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Contents Month Highlights ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 July 1, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates Integrated Security System (ISS) in Mumbai ................ 25 15-Year-Old Byron Wake becomes Britain’s Youngest ‘Cyborg’ ............................................................. 26 Literacy rate 71% in rural areas, 86% in urban areas: NSSO survey ......................................................... 26 Abhijeet Gupta wins 19th Commonwealth Chess Championship ........................................................... 26 Madhya Pradesh government starts e-registration of property all districts ............................................ 27 Elephant population rises in Odisha: 2015 Census .................................................................................... 27 First potential treatment for deadly MERS virus identified by scientists ................................................ 28 Matti Makkonen, Father of SMS technology passes away ........................................................................ 28 July 2, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 29 World Bank approves $650 million loan for Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor ................................ 29 Greece becomes first developed nation to default IMF debt .................................................................... 30 Iran, P5+1 extend interim nuclear deal for more talks .............................................................................. 30 Union Cabinet gives nod to Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) ................................. 31 Prof. Sanjeev Galande selected for G D Birla Award for Scientific Research 2014 ................................ 32 Cuba becomes first nation to eliminate mother-to-child HIV and syphilis: WHO ............................... 32 Union Government opens compliance window for black money disclosure ......................................... 33 Union Cabinet gives nod for setting up of Online National Agriculture Market .................................. 33 July 3, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 34 Union Government launches web portal for issuing green clearance Category B projects .................. 34 Indian-American teacher Darshan Jain receives US Presidential Award ................................................ 34 Union Government launches App to know gram panchayats assets ....................................................... 35 Indian-American professor R Paul Singh named for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate.............. 35 Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of Bangladesh-based poverty alleviation NGO wins World Food Prize 2015 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36 Haryana Government launches ‘Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon’ scheme ..................................................... 36 C Ramakrishnan appointed as Group CFO of Tata Motors Limited ...................................................... 37 India’s Seafood exports touch all time high of Rs 33,441 crore ................................................................ 37 July 4, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Guinness Book Recognises Madhya Pradesh’s World Record in Washing Hands ................................ 38 Nationwide Mobile Number Portability becomes operational ................................................................. 39 4 Indian-Americans honoured with Great Immigrants award 2015 in United States ........................... 39 New Ebola cases found once again in Liberia ............................................................................................. 40 BSNL launches mobile wallet service ‘Speed Pay’ ...................................................................................... 40 Airbus, Mahindra Group ink MoU to form joint venture company ....................................................... 40 July 5, 6, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 41 Chile wins Copa America title 2015 of football for first time ................................................................... 41 India retains South Asian Basketball Championship ................................................................................. 41 FDI in manufacturing of tobacco products prohibited: RBI ..................................................................... 42
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Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of F1 ................................................................................ 42 Acclaimed Pakistani Urdu novelist Abdullah Hussain passes away ......................................................... 43 Renowned US actress Diana Douglas passes away .................................................................................... 43 US wins Women’s FIFA World Cup for 3rd time .................................................................................... 43 Adani Group inks MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to set up 650 MW solar power plant ........... 44 Microsoft to develop digital villages, cyber-security centre in Maharashtra .......................................... 44 Union Government releases first ever Socio-Economic and Caste Census in 80 years ......................... 45 July 7, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 46 India, Uzbekistan ink pacts to boost cooperation ...................................................................................... 46 Meiji Period Sites of Japan gets UNESCO World Heritage Site Status ................................................... 46 Kamal Bawa elected as Fellow to Royal Society ......................................................................................... 47 Floyd Mayweather stripped of Welterweight World title 2015 .............................................................. 48 SC issue notices to Centre, ECI to bring political parties under RTI Act ............................................... 48 July 8, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 49 MoEFCC holds meeting with 6 states to review ESA demarcation progess in Western Ghats ........... 49 India, Kazakhstan launch first drilling at Satpayev oil block of OVL ...................................................... 50 Telangana government, ICRISAT ink MoU to promote IT-based information for farmers ............... 50 MGNREGA world’s largest public works programme: World Bank Report ......................................... 51 Pune’s Fergusson College wins heritage status of UGC ............................................................................ 52 Union Government decides to develop villages within 10 km of IB on priority .................................... 52 Indian Railway’s launches Mobile ticketing app for suburban commuters in Mumbai ......................... 53 Union Government declares whole of Nagaland as ‘disturbed area’ ........................................................ 53 July 9, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................. 54 India, Kazakhstan sign five key pacts including deal on uranium supply ................................................ 54 eMudhra launches eSign Services ................................................................................................................ 55 UNESCO names 24 new world heritage sites ............................................................................................ 56 Vadodara, China’s Xinjinag province ink MoU to develop twin cities ................................................... 57 Lord Kamlesh Patel becomes first British-Asian appointee to ECB Director ......................................... 57 China nominates Jin Liqun for President of AIIB...................................................................................... 58 India, US ink inter-governmental agreement to implement FATCA ..................................................... 58 Notable Urdu poet Bashar Navaaz passes away .......................................................................................... 59 July 10, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 59 Rahul Bhatnagar named as new MD and CFO of Bharti Enterprises ...................................................... 59 Healthcare firm Practo acquires tech start-up Genii ................................................................................. 60 MoUs inked to address Chemical Industry’s need of Skilled Manpower................................................. 60 Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka sets record for spending longest time in space .......................... 60 Uttarakhand gets India’s first earthquake early warning system .............................................................. 61 Indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash Missile inducted in IAF ................................................... 61 Legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif passes away ................................................................................. 62 July 11, 2015 ................................................................................................................................................................ 63 Prince Saud al-Faisal, World’s longest serving Foreign Minister passes away ....................................... 63 Typhoon Linfa hits Southern Chinese province of Guangdong .............................................................. 63
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ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C28 carrying 5 UK satellites .............................................................. 64 India accorded full membership of SCO at Ufa summit 2015 ................................................................... 65 Serena Williams wins sixth Wimbledon Women’s Single title ............................................................... 66 Sunita Williams among 4 astronauts chosen to fly NASA’s first commercial space vehicle ................. 66 India imposes anti-dumping duty on phenol imports from South Africa ............................................... 67 US approves major Non-NATO Ally status to Tunisia ............................................................................ 67 New butterfly species named ‘Banded Tit’ found in Arunachal Pradesh ................................................. 68 July 12, 13, 2015 .......................................................................................................................................................... 68 India, Turkmenistan ink 7 pacts to enhance regional cooperation & connectivity ................................ 68 NABARD to provide Rs 30,000 crore credit to farmers for irrigation .................................................... 69 India, Kyrgyzstan ink 4 pacts during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit .......................................... 70 ‘Buddha In A Traffic Jam’ wins best original screenplay award at the Madrid Film Festival ................ 71 Winners of 2015 Wimbledon Championship Titles of Tennis ............................................................... 71 India, US ink MoU to establish PACESetter Fund .................................................................................... 72 Skill Development Ministry inks MoU with Health & Family Welfare Ministry on skill development72 Four Indian scientists receive William Harvey Award 2015 .................................................................... 73 July 14, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 73 China sets up world’s largest Cancer Registry System .............................................................................. 73 Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai appointed as new Vice-Chief of Army ................................................... 73 India, Georgia ink MoU on electoral cooperation ..................................................................................... 74 India, Tajikistan ink 2 pacts to strengthen bilateral relations ................................................................... 74 Nag anti-tank missile tested from helicopter platform.............................................................................. 75 Union Government launches GAGAN, aviation navigation system ....................................................... 75 Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with France’s de la Lgion dHonneur .................................... 76 Union Government clears defence proposals worth Rs 30,000 crore ..................................................... 77 July 15, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 77 CSK, Rajasthan Royals suspended for two years from IPL ....................................................................... 77 Legendary music director MS Viswanathan passes away ......................................................................... 78 Krishnapatnam Port receives Golden Peacock award for environment management .......................... 78 Volcanic eruptions slow down Global Warming: Study........................................................................... 79 CERN’s LHC discovers new class of particles called Pentaquarks ............................................................ 80 Sinhastha Kumbh Mela begins in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik ...................................................................... 80 Ajay Kumar Pandey appointed as MD and group CEO of GIFT City ..................................................... 81 Rakesh Sahni appointed chairman of NVDA ............................................................................................. 81 July 16, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 82 Home Ministry gives nod to Huawei to set up unit in Tamil Nadu ......................................................... 82 IIT Bombay, Nehru Science Centre launch ‘Internet for All’ Mobile Science Exhibition...................... 82 Tata, Boeing ink Strategic framework Agreement in lines with Make in India ..................................... 83 Champions League T20 of Cricket scrapped with immediate effect ....................................................... 83 Union Government approves Transit Oriented Development policy for Delhi .................................... 84 RBI constitutes Deepak Mohanty Committee to frame action plan on financial inclusion .................. 84 CCEA approves creation of Intra State Transmission System in 7 States ............................................... 85
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INSTC, India’s strategic gateway to Central Asia and Eurasia .................................................................. 85 July 17, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 87 Union Cabinet gives nod to Composite Foreign Investment Cap ........................................................... 87 Union Cabinet gives nod to redevelop 400 major railway stations .......................................................... 87 INS Astravahini decommissioned after 31 years of service ...................................................................... 88 Indian-American woman Sunita Viswanath honoured with Champion of Change .............................. 88 India inks $250-million loan pact with World Bank for Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery project . 89 Mindtree acquires 2 Companies from UK and US .................................................................................... 89 Union Government brings 39 more Pharmaceutical drugs under price control .................................... 90 RBI, Central Bank of Sri Lanka ink currency swap agreement ................................................................ 90 IIS officer Prashant Pathrabe appointed FTII Director ............................................................................. 91 Ottappalam in Kerala to have India’s first Defence Industrial Park ......................................................... 91 July 18, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 92 Uruguay’s soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia passes away ............................................................................... 92 Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez suspended from Bowling in International Cricket for 1 Year .............. 92 Veteran Telugu playback singer V Ramakrishna passes away.................................................................. 92 EU approves 7 Billion Euro Short-Term Loan to Greece ......................................................................... 93 India and Myanmar to strengthen Defence ties ......................................................................................... 93 Two new plant species discovered in Western Ghats ............................................................................... 94 July 19, 20, 2015 ......................................................................................................................................................... 95 Annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra begins in Puri, Odisha ...................................................................... 95 Indian-origin doctor Shiv Pande receives honorary fellowship in UK ................................................... 95 Union Home Ministry approves 17 new police battalions for J&K, Naxal-hit states ............................. 96 India, Russia sign customs pact to boost trade ........................................................................................... 96 Indo-Bangla joint survey in LBA enclaves over nationality preference concludes................................. 96 Japan pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030 ................................................................................................... 97 Union Agriculture Ministry launches PGS-India, Soil Health Card and FQCS Web Portals ............... 97 Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project wins 2015 PATA Award ..................................................... 98 July 21, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................... 99 Bhanu Pratap Sharma appointed as Chairperson of FSSAI ...................................................................... 99 French tennis legend Amelie Mauresmo inducted in International Tennis Hall of Fame .................... 99 Union Government launches National Career Counselling portal ........................................................ 100 New fish species named Puntius Dolichopterus discovered in Kerala ................................................... 100 ISRO successfully test-fires GSLV-Mark III rocket engine .................................................................... 101 BRICS bank starts its operations from Shanghai, China ......................................................................... 101 July 22, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 102 United Nations Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Iran nuclear deal ................................. 102 BCCI constitutes IPL working group to study Justice Lodha committee verdict ................................. 103 Naomi Klein wins 2015 American Book Award ...................................................................................... 103 Pipavav Defence inks pact with Russian firm Zvyozdochka to refit submarines ................................. 104 Union Government launches Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan ...................................................................... 104 CCEA extends CCTNS deadline to March 2017 ...................................................................................... 105
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14 States, UTs achieve literacy rate of 80%: Government ....................................................................... 106 July 23, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 106 Ananth Narayanan appointed as CEO of Myntra .................................................................................... 106 SC rejects Centre’s review plea seeking OBC status for Jats ................................................................... 107 Puducherry city first to get Smart city nomination ................................................................................. 107 Acclaimed US novelist EL Doctorow passes away ................................................................................... 108 India earns $100 million by launching 45 foreign satellites: Government ............................................ 108 India ranks 12th in terms of power generation from nuclear source .................................................... 109 UNESCO names Conakry as World Book Capital for 2017 ................................................................... 110 July 23: National Broadcasting Day ........................................................................................................... 110 July 24, 2015 .............................................................................................................................................................. 111 7 Indian companies among World’s 500 largest companies: Fortune Magazine .................................. 111 Indian-American Amitoj Chhabra wins junior title at US Powerlifting Championships ................... 112 Lupin acquires US pharmaceutical firm Gavis ......................................................................................... 112 Ajay Mathur appointed as Director-General of TERI ............................................................................. 112 President nominates 2 members of Anglo-Indian Community to Lok Sabha ...................................... 113 Maharashtra cabinet approves Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme .............................. 114 July 25, 2015 .............................................................................................................................................................. 114 KFC partners IRCTC, to serve meals on trains ....................................................................................... 114 US-Based Top website “Mashable” joins hand with India.com for its launch in India ........................ 114 MCX to partner CME group for international exchange at GIFT City ................................................ 115 Irdai sets up 3 committees to review regulations in insurance ............................................................... 116 M Damodaran former Chairman of SEBI sets up trust for non-executive directors ........................... 117 Times Group to buy 4 FM radio stations of India Today Group ........................................................... 117 Former Bihar, Kerala Governor R.S. Gavai passes away ........................................................................ 118 China successfully tests 5th generation Long March carrier rocket ...................................................... 118 Union Government, 3 states to start artificial breeding of Great Indian Bustard ................................ 118 Union Government launches Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana in Patna .............................. 119 Tunisia’s Parliament adopts New Anti-terror Law.................................................................................. 120 WTO members reach landmark $1.3 trillion IT trade deal to cut tariffs .............................................. 121 Union Government constitutes All India Council of Sports as an advisory body ................................ 121 Delhi Court discharges all 36 accused in IPL 2013 spot fixing scandal .................................................. 122 China launches two new Navigational Satellites into space.................................................................... 123 July 26, 27, 2015 ....................................................................................................................................................... 123 Cyient acquires Singapore based Global Services Engineering from Pratt & Whitney ....................... 123 Anand Krishnamurthy appointed CEO and MD of CSB bank ............................................................... 124 Indian women wrestling team wins silver medal in the Kazakhstan Presidential Cup........................ 124 Etienne Benet Nestle India’s MD steps down ........................................................................................... 124 EU bans marketing of around 700 generic medicines of GVK Biosciences .......................................... 125 Former Union Minister Bijoy Handique passes away ............................................................................. 125 CSC and HCL forms joint venture to provide technology services, solutions to banks ...................... 126 Sebastian Vettel wins 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix of F1........................................................................ 126
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BEL bags Dun Bradstreet’s India’s Top PSUs Awards 2015 .................................................................... 127 IDFC gets banking licence from RBI......................................................................................................... 127 Maharashtra govt to develop six solar cities targeting solar capacity of 7,500 MW ............................ 128 Jorge Sampaio, Helena Ndume awarded with inaugural Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize ................ 129 Delhi Lt Governor approves appointment of Swati Maliwal as Chairperson of DCW ...................... 129 July 28, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 130 IT Secretary R S Sharma appointed as TRAI chairman .......................................................................... 130 FKCCI completed 100 years of service ..................................................................................................... 130 Rajesh Exports buys Valcambi for Rs. 2560 crore ................................................................................... 131 Ashok Kumar Balyan to head Anil Ambani-led Reliance group’s oil & gas business ........................... 131 3rd phase e-auction of FM Radio fetch around Rs 395 cr on day 1 ....................................................... 132 Eminent Physicist P. Hariharan passes away ............................................................................................ 132 28 July: World Hepatitis Day ..................................................................................................................... 133 Chris Froome of Britain wins 102nd Tour de France ............................................................................. 134 A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, ‘People’s President’ and ‘Missile Man’ passes away ............................................... 135 Teva to buy Allergan generic drug business for USD 40.5 billion ......................................................... 136 Maharashtra govt to exempt small vehicles from toll tax ....................................................................... 136 Eminent Sri Lankan historian Santasilan Kadirgamar passes away ....................................................... 137 Ashish Bahuguna appointed as Chairman of FSSAI ................................................................................ 137 South Korea declares end of MERS outbreak .......................................................................................... 138 Sri Lanka inks MoU with Google to launch Project Google Loon ........................................................ 139 Royal Bengal Tiger population falls rapidly in Sundarbans, Bangladesh ............................................... 139 July 29, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 140 Kazakhstan became 162th member of WTO ........................................................................................... 140 CCI imposes Rs. 420 crore fine on Hyundai for anti-competitive practices ......................................... 141 Former South African cricketer Clive Rice passes away ......................................................................... 141 E-tourist visa to Chinese nationals from July 30, 2015 ........................................................................... 142 Dr Suniti Solomon, pioneer of HIV/AIDS research and treatment in India passes away ................... 142 Hero Motocorp to buy assets of bankrupt US Company ........................................................................ 143 IndusInd Bank acquires RBS’ bullion financing business for Rs 4,100 crore ........................................ 143 World’s first diamond exchange at Singapore to go online from September ....................................... 144 Titagarh Wagons buys Italy-based Firema Trasporti ............................................................................. 145 Facebook launches its compressed version ‘Lite’ in India ....................................................................... 145 Sports Ministry constitutes Working Group for Re-drafting of the Sports Code ............................... 146 India ink loan agreement of $300 million with ADB for NUHM .......................................................... 146 July 30, 2015 ............................................................................................................................................................. 147 Debjani Ghosh takes charge as new MAIT President ............................................................................. 147 RBS to sell private banking business in India to Sanctum Wealth ........................................................ 147 Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Anshu Gupta win Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015 ................................................. 148 15 Gharials to be released in Beas belt in Punjab to boost tourism ........................................................ 149 Pakistan receives CSF tranche of $336 million dollars from US ............................................................ 150
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Kalyani Group partners with Israel’s Rafael to make Spike Missile ....................................................... 150 GM to invest $1 bn in Talegaon by 2020, shuts down Halol plant in Gujarat ...................................... 150 Microsoft launches Windows 10 ............................................................................................................... 151 July 31, 2015 .............................................................................................................................................................. 151 Delhi government notifies Witness Protection Scheme 2015 ................................................................ 151 RBI to issue Rs 10 coins to mark International Yoga Day ...................................................................... 152 Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh ......................................................................................... 153 Government revises scheme for Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups ................. 153 150 Multiple Choice Questions ............................................................................................................................. 154
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Month Highlights Persons in news - Appointments / Elections
Kamal Bawa �
Sriram Kalyanaraman �
Jin Liqun �
Rahul Bhatnagar �
Gennady Padalka �
Sunita Williams �
Ajay Kumar Pandey �
Rakesh Sahni �
Prashant Pathrabe �
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Amelie Mauresmo �
Ananth Narayanan �
Ajay Mathur �
Professor Richard Hay and George Baker �
Anand Krishnamurthy �
Swati Maliwal �
Ram Sevak Sharma �
Ashish Bahuguna �
Places in News Meiji industrial revolution sites
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Pune’s Fergusson College
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World Heritage List �
Vadodara- Xinjinag twin cities �
Puducherry city �
Conakry: World Book Capital for year 2017 �
Sports Abhijeet Gupta
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Chile: Copa America title 2015 �
India: South Asian Basketball Championship 2015 �
Lewis Hamilton �
United States: FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 �
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Floyd Mayweather �
Lord Kamlesh Patel �
Winners of 2015 Wimbledon Championship �
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Champions League Twenty 20 (CLT20) �
Alcides Ghiggia �
Mohammad Hafeez �
BCCI IPL working group �
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Amitoj Chhabra �
All India Council of Sports (AICS) �
Sebastian Vettel �
Chris Froome �
Working Group to revise NSDC �
Persons in news: Died Matti Makkonen
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Abdullah Hussain �
Diana Douglas �
Bashar Navaaz
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Omar Sharif �
Prince Saud al-Faisal �
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan �
Vissamraju Ramakrishna �
Edgar Lawrence Doctorow �
Ramkrishna Suryabhan Gavai �
Bijoy Krishna Handique �
Dr Parameswaran Hariharan �
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam �
Clive Rice �
Dr Suniti Solomon �
Science, Technology & Environment Byron Wake
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REGN3051 and REGN3048 �
Odisha’s2015 Elephant Census �
Green clearance web portal for Category B projects �
System to detect earthquakes
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ISRO successfully put 5 satellites of UK into orbits �
Banded Tit: new butterfly species �
China: World’s largest cancer registry system �
GAGAN system launched �
Pentaquarks: a new class of exotic subatomic particles discovered �
Two new plant species �
Japan pledged to cut emissions 26 per cent �
Puntius Dolichopterus
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GSLV’s high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine �
Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme �
5th generation Long March-5 rocket �
Artificial Breeding programme of Great Indian Bustard (GIB) �
China launched two new navigational satellites �
Sri Lanka inks MoU with Google �
Gharials �
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Events & Observances Sinhastha Kumbh Mela
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Lord Jagannath RathYatra �
July 23: National Broadcasting day �
July 28: World Hepatitis Day �
Defence Related Akash Missile
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Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai �
Nag anti-tank guided missile �
INS Astravahini �
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Ottappalam: India’s first defence industrial park �
Pipavav Defence inks pact with Russian firm Zvyozdochka �
Finance, Business and Economy Greece
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Online National Agriculture Market �
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Satpayev oil block �
India, US ink FATCA �
Anti-dumping duty on Phenol from South Africa �
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Composite Foreign Investment Cap �
RBI inks currency swap agreement with Central Bank of Sri Lanka �
New Development Bank (NDB) �
Lupin acquires Gavis �
WTO’s landmark IT Trade deal �
Government Policy and Schemes Sampada: e-registration of property documents
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Pradhan Mantri Krishi SinchayeeYojana (PMKSY) �
m-Asset App �
Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon scheme
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Speed Pay: mobile wallet service of BSNL �
MGNREGA �
eSign services �
Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policy for Delhi �
Deepak Mohanty committee on Financial Inclusion �
Intra-state Transmission System (ISTS) �
3 agricultural-portals �
National Career Counselling Portal �
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Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan �
Crime and Criminals Tracking network and Systems (CCTNS) �
80 percent literacy rate �
Antrix earns $100 million �
India ranks 12th in nuclear power generation �
Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DUGJY) �
e-TouristVisa �
Awards Prof. Sanjeev Galande: G D Birla award for Scientific Research 2014
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Darshan Jain: US Presidential Award
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R Paul Singh: World Agriculture Prize 2015 �
FazleHasan Abed: World Food Prize 2015 �
Buddha In A Traffic Jam �
William Harvey Award 2015 �
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SayedHaiderRaza: Commandeur de la Lgiond Honneur �
Krishnapatnam Port: Golden Peacock environment management Award �
Shiv Pande: Honorary fellowship �
Kerala Tourism: Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) award 2015 �
American Book Award 2015
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Jorge Sampaio and Helena Ndume �
Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015 �
Miscellaneous Terms and Facts Cuba
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Liberia: New Ebola cases �
1st Socio-Economic and Caste Census (SECC) �
Nagaland: Disturbed Area �
Typhoon Linfa �
India: member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
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Tunisia becomes Non-NATO Ally of US �
Iran Nuclear Deal �
Kazakhstan �
CompendiumJuly 1, 2015
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu Inaugurates Integrated Security System (ISS) in Mumbai July 1, 2015
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15-Year-Old Byron Wake becomes Britain’s Youngest ‘Cyborg’ July 1, 2015
He achieved this feat after inserting xNT microchip under the skin using hypodermic syringe. The chip is the size of a grain of rice and is encased in bio-safe glass.
Literacy rate 71% in rural areas, 86% in urban areas: NSSO survey July 1, 2015
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Abhijeet Gupta wins 19th Commonwealth Chess Championship July 1, 2015
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Madhya Pradesh government starts e-registration of property all districts July 1, 2015
Elephant population rises in Odisha: 2015 Census July 1, 2015
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Matti Makkonen, Father of SMS technology passes away July 1, 2015
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Iran, P5+1 extend interim nuclear deal for more talks July 2, 2015
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Global challenge of mother-to-child HIV transmission
Union Government opens compliance window for black money disclosure July 2, 2015
Union Cabinet gives nod for setting up of Online National Agriculture Market July 2, 2015
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July 3, 2015 Union Government launches web portal for issuing green clearance Category B projects July 3, 2015
Indian-American teacher Darshan Jain receives US Presidential Award July 3, 2015
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About Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching
Union Government launches App to know gram panchayats assets July 3, 2015
Indian-American professor R Paul Singh named for 2015 World Agriculture Prize laureate July 3, 2015
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Haryana Government launches ‘Mhara Gaon, Jagmag Gaon’ scheme July 3, 2015
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India’s Seafood exports touch all time high of Rs 33,441 crore July 3, 2015
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July 4, 2015 Guinness Book Recognises Madhya Pradesh’s World Record in Washing Hands July 4, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
Nationwide Mobile Number Portability becomes operational July 4, 2015
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New Ebola cases found once again in Liberia July 4, 2015
BSNL launches mobile wallet service ‘Speed Pay’ July 4, 2015
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Airbus, Mahindra Group ink MoU to form joint venture company July 4, 2015
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July 5, 6, 2015 Chile wins Copa America title 2015 of football for first time July 6, 2015
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India retains South Asian Basketball Championship July 6, 2015
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Results of SABA title 2015:
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Lewis Hamilton wins 2015 Birtish Grand Prix of F1 July 6, 2015
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Renowned US actress Diana Douglas passes away July 6, 2015
US wins Women’s FIFA World Cup for 3rd time July 6, 2015
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Adani Group inks MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to set up 650 MW solar power plant July 6, 2015
Microsoft to develop digital villages, cyber-security centre in Maharashtra July 6, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
Union Government releases first ever Socio-Economic and Caste Census in 80 years July 6, 2015
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Meiji Period Sites of Japan gets UNESCO World Heritage Site Status July 7, 2015
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Kamal Bawa elected as Fellow to Royal Society July 7, 2015
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Floyd Mayweather stripped of Welterweight World title 2015 July 7, 2015
SC issue notices to Centre, ECI to bring political parties under RTI Act July 7, 2015
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India, Kazakhstan launch first drilling at Satpayev oil block of OVL July 8, 2015
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Telangana government, ICRISAT ink MoU to promote IT-based information for farmers July 8, 2015
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MGNREGA world’s largest public works programme: World Bank Report July 8, 2015
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Union Government decides to develop villages within 10 km of IB on priority July 8, 2015
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Indian Railway’s launches Mobile ticketing app for suburban commuters in Mumbai July 8, 2015
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July 9, 2015 India, Kazakhstan sign five key pacts including deal on uranium supply July 9, 2015
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Union Government appoints Sriram Kalyanaraman as MD and CEO of NHB July 9, 2015
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eMudhra launches eSign Services July 9, 2015
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Vadodara, China’s Xinjinag province ink MoU to develop twin cities July 9, 2015
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Lord Kamlesh Patel becomes first British-Asian appointee to ECB Director July 9, 2015
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China nominates Jin Liqun for President of AIIB July 9, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
Notable Urdu poet Bashar Navaaz passes away July 9, 2015
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July 10, 2015 Rahul Bhatnagar named as new MD and CFO of Bharti Enterprises July 10, 2015
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Healthcare firm Practo acquires tech start-up Genii July 10, 2015
MoUs inked to address Chemical Industry’s need of Skilled Manpower July 10, 2015
Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka sets record for spending longest time in space July 10, 2015
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Uttarakhand gets India’s first earthquake early warning system July 10, 2015
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Indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash Missile inducted in IAF July 10, 2015
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Legendary Egyptian actor Omar Sharif passes away July 10, 2015
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July 11, 2015 Prince Saud al-Faisal, World’s longest serving Foreign Minister passes away July 11, 2015
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Typhoon Linfa hits Southern Chinese province of Guangdong July 11, 2015
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ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C28 carrying 5 UK satellites July 11, 2015
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India accorded full membership of SCO at Ufa summit 2015 July 11, 2015
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Sunita Williams among 4 astronauts chosen to fly NASA’s first commercial space vehicle July 11, 2015
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India imposes anti-dumping duty on phenol imports from South Africa July 11, 2015
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US approves major Non-NATO Ally status to Tunisia July 11, 2015
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New butterfly species named ‘Banded Tit’ found in Arunachal Pradesh July 11, 2015
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July 12, 13, 2015 India, Turkmenistan ink 7 pacts to enhance regional cooperation & connectivity July 13, 2015
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NABARD to provide Rs 30,000 crore credit to farmers for irrigation July 13, 2015
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India, Kyrgyzstan ink 4 pacts during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit July 13, 2015
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‘Buddha In A Traffic Jam’ wins best original screenplay award at the Madrid Film Festival July 13, 2015
Winners of 2015 Wimbledon Championship Titles of Tennis July 13, 2015
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India, US ink MoU to establish PACESetter Fund July 13, 2015
Skill Development Ministry inks MoU with Health & Family Welfare Ministry on skill development July 13, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
Four Indian scientists receive William Harvey Award 2015 July 13, 2015
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July 14, 2015 China sets up world’s largest Cancer Registry System July 14, 2015
Lt Gen Man Mohan Singh Rai appointed as new Vice-Chief of Army July 14, 2015
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India, Georgia ink MoU on electoral cooperation July 14, 2015
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India, Tajikistan ink 2 pacts to strengthen bilateral relations July 14, 2015
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Union Government launches GAGAN, aviation navigation system July 14, 2015
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Noted artist Sayed Haider Raza conferred with France’s de la Lgion dHonneur July 14, 2015
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Union Government clears defence proposals worth Rs 30,000 crore July 15, 2015
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July 15, 2015 CSK, Rajasthan Royals suspended for two years from IPL July 15, 2015
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Legendary music director MS Viswanathan passes away July 15, 2015
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Krishnapatnam Port receives Golden Peacock award for environment management July 15, 2015
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CERN’s LHC discovers new class of particles called Pentaquarks July 15, 2015
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Sinhastha Kumbh Mela begins in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik July 15, 2015
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Ajay Kumar Pandey appointed as MD and group CEO of GIFT City July 15, 2015
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Rakesh Sahni appointed chairman of NVDA July 15, 2015
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July 16, 2015 Home Ministry gives nod to Huawei to set up unit in Tamil Nadu July 16, 2015
IIT Bombay, Nehru Science Centre launch ‘Internet for All’ Mobile Science Exhibition July 16, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
Tata, Boeing ink Strategic framework Agreement in lines with Make in India July 16, 2015
Champions League T20 of Cricket scrapped with immediate effect July 16, 2015
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July 17, 2015 Union Cabinet gives nod to Composite Foreign Investment Cap July 17, 2015
Union Cabinet gives nod to redevelop 400 major railway stations July 17, 2015
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INS Astravahini decommissioned after 31 years of service July 17, 2015
Indian-American woman Sunita Viswanath honoured with Champion of Change July 17, 2015
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India inks $250-million loan pact with World Bank for Andhra Pradesh Disaster Recovery project July 17, 2015
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Mindtree acquires 2 Companies from UK and US July 17, 2015
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Union Government brings 39 more Pharmaceutical drugs under price control July 17, 2015
RBI, Central Bank of Sri Lanka ink currency swap agreement July 17, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
IIS officer Prashant Pathrabe appointed FTII Director July 17, 2015
Ottappalam in Kerala to have India’s first Defence Industrial Park July 17, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
July 18, 2015 Uruguay’s soccer legend Alcides Ghiggia passes away July 18, 2015
Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez suspended from Bowling in International Cricket for 1 Year July 18, 2015
Veteran Telugu playback singer V Ramakrishna passes away July 18, 2015
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EU approves 7 Billion Euro Short-Term Loan to Greece July 18, 2015
India and Myanmar to strengthen Defence ties July 18, 2015
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Two new plant species discovered in Western Ghats July 18, 2015
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July 19, 20, 2015 Annual Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra begins in Puri, Odisha July 20, 2015
Indian-origin doctor Shiv Pande receives honorary fellowship in UK July 20, 2015
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Union Home Ministry approves 17 new police battalions for J&K, Naxal-hit states July 20, 2015
India, Russia sign customs pact to boost trade July 20, 2015
Indo-Bangla joint survey in LBA enclaves over nationality preference concludes July 20, 2015
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Background
Japan pledges 26% emissions cut by 2030 July 20, 2015
Union Agriculture Ministry launches PGS-India, Soil Health Card and FQCS Web Portals July 20, 2015
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Kerala Tourism’s Muziris Heritage Project wins 2015 PATA Award July 20, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
July 21, 2015 Bhanu Pratap Sharma appointed as Chairperson of FSSAI July 21, 2015
About Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI)
French tennis legend Amelie Mauresmo inducted in International Tennis Hall of Fame July 21, 2015
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Union Government launches National Career Counselling portal July 21, 2015
New fish species named Puntius Dolichopterus discovered in Kerala July 21, 2015
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About high-thrust cryogenic rocket engine
BRICS bank starts its operations from Shanghai, China July 21, 2015
About New Development Bank (NDB)
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July 22, 2015 United Nations Security Council adopts resolution endorsing Iran nuclear deal July 22, 2015
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Current Affairs : July 2015
BCCI constitutes IPL working group to study Justice Lodha committee verdict July 22, 2015
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Naomi Klein wins 2015 American Book Award July 22, 2015
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Union Government launches Surakshit Khadya Abhiyan July 22, 2015
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14 States, UTs achieve literacy rate of 80%: Government July 22, 2015
July 23, 2015 Ananth Narayanan appointed as CEO of Myntra July 23, 2015
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SC rejects Centre’s review plea seeking OBC status for Jats July 23, 2015
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India earns $100 million by launching 45 foreign satellites: Government July 23, 2015
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India ranks 12th in terms of power generation from nuclear source July 23, 2015
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UNESCO names Conakry as World Book Capital for 2017 July 23, 2015
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Radio Broadcasting in India
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July 24, 2015 7 Indian companies among World’s 500 largest companies: Fortune Magazine July 24, 2015
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Indian-American Amitoj Chhabra wins junior title at US Powerlifting Championships July 24, 2015
Lupin acquires US pharmaceutical firm Gavis July 24, 2015
Ajay Mathur appointed as Director-General of TERI July 24, 2015
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Maharashtra cabinet approves Shyamaprasad Mukherjee Jan Van Vikas Scheme July 24, 2015
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July 25, 2015 KFC partners IRCTC, to serve meals on trains July 25, 2015
US-Based Top website “Mashable” joins hand with India.com for its launch in India July 25, 2015
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MCX to partner CME group for international exchange at GIFT City July 25, 2015
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M Damodaran former Chairman of SEBI sets up trust for non-executive directors July 25, 2015
Times Group to buy 4 FM radio stations of India Today Group July 25, 2015
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Former Bihar, Kerala Governor R.S. Gavai passes away July 25, 2015
China successfully tests 5th generation Long March carrier rocket July 25, 2015
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Union Government, 3 states to start artificial breeding of Great Indian Bustard July 25, 2015
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Union Government launches Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana in Patna July 25, 2015
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Tunisia’s Parliament adopts New Anti-terror Law July 25, 2015
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WTO members reach landmark $1.3 trillion IT trade deal to cut tariffs July 25, 2015
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Union Government constitutes All India Council of Sports as an advisory body July 25, 2015
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Delhi Court discharges all 36 accused in IPL 2013 spot fixing scandal July 25, 2015
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China launches two new Navigational Satellites into space July 25, 2015
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July 26, 27, 2015 Cyient acquires Singapore based Global Services Engineering from Pratt & Whitney July 27, 2015
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Anand Krishnamurthy appointed CEO and MD of CSB bank July 27, 2015
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Indian women wrestling team wins silver medal in the Kazakhstan Presidential Cup July 27, 2015
Etienne Benet Nestle India’s MD steps down July 27, 2015
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EU bans marketing of around 700 generic medicines of GVK Biosciences July 27, 2015
Former Union Minister Bijoy Handique passes away July 27, 2015
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CSC and HCL forms joint venture to provide technology services, solutions to banks July 27, 2015
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Sebastian Vettel wins 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix of F1 July 27, 2015
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BEL bags Dun Bradstreet’s India’s Top PSUs Awards 2015 July 27, 2015
IDFC gets banking licence from RBI July 27, 2015
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Maharashtra govt to develop six solar cities targeting solar capacity of 7,500 MW July 27, 2015
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Jorge Sampaio, Helena Ndume awarded with inaugural Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Prize July 27, 2015
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July 28, 2015 IT Secretary R S Sharma appointed as TRAI chairman July 28, 2015
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FKCCI completed 100 years of service July 28, 2015
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Rajesh Exports buys Valcambi for Rs. 2560 crore July 28, 2015
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Ashok Kumar Balyan to head Anil Ambani-led Reliance group’s oil & gas business
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Eminent Physicist P. Hariharan passes away July 28, 2015
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28 July: World Hepatitis Day July 28, 2015
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Chris Froome of Britain wins 102nd Tour de France July 28, 2015
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, ‘People’s President’ and ‘Missile Man’ passes away July 28, 2015
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Teva to buy Allergan generic drug business for USD 40.5 billion July 28, 2015
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Maharashtra govt to exempt small vehicles from toll tax July 28, 2015
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Eminent Sri Lankan historian Santasilan Kadirgamar passes away July 28, 2015
Ashish Bahuguna appointed as Chairman of FSSAI July 28, 2015
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South Korea declares end of MERS outbreak July 28, 2015
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Sri Lanka inks MoU with Google to launch Project Google Loon July 28, 2015
Royal Bengal Tiger population falls rapidly in Sundarbans, Bangladesh July 28, 2015
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July 29, 2015 Kazakhstan became 162th member of WTO July 29, 2015
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CCI imposes Rs. 420 crore fine on Hyundai for anti-competitive practices July 29, 2015
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Former South African cricketer Clive Rice passes away July 29, 2015
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E-tourist visa to Chinese nationals from July 30, 2015 July 29, 2015
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Dr Suniti Solomon, pioneer of HIV/AIDS research and treatment in India passes away July 29, 2015
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Hero Motocorp to buy assets of bankrupt US Company July 29, 2015
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IndusInd Bank acquires RBS’ bullion financing business for Rs 4,100 crore July 29, 2015
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World’s first diamond exchange at Singapore to go online from September July 29, 2015
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Titagarh Wagons buys Italy-based Firema Trasporti July 29, 2015
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Facebook launches its compressed version ‘Lite’ in India July 29, 2015
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Sports Ministry constitutes Working Group for Re-drafting of the Sports Code July 29, 2015
India ink loan agreement of $300 million with ADB for NUHM July 29, 2015
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July 30, 2015 Debjani Ghosh takes charge as new MAIT President July 30, 2015
RBS to sell private banking business in India to Sanctum Wealth July 30, 2015
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Sanjiv Chaturvedi, Anshu Gupta win Ramon Magsaysay Award 2015 July 30, 2015
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15 Gharials to be released in Beas belt in Punjab to boost tourism July 30, 2015
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Pakistan receives CSF tranche of $336 million dollars from US July 30, 2015
Kalyani Group partners with Israel’s Rafael to make Spike Missile July 30, 2015
GM to invest $1 bn in Talegaon by 2020, shuts down Halol plant in Gujarat July 30, 2015
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Microsoft launches Windows 10 July 30, 2015
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July 31, 2015 Delhi government notifies Witness Protection Scheme 2015 July 31, 2015
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Cyclone Komen makes landfall in Bangladesh July 31, 2015
Government revises scheme for Development of Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups July 31, 2015
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