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July 17, 2020

The Railways Minister Piyush Goyal has announced, India’s first cable-stayed Railways bridge “Anji Khad Bridge” to connects Katra and Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
This bridge being developed by Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL).
This bridge is as a part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project.
The USBRL project also involves the Chenab river bridge.
The Chenab Bridge once completed, will become the world’s highest rail bridge.

July 17, 2020

In Maharashtra, cases of Covid-19 are raging in the Nashik district as well. However, to curb the further spread of the disease, the government has initiated a measure “HEALTHCARE SERVICE AT YOUR DOORSTEP”.
As many as 556 squads have been formed and they have been tasked to trace the COVID-19 positive patient.
The initiative taken by the state’s public health department and district administration to deploy 556 squads in predominantly tribal villages of Nashik is yielding positive results in containing the spread of Covid-19.

July 17, 2020

The guidelines for Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) launched by Union Minister of fisheries, Husbandry, and Dairying.
The fund will help to increase milk production to 330 million tonnes by 2024.
The Government of India is planning to increase milk processing up to 40%.
The AHIDF will facilitate the incentivization of investments to establish infrastructure for dairy and meat processing.
Under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Rs 15,000 crores were approved by the Union Cabinet for AHIDF.
The GoI is to set up a credit guarantee fund of Rs 750 crores to achieve the targets in the dairy sector. This is to be managed by NABARD

July 17, 2020

Every year on July 17, World Day for International Justice is observed all around the world. The aim of the day is to promote international criminal justice and as a way of supporting the work of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The aim of this day is to unite everyone who wants to support justice as well as promote victims rights. It is to help prevent serious crimes and those that put the peace, security and well-being of the world at risk.

July 16, 2020

As per the announcement made by the state’s Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Poba Forest Reserve, a biodiversity hotspot located in Dhemaji of Upper Assam, will soon be upgraded to a wildlife sanctuary.
Poba Reserve Forest declared in 1924 with an area of 10,522 hectares is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.

July 16, 2020

One of India’s best-known ceramic and pottery artists, Jyotsna Bhatt has passed away after suffering a stroke. She was 80.
The Baroda-based artist has been associated with ceramic work for over five decades and her works are in prominent collections all over the world.

July 16, 2020

Human Resource Development Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank and Minister of State for HRD Sanjay Dhotre have launched the most affordable COVID-19 test Kit.
It has been produced by IIT Delhi and manufactured by New Tech Medical Devices.
COROSURE is one of the companies which has received the non exclusive license from IIT Delhi for the probe free RT-PCR based COVID-19 test kit.

July 16, 2020

Former Australia skipper and Crystal Palace midfielder Mile Jedinak announced his retirement from football at the age of 35.
Jedinak who earned 79 caps for the Socceroos and led them to the 2015 Asian Cup title, had said he hoped to continue playing after being released by Aston Villa last year.

July 16, 2020

Stephen King is back with his new book titled, If It Bleeds which is published by Hachette India, the story centers around a bomb at Albert Macready Middle School.
It is a sequel to his bestselling work, The Outsider, which featured Holly Gibney of the Finders Keepers detective agency on her first solo case.

July 16, 2020

SportsAdda has appointed Australian cricket legend Brett Lee as its brand ambassador.
As ambassador, Lee will be conducting a host of fun activities including contests, quizzes, Q&As, bowling masterclasses, and giveaways that will feature exclusively on the SportsAdda app, website, and social handles.

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