1) DRDO develops India's first unmanned tank 'Muntra'
•Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed India's first unmanned tank, which has three variants – surveillance, mine detection and reconnaissance in areas with nuclear and bio threats. It is called Muntra (Mission UNmanned TRAcked) and has been rolled out of the Chennai lab.
•The tanks will facilitate Indian Armed forces in conducting unmanned surveillance missions. Muntra-S has been developed for unmanned surveillance missions, whereas Muntra-M is built for detecting mines. Muntra-N will be deployed in areas where nuclear radiation or bio weapon risk is high.
2) Care Companion Programme is a Health Scheme Launched in Punjab
•The state govt. of Punjab has launched ‘Care Companion Programme’ is a Healthcare Scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to promote better health status in the state. The program will disseminate across the state through better family engagement and education.
•Department of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab has entered into an memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Noora Health India Trust, is a healthcare NGO that have fully dedicated to patients care. This NGO will spread awareness program as a caretaker education that works to improve patient health outcomes under the award winning Care Companion Program (CCP).
3) United Nation's World Day against Trafficking in Persons: 30 July
•The United Nations World Day against Trafficking in Persons 2017 is observed across the world on 30 July. This year, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) selected ‘Act to Protect and Assist Trafficked Persons’ as the focus of the Day.
•The theme emphasizes one of the most pressing issues of the large mixed migration movements of refugees and migrants. The day aims at raising awareness of the plight of human trafficking victims, and promoting and protecting their rights.
4) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi declared as interim Pakistan Prime Minister
•The ruling Pakistan Muslim League has selected Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to be the interim prime minister of Pakistan.
•Nawaz Sharif had recently resigned as Pakistan Prime Minister after the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office. The court disqualified Sharif under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution.
5) Shiva, Manoj , 3 other strike Gold at Czech Boxing Tournament
•Indian boxers packed quite a heavy punch at the 48th Grand Prix Usti Nad Labem, clinching five gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the event in the Czech Republic.
•World Championships bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa in 60 kg, former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar in 69 kg, Amit Phangal in 52 kg, Gaurav Bidhuri in 56 kg and Satish Kumar in +91 kg category claimed gold medals after winning their respective summit clashes last night.
•Kavinder Bisht in 52 kg and Manish Panwar in 81 kg settled for silver medals. Earlier, Sumit Sangwan had claimed a bronze in 91 kg category after going down in the semifinals.
6) PV Sindhu has appointed as a Group-I officer in AP
•Rio Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was honoured with the post of Group-I officer in Hyderabad as the Andra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu presented her with the appointment letter on Thursday.
•After presenting her with the appointment letter, the Chief Minister uploaded a picture of the ceremony and tweeted, “Issued an appointment order to @Pvsindhu1 for the post of Group-1 officer. Hopeful that she’ll bring more laurels to the country.”
•To that, Sindhu replied “Thank you for supporting me sir! I will work hard to bring more laurels to the country.”
