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July 23rd Current Affairs

1)The Centre has set up a high-level committee headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba to formulate steps to check mob lynchings and directed it to submit the recommendations within four weeks.
2)Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari launched the foundation for National Highways projects in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh.
3)To improve the livelihood of people on the border, India and Bangladesh will set up six more “border haats” (markets) in addition to the existing four.The India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on ‘Border Haat’ would finalise the places and related issues for six more such haats by March next year.
4)NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) to collaborate and improve indicators in education, health & nutrition, financial inclusion and skill development, agriculture and water resources and basic infrastructure in Aspirational Districts(in the backward disticts) of India.
5)Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha inaugurated Regional Rail Training Institute (RRTI) in Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.
6)Bank of Baroda has set up a dedicated team of lawyers to speed up recovery of bad loans that get embroiled in litigation called The Legal War Room.
7)Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the three day National Traders’ Conclave at Constitution Club of India, in New Delhi.
8)The All India Football Federation (AIFF), the governing body of football in India named India and Bengaluru FC Captain Sunil Chhetri as the AIFF Player of the Year in the Federation’s Executive Committee Meeting in Mumbai.
9)The first meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Committee on Border Haats was held in Agartala, Tripura.
10)Odisha Police has launched a drive to curb an international syndicate that smuggles endangered pangolin, which is one of the world’s most illegally traded mammals.
11)Indian Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with United Kingdom to obtain help in enhancing overall public transport system in India.
12)The senior national badminton champions Mannu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy have won the men’s doubles title at Lagos International Badminton held in Abuja, Nigeria. 
13)India Heritage Walk Festival, a collaboration of Sahapedia and YES Arts & Culture, has been awarded the PATA Gold Award 2018.Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
14)The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur has created an online tool named TreadWill, to help people overcome issues related to mental health.
15)Lewis Hamilton won the German Grand Prix 2018 held at Hockenheimring track in Germany.




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