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NATIONAL
PM Narendra Modi to lay
foundation stone of AIIMS in Gorakhpur on July 22
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
is scheduled to visit the Gorakhpur city on July 22 where he will fulfil
two promises made by him during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls – setting up an
AIIMS hospital and second revival of the fertilizer unit.
Odisha to Set Op Judicial
Commission to Reform Jagannath temple
- With growing discontentment
among the people of Odisha over breaking of age-old traditions in Lord
Jagannath Temple at Puri, the state government on July 22 announced that a
judicial commission will be set up to bring reforms in the management of
the 12th century shrine.
New high-tech museum at
Rashtrapati Bhavan
- The history of the
Rashtrapati Bhavan, from its construction to the lives of its occupants,
will be on display in a high-tech story-telling museum (Garages Museum)
which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 25 when
President Pranab Mukherjee completes four years as the Head of State.
PM Modi, Hasina jointly
inaugurate Petrapole checkpost through video conference
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina jointly dedicated the
Petrapole Integrated Check Post through video-conferencing.
- Prime Minister Modi said
that the check post would not only boost bilateral trade, but also enhance
connectivity, people to people ties and become a gateway of economic
progress for both the countries.
4,804 children rescued under
‘Operation Muskan’
- Mumbai Railway Police has
successfully traced as many as 4,804 “missing” children and reunited 4,386
of them with their family under ‘Operation Muskan’.
- Rest of the 418 children
were handed to the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) of the state.
Govt. approves bill to protect
transgenders
- Over a year after the Rajya
Sabha approved a private member’s bill to protect the rights of transgender.
- The Union Cabinet has
approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016 for
introduction in Parliament. Through this bill, the government has evolved
a mechanism for their social, economic and educational empowerment.
INTERNATIONAL
New Development Bank launched by
BRICS, announces loans worth 900 million dollars
- The New Development Bank
launched by 5 emerging economies, known as BRICS, has announced its first
round of loans worth about 900 million dollars.
- The first set of loans will
fund five renewable-energy development projects, including those related
to solar and wind power generation.
BANKING and FINANCE
RBI to monitor banks on customer
rights
Reserve Bank will shortly start
monitoring banks on issues relating to customer rights in five broad areas.
The areas on which the regulator
will be conducting surveys and supervision at various banks are –
- Right to privacy,
- Right to fair treatment
& transparency,
- Fair and honest dealing,
- Right to suitability and
- Right to grievance redress
& compensation
BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
Cabinet nod for changes to Benami
Transactions Bill
- Cabinet has given its
approval for introducing amendments to the Benami Transactions Prohibition
& Amendment Bill, 2015 in Parliament.
- The bill was introduced in
Lok Sabha in 2015 and was then referred to standing committee that
submitted its report early this year.
- Under the Benami act those
who declare their benami properties under Income Declaration Scheme-2016
will get immunity.
Seven Indian firms on Fortune 500
list; Rajesh Exports replaces ONGC
- Seven Indian companies have
made it to the latest Fortune 500 list of the world’s biggest corporations
in terms of revenue with the retail giant Walmart topping the global
rankings.
- Indian Oil Corp. Ltd (IOC)
is ranked highest at 161st among Indian firms, while another state-run
firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd (ONGC) has moved out of the rankings
for 2016.
- Private gems and jewellery
major Rajesh Exports Ltd has made its debut at 423rd position.
- Among the seven Indian
companies, four are from the public sector while Reliance Industries Ltd
(RIL) is the top-ranked among private sector firms, followed by Tata
Motors Ltd and Rajesh Exports.
NHAI awards Rs 533 crore contract
in Rajasthan
- The National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded a Rs 533 crore contract for widening
of Salasar-Nagaur Section of national highways 65.
- The National Highways
Authority of India (NHAI) has issued Letter of Award (LOA) for development
of national highway section in Rajasthan under phase IV of National
Highways Development Projects (NHDP) to Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon
Pvt Ltd.
Ford Motor Company setting up
R&D Centre in Tamil Nadu
- Ford Motor Company is in the
process of setting up a Research and Development (R&D) centre in Tamil
Nadu, the first such facility to be located outside of the US.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
NASA marks 40th anniversary of
Mars landing
- NASA celebrated a historical
milestone on July 20, the 40th anniversary of the first U.S. spacecraft to
land on Mars.
- On July 20, 1976, NASA
successfully reached the Martian surface with their Viking Lander 1.
- The Viking project –
comprised of two separate spacecraft – together took more than 65,000
images of the planet and collected overwhelming amounts of data.
- The primary goal of the
Viking mission was to search for evidence of life on Mars.
New ‘giant thief’ dinosaur found
in Argentina
- Fossils of a carnivorous
dinosaur unearthed in Argentina are shedding new light on an intriguing
group of predators that apparently were just as happy to slash victims to
death with sickle-shaped hand claws as to chomp them into an early grave.
- Murusraptor barrosaensis,
lived about 80 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, measured
about 21 feet (6.5 metres) long and was a pursuit hunter more lightly
built than some other predatory dinosaurs.
SPORTS
Rohit Khandelwal becomes 1st
Indian to win Mr. World title
- Rohit Khandelwal has become
the first Indian to win the coveted title of Mr. World at a grand ceremony
at Southport in England.
- The competition saw 47
participants from around the world, giving him a stiff competition.
- Rohit Khandelwal received a
whopping cash prize of 50,000 US dollars on winning this celebrated title.
- Puerto Rico finished 2nd
while Mexico bagged the 3rd prize.
CAS rejects Russia’s appeal
against IAAF ban on track and field athletes for Rio Olympics
- Russia’s track and field
athletes have been banned from the Olympics and the entire Russian squad
could swiftly follow them out the door.
- The pressure on Olympic
officials to ban Russia from the Rio Olympics became white hot following a
landmark decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Spain announces Lopetegui as Del
Bosque’s replacement for head coach position
- Spain’s new football coach Julen
Lopetegui has promised to build on the success of predecessor Vicente
Del Bosque after being named as his replacement.
Sam Allardyce set for England
head coach job, confirms FA chairman Dyke
- Sam Allardyce is set to be
hired as the New England manager at a Football Association board meeting
at Wembley.
- Allardyce has been selected
by a three-man panel who decided the Sunderland boss was the best bet on a
short-list that also included Hull manager Steve Bruce, Bournemouth chief
Eddie Howe and USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
