BIMSTEC countries to adopt Kathmandu Declaration

BIMSTEC countries to adopt Kathmandu Declaration

The fourth BIMSTEC Summit will conclude in Kathmandu today. The leaders of seven member states Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand will adopt the Kathmandu Declaration.


The Kathmandu declaration by Bimstec leaders is aimed at bringing in a greater sense of purpose and direction for the two-decade-old grouping that is still struggling to come of age, officials familiar with the developments said.

The declaration is aimed at narrowing down the immediate focus areas of the grouping from the 14 subjects it has been dealing with since it was established in 1997.

 While these 14 issues will remain part of the Bimstec process, the declaration will narrow down the focus to connectivity, trade, counter-terrorism, livelihood issues and disaster management, the officials said.

The declaration by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation will also focus on improving the structure and implementation mechanism, they said.

This will include strengthening the Bimstec secretariat and putting in place a working group mechanism to ensure the commitments made by leaders of member states are followed up. The grouping is also finalising a Bimstec charter.

A MoU on establishment of BIMSTEC Grid Interconnection will also be signed.

outcome of the summit is expected to set the BIMSTEC on a firm institutional foundation with a very focused and reoriented directions for the future.

bilateral meetings with the leaders of Thailand, Myanmar and Bhutan will be held


 the Nepal-Bharat Maitri Pashupati Dharamshala in the famous Pashupatinath temple premises will be  jointly inaugurated

Which country started work on satellite system to rival EU's Galileo system?

Which country started  work on satellite system to rival EU's Galileo system?

Options

1) uk

2)france

3)italy

4)spain

answer

1) uk


Other details

Britain  would start work on an alternative satellite system to the European Union's Galileo project to ensure its national security if it is barred from equal access to the EU programme after Brexit.

The British government said it would spend 92 million pounds on plans for an independent satellite system, led by the UK Space Agency with support from the Ministry of Defence.

The Galileo system, which will eventually have 30 satellites, is designed to compete with the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), used for commercial, military and other critical applications such as guiding aircraft.
 

Where did First SAARC Agri Cooperative Business Forum begin?

Where did First SAARC Agri Cooperative Business Forum begin?

Otpions

1) Kathmandu

2)colombo

3)dhaka

4)mumbai

answer

1) Kathmandu


Other details

The First South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Agri Cooperative Business Forum began in Kathmandu .

The theme of three-day Forum is the 'Organizing and Strengthening Family Farmers’ Cooperatives to attain the Sustainable-Development-Goals-1 and 2 in South Asia'. 

It is being co-organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and Asian Farmers’ Association with the support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

The Forum brings together representatives both from the government and non-governmental entities from the Member States of SAARC as well as from regional and international organizations.

 South Asia is home to around a quarter of the global population and majority of whom live in the rural areas and depend on natural resources like land, freshwater, coastal fisheries and forests.

 much of the agricultural production in the region is undertaken by small landholders.

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of nations in South Asia. 

Founded: 8 December 1985, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Headquarters: Kathmandu, Nepal

which country will  host 2019 Asian youth weightlifting championships?

Options

1) North Korea

2)china

3)japan

4)laos

answer

1) North Korea

Other details

  North Korea announced that it would be the host for the 2019 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships that will commence from October 27, 2019.

The Asian Weightlifting Federation and North Korea signed an agreement for the championship to be held in capital Pyongyang.

 Earlier in September 2013, the Asian Cup and Interclub Junior and Senior Weightlifting Championship was held in North Korea.

when is World Sanskrit Day celebrated?

when is World Sanskrit Day celebrated in 2018?

Options

1) 26 August

2)25 August

3)28 August

4)29 August

answer

1) 26 August


Other details

The Day is aimed at promoting and reviving the ancient Indian language of Sanskrit.

It is celebrated on Sravana Poornima every year, that is the Poornima day of Sravana month in the Hindu calendar.

Sanskrit has been known as the primary language of Hinduism and forms the basis of several other languages.

The day is marked by various seminars and events talking about the importance of the Sanskrit language. Sanskrit Day was first celebrated in 1969.

US senator John McCain

US senator John McCain

John Sidney McCain III   was an American statesman who served as the senior United States Senator from Arizona, a seat to which he was first elected in 1986.

 He was the Republican nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election, which he lost to Barack Obama.

The six-term senator, McCain was also a Republican presidential nominee in 2008

NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth’s changing ice

NASA launching laser satellite to study Earth’s changing ice

NASA is launching a laser-armed satellite next month that will measure -- in unprecedented detail -- changes in the heights of Earth's polar ice to understand what is causing ice sheets to melt fast.

In recent years, contributions of melt from the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica alone have raised global sea level by more than a millimeter a year, accounting for approximately one-third of observed sea level rise, and the rate is increasing.

Called the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2), the mission is scheduled to be launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on September 15,

ICESat-2 will measure the average annual elevation change of land ice covering Greenland and Antarctica to within the width of a pencil, capturing 60,000 measurements every second.

The new observational technologies of ICESat-2 will advance our knowledge of how the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica contribute to sea level rise,

ICESat-2 will improve upon NASA's 15-year record of monitoring the change in polar ice heights.

It started in 2003 with the first ICESat mission and continued in 2009 with NASA's Operation IceBridge, an airborne research campaign that kept track of the accelerating rate of change.

ICESat-2's Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS) measures height by timing how long it takes individual light photons to travel from the spacecraft to Earth and back.

"ATLAS required us to develop new technologies to get the measurements needed by scientists to advance the research," said Doug McLennan, ICESat-2 Project Manager.



 ATLAS will fire 10,000 times each second, sending hundreds of trillions of photons to the ground in six beams of green light.

With so many photons returning from multiple beams, ICESat-2 will get a much more detailed view of the ice surface than its predecessor.

As it circles Earth from pole to pole, ICESat-2 will measure ice heights along the same path in the polar regions four times a year, providing seasonal and annual monitoring of ice elevation changes.

Beyond the poles, ICESat-2 will also measure the height of ocean and land surfaces, including forests.

2018 Summer Youth Olympics

2018 Summer Youth Olympics

The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games  officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, is a forthcoming international sports, cultural, and educational festival for teenagers that will be hosted in Buenos Aires, Argentina between 6 and 18 October 2018.

 It will be the first Summer Youth Olympic Games to be held outside of Asia  and the first Youth Games for either summer or winter to be held outside Eurasia.

The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is an international multi-sport event organized by the International Olympic Committee.

The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format, though in reverse order with Winter Games held in leap years instead of Summer Games.

 The first summer version was held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010 while the first winter version was held in Innsbruck, Austria from 13 to 22 January 2012

The age limitation of the athletes is 14 to 18.

the idea of such an event was introduced by Johann Rosenzopf from Austria in 1998.

On 6 July 2007, International Olympic Committee (IOC) members at the 119th IOC session in Guatemala City approved the creation of a youth version of the Olympic Games, with the intention of sharing the costs of hosting the event between the IOC and the host city, whereas the traveling costs of athletes and coaches were to be paid by the IOC.

These Games will also feature cultural exchange programs and opportunities for participants to meet Olympic athletes.

Several other Olympic events for youth, like the European Youth Olympic Festival held every other year with summer and winter versions, and the Australian Youth Olympic Festival, have proven successful.

The Youth Games are modelled after these sporting events.

The YOG are also a successor to the discontinued World Youth Games.

Bill and Melinda Gates to host second annual Goalkeepers event

Bill and Melinda Gates to host second annual Goalkeepers event

Bill and Melinda Gates, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will gather emerging and established leaders in government and business, as well as activists and performers, at Goalkeepers 2018 in New York City, September 25-26.

In its second year, the event will highlight the stunning progress in reducing extreme poverty since 1990 and showcase what's possible if the world invests in the health and education of its growing youth populations, particularly in Africa.

Participants include young leaders like David Sengeh, chief innovation officer for the government of Sierra Leone; Trisha Shetty, Indian lawyer, social activist, and founder of SheSays; King Kaka, Kenyan musician and activist; and Aranya Johar, Indian poet.

 Other speakers include Graça Machel, international advocate for women and children's rights and co-founder of the Graça Machel Trust; Richard Curtis, writer, campaigner, and Project Everyone co-founder; and Stephen Fry, actor, writer, and presenter. Performers include British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus. Additional speakers will be announced soon.

The goalkeeper is a multiyear campaign dedicated to accelerating progress towards the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals). Using powerful stories, data, and partnerships, Goalkeepers highlights progress achieved, holds governments accountable, and brings together a new generation of leaders to address the world's major challenges.

This year, Goalkeepers will focus on youth population growth and how it affects future world progress.

Speakers will showcase how investing in "human capital"- the health and education of young people - unlocks productivity and innovation, reduces poverty, and generates prosperity.

On September 18, a week before the New York event, Bill and Melinda Gates will launch their Goalkeepers 2018 report.

Also in its second year, the report will highlight innovations and key investments the world must make now to ensure that young people reach their full potential and usher in an era of global prosperity and security.

The Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards will be presented on September 25, the evening before the Goalkeepers daytime event. In partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UNICEF, the awards will celebrate outstanding youth-focused work around the world that is directly linked to the 17 Global Goals.

The four award categories include the Progress Award, Changemaker Award, Campaign Award, and Global Goalkeeper Award.

International Buddhist Conclave in New Delhi on Aug 23

International Buddhist Conclave in New Delhi on Aug 23

The conclave themed as, Buddha Path - The Living Heritage aims to showcase Buddhist Heritage in India and boost tourism. (The Living   Heritage  aims  to  showcase Buddhist Heritage in India and boost tourism. )

the Ministerial level delegation from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka will also participate in the conclave along with delegates from the 29 countries participating in the International Buddhist Conclave including US, UK, Russia, Japan, Germany and France.

Japan would be the partner Country for this year's Buddhist conclave.

 Ministry of Tourism is organising the conclave in collaboration with the State Governments of Maharashtra, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh from 23rd to 26th August in New Delhi and Ajanta, Maharashtra, followed by site visits to Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodhgaya and Sarnath.

The biennial conclave will have a spiritual dimension, an academic theme and a diplomatic and business component to attract investments in developing world class infrastructure at Buddhist sites

World Mosquito Day

World Mosquito Day

World Mosquito Day, observed annually on 20 August, is a commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans

Ross is responsible for the annual observance, having declared shortly after his discovery that the day should be known as World Mosquito Day in the future.


The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine holds Mosquito Day celebrations every year, including events such as parties and exhibitions, a tradition dating back to as early as the 1930s

 Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, West Nile virus, dengue, chikungunya, Zika among human beings.

World Photography Day

World Photography Day

World Photography Day is celebrated every year on August 19

It is celebrated in order to inspire photographers to share their work and to celebrate the art of photography.

The history of World Photography Day dates back to 1800s when daguerreotype, a photographic process was invented by Frenchmen Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce.

On August 19, 1839, the French government acquired the patent for the invention and declared it as a ‘gift to the world’.

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan

Former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan

He was the seventh UN secretary general.

Mr Annan served two terms as UN chief from 1997 to 2006.

 He was the first black African to become UN secretary-general.

 He later served as the UN special envoy for Syria, leading efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict.

He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001

He was the chairperson of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders working for peace and human rights.

The Elders was founded by Nelson Mandela.
In 1962, Kofi Annan started as an administrative officer with the World Health Organization in Geneva.

He also served in the Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa, the UN Emergency Force in Ismailia, Egypt , the UN high commissioner for refugees in Geneva and in several other positions of UN.

 He was also under-secretary general for peacekeeping and a special representative of the secretary general to the former Yugoslavia between 1995 and 1996.

where is Eleventh World Hindi Conference being organized?

where is Eleventh World Hindi Conference  being organized?


Options

1) Mauritius

2)Maldives

3)madagascar

4)zanzibar

answer

1) Mauritius


Other details

The 11th World Hindi Conference will begin in Mauritius.

 Prime Minister of Mauritius Praveen Kumar Jagannath will inaugurate the conference in Port Louis.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and some other ministers will to attend it.

"Hindi World and Indian Culture" is the theme of conference.

First time a special flight was arranged for official delegates.

 Around 290 delegates arrived in Port Louis

This is also first time that representatives from all 29 states and Union Territories of Delhi, Chandigarh and Puducherry attending the conference.

The delegates from India and various countries of the world will deliberate on eight subtopics on Hindi World and Indian Culture during three-day conference.


After the inauguration session, a report will also be released on a recommendation made during 10th conference held in Bhopal in 2015.

World Hindi Conference was started in 1975 to make Hindi language a medium of service and knowledge and enable it to move forward with the time.

Since then Hindi has made remarkable progress and it has become one of the prominent languages of the world.

Who was Aretha Franklin ?

Who was Aretha Franklin ?

Options

1) singer

2)actor

3)painter

4)none of the above

answer

1) singer


Other details

Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

She received the Grammy Award 18 times and was the first female vocalist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Franklin performed at the inaugurations of three US Presidents -- Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama.

Who won the 2018 UEFA Super Cup?

Who won the 2018 UEFA Super Cup?


Options

1) real madrid

2)Atletico Madrid

3)Juventus

4)none of the above


answer


1) real madrid


Other details

The 2018 UEFA Super Cup was the 43rd edition of the UEFA Super Cup, an annual football match organised by UEFA and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League.

he match featured two Spanish sides, Real Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League and the defending champions having won the previous two editions, and Atlético Madrid, the winners of the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League.

It was played at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia, on 15 August 2018, and was the first European club final held in Estonia.

In March 2018, UEFA announced that a fourth substitution would be allowed in extra time and that the number of substitutes had been increased from 7 to 12.

The start time was also changed from 20:45 CEST to 21:00 CEST.


Atlético Madrid won the match 4–2 after extra time for their third UEFA Super Cup title.


Venue: A. Le Coq Arena Trending
Date: 15 August 2018
Location: A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Polish Football Association)

David Silva played football for which country?

David Silva played football for which country?

Options

1) Spain

2)Germany

3)France

4)Italy


answer

1) Spain


Other details

David Josué Jiménez Silva is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for English club Manchester City. Silva plays mainly as a central or an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker.

David  Silva,   won the 2010 World Cup and 2008 and 2012 European Championship titles and played 125 times for Spain after making his debut in 2006.

where will Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership trade ministers meet be organized?

where will Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership  trade ministers meet be organized?

Options

1)  India

2) China

3)Singapore

4)none of the above

answer


1)  India


Other details



    Trade ministers of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries, including India and China, will hold a crucial meeting in Singapore on August 30-31, 2018.

    RCEP mega trade pact aims to cover goods, services, investments, economic and technical cooperation, competition and intellectual property rights.

    RCEP bloc comprises 10 Asean members and their six FTA partners.

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and the six Asia-Pacific states with which ASEAN has existing free trade agreements (Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand).


Founded: 20 November 2012
 

when was World Elephant Day celebrated?

when was World Elephant Day celebrated?

Options

1) August 12

2)August 11

3)August 10

4)August 13

answer

1) August 12


Other details

World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants.

Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation on August 12, 2012.

Since that time, Patricia Sims continues to lead and direct World Elephant Day, which is now supported by over 65 wildlife organizations and many individuals in countries across the globe.

The first International Elephant Day was held on August 12, 2012

Who was VS Naipaul?

Who was VS Naipaul?

options

1) Novelist

2)actor

3)singer

4)musician

answer


1) Novelist


Other details

Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad "Vidia" Naipaul,  was an Indo-Caribbean writer and Nobel Laureate who was born in Trinidad with British citizenship.

He is known for his comic early novels set in Trinidad and Tobago, his bleaker later novels of the wider world, and his autobiographical chronicles of life and travels.

 He published more than thirty books, both of fiction and nonfiction, over some fifty years.

awards  
Booker Prize 1971
Nobel Prize in Literature 2001 

when is world Lion day celebrated?

when is world Lion day celebrated?

Options

1) August 10

2)August 11

3)August 12

4)August 13

answer

1) August 10


Other details

World Lion day is celebrated on august 10

Lion Day aims to raise awareness  for lions

there are estimated 20000 lions left in the wild

 

who has been appointed as Chief of United Nations Human Rights?

who has been appointed as Chief of United Nations Human Rights?

Options

1) Michelle Bachelet

2)Michelle James

3)Michelle Jacob

4)Michelle John

answer

1) Michelle Bachelet

Other details

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Michelle Bachelet as the Chief of United Nations Human Rights.

Bachelet also served in 2010 as the first director of UN Women, the UN agency promoting gender equality worldwide.


Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Chilean politician who was the President of Chile twice, from 2006 to 2010 and from 2014 to 2018, the first woman in her country to occupy this position

In August 2018, the United Nations nominated her to become the next High Commissioner for Human Rights, replacing Zeid Raad Al Hussein.

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights  is a United Nations agency that works to promote and protect the human rights that are guaranteed under international law and stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948.

The office was established by the UN General Assembly on 20 December 1993in the wake of the 1993 World Conference on Human Rights.

The United Nations Human Rights Council  is a United Nations body whose mission is to promote and protect human rights around the world.

The UNHRC has 47 members elected for staggered three-year terms on a regional group basis.

The 38th session of the UNHRC began June 18, 2018. It ended on July 7, 2018.

The headquarters of UNHRC is in Geneva, Switzerland.

 

Ivan Duque sworn in as Colombia's next president

Ivan Duque sworn in as Colombia's next president

Colombia'snewly-elected President Iván Duque was sworn in .

He pledged to unite the country and improve economic growth.

Iván Duque Márquez is a Colombian politician, lawyer who has served as the President of Colombia since 7 August, 2018.

Formerly, he served as a senator.

 He was the presidential candidate for the Democratic Centre Party for the election in 2018.

Colombia is a country at the northern tip of South America. It's landscape is marked by rainforests, Andes mountains and numerous coffee plantations.

Capital: Bogotá
Currency: Colombian peso

Indra Nooyi was associated with which company?

Indra Nooyi was associated with which company?

Options

1) pepsi

2)coca cola

 3)Nestle

4)none of the above


answer

 1) pepsi


Other details



    Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi will step down as the CEO of PepsiCo after 12 years in the position.

    Under her, PepsiCo began focussing on products that include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, and gave an emphasis on less sugar and fat.

    Ramon Laguarta will succeed Ms. Nooyi as CEO.

    Ms. Nooyi will step down as CEO on October 3, but will remain Chairman until early 2019.



Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is an Indian American business executive and served as the Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the second largest food and beverage business in the world by net revenue, for 12 years from 2006-2018.

Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo. Originally created and developed in 1893 by Caleb Bradham and introduced as Brad's Drink, it was renamed as Pepsi-Cola on August 28, 1898, and then as Pepsi in 1961. 
Founded: 1898
Manufacturer: PepsiCo
Country of origin: United States of America

japan marks 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

japan marks 73rd anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

Japan marked the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima today. T

ens of thousands of people gathered to honour the victims at an annual memorial ceremony held in the city.

They included representatives from 85 countries, as well as survivors of the bombing.

A minute of silence was observed at 8:15 AM local time, the exact time the bomb was dropped by the US on 6th of August in 1945.

 A ceremony was held at the Peace Memorial Park, where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that Japan's responsibility is to bridge the gap between nuclear and non-nuclear nations.

Japan suffered two nuclear attacks by the United States at the end of World War II, first in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and then in Nagasaki three days later.

The bombings claimed 1 Lakh 40 thousand lives in Hiroshima and 74 thousand in Nagasaki.

Netherlands crowned world champions for record 8th time In Women's Hockey

Netherlands crowned world champions for record 8th time In Women's Hockey

In Women's Hockey, the Netherlands have been crowned the world champions for a record eighth time.

 The defending champions recorded a stunning 6-0 victory over Ireland in the summit clash at London last night to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 32 matches.

Kitty van Male, who was among the six different goal scorers, finished the tournament as the top scorer with eight goals.

Spain won the third place match by beating Australia 3-1 to claim their first ever World Cup medal.

India finished the tournament at the 8th spot.

The 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 14th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from 21 July to 5 August 2018 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London, England. 
Dates: 21 Jul 2018 – 5 Aug 2018
Location: Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London, United Kingdom

Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly first commercial spacecraft

Sunita Williams among 9 astronauts to fly first commercial spacecraft

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  announced the names of the first astronauts to fly on American-made, commercial spacecraft to and from the International Space Station.

The agency assigned nine astronauts, including Sunita Williams, to crew the first test flight,


 Mark Geyer is the director of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston


The first nine astronauts include  Eric Boe, Christopher Ferguson, Nicole Aunapu Mann, Robert Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Josh Cassada, Sunita Williams, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins.

Additional crew members will be assigned by NASA's international partners at a later date.

it is an endeavour which will return astronaut launches to the United States soil for the first time since the space shuttle's retirement in 2011.


NASA's Commercial Crew Program is facilitating the development of a U.S. commercial crew space transportation capability with the goal of achieving safe, reliable and cost-effective access to and from the International Space Station and low-Earth orbit.

India elected president of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development

India elected president of Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development

India has been elected as the President of the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) for a period of two years.

India got elected against Iran during voting which took place at the 44th annual gathering of AIBD in Colombo .

Director General of All India Radio F. Sheheryar was re-elected as chair of the executive board while Sri Lanka was elected as vice-chair. Broadcasters from 26 countries in the region including India are full members of the organization.

AIBD, established in 1977 under the auspices of UNESCO, is a unique regional inter-governmental organisation and is mandated to achieve a vibrant and cohesive electronic media environment in the Asia-Pacific region through policy and resource development.

The three-day gathering was inaugurated by Sri Lankan Minister of Finance and mass media Mangala Samarweera.

Emmerson Mnangagwa wins Presidential election in Zimbabwe

Emmerson Mnangagwa  wins Presidential election in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former ally of President Robert Mugabe, has won country's landmark Presidential election.


With all 10 provinces declared, Mnangagwa won 50.8 per cent of votes to 44.3 per cent for opposition leader Nelson Chamisa of MDC party. 

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission declared ZANU-PF party's Mnangagwa, a duly declared elected president.

 Mnangagwa needed over 50 per cent of the vote to secure victory without a second-round run-off.


Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa is a Zimbabwean revolutionary and politician who serves as the 3rd and current President of Zimbabwe since 24 November 2017, elections were held on 30 July 2018, which he won with 2,460,463 votes which is 50.8% of the vote.

Previously, he held a series of Cabinet portfolios and was First Vice-President of Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe until November 2017, when he was dismissed

 He is a member of ZANU–PF and was a longtime ally of former President Robert Mugabe.

Emmerson Mnangagwa was elected President of Zimbabwe on 2 August, 2018.

Zimbabwe is a landlocked country in southern Africa known for its dramatic landscape and diverse wildlife, much of it within parks, reserves and safari areas

Capital: Harare

Egypt beat England to win World Junior squash team title

Egypt beat England to win World Junior squash team title

Czech Republic and USA finished third and secured the bronze medal.

Host India finished 11th overall.

 World Junior Squash Championships 2018 was held in Chennai, India From 18th to 29th July 2018,

A total of 171 players including 116 men and 55 women from 28 countries took part in the World Junior Squash Championship. Cyrus Poncha was the tournament director.

The individual event for men and women was held from 18th July to 23rd July 2018.

The biennial team championship for men was held from 24th July to 29th July 2018.

 The individuals event for men and women are held every year since 2009. The team event is biennial.

Men’s Individual    Mostafa Asal (Egypt)   
Women’s Individual    Rowan Elaraby (Egypt)   
Men’s Team    Egypt   

The World Squash Federation is the international federation for squash, an indoor racquet sport which was formerly called "squash rackets "

President: Narayana Ramachandran

Operations Manager: Lorraine Harding

Abbreviation: WSF

Founder: Billie Jean King

Founded: 1967

World Ranger day

World Ranger day

World Ranger Day is observed annually on the 31st of July, and is promoted by the 54 member associations of the International Ranger Federation (IRF).

The first World Ranger Day was observed in 2007 on the 15th anniversary of the founding of the IRF.

Every day park rangers risk their lives to protect wildlife and habitats from poaching and other threats.

They are generally under-equipped, underpaid, and because they usually work in remote areas out of the media spotlight, they are often under-appreciated.

Rangers work tirelessly to protect some of the world's most endangered species like tigers, elephants and rhinos animals that are also among the most widely targeted by poachers for the illegal wildlife trade.


International Ranger Federation
The International Ranger Federation (IRF), an organization that supports the work of rangers as the key protectors of parks and conservation. IRF was founded in 1992.


The goals of the IRF are to provide a forum for rangers from around the world to share their successes and failures in protecting the world's heritage and to promote information and technology transfer from countries in which protected area management enjoys broad public and government support to countries in which protected area management is less well supported.