THE EXAMS MADE SIMPLE: 06th July 2017 The Hindu and PIB Daily Current Affairs

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06th July 2017 The Hindu and PIB Daily Current Affairs

1)Prime Minister Modi’s Israel Visit:  Important Takeaways:-

OCI card:- Prime Minister Modi has assured faster facilitation of OCI cards for Jewish Citizens of Indian origin in Israel.

Air Connectivity:- The launch of a new Air India flight connecting India and Israel was announced, the flight is expected to connect Delhi/Mumbai with Tel Aviv.

Strategic partnership:- India and Israel have announced that they have elevated their ties to a strategic partnership as India has identified Israel as a major development and technological partner.

Indian Cultural Centre:- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the establishment of an Indian Cultural Centre in Israel to enhance people-to-people contacts between the two countries.

Israel India Innovation Initiative Fund (I4F):- The $40 million Israel India Innovation Initiative Fund has been launched as a five-year technology fund with an aim at growing the business relationship between both the countries.

Other Areas Where MOU's have been Exchanged are :-


  • Water Management
  • Agriculture Related Technology
  • Space Sector (ISRO and Israel Space Agency)


Both Prime Minister's Stressed the need of People to People Contact.


2)The Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Prime Minister of Israel Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu replicas of 2 sets of relics from Kerala that are regarded as key artifacts in the long Jewish history in India.

The first set of copper plates is a cherished relic for the Cochini Jews in India.

It is regarded as a charter describing the grant of hereditary royal privileges and prerogatives by the Hindu King, Cheraman Perumal (often identified as Bhaskara Ravi Varma) to the Jewish leader Joseph Rabban.


The second set of copper plates is believed to be the earliest documentation of the history of Jewish trade with India. These plates describe the grant of land and tax privileges by the local Hindu ruler to a church and oversight of trade in Kollam to West Asian and Indian trading associations.

3)TERI ranked second among world’s climate think tanks:=

International Centre for Climate Governance (ICCG), an international body which focuses on climate policies, has ranked The Energy Resources Institute (TERI) among the top think tanks in the world.

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is a leading think tank dedicated to conducting research for sustainable development of India and the Global South.

TERI was established in 1974 as an information centre on energy issues.

One Ex. Oilzapper Technique of Bioremediation of Oil Spills has been made by TERI.

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