16 th July Daily Current Affairs Analysis:

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1 16 th July Daily Current Affairs Analysis: France crowned World Champions after 20 years: France on July 15, 2018 clinched their second FIFA World Cup title, beating Croatia 4-2 in the highest-scoring final since 1996.

2 The win comes for France, 20 years after they claimed their first FIFA title- in Goals from Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappe, as well as a controversial VAR-awarded penalty, helped France beat Croatia 4-2 in an incredible World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday to lift the trophy for the second time in their history. The first team to score four times in a final since Brazil in 1970, the French could even afford to see Mandzukic pull a goal back following a ridiculous goalkeeping mistake by Hugo Lloris. France join Uruguay and Argentina in winning the World Cup for a second time, after their 1998 triumph over Brazil when Didier Deschamps -- now the coach -- was the captain. The game will be remembered as the highest-scoring World Cup final since England's win over West Germany in 1966, and for Mbappe becoming the youngest player to score in the final since Pele in Final highlight:

3 The 2018 final, which went underway at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, saw France lead by 2-1 at halftime with one own goal and a penalty shot. The own-goal came off the top of Mario Mandzukic's head in the 18th minute. Croatia rallied to equalise the score with a terrific left-foot strike by Ivan Perisic in the 28th minute. However, Antoine Griezmann s penalty shot, after Ivan Perisic handled the ball in his own penalty area, gave France the lead once again. In the second half, France made its lead even stronger with goals coming through Paul Pogba in the 59th minute and Kylian Mbappe in the 65th minute, taking the scorecard to 4-1. Despite falling behind, Croatia kept their fighting spirit on and Mario Mandzukic pulled off an intelligent goal for the team in the 69th minute. However, the scorecard at the end of the extra time read 4-2, delivering a blow to Croatia's hopes of winning their first-ever Cup. Antoine Griezmann of France was awarded the Man of the Match accolade for the game FIFA World Cup Awards Top 4 team rankings: 1.France 2.Croatia 3.Belgium 4.England Golden Ball award: Luka Modric (Croatia). Golden Boot award: Harry Kane (England captain) for scoring six goals across six games. Golden Glove award: Thibaut Courtois (Belgium) FIFA Young Player award: 19-year-old Kylian Mbappe (France).

4 FIFA Fair Play Award: Spain for superb disciplinary record. Next World Cup: Qatar will be hosting next FIFA World Cup in It will be the first Arab country to host World Cup and it will also for first time it will be held in Middle Eas region President Nominate four members to Rajya Sabha Under Article 80 of Indian Constitution, President Kovind has nominated four members of Upper House of India Parliament. The nominated members are- Ram Shakal, Rakesh Sinha, Raghunath Mohapatra and Sonal Mansingh. Key facts: Under article 80 of the Constitution, the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) is composed of not more than 250 members, of whom 12 are nominated by the President of India from amongst persons who have special knowledge or practical experience in respect of such matters as literature, science, art and social service. Nominated members enjoy all powers, privileges and immunities available to an elected Member of Parliament. They take part in the proceedings of the House as any other member. They, however, are not entitled to vote in the election of the President of India. But in the election of the Vice-President of India, they have a right to vote. A nominated member is allowed six months, should he decide to join a political party after he has taken his seat in the House in terms of article 99 of the Constitution. A nominated member has also been exempted from filing his assets and liabilities under Section 75A of the Representation of the Peoples Act, 1951 which requires the elected member to do so within 90 days of his making or subscribing oath/affirmation.

5 Under MPLADS, the Nominated Members of the Rajya Sabha may select any Districts from any State in the Country for implementation of their choice of work under the scheme. Golden Jackal faces threat in its habitat: Destruction of mangrove cover in the Bandar Reserve Forest (BRF) in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, is forcing the golden jackal (Canis aureus) out of its habitat, triggering a conflict with the local communities. The conservation status of the animal is the least concern' and it preys on wild crab and fish. Amid uproar over the aqua ponds, the Vigilance authorities in 2017 recommended to the State government to hand over the 24,363 acres under the BRF and the BRF extension (I to IV) to the Forest department for protection. Since 1970, the BRF has been in the hands of the Revenue department as the final notification to de-reserve the forest land (25,259 acres) was still pending owing to various reasons. The Revenue authorities, on the other hand, are helpless in preventing the encroachment of the mangrove along the Machilipatnam coastline. Golden Jackal: The Golden Jackal is widespread in North and north-east Africa, occurring from Senegal on the west coast of Africa to Egypt in the east, in a range that includes Morocco, Algeria, and Libya in the north to Nigeria, Chad and Tanzania in the south. They also occur in the Arabian Peninsula and have expanded their range into Europe, where they have a patchy distribution, being resident in the Balkans and, since recent times, in Hungary and south-western Ukraine. It is regularly found as a vagrant in Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia and north-eastern Italy (Kryštufek 1999).

6 Eastwards they range into Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Central Asia, the entire Indian subcontinent, then east and south to Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand and parts of Indo-China. The Golden Jackal is fairly common throughout its range. High densities are observed in areas with abundant food and cover. In several parts of India, high densities of low-quality cattle are maintained. Due to religious beliefs, most people do not consume beef, and cattle carcasses are freely available for scavenging. In India, jackal populations achieve high densities in pastoral areas such as Kutch, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Haryana The species is included in CITES Appendix III (in India). Jackals feature on Schedule III of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) of India and are afforded the least legal protection (mainly to control trade of pelts and tails) India becomes regional head of the Asia Pacific region of the World Customs Organisation India today took over as head of the Asia Pacific region of the World Customs Organisation (WCO Delegates from 33 countries of Asia-Pacific Region and customs officers from different ports in India are participating in the day-long event which includes Heads of Customs from Japan and Fiji, and senior officials from Korea, Singapore and China. WCO represents 182 customs administrations across the world that collectively process approximately 98 per cent of world trade. It was established in 1952 as Customs Co-operation Council (CCC). It is the only international organization with competence in Customs matters and is considered as voice of international Customs community The WCO has divided its membership into six regions whereby each region is represented by an elected vice-chairperson to the WCO

7 Council. Being the Vice-Chair of Asia Pacific Region of WCO will enable India to take on leadership role. India has a wealth of experience in promoting security and facilitation of cross border trade.