Top News Headlines by GKToday – 1 August 2019

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Here are the top current affairs of 1 August 2019 for all competitive examinations of India.

Lok Sabha passes bill to set up an Inter-State River Water Disputes Tribunal
Lok Sabha passes bill for speedy eviction of unauthorised occupants from govt residences
Parliament passes Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that seeks to impose stricter penalties on violation of traffic rules
Cabinet approves increasing number of judges in Supreme Court from 31 to 34 including CJI
PM Modi chairs 30th interaction through ‘PRAGATI’ (Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation) platform
QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) Best Student Cities Ranking 2019: Bengaluru No: 1 in India; London No: 1 in the world
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to re-name PGIMER & Dr RML Hospital, Delhi as ‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences & Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi’
DG of Civil Aviation Security Rakesh Asthana given additional charge of DG Narcotics Control Bureau
Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa launches mobile game ‘Indian Air Force: A cut Above’ based on the missions of IAF
National Bal Bhawan in New Delhi gets IAF pavilion with flight simulator
India, UK launch Innovating for Clean Air (IfCA) initiative in Bengaluru

BSE Sensex: 37,481 (+84), NSE Nifty: 11,118 (+32)
RBI allows domestic banks to directly sell their NPAs in manufacturing and infrastructure sectors to investors abroad as part of one-time settlement (OTS) exercises
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to be converted into a Small Finance Bank (SFB)
Cabinet clears introduction of Chit Funds (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament, objectives: reducing the compliance burden of the registered Chit Funds Industry and protecting the interest of the Chit subscribers
Output of eight core infrastructure industries grew by 0.2% in June
Flipkart launches initiative ‘Samarth’ to bring Indian artisans, weavers and handicrafts makers on its platform
Noted economist and former RBI Deputy Governor Subir Vithal Gokarn dies at the age of 60
Cafe Coffee Day founder V. G. Siddhartha found dead on banks of Netravathi river in Karnataka

President Ram Nath Kovind meets Gambia’s President Adama Barrow in Banjul
Russia launches Progress MS-12 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station from Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan