winners, France earned the right to compete for the 2021 FIFA Confederations Cup.

France became the sixth country to win the World Cup more than once.

Didier Deschamps became the third person to have won the World Cup as both a player and manager, after Franz Beckenbauer and Mário Zagallo

The final is the highest scoring since 1966, and the highest score in regular time since 1958

Luka Modrić of Croatia won the Golden Ball as best player of the tournament.

France's Antoine Griezmann, the final man of the match, also won the Bronze Ball and the Silver Boot award with four goals and two assists.

Kylian Mbappé won the Best Young Player award for the tournament.

who became Asia’s richest person ?

who  became  Asia’s richest person ?

Options

1) Mukesh Ambani

2)Jack Ma

3)masayoshi son

4)Ratan Tata

answer

1) Mukesh Ambani

Other details

Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani has surpassed Alibaba Group’s Jack Ma to become Asia’s richest person.

According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Ambani’s wealth rose to $44.3 billion while Jack Ma’s wealth stood at $44 billion.

He is the 18th wealthiest person in the world, according to Forbes.

Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian businessman who is the chairman, managing director and largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited, a Fortune Global 500 company

Ma Yun, known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a multinational technology conglomerate.

where will Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue be held?

where will Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue be held?

Options

1) Beijing

2)mumbai

3)pune

4)kochi

answer

1) Beijing


Other details

 the Second India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue was held in Beijing, China


India and China exchanged views on various topics of mutual interest like perspectives on maritime security and cooperation, blue economy, and further strengthening of practical cooperation.

efforts will be made  on strengthening maritime cooperation as an important area of India-China bilateral relations, and as a platform to improve political and strategic mutual trust between both the countries.

The next round of the India-China Maritime Affairs Dialogue will be conducted at a mutually convenient time in India.

which country will assume command of new NATO training & capacity building mission in Iraq?

which country will assume command of new NATO training & capacity building mission in Iraq?

Options

1) Canada

2)France

3)germapny

4)spain

answer

1) Canada


Other details

Canada has announced that it will assume command of a new NATO training and capacity building mission in Iraq.

In a statement, Government  said the Canadian troops will be deployed in the Baghdad region to help Iraq build a more effective national security structure and improve training for Iraqi security forces.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his country will take a leadership role in Iraq, and work with its allies and the government of Iraq.

Canada as part of the US-led coalition  is already contributing air power, medical support and help in training Iraqi forces since 2014. 

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 29 North American and European countries. 

Chairman of the NATO Military Committee: Air Chief Marshal Stuart Peach, Royal Air Force
Supreme Allied Commander Europe: General Curtis Scaparrotti, United States Army

Headquarters: Brussels, Belgium

Founded: 4 April 1949, Washington, D.C., United States

Founders: United States of America, France, United Kingdom

which country became 69th shareholder of European Bank for Reconstruction & Development?

which country became 69th shareholder of European Bank for Reconstruction & Development?

Options

1) india

2)china

3)japan

4)korea

answer

1) india


Other details

India has become the 69th shareholder of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, paving the way for more joint investment with Indian companies across the bank's regions of operation.

European Bank President Suma Chakrabarti said in London yesterday that India had applied for the membership in December 2017.

 The Board of Governors, voted unanimously in favour of the country's application in March 2018, with the entire membership process completed this week.

London-headquartered EBRD is a multilateral development bank set up in 1991 after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

It aims to promote private and entrepreneurial initiative in emerging Europe and invests in 38 emerging economies.


The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is an international financial institution founded in 1991.

As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. 

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Founded: 1991

 

Jeremy Hunt has been appointed as the new foreign secretary in which country?

 Jeremy Hunt has been appointed as the new foreign secretary  in which country?

Options

1) UK

2)US

3)France

4)germany

answer

1) UK


Other details

 British Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed   UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt as the new foreign secretary to replace Boris Johnson.

Johnson,  stepped down  from his post soon after the resignation of Brexit minister David Davis

Hunt's post of health secretary has been taken over by culture, media and sport secretary Matt Hancock

 

Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns

Brexit Secretary David Davis resigns

David Davis, who has been leading UK negotiations to leave the EU, has quit his role as Brexit Secretary

Dominic Raab,  has been promoted from housing minister to take over from Mr Davis.

The UK is due to leave the European Union on 29 March 2019, but the two sides have yet to agree how trade will work between the UK and the EU afterwards.

Mr Davis,  was appointed Brexit Secretary in 2016

Brexit   is the impending withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).

In a referendum on 23 June 2016, 51.9% of the participating UK electorate voted to leave the EU; the turnout was 72.2%.

On 29 March 2017, the UK government invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.

The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 declares "exit day" to be 29 March 2019 at 11 pm UTC

Swedish intellectuals form new literature prize in Nobel protest

Swedish intellectuals form new literature prize in Nobel protest

This has been created after the Swedish Academy that selects Nobel laureates, postponed this year’s Nobel Literature Prize

The New Academy consists of authors, artists and journalists as members

in May 2018, the Swedish Academy announced that, there will be no Nobel Literature Prize this year.

This was the first time in almost 70 years the Nobel literature award has been postponed.

The Swedish Academy was founded in 1786. Its meetings and decisions on prizes are kept secret.

the New Academy has planned to make its prize-awarding process transparent.

 The new literature award carries a prize of 1 million kronor

The prize money has been raised from crowdfunding and donations. It will be presented at a ceremony on 10th December 2018, on the same day as the Nobel banquet.

Librarians across Sweden have been asked to nominate up to 2 authors. Deadline for nominations is 8th July 2018.

 Authors with the most nominations will receive votes online from the public in Sweden and abroad.

where will The 2018 Asian Games be held?

where will The 2018 Asian Games be held?

Options

1) Indonesia

2)thalinad

3)malaysia

4)none of teh above

answer

1) Indonesia


Other details

The 2018 Asian Games (Indonesian: Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta Palembang 2018, is a pan-Asian multi-sport event scheduled to be held from 18 August to 2 September 2018 in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang.

For the first time, the Asian Games are being co-hosted in two cities; the Indonesian capital of Jakarta (which is hosting the Games for the first time since 1962), and Palembang, the capital of the South Sumatra province.

 Events will be held in and around the two cities, including venues in Bandung and province of West Java. Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.

Hanoi, Vietnam was the original host of the game, but withdrew due to financial constraints. 

Rahul Dravid joins ICC Hall of Fame

Rahul Dravid joins ICC Hall of Fame

  Former Indian cricket captain Rahul Dravid and Australian Ricky Ponting have been included in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame for their achievements in international cricket, in a program in Ireland, Ireland.

Retired England Women's wicketkeeper-batsman Claire Taylor has also been included in the Hall of Fame.
Rahul Dravid has become India's 5th player who will be included in the Hall of Fame.

  Ricky Ponting is Australia's 25th player to be included in the Hall of Fame.

  In 2009, former Indian captain Bishan Singh Bedi, Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev were inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Anil Kumble was inducted in 2015.

which is the most vulnerable state to climate change according to World Bank?

 which is the most vulnerable state to climate change according to World Bank?

Options

1) Maharashtra

2)assam

3)keral

4)sikkim

answer

1) Maharashtra


Other details



    Maharashtra is among the states where people’s standards of living are most vulnerable to climate change, says a World Bank study released, titled “South Asia’s Hotspots”.

    The study projects that India could shave off 2.8% of GDP by 2050 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unmitigated.

    Many districts will see 9% – 11% decline in standards of living with Chandrapur district topping at 12.4%.

Harry Harris was sworn in as new envoy to which country by the US?

Harry Harris  was sworn in as new envoy to which country by the US?

options

1) south korea

2)china

3)japan

4)laos

answer

1) south korea


Other details

Retired United States Navy Admiral Harry Harris was sworn in as the new ambassador to South Korea

Harris's nomination to the post was confirmed by the US Senate in a voice vote