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July 22nd Current Affairs

1)The Environment Ministry re-introduced the ‘Medini Puraskar Yojna’– a scheme that awards Indian authors for their original work in Hindi on environment, pollution and climate change subjects.
2)Minister for Science and Technology Harsh Vardhan has unveiled the first of a kind Air Quality and Weather Forecast System, SAFAR (System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting) at Chandni Chowk in New Delhi.
3)Odisha will be the host to the Odisha Triennial of International Art (OTIA), India’s first private sector triennial, in December-January which will be a 40 day event.
4)A countrywide initiative called Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme, which aims to build a bridge between the police and young students by educating them in crime prevention and ethics through classes at school and outside, was launched by home minister Rajnath Singh. 
5)The first international festival of Mizoram ‘Mizo Hnahthlak’ was organized Dengthuama Hall in Aizawl, Mizoram.
6)Union Minister Rajnath Singh recently made a visit to Shillong and chaired the 67th plenary meeting on north east council (NEC), held in the premises of State Convention Centre, Shillong.
7)Federal Bank has obtained the regulatory nod from RBI (Reserve Bank of India) to open offices in Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore.
8)Kerala stands as the best governed state in the country and Karnataka is in the fourth position, said the Public Affairs Index 2018 released by the think tank Public Affairs Centre (PAC).
9)A new Cruise Terminal capable of handling 5000 tourists will be set up at Ernakulum Wharf of  Cochin Port by February 2020.Cochin Port Trust issued work order to the contractor for starting the construction of the new Cruise Terminal.
10)Indian badminton player Lakshaya Sen bagged the gold medal after defeating Indonesia’s top-seeded Kunlavut Vitidsaran in the final match of the Badminton Asia Junior Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia. 
11)India’s Muhammad Anas Yahiya broke his own national record to win the 400 metres race at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet in Czech Republic.
12)Pakistan batsman Fakhar Zaman became the quickest player to reach the 1000 runs in one-day internationals (ODI).

13)The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially presented its Olympic mascots Miraitowa and Someity at a massive event.
14)Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson  Beckar  became the world’s most expensive goalkeeper upon joining the team of Liverpool from Roma.

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