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July 1st Current Affairs


1)Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced  that 22,000 rural markets would be linked to the Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) by 2020 in AgriVikas 2018 event in Bhubaneswar, Odisha as part of its drive to double the income of farmers.
2)Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das announced that the first Khadi Mall of the country will be opened in Jharkhand.
3)Odisha government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for effective management of disasters.
4)The Bhitarkanika National Park (Odisha) has become the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country.
5)The Central Reserve Police Force launched ‘Madadgaar Helpline’, a distress helpline for the people of Jammu and Kashmir.The helpline number is 14411.
6)Bombay Stock Exchange BSE has entered into an agreement with the Bombay Metal Exchange (BME) for the growth and systematic development of commodity derivatives markets.
7)Rahul Dravid of India, Ricky Ponting of Australia and retired England Women wicketkeeper-batter Claire Taylor were inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame 2018 during a glittering ceremony in Dublin, Ireland.Rahul Dravid is the fifth Indian to enter into it.

8)Harmeet Singh has become the first Sikh man to be hired as an anchor by a news channel in Pakistan.

9)Malaysian veteran Lee Chong Wei has won the Malaysian Open Badminton singles title for a historic 12th time.

10)The 58th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships (NISSAC)was held at Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati,Assam.Dutee Chand broke her 100m national record to become the fastest woman of the meet.

11)Australia Wins Hockey Champions Trophy Final 2018 by defeating India at Breda, the Netherlands.


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