9th July 2018 Daily Current Affairs

International Current Affairs

• South Korean President Moon Jae-inis on his first state visit to India.
• During this 4 day visit, he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on key issues such as the situation on the Korean peninsula, and ways to boost trade and defence cooperation.
  
• About South Korea :
• Capital : Seoul
• Official Language : Korean
• President : Moon Jae-in
• Prime Minister : Lee Nak-yeon
• Chief Justice : Kim Myeong-soo
• Currency : South Korean won
• India's latest frontline warship INS Trikand has reached Sri Lanka in a goodwill visit.
• The Sri Lanka Navy ceremonially welcomed the state-of-the-art warship in accordance with naval traditions. 
• INS Trikand is a state-of-the-art warship of the Indian Navy equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors capable of addressing threats in all three dimensions - Air, Surface and Sub-surface.

National Current Affairs

• The Supreme Court today upheld the death penalty for the convicts of the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, after hearing a review petition seeking reduction of sentence. 
• Note : The death penalty was awarded to four of the six convicts, while the fifth, a juvenile, was sent to a correction home and the sixth had committed suicide inside the Tihar Central Jail.
• The Union Environment Ministry has set Noise Standards for Airports across the country, excluding defence aircraft, and those that are landing and taking off. 
• According to rules, a civil airport with more than 50,000 aircraft movements per year should not exceed noise levels beyond 75 dB(A) Leq (decibels) during the daytime and 65 dBA during the night,.
• The two-day International Round Table Conference on “Data for New India” was started today at New Delhi.
• This conference is being organized by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation (MoSPI). 
• Objective of this conference : To identify innovative ideas for improving the statistical system in India, taking cue from the best practices followed in advanced countries like Canada, UK and Australia.
• Ministry of Railways approves Digital Aadhaar and Driving License from Digital Locker as proof of identity of passengers for undertaking journey by Train.
• Digi Locker is a secure cloud based platform for storage, sharing and verification of documents & certificates launched by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Recent Committees in News

• The government has proposed to create a special group to keep a check on e-commerce platforms like Flipkart and Amazon India so that the foreign investment policy is not violated. 
• This special group will comprise officials from industry department and Enforcement Directorate. 

Awards & Honors

• Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD, NALCO, was honored with the Knowledge Excellence Award 2018 for Outstanding Contribution in Aluminium Knowledge domain at the 22nd International Conference on Non-Ferrous Minerals and Metals 2018 at Ranchi.

Deaths

• Actor Kavi Kumar Azad, best known for his role of Dr Hansraj Hathi in 'Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah', has passed away after suffering from a heart attack.

New Appointments

• Former Information and Broadcasting secretary Uday Kumar Varma has been appointed as a member of the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC), a self-regulatory body for general entertainment channels.
• He has replaced former information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah, whose tenure at the BCCC has ended.

Sports Current Affairs

• Arjuna-awardee gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who finished fourth at Rio Olympics, clinched the Gold medal in the vault event of Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup today. 
• The Punjab government has announced that it is going to provide ₹5 lakh to every village that turns free of drugs to purchase sports and gym equipment for the youth.
• India defeated England in the third T20I to win the three-match series 2-1 and register their sixth successive T20I series victory. 
• This match witnessed MS Dhoni become the first-ever wicketkeeper to take 5 catches in a T20I.
• Team India opener Rohit Sharma has become the first Indian cricketer to smash three centuries in T20I cricket.
• Note : Rohit is only the second cricketer after Colin Munro (New Zealand) to register three tons in T20I cricket.