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July 20th Current Affairs

1)Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will host the US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo and US Secretary of Defence James Mattis, in New Delhi on 6th September this year for the inaugural 22 dialogue.
2)The government is planning to build 1,911 kilometres of international connectivity roads over the five year period ending 2022 under its flagship Bharatmala scheme.
3)The Ministry of External Affairs announced the fourth round of Maritime Affairs Dialogue between India and Japan that was held in New Delhi.
4)Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu launched ‘e-Pragati portal’, a digital platform for governance in the state, would help to connect all the state government departments and act as a stand-alone to resolve the issues.
5)A 2 day International conference on “Empowering Women: Fostering Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability” was organized by NITI Aayog’s Women Entrepreneurship Platform (WEP) and Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), Office of International Programmes (OIP) University of Delhi.
6)The Tamil Nadu government has informed the Madras High Court that a 24-hour helpline has been set up to investigate issues faced by inter-caste couples and offer them necessary assistance and protection.
7)Punjab tourism and cultural affairs minister Navjot Singh Sidhu finalized a blue print to further develop Virasat-e-Khalsa, a museum of the Sikhs, at Anandpur Sahib, Punjab.
8)Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar inaugurated the seven-day long “Kharchi Puja” at Puran Habeli, seven km from the state capital. The annual festival is meant to cleanse the sins of mortal souls.
9)J P Nadda, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, addressed the 8th BRICS Health Ministers’ Meeting held in Durban, South Africa.
10)Myanmar has joined the India-initiated International Solar Alliance (ISA), becoming the 68th member of the grouping that is aiming at optimum utilisation of solar energy.
11)Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has appointed Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh as the Chef de Mission (incharge) of the upcoming 18th Asian Games.
12)The 26th edition of Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award (ESPY) 2018 was held in the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles.
13)Pranavi Urs won the 9th leg of Hero Women’s Pro Golf Tour at the Eagleton golf resort, in Bengaluru.

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