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1) Kerala Governor inaugurates Ayurveda summit
2) Disabled People over 80 can vote through Postal Ballot
•On the recommendations of the Election Commission, the Ministry of Law and Justice has amended the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, allowing senior citizens and person with disabilities in the absentee voter list. The person will make an application in a new Form 12 D, which will reach the Returning Officer within 5 days following the date of notification of election. After the receipt of such application, the elector will be issued a postal ballot paper, which will be deposited in the specified centre after the recording of the vote.
3) India to adopt Brazil model of human milk bank
•India has taken inspiration from Brazil’s success in the field of human milk bank decided to adopt a similar model in creating a wide network of human milk banks. The Centre has set a target of ensuring at least 70 per cent infants to have access to breast milk by the year 2025. Target will subsequently be increased to 100 per cent.
4) Russia’s Nuclear Submarine test fires Ballistic Missile from White Sea
•The launch was conducted in the white sea of the northwest coast of Russia with a dummy payload. The Knyaz Vladimir submarine is the first upgraded model to be produced in the Borei class of Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. The test-fire was conducted amid arms control tensions between Moscow and the West following the demise of a landmark Cold War-era nuclear pact.
5) World’s first blockchain-based carbon trading exchange in Singapore
6) Sanjeev Nandan Sahai appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Power
7) 35th ASEAN Summit begins in Bangkok
•Apart from leaders of 10 ASEAN countries head of Eight dialogue partner countries including India, USA, China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand are also participating in the summit. East Asia Summit (EAS) and Regional Comprehensive Economic Summit ( RCEP) will be also held on the sidelines of 35th ASEAN Summit.
8) Air India paints ‘Ek Onkar’ symbol on its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft’s
9) Nawazuddin Siddiqui wins Golden Dragon Award at 2019 CIFF
10) India drops to 106th in FIFA Men’s rankings
•Bangladesh, however, benefitted from the draw, jumping three rungs to 184th spot. Belgium has managed to hold on to the top spot, followed by France and Brazil. England is placed fourth ahead of Uruguay, Portugal, Croatia, Spain, Argentina and Colombia.
11) Mary Kom named in IOC’s 2020 Olympics athlete ambassadors group
•Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group, which also comprises the likes of Ukrainian legend Vasyl Lamachenko (Europe), a two-time Olympic and world gold-medallist who now plies his trade in the professional circuit, and five-time world champion and 2016 Olympic gold-winner Julio Cesar La Cruz (Americas) among others.