July 2018 current affairs

# India's first transgender lawyer -Sathyasri Sharmila.

# India’s first transgender judge - Joyita Mondal (West Bengal).

# The Tamil Nadu Assembly on 9 July, 2018 passed the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Bill, 2018.

#  The fossil museum at Varanavasi near Ariyalur town is set to open.

# Upgradation of 7 monuments in Tamil Nadu –
o ShoreTemple, Mamallapuram,
o Gingee Fort
o Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram
o Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
o Sithannavasal caves
o Vellore Fort
o Moovar Koil, Kodumbalur.

# The Tamil nadu forest policy looks to increase forest and tree cover to at least 30% by 2025 – Tamil nadu forest policy unveiled.

# Indigenously developed Smart Air purifier - ‘Vistar’ (IIT Madras).

# STAR 2.0 - online’ registration of Weddings, Chits, and Societies from August 2018.

# UNESCO World Heritage List - Two building clusters of Victorian Gothic and Art Deco architectural styles in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

# Maharashtra Government has signed MoU with Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited to launched Cotton Mission to empower cotton farmers.

# India’s First Global Mobility Summit -Niti Ayog.

# Supreme Court: LG Does Not Have Independent Powers - It also held that LG is bound to act on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers.

# Agartala Airport Renamed - Maharaja Bir Bikram Manikya Kishore Airport.

# Animals - as ‘legal persons’ –Uttarakhand high court.

# 17th World Sanskrit Conference –Canada.

# Indian naval ship, INS Sumitra became the first-ever warship to enter the port of Sabang in Indonesia.

# 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2019 - Theme: Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India.

# K.Kasturirangan Committee - a new education policy.

# National Tourism Conclave was organised in Rajasthan (Jaipur).

# India's First Hypercar - Vazirani Shul.

# The Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India launched its digital campaign  ThinkForHealth in New Delhi.

# Bansagar canal project Inaugurated in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

# Delhi Dialogue (DD X) was held in New Delhi and the theme for this edition (2018) was “Strengthening India-ASEAN Maritime Cooperation”.

# The Union Home Minister has launched the Student Police Cadet (SPC) Programme nationally ( students of class 8 & 9).

# The Ministry of Human Resource Development has announced 'Padhe Bharat- Badhe Bharat' to promote the reading culture among students.

# Pitch Black 2018 (PB-18) ecercise held in Australia.(Indian air force first time participated).

# Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has launched National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme to control viral hepatitis C on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day (July 28).

# Mission Satyanishtha – Indian railways -sensitizing all railway employees about the need to adhere to good ethics.

# 'World Tolerance Summit – UAE.

# Colombia's Chiribiquete park declared World Heritage Site.

# The Global Innovation Index (GII) has ranked India as the 57th most innovative nation in the world.

# The United Arab Emirates has extended compulsory military service for Emirati men from 12 to 16 months.

# The Portuguese parliament approved a law that will allow citizens to change their gender and name from the age of 16.

# India has become the vice-chair (regional head) of the Asia Pacific region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO).

# Walking Action Plan - to make London the 'world's most walkable city.

# International Army Games 2018 held in Russia.

# 4 th BIMSTEC summit held in Kathmandu, Nepal.

# Ireland hold an international conference of female parliamentarians.

# Pakistan’s first woman chief justice of the high court - Justice Tahira Safdar.

# Ravindra Dholakia committee to revise the base year for National Accounts or Gross Domestic Production (GDP) calculation.

# Andhra Pradesh emerged as the top-ranked state in the Union government’s latest ease of doing business index for states (World Bank and DIPP -Department of Industrial Policy &
Promotion).

# India – 6th largest economy in terms of GDP (World Bank Report).

# “ReUnite” App to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India.

# The Election Commission of India has launched cVIGIL mobile application for citizens to report any violation of the Model Code of Conduct during elections.

# India’s first biofortified sorghum (Jowar) named Parbhani Shakti was launched.

# South Africa unveiled new 64-dish MeerKAT radio telescope.

# Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh launched an online portal and mobile app called ‘Aabhaar-Aapki seva ka’ for the online pensioners of the state.

# Blood Moon – July 27.

# Rajasthan Chief Minister has launched a mobile app 'Bijli Mitra' to register complaints about defunct transformers.

# The Environment Ministry re-introduced the ‘Medini Puraskar Yojna’– a scheme that awards Indian authors for their original work in Hindi on environment, pollution and climate change subjects.

# National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has launched the Centre for Climate Change in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

# India's Top State in producing Renewable Energy - Karnataka.

# The Punjab government has launched a new scheme ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ to check depletion of underground water.

# “No Toilet, No Bride” – Haryana.

# Study Committee for Floating Solar Power Plant – Maharashtra government -to study issues related to the development of a 1,000-MW floating solar power plant at Ujani dam in Solapur district.

# Madhya Pradesh was awarded by Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for reducing maternal mortality under Prime Minister’s Safe Motherhood Campaign.

# Mandatory Dope Test - Punjab Chief Minister.

# Gujarat CM launched 'Poshan Abhiyan' -a statewide mission to eradicate malnutrition among children by providing them nutritious food through Anganwadi centers.

# The Kerala government has constituted an expert panel comprising eminent writers and language experts to choose an official song for the state.

# Anna Canteens Launched – Andhra Pradesh.

# One farmer one transformer –Maharashtra government.

# The Odisha government decided to set up a unique ‘Heritage Cabinet’.

# The Haryana Education Department has launched ''I am not afraid of English'' initiative to promote English language right from Class 1 in the state’s primary schools.

# For the first time the Karnataka Government will undertake survey of property and land through Drone.

# The 'Sulabh Jal' project converts contaminated pond and river water into safe drinking water.

#  Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on 20th July, inaugurated the 7 days long “Kharchi Puja” at Puran Habeli, in Tripura.

# Odisha Government has unveiled first-ever ‘Tribal Atlas of Odisha’.

# Odisha Government has launched ‘Green Mahanadi Mission’, a plantation drive under which 2 crore saplings will be planted along Mahanadi river and its tributaries.

# Country's 1st State-Run All-Woman Hotel - The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC).

# Arunachal Pradesh government is going to launch a new health insurance scheme,
‘Chief Minister’s Arogya Arunachal Yojana’.

# Madhya Pradesh Government has conferred prestigious National KalidasSamman on noted artist Anjolie Ela Menon (78) for her contribution to visual arts.

# Milan Shankar Tare, a fisherman from Maharashtra’s Palghar district, has been selected for this year’s National Maritime Search and Rescue Award.

# Angela Ponce has become the first-ever transgender woman to be crowned Miss Universe Spain.

# The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Justice AK Goel as new Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT).

# Golden Man Booker International Prize 2018 - Michael Ondaatje.

# Sangita Kalanidhi award - Aruna Sairam.

# Champion of Earth Prize – 2018 - Cochin International Airport Ltd.

# Assam's sports brand ambassador - Hima Das.

# Eat Right Movement – FSSAI.