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By year-end India and Russia will sign the Defence Logistics Agreement

July 22, 2020
Defence Logistics Agreement
  • India and Russia are finalizing Defence Logistics Agreement that will enable seamless access to military bases and support facilities which will be formally signed by the year-end.

CBIC and CBDT sign MoU on Data Sharing

July 22, 2020
Data Sharing
  • The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has signed an MoU with the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) for the bilateral exchange of data.
  • The agreement will help to facilitate the exchange of information between the boards regularly.

Arnab Chaudhuri to be conferred with Legend of Animation award

July 22, 2020
Arnab Chaudhuri
  • Legendary animation director Arnab Chaudhuri has been named as the recipient of this year’s Legend of Animation award instituted by the Toonz Media Group (TMG). 
  • The award will be posthumously conferred to Arnab at the Animation Masters Summit (AMS) 2020– Digital Edition over the Zoom platform.

Karur Vysya Bank appoints Ramesh Babu Boddu as MD & CEO

July 22, 2020
Ramesh Babu Boddu
  • Karur Vysya Bank has selected Ramesh Babu Boddu as an additional director and appointed him as the bank’s new MD & CEO for three years from the date of taking charge.
  • Boddu succeeds PR Seshadri who had resigned citing personal reasons on March 31, 2020.

Rahul Bajaj to step down as Bajaj Finance Chairman and Sanjiv Bajaj to succeed him

July 22, 2020
Sanjiv Bajaj
  • Sanjiv Bajaj will be the new non-executive chairman of Bajaj Finance from August 2020 and he will succeed Rahul Bajaj.
  • Rahul Bajaj will continue to serve the company as a non-executive non-independent director.

India successfully test-fires “Dhruvastra” anti-guided missiles

July 22, 2020
Dhruvastra
  • India successfully conducted the flight trial of Dhruvastra anti-guided missile at the Interim Test Range of Odisha. The trials of the helicopter launched Nag Missile (HELINA) were successful. The missile has now been renamed as “Dhruvastra”.
  • Helina is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile mounted on Advanced Light Helicopter. The missile system can engage targets indirect hit mode and attack mode.

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup postponed to 2022

July 22, 2020
Men’s T20 World Cup
  • The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia 2020 has been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Creator of 1980 Olympic Mascot Viktor Chizhikov passes away

July 22, 2020
Viktor Chizhikov
  • Viktor Chizhikov, the Russian illustrator behind the memorable Mishka bear mascot of the 1980 Moscow Olympics, died. He was 84.
  • The artist’s drawings were used in popular magazines, including “Young Naturalist”, “Twinkle”, “Funny Pictures” and “Murzilka”.

23rd of July is observed as National Broadcasting Day

July 23, 2020
National Broadcasting Day
  • ‘National Broadcasting Day’ is observed on 23rd July every year with an aim to celebrate the radio which is an easy medium to entertain people along with the news.
  • The first-ever radio broadcasting went on air in 1927.

‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ launched by Amit Shah in New Delhi

July 23, 2020
Vriksharopan Abhiyan
  • Union Minister Amit Shah launched a campaign which is organized by the Ministry of Coal named ‘Vriksharopan Abhiyan’ under which trees will be planted in offices, mines and colonies.
  • He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stones for six eco-parks and tourism sites.
  • The coal ministry’s ‘Going Green’ initiative will kick start through active participation of coal and lignite PSUs as well as private miners

The Pilot project of Nation Transit Pass system is launched by Prakash Javadekar

July 23, 2020
prakash javadekar
  • The Pilot project of Nation Transit Pass system is virtually launched by the Environment Minister  Prakash Javadekar at Indira Paryavaran Bhawan in New Delhi.
  • The main objective of this project is to enhance the seamless movement of forest produce under the Digital  India Movement.
  • People can apply for their transit pass through their mobile phone and can receive e-passes for that.

COVID-19 Testing facility launched by DRDO in Leh

July 23, 2020
COVID-19 Testing facility launched by DRDO in Leh
  • A COVID-19 testing facility is established by DRDO in Leh with an aim to enhance the rate of testing of Coronavirus cases in UT of Ladakh.
  • The centre is inaugurated by the UT’s Lt Governor Shri RK Mathur and it is capable of screening 50 samples per day.
  • The facility follows the safety standards and guidelines given by ICMR.

China launched its first Mars Probe

July 23, 2020
China launched its first Mars Probe
  • China successfully launched its first Mars Probe named ‘Tianwen 1’from the Wenchchang Spacecraft launch site. The Spacecraft was carried by the biggest and powerful rocket of China, Long March 5.
  • Its Objective is a comprehensive observation and investigation of the soil, atmosphere, environment and water on Mars.

SpaceX launches South Korea’s 1st military satellite

July 23, 2020
SpaceX
  • SpaceX successfully launched South Korea’s first military satellite and aced a rocket landing, too, to mark its 12th launch of the year.
  • The satellite named “ANASIS-II” was deployed into a geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) by a Falcon 9 rocket. It was launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the US of Florida.

India’s GDP to contract by 6.1% in FY21: Nomura

July 23, 2020
GDP
  • As per the report of Nomura Holdings, India’s Gross domestic Product(GDP) is likely to contract by 6.1%(-6.1%) in FY21 as economic activity continues to be weak due to COVID-19 pandemic.

IIT Ropar and Punjab Government sign MoU on Skill Development

July 23, 2020
IIT Ropar
  • The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Punjab Government for skill development.
  • IIT Ropar will play an important role in providing academic mentorship to Government Engineering colleges.

 

1st edition Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity won by Greta Thunberg

July 23, 2020
Greta Thunberg
  • The first recipient of the inaugural (1st edition) Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, awarded by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation to a 17 years old climate activist from Sweden namely Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman.

Prakash Chandra Kandpal elected as MD & CEO of SBI General Insurance

July 23, 2020
Prakash Chandra Kandpal
  • SBI General Insurance has appointed Prakash Chandra Kandpal as the managing director and chief executive officer.
  • He has more than 33 years of banking experience with State Bank of India (SBI) in various aspects and is serving as the deputy CEO of SBI General Insurance since June 2019.

International Union of Railways nominated Arun Kumar as its Vice-Chairman

July 23, 2020
Arun Kumar
  • UIC (International Union of Railways), Security Platform nominated  the Director General of Railway Protection Force (RPF), Arun Kumar as its Vice-Chairman from July 2020 to July 2022.

Sumit Deb appointed as CMD of NMDC

July 23, 2020
Sumit Deb
  • Sumit Deb is appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) till 28th February 2023.
  • He succeeds N. Baijendra Kumar(IAS) the current CMD of NMDC who superannuates on 31st July 2020.

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