Johannesburg Declaration adopted at BRICS Summit 2018

  • The 2018 BRICS Summit adopted the Johannesburg Declaration by consensus.
  • The heads of state and government of all five BRICS nations including Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convened for the 10th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • The theme was to collaborate for inclusive growth and shared prosperity in the 4th Industrial Revolution.

Indian women’s compound archery team becomes world’s top ranked team

  • Indian women’s compound archery team, for the first time ever, reached the top of the world rankings.
  • The India team has catapulted to No. 1 spot just ahead of the Asian Games.
  • Helping the Indian women’s compound archery team on their way to the top were silver medals at the 2018 Antalya World Cup in May and Berlin World Cup in July, 2018.

Union HRD minister releases AISHE Report 2017-18

  • On the occasion of Guru Purnima, the Ministry of Human Resource Development organised a National Conference of Vice Chancellors & Directors of Higher Education Institutions of India in New Delhi.
  • HRD’s Union Minister Prakash Javadekar released the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) Report 2017-18, Higher Educational Profile 2017-18, and Swachh Campus Manual.
  • The theme of the conference was “Research and innovation in Higher Education.”

Karnataka surpasses Tamil Nadu to become India’s leader in renewable energy: IEEFA report

  • According to the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report, Karnataka is the new national leader in renewable energy generation.
  • Karnataka has surpassed Tamil Nadu which was India’s best renewable market, and had been for quite some time.
  • Up to March 2018, Karnataka had 12.3 gigawatts (GW) of renewable capacity installed.

HCL Technologies displaces Wipro as India’s third largest IT services firm

  • HCL Technologies Ltd surpassed Wipro Ltd to become India’s third-biggest software services firm.
  • This is the first time in six years that the country’s $167 billion information technology (IT) outsourcing industry has had a change in the order.
  • The dollar revenue of Noida-based HCL Technologies increased by 0.8% to $2.05 billion in the quarter that ended on June 30th, when compared with the preceding three months.
  • During this time, Wipro’s dollar revenue declined by 1.7% to $2.03 billion.

New Ebola virus strain discovered in Sierra Leone, dubbed Bombali

  • A new strain of the Ebola virus has been discovered in bats in Sierra Leone.
  • It has been dubbed Bombali.
  • It is not known whether this strain can develop into the Ebola virus. But scientists say that it could be transmitted to humans.
  • The Ebola virus outbreak ended two years ago and claimed over 11,000 lives across West Africa.

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