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Aahar- The International Food and Hospitality Fair

The 34th edition of Aahar- the 5-day International Food and Hospitality Fair commenced in New Delhi organized by India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) featuring a wide range of products from over 560 participants from India & foreign countries.

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ITPO HQ- New Delhi CMD- LC Goyal

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Axis Bank Appoints Rakesh Makhija as Non-Executive Chairman

Axis Bank appointed Rakesh Makhija as its non-executive chairman for a term of 3 years with effect from 18 July. He will replace Sanjiv Misra whose term will expire on 17 July. Rakesh Makhija is an independent director on the board of Axis bank.

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Axis Bank CMD- Amitabh Chaudhary HQ- Mumbai.

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DRDO Conducts Guided Pinaka Rocket Test

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test-fired the multi-barrel rocket system Guided Pinaka from Pokhran range in Rajasthan for the 3rd time. The maximum range is of 40 km for Mark-I & 75 km for Mark-II.

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Dr. G. Satheesh Reddy is the Chairman of DRDO.

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All England Championships 2019

Kento Momota of Japan became the first Japanese to won men's singles title.

All England Winners

Women Single- Chen Yufei (China)

Men Doubles- Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia)

Women Doubles- Chen Qing Chen & Jia Yifan (China)

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Venue of All England Championship- Arena Birmingham, England.

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Anup Kumar Dubey, Sushil Kumar Appointed Special Directors in ED

Anup Kumar Dubey and Sushil Kumar were appointed special directors in the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Anup Kumar Dubey has been appointed as Special Director, ED in Delhi and Sushil Kumar in Chennai.

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ED is part of the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance.

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Bank of Baroda launches Daycare Facility for Children

Bank of Baroda has become the 1st public sector bank to launch a Child Daycare facility for children of its employees at its Mumbai corporate office which has more than 1500 employees. Bank of Baroda will bear 60% of cost every month for each employee.

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BOB tied up with Klay Prep Schools & Daycare for this facility.

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Google Launches Youtube Music & Youtube Premium in India

Google launches YouTube Music (ad-supported), YouTube Music Premium (ad-free), YouTube Premium (ad-free) in India. The monthly subscription of YouTube Music Premium costs Rs 99, and YouTube Premium is available at a monthly rental of Rs 129 in India.

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Youtube was founded by Jawed Karim, Steve Chen & Chad Hurley.

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SEBI lifts Foreign Investment Cap in Corporate Bonds

SEBI withdrew the 20 percent limit on investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors in corporate bonds of an entity. The regulator said the restriction is being withdrawn in accordance with a circular issued by the Reserve Bank of India.

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SEBI HQ- Mumbai; Chairman- Ajay Tyagi; Established-12 April 1992

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India is World’s Second Largest Arms Importer

India is the second largest importer of weapons in the world, as per the annual report ‘Trends in International Arms Transfers-2018’released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Saudi Arabia was number one.

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SIPRI HQ- Solna, Sweden Chairman- Jan Eliasson

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5th SAFF Women's Championship

The 5th edition of biennial South Asian Football Federation Women's Championship begins in Nepal. India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan are the participating teams. Pakistan withdraws participation from this tournament.

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Ashalata Devi is the captain of the Indian team.