1) 7th August: National Handloom Day being celebrated
•National Handloom Day is being celebrated today to give an impetus to the sector and encourage the use of handmade loom. 7th of August was chosen to celebrate the day due to its special significance in India's history. It was on this day that the Swadeshi Movement was launched in 1905. The movement involved the revival of domestic products and production processes.
•In Assam, the main event of the National Handloom Day is being celebrated in Guwahati. Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal, Minister of State for Textiles Ajay Tamta attended the program.
2) Centre Launches Scheme To Provide Legal Aid Easily In Bihar
•The Centre in association with the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA) launched ‘Tele-Law’ scheme in Biharwith an aim to provide an opportunity for the common man to access legal aid easily.
•Under the scheme, villagers can have access to legal consultation with the help of para legal volunteers at Common Service Centre (CSC) which will be equipped with computers and Internet facility.
•The Tele-Law scheme was launched in the presence of Supreme Court Justice Dipak Misra, who is also executive chairman of NALSA, Union Law and Justice and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
3) Global IT Delivery Centre Coming Up In Jaipur
•A global information technology (IT) delivery centre is coming up in jaipur to provide the ease of doing business to the engineering, architectural and professional companies in their international operations. It has been specially designed to cater to the changing dynamics of the business world.
•The centre, being set up with an investment of Rs.100 crore, is expected to give employment to about 1,100 engineers, architects and IT and other professionals, when fully operational. It is claimed to be a world-class facility with the latest workstations and servers, network and security system, power-backup and all allied services.
4) Israel Imposes New Travel Restrictions On Palestinians
•Israel has imposed new travel restrictions on Palestinians, preventing them from leaving blockaded Gaza with laptops. Israel and Egypt have enforced severe Gaza travel restrictions since the 2007 takeover of the territory by the Islamic militant Hamas.
5) PNB customers to pay higher charges for non-credit services
•Come September, PNB customers will have to pay charges for depositing cash above Rs. 5,000 in a non-base branch even if it is located in the same city. Currently, the customers of Punjab National Bank have levied charges only for depositing cash over Rs. 25,000 at a non-base branch within the same city.
•It has been decided to revise the non-credit related charges (exclusive of GST) with effect from September 1st, 2017for cash deposit above Rs. 5,000 at other than base branch within the same city.
6) Neymar Becomes Most Expensive Footballer
•It has been confirmed that the 25-year-old player Neymar has been bought for a staggering €222 million officially activating his release clause from Barcelona and smashing the record for Most expensive football player (soccer player), in both single transfer & combined transfer fees title.
