JULY CURRENT AFFAIRS

#NITI Aayog partners with whatsapp to promote women entrepreneurs

#Sudarsan Pattnaik won the Peoples Choice Award at the Revere Beach
International Sand Sculpting Festival

#Uttar Pradesh Assembly Fagu Chauhan sworn as new Bihar Governor

#PM Narendra Modi released the All India Tiger Estimation Report 2018. The massive
tiger census is conducted every four years. India now has 2,967 tigers. The growth in
the 4th cycle of the Tiger Census has been a 33%.

#World Hepatitis Day was observed on 28 July

#Indian President Ram Nath Kovind is to visit three nations in the West African
region. His tour to the countries began on 28 July. He has become the first Indian head
of state to visit West African nation Benin. He will visit the Gambia and Guinea, Kovind
is visiting to improve India's ties with the western nations.

#Former Union Minister S Jaipal Reddy passed away on 28 July

#Pro Ahaetulla antique, 26 million years old species of Vine snake found in the
southern Western Ghats

#Apple to acquire Intels smartphone modem business for a transaction value of $1

billion

#The third edition of Khelo India Youth Games will be held in Guwahati in 2020
January

#The Nagaland government has planned to form a commission to frame the

modalities of creating the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN)on 27
July.

#IAF gets its first batch of the AH 64E Apache helicopters of the 22 helicopters

#Lt Gen Paramjit Singh is appointed as the next Director General of Military
Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army

#The National Green Tribunal has approved an ambitious plan of the Delhi
government to tap the Yamuna rainwater by building a 1,000 acre mega reservoir on
25 July.

#The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA)approved the creation of a 4

million metric tonne sugar NSE 1.00 % buffer stock for one year.

#Maldives extended support to India for its successful launch of Chandrayaan 2. The
launch is the pioneering scientists behind the launch at the Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO). It is the most powerful rocket GSLV-Mk0III-M1 from Sriharikota.
#Kerala Minister of Tourism presented the inaugural Nishagandhi Sangeetha
Puraskaram to musicians Parassala B. Ponnammal and T V. Gopalakrishnan in the
Nishagandhi Monsoon Ragas Music Festival.

#The government has approved to dissolve National Institute of Miners' Health

(NIMH) and merge it with Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)-National
Institute of Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmedabad

#Pakistan Cricket Board's chairman Ehsan Mani has been appointed as the head of
the International Cricket Council's (ICC) influential Finance & Commercial Affairs
committee (F&CA).

#North Korea successfully test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles from its
eastern coastal city of Wonsan on 25 July. The missiles flew about 430 km and
reached an altitude of 50 km.

#The National Green Tribunal has approved an ambitious plan of the Delhi
government to tap the Yamuna rainwater by building a 1,000 acre mega reservoir on
25 July.

1. #President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the martyrs of Kargil
War on the 20th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas.

#Lok Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,
2019 on 25 July. The Bill was introduced by the Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
The bill is for the justice, respect and dignity of women.

#The Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been introduced in Lok Sabha on 25
July. The Bill was introduced by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

#PM Narendra Modi released the book "Chandra Shekhar - The Last Icon of
Ideological Politics";
The book has been written by Shri Harivansh, Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, and
Shri Ravi Dutt Bajpai.

#A celestial object has landed in a village of Madhubani, Bihar. The object weighs
more than 10 kilograms. It has magnetic properties.
The object looks like a piece of rock. It glitters much more than that of an unpolished
stone.

#Lok Sabha cleared the Unlawful Activities Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2019.The
Bill aims to end terrorism.

#Mark Esper sworn in as the US secretary of defense after receiving Senate

confirmation on July 23.

#Hungaian swimmer Kristof Milak created a new world record in the 200
metresbutterfly at the FINA world championship 2019 in Gwangju, South Korea.
#Asian Development Bank (ADB) sanctioned a Rs 1,925 crore project for up-gradation
of power generation and distribution in Tripura, Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev
Varma.

#Virat Kohli maintains number one spot in ICC Test Rankings

#The first-ever radio broadcast in the country went on air from the Bombay Station. It
is under the then private company, the Indian Broadcasting Company (IBC)
This event happened on 23rd July 1927.

#India's fastest train Vande Bharat Express successfully completed its test run from
New Delhi to Katra in eight hours.

#Lok Sabha passed the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 22 July. The
Bill amends the Right To Information Act. It aims at institutionalisation, streamlining
and ease of delivery of services.

#Irishman Shane Lowry claimed the British Open 2019 at Royal Portrush, Northern
Ireland. It is his first major golfing title. He defeated Tommy Fleetwood and won the
title

#Boris Johnson elected as the leader of Britain's governing Conservative Party.

#The World Bank dropped a loan proposal for Amaravati project continues to support
Andhra Pradesh with an over one billion USD program.
The program mainly covers the health, agriculture, energy and disaster sectors.

#Acharya Devvrat, 60, sworn in as the new governor of Gujarat on July 22. Gujarat
high court's acting chief justice Anant S Dave administered the oath of office at the Raj
Bhavan on 22 July. Devvrat is the 20th governor of Gujarat. Acharya Devvrat has
replaced O P Kohli. He was the governor of Himachal Pradesh.

#India’s G Sathiyan and Archana Kamath won the mixed doubles

Sathiyan and Archana Kamath won 21st Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship
They bagged the mixed doubles title at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium
The 17-year-old Pang Yu En Koen of Singapore who won second. India got the bronze
medals as Kamath and Dathiyan

#Senior diplomat Sanjeev Kumar Singla is appointed as the next Indian Ambassador
to Israel.

#Around seven crore 32 lakh farmer families across the country received the first and
second installments of 2 thousand rupees under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman
Nidhi Yojana. The total cost will be around 14 thousand 646 crore rupees.

#Chinese National Space Administration (CNSA), the Chinese space agency,

destroyed Tiangong-2

#Nikhat Zareen a former Junior world champion who got selected to the second round
of the Thailand Open International Boxing tournament.
#Indian Navy, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) signed a major deal worth USD 50
million with ISI to supply Medium Range Surface-to-air missile (MRSAM) systems

#Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ujjwala scheme for providing free cooking gas
connection to poor came in for praise from the International Energy Agency (IEA).
The scheme is launched by Modi on May 1, 2016, in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, Pradhan
Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) Providing access to LPG across India by 2020 is a major
achievement.

#Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal

Nishank releaseddeeksharambh, an UGC Guide to Student Induction Programme.

#According to the London-based consultancy Brand Finance annual report , “Brand

Finance India 100 2019”, “
Tata” become India’s most valuable brand for the second straight year in 2019 the
brand value of $19.6 billion.
The followed by LIC(Life Insurance Corporation) (2nd )with $7.3 billion and Infosys
(3rd )$6.5 billion.

#Benjamin Netanyahu became the longest serving Prime Minister of Israel.

#Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Irrigation P.Anil Kumar demanded a fund

ofrs.13,113.76 crore for major, medium and minor irrigation in the State Assembly on
18 July.

#Andhra Bank launched its AI(Artificial Intelligence) interactive assistant called

“abhi” at a function in Hyderabad, Telangana.

#Sports Person P T Usha nominated for (International Association of Athletics

Federations) IAAF Veteran Pin

#The United States removed Turkey from the F-35 fighter jet programme on 17 July.

#The Centre plans to introduce the Dam Safety Bill, 2019 in Parliament after getting
clearance from the Union Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA).

#Prime Minister Narendra Modi shares his thoughts with the people in the country
and in his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme on All India Radio. The toll-free number 1800-
11-7800 to record a message for the Prime Minister.

#Anish Bhanwala won the gold medal in the 25m rapid fire pistol competition in
the ISSF Junior World Cup 2019 in Suhl, Germany.

#Indian team secured the first spot in the medal tally of Commonwealth Weightlifting
Championship 2019 held at Samoa, a country in Oceania. 37 Indian players
participated in the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in Apia, Samoa.

#. Palau became the 76th country to join the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

# Ashleigh Barty, Novak Djokovic got top spot at World Tennis Ranking 2019
#The Lok Sabha passed the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill
aimed at establishing a Central University and Tribal University in Andhra Pradesh on
July 12.

#. Biswa Bhusan Harichandan is appointed as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on july

15

#India is to host the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Combined World
Cup from March 15-26, 2020. The events will be held in New Delhi, India

#Indian athlete Mohammad Anas won gold in men’s 400m and Hima Das won gold in
women’s 200m event at Kladno Memorial Athletics Meet at Kladno in Czech Republic.
Indians bagged 6 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.

#Sharath Kamal voted the Sportsperson of the Year in the annual Indian Oil Sports
Conclave.

#The French government celebrated the National Day on 14 July. The day is also
known as Bastille Day.

#Former leader of opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar has been appointed as

the deputy chief minister of Goa. He sworn in as DCM on 15 July.

#West Bengal Governor Kesri Nath Tripthi released the Bengali version of the famous
book “Great Minds on India” . It was formally launched on 5th July 2019 at Raj Bhavan,
Kolkata.

#PM led-Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved for the launch
of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana-lll (PMGSY-III).

#Magnus Carlsen of Norway won the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour title.

#PULWAMA ATTACK:
On 14 February 2019, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu
Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at
Lethpora in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
The attack resulted in the deaths of 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel and
the attacker

#Leader of Rajya Sabha: THAWAR CHAND GEHLOT, BJP

#Leader of Lok Sabha: NARENDRA MODI, BJP

#The PMJDY launched on August 28, 2014. Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana accounts
at Rs 1 lakh crore mark.

#Rahul Dravid has been appointed as the Head of Cricket at the National Cricket
Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. The appointment was announced and approved
by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on 8 July.

#Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek conservative leader, sworn in as the Prime Minister
of Greece.
#India’s top wrestler Vinesh Phogat won gold medal in the 53 kg category at the
Grand Prix of Spain 2019. At Madrid.

#Brazil won its first Copa America 2019 title since 2007. It defeated Peru

#Rajya sabha passed the Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 8 July.

#The U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) won the FIFA Women’s World
Cup for a record-extending fourth time on July 7 in Lyon, France

#Virat Kohli retains top position among batsmen in latest ICC rankings
 #5. Dr Nalin Shinghal appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director CMD
of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL
Jul y 7, 2019

The Planetary Society said that its crowdfunded spacecraft LightSail 2 sent its first signals to Earth on
July 2
The Rajya Sabha passed the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 4 June. The Bill
was introduced by Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Uttar Pradesh government launched a toll-free Chief Minister helpline 1076.

Star Indian sprinter Hima Das won the women's 200m gold in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in
Poland.