Today’s Fuel rate: Del: P 77.14 D 68.72 Kol: P 80.10 D 71.56 Mum: P 84.58 D 72.96 Chn: P 80.14, D 72.59
Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted in AIIMS is in critical condition, put under life support system
PM I-Day Speech: Reinforce bond with electorate, Gives World’s largest’ health plan, cover 10cr families
Ayushman Bharat: Health insurance require 20,000-30,000Cr, 1st phase involves only public hospitals
Assam village celebrates Independence Day with 3.5 km long tricolor, send message Bodoland peaceful
Kerala: Situation worsens, incessant rains continue; shutters of 35/39 dams opened 1st time in history
Kerala Flood Updates: Kochi Metro Services Stopped, Red Alert On, Navy deploys 21 teams for rescue
Madhya Pradesh: 11 Swept Away while bathing in stream by Flash Flood; Over 40 Rescued
ISRO K Sivan: Manned mission to create 15K Jobs, to send astronaut 350-400KM in space for experiment
Biggest trade deficit in 5 years adding to rupee’s woes, gap b/w exports & imports at $18BN & Crude bill
Only 3 serving world leaders studied in India, compared to 58 in US, Education not among in Soft Power
Govt portal infosecawareness.in starts advocacy drive to combat fake news on social media
2 Chokepoints That May Soon Haunt World: Straits of Hormuz & Taiwan, 55% World Crude pass through
Study: Body image issues not just affecting adults/teenagers, even children as young as 8 or 9 facing it
Clash In UP After Girl Faints Due To Loud Music & Objectionable songs Played By Kanwariyas
Note-ban, GST hit household savings rate(16.3% in 2017), decline may pose challenge for economy
RBI scrutiny of 200 large A/Cs, assess level of stress/provisioning done against them by respective banks
2/3rd working Indians earn 13% less over widespread childhood stunting, excessively short for their age
CEC: Capable of holding polls to Lok Sabha polls, 4 states together in Dec if Parl election advanced
NASA’s Opportunity Rover remains unreachable due to global dust storm engulfing Mars
Voda, Idea throw down gauntlet at Jio, Airtel with eye-catch incentive offers of Rs 180-250 to retailers
Army Canteen’s profit zooms as companies fall in line that flouted fair pricing norms (promotion offer)
Australian researchers test kangaroo tendons to help injured athletes, 6 times stronger than human
Afghan: 2 attacks kill 92: Suicide blast in Kabul claims 48 lives; Taliban assault in Baghlan kills 44 police
Turkey increases tariffs on US goods; investors concerned about Prez Erdogan’s economic policies
Trump Revokes Ex CIA Director Brennan’s Security Clearance Citing ‘Erratic Behavior,’ Others Threatened
US blacklists Russian, Chinese companies for breaking North Korea embargo to keep nuke pressure
Australia welcomes 19% more Indians between June 2017-May 2018 with 3,30,700 Indians visiting
Venezuela Faces Growing Threats To Public Health, No of Operations cancelled as no water in hospitals
New Zealand Bans Sale of Homes to Foreigners to fight against the expensive housing market
South Korea Proposes Northeast Asian railroad community With North Korea, China & US
Indonesia’s Richest Man Michael Bambang Going For Gold At Asian Games, to represent in Bridge team
Today’s Word – *Sacchariferous* – Bearing sugar.
