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July 14, 2020

Rudrendra Tandon appointed as the new envoy to Afghanistan and Vikram Doraiswami as a high commissioner to Dhaka.

July 14, 2020

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.

July 14, 2020

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’.

July 14, 2020

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.

July 14, 2020

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.

July 14, 2020

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.

July 13, 2020

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.

July 13, 2020

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

July 13, 2020

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’.

July 13, 2020

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

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