TNPSC Daily Current Affairs - July 10, 2018 - TNPSC Current Affairs - www.TNPSCGURU.in 2018

TNPSC Current Affairs - July 2018 by TNPSC Guru

1.Tamil Nadu Lokayukta Bill 2018. 

• Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly finally passed the Tamil Nadu Lokayukta act 2018l through voice vote.
• The Act would look into graft charges against government Servants including current and former elected representatives (including Chief Ministers and Cabinet Ministers). 

2.TN’s land pooling scheme. 

• Tamil Nadu Government to bring Land Pooling scheme for projects which turns owners into partners in development.
• According to the Section 39A of the land pooling area development scheme , it paves way for consolidating land for development of projects by making land owners as stakeholders in the scheme. 
• It was decided because the acquisition of private lands becomes costlier after implemention of the land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013..

3.Institution of eminence Status.

•  The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has granted Institution of Eminence to 6 educational Institution including Jio Institute-Reliance Foundation.
• The other 5 institute are Indian Institute of Bombay, IIT Delhi, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, Birla Institute of Technology & Sciences (BITS) Pilani, Rajasthan and Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka. 

4.ADB approval for lining project in Son canal.

• Asian development Bank has given its approval for revival of lining project in Son Canal Shahabad-Bhojpur region of Bihar.
• The project will help immense benefit for the agriculture in this region.
• Lining Project means to add impermeable layer to edges of the trench to reduce the seepage loss of water in canal. 

5.SAATHI. 

The Central Reserve Police Force has launched the mobile app SAATHI to reach out to the people undertaking annual pilgrimage to Amarnath.

6.India Tourism Mart. 

First India Tourism Mart to be held in New Delhi from September 16^th to 18 with the aim to create a global tourism mart for India on lines of major International travel mart held across the world.                

7.Jewish Community in Gujarat. 

• Gujarat Government has granted religious minority status to the Jews community living in Gujarat.
• Gujarat becomes the 3^rd state to grant religious minority status to Jews after West Bengal and Maharashtra.

8.Dipa karmakar. 

Dipa Karmakar wins gold medal in vault event of FIG Artistic Gymnastic World Challenge cup held in Mersin, Turkey.

9.World’s largest mobile factory. 

Samsung to open World’s largest Mobile factory in  Noida, Uttar Pradesh.