1. Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Aviation Suresh Prabhu launched Niryat Mitra – mobile App in New Delhi today. The app developed by the Federation of Indian Export Organisations (FIEO) is available both on Android and on IOS platforms.
It provides a wide range of information required to undertake international trade right from the policy provisions for export and import, applicable GST rate, available export incentives, tariff, preferential tariff, market access requirements – SPS and TBT measures.
The most interesting part is that all the information is available at tariff line. The app works internally to map the ITC HS code of other countries with that of India and provides all the required data without the users bothering about the HS code of any country. Presently the app comes with the data from 87 countries.
2. Shri Hardeep S Puri, Minister of State (I/C), Housing & Urban Affairs will launch the Swachh Survekshan 2019 on 10th August 2018 in New Delhi. Parallelly, a slew of new initiatives under the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) as well as the Ease of Living Index will also be launched.
3. S. Gopakumar Appointed as a New DGM (Director and General Manager) of UIIC - United India Insurance Company.
4. Indian U-20 and U-16 Football Team Wins the COTIF/ WAFF cup.
- The U-20 team defeated Argentina team in Valencia's Els Arcs Stadium under COTIF cup, and
- The U-16 team defeated Iraq team in Amman, Jordan under Asian Football Federation Cup.
5. DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) Chief M. Karunanidhi passes away at the age of 94 in Chennai, Tamilnadu.