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Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu makes history by achieving a podium place at the first edition of Virtual Race Across America

July 5, 2020
Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu
  • Lt. Col. Bharat Pannu, a serving Indian Army Officer created history on 28th June 2020 by successfully achieving a podium spot at the first edition of the Virtual Race Across America (VRAAM) 2020 and became the first Indian ever to attain a podium place at an international ultra-cycling race.

HDFC Bank to provide ‘ZipDrive’, an Online Instant Auto Loans to its Customers

July 5, 2020
HDFC Bank
  • HDFC Bank declared it will provide ZipDrive instant auto loans to customers in 1,000 cities all over India. ZipDrive is HDFC Bank’s instant auto loan disbursal product for clients with the pre-approved offers. The product will now be present in tier 2 and 3 cities all over India.

ADB becomes the observer of Network for Greening the Financial System

July 5, 2020
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  • The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has paired-up with the central banks and supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as an observer particularly for fighting climate change, making climate and disaster resilience, and improving environmental sustainability.

Maharashtra Govt and UK India Business Council stretch MoU to Foster Sustainable Business

July 5, 2020
Maharashtra Government and UK India Business Council Extend MoU to Foster Sustainable Business
  • Maharashtra Govt.and UK India Business Council today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), to support the state to proactively better its business environment and grow its collaboration with British business.

AMC starts Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services to doorsteps in Ahmedabad

July 5, 2020
Dhanvantri Rath
  • Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has started Dhanvantri Rath to take Non-COVID healthcare services such as diabetes, blood pressure, heart ailment, etc. to peoples’ doorsteps between the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Delhi L-G Anil Baijal introduces world’s ‘largest’ COVID care centre

July 5, 2020
world’s ‘largest’ COVID care centre
  • Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal started the 10,000-bed Sardar Patel COVID care centre, the “largest” of its type in the world, at the Radha Soami Satsang Beas here on 5th July.

Vice President of India to release Elyments, first Indian Social Media Super App

July 5, 2020
Elyments
  • Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu is to release Elyments, the first Indian Social Media Super App, on 5th July 2020. More than 1000 IT experts jointly designed the indigenous first social media super-app.

Ratnakar Matkari posthumously praised with Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar award

July 4, 2020
Ratnakar Matkari
  • The Government of Maharashtra declared that Dadasaheb Phalke and Sahitya Akademi winner Ratnakar Matkari will be posthumously praised with the Natvarya Prabhakar Panshikar award for his lifetime contribution to the theaters and arts. The award includes a citation, a memento and a cash prize of Rs.5 lakh.

Researches discover Jupiter like planet:TOI-849b, first-ever planetary core

July 4, 2020
TOI-849b
  • The researchers found first-ever planetary core Jupiter-like planet, TOI-849b, 39 times larger than the Earth, orbiting around a distant star with temperature lower than the Sun, the planet is placed around 730 light-years away from Earth.

IIT Kanpur prepares Virtual Classroom support, ‘Mobile Masterjee’

July 4, 2020
IIT
  • The Indian Institute of Technology(IIT)  Kanpur has prepared virtual classroom assistance,  ‘Mobile Masterjee’ to support rural schools to overcome the teaching and learning difficulties created by the pandemic.

Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, Chairman of NHAI receives 6 months extension

July 4, 2020
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu
  • Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, the Chairman of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) receives a 6 months continuation in his tenure as Chairman of NHAI. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet accepted the extension in central deputation tenure of Sandhu as Chairman of NHAI beyond 21st July 2020, till mid-January 2021.

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

July 4, 2020
  • 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.

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

July 4, 2020
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

First Saturday of July (4th July 2020) is observed as International Day of Cooperatives

July 4, 2020
International Day of Cooperatives
  • In the year 2020, the International Day of Cooperatives is observed on 4th July with a plan on the contribution of cooperatives to fighting climate change and to spread awareness of cooperatives.
  • Theme: ‘Cooperatives for Climate Action’

KKR to purchase 54% Stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

July 4, 2020
Tablets
  • Global financing firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) will purchase a 54% equity stake in JB Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals, a Mumbai based pharmaceutical major for Rs 3,109 crore.

Saroj Khan, choreographer of famous Bollywood numbers, passes away at 71

July 3, 2020
Saroj Khan
  • Famous choreographer Saroj Khan passed away of a cardiac arrest in a Mumbai hospital on 3rd June. She was 71 years old.

July 2 is observed as World Sports Journalists Day 2020

July 3, 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.

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

July 3, 2020
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.

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

July 3, 2020
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.

Chola MS General Insurance designated V Suryanarayanan as new MD

July 3, 2020
V Suryanarayanan

Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Company on 1st July declared the selection of V Suryanarayanan as its new Managing Director with effect from July 1.  Suryanarayanan replaces S S Gopalarathnam.

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