0 India successfully test-fired its first all weather tracked-chassis Quick Reaction Surface-

to-Air Missile (QR-SAM) from a mobile launcher at Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in
Odisha.

1 The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the toll in the cholera outbreak in
Yemen has reached 605 with suspected cases exceeding 73,700.

2 India successfully test-fired an indigenously developed quick reaction surface- to-air

short range missile from a test range along the Odisha coast.

3 ''No excuse for sexual abuse'' is the stern warning of the Union home ministry to
paramilitary personnel serving in UN peace keeping missions in perhaps its first such
order on the serious issue to the central forces.

4 Going green, the Indian Railways is stepping up efforts to reduce emission by 33 per
cent in the next 10-12 years through sustained energy efficiency measures and and
maximum use of clean fuel.

5 Britain''s Prince Harry will begin his five-day visit to Singapore and Australia today to
hold charity events including one that supports children living in Africa.

6 Khadi yarn, Gandhi topi, India''s national flag will not attract any tax under the GST
regime, while imitation jewellery, pearls and coins will carry 3 per cent levy from the
next month.

7 The Inland Waterways Authority of India''s (IWAI) projects for the Jal Marg Vikas Project
(JMVP) on NW-1 are on track and it may plans for further bond issue in the wake of
government allowing it access to Central Road Fund.

8 Union Agriculture and farmers Welfare Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh inaugurated
Nagpur Dairy Plant and Mother Dairy Milk Booth at Nagpur.

9 An old Masonry Arch Bridge on Savitri and Kal river near Mahad in Maharashtra having
width of 5.90 m and length of 184 m constructed in 1928 collapsed due to heavy
unprecedented rainfall on the night of 2nd August , 2016.

10 Solid Waste Management in Delhi besides Gurugram, Faridabad, Noida and Ghaziabad is
set to turn a new page tomorrow with the launch of segregation of Municipal Solid
Waste at source like households, hotels, restaurants etc . henceforth, wet waste will be
collected in Green bins and dry waste in Blue bins.

11 All set to open up combat positions for women, a gender barrier broken by only a few
countries globally.

12 SpaceX launched its first recycled cargo ship to the International Space Station. An
 unmanned Falcon rocket lifted off from Florida's Kennedy space center.

13 Foriegn Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into the services sector rose about 26percent to
$8.68 billion in 2016-17.

14 Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final. It was the first sucessful
title defence in the tournament's history and real Madrid's first double since 1957.

15 India's B Sai Praneeth has lifted the Men's Singles Crown in the Thailand Grand Prix Gold
badminton tournament. In the final in Bangkok, third seeded Praneeth defeated
Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in three games, 17-21, 21-18, 21-19.

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