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July 5th Current Affairs

1)The first ‘pad abort’ test critical for a future human space mission was conducted successfully.
The test was conducted at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

2)Piyush Goyal launched the Coal Mine Surveillance & Management System (CMSMS) and Mobile Application Khan Prahari in New Delhi.This was launched to curb illegal mining in the country.
3)YES Asset Management (India), a wholly owned subsidiary of YES Bank has received approval from capital markets regulator SEBI to start mutual fund business.
4)External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj inaugurated a three day 9th Heads of Mission Conference of all Indian ambassadors and high commissioners in New Delhi.The theme of this year’s conference is :  Unprecedented Outreach: Unparalleled Outcomes.
5)IIFL is India’s top investment bank for equity issuances by private sector companies in the report given by Prime Database Investment Bankers League table for FY 2017-18.
6)The Centre and the state governments of Tripura and Mizoram signed an agreement for repatriation of thousands of people belonging to the Bru community from Tripura to Mizoram.
7)Uttam Dhillon, an Indian-American top White House lawyer, has been appointed as the new head of the crucial Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) that combats the smuggling and use of narcotics in the US.
8)IRCTC said that, the National Security Guard (NSG) will be the first central paramilitary force to opt for e-ticketing instead of the railway warrant.
9)The UP Government announced a new Defence Manufacturing policy named UP Defence Aerospace Unit and Employment Generating Policy 2018.
10)SBI Card, the country’s second largest credit card issuer, announced the launch of ELA’ (Electronic Live Assistant) a virtual assistant  for customer support and services.
11)ICICI Bank announced that its mortgage loan portfolio crossed the Rs 1.5-trillion milestone, making it the largest private player in the segment.
12)Justice L Narasimha Reddy has been appointed the Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad (UoH) by President Ram Nath Kovind.






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