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Shrikant Madhav Vaidya appointed as IOC Chairman

Shrikant Madhav Vaidya

  • Shrikant Madhav Vaidya on 2nd July appointed as the new chairman of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Prior to this, Vaidya was working as the Director (Refineries) on the IOC Board, since October 2019.

Kritika Pandey gets 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Kritika Pandey
  • Kritika Pandey has got the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The 29-year-old got the coveted recognition for her short story, The Great Indian Tee and Snakes, which moves around an unlikely friendship struck at the background of a tea stall.

MoD confirms 33 new fighter jets for IAF in deals worth ₹38,900 crore

Fighter jet
  • Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), led by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on 2nd July confirmed deals worth ₹38,900 crore. This includes the procurement of 21 MiG-29 fighter jets for the Indian Air Force (IAF), advance of 59 of them and acquirement of 12 Su-30 MKI planes.

West Indies cricket legend Everton Weekes passes away

Everton Weekes
  • Famous West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has passed away at the age of 95. Weekes, who scored 4,455 runs at an average of 58.61 in 48 Tests, is the only man to make centuries in five back-to-back Test innings

Intel Capital invests Rs 1894.50 crore in Jio Platforms

Jio
  • Reliance Industries has verified that Intel Capital has done an investment of Rs 1,894.50 crore in Jio Platforms. This investment turns into a 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms, with an equity value of Rs 4.91 lakh crore and an enterprise cost of Rs 5.16 lakh crore.

Two agricultural specialists from India selected by UN chief to a scientific group for 2021 food summit

Prof. Rattan Lal of Ohio State University and Dr. Uma Lele of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
  • Two agricultural specialists, Prof. Rattan Lal of Ohio State University and Dr. Uma Lele of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE), honoring from India have been nominated members of an international scientific group, planned to provide foremost scientific evidence for sustainable food systems, formed by UN chief Antonio Guterres ahead of a global food summit next year.

A book named “The Future of Higher Education” published by M Venkaiah Naidu

The Future of Higher Education
  • Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu has virtually published a book named “Future of Higher Education-Nine Mega Trends“. The book is written by CA V Pattabhi Ram. The Virtual event was hosted by ICT Academy. The book is focused on a review of about 5000 educators all over India who were part of ICT Academy’s “SkyCampus” Digital Knowledge Series.

July 2 is observed as World Sports Journalists Day 2020

World Sports Journalists Day
  • Annually July 02 is observed as World Sports Journalists Day or International Sports Journalists Day. It is to recognize the sports journalists and also mark the anniversary of the International Sports Press Association (AIPS). The association was formed in 1924 during the Summer Olympics in Paris.

Union HRD Minister and Union Health Minister started Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020 (DDH2020)

Drug Discovery Hackathon 2020
  • Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’, the Union Minister of HRD(Human Resource Development) and Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Minister of Science and Technology started the Drug Discovery Hackathon (DDH2020)  to recognize drug applicants against SARS-CoV-2 by in-silico drug discovery and follow up by chemical synthesis and biological testing

Freya Thakral, Delhi School Girl named among 2020’s Diana Award roll of Honours

  • On 1st July 2020, the birth anniversary of Princess Diana, Freya Thakral, a 13-year-old student of the British School New Delhi received the 2020 Diana Award for her generous work towards the ragpickers of Delhi. She prepared a mobile application and began a door to door recycling business to help the financial difficulties faced by the ragpickers.

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