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Lewis Hamilton wins Styrian Grand Prix 2020

July 14, 2020
Lewis Hamilton
  • Lewis Hamilton started in pole position and held the lead throughout as he won Austria’s Styrian Grand Prix.
  • The six-time world champion finished ahead of Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas by nearly 14 seconds and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by 33 in partly cloudy conditions a day after heavy rain in qualifying.

Cartoonist Avad Bin Hassan Jami passes away

July 14, 2020
  • Renowned cartoonist Avad Bin Hassan Jami, popularly known as “Jami” passed away in Jamnagar. He was 77.
  • His cartoons regularly published in leading Gujarati daily newspapers and news magazines  “Abhiyan” for more than two decades.
  • He was a drawing teacher at Kendriya Vidyalaya, Jamnagar, and became a full-time cartoonist after retirement.

Veteran Gujarati journalist-columnist-writer Nagindas Sanghvi passes away at 100

July 14, 2020
Nagindas Sanghavi
  • Veteran Gujarati journalist, columnist, writer and political critic Nagindas Sanghvi has passed away in Surat. He was 100.
  • Sangvi was conferred Padma Shri award in the year 2019.
  • He had written many books on Mahatma Gandhi, Gujarat and other subjects. Besides writing in Gujarati language, Sangvi also wrote in English and Hindi languages.

Jack Charlton, England’s 1966 World Cup-winning footballer, passes away at 85

July 14, 2020
Jack Charlton
  • English footballer Jack Charlton, who was the part of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup has passed away following a “long-term” illness. He was 85.
  • He spent his entire club career of over two decades with Leeds United from 1950 to 1973.

Kezang D Thongdok bags Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020

July 14, 2020
Kezang D Thongdok
  • Arunachal Pradesh filmmaker Kezang D Thongdok has bagged the Dada Saheb Phalke Award 2020 for a short documentary “Chi Lupo”. Chi Lupo, documented by Kezang D Thongdok is a short documentary on honey hunting.
  • Chi Lupo sketches the tradition of honey hunting practiced in the Shertukpen community in which “Chi” means honey while “Lipo” means hunters.

Ruskin Bond’s new book ‘A Song Of India’ to be released on 20 July, marking 70 Years of his Literary Journey

July 14, 2020
  • A new book by world-renowned author Ruskin Bond, titled “A Song of India” is scheduled to hit the stands on July 20, to mark the 70th year of Mr. Bond’s literary career.
  • The book has been published by Puffin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House India.
  • In ‘A Song of India’, Ruskin Bond tells the story of his 16-year-old self and how he was struggling to begin his writing journey before he became a successful author.

Vidhu P Nair Appointed India’s Next Ambassador to Turkmenistan

July 14, 2020
Vidhu P Nair
  • Vidhu P Nair, Foreign Service Officer of batch 2002, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Turkmenistan, as per the Ministry of External Affairs.
  • Nair is presently serving as the Director in the ministry.

Rudrendra Tandon appointed India’s next Ambassador to Afghanistan

July 14, 2020
Rudrendra Tandon
  • Rudrendra Tandon appointed as the new envoy to Afghanistan and Vikram Doraiswami as a high commissioner to Dhaka.
  • He is currently the Indian envoy to ASEAN at Jakarta

BCCI appoints Hemang Amin as interim CEO

July 14, 2020
Hemang Amin
  • Hemang Amin, the Chief Operating Officer of the Indian Premier League, has been appointed interim chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
  • He will replace Rahul Johri who recently resigned as the chief executive officer (CEO) of BCCI and his resignation was accepted by the BCCI office-bearers.

Chhattisgarh receives “elites excellence awards -2020”

July 14, 2020
Chhattisgarh
  • The Mukhyamantri Darpan and mobile App which contains the details of all the flagship schemes of the Chhattisgarh government including the ambitious ‘Suraji Gaon Yojna’ has been awarded “Elites Excellence Awards-2020” at the national level.
  • The state of Chhattisgarh has been awarded this honour by the country’s prestigious IT institution Elites Technomedia under the ‘Digital India initiative’.

TamilNadu Chief Minister Palaniswami honored with Paul Harris Fellow

July 14, 2020
Palaniswamy
  • The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International having its headquarters at Chicago, has honoured TN Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami with Paul Harris Fellow recognition.
  • The Paul Harris Fellow recognition is accorded to honour people who render efficient services in providing drinking water, sanitation, prevention of diseases, environment, world peace etc., to its people.

Google Plans to Invest Rs. 75,000 crore in India in the next 5-7 years to boost Digital India

July 14, 2020
google
  • Technology giant Google will invest Rs. 75,000 crore (around $10 billion), in India over the next 5-7 years to boost India’s digital economy
  • This announcement was made by Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai at the sixth edition of ‘Google for India’ virtual event on 13 July 2020.
  • The dedicated ‘Google for India Digitisation Fund’, will be deployed for this purpose.
  • The investments will be made through a mix of equity investments, partnerships, and operational, infrastructure and ecosystem investments.

The main focus of the Investments will be on four key areas:

  • Enabling affordable access and information to every Indian in their own language,
  • Building new products and services relevant to India’s unique needs
  • Empowering businesses as they continue to embark in digital transformation
  • Leveraging technology and Artificial Intelligence for social good in areas like healthcare, education and agriculture.

FICCI Survey Estimates FY21 GDP Growth to be in Negative Territory

July 14, 2020
FICCI
  • Industry body FICCI said its Economic Outlook Survey has projected the country’s annual median GDP growth for 2020-21 at (-) 4.5 per cent with a minimum and maximum growth estimate of (-) 6.4 per cent and 1.5 per cent respectively for 2020-21.
  • With the rapid spread of COVID-19 pandemic manifesting into an economic and healthcare crisis globally, the latest forecast marks a sharp downward revision from the growth estimate of 5.5 per cent reported in the January 2020 survey.

Hockey India appointed Gyanendro Ningombam, as the new Officiating President

July 13, 2020
Gyanendro Ningombam
  •  The Hockey India Executive Board has named former chief executive officer (CEO) of Manipur Hockey, Gyanendro Ningombam, as the new Officiating President of Hockey India.
  • The decision was taken after the resignation of Mohd Mushtaaque Ahmad as the president of the Hockey India on 7th July.

NITI Aayog Atal Innovation Mission launches ATL App Development Module for school children

July 13, 2020
NITI Aayog
  • The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog has launched the ATL App Development Module for school children across the country, in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat.The ATL App is an online course by AIM and is completely Free.
  • The innovative course will have six project-based learning modules and online mentoring sessions to enable the young innovators learn how to build mobile apps in various Indian languages and showcase their talent.
  • The course has been jointly developed by AIM and Indian startup, Plezmo

TV Actor Rajan Sehgal passes away of multiple organ failure at 36

July 13, 2020
Rajan Sehgal
  • Renowned Punjabi and Hindi film and television actor Ranjan Sehgal, who acted in the film Sarbjit, has passed away due to multiple organ failure at an age of 36.
  • He had also worked in television shows such as ‘Savdhan India’ and ‘Crime Patrol’.

Actor-Singer-Model Divya Chouksey passes away due to Cancer

July 13, 2020
Divya Chouksey
  • Actress, model and singer Divya Chouksey has passed away after battling cancer.
  • Divya was one of the contestants in the Miss Universe India pageant in the year 2011

Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong wins elections

July 13, 2020
Lee Hsien Loong
  • Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has secured a “clear mandate” with his ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) winning 83 of the 93 contested parliamentary seats in the general election held amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with the Opposition gaining ground by winning a record 10 seats.

India Ranks Eighth For Cancer Preparedness index 2020 Among 10 Asia-Pacific Countries

July 13, 2020
cancer preparedness
  • India has been ranked eighth for cancer preparedness among 10 Asia-Pacific countries where Australia ranked 1st.
  • The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report on “Cancer preparedness in Asia-Pacific: Progress towards universal cancer control”, sponsored by Roche, examines the findings from the EIU’s Index of Cancer Preparedness.
  • The report describes the complexities of the challenge of cancer facing 10 Asia-Pacific countries Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Thailand and Vietnam.

India becomes second-largest source of FDI in United Kingdom

July 13, 2020
Foreign direct investment (FDI)
  • Based on the latest figures, released by the government of United Kingdom, India has moved up one place to become the second-largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in UK in the financial year 2019-20. It was the third largest FDI source in 2018-29.
  • United States remained the top source of FDI for UK in 2019-20.
  • The top five largest source of FDI in UK included US, India, Germany, France and China and Hong Kong.

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