Current Affairs of 11 July 2018
Keshav Kishore, Published On:11-Jul-2018
1. Jews get religious minority status in Gujrat
· Gujarat government has granted minority status to Jews.
· Gujarat has become third state after West Bengal and Maharashtra to grant religious minority status to Jews.
· In India, the Synagogue Judah Hyam Hall is the only place of worship in Delhi for Jews.
2. Launchpad Accelerator India
· It is a mentorship program by Google that would aim to support Indian start-ups that deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning for the fulfillment of local needs.
· This program will increase Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem in India.
· It is a three month accelerator which will provide a cohort of 8-10 Indian Start-ups. Start-ups would also get $1, 00,000 of Google Cloud Credits.
3. India Tourism Mart
· It will be hosted in New Delhi from 16th to 18th September.
· It is first ever India’s tourism mart.
· The objective to organize such mart is to create an annual Global Tourism Mart for India in line with major international travel marts.
· It will provide a unique platform for all stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality to transact business.
4. Marshallian Trinity
· Marshallian trinity describes the three major reasons why firms belonging to the same industry tend to locate themselves close to each-other.
· The first reason is to have access to a rich pool of labour.
· The formation of clusters help suppliers the chance to specialize and achieve economies of scale.
· The last reason is that new ideas or knowledge spread across firms that are located in the same region.