Current Affairs 9th July 2019

Current Affairs 9th July 2019 - Important Highlights

• Hima Das victorys second international Gold medal in 200m race on - 6th July 2019
• Record downfall of BSE Sensex making - Bajaj Finserv  biggest Loser
• Jaipur listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site at - 43rd session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee
• Vinesh, Divya victory  bagged Gold medal in - Grand Prix of Spain Women’s Wrestling
• U.S.A beats Netherlands in - FIFA Women’s World Cup
•  Operation Sudarshan launched to fortify border with Pakistan by -  BSF

Current Affairs 9th July 2019 - Details

Hima Das victorys second international Gold medal in 200m race on - 6th July 2019

Indian sprinter Hima Das secured her 2nd International Gold medal in women’s 200 metres at the Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland on July 6th, 2019. This is her 2nd International Gold medal within a week. She secured Gold medal in women’s 200m organised at Poland. Hima Das is fighting with a back problem for the past few months but she has clocked 23.97s to grab the Gold medal while V.K.Vismaya won the silver in 24.06. National record holder Muhammed Anas also secured the Gold medal in men's 200m race with a time of 21.18s.

Important Highlights of the event

• In her 1st competitive 200metres race of the year, the Hima Das had clocked 23.65s on her way to Gold medal in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix, in Poland. Vismaya had ended 3rd in that meet with a personal best time of 23.75.
• Hima is the ruling world junior champion & national record holder in 400 metres. National record holder Muhammed Anas also secured the Gold medal in men's 200 metres race at Kutno Athletics Meet in Poland.
• Jabir MP secured the Gold medal in men’s 400m hurdles in 50.21s while Jithin Paul was 3rd in 52.26s.

More about Hima Das

• Hima Das was born on January 9th, 2000. She grabs the present Indian national record in 400m with a timing of 50.79s that she clocked at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
• She is the 1st Indian athlete to secure a Gold medal in a track programme at the IAAF World U20 Championships.
• At the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in April 2018, Hima ended 6th at the 400 metres with 51.32s  and  7th at the 4 by 400m relay.
• She was conferred with Arjuna Award by the President of India on September 25th, 2018  and  has also designated as Assam’s brand ambassador for sports by the government of Assam.

Record downfall of BSE Sensex making - Bajaj Finserv biggest Loser

The BSE Sensex fell 817.48 points to 38695.91 in trade headed by Bajaj Finserv as biggest loser among Bajaj Finance, ONGC, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Indian Oil Corporation, Indiabulls Housing Finance Maruti, LandT, Grasim Industries and State Bank of India which dropped 4-8 percent. Likewise, the broader Nifty sank too more than 271 points to 11539.75.

Earlier in the day, the Sensex had dropped by 400 points at 39107.72  and Nifty jumped 128 points, or 1.08 percent, to 11683.15. Top losers in the Sensex are Bajaj Finance, ONGC, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti, L&T, NTPC, State Bank of India, Tata Motors  and Axis Bank, cracking about 9 percent.

However, Yes Bank, HCL Tech, TCS, TechM, M&M  and  Infosys were among the gainers. These players were growing about 5 percent. Auto & banking sector were among the worst performers in today's session amongst broad-based selling pressure. Maruti Suzuki shares fall below Rs 6000 level for 1st time since March 30th, 2017.

Reasons of Sensex crash

• Budget suggestion to increase minimum public stake holding of listed firms to 35 per cent from 25 per cent surprised market sentiment. Besides, the Budget projected a 20 per cent tax in case on buy-backs, which may dry up share repurchases in the market.
• Asian markets opened suggestively lower as hopes of steep cuts in interest rates by the United States Federal Reserve faded after the world's largest economy posted better-than-anticipated jobs information.
• United States Jobs information dragged emerging markets moneys against dollar. 
• If the budget suggestions are to be executed in the next 18 months or so, we might see a large amount of offloading, which might occur.

Jaipur listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site at - 43rd session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee

The Walled City of Jaipur, recognized for its iconic architectural legacy & vibrant culture, made a certified entry into United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization, World Heritage Site list.

The decision was accepted at 43rd session of UNESCO World Heritage Committee, ongoing in Azerbaijan from June 20th up to July 10th. During this session, in totalling to Jaipur, Committee inspected 36 nominations for engraving on United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization’s World Heritage List.

More about Jaipur

• It was originated in 1727 CE under the patronage of Maharaj Sawai Jai Singh II. It serves as capital city of culturally-rich state of Rajasthan.
• The Pink City Jaipur was designated for its value of being an archetypal development in architecture  & town planning that validates an amalgamation & significant exchange of ideas in late medieval period.
• The city demonstrates an interchange of ancient Hindu, Mughal & modern Western ideas in town planning that resulted in the form of city.
• It is also a exclusive example of late medieval trade town in South Asia which demarcated new concepts for a thriving trade & saleable hub.
• It is also related with living traditions in form of crafts that have national and international recognition.

Key importance

Being listed on world map as World Heritage site will give a enhancement to state’s tourism & local economy will advantage along with improving infrastructure.

Vinesh, Divya victory  bagged Gold medal in - Grand Prix of Spain Women’s Wrestling

At the Grand Prix of Spain Women’s Wrestling India’s top wrestler Vinesh Phogat secured her first Gold medal following shifting to 53 kgs category & Divya Kakran claimed top honours in 68 kgs category in Madrid, Spain.

India finished second with 130 points in team championship behind Russia with 165 points.

Important Highlights

• Vinesh Phogat with 53 kgs & Divya Kakran in 68 kgs secured Gold medal.
• Other Victorines include Pooja Dhanda in 57 kgs category, Seema in 50 kgs category, Manju Kumari in 59 kgs category & Kiran in 76 kgs category registered silver to their name.
• Vinesh Phogat is one of India’s medal hopefuls at 2020 Tokyo Games. She was competing only in her 3rd tournament in this new 53 kgs category.
• Previously to this tournament in Madrid she had fought in Asian Championship & Dan Kolov, where she secured a Bronze & Silver medal respectively in 53 kgs category. She is a Gold medal victorine at Jakarta Asian Games.

U.S.A beats Netherlands in - FIFA Women’s World Cup

The USA secured FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019 title subsequently defeating Netherlands in final at Lyon, France. United States secured with 2-0 goals scored from Megan Rapinoe penalty & Rose Lavelle.

Important Highlights

• United States reserved the women’s World Cup title with benefit of penalty scored by Megan Rapinoe & strike by Rose Lavelle that gave holders a 2-0 victory.
• The victory underlines United States of America’s status as dominant force in international women’s football as they entitle World Cup title for 4th time, with earlier victories in 1991, 1999 & 2015 in 8 editions.
• United States were already the 1st team to appear in 3 consecutive finals. Also, Coach Jill Ellis becomes 1st coach to secure back-to-back World Cups in men’s/women’s game since Italy’s Vittorio Pozzo in 1930s.
• United States of America was the only non-European team to make it to quarter-finals in France.
• Megan Rapinoe secured the Gold medalen Boot after finishing with Six goals & Three assists, & she also took Gold medalen Ball award for best player of tournament.

 Operation Sudarshan launched to fortify border with Pakistan by -  BSF

BSF has initiated a massive exercise, code term as Sudarshan, to strengthen Anti-Infiltration Grid along Pakistan border in Punjab & Jammu. The operation was initiated on 1st July & is supposed to be complete within a fortnight.

Operation Sudarshan

The exercise has been named Sudarshan dravictoryg from Sudarshan Chakra of Lord Krishna.

It will cover complete more than 1000 kilometres length of India-Pakistan International Border out of which Jammu shares about 485 kms of border with Pakistan & about 553 kilometres of border front is in Punjab. The international border then further runs down towards Rajasthan & Gujarat on India’s western flank.

As Border Security Force is the primary force protecting this frontier as First Line of Defence. The exercise will witness entire Border Security Force’s senior field brass, thousands of troops & machineries being deployed in these forward areas.

Boosting Defence

• Mega assortments of heavy machineries, communication interceptors & mobile bulletproof bunkers have been mobilized to the borders as part of initiative.

To fortify vigil along sensitive & infiltration-prone border, the Commanders of force have been asked to-

• Prepare their watch-towers & sentry posts better way,
• Multiple patrols in the area,
• Fortify artillery positions,
• Replenish weapons & ammunition dumps,
• Check & plug border fence breaches
• Make complete operational & logistical measures
• Sense underground & cross-border tunnels.