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Lok Sabha passes anti-graft amendment Bill

Lok Sabha passed the Prevention of Corruption (Amendment) Bill, 2018 that seeks to punish bribe-givers and bribe-takers. The Bill provides for jail terms of 3 to 7 years, besides fine, to those convicted of taking or giving bribes to public officials.

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Min of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions:Sh. Narendra Modi

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Assam tea sets a record with Rs. 39,001 price tag

Golden-hued tea became Assam’s most expensive tea variety after fetching Rs. 39,001/kg at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC). Brand Manohari Gold Tea produced by Manohari Tea Estate fetched the record price for orthodox teas during sale number 30.

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Earlier record ₹18801/kg-Donyi Polo Tea Estate Arunachal Pradesh

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Graphic novel in Booker Prize longlist for the first time

A graphic novel was longlisted for Booker Prize for Fiction for the first time with Nick Drnaso’s novel Sabrina. The U.S. cartoonist was among 13 authors longlisted for prize which markets itself as the leading literary award in English-speaking world.

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George Saunders won the 2017 prize with Lincoln in the Bardo.

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Odisha CM launches 'Green Mahanadi Mission'

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has launched the 'Green Mahanadi Mission', a plantation drive under which 2 crore saplings will be planted along the Mahanadi river and its tributaries. A plantation drive will be undertaken along Mahanadi, Ib and Tel rivers.

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Min. of Environment, Forest & Climate Change: Dr. Harsh Vardhan

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Punjab seeks special category status

The State government has asked the Centre to grant it special category status under the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Swasthya Suraksha Mission as Punjab struggles to check the menace of drugs.

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Minister of Health and Family Welfare:J P Nadda

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NITI Aayog signs SoI with Lupin Foundation for Collaborating in Aspirational Districts

A Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed between NITI Aayog and Lupin Foundation to collaborate in Aspirational Districts Programme. To improve education, health, financial inclusion, agriculture & basic infrastructure in Aspirational Districts of India.

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NITI Aayog Chairperson Narendra Modi, Headquarters: New Delhi

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ICICI Bank appoints Sandeep Batra as president

ICICI Bank announced Sandeep Batra as its new President - Corporate Centre, with effect from July 12. Batra was earlier ED at Prudential Life Insurance. He will handle the key portfolio of NS Kannan.

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Kanan has taken over as MD & CEO-ICICI Prudential Life Insuranc

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Tokyo 2020 committee officially unveils Olympic mascots

Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee officially presented Olympic mascots Miraitowa & Someity. Name is derived from a combination of Japanese words for future & eternity & seeks to promote a future full of eternal hope in the hearts of people all over the world

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International Olympic Committee was created on 23 June 1894.

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DHFL and USAID sign $10-m loan guarantee pact

US Agency for International Development (USAID) & Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL) have announced the signing of a $10-million loan portfolio guarantee to improve access to capital for healthcare providers in Tier II and Tier III cities.

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DHFL CEO: Harshil Mehta

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Modi gifts 200 cows to villagers in Rwanda

PM Modi presented 200 cows to poor villagers in Rwanda to support President Paul Kagame’s ambitious initiative for poverty reduction & tackling childhood malnutrition. Girinka Programme was initiated by Mr. Kagame in 2006 to provide 1 cow per poor family.

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Rwanda President: Paul Kagame, Capital: Kigali, Currency: Franc