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July 11th Current Affairs

1)Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry,  released the final rankings of States in Ease of Doing Business in New Delhi.Andhra Pradesh,  Telangana, Haryana, Jharkhand, Gujarat are the top 5 states.
2)National Small Industries Corporation (NSIC) signed an MOU with Small Business Corporation (SBC) of South Korea to facilitate, assist and provide necessary support to MSMEs of both the countries at NSIC campus, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi.
3)The Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at New Delhi for improving working conditions in the ship recycling yards at Alang.
4)India has become the world’s sixth largest economy overtaking France, according to World Bank data on gross domestic product (GDP) of countries for 2017.
5)The Gujarat government gave approval for additional Rs 39 crore to develop infrastructure for state’s Seema Darshan or border tourism project at Nadabet near Suigam in Banaskantha district in a meeting at Gandhinagar.
6)To promote and preserve the metal craft tradition of Ladakh the first-ever metal craft exhibition was held in Chilling village, Leh.
7)State-owned BSNL launched India’s first Internet telephony service Wings. This service would allow customers to make and receive calls over the Internet from anywhere in India or abroad.
8)The 15 member UN Security Council  adopted Resolution 2427 aimed at formulating a framework for protection, rights, well-being and empowerment of children throughout the conflict cycle at the UN Headquarters in New York City.
9)Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu inaugurated Anna Canteen which will serve food for just Rs. 5. The canteen would serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner all at the same rate.
10)Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli inaugurated a library built by the Indian Government in the presence of Indian  Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri.
11)Indian Navy’s P8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft from Indian Naval Ship (INS) Rajali has inducted at Hawaii to take part in the Rim of Pacific Multinational Naval exercise (RIMPAC-18) for the first time.
12)Indian naval ship INS Sumitra became the first-ever warship to enter port of Sabang in Indonesia.
13)Haryana has topped the states in per capita revenue collection under GST and has become fourth highest generator of e-way bills in the country.
14)HDFC securities announced launch of Mutual Funds transactional capabilities on Facebook Messenger through their virtual assistant, Arya.
15)The BJP Tripura state committee proposed the government to appoint gold medal winner in the prestigious FIG World Challenge Cup in Mersin in Turkey Dipa Karmakar, as brand ambassador of the state.
16)Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited has appointed T Latha as the Managing Director & CEO.
17)Award-winning Italian singer Laura Pausini has been named Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), WFP announced, calling her “a role model both on and off stage.
18)India finished joint-third with Iran at Archery Asia Cup Stage 3 in Taipei, bag three silver medals and one bronze.





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