11th July 2016 - Important Current Affairs updates

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International Affairs

• Today (11th July) is World Population Day.
• This day was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989.
• Objective : To increase the awareness of the people towards the worldwide population issues.
• Theme of the year 2016 : 'Investing in teenage girls'
• The G-20 nations have agreed to improve international trade governance, seeking to remain committed to an "open global economy" and work towards "trade liberalisation and facilitation". 
• Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declared victory in the national election today. 
• His coalition government will retain power while the opposition Labor Party conceded defeat. 
• Prime Minister has arrived in Kenya from Tanzania on the fourth and final leg of his four-nation Africa tour.
  
• He will leave for India today's evening after the completion of his engagements in Kenya.

MOUs & Agreements

• India and Kenya today signed 7 Agreements and MOUs, including in the field of defense cooperation, to strengthen institutional cooperation between respective defence establishments.  
• Check complete list of 7 agreements from here.  

National Affairs

• Meghalaya Governor V. Shanmuganathan today inaugurated the launch of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan (PMSMA) in the East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya.
• The inaugural programme was followed by a daylong Free Medical Camp for Pre-Natal and Post-Natal care which was availed by hundreds of women and children.
• Minister of State for Communications Manoj Sinha and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today launched a government initiative in Patna, under which ‘gangajal’ will be home-delivered to people via the postal department
• In order to strengthen public security system, Maharashtra police has launched 4 Mobile Apps for timely intervention into emergency situations.
• They are,
• Railway helpline app : to offer help to railway passengers during emergency
• Police Mitra : aims at improving police administration by assisting police force in crime prevention and detection as well as ensuring safety of women, children and senior citizens.
• Pratisaad-Ask : to alert the nearby police of any emergencies such as "terrorist attack", "accident", "robbery", "Women Safety", or any other kind of human rights violation or unlawful activity.
• Vahanchoritakrar : to lodge complaint about stolen vehicles

New Appointments

• Nepal's Newly appointed Chief Justice Sushila Karki today took oath of office and secrecy.
• She is the first woman Chief Justice of Nepal.
• Important Note : Bidhya Devi Bhandari is the first female President of Nepal.
• Sanjay Gupta has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL). 
• He is the youngest ever CMD of KRCL.
• The Delhi government appointed Ramesh Negi as the acting Chief Secretary in the absence of K. K. Sharma, who will remain on leave till July 25.

Science & Technology

• The Indian Railways has decided to procure a radar-based device to alert drivers of physical obstructions on railway tracks. 
• The accident protection system, called 'Tri-Netra’, will use infra-red signals to sense obstructions up to 2-3 km ahead of the trains. 
• Note : Six countries, including France, Japan and Switzerland, have expressed desire to install the system in Indian trains. 

Deaths

• Former India footballer and the country's first full time 'diamond' coach Amal Dutta (86) Passed away.

Sports

• Portugal has won the 2016 UEFA European football championship (Euro Cup 2016) by defeating host France. 
• It was Portugal’s first UEFA European Championship title.
• Important Awards of EURO Cup 2016 :
• Golden Boot : Antoine Griezmann (France)
• Silver Boot : Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal)
• Bronze Boot : Olivier Giroud (France
• Young Player of the Tournament : Renato Sanches (Portugal)
• Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix for the third year in a row by beating team-mate​ Nico Rosberg, who finished second. 
• This was Hamilton's 47th career victory.
• Note : Red Bull's Dutch Max Verstappen finished third.

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