Starting this week, we will collate the news items from India and across the globe which we think are important and then present them to you in a succinct form. This ‘Weekly Dose of Current Affairs’ should help you in acing the GK section present in various competitive exams. Lets get started!
1. Satnam Singh becomes first Indian to be drafted by a NBA team
Satnam Singh Bhamara became the first Indian to be drafted by a NBA team when he emerged as the 52nd pick – snapped by Dallas Mavericks.
More Details: Indian Express
2. Supreme Court ruling makes same-sex Marriage a right nationwide
In a long-sought victory for the gay rights movement, the Supreme Court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote on Friday that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.
More Details: New York Times
3. PM Modi Launches Smart Cities, Housing For All, AMRUT
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched three flagship schemes of the NDA government – Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Smart Cities mission and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) urban renewal initiative.
More Details: NDTV
4. Blue Mormon declared ‘state butterfly’ of Maharashtra
Maharashtra has become the first state in country to have a ‘state butterfly’. It has accorded the status to Blue Mormon
More Details: Indian Express
5. SEBI relaxes listing, fund-raising norms for start-ups
The Securities & Exchange Board of India announced relaxed listing norms aimed at encouraging the booming startup industry to tap the local market, thus opening up investor access to the dramatic growth opportunities offered by such firms.
More Details: Economic Times
6. Steffi Graf appointed Kerala’s brand ambassador for Ayurveda
Tennis legend Steffi Graf was on Wednesday appointed the Ayurveda brand ambassador of Kerala. The Kerala tourism department was given the sanction to sign an agreement with Graf to become Ayurveda brand ambassador as part of the department’s ‘Visit Kerala Scheme’,
More Details: Hindustan Times
7. Mother Teresa’s Successor, Sister Nirmala Joshi, Dies at 81
Sister Nirmala Joshi, the nun who succeeded Nobel Peace Prize winner Mother Teresa as head of her organization Missionaries of Charity, passed away in Kolkata late Monday night.
More Details: Time
8. SoftBank, Bharti, Foxconn announce $20 bn solar project
Japan’s SoftBank Corp today announced investment of USD 20 billion in setting up solar power projects in India in partnership with telecom giant Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan’s Foxconn.
More Details: Business Standard
9. Raghuram Rajan Says World Economy May Be Slipping Into 1930s Depression
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has asked central banks from across the world to define “new rules of the game” as he warned that the global economy may be slipping into problems similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
More Details: NDTV
10. Unmanned SpaceX rocket explodes after Florida launch
A mission by an unmanned SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket has ended in failure after it exploded after lift-off from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
More Details: BBC
