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Vice Prez Venkaiah Naidu unveils statue of Babasaheb Dr. B R Ambedkar at CAG office

July 22, 2020
statue of Babasaheb Dr. B R Ambedkar

● The Vice President unveiled the statue of Dr. Ambedkar at the CAG office in New Delhi to work on his vision to ensure independence and a wide mandate to the CAG.
● The Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG is a strong and credible institution and the credit for this must go to the framers of the Constitution, particularly to Dr. BR Ambedkar.

The trail of Trans Shipments begins by India

July 22, 2020
trail of Trans Shipments

● Trial of transshipment of goods from India to the North East through the Chittagong port of Bangladesh begins.
● The trial run will be completed after the Indian goods reach Tripura and Assam.
● After unloading from the Chattogram Port, Bangladeshi prime mover trucks would
carry the goods to West Tripura and Assam through Agartala Land Port.

India-European Union virtual bilateral summit on July 15

July 11, 2020
india european union
  • India and the European Union (EU) will hold their 15th bilateral Summit on July 15 via video conference.
  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi will represent India while the EU will be represented by President of the European Council Charles Michel, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.
  • Summit will review India-EU cooperation covering political & security relations, trade & investment and economic cooperation.

Cabinet endorses capital infusion of Rs 12,450 crore in 3 state-run insurance companies

July 9, 2020
Cabinet Approval
  • The Union Cabinet on 8th July authorized capital infusion of Rs 12,450 crore for three public sector general insurance companies namely Oriental Insurance Company Ltd, National Insurance Company Ltd & United India Insurance Company Ltd (consisting Rs 25,00 crore infused in FY 2019-20).

AIR to telecast its first-ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit

July 9, 2020
AIR
  • All India Radio (AIR) will telecast its first-ever ‘News Magazine’ programme in Sanskrit on 4th July which will have news from the world of Sanskrit and notable developments of the week.

Akash to be India’s 66th Grandmaster

July 7, 2020
G Akash
  • The 23-year-old G. Akash from Chennai, Tamil Nadu becomes the country’s 66th Grandmaster with rating of 2495.
  • The title was endorsed at the new meeting of International Chess Federation (FIDE) Council

India indexed 31st in INFORM Risk Index 2020 for Humanitarian crises & Disasters; Somalia tops

July 7, 2020
INFORM Risk Index 2020
  • In accordance with the “INFORM Report 2020: Shared evidence for managing crises and disasters” delivered by research centre INFORM, operating under European Commission (EU), India has placed at 31st place with an acquaint risk of 5.4, means the risk of humanitarian crises and disasters.

MoU inked in June 2020 under Nepal-Bharat Maitri

July 7, 2020
Nepal-Bharat Maitri
  • Under the Nepal-Bharat Maitri project, on 16th June 2020, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked between India and Nepal under which India will build a sanitation facility at the famous Pashupatinath Temple Complex in Nepal’s capital city Kathmandu.

Sanskrit Vidhyalaya made by India in Nepal Inaugurated

July 7, 2020
Sanskrit Vidhyalaya
  • Sanskrit Vidhyalaya constructed in Eastern Nepal’s Province No 1’s IIam district by India was introduced on 6th July 2020 via video conferencing.
  • The name of the Vidhyalaya is ‘Shree Saptmai Gurukul Sanskrit Vidhyalaya’.

India’s 1st NPNT compliant Drone flight auspiciously completed

July 7, 2020
Garud Portal
  • India’s First No-Permission No-Takeoff (NPNT) acquiescent drone flight on the A200 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) has been performed successfully by Quidich Innovation Labs and Asteria Aerospace.