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July 27th Current Affairs

1)Government of India has approved a new scheme namely Mahila Shakti Kendra for implementation during 2017-18 upto 2019-20 to empower rural women through community participation.
2)Minister of State for Defence , Dr. Subhash Bhamre inaugurated a two-day Air Defence India – 2018 Seminar & Exhibition in New Delhi.It was organised by Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS) .
3)All the 13 lakh employees of the Indian Railways will take turns to swear an oath publicly to “bring about integrity” and “eradicate corruption”.
Termed “Mission Satyanishtha”, the program will involve railwaymen attending formal training course on probity and integrity in public life.

4)The Gauhati High Court has declared the Arunachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2007 as “unconstitutional” in line with Supreme court’s judgement.
5)Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik inaugurated the Rs 300 crore Rukura Medium Irrigation Dam project in Sundargarh district.
6)The Gujarat government has come out with an ‘Urban Sanitation and Cleanliness Policy’ for better management of solid and liquid waste in cities.
7)The Indian Coast Guard conducted a bilateral table-top exercise on maritime pollution response with Bangladesh Coast Guard in Kolkata, West Bengal.
8)Odisha government signed an MoU with global organization Sightsavers to strengthen education for blind students.
9)The United Nations has honoured the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) with ‘Champion of Earth’ award for being the first airport in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. CIAL is the first airport in the world to receive the highest environmental award issued by the United Nations.
10)Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a committee to listen to the demands of ‘shiksha mitras’ and suggest a suitable action plan.The committee head is: Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma.
11)SoftBank announced partnership with Paytm to launch a payments service in Japan.
12)Noted litterateur Ramakanta Rath received Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman, Odisha’s highest literary award, for the year 2018.



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