1)The government has formed a committee comprising officials of the environment ministry, experts from NEERI, IITs and various other forums to look into the issue of industrial pollution around the iconic Taj Mahal.The committee will be headed by C K Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
2)The ministry of Defence announced that Indo-US Bilateral Defence Cooperation, the 7th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) meeting was held between India and the US delegation in New Delhi.
3)Indian Railways is set to get its first publicly-owned dedicated corridor for freight trains on August 15.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to dedicate to the nation a 190-km railway line between Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and Phulera in Rajasthan, which fall under the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).
4)First commercial flight to Eritrea in 20 years departed from Addis Ababa, in Ethiopa, after Ethiopia and Eritrea ended their conflict following a peace process.
5)Rajasthan’s Udaipur ranked 3rd among world’s best cities for second successive year.
6)India ranks 109th in overall 4G mobile internet speeds.Out of the list comprising 124 countries Qatar ranked first in the list with 63.22 Mbps average download speed.according to a report by online speed testing platform Ookla, India was at 9.12 Mbps in the 4G speed category.
7)The Finance Ministry has approved capital infusion of Rs 11,336 crore in 5 public sector banks.The 5 banks are : Punjab National Bank (PNB), Andhra Bank , Corporation Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and Allahabad Bank.
8)The first all-women branch of Jammu & Kashmir Bank was inaugurated by the first lady Usha Vohra at an event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), in Srinagar.
9)The 3rd BRICS Media Forum under the theme of “BRICS Media Cooperation – Fostering an Inclusive, Just World Order” will be held on July 18-19 in Cape Town, South Africa.
10)The UK has topped an annual global ranking of nations’ soft power, with France placed second on the list of 30 countries which does not feature India.
11)Facebook and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) took joint responsibility to train youth and entrepreneurs in the country on digital skills.
12)Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has announced that Indian Athlete Hima Das will be named as the first sports ambassador of the state.
13)Tata Capital has appointed Anil Kaul as the Managing Director of Tata Capital Housing Finance.
14)Actress Richa Chadha has become the face and voice of the Save the Elephants campaign by animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
15)Australian football player Tim Cahill retired from international football.
2)The ministry of Defence announced that Indo-US Bilateral Defence Cooperation, the 7th Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI) meeting was held between India and the US delegation in New Delhi.
3)Indian Railways is set to get its first publicly-owned dedicated corridor for freight trains on August 15.Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to dedicate to the nation a 190-km railway line between Dadri in Uttar Pradesh and Phulera in Rajasthan, which fall under the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC).
4)First commercial flight to Eritrea in 20 years departed from Addis Ababa, in Ethiopa, after Ethiopia and Eritrea ended their conflict following a peace process.
5)Rajasthan’s Udaipur ranked 3rd among world’s best cities for second successive year.
6)India ranks 109th in overall 4G mobile internet speeds.Out of the list comprising 124 countries Qatar ranked first in the list with 63.22 Mbps average download speed.according to a report by online speed testing platform Ookla, India was at 9.12 Mbps in the 4G speed category.
7)The Finance Ministry has approved capital infusion of Rs 11,336 crore in 5 public sector banks.The 5 banks are : Punjab National Bank (PNB), Andhra Bank , Corporation Bank, Indian Overseas Bank and Allahabad Bank.
8)The first all-women branch of Jammu & Kashmir Bank was inaugurated by the first lady Usha Vohra at an event at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), in Srinagar.
9)The 3rd BRICS Media Forum under the theme of “BRICS Media Cooperation – Fostering an Inclusive, Just World Order” will be held on July 18-19 in Cape Town, South Africa.
10)The UK has topped an annual global ranking of nations’ soft power, with France placed second on the list of 30 countries which does not feature India.
11)Facebook and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) took joint responsibility to train youth and entrepreneurs in the country on digital skills.
12)Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has announced that Indian Athlete Hima Das will be named as the first sports ambassador of the state.
13)Tata Capital has appointed Anil Kaul as the Managing Director of Tata Capital Housing Finance.
14)Actress Richa Chadha has become the face and voice of the Save the Elephants campaign by animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).
15)Australian football player Tim Cahill retired from international football.
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