NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
Three Indian sites listed among UNESCO’s World
Heritage Sites: The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has listed Chandigarh's Capitol Complex and
Sikkim's national park home to the world's third highest peak Mount
Khangchendzonga among its World Heritage Sites, approving all three nominations
linked to India this session.
2.
India’s first e-court opened in Hyderabad: India's first e-court has opened at High Court of
Judicature at Hyderabad. It is the common high court for the states of
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
3. Government launches Transforming India portal: Union Minister for Electronics & Information
Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has launched a website 'Transforming India', a
repository for real-time sharing of the impact of various governance
initiatives with citizens.
4. Government releases Rs
100 crore towards co-contribution in APY:
The
Government has released Rs 100 crore towards its co-contribution for Atal
Pension Yojana (APY) for 2015-16. APY provides minimum guaranteed pension
ranging between Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 per month for the subscriber from the age
of 60 years. The same amount of pension is paid to the spouse in the case of
the subscriber's demise.
5. Commerce Ministry starts e-marketplace for goods
procurement: The Commerce Ministry has launched an e-marketplace
for online purchase of goods and services by various central government
ministries and departments which aimed at bringing in more transparency and
streamlining the government procurement of goods and services.
6. Vice
President Hamid Ansari unveils Gandhi’s stone statue:Vice President Hamid Ansari has unveiled a stone
statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Pethub Monastery in the Mongolian capital which is
seen as a symbol of India-Mongolia cultural and spiritual ties.
7. Pema Khandu
was sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh: PemaKhandu has sworn in as the ninth Chief
Minister of Arunachal Pradesh while Chowna Mein has sworn in as the Deputy
Chief Minister. With this, Mr.Khandu became the youngest Chief Minister in the
country.
8. Delhi CM launches live
interactive programme TalktoAK: Delhi Chief Minister ArvindKejriwal has launched a live
interactive programme, titled 'TalkToAK', aimed at directly engaging with the
Delhiites, where people from across the country can ask him questions over the
phone, by sending text messages and through social media.
9. Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme opened for subscription: The fourth tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds
scheme has opened for subscription. The bond can be purchased from the National
Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange, besides all Bank branches, select
Post Offices and the Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited.
10. Coimbatore-based Air
Carnival commences operations: Low-cost airline with pink and white themed Air Carnival has
launched its operations with its maiden flight from Coimbatore to Chennai. The
airline, which is based in Coimbatore, will focus on short-haul services with
ATR72-500 aircraft.
11. Dabur and DRDO unit tie
up for high altitude medicinal plants: Dabur, a leading ayurvedic FMCG firm has tied up
with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO's) unit Defense
Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR), Leh, to promote sustainable
cultivation of high-altitude medicinal plants in Ladakh.
1. 18th July: Nelson Mandela International Day
observed: Nelson Mandela International Day is an annual
international day in honour of Nelson Mandela, celebrated each year on 18 July,
Mandela's birthday. The day is aimed at inspiring individuals to take action to
help change the world for the better.
OTHER
UPDATES:
SPORTS:
2.
Dipika Pallikal Karthik and Saurav Ghosal clinch National Squash titles at the 73rd
Senior National Squash Championship in the women and men category respectively.
3. Vijender
Singh beats Kerry Hope to clinch WBO Asia Pacific title: Vijender Singh, the boxing star from India, has
clinched the WBO Asia Pacific Super Middleweight title at the Thyagraj Stadium,
New Delhi.
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