Vision IAS Monthly Current Affairs July 2018 is a monthly magazine which contains compilation of news for the month of June 2018 bearing relevance to Civil Service Examination. News and events from all domain i.e. National, Business, International etc. have been dealt in brief. The magazine is brought out monthly by renowned Delhi based IAS coaching institute VISION IAS.

Table of Contents

1. POLITY AND CONSTITUTION ____________ 4

1.1. National Register of Citizens (NRC) _______ 4

1.2. Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Act, 2018____________________________________ 6

1.3. Legalising Sports Betting in India_________ 7

1.4. Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill (FEOB) ,2018 ________________________________________ 9

1.5. Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964 _______________________________________10

1.6. Non Performing NGOs ________________12

1.7. Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2018___________________13

2. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ___________ 15

2.1. Global Compact for Migration __________15

2.2. 10th BRICS Summit___________________16

2.3. SAARC Development Fund (SDF) ________18

2.4. India-APTA Tariff Easing Measures ______19

2.5. India-South Korea____________________20

2.6. PM Visit to African Nation _____________21

2.7. UN Military Observer Group In India And Pakistan (UNMOGIP) _____________________22

2.8. India-Bangladesh ____________________22

2.9. Delhi Dialogue X _____________________23

3. ECONOMY __________________________ 24

3.1. Impact of Chinese Goods on Indian Industry _______________________________________24

3.2. Project Sashakt ______________________27

3.3. Municipal Bonds _____________________28

3.4. Framework for Bond Market Development _______________________________________29

3.5. Limited Liability Partnerships __________30

3.6. Draft E-Commerce Policy ______________31

3.7. Global Digital Tax Rules _______________33

3.8. Ease of Doing Business Rankings for States35

3.9. Rythu Bandhu Scheme ________________35

3.10. Common Database for Economic Indicators _______________________________________36

3.11. Logistic Sector ______________________ 37

3.12. Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and ‘Khan Prahari’ App ____ 38

3.13. Amendment in The Definition of ‘Petroleum’ _______________________________________ 39

3.14. CRISIL DRIP Index ___________________ 40 4. SECURITY ___________________________ 41

4.1. Data Protection______________________ 41

4.2. Monitoring Social Media ______________ 43

4.3. Border Area Development Programme (BADP)_________________________________ 45 4.4. Strategic Partnership Model ___________ 46

4.5. Appointment of DGPs_________________ 47

4.6. Missile Shield for Delhi________________ 48

4.7. Rim of Pacific Multinational Naval Exercise (RIMPAC) ______________________________ 48

5. ENVIRONMENT ______________________ 50

5.1. Green Bonds ________________________ 50

5.2. Private Participation in Wildlife Conservation _______________________________________ 51

5.3. Action Plan to Deal with Air Pollution____ 52

5.4. Climate Change and Indian Coastline ____ 54

5.5. Uranium Contamination of Ground Water in India __________________________________ 56

5.6. Global Environment Facility (GEF)_______ 56

5.7. Meghalayan Age _____________________ 57

5.8. Legal Entity Status for All Animals_______ 58

5.9. Recovery Programme for Wildlife Species 59

5.10. Gangetic Dolphin ___________________ 60

5.11. Nilgiri Tahr_________________________ 61

5.12. Harrier Birds _______________________ 61

5.13. Red Sanders Not Endangered Anymore _ 62

5.14. Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve __ 62

5.15. Ganga Vriksharopan Abhiyan _________ 63

5.16. Sagar Nidhi ________________________ 64