Abhishek Srivastava

Monthly Current Affair Magazine for UPSC CSE examination. This course is an exhaustive compilation of July 2018 current affairs which is segregated into National issues, Polity and governance-related issues, etc. This will be highly beneficial for not only Prelims 2018 but also for Mains examination.

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(Hindi) IAS Express: July 2018

Overview of the course (in Hindi)

-WhatsApp Messenger is a freeware and cross-platform messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Facebook 
-India to host 2+2 talks.It is dialogue between India’s external affairs minister, defence minister and USA's Secretary of state and defence. It replaced the India-US Strategic and Commercial Dialogue.
-India will sign a defence framework agreement with Rwanda which is India strategic partner in Jan 2017. Agreements on dairy cooperation, leather exports, agriculture and cultural ties also expected to be sign.
-The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is a statutory body set up by the Government of India under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997.
 It is the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India.
 It consists of a Chairperson and not more than two full-time members and not more than two part-time members.
-RBI say Cryptocurrency would encourage illegal transactions.
 And directed banks and financial institutions to freeze the bank accounts of those individuals and companies dealing in illegal trade of virtual currencies.
SC sought response from the government on handling this issue.

21st July 2018 Current Affairs (in Hindi)

Assam accord:

 It was a Memorandum of Settlement  signed between Government of India and the leaders of the Assam Movement on 15 August 1985.
A six-year agitation demanding identification and deportation of illegal immigrants was launched by the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) in 1979.

23rd July 2018 Current Affairs (in Hindi)

CAATSA:
Countering America’s Adversaries through Sanctions Act, under which sanctions kick off on countries that purchase significant military equipment from Russia.
 
India: Purchase S-400 triumf from Russia so its would invite sanction of America.

23 July Current Affairs Part II (in Hindi)

World Investment Report by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
 India FDI in Africa in 2016-17 at $14 billion which is lower than it was in 2011-12 at $16 billion.
 India’s trade figures also fell from $67.84 billion to $51.96 billion.
But china increased its investment on same period from $16billion to $40billion.
It shows our investment declined steadily.
 
Why?
 Its concentration on East African Trade and Investment opportunities.
Dependence on petroleum and LNG.
So diversification is needed to broaden economic engagement

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27th July Current Affairs II (in Hindi)

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30th July Current Affairs (in Hindi)

Longest "blood moon" eclipse of the 21st Century on Friday.
One hour and 43 minutes on Friday, the Moon is going to change colour to match Mars, as it passes straight through the deepest, darkest part of Earth's shadow

It coincides not only with Mars's close approach, but with what he described as a "procession of planets" - a line-up of our celestial neighbours that will give skywatchers a particularly good view of Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mars.
It's the farthest and smallest Full Moon of 2018

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12 lessons • 1h 43m