21st July 2018 Current Affairs

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Andhra Pradesh launches e-Pragati core platform

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has launched the ‘e-Pragati core platform’ at Undavalli.
The digital initiative is aimed at connecting the citizen to 34 departments, 336 autonomous organisations and 745-plus services.
Through the e-Pragati core platform the State government aims to realise the vision of ‘Sunrise AP 2022’.

Myanmar is the latest nation to join the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA).
Myanmar has become the 68th signatory to the Framework Agreement of the ISA.
The aim of the ISA is for optimum utilisation of solar energy.
This move was made during a bilateral meeting on Delhi Dialogue 2018.

Shubhankar Sharma became the youngest Indian golfer to make the cut at a Major.
He achieved the feat at the 147th Open Championships at Carnoustie, Scotland.
Sharma made the cut at the British Open over the back nine of the demanding course, just one day before he turned 22.

After the stone age, bronze age and iron age, there is a new chapter in the Earth’s history: the Meghalayan Age.
The past 4,200 years have been officially classified as the Meghalayan Age after specific chemical signatures were found in stalagmites in caves in Meghalaya.
The Meghalayana Age begins with a drought that devastated ancient human civilisations from Egypt to China.
This age is special because it is a convergence of geological and cultural events, where changes in climate affected civilizations who depended on agriculture.

The Indian Government has announced the launch of a new MicroDot technology to help check vehicle thefts.
The technology involves etching thousands of small dots using laser technology all over the vehicle’s body including the engine.
These laser etched dots is to contain information about the vehicle, including vehicle identification number.
Before it is used, the technology has to be finalized by the Central Motor Vehicles Rules -Technical Standing Committee (CMVR-TSC), which is the highest body for setting automobile technical standards.