NATIONAL UPDATES:
1.
India makes the first contribution to UN Trust
Fund: India has contributed USD 100,000 to a trust fund
set up for victims of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers. The fund
was established at the end of March and continues to seek funds to support
services for victims and address gaps in services.
2.
Suresh Prabhu inaugurates passenger amenities at Yasvantpur station: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has inaugurated a
host of passengers’ services and other amenities at the Yasvantpur station, one
of the three railways stations that serve Bengaluru, Karnataka.
3. Startup India States Conference held: The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion
(DIPP) have organized a day-long conference on Startup India in New Delhi on 23rd
July 2016 with an aim to give impetus to start up India initiative.
4.
Snapdeal joins hands with BookMyShow:
Online marketplace Snapdeal has
announced its partnership with e-ticketing platform BookMyShow and extended its
service offerings. With the help of this partnership, customers can now book
tickets for movies on Snapdeal.
5. IRCTC, SBI sign MoU on promotion of rail ticketing
activities: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation
(IRCTC), is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways Indian Railway Catering and
Tourism Corporation and the country's largest public sector bank(PSB) State
Bank of India (SBI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to hammer
out a detailed plan for promotion of rail ticketing activities, including internet
ticketing and unreserved ticketing system.
6. Ganesh
Singh appointed as Head of JPC for Land Acquisition Bill:LokSabha Speaker SumitraMahajan has reformed the
Joint Parliamentary Committee(JPC) for Land Acquisition Bill and appointed
Ganesh Singh as the Chairperson of the Joint Committee of Parliament examining
the Land Acquisition Bill.
7. Dr. Sanjiv Misra
appointed as AD and NE (part time) Chairman at Axis Bank.
OTHER
UPDATES:
FINANCE/BANKING:
1. ICCI Bank organises Coin Exchange Mela during the
‘RathaYatra’ festival in Puri: ICICI Bank Ltd has
organised a coin exchange mela during the 'RathYatra' festival at the RBI
financial literacy camp in BholanathVidyapith. The mela took place under the
guidance of the Reserve Bank of India. S. P. Mohanty, General Manager, Issue
Department of RBI, inaugurated the event.
2. Karnataka Bank’s solar initiative for rural
students: Karnataka Bank Ltd has initiated a
programme to provide solar lights in the non-electrified houses of students in
rural areas. The initiative has been launched in association with the
Manipal-based non-governmental organization BharatiyaVikas Trust (BVT) under
its corporate social responsibility (CSR) programme.
3. HDFC ERGO enters into bancassurance tie-up with
SVC Bank: HDFC ERGO
General Insurance Company and ShamraoVithal Co-operative (SVC) Bank have
announced their bancassurance agency partnership to provide a range of non-life
insurance offerings to the customers of the bank.
SPORTS:
4. Keni Harrison breaks 28-year old world
hurdles: American hurdler, Keni Harrison broke a
28-year-old world record in the 100m hurdles, clocking 12.20 seconds at the
London Anniversary Games. She beat the previous record of 12.21sec set by
Bulgaria's YordankaDonkova in 1988.
5. ViratKohli
becomes first Indian captain to score double century outside India: He scored 200 runs against West Indies on day two
of the first Test at the Sir Vivian Richards stadium in North Sound. With his
double century, Kohli entered the list of visiting captains with highest scores
in West Indies.
OBITUARIES:
6. DD
News correspondent Sanjiv Thomas passes away at the age of 59.
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