Power Minister RK Singh inaugurated India's first public electric vehicle (EV) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New Delhi. The plaza has been established by EESL (Energy Efficiency Services Ltd) in collaboration with NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Council).
The plaza to hold five chargers of different specifications.
Union Human Resource Development Minister, Ramesh Pokhriyal will launch the Manodarpan initiative of the HRD Ministry. The initiative under Atma- Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, aims to provide psychosocial support to students for their mental health & well-being.
Minister of State for HRD: Sanjay Dhotre.
The Tamil Nadu government signed eight Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) worth ₹10,399 crores that will create employment opportunities for over 13,507 people. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Edappaddi K. Palaniswami.
Governor of Tamil Nadu: Banwarilal Purohit.
Maharashtra became the first State in the country to get the go-ahead to use drones for aerial surveillance and inspection of extra-high voltage (EHV) power transmission lines and towers. MHA and the Director-General of Civil Aviation have permitted this.
Drones can reduce maintenance costs & reduce loss from outages.
Food Processing Min Harsimrat Kaur Badal virtually inaugurated the first Mega Food Park in Mizoram. Zoram Mega Food Park will benefit farmers, growers, processors, consumers and prove to be a boost to the growth of the food processing sector in NE Region.
The food park aims to benefit around 25,000 farmers.
Godhan Nyay Yojana, a first of its kind scheme has been launched on the occasion of the festival of Hareli. Under the scheme, the government will procure cow dung at Rs 2 per kilogram from livestock owners and use it to prepare organic fertilizers.
Chhattisgarh CM: Bhupesh Baghel.
Governor: Anusuiya Uikey.
The Odisha Government has included transgender community under Madhu Babu Pension Yojana (MBPY), which aims at providing financial assistance to destitute elderly, differently-abled persons and widows in the state. MBPY is a social security scheme.
Odisha Chief Minister: Naveen Patnaik.
Governor: Ganeshi Lal.
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath launched Navin Rojgar Chhatri Yojana for all-round development of the Scheduled Castes. He transferred financial assistance of 17.42 crore online to 3,484 people under the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Swarojgar Yojana.
Governor of Uttar Pradesh: Anandiben Patel.
As part of its CSR initiative, the country’s second-largest lender Punjab National Bank launched a nationwide initiative to combat the spread of COVID-19. The campaign to entail providing COVID-19 related prevention materials like masks, sanitisers, etc.
PNB Managing Director: S S Malikarjuna Rao.
Indian direct selling industry has recorded sales of $ 2.47 billion in 2019, reporting a growth of 12.1% according to a report by World Federation of Direct Selling Associations. This has helped the industry improve its ranking to 15 from 19 a year before.
US is leading in list contributing 20% with sales of $ 35.21 bn.
A formal MoU was signed between the Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBDT and Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises for sharing of data by CBDT to the Ministry to facilitate seamless sharing of certain Income-tax Return related information.
MSME Minister: Nitin Gadkari.
Minister of State: Giriraj Singh.
With an aim to boost ‘Make in India’ initiative of the Government, Acquisition Wing of Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Bharat Earth Movers Limited for procurement of 1,512 Mine Plough for Tank T-90 S/SK at an approximate cost of Rs. 557 crore.
BEML HQ: Bengaluru.
CMD: Dr D K Hota.
Youth Affairs Secretary Usha Sharma signed a Statement of Intent with UNICEF India, YuWaah India & UN in India to work together with young people for empowering them and to make them changemakers with access to aspirational socio-economic opportunities.
Youth Affairs and Sports Minister - Kiren Rijiju.
Results published on early human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and drug maker AstraZeneca have shown promise. The results come around a week after US biotech firm Moderna had released its own early trial data.
AstraZeneca is headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Lewis Hamilton delivered masterful performance to secure his 8th Hungarian Grand Prix victory. The Mercedes driver & Michael Schumacher are now the only two men to have won 8 races at a specific circuit. He is now just 5 wins away from matching Schumacher.
Max Verstappen came second and Valtteri Bottas came third.
Sahitya Akademi Award winner Baldev Singh Sadaknama has written another book shedding light on historic perspectives named ‘Suraj Kade Marda Nahi’ (Sun Never Dies). It is on the life of Udham Singh whose 80th death anniversary will fall on July 31.
Facts about how Udham Singh killed Dwyer has been discussed.
Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon passed away after a prolonged illness. Tandon served in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative council for two terms from 1978 to 1984 as an MLA in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for three terms and governor of Bihar.
Madhya Pradesh CM: Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
One of the most recognisable faces of the Odia cinema, Bijay Mohanty has passed away at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. His performance in his debut film, Chilika Tire, earned him several accolades including the National Film Award. He was 70.
He is credited with introducing negative characters in films.