1. The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh launched the Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme for nationwide implementation at a ceremony in Gurugram, Haryana today. In his address on the occasion, the Home Minister expressed hope that the SPC would lead to a silent revolution over the years by focusing on character building by imparting moral values to budding minds.
He expressed concern that education these days stressed more on mere book reading with little attention being paid towards character building of students, which shows negative effects on society in terms of increased crime.
2. The 25 years-old Brazilian Footballer Alisson Becker becomes World's most expensive Goalkeeper (£56 million).
3. The Former and 1st Finance Minister of Chhattisgarh Shri. Ramchandra Singhdeo Passes Away in Raipur.
5. The 4th BIMSTEC Summit will be held in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- BIMSTEC Full Form:- Bay of Bengal Initiatives for Multi-Sectoral, Technical and Economic Cooperation.
- BIMSTEC formed in 1997.
- Members of BIMSTEC:- Bangladesh, Bhutan India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Published On : 21 Jul 2018