| 1. Nelson Mandela International Day observed globally on 18th July. ‘Nelson Mandela International Day’ celebrated every year on 18th July in honor of Mandela's birthday.The Nelson Mandela Foundation is dedicating this year's Mandela Day to Action Against Poverty, honouring Nelson Mandela's leadership and devotion to fighting poverty and promoting social justice for all.Nelson Mandela was the first elected president of a free South Africa. The day is observed annually with the slogan ‘Take Action! Inspire Change’. |
| 2. Smriti Irani gets additional charge of I&B ministry, Narendra Tomar given Urban Development Ministry. Textiles Minister Smriti Irani has been given additional charge of Information and Broadcasting Ministry, while Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has been given additional charge of Urban Development Ministry. Both the posts fell vacant after Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu resigned to contest Vice presidential election as NDA candidate. |
| 3. Jammu and Kashmir governemt has organized first ever weekly cultural program ‘Cultrue of Cruise' at Dal Lak. The weekly cultural program ‘Cultrue of Cruise' at Dal Lake to bring artists from various fields on one stage. In the festival, the organizers would hold regular interactions with cross sections of the society and tourists who visit the lake to ensure broader discourse on cultural moorings of the state. |
| 4. State Bank of India has launched a one-stop integrated website 'SBI Realty' for home buyers. Customer will choose their dream home from 3,000 SBI approved projects spread across 13 states and Union Territories covering 30 cities including metros, semi metro, and towns. This new website will help customers in identifying their dream house in reliable projects with higher credibility and goodwill in the market. |
| 5. PM Narendra Modi will inaugurate a memorial of Former President APJ Abdul Kalam at Rameswaram on July 27. He will be visiting Rameswaram on next Thursday to inaugurate the memorial. The National Memorial is being set up the Defence Research and Development organisation (DRDO) The total project is expected to be around 20 crores. |
| 6. Tata Motors has developed the country’s first bio-CNG (bio-methane) bus. Bio-CNG will help in contributing to the smart cities and to keep them clean and is a good option for Wet Garbage management. It is aimed to develop environment-friendly vehicles. Bio methane is produced out of bio-deg |
| 7. Kolkata to host global business meet in November. The Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC), in association with the West Bengal government, will host Horasis Asia Meeting, a global business meet, in the city in November. The two-day business meet, starting November 26, will focus on sustainable business practices in various areas, including power and energy. |
| 8. Britain's first woman Sikh MP 'Preet Kaur Gill' has elected to an influential cross-party panel. Britain's first woman Sikh MP has been elected to an influential cross-party panel in the UK Parliament that examines the workings of the Home Office. Preet Kaur Gill, who won the Edgbaston seat for the Labour party in the June 8 snap general election, was elected to the Home Affairs Select Committee in the UK Parliament. The House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee was chaired by Keith Vaz, Britain's longest-serving Indian-origin MP, until he stepped down from the post last year. |
| 9. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu was named as the NDA’s candidate for the Vice-Presidential Elections 2017. Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu was named as the NDA’s candidate for the Vice-Presidential Elections 2017 on 17th July 2017 that are scheduled to take place on 5th August 2017. BJP leader Amit Shah after BJP’s Parliamentary Party meeting headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi made this announcement. Naidu is counterpart of Gopalkrishna Gandhi, who was chosen by an alliance of 18 opposition parties, including Congress. |
| 10. According to NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariy, India's GDP could rise to about 8 trillion dollars over the next 15 years. NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya has said, India's GDP could rise to about 8 trillion dollars over the next 15 years if the country registers an economic growth of 8 per cent annually. He said, with that level of economic growth, living standards and amenities that are taken for granted in the west will become accessible to a very large part of the population in India in the coming 15 years. |
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