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LIC and UBI signed an agreement to distribute its policies

LIC and UBI
  • Union Bank of India signed an agreement with Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) for a corporate partnership in distributing LIC policies to its customers.

Anandiben Patel appointed as the Governor of MP

Anandiben Patel
  • Smt. Anandiben Patel is appointed as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh by the President of India after the sudden demise of MP’s former Governor Lal Ji Tandon.
  • She is also acting as the Governor of Uttar Pradesh.

Amala Shankar, a Dancer-choreographer passes away

Amala Shankar
  • Kolkata based eminent dancer and choreographer Amala Shankar has passed away. She was 101.
  • She was awarded the West Bengal government’s Banga Bibhusan award in 2011 for her contributions to art.

To help migrants in finding jobs, Actor Sonu Sood launches ‘Pravasi Rojgar’ app

Pravasi Rojgar
  • In order to help migrant workers in finding right job opportunities in various sectors across the country, a new ‘Pravasi Rojgar’ app has been launched.
  • This online platform is launched by the Bollywood actor Sonu Sood in Mumbai.
  • This app contains details of job opportunities from over 500 reputed companies related to construction, apparel, healthcare, engineering, BPOs, security, automobile, e-commerce and logistics sectors.

26th of July celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas

Kargil Vijay Diwas
  • Every year 26th of July is celebrated as Kargil Vijay Diwas to remember the sacrifice and exemplary courage of our Indian soldiers during the 1999 Kargil war.
  • This year 2020 our nation will celebrate 21 years of victory in the Kargil war.

“Rozgar Bazaar” portal launched by Delhi Govt.

arvind kejriwal
  • A Job Portal for employers as well as the job seekers named “Rozgar Bazaar” launched by Delhi Govt. with an aim to boost recruitment and to help people to grab an opportunity to revive the lockdown-hit economy of Delhi.

D. P. Singh Committee: To explore ways to attract more students to study in India

students
  • The HRD Ministry has set up a committee to form guidelines and suggest measures to ensure that more students study in India and there is a smooth transition for students returning from abroad due to COVID-19 situation.
  • The committee headed by D. P. Singh, chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).The committee will present its report within 15 days.

July 27th observed as CRPF Raising Day

CRPF Raising Day
  • The CRPF was raised on July 27, 1939 as the Crown representative Police under the British. It was then changed as a Central Reserve Police force in 1949 under Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
  • This year 2020, the 82nd CRPF Raising Day is to be celebrated all over India.

RBI extended an amount of $400 Million Currency Swap Facility to Sri Lanka

Reserve Bank Of India (RBI)
  • The Reserve Bank of India has signed and gave the confirmation for extending a USD 400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the island nation’s draining foreign exchange reserves due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  • The currency swap arrangement will remain available until November 2022.

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