Weekly Current Affairs July 2018: 5th Week

Banking and Financial Awareness:

16-member committee has constituted by Insurance Regulator Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), to examine motor third party insurance pricing aspects, headed by IRDAI Member P.J. Joseph.
Oxigen Announces a Strategic Partnership with Fincare Small Finance Bank to roll out the Branchless Banking services.
SoftBank and Paytm partner to launch cashless payments service in Japan.
Banks and Financial Institutions (FIs) have signed Inter-Creditor Agreement (ICA) aimed at faster resolution of stressed assets.

Tata AIA Appoints Rishi Srivastava as CEO and MD.
Justice Tahira Safdar to be first woman chief justice of any court in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s cricket legend Imran Khan elected as the next Prime Minister Pakistan.

The world's oldest person, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, Chiyo Miyako has died.
Veteran Sports Journalist Swapan Sarkar Passes Away.
Former Kerala Minister Cherkallam Abdullah passes away.

According to the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report, Karnataka top in renewable energy generation.
India Heritage Walk Festival, has been awarded the PATA Gold Award 2018.
Poet Ramakanta Rath was conferred with Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman for 2018, Odisha’s highest literary award.

To promote investment facilitation and cooperation between startups of India and France, Invest India and Business France have signed an MoU.
For Collaborating in Aspirational Districts, NITI Aayog Signs SoI with Lupin Foundation.
6th India-UK Science & Innovation Council Meeting Held in New Delhi, discussed a range of issues on S&T cooperation between the two countries.
To firm up the commitments of the country leaders towards the cause of persons with disabilities, the Global Disability Summit held in London, UK.
2nd Meeting of National Council On India’s Nutrition Challenges Held in New Delhi.
1st Meeting of India-Bangladesh Joint Committee On Border Haats Concludes in Agartala, Tripura.
Union Home Minister inaugurates National Traders’ Conclave in New Delhi.
International conference on India-Vietnam economic ties held in New Delhi.
2nd meeting of National Council on India’s Nutrition Challenges under POSHAN Abhiyaan in New Delhi.

National Green Tribunal formed a monitoring committee for cleaning of the Yamuna River, headed by A K Goel, Chairperson of National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Health Ministry Launches National Viral Hepatitis Control Programme aimed at eliminating the deadly condition by 2030.
To Check Mob Lynching, Government Sets Up High Level Committee chaired by the Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba.
Government Reduced Minimum Annual Deposit from Rs 1000 to Rs 250, Under Sukanya Samriddhi Scheme for enabling more people to take advantage of the girl child savings scheme.
Coal India Ltd’s (CIL)’s former chairman Partha Sarathi Bhattacharyya wrote the book “When Coal Turned Gold: The Making of a Maharatna Company”.

Bharti Infratel and Indus Tower Merger Deal Gets SEBI Nod.
Google teams up with Accenture to help enterprises move to Cloud.
Google Unveils Two New AI Chips Edge TPU and Cloud IoT Edge, aimed at helping customers develop and deploy intelligent connected devices at scale.

Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC) Launches Country's 1st State-Run All-Woman Hotel named 'Hostess'.
Odisha Government Launches 'Green Mahanadi Mission' by planting a sapling on the bank of river Mahanadi, to stop soil erosion on river banks and recharge the groundwater reserve.
Regional Rail Training Institute inaugurated at Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
West Bengal Assembly Passes Resolution to Rename State as Bangla.

Indian Women's Compound Archery Team Reaches World Rank 1.
Lewis Hamilton Wins German Grand Prix at Hockenheimring track in Germany.
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially launched its Olympic mascots 'Miraitowa' and Paralympic mascot 'Someity.
Kathleen Baker set a world record to win the 100m backstroke at the US swimming championships.