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INDIAN AFFAIRS
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu launched Nivaran portal for employees Grievances redressal in Rail Bhawan
in New Delhi.
President Pranab Mukherjee Inaugurates Smart Model Village Pilot Project in New Delhi for restructuring the
rural infrastructure and redefining the rural economy.
Punjabs deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal Flagged off an intense rural patrolling system, RRPRS
Rapid Rural Police Response System, in order to ensure the safety of the rural areas of Punjab, which comprises
of around 12,000 villages.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has launched its official internet speed test app
called MySpeed. TRAIs My Speed App is free and measures the download and upload speed of your internet
connection, for both Wi-Fi and Cellular connectivity
Ahead of the upcoming polls in Uttar Pradesh, Narendra Modi led NDA Government cleared the tracks for the
setting up seven regional airports in Uttar Pradesh. The government sets aside Rs 400 Crore for developing
airports.
Javadekar Inaugurates IIT Goa Temporary Campus HRD Minister inaugurates IIT Goa Campus.
India will host a crucial global summit 7th session of the Conference of the Parties(COP7) to the WHO
Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO-FCTC) in November this year at the Indian Exposition
Mart in Noida.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags off the Run for Rio also released the brochure of the Indian History at
Olympics so far at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi
Union government is set to host the Make in India Conference in the Odishas Capital Bhubaneswar in the
month of December this year. India received US$63 billion in FDI last year.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu inaugurated the first broad gage train service from Agartala to Delhi also laid
foundation stone for Agartala-Akhaura international rail Project. The new Broad gauge train named Tripura
Sundari Express will ply weekly between Agartala and New Delhi.
Madhubabu Pension Scheme extended to 50 lakh beneficiaries with the latest addition of 3 lakh people
Odisha Govt
The Union Cabinet has given its in essence approval to setting up of a major port at Enayam near Colachal in
South Tamilnadu. (Chennai port trust, Kamarajar port trust, V.O.C Chidambaram port trust)
Union government announced the formation of District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee
(DDCMC) to be named Disha.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated the Mission Harita Andhra Pradesh, with
the theme green cover for a happy living to increase the green cover in the state to 50 per cent by the year 2029.
Cochin Chamber Commerce and Industry (CCCI) and IIT Madras backed Myeasydocs jointly launched the
Aadhaar-based e-certificate of origin to prove the actual origin of their products to the customers abroad. This is
the first of its kind.
American storage and data management company NetApp has signed a MoU with
Varanasi and Karnal Municipal Corporation to develop Smart City Developments.
The two-day long meeting also first meeting of BRICS Employment Working Group(BEWG) meet concluded
in Hyderabad.
Rajasthan State Government Labour Department has introduced a new system of introducing minimum
wages to the part time workers under the jurisdiction of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. As per this
notification, it is compulsory to pay 50 percent of a day minimum wage to a person who works less than four
hours a day.
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The Union Cabinet in its meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the chair approved the introduction of
a bill to rename High Courts named after cities they are located in, consequent to cities name being
changed. The High Courts (Alteration of Names) Bill, 2016 will facilitate the changing of the names of Bombay
High Court to Mumbai High Court and Madras High Court to Chennai High Court respectively.
Namami Gange A cleaning spree of the Holy river Ganga is set out to action in various states aiming to give a
major boost to Namami Gange Programme Worth: Rs.1500 Crore, 231 projects inaugurated at over
100 locations in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Haryana and Delhi.
Tourism Department of West Bengal plans to set up a tourist hub at Bhorer alo aka Gajoldoba. Total estimated
cost of the project is Rs.300 crore, of which Rs 200 crore would be spent to improve the infrastructure.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expanded his council of ministers, inducting 11 ministers,
including 10 new faces. With the new faces the state ministers has reached 41, two short of the maximum limit.
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched an online portal designed to monitor nearly
645 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Rs.300 crore across the country.
3rd Meeting of the Joint Committee at the Secretary Level under the India-Japan CEPA held in New Delhi.
Government of Himachal Pradesh, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) and National Hydel Power
Corporation signed an MoU to establish first hydro engineering college in Bilaspur to boost regional
development.
Union government has sanctioned nearly Rs. 620 crores to Uttar Pradesh as assistance for the recent drought
situation in the state. The centre also set aside Rs. 80 crores for Rajasthan which was affected by hailstorm and
Rs. 15 crores to Manipur that was affected by earthquake.
Union government has exempted Strategic Forces Command upon providing information under Right to
Information Act -2005 without citing any reason for exempting.
Gujarats Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (CED) has selected the Ahmedabad-based e-commerce
major Infibeam as knowledge partner for its e-commerce training and development programme.
Suresh Prabhu in the presence of Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh laid the foundation stone of new
railway station at Yurembam in Manipur with an Outlay of Rs.90 Core
MoS I&B Rajyavardhan Rathore inaugurates European Union Film Festival in New Delhi
The new government of Kerala is planning to boost up the tax revenue this year by imposing a fat tax of 14.5
% on food such as burgers, pizzas, donuts, sandwiches and pasta, sold through branded restaurants.
Union government has constituted a cyber-cell to check the online abuse and harassment of women and children
on social media platforms.
Kerala Government today announced a Rs 12,000-crore rescue package for the state in view of the Gulf crisis
and recessionary trends in the state.\
Auto Ingress, Manufacturing Company of automatic sensor doors has set up its first assembly unit at Chennai
(Maraimalai Nagar) with an investment of about Rs 12 crore.
Maharashtra Police Launches Four Apps To Strengthen Public Security System. The four applications
Pratisaad Ask,
Police Mitra,
Vahanchoritakrar,
A Railway helpline app.
Indian Revenue Department has slapped anti-dumping duty of up to USD 168.76 per tonne on import of a
chemical used in textile industry from five countries, including China and Iran, to protect domestic
manufacturers.
The imports of the chemical from the five countries (China, Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia and Taiwan) will attract
anti-dumping duty in the range of USD 83.08 per tonne to USD 168.76 per tonne.
Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda launched nationwide Intensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight
(IDCF), in New Delhi. This drive focuses to make ORS available in the household when needed at the time of
diarrhoea.
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Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the disinvestment of
15% paid up equity of National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) out of Government of
Indias 90% shareholding that will make Rs.1,706 crore approximately to the Government.
Cabinet approves the revised plan for Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan
Union Cabinet approves revitalization of inoperative Fertilizer Units in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand.
These three Fertilizer Units are as follows:COMPANY
PLACE
STATE
Fertilizer Corporation India Ltd FCIL
Sindri
Jharkhand
Hindusthan Fertilizers Corporation Ltd HFCL Barauni

Fertilizers Corporation India Ltd
Bihar
Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh
These Three Fertilizer units are going to be revitalized with the help of SPV Special Purpose Vehicle
of the following Public Sector Units: National Thermal Power Corporation
Coal India Limited
Indian Oil Corporation
FCIL and HFCL
Central Cabinet nods for renaming the Rajendra Central Agricultural University to Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central
Agricultural University.
Union Cabinet Ministry approved the extension of facilities to people from Minority communities
of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians staying
on Long Term Visa (LTV) in India.
The central Cabinet has formed a supreme Committee to select the new chairperson for the Unique
Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
The Supreme Court of India restored the Congress-led Nabam Tuki government in Arunachal Pradesh spelled
out by the Centre in January.
Famous Mumbai Square is renamed after Jyotirmoy Dey, A Journalist who has been shot dead in this same
square in 2011. J Dey Chowk Newly named square was unveiled by the Mumbai Mayor Snehal Ambekar.
The Central Human Resource Development Ministry is now underwriting a scheme in order to assist IIT
Students to overcome their financial burden by providing them a Interest Free Loans. This will help those
students to pay their fees easily.
Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Law & Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad, launched,
a new website Transforming India in New Delhi.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavislaunched the new facilities of virtual and digital classrooms in
32 ITIs across the state on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day.
The traditional annual Ramayana Month began in Kerala with temples and Hindu houses resonating with the
chanting of the epic Ramayana.
Pema Khandu was sworn in as the 10th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh marking the culmination of fastpaced political developments in the State. In the sidelines Chowna Mein was sworn in as the Deputy Chief
Minister. The 37-year-old Pema who became the youngest Chief Minister in the country
Union Commerce Ministry has launched an e-marketplace for online purchase of goods and services by various
central government ministries and departments that will help aggregate demand also lead to lower prices, better
choices and faster procurement.
Indias first multi-city marathon The Great India Run was flagged off by Sports Minister Vijay Goel, Union
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and former World Championship bronze medallist Anju Bobby George
at the at the Amar Jawan Jyoti India Gate in New Delhi.
Karnataka joins Andhra and Telangana, to tap NRIs for start-ups
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched a live interactive programme named TalkToAK, to make
directly engaging with the Delhiites.
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Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS) to be 1st launched in AP and TELEGANA

With focus to curb greenhouse emissions Central Railway Ministry adopted the idea of installing solar panels in
all railway buildings across India.
Following the authorization by the voice note of Rajya Shaba, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016
was passed by the parliament.
Lok Sabha passed the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015, that seeks to check generation
of black money on July 27.The bill provides for confiscation of benami properties and assets held in the name
of another person or under a fictitious name to avoid taxation and conceal ill-gotten wealth.
Parliament has passed the much talked about Compensatory Afforestation Fund bill, 2016 that seeks for the
disbursement of nearly Rs 41,000 crore, reserved for forest land and lying unexpended for four years.
The Union Cabinet led by Shri Narendra Modi has afforded its approval for raising foreign shareholding limit
from 5% to 15% in Indian Stock Exchanges.
Union Cabinet chaired by the PM has approved the amendment in relevant clauses of the Central Agricultural
University Act (CAU), 1992. This amendment is proposed to include the State of Nagaland under the
jurisdiction of Central Agricultural University, Imphal.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the revised cost estimate
for Rs. 3727.30 crore for the National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRIP).
Union Cabinet headed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given its approval to theBilateral Investment
Treaty (BIT) between India and Cambodia. The agreement is intended to promote and protect investments from
either country in other country that also increasing bilateral investment flows.
Union Cabinet has given nod for the establishment of a new AIIMS at Bhatinda in Punjab under the Pradhan
Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY).
The tax department inked seven one-sided advance pricing agreements (APAs) with taxpayers in the various
sectors of the Indian economy like banking, information technology and automotives in order to minimize
judicial proceedings by providing certainty in the domain of transfer pricing.
Indian Railway Ministry has originated an offer to introduce TRI-NETRA systems on locomotives in order to
enhance the vision of Locomotive Pilots in merciless weather conditions.
Election Commission of India has launched the SVEEP Portal in Hindi language along with two other
releases in the sidelines of the Conference of Chief Electoral Officers of States by the Chief Election
Commissioner Nasim Zaidi.
The Series of Launches
1. Sveep Portal in Hindi
2. Matdaata Mahotsav Document and Film
3. Nerp Handbook
Gujarat based Sardar Sarovar Dam at Kevadia in Narmada district have become operational that with six power
producing turbines at its full capacity after 65,000 cusec of water was released.
Child Labor law which emphasizes to permits children below 14 to work in family enterprises after school and
on holiday has been amended by the Rajya Sabha.
For the well being of the Indian Medical Industry, two important bills namely The Indian Medical Council
(Amendment) Bill, 2016 and the Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016 were passed by the parliament. Health
Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda introduced both the bills in the Lower House of Parliament.
The newly amended bill aims at declaring ISM Dhanbad as an institute of national importance and to integrate it
with the IIT system and it would be called IIT (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad.
The union environment ministry revealed a shocking fact that almost all Indian glaciers, including Gangotri, are
melting at a rate of 5 to 20 meters per year owing to the worst global warming issues.The studies carried out
by ISRO, Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology (WIGH), Dehradun and other institutions have revealed that a
majority of the glaciers are retreating at varying rates from 5 meter to 20 meter per year.
New Delhi based Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) successfully commissioned the Teesta Low Dam
hydroelectric project stage-IV of third unit West Bengal.
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With the desire of introducing in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament, the Union cabinet approved
the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amendment Bill, 2015.
PM Narendra Modi Cabinet has given approval for the establishment of a new All India Institutes of Medical
Sciences AIIMS at Gorakhpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana
(PMSSY).
The Union Cabinet chaired by Narendra Modi approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill
2016 . This Bill has evolved as a mechanism for the social, economic and educational empowerment of
transgender persons in India.
Giving a boost of modernizing port infrastructure Sagarmala programme, the Union Cabinet approved
incorporation of Sagarmala Development Co. (SDC) under the Companies Act, 2013.
The Sagarmala Project includes the following ports in India,
West Bengal
Sagar Island
Tamil Nadu
Colachel
Gujarat
Wadhwan
Karnataka
Tadadi
Andhra Pradesh
Machilipatnam
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved setting up of a new dry dock within the
existing premises of Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL).
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave its approval for the proposal of Election
Commission to procure Ballot Units.
Food Safety Regulator of India FSSAI announced draft guidelines for standards of instant noodles fortified atta,
fortified maida, durum wheat maida, quinoa, fortified rice, tapioca sago or palm sago and pearl millet flour.
Under the Operation Muskan Railway Police from Mumbai city has traced 4,804 missing children and
reunited 4,386 of them with their family.
West Bengal government to set up a cyber-security centre to address the mounding threat of cyber-crimes
across the state.
New High Museum to come up at Rastrpati Bahvan in New Delhi, The project is expected to be completed in
two years.The Arts center will represent the story of the planning and construction of Rashtrapati Bhavan, is
expected to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina on Thursday
jointly inaugurated the Petrapole Integrated Check Post (ICP) through video-conferencing. Chief Minister of
West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee also participated from Kolkata in the video-conference.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched the National Electoral Roll Purification (NERP)-2016
programme across the country to correct errors in electoral rolls and enrolment of all eligible citizens, among
other things.
New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has signed an agreement with National Environmental Engineering
Research Institute (NEERI) to develop 12 sewage treatment plants (STP) in order to develop and restructure the
green area big and small parks.
Lok Sabha passed the National Institute of Technology, Science, Education and Research (Amendment)
(NITSER) Bill, 2016 to establish a National Institute of Technology in Andhra Pradesh With an estimate of 226
crores.
Odisha government set up a one-member judicial commission to make reforms in the management of the Lord
Jagannath temple in Puri. Former High Court Justice Bimal Prasad Das will be the head of the commission.
The Antonov An-32 Airforce Plane disappeared after the plane has lost Radar Signal, on the way to the
Andaman Nicobars Port Blair over Bay of Bengal.
Haryana has announced ban on 15 year old petrol vehicles and 10 year old diesel vehiclesto curb air pollution
from plying in NCR Region. The Ban will is effective in the National Capital Region that consist of
(NCR): Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonepat, and Jhajjar.
In order to give a boost to the Startup India initiative, A Startup India States Conference is being held in New
Delhi on July 22, 2016.
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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat decided to install the statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar in the
lawns of Haridwars Mela Bhawan on the bank of the Ganga.
Kerala CM Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan launched the Indias first ever water Metro project in the city of Kochi. This
water metro project is a part of the ongoing Kochi Metro Rail Limited.
Newly Renamed Divyangjan (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities) organised a
Motorcycle Rally named Ride 4 Accessibility was hit the road in Delhi.The Rally was flagged off by Prakash
Javadekar Union Minister- Human Resource Development and Science & Technology Minister Dr. Harsh
Vardhan.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has launched a pilot project of e-complaint system on an trail
basis in the concluding ceremony of 14th Maharashtra Police Duty Meet at SRPF ground at Ramtekdi Pune.
Lok Sabha amended a bill providing for opening six new IITs, Under the Institutes of Technology
(Amendment) Bill 2016 on July 26. This bill enables the setting up of Indian Institute of Technology in
Palakkad, Goa, Dharward, Bhilai.,Jammu and Tirupati.
This new bill also seeks to bring the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, within the ambit of this Act.
The Karnataka government has set up a dedicated Start-up Cell to fuel the implementation of the initiatives
under the Start up policy.
Indian Agriculture Ministry and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly inaugurated
the second phase of the Feed the Future -India triangular training programme in New Delhi.
Rajasthan state government aiming to raise the farmers income by double within six years, i.e by 2022.
The Union government issued notification for the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission
recommendations related to the hike a month after the union cabinet gave its nod for the same. The move will
benefit 4.8 million central government employees and 5.2 million pensioners will get the increased by 2.57
times hike in basic pay payout from their August salaries.
On commemorating the first death anniversary of the former president Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, the Ministry of
Defence has unveiled a life-size statue of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam at his burial site in Peikarumbu, Rameswaram
Island.
In order to remember APJ forever in our minds and hearts and his thoughts continue to be with us all the
time Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu and Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Inaugurated the bronze statue
of APJ Abdul Kalam.
Lok Sabha passed the Lokpal and Lokayukta (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which allows extension of the time given
to public servants, trustees and board members of NGOs receiving government funds of more than Rs. 1 crore
or foreign funding of more than Rs 10 lakh to declare their assets and those of their spouses.
The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2016 passed by the Lok Shaba for the
absolute prohibition of employment of children below the age of 14 but allowing minors to work in family
enterprises.
Central government has approved construction of over 2.4 lakh houses for the poor under the Pradhan Mantri
Awas Yojana (Urban) at an estimated cost of Rs 16,600 crore.
The Central Government has decided to distribute eight lakh newer varieties of seed of pulses free of cost to the
farmers by the end of this financial year in order to enhance the production of pulses.
i. According to Minister of State for Agriculture, S.S Ahluwalia Rs.20 crore have been approved for 12 ICAR
institutes and State Agricultural Universities for this purpose.
ii. 534 Krishi Vigyan Kendras has been allotted with 31 thousand hectares of cluster frontline demonstrations of
pulses for 2016-17.
iii. An incentive of 25 rupees per kg is being provided for pulses seed production.
The Odisha governments approved three projects after the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority
(SLSWCA).These three projects with an investment of Rs 874 croreand employment potential of 630 persons.
1. P & A Bottlers Limited Rs 102 crore
2. Coca-Cola Beverages Private Limited Rs 500 crore.
3. Bharat Petroleum Limited Common User Facility CentreRs 272 crore.
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Union government has approved a sum of Rs. 1601 crore for the skill development initiative named Himayat
Programme.
Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh announced that centre is mulling to set
up National Research Centre for Banana would at Goraul in Bihars Vaishali district.
2nd unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant achieves criticality- Nuclear Power Corporation of India
Chairman and Managing Director S K Sharma announced.
PLACES IN NEWS
Mumbais Jawaharlal Nehru Port becomes the first port in the country to implement logistics data
tagging of containers. This is the first of its kind facility.
Newly formed LDF led Kerala government has decided to ban Electronic-Cigarettes alias ecigarette in the state keeping the studies in mind that claiming that its use can cause various health
issues, including cancer and heart ailments.
This is the only time in the entire year that the devotees will see Lord Jagannath leaving the Puri
Jagannath temple with his brother Balram and sister Subhadra. Devotees from all over gather in Puri,
Odisha for the annual Jagannath Puri Rath Yatra.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Okayed a plan to set up a thermal power plant
at Ghatampur in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This plant is able to generate 1,980 mw thermal energy and
this project is figured to cost Rs 17,238 crore.
Union Railway Minister Flagged off Indias First ever Green Rail Corridor between Rameshwaram
Manamadurai in TN. The nations first Green Rail Corridor, a 114-km long RameswaramManamadurai extent in Tamil Nadu was inaugurated by Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu.
India in partnership with Nigerian government is planning to set up an apparel training centre in
Nigeria to support textiles industry of the West African country. This is a first of its kind centre in
Nigeria.
The maiden direct bus service between Pokhara (Nepal) and New Delhi (India) was launched
following the signing of a Motor Vehicle Agreement (MVA) during Prime Minister Narendra
Modis visit to Nepal in 2014.
Chief Minister of Kerala Pinarayi Vijayan has launched SV.CO, ostensibly worlds firstdigital student
incubator, as a digital makeover of theStartup Village in Kochi.
As a First of its Kind move in India, Uttarakhand Government is going to set up an Industrial
Park completely and exclusively dedicated to the Women entrepreneurs.
Indias first Commercial Court and Commercial Disputes Resolution Centre inaugurated in
Chattisgarh
Worlds largest charkha by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC)
unveiled at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker BBL Butail today said that a National E-Vidhan Academy will
be set up in Tapovan in Dharamsala, where Himachal Pradesh is situated.
As part of Swachh Bharat Mission to clean and sanitize the entire country, the Ministry has
identified 10 such iconic places to start cleanliness drive as part of the pilot project under this mission.
These 10 places includes Taj Mahal, Vaishno Devi temple and Ajmer Sharif.
PLACE
STATE
Vaishno Devi temple
Jammu and Kashmir
Taj Mahal
Uttar Pradesh
Tirupathi temple
Andhra Pradesh
Golden Temple
Punjab
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Ajmer Sharif
Rajasthan
Jagannath Temple
Orissa
Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus
Maharashtra
Manikarnika Ghat
Uttar Pradesh
Meenakshi Temple
Tamilnadu
Kamakhya Temple
Assam
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh to set up the first-ever modern and exclusive seed
processing unit in Jammu and Kashmir will be set up at Kathua.
The Union government has set to extend support to the countrys first smart grid project to be set up at
Gurgaon in Haryana under UDAY, The state has been a performing state under the debt restructuring
programme for state-owned power distribution companies.
Madhya Pradesh is all set to become the first state to set up Happiness Department, with Chief
Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan saying it will work to ensure happiness in the lives of common people
on the lines of Bhutan.
.Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stones of an All India Medical Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS) and a fertiliser plant in Gorakhpur in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu laid the foundation stone for an MSME
technology centre under a World Bank-funded programme at Visakapatinam.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched the State governments
prestigious Smart Pulse socio-economic survey at his residence in Undavalli, Guntur district on
Friday. This survey is flagged off to collect socio-economic data of 1.48 crore households in the state.
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
International Solar Alliance Cell and World Bank Signed Declaration for Promoting Solar Energy.
Indian-American Girl Sruthi Palaniappan Becomes Youngest Delegate At Democratic National Convention
which is a symposium of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United
States Democratic Party.
The Two-Day long 3rd India Education Fair has kicked off in Dhaka that is staged participants with over 35
premier Indian educational institutions including schools, colleges, and technical institutes adeshi youths.
Prime Minister signed $1 billion deal with United States for Four Poseidon- 8I Long range Surveillance and
antisubmarine warfare aircraft. The Four Poseidon aircraft built with radars and weapons will be joined with the
first eight such aircraft introduced by the Navy in 2013-15 under a $2.1 billion deal.
India became the destination of largest number of stunted malnutrition to 48 million children in world in
terms of volume of the living population. This pathetic face is revealed by the international charity organization
called Water Aid. India ranks at first position followed by Nigeria, Pakistan and China in the hall of shame list
The Two Week long Indo-Thailand Military Exercise Maitree2016 is came to end at Krabi, Thailand. The
exercise had commenced on 15 July 2016.
State owned Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES) has supplied 60 broad gauge passenger
coaches (LHB type) to Bangladesh Railway (BR) upon a contract agreement of 120 coaches.
Worlds largest international Biennial maritime exercise named RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) 2016 kicked off
in Pacific Ocean at Hawaii, United States.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created history by marching with tens of thousands of people in
Torontos Gay Pride parade, becoming the nations first sitting prime minister to participate.
In order to revive the Indias jet engine project France has decided to invest 1 Billion Euros. This project aims
at installing Kaveri Indigenous gas turbines powering Tejas Fighters by 2020.
The maiden meeting of BRICS Working Group meeting on Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency held
in Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a joint issue of postage
stamps between Department of India Posts and Portugal Post. Department of Posts and Portugal Post will issue
joint postage stamps on the theme of folk dances (Dandiya of Gujarat)
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Indias biggest gas importer Petronet LNG Ltd is planning to set up Rs 5000 crore LNG import terminal at
Kutubdia islands in Bangladesh.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the controversial anti-terrorist legislation adopted by the lower and
upper houses of parliament in late June, despite the flurry of criticism from opposition-minded circles and the
serious concerns expressed by Russian telecom and internet companies in Russia.
China has successfully completed Asias longest 16-km single tunnel that has double tracks for high-speed
trains in northwest Shaanxi province of the country.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, held a bilateral meeting with Sajid Javid,
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, UK, in New Delhi.
India is the partner country for INNOPROM 2016, one of the largest annual international industrial trade fairs
of Russia. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will led a delegation which comprises of
over 110 Indian companies. The 4-day fair started in Ekaterinburg. Russia is the first country to have agreed to
invest under the Make in India umbrella in two key strategic sectors nuclear and defence.
A legislation, has been introduced to reform H-1B and L-1 Visa in the House of Representatives by a bipartisan
group of US lawmakers. The bill, if passed, will have huge effect on Indian firms.
The tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague (Netherland) refused Chinas claims to historic
and economic rights in the South China Sea as the country have no legal basis, and hinders Chinas efforts to
establish its control by force.
VK Singh, Minister of State for External Affairs left for South Sudan leading the governments Operation
Sankat Mochan to evacuate over 600 Indians stranded in the war-trapped African country.
After confirming that 102 people have been infected with the virus, Peru has officially declared a Zika health
emergency across the northern half of their country.
As a significant marking in Public Health Protection, India has been declared as YAWS FREE country by
the World Health Organization (WHO). It is stated that India is the First ever country to become free from
YAWS and declared it free from Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNTE).
The 5th Century ancient seat of learning, Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) has been declared as a
Heritage Site by UNESCO finally. This will be 33rd site to get this tag. This would be the second UNESCO
heritage site in Bihar after Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya.
Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari has unveiled a stone statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Pethub Monastery in the
Ulaanbaatar that is seen as symbol of India-Mongolia cultural and spiritual ties.by Indian Vice President
Krishan Kant.
Four Indian women motorcyclists are campaigning against female foeticide and raising awareness by taking a
trip around Asia covering 10 nations and over 10,000km in about 40 days. Psychologist Sarika Mehta, headed
the team.
The Lifeline Express, the worlds first hospital on a train, aka the Magic Train of India, today celebrates 25
years of service.
For the first time World Heritage Committee (WHC)announced the adding of three new Indian heritage sites of
Historical importance to the World Heritage List by the WHC A separate wing governed by UNESCO on in a
single session. During the 40th session of the WHC, this committee has come up with new added listings as
follows:1. Khangchendzonga National Park (KNP), Sikkim
2. Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) Bihar
3. The Capitol Complex, Chandigarh.
The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO has named musician Kudsi Erguner, as an Artist for Peace in
recognition of his efforts to promote the universal values of music, his contribution to the protection of musical
heritage.
UNESCO listed Franco-Swiss architect Le Corbusiers work among its World Heritage Sites. His works include
the Indian city of Chandigarh which he planned in the 1950s.
Sheikh Hasina led Bangladesh Cabinet has approved Indias proposal to simplify the extradition process.
This extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India took effect on October 23, 2013.
Liberal Party Leader Malcolm Turnbull elected as the Prime Minister of the Australias jumbo cabinet for the
second term.
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A Canadian university is going to conduct the worlds first Zika vaccine test on humans as health authorities
scramble to counter the explosively spreading virus.
Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov has broken the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth in a
hot air balloon in just over 11 days, landing safely in West Australias Wheat belt.
In order to sort out problems at border, a three-day meeting between Border Guard=Bangladesh (BGB) and
Border Security Force (BSF) of India is started in Agartala, the capital city of Tripura.
India and Mexico are drafting out a new path in bilateral trade and investment ties with a focus on areas like
Renewable Energy, Telecom and Medical Devices. This decision was taken by the bilateral High Level Group
(HLG) on Trade, Investment and Economic Cooperation at the recent meeting in Mexico.
Being a front runner among the peace keeping nations, India has contributed US $100,000 (RS 67,14,945) to a
trust fund set up for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers and by doing so, India is the first
country to make a contribution to the fund.
A Yazidi temple is under construction in Armenian village, is set to bet the world largest Yazidi Temple is
expected to be completed next year.
Sixteen statues of Thiruvalluvar, the author of Thirukkural, will be installed across Sri Lanka.
Brazil is free of measles after no new cases of the disease the World Health Organisation announced. The WHO
is set to issue a certification for the same.
US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wins Democratic nomination for US President; Clinton makes history
as the first woman to become presidential nominee of a major US political party.
FOREIGN VISITS
PM Narendra Modi visited Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania and Kenya highlights
Visit to Mozambique
3 agreements were inked and three announcements were made including gifting 100 ton medicines and medical
equipment
India has handed over 30 SUVs to Mozambique
He attended the Indian community reception in Maputo.
India, Mozambique agreed to cooperate to meet strategic, security challenges.
Under long-term agreement India will buy pulses from this African nation to meet its recurring shortfall and contain
prices of this commodity.
Visit to South Africa
MoU on Information and Communication technology (ICT).
Signed Programme of Cooperation in Arts and Culture.
MoU on Tourism.
Country
Capital
President
MoU on Grass root innovation (Science and Technology)
Mozambique Maputo
Filipe Nyusi
South Africa Pretoria,
Visit to Tanzania
Tanzania
Dodoma
He meets members of Indian diaspora in Dar es Salaam
Kenya
Nairobi
Modi inspected the Guard of Honour at the Ceremonial Reception in
Dar es Salaam
Visit to Kenya
India-Kenya signed 7 agreements
Modi received Guard of Honour during Ceremonial Reception at State House in Nairobi
Modi laid wreath at the Mausoleum of Mzee Jomo Kenyatta, First President of Kenya in Nairobi
Jacob Zuma
John
Uhuru
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari will pay a weeklong visit to Unites States to at
attracting billions of dollars in Foreign Direct Investment. This is his maiden visit to the US in his capacity as Union
Minister. The visit aimed at consolidation and expanding Indias relations with the US by improving bilateral
cooperation in infrastructure sector.
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SUMMITS &CONFERENCES
Vadodara in Gujarat to host World Electrical Buyers Summit named as SWITCH which is a two-day meet
of State Power Ministers under the leadership of Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal.
The BRICS Policy Planning Dialogue concluded in Patna, Bihar ahead of the eighth BRICS Summit to be held
in Goa. The Goa Summit will be chaired by India.
The second Edition of BRICS Youth Summit concluded in Guwahati of Assam State that focused on enhancing
people-to-people contacts of BRICS member states viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
NATOs Summit in Warsaw concluded following two days of decisions to strengthen the Alliances deterrence
and defence, and plans to project stability in the wider neighbourhood.American President Barack
Obama announces stationing of forces to bolster eastern flank of Nato, one of four new battalions, at Warsaw
meeting.
The 11thedition of Asia-Europe Meeting Summit (ASEM11) or ASEM2016 began with World leaders
including from the leaders of 51 member countries and the representatives of European Union and Asian held in
Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. Indian delegation is led by Vice President Mohmmad Hamid Ansari .
A 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) nations Finance Ministers meet have begun in
the Laotian capital of Vientiane.
Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh inaugurates the second anti-drug Working Group meeting of Heads of
Drug Control Agencies of BRICS countries in New Delhi. The meeting is being organized by the Narcotics
Control Bureau (NCB).
In the annual meet of the New Development Banks board of directors held in Shanghai, financing needs of the
five BRICS countries used for Infrastructure was the at stage as the key matter.
RANKING &REPORTS
The Market Research Division of Ministry of Tourism has released report on Domestic and foreign Tourist
visits to States and Union Territories for the year 2015.
Trend in Domestic tourist visits
In 2015, number of domestic tourist visits: 1432.0 million
In 2014, number of domestic tourist visits: 1282.8 million
% growth in 2015 compared to 2014: 11.63%
Top 5 states in terms of number of domestic tourist Visits during 2015
S. No
States
Domestic visiters (in mn)
1
Tamilnadu
333.5
2
Uttar Pradesh
204.9
3
Andhra Pradesh 121.6
4
Karnataka
119.9
5
Maharashtra
103.4
Trend in Foreign tourist visits
In 2015, number of foreign tourist visits: 23.3 million
In 2014, number of foreign tourist visits: 22.3 million
% growth in 2015 compared to 2014: 4.4%
Top 5 states in terms of number of foreign tourist Visits during
S.No States
Foreign tourist visitors
2015
(mns)
Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) a New
1
Tamilnadu
4.68
Delhi-based research and advocacy organization, has
2
Maharashtra
4.41
released the 10 cleanest cities of the country in a survey
3
Uttar Pradesh 3.1
conducted by this organization.
4
Delhi
2.8
The top 5 places go to the following cities,
5
West Bengal 1.49
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1. Alappuzha, Kerala.
2. Panaji, Goa
3. Mysuru, Karnataka.
4. Boobli, Andhra Pradesh
5. Aizawl, Mizoram.
India slips to third place on business optimism index: Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR).
India has played the important role on The efficiency of customs and Border management clearance and
improved the ranking to 35th position in World Banks Logistics Performance Index
India listed down to 75th place in terms of money held by its citizens with banks in Switzerland, while the list is
topped by UK as per the latest annual update released by Switzerlands central bank SNB (Swiss National
Bank).
Steeping down into the bottom of the table, India ranked 91among the rest of the countries in terms of their
readiness for transition to a digitised economy and society. The list is topped by Singapore. This readiness index
has been released by the World Economic Forum (Headquarter Geneva, Switzerland)
Indian companies rank among the best in the Asia Pacific region for corporate transparency, trust, and access to
top executives, according to new research released today by Institutional Investor. In India, the most honoured
companies in Institutional Investors All-Asia Executive Team rankings 2016 are
1. Motherson sumi Systems (Autos and Auto Parts),
2. Maruthi Suzuki India (Autos and Auto Parts),
3. HDFC Bank (Banks)
4. Indusind Bank (Banks),
5. Kotak Mahindra Bank (Banks),
6. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (Health Care and Pharmaceuticals)
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that Indias Air passenger market in India grew at
the fastest pace in the world in 2015 and India topped the domestic air passenger growth rankings. With annual
growth of 18.8% (in a market of 80 million domestic passengers), Indias performance surpassed that of Russia
(11.9% growth, in a market of 47 million domestic passengers).The number of domestic fliers in India stood at
80 million, compared to Russias 47 million, Chinas 394 million and the USs 708 million.
o The top five airlines ranked by total scheduled passengers carried (domestic and international) were:
1
American Airlines
146.5 million
2
Southwest Airlines
144.6 millions
3
Delta Airlines
138.8 millions
4
China souther Airlines
19.3 millions
5
Ryanair
101.4 millions
The top five international/regional passenger airport-pairs within the Asia-Pacific region were
1 Hong Kong-Taipei
5.1 million
2 Jakarta-Singapore
3.4 million
3 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi
3 million
Hong Kong
4 Kuala LumpurSingapore
2.7 million
5 Hong Kong-Singapore
2.7 million
India ranks second on the global list of shark fishing nations as fishing of the species in the country has
progressed from being incidental to targeted fishing. The list is topped by Indonesia.
FORTUNE 500 2016: 7 Indian Companies among the 500 International Entries
Famous Business Magazine Fortune has released the top 500 lisitngs of the world biggest companies for the
year 2016.
The Fortune list for 2016 was released on July 21. The top runners of this listing are as follows,
1. Wal-Mart with revenue of $482,130
2. Exxon with revenue of Mobil$246,204
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3. Apple with revenue of $233,715
4. Berkshire Hathaway with revenue of $210,821
5. McKesson with revenue of $181,241
Indian companies among the listings:Indian Oil Corp is ranked highest at 161st among Indian firms, at the same time another state-run firm ONGC has
moved out of the rankings for 2016. This time we have a new entry of famous Private gems and jewellery major Rajesh
Exports at 423rd position.
IISc top Indian institute in 2016 BRICS rankings:
According to the higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds, Bengaluru based IISC secured Sixth Rank.
Also the institute is the Indias top representative in the BRICS ranking list.
Top Indian universities
Rank
Universities
6
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
13
IIT, Bombay
15
IIT, Delhi
19
IIT, Madras
22
IIT, Kanpur
India ranks 110 on the Sustainable Development Goal Index of the United Nations has released the ranking of
149 nations assessed on where they stand with regard to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The list
is topped by Sweden.
The Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR) has moved two places ahead to take 12th best government
institution in the world. However in the overall list the Institute ranked 99. The list is topped by Frances
National Centre for Scientific Research and Chinese Academy of Science, China follows it.
India ranks fifth position in the exports of Fake goods globally, while china is No.1 in the list with a huge 63 %
share in the estimated half-a-trillion dollar worldwide imports of forged and pirated goods. Listed by: OECD
(Organisation Economic Cooperation and Development) and the European Unions Intellectual Property Office
Ranking of Countries affected by global Trade in fake foods
1. US
2. Italy
3. France
4. Switzerland
5. Japan
ASSOCHAM Reported that Indian e-commerce sector growth triples in five years
The Indian E Commerce sector tripled or grew by 209% past 5 years. From $4.4 billion in 2010 to $13.6 billion
in 2014.
Tamil Nadu and UP tops the list in Urban and Rural Internet Connectivity Index list respectively. It is found
that Tamil Nadu tops the report with around 21 million urban internet subscribers, which is about 9% of the
total 231 million urban internet subscriber of India.
Urban Internet Subscribers List:.
The top five list as on March 2016 as follows:State
No. of users in Million
Tamil Nadu
21
Maharashtra
19.7
Delhi
19.6
Karnataka
17
UP
12
Rural Internet Connectivity:The top lists of the rural internet connectivity are:-
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Andhra Pradesh with 9 million users.

Maharashtra with 9.7 million users.
UP with 11.2 million users.
NASSCOM ranks TCS Top Employer in IT Industry
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has released the annual rankings of
top IT-BPM (business process management) employers in the country for 2016. According to this report, IT
major TCS grabs the top spot with 362, 079 employees followed by Infosys.
BANKING& FINANCE
State Bank of India has signed agreements with the World Bank for $625 million to support grid connected
rooftop solar programme in the Country
Reliance Industries Limited went into partnership with banking major State Bank of India have signed the
shareholder for the payment Bank. Upon this Agreement that was signed by RIL as promoter with a 70 per cent
equity contribution and SBI as joint venture with a 30 per cent equity contribution.
Axis Bank has signed an agreement with Life Insurance Corporation to distribute policies of the countrys
largest life insurer. This is the largest bancassurance partnership after the IRDAI allowed banks to sell policies
of more than one company.
The Income Tax Department has unearthed undisclosed income of Rs 43,000 crore from investigations during
the past two fiscal years according to the Union Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia.
Japanese electric and electronic manufacturing company OKI, completed the installations of 600 sets of cash
recycling ATMs of ATM-Recycler G7 kind to the State Bank of India. This is the second large deployment of
the cash recycling ATM in India.
Reserve Bank of India has imposed a whooping penalty of 27 crores on 13 private and public sectors banks
including PNB and Bank of Baroda following a major crackdown of FEMA regulations and KYC lapses.
Union Cabinet has approved $318 million loan for Sri Lanka Railways to upgrade the countrys rail
communications system and rolling stock.
State Bank of India has donated Rs 1.15 crore for ophthalmic equipment for non-paying patients and surgery
instrument for an operation theatre to L V Prasad Eye Institute. According to SBI Chairman Arundhati
Bhattacharya, the bank spends 1 per cent of its net profit towards corporate social responsibility(CSR) activities
every year
Indias Central Bank Reserve Bank of India mulling to set up a committee to study the use of Blockchain
technology. It will be used to reduce the use of paper currency. The Technology is made by distributed
database that maintains a continuously-growing list of data records secured against tampering and revision.
Countrys largest lender State bank of India launched a social media banking platform for Facebook and Twitter
users, called SBI Mingle to help the customers with a host of banking services on their social media accounts,
at their own convenience.
Indias Largest Bank State Bank of Indias subsidiary arm SBI Card has launched a premium credit card by the
name ELITE with host of facilities targeting high networth customers.
HDFC bank launched a full-fledged digital banking service for small and medium enterprises (SME). This will
help the customers to utilize a complete set of services on their choice at anytime and at anywhere in India.
In order to boost the fast growing Indian economy several schemes have been introduced by the Central
Government. One among that is the extension of 3% interest subvention on crop loans. As per this scheme, now
Farmers can avail loan up to 3 lakh rupees at 4 % rate of interest. The interest subvention rate has slashed from
5% to 3% up to one year for loan amount upto 3lakh rupees.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved
increased limits in foreign investment in Axis Bank from 62% to 74% of the total paid up share capital of the
Axis Bank on a fully commodity basis.
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Reserve Bank of India (RBI), sanctioned a semi closed wallet license to Yeldi Softcom. A semi-closed wallet is
a payment instrument that is accepted by a predefined set of merchants that have been contracted specifically by
the issuer of the semi-closed wallet.
Indias first insurance policy covering public liability to an atomic power plant operator has been issued to
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited(NPCIL). The total premium of such policy is Rs 100 crore for a
risk cover of Rs 1,500 crore.
SIDBI(Small Industries Development Bank of India) entered into a partnership with YES Bank to
guarantee 75% of loans of up to Rs 15 crore extended to energy efficiency projects under the World Bank
initiative.
ICICI Securities has topped the Initial Public Offering (IPO) league table in the first half of 2016. ICICI
Securities is ICICI Banks investment banking arm. According to data provided by Bloomberg, ICICI Securities
has managed five IPOs to help rise around Rs 1,216 crore for companies getting listed. The overall equity
league table for the first half of 2016 is topped by US-based Citibank, which has handled a total of six deals
worth nearly Rs 7,000 crore.
To facilitate orderly trading in sovereign gold bonds, top stock exchange NSE has introduced online bid
collection facility for such issuances.
A USD 290-million credit agreement signed by Centre, Bihar government and World Bank to help improve
livelihood opportunities for poor rural households across 300 blocks and 32 districts of the eastern state.
Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC) Ltd is planning to raise about Rs.3,000 crore by issuing the
first unrated Synthetic Indian Rupee (INR) Notes to overseas investors. It is the first Indian public issuer of the
Synthetic INR Notes. Our countrys largest private sector mortgage lender HDFC, plans to raise Rs 3,000 crore
through these synthetic bonds. These bonds will bear a fixed coupon and will have a incumbency period of 3
years and 1 month.
The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS countries is set to issue green bonds in Chinese yuan to raise
funds for clean energy and infrastructure projects. The bank plans to issue 3 billion yuan worth of five-year
bonds denominated in Chinese currency on July 18 also bond proceeds will be used to finance green projects in
BRICS Nations.
Paperless SIP (systematic investment plans) which allows mutual fund investors to make transactions through
various modes of payments has been unveiled by the leading Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
On a first of its kind of move, IDFC Bank Ltd is going to acquire a Tamil Nadu based microfinance institution
(MFI) called Grama Vidiyal, A small unit financing scheme in rural villages of Tamil Nadu.This Acquisition
offers the bank access to 1.2 million households apart from adding 319 points of presence in seven states
Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Puducherry, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
State Bank of India (SBI), one of the leading public sector banks in India has signed a memorandum of
understanding (MoU) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
(SINE), (IIT) Bombays technology business incubator, in order to promote the innovation by startups in the
financial sector.
Guragon based Indias fastest developing air carrierVISTARA ties up with AXIS bank to release a
contactless Vistara credit card using the VISA platform.
In order to fortify and develop the important Irrigation and Drainage management system in the Cauvery Delta
of Tamil nadu, GOI AND ADB has signed a pact on July 14 which estimates around $100 million (670 Crores
approx.). This system is going to revitalize the mounds and hills of the six major Irrigation systems in the
Vennar system and also to renovate the existing Pumping stations. The loan from ADBs ordinary capital
resources has a 25-year term.
The Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDB has chosen eight venture funds to invest in start-ups as
defined under the Start-up India Action Plan and will support them with a corpus amount of Rs 428 crore.
Mumbai based Indian new generation lender IndusInd Bank has opened its IFSC Banking Unit (IBU) at the
Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City) to meet the requirements of offshore banking. It became the
sixth bank to open an IBU at GIFT.
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Dewan Housing Finance has launched a short-term Corporate Deposit Scheme, which offers interest rates
ranging from 7.55 % to 8.40 %, depending on the tenure.
A former Google engineer Paul Taylor launched speech recognition software is used in more than a billion
Android smartphones, that uses block chain technology to build a new operating system for banks.
In a bid to make taxpayers hassle free the Income Tax department has widened the ATM-based validation
system for filing of online Returns by taxpayers. The department has included Axis Bank to enhance the
paperless regime of filing the annual Income Tax returns and the dept also launched the bank account-based
validation facility in this regard for those who have not availed the internet banking facility.
Reserve Bank of India advised banks to exchange up to 20 pieces of soiled Indian currency notes with a cap
value of Rs 5,000through the counter without any processing fee in order to improve the customer service.
In order to trace the Black and illegal Money, Special Investigation Team (SIT) has advocated for the ban of
cash transactions above 3 lakh rupees and also restrict the Money Holding Capacity to 15 Lakhs in order to curb
the Black Money in the nation.
Reserve Bank has allowed foreign investors to up their stakes in Axis Bank and IDFC Bank to up to 74 per cent
and 46 per cent, respectively under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS).
The Mumbai based BSE is planning to trade currency, metals and energy at its upcoming international
commodity exchange at the International Finance Tec-City (Gift City) which will power the global growth story
for the Indian Banking Financial Services (BFSI) sector in Gandhinagar.
IndiaFirst Life Insurance announced a partnership with Nainital Bank for distribution of its products and also to
provide life insurance solutions to the customers of the bank and enhance our distribution footprint in northern
India. IndiaFirst Life Insurance is a joint venture between Bank of Baroda, Andhra Bank and Legal and
General (UK).
In order to boost lending and shore up economic growth, the government has provided Rs22,915 crore capital to
13 state-run banks. SBI gets 7575 crore out of the whole sum.
RBI is all set to monitor the issues related to the customer rights in the five broad areas of banking soon. This
step is adopted by the bankers bank to enhance the banking experience of the customers. The five core areas to
be monitored by the RBI are: Right to privacy,
Right to fair treatment & transparency,
Fair and honest dealing,
Right to suitability and
Right to grievance redress & compensation.
IRCTC and SBI join hands to promote UTS and E-Ticketing System to ease the Service for Passengers
Kochi based Federal Bank have announced partnership with Reliance Jio Money for One-Click payment service
that will make payment ease for their customers.
HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company and Mumbai based Shamrao Vithal Co-operative (SVC) Bank
bancassurance tieup to offer wide range of non-life insurance produts to the customers of the bank.
Indias largest Private Sector lender ICICI bank has conducted a coin exchange mela during Rath Yatra
festival at the RBI financial literacy camp in Puri. The mela was organised upon the suggestion from RBIs S.
P. Mohanty, General Manager, Issue Department of RBI. It was inaugurated by the SP.Mohanty.
Mangalore based Karnataka Bank has started a programme to offer solar lights in the non-electrified houses of
students in rural zones. This is joint iniative of lender with the Manipal-based non-governmental organisation
Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT) under its corporate social responsibility(CSR) route.
Following Rs 6,000-crore forex related irregularities, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary
penalty on HDFC and Bank of Baroda. In October 2015, BOB, a total of 5,853 outward foreign remittance
transactions for a sum of $546.10 million (Rs.3,500 crore) for advance remittance for imports and for other
purposes were remitted through 38 current accounts to various overseas parties numbering about 400 in Hong
Kong and one of them in the UAE. RBI penalized HDFC bank for lapses in adhering to KYC/AML (know your
customer / anti-money laundering) guidelines.
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Global payments leader SWIFT, which already has over 70 other leading banks globally now signs up
with ICICI and Axis Bank, thereby become the first domestic leaders to enter the international payment group.
Indias biggest lender SBI has announced that it is going serve as banking correspondents through Indian Oil
Corporation owned 6500 Kisan Seva Kendras. The KSK centres that offers access to various agricultural inputs
like diesel services to the farmers across the country.
State Bank ATMs are launched with a new payment system, which will allow the account holders to transfer
money using mobile phone number as a key identifier and this system is based on the instant money transfer
(IMT) platform.
Tata AIG General Insurance has launched an integrated travel product, for all Axis Bank customers through the
banks one stop solution called Happy Holidays Package. The Happy Holidays Package offers multiple
travel benefits to globe surfers such as aMulti-Currency Forex Card and can be utilized up to 16 currencies.
Cabinet cleared changes in the GST Constitutional Amendment Bill, dropping 1 per cent manufacturing tax and
providing guarantee to compensate states for any revenue loss in the first five years of roll out of the proposed
indirect tax regime.
BUSINESS
Indias biggest Telecom Giant Bharti Airtel Business and GBI have entered into a strategic partnership to
increase Airtels direct reach to many new countries in the Middle East.
Mumbai based Zone Startups to launch empoWer to support women entrepreneurs who are building technology
ventures. Zone Startups India is supported by Department of Science and Technology.
Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. He
has decided to make his identity known to stop the spread of misinformation about the virtual currency. Craig
Wright is the man previously known by the Satoshi Nakamoto.
Union government has signed pact with the Boeing Company to buy four maritime spy planes worth about $1
billion, to bolster the Indian Navy.
Power major Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) announced the commissioning of a 600 MW coal-based
thermal power plant in Madhya Pradesh..
Hyderabad based Hetero Healthcare has announced that the company will set up three units in Andhra Pradesh,
Sikkim and Telangana to expand the business.
American Online cab aggregator Uber and chinas e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has announced a global
partnership for payment platform Alipay,
Reliance power is all set to setup a 3,000 MW LNG-based power plant in Bangladesh as its Government of has
granted in-principle approval for the first phase of Reliance Powers project in the country.
Public Sector undertaking, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltdhas commissioned 500 MW thermal power unit at
Bokaro Thermal Power-AStation of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) in Jharkhand.
Union government has approved the proposal of Infosys to set up an IT/ITeS special economic
zone in Bengaluru. The board has also approved application of Unitech Realty Project.
Bengaluru based Flipkart all set to launch its Maps service with Social Technology Lab by Dr. Ashwin Mahesh
MapUnity.
New Delhi based E-commerce major Snapdeal in collaboration with UrbanClap inventory in its Android mobile
application to launch a personal services category to help consumers book services ranging from beauty
services at home to wedding photographers.
Union Government has started the process for issuance of Unique Business Identification Number (UBIN) to
facilitate potential entrepreneurs set up their business without any delays.
The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority fixed the ceiling price of 54 drug formulations used for
treatment of cancer and other diseases it also fixed the retail price of 11 drugs.
Chennai-based FPL has partnered with America based Nokero Solar Equipment maker to launch off-grid solar
products and soon plans to manufacture in India.
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The Supreme Court struck down the TRAI regulation making it mandatory for telecom companies to
compensate subscribers for call drops levied by the Telecom Regulator.
Vodafone M-Pesa, a digital wallet service from Vodafone that offers Money Transfer, Bill and Utility Pay, has
announced its partnership with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to offer easy-to-use digital
option to pay electricity bills instantly.
New Delhi based E-commerce major Snapdeal has announced its partnership with e-ticketing
platform BookMyShow and extended its service offerings.
Tata Trusts and Bangalore-based non-profit Nudge Foundation entered into a strategic partnership to help
alleviate poverty through product innovation and capacity building.
Power major NTPC signed a joint venture agreement with state-owned miner Coal India to revive plants of the
Fertilizer Corporation of India Limited (FCIL). Under this joint venture company will take up the resumption
of FCIL plants at Sindri in Bihar and Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh by setting up an ammonia urea plant at each
location..
Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board and Solar Energy Corporation of India signed a pact to form a 50:50
Joint Venture for implementation of solar power projects in the state.
Tech giant Apple has opened a new development center in Hyderabad which will focus on development of
Maps for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. This move from the company will make an investmentof $25
million and accelerate Maps development and create up to 4,000 jobs.
State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals has successfully commissioned 250 MW thermal unit in Maharashtra.
This is the eighth coal-based unit commissioned by BHEL at Parli Power Station, in Maharashtra.
Washington based technology major Microsofts Finland mobile makers Nokia mobile device business, has
decided to sell branding rights to Finnish firm HMD Global and contract manufacturer Foxconn. The deal size
is about $350 million also Microsoft transaction is expected to close in H2 of 2016.
Chennai-based Apollo Hospitals arm Apollo Health and Lifestyle is planning to raise $135 million from World
Bank arm International Finance Corporation (IFC).This includes equity investment of around $68 million.
Hero Moto Corp Ltd. (HMCL) has inked a wage settlement pact with its permanent workers at Gurgaon Plant
Trade body National Association of Software and Services Companies unveiled Indias first centre of
excellence focused on Internet of Things (CoE IoT). The centre of excellence is set up at the Nasscom Startups Warehouse in Bengaluru.
Avast Software will acquire AVG Technologies for $1.3 billion in a deal which is going to re-shuffle the
security software deck.
The Rajasthan government has joined hands with business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce firm Applicate IT
Solutions to enable 35,000 e-mitra kiosks in the state for traders and retailers to procure products directly from
manufacturers.
Telecom ministry is learnt to have cleared the Rs.3, 500 crore 4G spectrum trading dealbetween service
providers Bharti Airtel and Aircel. Airtel has entered into an agreement with Aircel to acquire rights to use 4G
spectrum of Aircel in eight telecom circles for Rs.3,500 crore.
Worlds largest cement producer Lafarge Holcim has entered into an agreement with Nirma Ltd to sell its entire
100% holding in cement maker Lafarge India for an enterprise value of $1.4 billion.
A contract has been awarded to Mahindra Aero structures to make air frame parts for the AS565 MBe Panther
by the renowned Airbus Helicopters. Airbus Helicopters and Mahindra Defence are in the process of forming a
joint venture to target Indias military helicopter programmes such as the Naval Utility Helicopter, the Naval
Multi-Role Helicopter and the Reconnaissance and Surveillance Helicopter.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. and Frances Safran Helicopter Engines is set to jointly establish a helicopter
engines maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre to service Indian and foreign customers using Safrans
aero engines.
British oil and gas major Cairn Energy limited has raised a $5.6 billion compensation demand from the Indian
government for a breach in an investment treaty arising out of the retrospective tax demand of Rs. 29,047 crore.
Indias fifth-biggest carrier GoAir announced an agreement with European plane maker Airbus to buy 72
A320neos in a deal worth about $7.7 billion.
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Power major BHEL has commissioned another 250 MW unit coal based using low quality coal (lignite) as the
primary fuel. This plant uses ecofriendly Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (CFBC) technology, that has
been commissioned at Bhavnagar Energy Company (BECL) 2250 MW thermal power project, located atPadva
village in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat.
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) and Bell Helicopter has signed an agreement to manufacture
helicopters under Make in India initiative in order to meet civil and military requirements.
Hinduja Groups Ashok Leyland to set up a bus assembly plant in Kenya with an investment of Rs 70 crore as
part of its global expansion plans. This plant will have an annual capacity of 1,200 buses.
Detroit-based Ford Motors Indian arm pledged to invest Rs.1,300 crore in a technology and business centre in
Chennai to provide support services for the parents offices spread across the globe.
Local services marketing portal Mydala.com in partnership with Viacom 18 to release the Star Trek Beyond,
which is the third part of the iconic Star Trek Reboot Series.
Indian smartphone brand Karbonn Mobiles has setup of a new mobile manufacturing plant in Bawal,
Haryana.The manufacturing facility has 22 assembly lines and is expected to manufacture 30 million mobile
units per year.
AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
Indian Artist Anjali Chandrashekar won award at UN poster contest on N-Disarmament and appreciated by UN
Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon.
Former ISRO scientist and Professor Udupi Ramachandra Rao will be honoured with the 2016 IAF Hall of
Fame Award by the International Astronautical Federations for his immense contribution to the progress of
astronautics.
Kerala has been awarded the best family destination in the country in the Lonely Planet Magazine India Travel
Awards 2016. The state Tourism Director U V Jose received the award at a function in Mumbai in an annual
awards showcase the best travel experiences available to Indians and anoint the best service providers the
magazine observed.
Bharti Airtel, a Leading telecom services provider with global operations in around 19 countries across Asia
and Africa has been ranked first in a listing of 100 emerging market multinational companies as part of a study
on corporate transparency and reporting by Transparency International.
Indian Students Scientist team named Screwdrivers comprising 13 students, including four girls, has won the
team spirit award in NASAs prestigious global competition to build and design remotely operated vehicles
from scratch. The team is from Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management, Mumbai, won Aloha Team
Spirit award at the Mate International ROV Competition at the NASA Johnson Space Center, Neutral
Buoyancy Lab.
Sikkims Khangchendzonga National Park has been announced as the Indias first mixed world heritage site by
the Paris based UNESCO that will help the state to attract the tourists to the eco spot. With this the list of
UNESCO heritage sites in India moves 35 as on date.
President Pranab Mukherjee gave away the Dr BC Roy national awards for 2008, 2009 and 2010 at Rashtrapati
Bhavan in New Delhi.
The Awardees:
2010- Awardees
2009-Awardees
2008-Awardees
Nikhil C. Munshi
KH Sancheti
Mammen Chandy
O.P. Kalra
Atul Kumar
Prof. Rajeshwar Dayal
Tejinder Singh
Renu Saxena
Rohit V. Bhatt
Subash Gupta
Kanan A. Yelikar
Neelam Mohan
Amrinder Jit Kanwar Kriplani
Prof. Mohan Kameswaran
Rajendra Prasad
G.V. Rao
Harsha Jauhari
Glory Alexander
Moti Lal Singh
Gopal H. Badlani
C.N. Purandare
Yash Gulati
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C.V. Hari Narayan

H.S. Bhanushali
Odishas Eminent Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik is making an attempt another world record by carving 100 sand
chariots at the Puri beach in Odisha on upcoming Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannath.
SA writer Lidudumalingani Wins 17th Caine Prize for African Writing for African Writing for his short
story Memories We Lost, published inIncredible Journey: Stories That Move You. He received the prestigious
award at Oxfords Bodleian Library.
Dipa Karmakar becomes the first Indian gymnast to secure World Class Gymnast award, Gymnaste de Classe
Mondaile by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG). She is also the first Indian woman gymnast
to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The Odisha government has decided to double the prize money of Unesco Kalinga Prize-2017 to $40,000. The
Kalinga Prize was established in 1951 by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation
(UNESCO) with a generous grant from Biju Patnaik, the founder-president of the Kalinga Foundation Trust.
Rio-bound Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal was honored by Hyundai Motor India Ltd by gifting her the 1st
anniversary edition of Indian Car of The year Creta.
Keralas Radhika Menon, who became the first woman in the world to receive the Award for Exceptional
Bravery at Sea from the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Cookbook author and food blogger Nimi Sunilkumar has bagged the Gourmand World Cookbook Award for
2015-16. She was conferred with this award for her cookbook 4 oclock Temptations of Kerala. It is
famously known as the Oscar award in the field of cookery. This is the only international award in this
particular field. The award is organized to honour the best food and wine books either printed or digital.
Four New Writers Get Jnanpith Navlekhan Award
Bharatiya Jnanpiths 11th Navlekhan award which constitutes of a cash awards of Rs.50,000 each along with a
certificate of merit and an idol of Vagdevi is awarded to the following
Awardees
Book Name
Amlendu Tiwari
Parityakt
Balram Kawant
Sara Morila
Om Naagar
Nib Ke Chire Se
Tasneem Khan
Yeh Mere Rahnuma
Srinivasan K. Swamy. The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) will, present him with the
Lifetime Achievement Award in Mumbai. This award is the highest honor to be given to an individual in India
for their outstanding contribution to the advertising industry.
Government plans to institute awards for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities across sectors as part
of efforts to incentivise companies to take up work towards social welfare.
Aditya Puri, the chief executive and managing director of the second largest private sector lender HDFC Bank
has been named as the best banking CEO in Asia by the investor community.
The forest department of Uttar Pradesh has set a world record for orchestrating the largest state-wide plantation
drive in 24 hours mission to plant 5 crore saplings.
President confers the 51st Jnanpith Award to the famous writer, Dr. Raghuveer Chaudhari from Gujarat at a
function held at Parliament Library Building in New Delhi. The Jnanpith Award is one of the highest Indian
literary awards.
FORBES Top Paid Celebrity List
SRK and Akshay Kumar grab Top Spots.
The top ten list as follows:Rank
1
2
3
Celebrity
Taylor swift
One Direction
James Patterson
Earning in Millions
$170
$110
$95
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4
4
6
7
8
9
10
Dr. Phil McGraw

Cristiano Ronaldo
Kevin Hart
Howard stern
Lionel Messi
Adele
Rush Limbuagh
$88
$88
$87.5
$85
$81.5
$80.5
$79
International Business magazine, FORBES has released the list of Top Paid Celebrities across the globe. Indian
entertainers Shah rukh khan and Akshay Kumar grabs their seats in this list. The list is topped by the famous
singer Taylor Swift with earnings of around 1160 crores.
Shah Rukh grabbed 86th spot with earnings of $33M and Akshay Kumar grabbed 94th spot with earnings of
$31.5M.
Forbes Heroes of Philanthropy List 2016 Five Indians grabbed Top Spots.
This list comprises of the people from 13 countries, which accounts for 40 philanthropists. Indians among these
40 in the list are:1. Vineet and Anupama Nayar, founders of the Sampark Foundation,
2. Adar Poonawalla, CEO of Serum Institute of India,
3. Bain India CEO Amit Chandra and his wife Archana Chandra,
4. CEO of Jai Vakeel Foundation.
The worlds best airline for this year is Emirates, according to a survey of millions of airline passengers
conducted by Skytrax World Airline Awards 2016. This is the fourth time Emirates has won the top accolade
since inception. The Dubai based Fly Emirates has won the top honors at Skytrax World Airline Awards
ceremony at the Farnborough International Airshow in England.
The top 5 best airlines according the Skytrax:
Emirates
Qatar Airways
Singapore Airlines
Cathay Pacific
ANA All Nippon Airways
Indian-origin Ex-President of Singapore S R Nathan has been awarded with the Outstanding Member of the
South Asian Diaspora award for his contribution in shaping ties with India.
Nigerian journalist journalist Didi Akinyelure has bagged this years BBC World NewsKomla Dumor Award.
Chennai hailed Advay Ramesh has bagged the prominent Google Community Impact Award from Asia for
creating a device that enhances fishermens safety and productivity.
Adding to its telling portfolio of citations, Kerala Tourism has secured two Gold Awards at the prestigious
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) awards witnessing its trendsetting marketing initiatives to develop the
field of tourism.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mahanayak Samman awards were given away to the filmmaker Goutam Ghose and
composer-singer Bappi Lahiri.
The Mahayanak Samman 2016
Composer-singer Bappi Lahiri.
Paran Bandyopadhyay and Jishu Sengupta best actor (male) awards while
Sohini Sarkar Best actor (female) award.
Dakshayani, 86 years old female Elephant from Kerala is all set to enter the Guinness World Records as
the oldest living elephant.
Bezwada Wilson, a renowned campaigner against manual scavenging, and Carnatic singer T.M. Krishna from
Chennai were named for the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award 2016.
City football giants East Bengal announced that this years Bharat Gaurav award (Pride of India) will be
conferred on legendary athlete Milkha Singh.
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National Tourism Awards for the year 2014-2015
Award Winner
Madhya Pradeshfollowed by Gujarat and Karnataka
respectively
Rajasthans Sawai Madhopur railway station
Mumbais Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Telanganas Warangal
Monuments of Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh.
Taj Exotica, Salcette, Goa
Fateh Prakash Palace in Udaipur, Coconut Lagoon at
Kumarakom in Kottayam and Gajner Palace in Bikaner.
The Lalit in New Delhi received an award under the
category of
Kerala Tourism in the Tourism Promotion and Publishing
category
The Wayanad initiativeKerala
Sargaalaya Arts and Crafts Village at Iringal, a small but
thriving village in KozhikodeKerala
KeralaInvis Multimedia and social media managed by
Stark Communications
Turtle on the Beach, KovalamKerala
Coconut Lagoon, Kumarakom
Coconut Creek Farm and Homestay, KumarakomKerala
Somatheeram Research Institute and Ayurveda Hospital Pvt
Ltd, Thiruvananthapuram
Category
Best state for comprehensive development of
tourism
Best Tourist Friendly railway station award
Best Airport award
Best Heritage City award
Best maintained and disable-friendly monument
Best hotel award under the five star deluxe category
Best heritage hotel awards in three different
categories
Hotel providing best facilities for the differentlyabled guests.
Most Innovative use of Information Technology
social media/mobile app.
Responsible Tourism category
Kerala Tourism in the Rural Tourism project
category
Tourism Promotion and Publishing category
Best hotel in the Five Star category
Best Heritage Hotel in Classic Category
Best Incredible India Bed and Breakfast
Establishment
Best Wellness Centre
APPOINTMENTS & RESIGNS
19 New Ministers inducted in the expansion of the council of Ministers A Consummate List
For the second time the Narendra Modi lead NDA government expanded its council of ministers by
inducting 19 new Minister of State (MOS) in order to exercise the various schemes and services promised
through the Union Budget 2016.
Highlights:
Prakash Javadekar
Smriti Irani
Arun Jaitley
Promoted to HRD Minister, Replaces Smriti Irani

Textiles
Loses Information & Broadcasting retains Finance Ministry,
Corporate Affairs
Sadananda Gowda
Statistics and Programme implementation
SS Ahluwalia
MoS Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Parliamentary Affairs
Vijay Goel
MoS Youth Affairs, Sports
Ramdas Athawale
Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry
M J Akbar
Minister of State for External Affairs
Ananth Kumar
Parliamentary Affairs Minister
Venkaiah Naidu
I&B Minister
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Law Minister
Anil Madhav Dave
Environment Minister
Babul Supriyo
Urban Development Minister
Krishna Raj an MP from Shahjahanpur. With her, the number of women in PM Modis cabinet is seven
5 Ministers, Nihal Chand, Ram Shankar Katheria, Sanwar Lal Jat, Manuskhbhai D Vasva and M K
Kundariya dropped from PM Narendra Modis council of Ministers.
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The entire list of the newly appointed ministers is listed below:-
S No.
Ministers Name
State
Constituency
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
Mr. Ajay Tamta

Mr. Anil Madhav Dave
Mr. Arjun Ram Meghwal
Mr. Chottu Ram Chaudry
Dr. Subhash Bhamre
Mr. Faggan Singh Kulaste
Mr. Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor
Mrs. Krishna Raj
Mr. Mahendra nath pandey
Mr. Manshuk L MMandaviya
Mr. MJ Akbar
Mr. PP Choudhary
Mr. Parshottam Rupala
Mr. Rajen Gohain
Mr. RC Jigajinagi
Mr. SS Ahluwalia
Mr. Vijay Goel
Mr. Ramdas Athawale
Mrs. Anupriya Patel
Uttarakhand
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Gujarat
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Assam
Karnataka
West Bengal
Rajasthan
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Almora
Rajya Shaba MP
Bikaner
Nagaur
Dhule
Mandla
Dahod
Shajahanpur
Chanduali
Rajya Shaba
Rajya Shaba
Pali
BJPs Vice President
Nowgong
Bijapur
Darjeeling
Rajya Shaba
Leader of RPI Party
Leader of Apna Dal
Name of the Persons
Name of the Posts
India-born Rajesh Agrawal

Ravi Shastri (resigned)
Londons deputy mayor for business.

International Cricket Councils cricket committeemedia representative
Industry Body Federation of Indian Chambers of
Commerce (FICCI) has appointed new Chairpersons
for its Telangana and AP State Councils.
New Governor to its central bank CBSL ( Central
Bank of Sri Lanka).
Reserve Bank of Indias Deputy Governor
First Indigenous woman elected to Australias lower
house
Indus towers- Chief Operating Officer.
Directorat ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU),
Department of Space, at Vattiyoorkavu in
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Accountant General(AG), economic and revenue
sector audit, of Tamil Nadu.
Reliance Group- CEO for its IoT Business.
Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
For Telengana - Devendra Surana

For Andra Pradesh - M. Prabhakar Rao
Indrajith coomaraswamy
Mr N S Vishwanathan
Linda Burney
Tejinder Kalra
Eminent scientist Madhav Dhekane
R Thiruppathi Venkatasamy
Juergen Hase
Deepak Singhal.
Vishal Kapoor
S K Kohli
NCP leader Ramraje Naik Nimbalkar
Srini Gopalan (Resigns)
Phiroz Vandrevala (resigned)
Kevin Turner (resigns)
Ramesh Negi
Sanjay Gupta
D Rajkumar & Utpal Bora
IDFC Mutual Fund-- chief executive officer

Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA).
Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council.
Bharti Airtels Consumer business director
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced
that its Non-Executive Director
COO post at Microsoft
Delhis acting Chief Secretary
Chairman and Managing Director of Konkan
Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).
Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Bharat
Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Oil India
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K V R Murthy
Tathagata Roy
Najma Heptullah and Gowdara Mallikarjunappa
Siddeshwara (resigned)
Theresa May
An Indian-American professor Dr. Kinshuk
IPS officer Ashok Patnaik
Raghu Reddy
Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi
C. Vijay Kumar
Rudra Gaurav Shresth
BJP leader in Punjab, Navjot Singh
Sidhu( resigned)
Guruprasad Mohapatra
Eminent Economist Mr. Paul Romer
Sohini Rajola
Former South Africa pacer Steve Elworthy
Sarvita Sethi
Ajay Bhushan Pandey
BJP MP Ganesh Singh Singh
Dr. Sanjiv Mishra
Mohandas Pai.
Naved Masood
Dinesh Kanabar
Sanjiv Puri
Ltd, respectively.
chairman-cum-managing director of the Jute
Corporation of India Limited
Acting Governor of Arunachal Pradesh. He is the
Governor of Tripura.
Minority Affairs Minister and Minister of State for
Heavy Industries respectively.
Britains new prime minister
Dean of University of North Texas College of
Information in the U.S.
the Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of the National
Intelligence Grid (NATGRID).
Xiaomi - online sales head for India
Chairman of the Central Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE) for a five-year term.
HCL Technologies Ltd- president will take on
additional responsibility aschief operating officer.
High Commissioner of India to the Kingdom of
Swaziland
Upper House-MP
new Chairman of the AAI Airport Authority of
India.
Chief Economist of the World Bank
Regional Vice President-- Western Union
Managing Director of the ICC Cricket World Cup
2019
Vice-President Finance for India and South West
Asia -- Coca-Cola
Chief Executive Officer of Unique Identification
Authority of India (UIDAI).
Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament
examining the Land Acquisition Bill.
Additional Director and Non-Executive (part time)
of the Axis Bank control board.
National Stock Exchange of Indias 3 new public
interest directors
Chief Operating Officer, a newly created portfolio

of ITC Limited.
Tetsuya Takano( resigned )
Ricoh India Chairman
Khadga Prasad Oli ( resignation)
Nepals Prime Minister
Sharad Pawar (to step down- within six months ) Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) president
Ghanshyam Singh
General Manager, Eastern Railway, Kolkata.
Dr Buddha Rashmi Mani,
Director General of the National Museum
Sunil Munjal (Step Down)
Joint managing director of Hero MotoCorp
Madhuri Dixit
Brand ambassador for its consumer durable
products- Intex echnologies
Michel Barnier
EUs chief Brexit negotiator
Shambhu Singh Yadav
Deputy Lokayukta of the Uttar Pradesh
Central government Reshuffle at the secretarial Level
Aruna Sharma
Secretary of Ministry of Steel
Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information
Aruna Sundarajan
& Technology.
Bhanu Pratap Sharma
Department of Personnel and Training as Secretary.
Department of Youth Affairs as Officer on Special
AK Dubey
Duty and will take charge as Secretary
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M Sathiavathy
Dinesh Singh,
Amarjit Singh,
Rakesh Srivastava,
Latha Krishna Rao
C K Mishra,
NS Kang
B K Prasad
Smita Chugh
Rajeev Kapoor
Amarjeet Sinha
T Nanda Kumar (resigned)
Anurag Thakur
Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari
Satish Mathur
A K Mital(extended)
Secretary in Ministry of Labour and Employment as

Officer on Special Duty
Department of Land Resources as Officer on Special
Duty. Singh will take over as Secretary
Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources, River
Development and Ganga Rejuvenation,
Secretary, National Commission for Backward
Classes.
Secretary, Department of Social Justice and
Empowerment
Secretary Department of Health and Family
Welfare,
Secretary and Director General, National AIDS
Control Organisation
Secretary, National Commission for Denotified,
Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Tribes.
Secretary Tariff Commission under Department of
Industrial Policy and Promotion
Secretary- Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy
of Administration, Mussoorie
Secretary, Department of Rural Development
chairman of Gujarat-based National Dairy
Development Board (NDDB)
Territorial Army Officer
Chief Justice Of Patna High Court
Maharashtra DGP
Railway Board Chairman
Chief Secretary of Gujarat
Dr. J.N. Singh

R Seshasayee (resigns)
Rani Nair
Yuriko Koike
Justice Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale
Vishvas Vidu Sapkal
B N Reddy
Ashok Leyland non-exec vice chairman

CBDT Chairperson
Tokyo gets it first Woman Governor
CJ of Allahabad HC
High Commissioner of India to the Cook Islands
High Commissioner of India to the Republic of
Cameroon
ACQUISITIONS & MERGERS
E-fashion store Myntra Designs Pvt. Ltd has acquired Bangalore-based Cubeit to gain access to its employees
also to expand Myntras technology team. However the financial details of the acquisition werent disclosed.
E-travel agent Yatra has signed a deal to merger its business with the Nasdaq-listed Terrapin 3 Acquisition
Corporation (TRTL).The deal values the travel Indian portal at $218 million (Rs 1,465 crore).
Oracle acquires Net suite for $9.3 Billion, indicating its growth in cloud computing business.
Indias leading FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) Dabur International has acquired South Africa-based
manufacturing and trading cosmetic company Discaria Trading Ltd on July 14.
IT major Cognizant Technology Solutions has acquired Idea Couture to boost its digital technologies offering.
While the deal size did not disclosed.
California based application delivery controllers Specialist A10 Networks acquired the Software
Company Appcito based in California will help the A10 to become a comprehensive secure application services
provider.
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Google has acquired Paris-based Moodstocks, a startup that has developed machine learning technology to
bolster the image recognition features on smartphones.
SoftBank Group Corp., A Japanese internet and telecommunications conglomerate acquired the global chip
industry on July 18 with a whopping $32 billion deal to acquire ARM Holdings PLC, the U.K.-based
designer of the microprocessors that power more than 95% of the worlds smart phones.
Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) is all set to acquire American fast fashion retailers Forever 21 in the
Indian market for USD 26 million, which is around Rs 175.52 crore.
Verizon Communications Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. mutually declared that they have entered into a formularized
agreement under which Verizon will acquire Yahoos operating business for about approximately $4.83 billion.
Myntra, a Flipkart Group company, acquired Jabong from Global Fashion Group (GFG) for$70 million.
SCHEMES
With a massive target of training 50 lakh apprentices, The Union Cabinet presided over by Mr. Narendra Modi
approved the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme. This scheme has a disbursal of about 10,000 crores
in order to achieve its vast target of training 50 lakh apprentices.
Meghalaya Governor V.Shanmuganathan inaugurated the launch of Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva
Abhiyan (PMSMA) in the East Khasi Hills District of Meghalaya at a programme organized by the office of the
District Medical & Health Officer, East Khasi Hills District, under the aegis of the National Health Mission
Cabinet approves Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) with an outlay of Rs.12000 crore to impart
skilling to One Crore Indian population in the next four years.
.Government of India liberated Rs. 100 crore as its contribution to the Atal Pension Yojana Scheme. .This
additional contribution is offered to those who enrolled before march 31,2016 as 50% of the user contribution
with a cap value of Rs.1000.
Parliament was informed by Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav that this year over Rs.
28,000 crore has been released Union government to States under MGNREGA Scheme to disburse last years
accountabilities and for running the programme in the ongoing year.
M/O Tourism approves projects of Rs. 275 crore for development of Krishna & Heritage circuit of State of
Haryana, Rajasthan & Gujarat under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme.
Tourism Ministry has sanctioned 25 projects under the Swadesh Darshan scheme worth Rs. 2048 Crore to 21
States and Union Territories. 21 States and Union Territories include Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand,
Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Bihar,
West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Tripura.
An insurance Scheme for the cattle breeders has been announced by the BJP led Haryana Government
named Jokhim Prabandhan Aur Pashudhan Bima Yojana. The Scheme is the result of recommendations made in
Swaminathan Report.
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) is set to launch the facility of travel insurance
for passengers from September.This can be availed at a premium of Re 1.
The scheme offers compensation
i. In the event of death or permanent total disability upto Rs 10 lakh
ii. For permanent partial disability Rs 7.5 lakh
iii.For hospitalisation expenses Rs 2 lakh
North Eastern state Manipur has joined the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) scheme. It is the 14th
state to join the UDAY.. The state will get benefit of around Rs 263 crore upon joining and can improve the
state efficiency of the Discoms. The state also the first in Northern states to join in Scheme.
Government of India made a pact of Allowing four Public Sector Insurers in PMFBY (Pradhan Mantri Fasal
Bima Yojana). Along with the existing 11 private sector Insurers now Government allowed Four PSUs
namely LIC(life Insurance Corporation of India), General Insurance Corporation of India, National Insurance
Co. ltd, Oriental Insurance Co. ltd. to increase the agricultural insurance cover to a great extent.
Union Finance Ministry has launched the fourth Tranche of Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) for resident
individuals and institutional investors. It will be open for investment from July 18 to 22.The issue price of
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the 4th tranche has been fixed at Rs. 3119 per gram of gold based on average of last week prices of physical
gold.
The investment in SGB is also eligible investment for Statutory Liquidity Ratio of Banks. The SGB is eligible
to be converted into Demat form and can be used as collaterals for availing loans.
MoUs
Haryana Governemnt set up a board for Developing new industrial township in Guragon District of Haryana.
Government of Haryana signed a MoU With China Fortune Land Development (CFLD) company for $5
Billion fund assistance for setting up this township.
Bihar government signed a MoU with Bangkok-based Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC) to
implement the Roadmap for Disaster Risk Reduction in Bihar (2015-30). The move will help reduce disaster
risk management in the state.
Akilesh Yadav led Uttar Pradesh Government signed an Memorandum of Understanding with Netherland in
order to set up a new Skill Development Centre for Famers of UP. This MoU ensures procedure about how
modern techniques can be also used for better production of sugarcane, potato, dairy development and flowers
apart from getting information of food processing.
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) which was signed between India and the State Secretariat for Education, Research and
Innovation of the Switzerland Confederation for cooperation in skill development.
The Union Cabinet approved signing of the Air Services agreement between India and Mozambique. This
Agreement intends as a move to regulate and advance air connectivity between the two countries.
The Union Cabinet sanctioned a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and
Tunisia. This MoU is signed between both the countries both the countries for toning up bilateral cooperation
in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital Economy.
As a platform to promote Afghan products and to boost trade relations between both nations, a conference
named Made in Afghanistan was held in New Delhi.Made in Afghanistan: Harnessing the Economic
Potential was the theme of this neighboring conference.
Cabinet nods for the approval of MoU between India and Mauritius in the field of rural development and
poverty alleviation
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved signing of a Memorandum of
Understanding (MoU) between India and Tanzania in the field of Traditional Systems of Medicine and
Homeopathy.
A (MoU) has been signed between the Karnataka Region Economic and Trade Organization (KRETO) and
Sanya People Municipal Government of China in order to nurture the trade between Sanya City and Karnataka.
An agreement was signed with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), India to build the 1,320MW coalfired power plant at Rampal of Bagerhat, near the Sundarbans mangrove forest.
An agreement was signed between Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and US Secretary of Energy Dr Ernest
Moniz in Washington. According to this agreement, the two countries agreed to enhance institutional and
technical cooperation in specific areas such as assessment and unconventional hydrocarbon reserves in
India both onshore and offshore; new technologies in development of second generation bio-fuel and
development of Petroleum storage.
India and Japan have entered into a social security agreement and benefit thousands of Indian and Japanese
professionals and skilled workers working in the both the countries. The Agreement will come into force on 1
October.
Chennai based Apollo Hospitals has signed a MoU with William Osler Health System aims to positively impact
the health and wellness of the patients they serve.
Bhubaneswar based National Aluminium Company has signed an MoU with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
(BARC), Mumbai, for research and development cooperation in the fields of mutual interest.
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Cab aggregator Ola has signed a MoU with National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation
(NSKFDC) to focus on building a sustainable framework by supporting entrepreneurship, skill development
training and self-defence courses for Safai Karamcharis and Scavengers.
India based largetst FMCG Company Dabur signed an MoU with DIHAR Defense Institute of High Altitude
Research, A regulatory body governed by DRDO. This MoU is agreed to establish sustainable cultivation of
rarefied medicinal plants in Ladakh, one of the most difficult tracts in the world.
Indian AYUSH Ministry has inked Pact with World Health Organisation for promotion the systems Indian
medicines that encompasses Yoga and Ayurveda, Worldwide.
The Agreement four main categories namely
1. Yoga,
2. Ayurveda,
3. Unani medicine and
4. Panchkarma.
A two-year statement of intent (SOI) signed between NITI AAYOG and tech giant Intel India to set up the first
10 Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs).
Indian Government signed a deal with Thyssennkrupp marine systems, Germany in Mumbai to retrofit the antiship American Harpoon Missiles (AHM) on two shishumar class submarines namely Ins Shankush and INS
Shalki at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai.
COMMITTEES
Government has constituted a four-member committee to examine the desirability and feasibility of having a
new financial year. This Four-Member committee, headed by former Chief Economic Adviser Shankar
Acharya.
Union government set up a high-level committee headed by Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian to
consider a reasonable increase in minimum support price (MSP) for pulses and bonus for farmers.
A committee has been constituted to gear up the guidelines for the desiltation (clearing odd the silts) of the river
Ganga by the Union Ministry of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
The committee will work under the chairmanship of Madhav Chitale (Expert Member, NGRBA)
Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has constituted a seven-member expert committee for exploring the
other possible alternatives to pellet guns can be lethal, when sensitive parts like eyes are hit. The Committee
will be headed by Joint Secretary in the MHA T V S N Prasad.
In order to study regulatory issues relating to financial technology and digital banking in India, the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) set up an inter-regulatory working group. This idea is executed as suggested by the subcommittee of the Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC). This enacting group is chaired
by Sudarshan Sen, Executive Director of RBI, and also comprises of 12 members.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
China launched its second Shijian-16 series satellite for space research and experiments that was carried by
a Long March-4B rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in China. The first Chinese satellite, Shijian16 was launched in 2013.
National University of Singapore Scientists, including Indian origin have designed and built the worlds lightest
electric paraglider trike, that can take off and land with wheels. It operates on battery also can reach 6 Km. It is
named Delta.
Scientists have developed a non-invasive method which can kill cancer cells in twohours, an advance that may
considerably help people with inoperable tumours, as well as young children stricken with the deadly disease.
Reliance Jio Company will provide Wi-Fi connectivity to all Government Colleges in Puducherry under its
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. It will extend to the tourist hot spot Beach Promenade.
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Worlds largest and sensitive radio telescope, FAST (Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope) Has
been installed in Pingtang county, South west China. The final Installation finished on 3rd july,2016. As the
name indicates, it will have a diameter of 500 metres.
Kerala, being an abode of biodiversity & wildlife numerous plants and creatures are living in its dense forests.
In evidencing such a rich multifariousness, a new species of Ant-Mimicking Spider was found in the Wayanad
Wildlife Sanctuary of Kerala.
A supercomputer running on a dynamical model will make Indias annual summer monsoon forecast probably
from next year.The dynamical model has been used on an experimental basis in the past few years,Indian
Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) scientists in Pune.
Indias first elevated taxiway will be set up in Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. This new
infrastructure add-on will get the help the Airport operator to cut down on the time taken by an aircraft to reach
a runway and lead to fewer delays.
Nasas Juno space probe embraced yet another milestone in space exploration.
An international team of researchers led by Ivo Stassen and Rob Ameloot from KU Leuven, Belgium has
developed an Electronic nose that smells pesticides and nerve gas. It is a very sensitive electronic nose with
metal-organic frameworks (MOFs).
West Bengal Tourism Department has launched a mobile app based on the theme of Experience Bengal aiming
to attract the tourists across the world
Indias Oil Ministry and the US Geological Department has jointly discovered the highly enriched
accumulations of natural gas hydrate Reserve in the Bay of Bengal. This is the first of its kind in the Indian
Ocean.
In order to monitor blood glucose in patients with diabetes an automatically adjusts levels of insulin entering the
body, researchers found how to make artificial Pancreas in 2018.
A new species of tarantula has been identified near the home town of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the late Nobel
literature laureate. The newly researched Kankuamos marquezi is named for both Garcia Marquez and the
indigenous Kankuamo group who live in the area of Caribbean Colombia where the writer was born.
China has inducted its largest indigenously-built transport aircraft Y-20, that allows the worlds largest force to
transport cargo and troops over long distances in diverse weather conditions.
In order to map the contours of the Earths atmosphere to discover how much pollution exists in the most
remote corners of the planet and assess how the environment has changed, NASA is going to unveil a new
airborne mission.
An international team of astronomers have announced the discovery of a strange planet in a faraway solar
system that contains not just only one sun, but three. The distant planet, named HD 131399Ab, by far the widest
known orbit within a multi-star system. The discovery is published online by the journal Science.
The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Saturday signed an agreement with IITBombay and Madras to establish a binodal Centre of Propulsion Technology (CoPT) at the two institutions.
Pharmacy Major Sun Pharma introduced anti-cancer product named Gemcitabine InfuSMART, used in
treatment of cancer, in Europe to build a meaningful and differentiating presence in global oncology therapy
Bengaluru based start-up Cooey Technologies has released Indias first IOT Glucometer that wirelessly syncs
data with a smartphone by combining user-centric design and smart technology.
Nano technologists at Tel Aviv University have created a new adhesive Electronic Tattoo that can read
emotions and also can improve muscle control of amputees and patients with brain injuries.
Astronomers has discovered a new dwarf planet dubbed 2015 RR245 in the icy realms of space beyond
Neptune. The system is 120 times farther from the Sun than the Earth at its farthest orbital point.
Spanish-made Talgo is the fastest train in the country by clocking a speed of 180 km/hr by covering 84 km in 38
minutes in a trial conducted by Railways on Mathura-Palwal route, surpassing the record of Gatimaan Express
whose speed is 160 km/hr.
Boston Scientific Company has launched its first integrated facility in India to develop and sell minimally
invasive technologies also to train physicians in using them.
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Couple of Chinese made trains running at world-record speeds in opposite direction scrossed each other on
parallel tracks, in the latest feat achieved by China in high-speed rail network. The two trains Golden
Phoenix and Dolphin Blue travelling at 420 km per hour crossed on lines between Zhengzhou in the central
Henan Province and Xuzhou in the eastern Jiangsu Province.
US Scientists have developed a new robot that can imitates the walking motion of humans, making it more
energy-efficient and better at navigating uneven terrain.
SpaceX rocket blasted off from Florida to direct a cargo ship to the International Space Station, then returned
around and landed itself at the launch site.
Astronomers has confirmed a treasure trove of new worlds with over 100 new planets by the help of
Nasas Kepler spacecraft on its K2 mission.\
NASA announced that 40 years ago spacecraft of it named Viking 1 landed on the surface of Mars that had a
view of the Red Planet (Mars). The 90-day operation of the NASA was pushed into a six-year mission, paving
the way for later Mars rovers like Opportunity and Curiosity.
American Space Agency NASA has established a new institute for research and development of innovative
approaches to reduce risks to astronauts.
Facebook has successfully tested the first flight of a high-altitude solar plane to bring internet access to remote
parts of the world. The Aquila drone has the wingspan of an airliner but weighs less than a car.
Durgapur based CSIR run-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CMERI) developed Solar
Power Tree harnesses solar energy for producing electricity with an innovative vertical arrangement of solar
cells.The development named Solar Power Tree was launched by Science and Technology Minister Dr. Harsh
Vardhan in New Delhi.
Malabar Botanical Garden and Institute of Plant Sciences, Kozhikode, has joined hands with Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Limited (BPCL) for field trials to establish the oil-degrading properties of three new strains of
bacteria.in order to clean up petroleum pollutants from the environment.
China brings out an amphibious aircraft cum seaplane which is the largest of its kind in the world, used for
marine rescues and to prevent forest fires. This double character airplane named AG600 merely about the size
of a Boeing 737 and its built to plane built to take off and land on water.
Solar Impulse 2, the first plane powered by renewable energy has completed the first round world trip. The
solar-powered plane finally arrived at Al-Bateen Executive Airport located in Abu Dhabi, where it had started
its journey 505 days ago.
Culex mosquito strain that carries ZIKA Virus is found by Brazil Researchers. Zika virus is a member of the
virus family Flaviviridae and the genus Flavivirus. It is spread by daytime-active Aedes mosquitoes, such as A.
aegypti and A. albopictus. Its name comes from the Zika Forest of Uganda, where the virus was first isolated in
1947.
Digital Attic a new masterpiece in the field of Data Storage revealed by a Scientist in Washington.
NASA is set to launch a new spacecraft in the month of September that will travel to a near-Earth asteroid
known as Bennu and bring back a sample of surface material which may contain building blocks of life.
DEFENCE
Indias majestic aircraft carrier, INS Viraat akaGrand Old Lady of Indian Navy set sail for one last time
from Mumbai to Kochi which will be decommissioned later this year. The 750-feet long giant served the
Indian Navy with distinction for almost three decades. The ship holds the Guinness Record for being the oldest
serving warship.
The first squadron of indigenously designed and manufactured Light Combat Aircraft(LCA) Tejas was inducted
into Indian Air Force (IAF).
The Indian Navy launched the last of the series of the Water Jet Fast Attack Craft(WJFAC) ship at a ceremony
in Kolkata.
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India successfully blasted off twice a medium-range surface-to-air ballistic missile, developed in collaboration
with Israel, from launch pad 3 of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur-on-sea in Balasore district off
the coast of Odisha.
The Chinese navy conducted combat drills near its southern island province of Hainan and the Paracel islands in
the South China Sea.
Indian Navy launched a dedicated base for its Special Operation Forces MARCOS (Marine Commandos)
named INS Karna was commissioned in Visakhapatnamby Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba.
DRDO successfully test fired the purely indigenous 155 mm x 52 caliber Advanced Towed Artillery Gun
System (ATAGS), which the Indian Army is all set to get the much needed weapon for user trials by early 2017.
Indian Naval Ships Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch under the Command of the Flag Officer Commanding Eastern
Fleet, Rear Admiral S V Bhokare, YSM, NM have made a visit at Port Kelang on a four day visit.
ENVIRONMENT
The Bornean Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) has been declared as the critically endangered according to
the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This change means that both species of orangutan
now face an exceptionally high risk of extinction in the wild.
The Environment Ministry of the central government has allowed companies located in Special Economic
Zones (SEZs) to import solid plastic waste. As per this pact now SEZ units can import plastic or mixed plastic
waste prepared to a specification
SPORTS
Sprinter Nirmala Sheoran in the womens 400 metres category has just clocked 51:48seconds at the 56th
National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships at Hyderabads G.M.C. Balayogi Stadium.
The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) blanket ban on the Russian weightlifters to compete in
the Rio Olympics. This is the Second Sports outfit to ban Russians after the track & field team effected ban few
days back.
International Kabaddi Federation (IKF) announced that India will host the Kabaddi World Cup this year,
featuring 12 countries. The mega Event will be hosted this October the regulator added.
Luke Aikins became the first skydiver to leapt into the sky from an airplane at 25,000 in a operation
named Heaven Sent, without any parachute or wing suit and landed safely on the ground in a net. He leapt in
free fall using only the air currents around him to land safely on a high-tech 10,000-square-foot net.
Germans midfielder and captain bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement from international
football. He retires as countrys fourth most-capped player with 120 appearances for the nation.
Amir Khan to host worlds first mixed martial arts league in bid to inspire youngsters to sport.
Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal progressed up one place to occupy the fifth spot while P V Sindhu remained
unchanged at 10th in the latest Badminton World Federation Rankings. The womens singles list topped
by Spains Carolina Marin.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports grants recognition to Paralympic Committee of India.
Proteas Opener Hasim Amla and West Indies All-rounder Dwayne Bravo set a new world record for a fifthwicket stand in Twenty 20 cricket of 150 in 92 balls for the Trinbago Knight Riders against the Barbados
Tridents at Queens Park Oval in the Caribbean Premier League.
Ace British Formula One Racer Lewis Hamilton has bagged the famous Austrian Grand Prix Title 2016 by
defeating Nico Rosberg and Max Vestereppan in Austria.
The Union Sports minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced a grant of Rs 10 lakh for sickly Olympic gold
medallist Mohammed Shahid, who is undergoing treatment for serious liver and kidney ailment at Medanta
Medicity in Gurgaon. However later he passed away.
Canada Open Badminton: Indian shuttlers bag twin crowns
Indian Shuttler B Sai Praneeth defeated Koreas Lee Hyun il in a nail biting match to bag the title of the
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Canada open badminton grand prix. Indian Men Doubles team Manu Attri and Sumeeth reddy toppled
over Adriand liu and Toby Ng to notch up the Men Doubles Title.
Bengaluru hailed para swimmer Niranjan Mukundan has bagged eight medals, that covers three golds, at the
recently-concluded IWAS (International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports) U-23 World Games in Prague, Czech
Republic.
Saudi Arabia turned into the 39th Associate Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after being
unanimously elected during the Full Council meeting in Edinburgh.
OAI An Official Voice Of Indian Olympian Community 2016
In order to bring harmony and to look after the former & current Olympic athletes, A maiden Non-Profit
organization named Olympians Association of India has been introduced in New Delhi.
This organization is directly affiliated to World Olympians Association (WOA) under the International Olympic
Committee (IOC).
OAI has been founded by Olympians namely
Shiva Keshavan (luge),
Viren Rasquinha (hockey),
Malav Shroff (sailing),
Adille Sumariwalla (athletics),
Ashwini Nachappa (athletics),
Saina Nehwal (badminton),
Hakimuddin Habibulla (swimming) and
MC Mary Kom (boxing)
Javeline thrower Annu Rani, the Incheon Asian Games bronze medalist, sets national mark at National Interstate Athletics Championships.
The Major Dhyanchand Hockey Ground in Rajkot, has received recognition from the International Hockey
Federation (FIH).
Top Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa rose to a career high 10th position in the latest PSA world rankings,
becoming the second Indian to break the top-10 barrier after longtime India teammate Dipika Pallikal.
Serena Williams won a historic 22nd Grand Slam title defeating German professional tennis player Angelique
Kerber by 7-5, 6-3 in the Wimbledon held at London.
Indian womens hockey team captain Ritu Rani has been dropped from the Rio Olympics squad owing to lack
of performance and attitude problems.
Indian Wrestlers Sandeep Tomar and Narsingh Yadav has bagged the silver andbronze medals in 74kg and
57kg respectively at the Spanish Grand Prix Wrestling championship held in Madrid.
Wimbledon 2016 Championships Overview
Lewis Hamilton of Britain finished with a dominant victory in a British Grand Prix to cut team-mate Nico
o
Mens Singles
Andy Murray (Britain)
Milos Raonic (Canada).
Womens Singles
Serena Williams (US)
Angelique Kerber
(Germany)
Mens Doubles
PierreHugues Herbert
(France) and Nicolas Mahut
(France)
Serena Williams (US) and
Venus Williams (US)
Julien Benneteau (France)

and douardRogerVasselin
(France)
TmeaBabos
&YaroslavaShvedova
Henri Kontinen (Finland)

and Heather Watson (UK)
Robert Farah (Colombia)

and AnnaLenaGrnefeld
(Germany)
Womens
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
This is Andy Murrays

2nd Wimbledon Title.
Williams bagged 22nd Grand
Slam and 7th Wimbledon
Title.
The pair has bagged their

sixth Wimbledon doubles
title.
Rosbergs championship lead to one point.

Indias Grand Master Harika Dronavalli has bagged Fide Womens Grand Prix trophy in Chendu in China. In a
game against Russias Olga Girya. It has her maiden career GP title.
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Pakistan captain MisbahulHaq became the oldest player to score a Test century for 82 years when he reached
the three-figure mark against England at Lords.
Portugal were crowned as Euro 2016 champions by defeating France in the title clashheld in Paris. It was the 15
the edition of the major tournament. Also Portugal win the trophy for the first time. The team will get money
award for participating: 8 million while Champions get 8 million and the Runners-up pocketed 5 million.
o Facts to be noted:
Teams Participated: 24
Venue(s) 10 (in 10 host cities)
Runners-up France
Top scorer(s): France Antoine Griezmann (6 goals)
Best young player: Portugal Renato Sanches.
Hockey India named senior goalkeeper PR Sreejesh as the captain of the national team for the Rio
Olympics, axing long time captain Sardar Singh. While SV Sunil, who is also a key player in the side, has been
named vice-captain. He was Sreejeshs deputy in the Champions Trophy.
In the latest ICC rankings Ravichandran Ashwin topped the all-rounders list besides being placed second in
bowling. However India held the second position with third-placed Pakistan, while the Australia remains on top.
Six more Indians qualify for Rio Olympics
Qualifier
Game
Note
Renjith Maheswary
Jumper
Dharambir Singh
200 meter race first Indian to run in an Olympics 200m race
after 36 years
Jinson Johnson
800 Meters
Second fastest ever 800 metres race toqualify.
race
Anirban Lahiri
Golf
These golfers qualifies after crossing the mark
of rank 60 in world rankings
Shiv Shankar Prasad
Golf
Chawrasia
Aditi Ashok
Golf
Indias Junior Mens Hockey team has just clinched the EurAsia Cup 2016 after defeating DynamoStroitel 3-2
in a close contest held at Yekaterinburg in Russia.
Hockey India named Defender Sushila Chanu as the skipper in place of Ritu Rani who was dropped from the
squad by the selectors due to poor form and attitude problems. Sushilas colleague Deepika named as the vicecaptain.
Indian Pro boxer Vijender Singh clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title with a dominating
win over former WBC European champion Kerry Hope in New Delhi. Also this was his 7th straight pro-career
win.
Indian football team has climbed 11 places in the latest FIFA rankings and reached 152nd spot. This progress
comes after two successive win over Laos in the AFC Asian Cup qualification playoffs. The Ranking is topped
by Argentina.
Pakistani Wrist spinner Yasir Shah has reached the number spot in the MRF ICC Test rankings, becoming the
first Pakistani bowler to do so since Mushtaq Ahmed achieved the feat two decades back.
Nineteenth seed Dipika Pallikal Karthik dethroned defending champion Joshna Chinappa to regain the womens
title in the 73rd Senior National Squash Championship held in Mumbai. While in the mens event was seized
by title holder and top seed Saurav Ghosal, who created history by winning it for the 11th time, defeating fourth
seed Harinderpal Singh Sandhu.
Indian Tennis Star Rohan Bopanna defeated Hong Chung by a 3-6 6-4 6-4 to win against Chung his 10 th Davis
Cup Singles win.
Popular actor and model, Rohit Khandelwal is the first Indian to clinch the most desired Mr World title.
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World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recommends for Russia ban from all international competition, including
Rio Games. Also International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it is mulling for legal optionsfor
banning Russia from the Games.
Global premier nutrition company Herbalife International India has to be the official nutrition sponsor of the
Indian Olympic contingent to Rio de Janeiro by signing a two-year exclusive partnership with Indian Olympic
Association.
India womens hockey team led by Sushila Chanu battled to make a 2-1 win over hosts USA in their second
game of the America tour in Manheim, Pennsylvania.
Kendra Harrison of America set a 100m hurdles world record of 12.20 seconds at the London Diamond League
meeting in London. This was one hundredth of a second faster than the previous world record of 12.21 had
stood since 1988 and was held by Yordanka Donkova of Bulgaria.
India test Skipper Virat Kohli has become the first Indian captain to score a double century outside India.
Beside he is the fifth Indian Skipper to score a double century in a Test match.
Indian Batting great Sachin Tendulkar is set to appear in the world of digital gaming with the
proposed launch of his official game named Sachin Saga. Sachin Saga being developed by PlayIzzOn
Technologies at its studios. PlayIzzOn firm is a gaming arm of JetSynthesys.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made attendance at Reliance Foundation Youth Sports event in New Delhi.
Haryana hailed Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made a history by becoming the first Indian athlete to become a
world champion after he clinched a gold medal at the U-20 World
Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland. To encourage the feat of the young Chopra Union Sports
Minister Vijay Goel announced a cash reward of Rs. 10 lakh.
Indian Shooter Manavaditya Rathore won bronze medal in trap event of Champion of Championsmatch at
the Junior World Cup in Porpetto, Italy. Manavaditya Son of Athens. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
Anant Naruka bagged a bronze in Champion of Champions battle in skeet.
Netherlands Robin Haase. He becomes the Sixth Spaniard to win an ATP World Tour title in 2016.
Mercedes Driver Lewis Hamilton wins Hungarian Grand Prix after some feisty driving on the track.
According to National Anti-Doping Agency Director General Navin Agarwal, Rio Olympics-bound wrestler in
74 kg category Narsingh Yadav, tested positive for a banned steroid.
Indian Shot putter Inderjit Singh, the second Rio Olympics-bound athlete to fail a dope test after wrestler
Narsingh Yadav.
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has moved to the top spot of the MRF Tyres ICC Rankings for
Test Bowlers. The Chennai hailed spinner has replaced Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah.
Six women from Odisha have qualified for the Rio Olympics. These Rio Qualified athletes will receive Rs 10
lakh each as a special incentive.
Sprinters
Srabani Nanda(200-m) and Dutee Chand(100-m run,)
Women Hockey players
Deep Grace Ekka, Namita Toppo, Lilima Minz and Sunita Lakra
Parveen Rana will represent India in the Rio Olympics in place of Narsingh Yadav in the 74kg
freestyle category after the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has sent an official request to
United World Wrestling (UWW). This replacement of Rana comes as not to lose quota in the mega event.
Sri Lankan spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan has been officially inducted into the ICC Hall of fame. He
becomes the first Sri Lankan player to be inducted
The Hall of Fame Inductees:
Inductees
Country
Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka
Arthur Morris
Australia
Karen Rolton
Australia
George Lohmann
England
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After a long wait, the names of the swimmers set to represent India at the Rio Olympics 2016 have been
revealed by the Swimming Federation of India (SFI). As per the decision of SFI Swimmers Sajan Prakash and
Shivani Kataria will represent India at the Rio Olympics.
FC Barcelonas Superhero Lionel Messi his father Jorge have been sentenced to 21months in prison for tax
fraud, but the Barcelona forward is not expected to spend any time behind bars.
OBITUARY
Renowned Marathi literary scholar R C Dhere no more.

Writer and futurist Alvin Toffler dies United States.
American Film Director Michael Cimino has passed away at Los Angeles, California.
Former French Prime Minister Michel Rocard dies
Romanian-born American Jewish writer, professor, political activist Elie Wiesel has breathed his last at his
home in New York City.
Former president of World Peace Council, Romesh Chandra passed away
US actor Noel Neill, the first actress to play the role Lois Lane on the Adventures of Superman television
series passed away
Veteran music director Om Prakash Sonik passed away
Bengali eminent writer Mahasweta Devi has passed away of cardiac arrest due to multiple-organ failure at a
nursing home in Kolkata. She was 90 years old.
Eminent Agricultural Scientist Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao has passed away following a brief illness in
Hyderabad. He aged 89.
Renowned Afro-American writer James Alan McPherson Passed away
Rajjat Barjatya, MD and CEO of Rajshri Media suffered from Leukemia, passed away at a hospital in Mumbai.
Renowned Tabla Player Lachhu Maharaj Passed Away in Varanasi.
Pakistani philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away.
Former India footballer and the countrys first full time diamond coach Amal Dutta has passed away at his
residence following age related illness in Kolkata.
Indias Olympic Silver Medalist Joe Antic Passes Away Aged 90.
Renowned Vocalist Mubarak Begum Passed Away
Hockey legend Mohammed Shahid has passed away owing to a severe liver condition and kidney failure in
Gurgaon.
Former French cyclist Dominique Arnaud has passed away after following a cancer in a hospital in Dax.
Veteran Indian painter and a well-known Modern Artist, S.H.Raza passed away
Former Indias ambassador to the UN Arundhati Ghose was passed away following abattle with cancer at her
residence in Palam in New Delhi.
BOOKS & AUTHORS

The book named Ringside with Vijender, which was published online was in the news as Beijing Olympics
bronze medallist pugilist Vijender Singhs move to turn Pro featured in the book. The book authored by senior
journalist Rudraneil Sengupta.
Bollywoods star Shah Rukh Khan launched tennis star Sania Mirzas the autobiography, Ace Against Odds, in
Hyderabad.
The biography titled Who moved my interest rate? Mr. Subbarao penned about his five years at the countrys
central bank, between 2008 and 2013.
A book titled Courage & Commitment: An Autobiography by Margaret Alva was in news. Alva pensher fortyyear career under four Prime Ministers.
Book titled The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable, was in the news that has explains
information about climate change. The book was writer Amitav Ghoshs latest one.
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The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee received a copy of a book Indias Most Powerful Women at
Rashtrapati Bhavan. The book has been written by Mrs. Prem Ahluwalia.
JK Rowlings eighth Harry Potter story,Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been released in bookstores
across the globe. The script is written by Jack Thorne, from an original story JK Rowling.
IMPORTANT DAYS
Date
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
01
01
02
04
06
11
12
Theme
Day
National Doctors Day (India)
International Joke Day
World Sports Journalists Day
International Day of Cooperatives
World Zoonosis Day
World Population Day
Malala Day
Investing in teenage girls

Skills Development to Improve Youth
Employment
July 15
World Youth Skills Day
July 17
July 18
July 26
July 28
July 28
July 29
July 30
World Day for International Justice

Nelson Mandela International Day
Kargil Vija Divas (India)
World Nature Conservation Day
World Hepatitis Day
Prevent Hepatitis: Its up to you
Global Tiger Day
International Day of Friendship
World Day against Trafficking in
Persons
136th Birth Anniversary of eminent writer Munshi Premchand being celebrated
July 30
July 31
STATIC GK July 2016

UNESCO:
Headquarters: Paris, France
Formation: 16 November 1945
Membership: 195 member states
BRICS New Development Bank:
Formation: July 2015
Headquarters: Shanghai, China
President: K.V. Kamath
BRICS:
BRICS, an association of five major emerging
economies comprising of Brazil, Russia, India, China
and South Africa, had started as a forum for future
economic cooperation and for reforming Financial
Institutions.
The seventh BRICS summit was held in July, 2015 in
Russia and India shall be hosting the eighth BRICS
summit in October, 2016 in Goa.
IMO:
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Secretary General : Ki Tack Lim
IMO has 171 Member States and 3 Associate

Members
World Bank:
President : Jim Yong Kim
Headquarters: Washington, D.C., United States
World Bank Group:
World Bank Group has five international organizations:
International Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (IBRD)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
International Centre for Settlement of Investment
Disputes (ICSID)
New Development Bank:
President: K.V. Kamath
Founded: July 15, 2014
It was jointly founded by the BRICS (Brazil, India,
China and South Africa) and headquartered in
Shanghai.
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NATO:
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
Establishment April 4, 1949
HQ Brussels, Belgium.
ASEAN:
Name The Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Establishment August 8, 1967
Member countries Indonesia, Malaysia,
Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma),
and Vietnam.
WHO
i.Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
ii.Founded: April 7, 1948
iii.Head: Margaret Chan
IFC:
The International Finance Corporation is an
international financial institution that offers investment,
advisory, and asset management services to encourage
private sector development in developing countries.
HQ : Washington, D.C., United States
CEO: Philippe Le Hourou
Asian Development Bank
HQ Philippines
CEO Takehiko Nakao
Establishment 1966
Payment Bank:
Payment banks can accept deposits restricted to Rs. 1
lakh per customer, and are allowed to pay customers
interest on the money that is being deposited.
The minimum paid-up equity capital for payments
banks shall be Rs. 100 crore.
These banks should have a leverage ratio of not
less than 3 per cent, i.e., its outside liabilities should not
exceed 33.33 times its net worth (paid-up capital and
reserves).
About NSE:
NSE National Stock Exchange
HQ Mumbai
Establishment 1992,
CEO Chitra Ramakrishna
IDFC:
Name Infrastructure Development Finance
Company, Headquarters Chennai, India
CEO Vikram Limaye
Establishment 1997
IDFC Bank Headquarters Mumbai
IDFC Bank CEO Rajiv B Lall
IDFC Bank started banking operations on 1 October
2015, converting from an infrastructure focused lender
into a universal bank. IDFC was one of two entities that
got a banking license from the RBI in 2014 along with

Bandhan Bank
AXIS Bank:
CEO Shikha Sharma
HQ Mumbai
Establishment 1990
Federal Bank
Headquarters: Kochi
CEO: Shyam Srinivasan
Slogan: Your Perfect Banking Partner
ICICI Bank:
Name Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of
India Bank
HQ Mumbai
CEO Chanda Kochhar.
About AXIS Bank:
HQ Mumbai,
Establishment 1990
CEO Shikha Sharma
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
Establishment 1999
CEO A.K. Manocha
HQ New Delhi
TRAI:
Formation: 1997
Headquarters: New Delhi,
Chairman: Ram Sewak Sharma
Airtel:
HQ: New Delhi
The Sunil Mittal founded Airtel Global network
spanning across 50 countries across 5 continents
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority:
The NPPA is formed 1997 headquartered In New Delhi,
which is a government regulatory agency that controls
the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India.
Snapdeal:
Founded: 2010
Headquarters: Okhla, New Delhi
CEO: Kunal Bahl.
BHEL:
CEO: AtulSobti
Headquarters: New Delhi
Inception: 1964
HDFC
HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation
HEADQUARTERS Mumbai
Establishment 1994
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BSF:
Name- Border Security Force,
Establishment 1995
Governed by Union Ministry of Home Affairs
Cook Islands:
Capital: Avarua
Currencies: New Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar
PERU:
Capital Lima
Currency Peruvian nuevo sol
Cameroon:
Capital: Yaound
Currency: Central African
CFA franc President: Paul Biya
Armenia
Capital: Yerevan
Currencies: Armenian dram
Swaziland
Capitals: Lobamba, Mbabane
Currencies: Swazi lilangeni, South African rand
Mongolia:
Capital: Ulaanbaatar
Currency: Mongolian tgrg
President: TsakhiagiinElbegdorj
Prime minister: Chimed Saikhanbileg
International Kabaddi Federation:

Formation: 2004
President: Janardan Singh Gehlot
Membership: 31 Countries
Bangladesh
Capital Dhaka,
Currency Bangladeshi taka
Official language: Bengali
PM- Sheikh Hasina
President: Abdul Hamid
Australia
Capital Canberra,
Currency Australian Dollar
PM Malcolm Turnbull
Netherland
Language Dutch
Currency Euro
Capital Amsterdam
Afghanisthan
Capital Kabul,
Currency Afghan afghani
President Ashraf Ghani.
International Union for Conservation of Nature

Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland
Founded: 1948
CEO: Inger Andersen
Kerala:
Capital Thiruvananthapuram
Nicknames Gods Own Country, Spice Garden of
India, Land of Coconut Trees
CM Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan
Governor P. Sathasivam.
Language Malayalam
Some Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala:
1. Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Begur Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad
3. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Idukki
4. Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary,
Thiruvananthapuram
5. Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Palakkad
6. Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary
7. Chimmony Wildlife sanctuary
8. Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary
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